Saturday, June 10, 2017
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Friday, June 9, 2017
Time has stopped here in Guantanamo Bay. Forty-one men remain imprisoned without charge, suspended in space and time, detached from families and homeland, a 15-year hiatus from reality. I’ve been coming to this place for a few years now as a lawyer for the prisoners, but it still feels surreal to me. Some days (including today), the power will go out entirely on one side of the island and stay out all day without explanation or warning. The only modes of transportation here are a yellow school bus and slow-chugging ferry—a throwback to some suburban childhood that wasn’t mine. Days…
Friday, June 9, 2017
A body piercing artist to the stars made a citizen’s arrest against an actor whom she claims sexually assaulted her on a United flight — something he vigorously denies. Stephanie Anders says she was flying back from her best friend’s funeral last week… Permalink Source: TMZ Feed
Friday, June 9, 2017
Season 5 of “Orange is the New Black” opens with Dayanara “Daya” Diaz (Dascha Polanco) aiming a gun at a kneeling correction officer, threatening to pull the trigger, with a crowd of inmates surrounding her and encouraging her to do it. But wait … how the hell did we end up here? If your memory is anything like ours (selectively shoddy), all you probably remember from Season 4 is that our beloved Poussey Washington (Samira Wiley) was killed at the hands of a correction officer and that everyone was an emotional wreck because of it. The rest of the season was…
Thursday, June 8, 2017
Talk about making a bad situation worse … The SUV that Derek Fisher wrecked over the weekend in his DUI crash is registered to one Matthew K. Barnes … TMZ Sports has learned. Fisher was driving the white 2015 Cadillac… Permalink Source: TMZ Feed
Thursday, June 8, 2017
Answers are coming for “This Is Us” fans. Dan Fogelman, the creator of the widely popular NBC drama series, told TheWrap that viewers will learn the cause of Jack’s (Milo Ventimiglia) death in Season 2, with a big reveal taking place in the season’s first episode. “All the answers that people are craving will come out over the course of Season 2, and some new questions will be introduced,” Fogelman said. “There’s going to be a big piece of the puzzle told in the first episode back … all the looming questions that I’m getting asked about on a daily…
Wednesday, June 7, 2017
Honoring the best in motion picture marketing, the 18th annual Golden Trailer Awards were held tonight in Beverly Hills, with newly-minted superhero franchise “Wonder Woman” taking home the night’s top prize — Best Of Show. “Wonder Woman” also took home the prize for Best Fantasy/Adventure trailer. Also Read: 5 Reasons 'Wonder Woman' Shattered the Box Office Ceiling But the night’s biggest winner was “The Lego Batman Movie.” Warner Bros’ hit animated film won for Best Animation / Family, Best Animation / Family TV Spot (for a Feature Film), Best Voice Over TV Spot (for a Feature Film), Best TrailerByte for…
Wednesday, June 7, 2017
Alex Rodriguez is dealing with an ex from hell — a woman who’s hit him up for cash for years is now threatening to expose private messages if he doesn’t cough up as much as $600k … TMZ has learned. We’re told A-Rod broke up with the woman back… Permalink Source: TMZ Feed
Tuesday, June 6, 2017
Monday, the Drug Policy Alliance and the ACLU of California filed a lawsuit against the City of Fontana challenging a city ordinance that is intended to effectively prevent residents from enjoying the rights granted to them by Proposition 64 (also known as the “Adult Use of Marijuana Act” or “AUMA”). The Fontana ordinance makes it unreasonably difficult and expensive for residents to cultivate marijuana at their private residence as Prop. 64 allows. On November 8, 2016, the people of California voted in favor of Prop. 64, which allows adults 21 and older to possess up to one ounce of marijuana…
Tuesday, June 6, 2017
The Television Academy announced the nominees for the 69th Los Angeles Area Emmy Awards early Tuesday morning. KMEX, NBC4, KCET, KVEA and Spectrum SportsNet LA lead with the most nominations across 45 categories including L.A. Local Color, Live Sports Coverage and Serious News Story. The awards will be presented Saturday, July 22 at the Television Academy’s Saban Media Center in Los Angeles. Also Read: Glenn Weiss and Ricky Kirshner to Produce 2017 Emmys Broadcast Winners in the Individual Achievement categories will be announced on June 22. Those awards will be also presented on July 22. Los Angeles Area nominees and…