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(Newser) - Posters of President Obama in Heath Ledger-like Joker makeup from The Dark Knight with a caption reading “Socialism” have sprung up in Los Angeles and Atlanta, the Daily Contributor reports. Similar posters online have the caption “why so socialist?” The guerilla art attacks, not yet claimed by any... More »

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Atlanta • Los Angeles • socialism • The Dark Knight • Heath Ledger • health care reform • the Joker • posters • makeup • Obama administration • guerilla art • street art • President Obama

(Newser) - A fixer-upper is on the market in Los Angeles, but it will still set you back $15 million. Frank Lloyd Wright's Ennis House, which he built in 1924 and nicknamed the "temple on the hill," is for sale, reports NPR. The architectural gem boasts magnificent views of the... More »

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architecture • Los Angeles • Frank Lloyd Wright • home • Ennis House

(Newser) - Charles Mason has reached out to former music producer Phil Spector, sending the actress-killer fan mail in the California prison they now share, reports the New York Post. Manson, a mediocre musician before he turned cult leader, sent Spector a note via a guard that he wanted to meet and... More »

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California • Phil Spector • prison • murder • Los Angeles • Charles Manson • Sharon Tate • prison sentence

JACKSON ROUNDUP

 Jacko May Have 
 Had Love Child 

25-year-old front and center at memorial

Jul 22, 09 10:35 AM CDT
(Newser) - A Norwegian Michael Jackson impersonator might be the King of Pop’s love child, the Mirror reports. Omer Bhatti, 25, was seated with Jackson's family in the front row at his Los Angeles memorial service, and resembles his youngest potential sibling, Blanket. Bhatti reportedly lived at Neverland Ranch as a... More »

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entertainment • film • Los Angeles • celebrity • memorial • Michael Jackson • love child • celebrity death • Omer Bhatti

Mischa Barton
in Psychiatric Lockdown

OC star hospitalized
in  Los Angeles after
breakdown: sources

Jul 17, 09 2:43 AM CDT
(Newser) - OC star Mischa Barton was removed from her Hollywood home by police and placed under an involuntary psychiatric hold last night, reports Access Hollywood. A spokesman for the British-born actress confirmed that she will miss the premiere of her new movie Homecoming in New York tonight because of medical treatment.... More »

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Los Angeles • celebrity • mental breakdown • actress • Mischa Barton

(Newser) - Architectural photographer Julius Shulman has died at the age of 98, the Los Angeles Times reports. In a career spanning two-thirds of the 20th century, Shulman became the premier photographer of modernist architecture and worked with the likes of Frank Lloyd Wright and Eero Saarinen. But his most famous shot... More »

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architecture • Los Angeles • obituary • photography • modernism • Frank Lloyd Wright • Julius Shulman

JACKSON ROUNDUP

 LA Mayor: Thanks, But 
 We Can Pay for MJ Memorial 

Mayor calls donation request 'ridiculous'

Jul 14, 09 12:43 PM CDT
(Newser) - Imagine the surprise of Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa when he returned from vacation to find his proxy asking for donations to fund the Michael Jackson memorial. “This is a world-class city, and we provide fire and police protection, period,” he says. “The idea that we would... More »

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entertainment • Los Angeles • Antonio Villaraigosa • celebrity • Michael Jackson • Elizabeth Taylor • ABC News • Fred Astaire • Joe Jackson • celebrity death

 Reality TV Puts 
 LA Tourism on Map 

Who cares about Grauman's Chinese Theatre when you can shop near Paris Hilton?

Jul 13, 09 11:46 AM CDT
(Newser) - Gone are the days when tourists came to Hollywood to gawk at the stars on the Walk of Fame. The new hot attractions are reality TV locales. And Los Angeles—hurting for visitors, with hotel occupancy rates down 14%—welcomes the attention: “It’s a new element that we... More »

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entertainment • reality TV • Hollywood • tourism • Los Angeles • tourists • LA Ink • Spencer Pratt • Heidi Pratt • reality shows • Walk of Fame

 LA Fights Park Crime 
 With Midnight Lights 

Even gang members invited to summer nights of food, music

Jul 12, 09 1:41 PM CDT
(Newser) - Los Angeles' rundown parks used to be hotbeds of gang violence that scared away law-abiding neighbors after dark, but a new program has brought both a sense of community and a reduction in crime, the New York Times reports. The solution, which has already seen an 86% drop in homicides... More »

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gangs • Los Angeles • homicide • light • gang violence • public park

Medical Marijuana Loophole Has LA Fuming

Overrun, city cracks down on dispensaries

Jul 8, 09 10:23 AM CDT
(Newser) - After letting marijuana dispensaries multiply across the city, Los Angeles is getting tough on them, telling some to shut down while the city council works to close a loophole that allowed many to open. The city issued a moratorium on new dispensaries in 2007, but many people filed “hardship... More »

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War on Drugs • drugs • medical marijuana • Los Angeles • public health • cannabis • loopholes

UPDATED

 Jackson's Tearful Daughter 
 Steals Star-Studded Show 

Fans pouring into Staples Center all morning

Jul 7, 09 2:52 PM CDT
(Newser) - Mariah Carey kicked off the memorial service for Michael Jackson today, singing "I'll Be There," as the singer's body lay in a golden casket, covered in red flowers, at the foot of the stage at the Staples Center. And his 11-year-old daughter got in the last word with... More »

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entertainment • Los Angeles • celebrity • memorial • Michael Jackson • Staples Center • celebrity death

(Newser) - Michael Jackson's family held a quiet vigil beside his casket last night before the singer is interred today, reports the Times of London. Jackson's sister La Toya, brother Randy and daughter Paris were spotted at the Forest Lawn Memorial Park soon after Jackson's casket was transported there for a private... More »

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California • police • Los Angeles • death • funeral • Michael Jackson • Neverland • memorial service • cemetery • Neverland Ranch • La Toya Jackson

jackson memorial

 Guest List Solidifies; 
 Liz Taylor Won't Attend 


Jul 6, 09 7:41 PM CDT
(Newser) - The star-studded guest list for the Michael Jackson memorial service tomorrow in Los Angeles doesn't include Elizabeth Taylor, but the legendary actress is sure her dear friend would understand, People reports. "I just don't believe that Michael would want me to share my grief with millions of others,"... More »

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entertainment • Los Angeles • Stevie Wonder • Jennifer Hudson • Michael Jackson • Elizabeth Taylor • Jackson Five • memorial service • Mariah Carey • Whitney Houston • Staples Center • Debbie Rowe • Smokey Robinson

(Newser) - The doctor with Michael Jackson the night he died is stonewalling questions about whether he provided the singer with the dangerous anesthesia Propofol, reports TMZ. The attorney for Dr. Conrad Murray has denied that the physician gave Jackson OxyContin or Demerol. But as for the Porpofol found in Jackson's home,... More »

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drugs • OxyContin • Los Angeles • heart attack • Michael Jackson • Demerol • Conrad Murray • Los Angeles Police Department • Propofol

jackson memorial

 Fans Beat Odds 
 to Land Tickets 


Jul 5, 09 9:55 PM CDT
(AP) - Michael Jackson fans began to celebrate tonight after beating the odds to win coveted tickets to Tuesday's memorial service at the Staples Center in LA. "I'm in shock that it has happened," said Deka Motanya, 27, of San Francisco. "It's surreal." More than 1.6 million... More »

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entertainment • Los Angeles • death • funeral • Michael Jackson • memorial service • Staples Center • Los Angeles Police Department • celebrity death

(Newser) - Organizers will give out 17,500 free tickets to Tuesday’s Michael Jackson memorial at Los Angeles’ Staples Center, the Times reports. The drawing will occur Sunday, and ticket-seekers can register online. Trying to avoid a rush, the promoter kept some details secret, saying only “there will be no... More »

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entertainment • music • Los Angeles • memorial • Michael Jackson • scalpers • ticket lottery • Staples Center

 LA Braces for Jackson Masses 

City, hard-up for cash, also concerned about costs

Jul 3, 09 11:28 AM CDT
(Newser) - Now that Michael Jackson’s memorial has a time and place, cash-strapped Los Angeles must move on to the next problems: Where to put tens of thousands of mourners, and how to pay for it. “If you can imagine 100,000 people show up and you have 20,000... More »

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entertainment • California • Los Angeles • celebrity • memorial • Michael Jackson • budget cuts • celebrity death

UPDATED

Jackson Memorial Tuesday at LA Arena After Family Service

20,000-seat coliseum will host farewell to the King of Pop

Jul 2, 09 2:29 PM CDT
(Newser) - A memorial service for Michael Jackson will go ahead Tuesday at Los Angeles’ Staples Center next week, CNN reports, and, according to TMZ, will follow a private, family service at a local cemetery. It’s unclear whether Tuesday’s public event, set for 10am, will be at Staples’ 20,000-seat... More »

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Los Angeles • pop music • memorial services • memorial • Michael Jackson • memorial service • Staples Center

 Jackson Memorial 
 Could Cost Fans, LA 

Service could be Tuesday at Staples Center

Jul 2, 09 10:47 AM CDT
(Newser) - As speculation focuses on Tuesday as the date for Michael Jackson’s public memorial in Los Angeles, how the city will pay for crowd control and security is sure to become an issue, the Times reports. Private donors and AEG, which owns Staples Center—the likely venue for such a... More »

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entertainment • Los Angeles Lakers • law enforcement • Los Angeles • celebrity • memorial • Michael Jackson • Staples Center • victory parade • celebrity death • AEG

 Farrah's Funeral: 
 'Goodbye, Sweet Girl' 

'She's the most beautiful angel in heaven'

Jun 30, 09 11:05 PM CDT
(Newser) - Farrah Fawcett’s family and friends gathered to honor the actress’ memory at her private funeral today in Los Angeles, People reports. Ryan O’Neal and son Redmond were among the 200 or so at the service, while longtime friend Alana Stewart and Fawcett's doctor, Lawrence Piro, delivered eulogies. "... More »

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cancer • Hollywood • Los Angeles • funeral • eulogies • Farrah Fawcett • Ryan O'Neal

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