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Love scenes are judged Michael Douglas
Hollywood actor Michael Douglas says it is tough filming love scenes for any movie because everybody judges them. He has shot a gay love scene with actor Matt Damon in his forthcoming film Steven Soderbergh's "Behind the Candelabra". The 68-year-old believes that the cast, crew and eventually moviegoers are more critical of love scenes because everyone can relate to the acts, as opposed to ...
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Miley Cyrus and Paris Hilton trapped in swatting incident again
Miley Cyrus and Paris Hilton have for the second time fallen victim to swatting pranks after police rushed to their Hollywood homes on false reports about gun crimes. Cyrus was not present at her home on Friday night when the police searched her house to investigate allegations that shots had been fired from inside the premises, Contactmusic reported. The authorities soon discovered that the ...
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Bradley Cooper takes cooking lessons from Ramsay
Hollywood actor Bradley Cooper is reportedly taking cooking lessons from well-known Scottish chef Gordon Ramsay to prepare for his role in director John Wells's "Chef". Cooper is playing a cook named Adam Jones, who destroys his career with drugs before getting clean and trying to open a restaurant that can gain three Michelin stars. Ramsay, who also hosts TV cookery shows, was the first ...
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Lady Gagas tattoo parlour visit helped her bag Machete Kills role
Lady Gaga's movie debut in Robert Rodriguez's 'Machete Kills' came due to a chance encounter with actor Danny Trejo in a Los Angeles tattoo parlour. According to a source, the film's star, Trejo, was getting inked at Shamrock Social Club in LA, right next to the 27-year-old singer, shortly before the movie started its production. When Gaga overheard Trejo saying that his film will be a ...
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Barca celebrate title in front of fans
FC Barcelona celebrated their conquest of the La Liga season with a 2-1 win at home to Valladolid. Although they were without the injured Lionel Messi Sunday night, Barcelona were never in trouble against a Valladolid side who had little to play for and the fact there were just 10 fouls in the entire match showed the lack of tension in the match, reports Xinhua. Barcelona opened the scoring ...
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Customs officers seize elephant meat dead primate in Los Angeles
This photo released by U.S. Customs & Border Protection, shows elephant meat, one of several contraband items seized by the agency at Los Angeles International Airport between May 6 and ...
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In-Flight Thefts On The Rise At LAX
LOS ANGELES (CBSLA.com) -- Cases of passengers breaking into other people’s carry-on bags during flights are on the rise at Los Angeles International Airport. Since 2011, airport police have received 130 reports of theft aboard flights, which includes items taken during the flight or taken after the plane landed. Virginia Blumenthal of Riverside said the in-flight crime was something she ...
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UC Officials Patients Await Planned Strike
WESTWOOD (CBSLA.com) -- Family members of patients receiving care at UCLA Monday were among those awaiting the planned strikes scheduled to start early Tuesday morning. ';It should be about the patient and patient care,'; said Sheri Holman, whose son is a patient at UCLA Medical Center. She drove from San Bernardino to Westwood upon hearing the news of the impending strike. ';I ...
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Local Actor With Roots In Moore OK Reacts To Tornado’s Devastation
NEWPORT BEACH (CBSLA.com) -- A local actor who has family and roots in Moore, Oklahoma, spent the evening watching coverage and monitoring social media after a mile-wide tornado devastated his hometown on Monday. Danny Cooksey, a voice and television actor who was made famous by his childhood role as Sam McKinney in the TV sitcom ‘Diff’rent Strokes’ is a native of Moore, a ...
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Recycling Old Clothing Lets Shoppers Go Green Save Green
WEST HOLLYWOOD (CBSLA.com) -- As the summer fashion season approaches, some retailers are asking shoppers to recycle the old as they make way for the new. Elan Sevko of West Hollywood is on the hunt for a new summer ensemble. As she tells it, much of the clothing hanging in her closet is ';too bulky';, ';too five years ago'; or ';too tattered';. Some stores are ...
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SoCal Ex-Cop Who Committed Suicide Could Still Be Sentenced For Kidnapping Rape Of Waitress
ONTARIO (CBSLA.com) -- A former police officer could still be sentenced for kidnapping and raping a waitress in 2010 even though he committed suicide seven months ago. Anthony Orban, 33, was working as a detective in Westminster when he stalked Erinn* at a Dave and Buster's parking lot at Ontario Mills Mall, forced her into her car and then raped her at another location. Erinn was able to ...
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Company Offers Financially Friendlier Alternative To Taxi Cabs In LA
LOS ANGELES (CBSLA.com) -- Many Los Angeles residents are starting to notice cars, driving around the city with pink mustaches on the front of their hoods. The cars are part of a new car-sharing service called Lyft, which is helping people who don’t have cars of their own to get around LA for cheaper than the price of a taxi cab. The company, which started it’s service in San ...
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Governor of California congratulates people of Azerbaijan on Republic Day
The Governor of California Jerry Brown has congratulated the people of Azerbaijan and the Azerbaijani community in California on the occasion of the 95th anniversary of the Azerbaijan Democratic Republic. In his letter sent to the Consulate General of Azerbaijan in Los Angeles, Governor Brown notes that Azerbaijan has a rich history and "the Azerbaijani people in California and throughout ...
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Local Trainer Successfully Enhances Student Athletes Without Steroids
WEST LOS ANGELES (CBSLA.com) -- One personal trainer in Los Angeles is showing that the path to competitive physical prevalence is more efficiently done through hard work and technology than it is through steroids. Todd Person’s gym in West Los Angeles shows off the professional jerseys of his clients. Person says that, with today’s technology and training methods, there is no need ...
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Southern Californians React To Deadly Oklahoma Tornadoes
People walk through a damaged area near the Moore Warren Theater after a powerful tornado ripped through the area on May 20, 2013 in Moore, Oklahoma. The tornado, reported to be at least EF4 strength and two miles wide, touched down in the Oklahoma City area on Monday killing at least 51 people. (credit: Brett Deering/Getty ...
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Greinke to face ex-teammates in Milwaukee return
MILWAUKEE -- Zack Greinke is not exactly known for chatting around the batting cage, but he made an exception last month for old Brewers teammate Carlos Gomez. According to Gomez, the exchange went like this: Gomez: "I want to face you. You've owned me in my career. You've given me many, many outs. Now, I'm prepared to face you." Greinke: "No you're not. ...
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Poverty Increasingly Moves to the Suburbs
New research revealed that more people are living in the suburbs than in the cities. Poverty is also on the rise in the suburbs, possibly because the suburbs host more affordable housing, and it's also where there are more low-wage jobs. Patrick Healy reports from Irvine for the NBC4 News at 6 p.m. on May 20, ...
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Zach Galifianakis Takes Former Homeless Woman to Hangover 3 Premiere in Los Angeles
Cast member Zach Galifianakis poses at the premiere of "The Hangover Part II" at Grauman's Chinese theatre in Hollywood, California May 19, 2011. Zach Galifianakis has taken a former homeless woman to the Los Angeles premiere of "The Hangover 3" on Sunday, according to reports.The Hollywood actor met 87 year old, Elizabeth "Mimi" Haist, at a Laundromat in 1994. ...
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Ethier Kemp go deep to back Kershaws gem
LAD@MIL: Ethier belts a mammoth homer off Gallardo MILWAUKEE -- Dodgers officials responded Monday to speculation of firings afoot with reminders that the players win or lose, and the players responded Monday night with a 3-1 win over the Brewers. Matt Kemp and Andre Ethier ended home run droughts while Clayton Kershaw was dazzling again with a three-hitter as the Dodgers tried to blunt the ...
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Healthcare workers set to strike California public hospitals
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Nearly 13,000 healthcare employees at five University of California medical centers plan to strike on Tuesday in a move that threatens to back up emergency rooms and already has forced the postponement of elective ...
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Six-year LAPD veteran arrested on suspicion of committing lewd acts on children in Castaic
SANTA CLARITA -- A Los Angeles police officer was arrested for allegedly committing lewd acts on two children under 14, authorities reported today. Miguel Schiappapietra, 28, was off duty when the arrest was made Saturday. He has been on the force for six years. Sheriff's spokesman Steve Whitmore said the officer is accused of inviting the two alleged victims into his home in the ...
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One of the Few in Hollywood Who Can Say ‘No’ to Harvey Weinstein
You’re known as one of the few people in Hollywood that can say "no" to Harvey Weinstein. Is that difficult? You know, I am who I am, and I’m a very honest person. Harvey respects that about me, and he knows that when I argue with him, it’s not that I have a personal agenda; it’s what I feel is best for the company. I even had a little tussle with him ...
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El Segundo Wiseburn school officials consider shared aquatics center
What: The El Segundo City Council will discuss a proposed agreement for a shared aquatics facility with the Wiseburn School District. When: 7 p.m. Tuesday night. Where: Council chambers at City Hall, 350 Main St. More ...
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Bike lane critics supporters meet on San Pedro street corners
< 200){ requestedWidth = 200; } They may have to share the road, but they weren't about to share a street corner Monday when sign-toting groups of bicyclists and those protesting new bike lanes gathered at Westmont Drive and Western Avenue in San Pedro. About two dozen people from each side staked out their home turf on opposite corners, cheering and shouting dueling slogans as ...
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Long Beach Aquarium of the Pacific exhibit journeys to deep ocean
The Aquarium of the Pacific's Wonders of the Deep gallery opens May 24. Among the new animals will be this California King Crab. (Brittany Murray / Staff ...
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LAX gets a facelift
Los Angeles International Airport has decided to go under the knife again; the sixth busiest airport in the world is in the final stages of a multi-million dollar face lift of its international terminal, aimed at bringing the airport back up to world class standards in design and service and now there is talk of even further redevelopment for the domestic terminals as well.
LAX was once considered a pioneering facility in the early days of the jet age, the famous Theme Building, built to resemble a flying saucer that has just landed is testament to this period of advancement and modernism. The building features a circular restaurant below four concentric spider-like legs, in-keeping with the space-age theme of the building, this restaurant is called Encounters. Read more
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