Shia LaBeouf arrested and other eye-catching headlines
Shia LaBeouf got himself arrested at a Broadway show and some are speculating that it is no coincidence that this happened the day before the new Transformers movie that he was not asked to star in opens.
Jenny McCarthy and Sherri Shephard have been fired from "The View" and there's a rumor going around that Rosie O'Donnell will be returning to the talk program.
The woman who was going to represent Delaware at the upcoming Miss America pageant has been stripped of her title over a technicality. She will turn 25 before year end, and that makes her ineligible. She listed her correct date of birth on the application, but pageant officials didn't discover the problem until after she'd won. Amanda Longacre will lose over $11,000 in scholarships. Reporter's note: Does the fact she was stripped of her title make the pageant organizers, "strippers?"
Actress Amy Adams noticed there was a soldier flying coach on a flight where she was sitting in 1st class, and she decided that she would give her plush seat to the soldier as a thank you. Kudos to her.
Mark Mayfield, one of three members of the Mississippi Tea Party who allegedly conspired with a blogger to obtain photographs of Senator Thad Cochran's wife in the nursing home where she lives, has died. Police are investigating the death as a suicide.
Former Vancouver Canucks player Gino Odjick has revealed that he has been told he has only weeks to live. Diagnosed with a rare disease that causes protein deposits to form around and harden his heart, he has been hospitalized since he went to the ER for shortness of breath. He wrote a letter to his fans that closed with “This isn't goodbye, but I wanted you to know what is happening. I'm going to stay strong and I hope to spend as much time with my kids as possible.” Reporter's note: I'm amazed by this man's courage and grace at such a trying moment.
Let's clear up a few entertainment industry rumors. Tom Cruise is not in "Star Wars, Episode VII," Gabriel Iglesias will be back for the "Magic Mike" sequel but Matthew McConaughey may not, Rooney Mara wants to do the two "Girl With the Dragon Tattoos" but they probably won't happen, John Turturro wants to reprise the role of 'Jesus' from "The Big Lebowski," and while Chris Brown says he won't be doing a reality show for BET, it could still happen.
Protestors continue to push a boycott of the Beverly Hills Hotel to try and pressure the Sultan of Brunei to reverse his decision to impose Sharia law in his Sultanate.
In the wake of the U. S. Supreme Court decision that went against them, video streaming service Aereo suspended service on Saturday. Until the case is resolved in a lower court, the service will not be available.
A 90 year old former Marine is fighting a battle to clear his military record, which shows he was AWOL during WWII. Thomas Smith, Jr., is saying that the Marines confused him with another Marine with the same first and last name but with a different middle name. He's written a letter seeking help from President Obama.
A mother went through the drive-thru at Sonic and in her French fries was a bag of marijuana.
Eddie Murphy is returning to the role that established him as a leading man, and "Beverly Hills Cop IV" will be filmed on location in Detroit. The city has already given the production nearly $14 million in incentives.
You may want to try camel's milk, now being sold online by a Santa Monica based company when you find out it tastes just like cow's milk, but has 50% less fat and 40 less calories per cup. Then again, the price of more than $16 per pint may dissuade you from trying it.
With two new county supervisors set to take office later this year in Los Angeles County along with a new sheriff and assessor, some will think that it isn't the best moment for the county's top administrative manager to retire. However, William J. Fujioka has been in the job for seven years, originally committed to only five, and he's stepping down.
Singer/songwriter Bobby Womack has died at the age of 70.
Jenny McCarthy and Sherri Shephard have been fired from "The View" and there's a rumor going around that Rosie O'Donnell will be returning to the talk program.
The woman who was going to represent Delaware at the upcoming Miss America pageant has been stripped of her title over a technicality. She will turn 25 before year end, and that makes her ineligible. She listed her correct date of birth on the application, but pageant officials didn't discover the problem until after she'd won. Amanda Longacre will lose over $11,000 in scholarships. Reporter's note: Does the fact she was stripped of her title make the pageant organizers, "strippers?"
Actress Amy Adams noticed there was a soldier flying coach on a flight where she was sitting in 1st class, and she decided that she would give her plush seat to the soldier as a thank you. Kudos to her.
Mark Mayfield, one of three members of the Mississippi Tea Party who allegedly conspired with a blogger to obtain photographs of Senator Thad Cochran's wife in the nursing home where she lives, has died. Police are investigating the death as a suicide.
Former Vancouver Canucks player Gino Odjick has revealed that he has been told he has only weeks to live. Diagnosed with a rare disease that causes protein deposits to form around and harden his heart, he has been hospitalized since he went to the ER for shortness of breath. He wrote a letter to his fans that closed with “This isn't goodbye, but I wanted you to know what is happening. I'm going to stay strong and I hope to spend as much time with my kids as possible.” Reporter's note: I'm amazed by this man's courage and grace at such a trying moment.
Let's clear up a few entertainment industry rumors. Tom Cruise is not in "Star Wars, Episode VII," Gabriel Iglesias will be back for the "Magic Mike" sequel but Matthew McConaughey may not, Rooney Mara wants to do the two "Girl With the Dragon Tattoos" but they probably won't happen, John Turturro wants to reprise the role of 'Jesus' from "The Big Lebowski," and while Chris Brown says he won't be doing a reality show for BET, it could still happen.
Protestors continue to push a boycott of the Beverly Hills Hotel to try and pressure the Sultan of Brunei to reverse his decision to impose Sharia law in his Sultanate.
In the wake of the U. S. Supreme Court decision that went against them, video streaming service Aereo suspended service on Saturday. Until the case is resolved in a lower court, the service will not be available.
A 90 year old former Marine is fighting a battle to clear his military record, which shows he was AWOL during WWII. Thomas Smith, Jr., is saying that the Marines confused him with another Marine with the same first and last name but with a different middle name. He's written a letter seeking help from President Obama.
A mother went through the drive-thru at Sonic and in her French fries was a bag of marijuana.
Eddie Murphy is returning to the role that established him as a leading man, and "Beverly Hills Cop IV" will be filmed on location in Detroit. The city has already given the production nearly $14 million in incentives.
You may want to try camel's milk, now being sold online by a Santa Monica based company when you find out it tastes just like cow's milk, but has 50% less fat and 40 less calories per cup. Then again, the price of more than $16 per pint may dissuade you from trying it.
With two new county supervisors set to take office later this year in Los Angeles County along with a new sheriff and assessor, some will think that it isn't the best moment for the county's top administrative manager to retire. However, William J. Fujioka has been in the job for seven years, originally committed to only five, and he's stepping down.
Singer/songwriter Bobby Womack has died at the age of 70.
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