Samantha Ronson plays DJ of honor at the all-vinyl weekly Wax On, Wax Off; Carmen Electra and Jenny McCarthy host SVEDKA’s Anti-Valentine’s Day “Future Ex” Party which greeted the likes of Jeremy Piven and Rob Patterson; The Artist adds yet another award to the pile with a unique commemoration by the City Council of Los Angeles; Octavia Spencer and other famous faces hit Staples Center courtside for the Lakers game—we have the details on what went down Tuesday night in L.A. in this installment of Last Night’s Parties
Dustin Hoffman, Nick Nolte and others enjoy the premiere of HBO’s new drama “Luck”; David Beckham cheers on the Lakers with Jack Nicholson and Chris Tucker; Julia Louis-Dreyfus and Amanda Peet take in a play at the Mark Taper Forum—it’s all about having fun on a school night in L.A.
Since the Los Angeles Clippers moved here from San Diego in 1984, they have shared a “rivalry” with their championship-winning neighbors the Lakers that makes the relationship between Germany and Poland look equitable and balanced. Historically crippled by terrible signings, fan apathy, perpetually awful luck, and Ricky Davis , it seemed to most people as if the Clips were destined to be an eternal punchline. But in sports, conventional wisdom is only true until it’s not anymore, and last night (in a game that admittedly means nothing) Chris Paul and the Clippers looked a hell of a lot better than Kobe and the Lakers
After a 19-year career in the NBA, including three championship titles with the Lakers, Shaquille O’Neal announces he’s retiring from pro basketball. [ KABC ] NY Democrat congressman Anthony Weiner denies sending a college student a “lewd” twitpic of himself, blames a hacker as conservatives pounce on the story.
Can you guess who this adorable celebrity couple getting a little frisky courtside at a Lakers game is? These two have a history and have been running in the same tight crew of guys (who also frequent Lakers games on the floor) for years. Find out who the lovebirds in this bromantic moment are and see the other famous guys who’ve had date night at this popular spot in our History of Celebrity Bromance At Lakers Games ! More»
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[photo via ] Say hello to your champs! Last night, things got crazy in the Lakers' locker room as they partied it up with buckets of champs and a box of Wheaties with their picture on the front.
The hottest ticket in town tonight, and likely ever, is a coveted Staples Center floor seat to Game 7 . No really, they're actually going for upwards of $82,000 a pop. So just who are these golden ticket-holders whose kids' college tuition would be taken care of just by selling their seats on the wood to tonight's game? Well folks, we've been studying the baselines of the Lakers' home games and scoured our sources to identify who owns those cushy top-dollar floor seats we all want… Staples Center seating chart Starting from the Lakers' bench and moving right, Ari Emanuel , brother of Rahm and a fat cat agent over at WME , holds 4 seats.
A DNA test proves Tiger isn't that porn star's babydady [ TMZ ] Harrison Ford and Calista Flockhart say “I do” after eight years together [ Popeater ] Speidi shops around “exclusive” affair lies but no one wants them [ NYPost ] Player for Argentina scores three goals in World Cup game against South Korea [ HuffPost ] LAPD: don't go downtown for Game 7 unless you have a ticket [ KTLA ]
Well, you can for just $82,355! Yes, YOU could be sitting on the floor for the Lakers-Celtics game that will determine the NBA champs.