Photo by atomicshakespeares via the LAist Featured Photos pool on Flickr Suffering from an Oscar hangover? Then check out the next generation of hot filmmakers at The Beverly Hills Shorts Festival, which begins tonight and runs through the weekend. The studio that brought you such blockbusters as the "Lord of the Rings" franchise will soon become only the merest shadow of its former self: Warner Brothers will be absorbing New Line Cinema, which employs......

Pop the pink champagne and slip on that tiara to help welcome the arrival of 2008's first celebrity socialte and rock star spawn, Harlow Winter Kate Madden, who came into the world at the nicest hospital money can buy, aka Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, today. Harlow's mommy, 26-year-old Nicole, is now free to return to her pre-pregnancy and eerily thin body weight. Let's just hope she doesn't take any parenting tips from fellow fan of the......

California's prisons are pretty bad. There's overcrowding, prison gang violence, and a few too many guys like White Power Bill. Fortunately, most people will never have to experience these horrid places... But as anyone starlet can tell you, not even fame can keep you away from the slammer. So if you have to go, and you're not a violent felon, you may be able to go to the cushy pay to stay jails, where......

Even OJ didn't lose custody of his children, yet somehow Britney Spears has to turn her spawn over to K-Fed. An LA court commissioner today ordered that Spears' ex, Kevin Federline, will be granted full physical custody of their two young sons beginning Wednesday - which we believe is still Prince Spaghetti Day. What did the commish have to look at regarding Britney's behavior over the years? Well lets see - she shaved all......

As if the past couple of weeks haven't been bad enough for Britney, her former bodyguard has officially testified about her drug use, more specifically a bender she went on with singer songwriter and fellow rehaber Howie Day - News of the World Nicole Richie's pregnant body has her at a normal weight finally - Daily News Dennis Rodman has been accused of sexual battery for smacking a bar patron's ass and leaving a mark......

Neither Lindsay Lohan, Paris Hilton, Nicole Richie, or even Britney Spears know how to get themselves into more ridiculous trouble than OJ Simpson who seems to be bent on getting himself thrown in jail. In a bizarre and breaking story, the former USC Trojan is currently being questioned by the Las Vegas Police for an alleged armed robbery in a locked hotel room involving OJ Simpson collectibles. Simpson is claiming that the team of......

Nicole Kidman reveals details about her previous miscarriages and subsequent adoptions- Metro More Anna Nicole baby daddy drama - Explosive accusations in Rita Cosby's new tell all book of Larry Birkhead and Howard K Stern being lovers is setting off defamation lawsuits...I personally can't wait to read it - NY Post Jerry Lewis pulls an Isaiah Washington, using the "F" word during his live annual telethon for muscular dystrophy - TMZ Bill Murray explains his......

Following in the footsteps of Lindsay Lohan, Paris Hilton, and Nicole Richie, Bill Murray could face a drunk driving charge after he drove a golf cart along a downtwon street in Stockholm, Sweden and refused a breath test - Yahoo News Rapper Foxy Brown has been sentenced to jail, Rikers Island to be more specific, after violating her probation. She is currently three months preggers - TMZ Lindsay Lohan can relax a little more in......

Amy Winehouse's mother Janis has an exclusive interview with the British gossip rag Daily Mail discussing her daughters descent into drugdom - Daily Mail Britney Spears's rehab center, Promises, in Malibu has been issued a subpeona by Kevin Federline and his lawyers in his custody lawsuit - Access Hollywood In other Britney news, she's finally taken off the wigs and looks well, pretty good...or at least better - X17 Nicole Richie's baby might not be......

Londonist are starting to think their city is getting just a little bit too expensive, when even Christian Slater can't afford to go out there. And there's no escaping, as local singer Lily Allen discovered when she was barred entry to the US. The British mapping agency caused further bad karma, by blocking a 3-D representation of London in Google Earth. But the smiles returned to Londonist's faces as they interviewed Baroness von Reichardt,......

LAist believes that jury duty can actually be a worthwhile and interesting insight into the workings of this country's judicial system. LAist also believes that Brad Pitt is a worthwhile and interesting insight into the workings of this country's ability to produce magnificent manflesh. Lucky for us the two have finally come together: TMZ is reporting that Brad Pitt has shown up for jury duty today in Los Angeles: Brad arrived to court in......

Usher runs back to his estranged Mama's arms after a last minute cancelation of his wedding to Tameka Foster - PerezHilton Paris Hilton's inheritance is no more. Her billionare grandfather is mortified by her jail time and bad behavior and won't give her a dime - Metro In other Paris news, her reality show "The Simple Life" in which she stars with fellow jailbird Nicole Richie has been axed - The Insider Jimmy Fallon has......

Of course Supervisor Yvonne Braithwaite-Burke lives in her district. Or maybe not. (Los Angeles Times) Nicole Richie appears at the Glendale courthouse, reporter gets elbowed in the head (East of the 5/Daily News). As for Nicole, she gets 4 days in jail. (KCAL) Don't let the door hit you on the ass on your way out, Paris. The Hilton heiress' Hollywood home is for sale. (Curbed LA) How much do you love your botox?......

Nelly Furtado is engaged to sound engineer Demacio "Demo" Castellon - People Nicole Richie IS preggers with Joel Madden's baby, and reports are that its a boy - DListed Britney's got a new man, rehab counselor/real estate developer John Sundahl - Daily Mail Another pageant queen scandal- an unknown blackmailer has threatened to make certain scandalous photos public on Facebook of current Miss New Jersey Amy Polumbo - NY Post Laguna Beach alum Jessica......

- Black lesbian firefighter awarded $6.2 million in lawsuit - Daily News - $100 to share an apartment in Long Beach, but theres a big catch - CurbedLA - Paris Hilton is busy working on her crotch tan - TMZ - Nicole Richie is pregnant. So does that mean she's not eating for two? - Defamer - Xtina is also pregnant, sigh - Evil Beet - Some major judgment going down in regards to......

A Word or 68: At long last, The Sopranos takes its long walk off a short pier, "leave the gun, bring the cannoli" a famous gangster once said. The somewhat heavily promoted (color double spread NY Times) John From Cincinatti follows. Nicole Richie continues to make her last ditch appeals for favorable public opinion before she appears before a judge in the next month or so - watch the rich girl squirm. Tonight -......

A Word or 77 (or so): ABC has a lineup of new episodes and shows tonight - bucking the other networks, with the exception of Fox and the CW, who were always trend-buckers [hey, I said "buckers" ok, you dirty-minded individuals]. You might have also seen on the AP that the kids are trying to keep Jericho on the air - if CBS doesn't want to run it, they should sell it. I always......

A Memorial Weekend BBQ in East Hollywood was my destination yesterday. And since my recent habit has been to use public transit mixed with the bike, that's what I set out to do from my Sherman Oaks flat. First, I was off to Ralphs Fresh Fare at Ventura and Coldwater to pick up some food. I shop, exit and head to my bike. Right then, an escalade pulls up and parks in the fire......

Lindsay Lohan will finally reach the legal drinking age in a month and is planning her big Vegas bday bash sponsered by Ceasers and Svedka Vodka - US Weekly Nicole Richie reportedly checked back into rehab, reports vary on if its inpatient or outpatient - TMZ Britney Spears's impromtu lip synch performance at a Miami mansion on Saturday night did not go over well - NY Post A new kitten for TomKat? - MSNBC Former......

This summer could be a bummer for LA's biggest celebrity. Paris Hilton pleaded no contest (guilty) to alcohol-related reckless driving in September and she got probation. In late February she got caught speeding down Sunset Blvd. with her lights off. It was the second time she had been stopped while driving with a suspended license. Violating such a probation as the one she agreed to was served could amount to 45 days in the......

Can someone please tell Dodger’s head athletic trainer Stan Conte to make sure Prozac takes his meds before he pitches? Pitcher Derek Lowe in his third Opening Day start for the Dodgers gave up six earned runs and five walks in four innings earning a 7-1 loss against the Milwaukee Brewers. Even worse, the only offense the Dodgers could muster was a homerun by Jeff Kent in the second inning and a double by......

Angelina adopts again, welcomes Pax Thien Jolie Pitt to the clan - People Lindsay's back to her old ways, partying almost every night this week - Page Six Hayden Christensen and OC Alum Rachel Bilson a new couple - Just Jared Cute new tennis partner helps Britney work it out on the court - X17 Exclusive I mean, if theres going to be a celebrity death hoax, could we pick someone other than Sinbad? -......

So far I'd say March is a tad slow with it's celeb gossip, but here's a quickie to tide you over until something super juicy happens (I'm assuming the Britney suicide attempt is a crock). Nicole Richie is hospitalized after falling ill on set. Maybe she should try eating - Us Weekly Woody Harrelson gets into an argument with the staff of The Other Room - TMZ Good thing Madonna's out and Brooke Shields is......

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- Now that's a bad ass trailer - Defamer - My bad little girl is bringing her bi-hotness back to Lost - tv squad - Is the Pope gay? - NY Post - The Answer is a Question Mark for tonight's game in Denver - AP - Woman thrown from her car and into LA River during a traffic accident, probably fatal - LA Times - Clippers only a game and a half out......

- San Diego appealing to overturn Prop 215 - SignOnSanDiego - Miami Police Chief's son sentenced to 18 months in the slammer for trying to buy 400 pounds of weed from an undercover cop - Officer - 50 tons of Mexican weed seized at the border. Street value: 100 pesos. (just kidding) - Star-Telegram - New book called "Yes, But Is It Good for the Jews?" says pot is good, but cheesecake is not......

Peaches & Herm, Whitey, Jeffree Starr - she is the foul mouthed over-sexxed rappergrrl and Herm, her backing group consists of JD Samson (Le Tigre’s) and Samantha Maloney (Hole). Jeffree Starr is the transvestite who somehow became one of your Myspace friends @ Avalon The Bangles, Matthew Sweet, The Southland, and others perform as a benefit for the TunaHAKI foundation which helps AIDS orphans @ The Roxy Golem, Jill Soloway, DJ Anaan - Join......

Always a step behind her former bff, Nicole Richie was arrested this morning for driving the wrong way down the 134 in Burbank while allegedly under the influence. Although some bloggers are asking why she wasn't busted for tooling down the freeway the wrong way -- possibly in the car pool lane (did she think she was playing a video game?) -- and some are talking about how she claimed to be white when......

- Ashlee Simpson's redesign isn't all that bad, but we still lurve her sis - CityRag - Take Amtrak to Santa Barbara and get hotel discounts - LA Times (h/t green la girl) - Is Borat the reason that Pam Anderson is single and ready to mingle? Very Niiiice - Defamer - Good thing Tom Waits reads LAist and the paper or he wouldn't have known that our girlfriend Scarlett is going to cover......

We used to love reading the Sunday comics. All of them - from Peanuts to Rex Morgan. Even the ones we hated, we read. Okay, so maybe we didn't love the comics. Maybe it was more of a dependence on reading the comics than loving them. We sort of felt lousy each time we were unable to skip over The Family Circus and Ziggy, when we knew they would at best be unfunny and......