Celebrity

BEL AIR—Joshua James Corbett, 41, pleaded no contest on May 24, 2017 to charges of breaking into the home of actress Sandra Bullock in June 2014, the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s office announced. Corbett entered an open plea to one felony count each of stalking and first-degree residential burglary. An open plea means a sentence was not negotiated...

MANCHESTER, UNITED KINGDOM—Ariana Grande disclosed that on Sunday, June 4, she will return to Manchester to hold a benefit concert for victims of the terrorist attack that occurred after her show in the region on May 22. In addition to Grande, additional performers include Coldplay, Katy Perry, Justin Bieber, Miley Cyrus, Usher, Take That, Pharrell Williams, and Niall Horan. The show will...

UNITED STATES—Hard rock band Guns N' Roses recently announced the extension of their "Not In This Lifetime Tour" which will begin in Philadelphia and end in Los Angeles, the band's hometown. The tour began on April 1, 2016 in West Hollywood at the Troubadour. According to the Los Angeles Times, it was reportedly the first time in several decades that...

MANCHESTER, UNITED KINGDOM—An explosion transpired at an Ariana Grande concert in Manchester, United Kingdom on Monday, May 22, leaving 22 people confirmed dead and more than 59 people injured just before 10:35 p.m. A majority of those injured including women and children. It has been reported that the bomb used in the attack may have contained nails, and the explosion...

BEVERLY HILLS—Rapper A$AP Rocky (AKA Rakim Mayers) became the latest victim in a string of celebrity residential thefts to strike Los Angeles when his Beverly Grove home was invaded by three armed robbers on Tuesday, May 16. According to reports, the robbery occurred at about 11:30 p.m. in the 300 block of North Flores Street, when a woman was approached...

LOS ANGELES—Actor Powers Boothe, known for notable roles in “Guyana Tragedy,” “Sin City,” and “Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.,” died in his sleep from natural causes on Sunday, May 14, at his Los Angeles home. He was 68. Longtime friend, actor Beau Bridges, shared the news through Twitter, stating, “It’s with great sadness that I mourn the passing of my friend Powers Boothe. A...

BEVERLY HILLS—Reality star of the Bravo hit "The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills" and restaurateur Lisa Vanderpump’s restaurant, Villa Blanca, was evacuated on Monday, May 15, due to a fire scare. Smoke began to fill the restaurant and an adjacent building, TMZ reported. According to Lisa’s husband, Ken Todd, the smoke was caused by a malfunctioning pizza oven. Todd reportedly arrived...

HOLLYWOOD HILLS—Conrad Hilton, the younger brother of reality TV star Paris Hilton and great-grandson and namesake of the Hilton Hotel magnate, was arrested on Saturday, May 6, on suspicion of violating a restraining order by a former girlfriend and grand theft auto. Officers from the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) responded to the 2300 block of Jupiter Drive in the...

LOS ANGELES—Television host Jimmy Kimmel disclosed on his talk show, "Jimmy Kimmel Live," that his infant son underwent open heart surgery three days after his birth upon being diagnosed with a heart condition known as tetralogy of Fallot (TOF) with pulmonary atresia. William John "Billy" Kimmel, the second child of Kimmel and his wife, Molly McNearney, was born at Cedars-Sinai Hospital in Los Angeles on...

HOLLYWOOD HILLS—Police responded to “Dancing with the Stars” pro Maksim Chmerkovskiy’s home at the 1500 block of Sunset Plaza Drive on Tuesday, April 25 at around 2 a.m., when an intruder reportedly attempted to break into the home. “Early this morning, there was a trespasser who attempted to break into our home,” Chmerkovskiy said on Tuesday, according to reports. "The LAPD...