Author: Derrik J. Lang
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Chris Brown arrested on suspicion of assault with deadly weapon
LOS ANGELES — Police arrested singer Chris Brown on Tuesday on suspicion of assault with a deadly weapon after a woman called hours earlier from outside his Los Angeles home and said she needed help. The arrest followed an hours-long standoff and lengthy search of Brown’s home after police produced a search warrant. Baylee Curran…
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Hollywood ready for world premiere of “The Force Awakens”
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save LOS ANGELES — Stormtrooper mannequins lined the red carpet as “Star Wars” made its highly-anticipated return to Hollywood Monday after a decade-long absence from the big screen. A giant opaque tent shrouded the red carpet…
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Go for the Food: Capitol Burgers in Los Angeles
LOS ANGELES – There’s this weirdly unfounded reputation that just about everyone in Los Angeles is vegan and therefore sunbaked Angelenos only feast on the likes of kale and quinoa. Such a stereotype is antithetical to the City of Angels’ unhealthy obsession with the hamburger, an ongoing between-two-buns preoccupation that’s birthed hundreds of Southern California…
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Another finalist takes a bow on ‘American Idol’
LOS ANGELES — It was an unfortunate night for Skylar Laine on “American Idol.” The 18-year-old country rocker from Brandon, Miss., who imbued Creedence Clearwater Revival’s “Fortunate Son” and Dusty Springfield’s “Say You Love Me” with her twangy sensibilities on Wednesday’s show was revealed to have received the fewest viewer votes Thursday on the Fox…
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Another finalist takes a bow on ‘American Idol’
LOS ANGELES — It was an unfortunate night for Skylar Laine on “American Idol.” The 18-year-old country rocker from Brandon, Miss., who imbued Creedence Clearwater Revival’s “Fortunate Son” and Dusty Springfield’s “Say You Love Me” with her twangy sensibilities on Wednesday’s show was revealed to have received the fewest viewer votes Thursday on the Fox…
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Another finalist takes a bow on ‘American Idol’
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save LOS ANGELES — It was an unfortunate night for Skylar Laine on “American Idol.” The 18-year-old country rocker from Brandon, Miss., who imbued Creedence Clearwater Revival’s “Fortunate Son” and Dusty Springfield’s “Say You Love Me”…
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Unlikely finalist struck from ‘American Idol’
LOS ANGELES — “American Idol” viewers apparently weren’t caught in a romance with Colton Dixon. The 20-year-old alt-rocker was revealed Thursday to have received the fewest viewer votes on the Fox talent competition. Dixon was surprisingly eliminated from “Idol” after delivering lukewarm renditions of Lady Gaga’s “Bad Romance” and Earth Wind and Fire’s “September” on…
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Unlikely finalist struck from ‘American Idol’
LOS ANGELES — “American Idol” viewers apparently weren’t caught in a romance with Colton Dixon. The 20-year-old alt-rocker was revealed Thursday to have received the fewest viewer votes on the Fox talent competition. Dixon was surprisingly eliminated from “Idol” after delivering lukewarm renditions of Lady Gaga’s “Bad Romance” and Earth Wind and Fire’s “September” on…
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Another finalist sliced from ‘American Idol’
LOS ANGELES — “American Idol” viewers apparently didn’t like Deandre Brackensick. The falsetto-powered 17-year-old student from San Jose, Calif., impressed the “Idol” judges with DeBarge’s “I Like It” on Wednesday’s 1980s-themed installment, but he wasn’t rescued by the panel Thursday after receiving the fewest viewer votes. Jennifer Lopez told Brackensick that she was outvoted by…
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Another finalist sliced from ‘American Idol’
LOS ANGELES — “American Idol” viewers apparently didn’t like Deandre Brackensick. The falsetto-powered 17-year-old student from San Jose, Calif., impressed the “Idol” judges with DeBarge’s “I Like It” on Wednesday’s 1980s-themed installment, but he wasn’t rescued by the panel Thursday after receiving the fewest viewer votes. Jennifer Lopez told Brackensick that she was outvoted by…