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Weekend Gossip Roundup

Brangelina are going into business together- the two have signed a deal with HBO to produce a drama series about, what else, international aid workers - Hollywood Reporter
Iggygate isn't even close to being over - sources say Iggy wasn't the only pup Ellen Degeneres has passed along to staff members over the years - Page Six
Soap star Nathaniel Marston was hospitalized after attacking three people with a crate, breaking one's leg this weekend in New York City. Police say he was under the influence of narcotics and is being charged with felony assault - Daily News
In more substance induced brawl news, KidRock was arrested in DeKalb, GA after a fight in a Waffle House restaurant - AJC
I smell a feud! In Jermaine Dupri's new autobiography, he takes shots at Justin Timberlake, calling him "a skinny white kid" that you could find in any "mall around America" - New York Post
Well known local Milwaukee R&B artist, Yolanda Brown and her producer JeTannue Clayborn were found dead in their recording studio from gunshot wounds Friday night - TMJ4
Britney Spears and her new botoxed lips got their visitation rights back - TMZ
Reports say Leonardo DiCaprio broke up with his smoking hot girlfriend Bar Rafaeli and she's now hot and heavy with surfer extrodanaire Kelly Slater - PerezHilton
Ryan Gosling dropped out of the film "The Lovely Bones" due to creative differences. Mark Wahlberg steps right into the role - DListed
Josh Hartnett, you, pretty boy, are having the best week ever - Defamer
Happy Birthday to Jeff Goldblum, Annette Funnicello, Spike Jonez and more - DListed
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It's been many, many years since we saw this much snow in our mountains. Going up there right now isn't safe, but here are some places where you can enjoy the view and snap a pic.
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April Valentine died at Centinela Hospital. Her daughter was born by emergency C-section. She'd gone into the pregnancy with a plan, knowing Black mothers like herself were at higher risk.
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A look at years past when snows creeped into our citified neighborhoods, away from the mountains and foothills.
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In the face of a drier future, that iconic piece of Americana is on its way out in Southern California.
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Another Missing Hiker Has Been Found Dead In San Gabriels As Search For Actor Julian Sands ContinuesBob Gregory, 62, went missing the same day as Sands. His body was recovered near Mount Islip.