Skip to: Content
Skip to: Site Navigation
Skip to: Search
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 2009
| Subscribe to Newser's RSS feeds RSS | Follow Newser on Twitter Twitter

NEWS ABOUT: Beverly Hills

Beverly Hills stories: 19 news summaries

 Beverly Hills, LA 
 Ban Cat Declawing 

Calif. cities move to protect kitty claws while they still can

Nov 18, 09 3:44 AM CST
(Newser) - Furniture beware: Los Angeles and Beverly Hills have become the latest California cities to outlaw the declawing of cats. Santa Monica and San Francisco recently passed similar bans and others are considering banning declawing before next year, when a new state law on the regulation of veterinary medicine will effectively... More »

MORE ABOUT:
pets • California • Los Angeles • Beverly Hills • cat • declawing

Hung Star Gets Waiter Fired
for Twittering About Tip

Actress complains to management after stiffing worker

Oct 6, 09 3:00 AM CDT
(Newser) - A Beverly Hills waiter is looking for a new job after tweeting about Hung actress Jane Adams skipping out on a bill. Adams said she was going to her car to get her checkbook, then sent a rep the next day with payment for lunch—minus tip, the waiter twittered.... More »

MORE ABOUT:
social networking • Beverly Hills • Twitter • waiter • actress • Jane Adams

Designer Sentenced to
59 Years for Sex Crimes

Alexander lured victims to his home with promises of modeling work

Sep 1, 09 1:46 AM CDT
(AP) - A fashion designer has been sentenced to 59 years to life in prison for sexually assaulting aspiring models he lured to Los Angeles, AP reports. Anand Jon Alexander, 35, was convicted of 14 crimes, including forcible rape. His victims ranged in age from 14 to 21. Alexander, who has been... More »

MORE ABOUT:
Anand Jon • rape • Beverly Hills • sentencing • sex crime • America's Next Top Model • fashion designer • sexual assault • prison sentence

Beverly Hills High Aims
to Market Its 90210 Image

Clothing, cosmetics may make up school's budget shortfalls

Jan 30, 09 6:38 PM CST
(Newser) - Beverly Hills High School is considering starting lines of clothing and cosmetics in an attempt to capitalize on the glamorous image perpetuated by television’s 90210 series and famous alumni like Angelina Jolie. A smaller population of school-aged children in the neighborhood has sapped the tax base, leaving it with... More »

MORE ABOUT:
Angelina Jolie • high school • brands • merchandise • Beverly Hills • cosmetics • Nicolas Cage • 90210 • apparel

Doc Used Patients' Blubber
to Fuel Cars? Fat Chance

Beverly Hills surgeon looks to have left country ahead of health officials' raid

Dec 24, 08 4:05 PM CST
(Newser) - A Beverly Hills plastic surgeon who claimed to have turned excess fat taken from patients into “lipodiesel” that could power his girlfriend’s Lincoln Navigator is apparently on the run after California health officials raided his practice, the Times of London reports. A message on Alan Bittner’s site... More »

MORE ABOUT:
biodiesel • Beverly Hills • liposuction • Alan Bittner • lipodiesel

 Ruffalo's 
 Brother 
 Shot in 
 Head 

Star's younger brother clinging to life in hospital after mysterious shooting

Dec 4, 08 4:22 AM CST
(Newser) - Actor Mark Ruffalo's younger brother, Scott, is fighting for his life after being shot in the head at his Beverly Hills home, People reports. The Zodiac and Blindess star's brother, 39, is a hairdresser who has worked in salons in Santa Monica and Beverly Hills. Police confirmed the shooting but... More »

MORE ABOUT:
Beverly Hills • brother • actor • shooting • Mark Ruffalo

 Beverly Hills Turf War  
 Splits Wealthy Residents 

Residents of ritzy enclaves head to court over access, upkeep fees

Nov 19, 08 8:58 PM CST
(Newser) - A turf war has broken out between two upscale Beverly Hills enclaves, home to the likes of movie mogul Sumner Redstone and basketball legend Magic Johnson, the Los Angeles Business Journal reports. Residents of North Beverly Park got fed up with nannies and other employees of their South Beverly Park... More »

MORE ABOUT:
real estate • Magic Johnson • Sumner Redstone • Beverly Hills • neighbors • gated community

 Business Booming  
 at Pricey Pawn Shops 

LA's high-end pawn shops report record business

Nov 8, 08 9:15 AM CST
(Newser) - The financial crisis is squeezing its way up the economic ladder. With credit nowhere to be found, LA's high-end pawn shops are "the bank of only resort" for bigwigs who need quick cash for mortgages, plastic surgery, and even movies (that's to make one, not see one). At one... More »

MORE ABOUT:
Beverly Hills • economy • pawn shop

 For Sale: 
 Brit's $7.9M 
 Breakdown Palace 

Beverly Hills estate famous site of crazy scenes

Sep 24, 08 11:12 AM CDT
(Newser) - Pop tart Britney Spears has put her six-bedroom Beverly Hills home on the market for $7.9 million, and you can almost hear champagne corks pop as neighbors rejoice, reports the Los Angeles Times. The manse, with mosaic tile floors, pool and spa, has been the site of paparazzi mob... More »

MORE ABOUT:
Britney Spears • real estate • paparazzi • Beverly Hills • UCLA Medical Center • gated community • home for sale

Star-Studded Wallets Come Out for Obama Fundraiser

Dem rakes in $11M as McCain scoffs

Sep 17, 08 8:29 AM CDT
(Newser) - Barack Obama pulled down $11 million between two star-studded Hollywood fundraisers last night, in the biggest single-night take of his campaign, reports the Los Angeles Times. The candidate mixed it up with the likes of Steven Spielberg, Chris Rock, and Barbra Streisand —who capped off the night with a... More »

MORE ABOUT:
Barack Obama • John McCain • Hollywood • Beverly Hills • fundraiser • Barbara Streisand

TV REVIEW

 Same ZIP Code, Few New Tricks 

90210 spinoff relies heavily on original series

Sep 3, 08 1:51 PM CDT
(Newser) - Same Beverly Hills, same premise, same Kelly Taylor. 90210, the CW's much-hyped spinoff, sticks too close to the original series and lacks its power to shock, Laura Fries writes in Variety. The show that premiered last night “is a pallid copy of the original fish-out-of-water story, only with shinier... More »

MORE ABOUT:
television • high school • Beverly Hills • 90210

McMahon Home Woes Persist

Mystery buyer drops out, but Donald Trump may still spring for Beverly Hills mansion

Aug 30, 08 6:16 PM CDT
(Newser) - Ed McMahon’s money woes continued this week when the sale of his house fell through. The mystery buyer who had topped Donald Trump's offer "did not perform on a specific point of the contract," McMahon's realtor said—although Trump's bid is apparently still on the table. McMahon's... More »

MORE ABOUT:
Donald Trump • foreclosure • celebrity • Beverly Hills • subprime crisis • mansion • Ed McMahon

Buyer Trumps Donald for McMahon House

Anonymous buyer makes deal for Carson sidekick's mansion

Aug 23, 08 6:16 AM CDT
(Newser) - Donald Trump won't be buying Ed McMahon's home after all, the AP reports. An anonymous buyer has made a deal to purchase the longtime Carson sidekick's foreclosure-threatened home. Trump had made an offer on the multi-million dollar Beverly Hills house after it became known that the 85-year-old McMahon was about... More »

MORE ABOUT:
Donald Trump • foreclosure • Beverly Hills • Tonight Show • Ed McMahon

 'Brenda' Back on 90210 Spinoff 

Shannen Doherty will reprise her 1990s character

Jul 20, 08 12:08 PM CDT
(Newser) - Brenda Walsh will return as an adult to CW's 90210 spinoff this fall, reports the AP, but it remains to be seen whether actress Shannen Doherty has finally grown up. Also slated for comebacks on the angsty teen drama are Jennie Garth and Tori Spelling, but Doherty’s notorious volatility... More »

MORE ABOUT:
television • celebrity • Beverly Hills • Shannen Doherty • 90210

UPDATED

Doc Defends Surgery on Kanye's Mom

Adams: Donda West may have OD'd or suffered heart attack

Nov 20, 07 10:17 PM CST
(Newser) - The doctor who performed cosmetic surgery on Kanye West's mother said her operation went off without a hitch and suggested she might have had a heart attack or taken too many painkillers the next day, the LA Times reports. "When she left this office, there was no problem whatsoever,... More »

MORE ABOUT:
plastic surgery • Kanye West • Beverly Hills • Donda West • Jan Adams

Doc of Kanye's Mom: I Did Nothing Wrong

Autopsy to determine cause of death after cosmetic surgery

Nov 13, 07 6:54 AM CST
(Newser) - An autopsy is scheduled today on rapper Kanye West's mom while a plastic surgeon insisted he did nothing wrong that may have triggered her death following an operation. Donda West, 58, died over the weekend from suspected "complications of surgery," according to the local coroner. The surgeon told... More »

MORE ABOUT:
Kanye West • Beverly Hills • rap music • Donda West

Lohan Sentenced to Day in Jail

And three days at the morgue

Aug 24, 07 4:48 AM CDT
(Newser) - Hollywood wild child Lindsay Lohan was sentenced to a single day in jail as part of a plea deal on misdemeanor charges of drunk driving and cocaine possession, reports AP. The actress was also sentenced to three years probation, ten days of community service, a  rehab program, and three days... More »

MORE ABOUT:
Paris Hilton • cocaine • Lindsay Lohan • drunk driving • celebrity • drug possession • Beverly Hills • jail • misdemeanor • Nicole Richie • Wonderland Center

Swimming Pools ... Movie Stars ... Burglars?

SoCal housebreakers go where the money is

Aug 6, 07 1:23 PM CDT
(Newser) - Burglars are running rampant through Beverly Hills and Bel-Air, targeting the houses of the rich and famous. Over the last 4 years, crooks have made off with more than $20 million worth of goods, the LA Times reports. The A-list victims include Sherry Lansing and William Friedkin, Clippers star Cuttino... More »

MORE ABOUT:
California • crime • thief • Beverly Hills • Bel Air • Faith Hill • Tim McGraw • Cuttino Mobley • Sherry Lansing • William Friedkin • burglary • movies

Hearst Mansion on Sale for Record $165M

Beverly House the nation's most expensive residential listing

Jul 10, 07 3:31 PM CDT
(Newser) - Beverly House, a gargantuan pink stucco mansion in Beverly Hills once owned by William Randolph Hearst, is on the market for a cool $165 million, making it  the most expensive residential listing in the nation. Runners up are an estate in Big Sky country on the market for $155 million... More »

MORE ABOUT:
William Randolph Hearst • Marion Davies • Beverly House • Beverly Hills • mansion

19 Stories


from our news partners