Celebrity

VIRGINIA—Retired boxer Pernell "Sweet Pea“ Whitaker, 55, died on Sunday, July 14 after being struck by a vehicle in Virginia, the Virginia Beach Police Department reported. On Sunday, at approximately 10:04 p.m., Emergency Communications received a call for vehicle/pedestrian accident.  The incident occurred near the intersection of Northampton Boulevard and Baker Road. When officers arrived on scene they located an...

MALIBU—Former NBA star Kobe Bryant, 41, was killed in a helicopter crash on Sunday, January 26 in a helicopter crash in Calabasas. The athlete was just one of five people killed in the crash. TMZ was first to report that Byrant’s 13 year-old daughter, Gianna Maria Onore was killed in the crash. The basketball legend was traveling in his...

SAN FRANCISCO—Edward Allen Gilbert passed away on July 19, 2020, at the age of 67. Reported cause of death is cancer. Gilbert spent his youth in Europe before moving to the Bay Area in 1980. His friends in New York warned him about the West Coast suggesting that, "if there was a California Bohemia it produced weak poetry, clumsy craft...

CELEBRITY — Jennifer Lopez and Alex Rodriguez are still together despite recent reports saying that the couple split. On Saturday morning March 13 the couple’s representative made a statement to CNN to clarify that they are continuing their relationship and are “working through some things." The representative also stated that they are still engaged.  Below is the timeline of their...

HOLLYWOOD—"Full House" star Bob Saget was found dead in a Ritz-Carlton hotel located in Orlando, Florida on Sunday, January 9. He died at the age of 65 years old.  Officials responded to a call of an unresponsive man located at the hotel. When deputies arrived they found a deceased man who was identified as Robert Saget. Saget just began traveling...

LOS FELIZ—The Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office announced on Wednesday, October 5 that television producer Eric Weinberg, 62, was charged in an 18-count complaint for sexually assaulting five women at different times between 2014 and 2019. “The defendant relied on his Hollywood credentials to lure young women for photo shoots where he allegedly sexually assaulted them,” said District Attorney...

HOLLYWOOD—After months of teasing the full cast for the upcoming season of the 2023 reality competition “Dancing With the Stars” it was FINALLY released on Wednesday, September 13. We knew back in July that “Vanderpump Rules” star Ariana Madix who was part of the Scandoval that rocked reality TV would be competing on the dance floor. Earlier this week it...

MALIBU—Los Angeles Clippers star DeAndre Jordan has listed his Malibu home for sale at $6.5 million. The listing is currently being held by Jordan Cohen of Re/MAX Olson & Associates. The 4,600 square foot home is a two-story contemporary design and is located within the confines of the guard-gated Serra Retreat neighborhood of Malibu. The property is located on a...

SAN FRANCISCO—Radio Host Ray Taliaferro of KGO-810 Radio has been reported missing. He was last seen in Paducah, Kentucky on November 10. The 79 year-old radio host was last seen with the manager of the restaurant Mellow Mushroom, located at 3121 Broadway Street.  He was seen at the establishment earlier in the day and has not been spotted since....

CHICAGO, IL—All charges of filing a false police report against "Empire" actor Jussie Smollett were dropped on Tuesday, March 26. Cook County First Assistant State Attorney Joseph Magats cleared Smollett of 16 felony accounts of disorderly conduct after allegedly lying to police about being targeted in a hate crime. Magats told reporters the charges were dropped after Smollett performed two...