Elton John Justin Timberlake Lee Hall Los Angeles Times

January 2nd, 2012

Elton John says he has a “wish list of people” to play him in a proposed movie about his life.

“No. 1 on my wish list is Justin Timberlake,” reveals John about the film, which he says is “very much in the works.”

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Conrad Murray Los Angeles Times Michael Jackson Radaronline

November 8th, 2011

“Dr. Conrad Murray has been placed on suicide watch,” reports RadarOnline, picking up on a story from the Los Angeles Times which says the former doctor is being closely monitored so that he doesn’t attempt to take his own life in jail.

The site says the staff at the L.A. County Men’s Jail “were told to ensure Murray does not try to take his own life” in the first few days of his incarceration.

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Ashton Kutcher Charlie Sheen Chuck Lorre Emmys Jay Leno Los Angeles Times Tonight Show Two and a Half Men Warner Bros.

September 19th, 2011

Charlie Sheen and Warner Bros. are reportedly close to hammering out a deal to settle their legal issues.

Sheen, who began his legal battle with the studio after being fired from “Two and a Half Men,” will be paid approximately $25 million to settle his contract, reports the Los Angeles Times.

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Jonah Hill Kate Middleton Los Angeles Times Patt Morrison Prince William Zooey Deschanel

July 11th, 2011

Zooey Deschanel has a website, and she’s not afraid to use it.

After Los Angeles Times columnist Patt Morrison took out-of-context quotes attributed to Deschanel regarding William and Kate’s L.A. visit to call the actress a “snobby cow,” Deschanel posted a damning response on HelloGiggles, the site she co-founded.

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Arnold Schwarzenegger Los Angeles Times Maria Shriver

May 17th, 2011

Arnold Schwarzenegger has admitted to fathering a child more than a decade ago with a longtime member of his household staff. He said he told Maria Shriver about his cheating only after he left the governor’s mansion. In a statement, Schwarzenegger said: “I understand and deserve the feelings of anger and disappointment among my friends and family. There are no excuses and I take full responsibility for the hurt I have caused. I have apologized to Maria, my children and my family. I am truly sorry.”

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High School Musical Los Angeles Times Sucker Punch Vanessa Hudgens

April 11th, 2011

Vanessa Hudgens is doing her best to leave behind some of her more infamous publicity.

During a conversation with the Los Angeles Times, the “High School Musical” star reflects on her various racy photo scandals, the most recent of which led to FBI involvement.

In each case, private (and occasionally graphic) pictures of Hudgens were leaked online.

“It’s just silly because I’m a very present person, and that’s the thing that has been so in the past,” says the actress. “The fact that somebody keeps bringing up the past is just selfish.”

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Ashton Kutcher Justin Bieber Los Angeles Times Punk'D What Would Kenny Do?

March 31st, 2011

What do Justin Bieber and Ashton Kutcher have in common, aside from their mutual love of pranks?

A new movie, perhaps!

The Los Angeles Times reports that Bieber is in talks to star in a new comedy with Kutcher. Would you like to see this happen?

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A Few Good Men El Presidente Jack Nicholson Jessica Simpson Los Angeles Times Perez Hilton Tom Cruise

October 7th, 2010

Perez Hilton and a number of other outlets rushed to post a rumor (originating on a Los Angeles Times blog) that claimed that Tom Cruise and Jack Nicholson are primed to reunite for a movie called ‘El Presidente.’

The film supposedly involves Cruise as a Secret Service agent assigned to protect an ex-president played by Nicholson.

Cruise and Nicholson, of course, shared some famously tense courtroom moments in 1992′s military drama ‘A Few Good Men.’

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