Author: Andrew Dalton
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Stapleton takes home five CMA awards
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. • Chris Stapleton was the big winner with five trophies and the Brothers Osborne and Jimmie Allen brought big emotion to their victories at the 55th annual Country Music Association Awards on Wednesday night. Stapleton won song of the year and single of the year for “Starting Over” and took album of the…
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Britney Spears’ dad will exit conservatorship, but not yet
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LOS ANGELES • Britney Spears’ father said in a court filing Thursday that he is planning to step down from the conservatorship that has controlled her life and money for 13 years, but his departure is not imminent. James Spears, 69, filed legal documents saying that while there are no grounds for his removal, he…
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Groups make own drugs to fight high drug prices, shortages
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Los Angeles • Real estate heir Robert Durst testified Wednesday that he has changed his mind many times about whether he actually saw his wife step onto a commuter train for Manhattan on the night she disappeared in 1982, and said he lied to police when he told them he later spoke to her on…
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After years, court hands tax win to Michael Jackson heirs
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LOS ANGELES • A U.S. tax court has handed a major victory to the estate of Michael Jackson in a years-long battle, finding that the IRS wildly inflated the value at the time of his death of Jackson’s assets and image, leading to an estate tax bill for his heirs that was far too high.…
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2nd man arrested as result of Mac Miller death investigation
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LOS ANGELES • An Arizona man has become the second person arrested on drug charges in the investigation of the overdose death of rapper Mac Miller, authorities said. Ryan Reavis, 36, was charged in Mohave County court with possession of marijuana, prescription drugs and drug paraphernalia; weapons misconduct by a prohibited possessor; manufacture of a…
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Grammy-nominated West Coast rapper Nipsey Hussle killed outside his LA clothing store
LOS ANGELES— Grammy-nominated and widely respected West Coast rapper Nipsey Hussle was killed outside his Los Angeles clothing store, Mayor Eric Garcetti tweeted Sunday. Police confirmed three men were shot Sunday and one of them killed outside Marathon Clothing, the store Hussle owns. All three men were taken to hospitals, where one of them was…
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Actress Sondra Locke dies at 74
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LOS ANGELES • Actress and director Sondra Locke, who was nominated for an Academy Award for her first film role in 1968’s “The Heart is a Lonely Hunter” and went on to co-star in six films with Clint Eastwood, has died. Locke died Nov. 3 at her Los Angeles home of cardiac arrest stemming from…
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‘SpongeBob SquarePants’ creator Stephen Hillenburg dies at 57
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LOS ANGELES — Stephen Hillenburg, who created SpongeBob SquarePants and the absurd undersea world he inhabited, has died at age 57, Nickelodeon announced Tuesday. Hillenburg died Monday of Lou Gehrigh’s disease, also known as ALS, the cable network said in a statement. He was 57. Hillenburg had announced he had the disease in March 2017.…
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Mac Miller, who collaborated with rap royalty, dies at 26
LOS ANGELES — Mac Miller, the platinum hip-hop star whose rhymes vacillated from party raps to lyrics about depression and drug use, and earned kudos from the likes of Jay-Z and Chance the Rapper, died Friday at age 26. Police and paramedics found Miller unresponsive at his home in Los Angeles and declared him dead…
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Police investigate elder abuse of Marvel Comics’ Stan Lee
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save LOS ANGELES — Los Angeles police are investigating reports of elder abuse against Stan Lee that come amid a struggle over the life and fortune of the 95-year-old Marvel Comics mogul, court documents showed Wednesday. The investigation was revealed in a restraining order granted against…