As the Hollywood Bowl’s stage spun around to reveal its fourth act of the day, those who don’t know Gregory Porter could not have expected to see a towering 6-foot-2 former football player wearing some weird kind of head gear (due to an unknown skin condition.)
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Actor James Gandolfini dead at age 51
James Gandolfini, who gained fame playing a memorable mafia boss on HBO’s “The Sopranos” by giving the role a contemporary twist of visiting a therapist for middle-age anxieties, died after suffering a possible heart attack in Italy, an HBO spokeswoman and the actor’s managers said Wednesday.
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Fan threatens to kill his own sister if rapper J. Cole does not retweet him
Think of all of the ridiculous things you’ve seen on Twitter. Have a good mental image? Hold on to it, because a recent tweet from a presumed fan of rapper J. Cole might top your list.
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Sixteen-year-old Danielle Bradbery wins “The Voice”
“The Voice” crowned Texas teen Danielle Bradbery its new winner on Tuesday, proving to the country singer that she could do what she’d thought to be impossible.
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Man on Rihanna’s roof taken into custody
A man was in custody today for allegedly trespassing at Rihanna’s house in Pacific Palisades.
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Superman sets super June record
“Man Of Steel” is on track to be the biggest movie ever to open in the month of June, as North Americans are predicted to spend $110.3 million to see the latest Superman saga.
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“True Blood” returns for its sixth season on June 16
As “True Blood” has developed over the past five seasons, the series has expanded from the story of the people — and vampires — living in the small town of Bon Temps, Louisiana, to a sprawling, multinarrative saga about how supernatural beings can exist in the modern world.
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Antelope Valley Juneteenth celebrations
Juneteenth is a worldwide African American celebration commemorating the date (June 19) in 1865 when many slaves in Texas learned they had been freed by the Emancipation Proclamation (Jan. 1, 1863), two and a half years after President Lincoln issued the document.
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Playboy Jazz Festival: 35 years and still blowin’ strong
Music fans from far and wide are expected to attend this weekend’s Playboy Jazz Festival.
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‘Beautiful’ transforms family’s ugliness
Generations of women in Jozanne Marie’s family have several things in common: They’re Jamaican; they’re beautiful; and they’ve had to endure brutal acts of violence at the whims of men. Jozanne’s mother is so traumatized that she faces institutionalization for life. Jozanne herself will not remain a victim.
