Seriously? OMG! WTF?

Four historic Sunset Boulevard buildings may be lost to developers as the real estate boom spurs construction of thousands of new housing units in Hollywood. Preservationists are vowing to take developers to court if certain landmarks are threatened to be torn down, the Los Angeles Times reported. But real estate brokers say Hollywood has an office shortage. "Hollywood is one of few places in L.A. that can elegantly accommodate growth," said Tom Cody, a principal at home builder Gerding/Edlen Development Co. The site of the Nickelodeon Theater, which dates back to the Great Depression and once featured Ziegfeld Follies-style dancers, is slated for residential development, Another location is the Columbia Square broadcasting complex, constructed in 1937, which has been the home of television stations KCBS-TV Channel 2 and KCAL-TV Channel 9 and radio station KNX-AM (1070). A third site is the Old Spaghetti Factory restaurant, dating back to 1924 that has been an acting school and radio station for KMPC-AM (710). Finally, there’s the 66-year-old Hollywood Palladium, which would be developed with residences, stores and a hotel.

UPI

It is so sad that so many buildings in old Hollywood are being torn down by people who have no appreciation for the history.  

Rapper and producer Sean "Diddy" Combs, rock disc jockey Rodney Bingenheimer and TV host Barbara Walters have something in common.

They will join 20 other celebrities from radio, recording, theater, television and film to be honored in 2007 with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

Recipients were announced Friday by Walk of Fame committee chairman Johnny Grant.

"It’s a privilege to honor these performers," he said.

In a marathon meeting held June 16, the committee reviewed more than 200 nominations to select the 23 honorees.

The complete list of 2007 Walk of Fame recipients, as ratified by the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce board of directors:

— Motion pictures: Michael Caine, Matt Damon, Lauren Shuler Donner, Jamie Foxx, John Goodman, Michelle Pfeiffer, Robert Altman.

— Television: Walters, Erik Estrada, Kiefer Sutherland, Jerry Stiller, Dick Wolff.

— Recording: Combs, Mariah Carey, The Doors, Crystal Gayle, Tim McGraw, LeAnn Rimes, Shania Twain.

— Live theater/performance: Sir Tim Rice, Lily Tomlin.

— Radio: Bingenheimer, Stu Nahan.

USA Today

CHARLIE CHAPLIN’s actress granddaughter KIERA has cancelled her wedding to COUNT ALEXANDER DE BASSEVILLE after he was arrested in the US for conspiracy to distribute the drug ecstasy.
Chaplin, 23, has been dating the French financier – her partner in production company Limelight Films – for six years and stood by him after he suffered a stroke last year (05).
But she immediately called off their nuptials after the arrest.
A close friend, stylist MOHIEB DAHABIEH, says, "This is a very difficult time for Kiera. She has absolutely nothing to do with the charges and just wants to move on with her life now."

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