ENTERTAINMENT
November 23, 2012 | By Nardine Saad
Halle Berry's ex-boyfriend, Gabriel Aubry, was arrested Thursday after an alleged fight between him and Berry's fiancé, Olivier Martinez, broke out at her home on Thanksgiving Day. Police responded to a report of assault at Berry's Hollywood Hills home after Aubry, a model, came to the house and got into a fistfight with Martinez, according to L.A. Now. Aubry, 37, and Martinez, a French actor, were both injured and taken to a hospital, where...
ENTERTAINMENT
January 28, 2013 | By Christie D'Zurilla
Chris Brown and violence have crossed paths yet again, this time with performer Frank Ocean in the mix as well. The incident reportedly happened Sunday night outside Westlake Studio on Santa Monica Boulevard. "got jumped by chris and a couple guys. lol. i only wish everest was there," Ocean tweeted late Sunday, referencing his dog, Everest. "cut my finger now I can't play w two hands at the grammys. " According to TMZ sources, however, Brown wasn't the one who started it. When Brown, who'd been listening to another artist, went to leave the studio, Ocean and his people blocked him in, the website's sources said.
ENTERTAINMENT
July 2, 2012 | By Christie D'Zurilla
Alec Baldwin flashed a big smile to photogs and fans outside St. Patrick's Old Cathedral in New York on Saturday, then proceeded inside to wed his yoga-instructor sweetheart. "Hilaria Thomas and Alec Baldwin were married this evening ... ," rep and friend Matthew Hiltzik said Saturday via Twitter, "sharing the occasion with family and friends inside the Cathedral, and Alec warmly receiving congratulations from well-wishing fans on his way...
SPORTS
August 3, 2012 | By Bill Shaikin
LONDON -- If Michael Phelps has positioned himself as the retiring elder statesman of U.S. swimming, on the receiving end of a tweet and a call from President Obama, Ryan Lochte might be edging toward the role of swimming's bad boy. Lochte proclaimed these Olympics "my time" for months in advance, then won two gold medals in six events. He swam his last event on Thursday night and promptly embarked on a media blitz, including appearances on NBC, CNN, CNBC, MSNBC, Eurosport, E!
ENTERTAINMENT
February 13, 2013 | By Greg Braxton
The funeral of slain Riverside police Officer Michael Crain was broadcast live by almost all local broadcast stations as they preempted several hours of regular programming for the poignant, tearful ceremony attended by hundreds of mourners and several law enforcement agencies. But while KCBS Channel 2 and sister station KCAL Channel 9, KNBC Channel 4, KTLA Channel 5 and KABC Channel 7 ran continuous coverage of the procession and funeral, KTTV Fox 11 and sister station KCOP Channel 13 stayed with their regular programming, including "TMZ" and the Wendy Williams talk show.
HOME & GARDEN
June 9, 2012 | Chris Erskine
I'm not sure of the singular form of paparazzi - papa...nazi? papa...ratzo? pizza...piehole? - but I have to confess a certain minor pleasure in turning the tables on one of them, known as they are for bursting into other people's lives and making them miserable. I'm talking about TMZ, the TV show and website, which gained prominence with the scoop aboutMichael Jackson'sdeath and hasn't shut up since. At the end of its new Hollywood bus tour, hosted by one of the scandal site's actual photographers, I asked him for a comment, at which point the ultra-cool 25-year-old turned sort of Jane Fonda-jittery as he got on his cellphone to the home office.