Jessica P. Ogilvie

Porn productions in Southern California may soon find themselves with a little more latex per frame -- a measure that would require adult performers to wear condoms in films shot in L.A. County has just qualified for the November ballot.

Tina Fey never fails to disappoint, and in a surprise turn as a rapper, she once again displays her ability to kill it under just about any circumstance. Fey appears as a guest performer on a track released yesterday by Childish Gambino -- a.k.a. Donald Glover, a writer for 30 Rock.

L.A.'s favorite octogenarian, Hugh Hefner, has confirmed via photographic evidence that he's back together with his one-time runaway bride, Crystal Harris. Hef tweeted a picture of himself with the 26-year-old blonde from yesterday's Fourth of July festivities at the Playboy Mansion.

What did you do last week to get ready for the Fourth of July? By any chance, did you drive your car straight into the ocean? If so, you aren't alone -- on Friday, a man in Long Beach sent his car hurtling into the Pacific while yelling, "This is my beach!"

It's the Fourth of July, and you know what that means: Illegal fireworks abound! The most recent bust happened in Compton yesterday, at about 8:30 a.m. Working on a tip from a reliable informant, sheriff's deputies bust into the garage of a home in the 1100 block of East Pine Street, where they discovered a fully stocked and functioning sales operation

Tom Cruise has had an interesting week. First he split from Katie Holmes, his wife of five years, then he turned 50, and now, he's been named Forbes' highest paid actor in Hollywood.

A few lucky kids at Children's Hospital in Los Angeles got a surprise visit recently from the tabloid queen herself: Kim Kardashian, along with her seemingly besotted new manpiece Kanye West, swung by the hospital on June 29, presumably to brighten residents' moods.

Are you feeling pretty accomplished today? Feeling like you've achieved some things, like you're doing fairly well for yourself -- well, here's a story of a eight-year-old boy who just climbed Mt. Kilimanjaro.

A new biography of Freddie Mercury reveals some surprising twists about the artist's life and collaborations, according to the Hollywood Reporter.

Looks like Tom Cruise has a new friend to hit the town with -- Antonio Villaraigosa announced last night that he's splitting from his girlfriend of three years, Lu Parker. Villaraigosa and Parker started dating in 2009 after he broke up with Telemundo anchor Mirthala Salinas.

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One person was shot and injured during a robbery at a house in the Hollywood Hills this morning.