Emma G. Gallegos

Lindsay Lohan has been getting rave reviews for her starring role as "the defendant" at the Airport Branch courthouse. LiLo landed herself the role of a lifetime after driving under the influence, pilfering a necklace and then violating the terms of her probation.

The parents of the 15-year-old Crescenta Valley High School student who jumped to his to death in the school quad this month are speaking out about the final months of their son. John and Deana Ferraro said that their son Drew had been tormented by bullies for the last nine months of his life, which neither of them realized until they read his journal.

In tonight's Extra, Extra, "Tranny" adult performers get their due, a fund is set up for the victims of the East Hollywood shooting and Carson sues Shell Oil. Plus: Keep up with us on Facebook, and follow us on Twitter: @LAist @LAistFood @LAistSports.

A very drunk-looking dude was caught on camera getting belligerent with Disneyland workers, other patrons— or anyone who came near him really. The video starts with two bellhops from the Tower of Terror holding the man back. Another worker walks up and the man takes a few swings until the worker pepper-sprays him in the face.

Los Angeles police got a call that a driver was pretending to be a police officer. By the time sheriff's deputies pulled over the car, they were in front of The Abbey in West Hollywood. If the car had been full of police impersonators, it would have been a great stunt for an aspiring reality TV star.

In tonight's Extra, Extra, Steve Lopez writes about his dying father, Sheriff Lee Baca admits he broke a law with his endorsement and a skydiver is killed in a competition. Plus: Keep up with us on Facebook, and follow us on Twitter: @LAist @LAistFood @LAistSports.

Get out so you can go to a ball dahhhling, watch some experimental video shorts or listen to a lecture on the attempt to recover the "Austrian Mona Lisa."

Who decides who wins the little gold men at the Oscars? It turns out it's mostly older, white men. This fact alone isn't earth-shattering if you've ever paid attention to which movies get nominated or you happened to notice what a big effing deal it was for a black women to win a Best Actress award in the 21st century.

There was little hint of what was about to come on Thursday evening for the wife of long-time federal immigration officer Ezequiel Garcia. Garcia called his wife Balbina and talked about going to Korean BBQ with her when he got home from work.

Police are looking for a man who stabbed three other men at a Hollywood tattoo parlor before fleeing the scene early this morning. The stabbings happened at L.A. Tattoo, a parlor on Hollywood Boulevard.

The one-time KFI shock jock Tom Leykis seemed to be waiting in the wings for such a moment: he called the hosts "total fucking pussies" while he was on The Gary and Dino Show podcast.

Did you catch the long lines at the Beverly Center or Niketown this morning (or even last night)?