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HOLLYWOOD—Actress Alison Pill, 29, star of television series, “The Newsroom” and actor Joshua Leonard, 39, are now engaged! Pill shared a photo of herself flashing her engagement ring alongside her now fiancé via Instagram. The caption read, “Let’s do this 2015!!!! @thejoshualeonard.” Pill began dating Leonard shortly after ending her two-year engagement with “This Is the End” star, Jay Baruchel.

LOS FELIZ—Backstreet Boys star Alexander James "A.J." McLean has just sold his home located in the exclusive Oaks neighborhood of Los Feliz, for $1.653 million. The three-story Mediterranean-style mansion, located at 2227 Fern Dell Place, was built in 1958. It has three bedrooms and three and a half bathrooms with 3,244 square feet of living space. According to public records, McLean paid...

HOLLYWOOD—Stuart Scott, sportscaster and anchor on ESPN, passed away on January 4 at the age of 49. The cause of his death was cancer. Scott was first diagnosed with appendix cancer in 2007. He started his career as a sportscaster for several different local television stations before entering ESPN in 1993. He was known for his catchphrases "Boo-Yah!," "As cool...

HOLLYWOOD—Comedian Chris Rock, 49, and his wife of 18 years, Malaak Compton-Rock, have decided to divorce. The couple was married in November 1996. They have two daughters together, Lola, 12, and Zahra, 10. The comedian’s latest film “Top Five” has been critically acclaimed by critics.

HOLLYWOOD—Singer Alicia Keys and her husband, hip-hop artist Swizz Beatz welcomed their second child together, a baby boy, on December 27. The child’s name is Genesis Ali Dean. According to a photograph Keys shared via Instagram, Genesis was born at 1:52 a.m. and weighed 6 pounds, 5 ounces. She captioned the photo, “The joy of joy is joy!! It’s a...

HOLLYWOOD—British actor David Ryall, best known for his role in “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1,” passed away on Christmas Day at the age of 79. Several of Ryall’s loved ones tweeted about his passing. Actor Mark Gatiss tweeted, “The great David Ryall left us on Christmas Day. A twinkling, brilliant, wonderful actor I was privileged to call a...

HOLLYWOOD—10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1...Happy New Year 2015!  "What will 2015 bring?" It's also the time of year that we make the same resolutions once again: Lose excess weight, quit smoking, get organized, improve time management, be a better person, get a better education, spend more time with family. New Years Eve is all...

MALIBU—John Reitz, a 53-year-old Las Vegas resident suspected of crashing into the Rolls Royce of singer and actress Jennifer Lopez while under the influence of alcohol, was arraigned on Monday, December 29. Reiterate was charged with driving under the influence of alcohol and driving with a .08 percent blood alcohol. On September 27, at approximately 8 p.m., Reitz allegedly crashed a...

STUDIO CITY—Two-time Grammy winner Bruno Mars has bought a private multi-acre estate in the exclusive Fryman Canyon neighborhood of Studio City. The 9,033 square foot estate has seven bedrooms and eight bathrooms and was formerly owned by Elvira Kudryashova, daughter of the former governor of East Kazakhstan Viktor Khrapunov. Sold for $6.5 million, the mansion features a rooftop view of the...

HOLLYWOOD—Kristen Bell, 34, voice of Anna in animated film “Frozen,” and her husband, actor Dax Shepard, 39, have welcomed their second child together, a baby girl, on December 19. Shepard announced the news of their newborn baby girl’s arrival and her name through a post on Twitter. He tweeted, “Delta Bell Shepard is here. She doesn’t look like either @IMKristenBell or...