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Bruce Jenner in Car Crash That Leaves 1 Dead

Jenner appears talking in pictures taken after accident

(Newser) - Bruce Jenner was in a car crash that involved several vehicles and left one person dead, the Los Angeles County sheriff's department says, per CNN . At least seven people were injured in the incident, Fox 11 reports, but a Jenner rep tells the AP he wasn't one...

U2 Guitarist Gets Green Light for Malibu Mansion Plans

The Edge must scale down his 5-structure oceanfront project, however

(Newser) - The California Coastal Commission staff has agreed to allow U2's guitarist to build a scaled-down compound in the mountains above Malibu . The staff recommended yesterday that the commission approve a smaller development than the one originally envisioned by David Evans, known better as "The Edge." Evans has...

Why Chris Brown Got Booted From Rehab

Judge orders R&B singer to stay in jail for a month

(Newser) - Chris Brown was kicked out of a Malibu rehab facility last week, and TMZ says it knows why. First off, he violated a rule specifically imposed on him because he assaulted Rihanna: to keep at least two feet away from all women (he touched a woman's hands and elbows)....

Malibu Tows Rotting Whale Carcass Out to Sea

Smell bothered millionaires

(Newser) - Malibu's version of a nightmare is over: A tugboat has towed the carcass of a 20-ton fin whale some 20 miles out to sea and away from the beach where it was decomposing , reports the AP . The tugboat crew was hired by a homeowners' association that took matters into...

20-Ton Whale Carcass Rotting on Malibu Beach

Officials not sure what to do, as whale carcass too weak to move

(Newser) - There's something rotten on one of the most exclusive beaches in Malibu—and it looks a lot like a 40,000-pound, 40-foot-long fin whale carcass. The remains are decaying close to homes owned by Barbra Streisand and Bob Dylan, and officials are at a loss about what to do,...

John Clark Gable's Girlfriend Found Dead in Their Home

Officials probe mystery death in Malibu digs of actor's son

(Newser) - Officials are investigating the sudden death of the 41-year-old girlfriend of Clark Gable's son in the couple's Malibu home. John Clark Gable told police that Christiane Candace Lange retired early to bed earlier this week because she wasn't feeling well. He discovered her unresponsive the next morning...

Dick Clark's Flintstone-y Mansion for Sale

Malibu estate listed for $3.5M

(Newser) - Dick Clark has put his 23-acre mountaintop home in Malibu up for sale for $3.5 million, reports Forbes . This one seems to be drawing lots of attention because the home looks like it's straight out of the Flintstones, notes the Los Angeles Times , which says the interior has...

U2 Guitarist Loses Bid to Build 5 Coastal Mansions

The Edge wants a grand, 156-acre development in Malibu

(Newser) - California coastal officials have rejected the quaint plan from U2 guitarist the Edge (aka David Evans) to put up five mansions on an environmentally sensitive ridgeline above Malibu, reports the Los Angeles Times . "In 38 years of this commission's existence, this is one of the three worst projects...

Scarlett, Penn Can't Keep Hands Off Each Other

They reportedly go PDA crazy at correspondents dinner

(Newser) - The May-November romance of sexy celebs Scarlett Johansson and Sean Penn is heating up. The two reportedly engaged in a slightly disconcerting super-hot make-out session smack dab in the middle of the White House Correspondents Dinner over the weekend. Scarlett, 26, couldn't keep her paws off 50-year-old Sean, even...

What a $5,600-a-Week Luxury Detox Is Like

Painful at first, but by the end...

(Newser) - On the first day of her $5,600-per-week stay at a ritzy Malibu detox ranch, Christina Binkley was awakened at 5:30am to do yoga, eat a tiny frittata, and then go on a 12-mile hike. "The scenery was gorgeous," she writes in the Wall Street Journal , but...

Mel Gibson 'a Gentleman' After Crashing His Maserati

Malibu crash could've happened to anyone, cops say

(Newser) - Mel Gibson is, for a change, in the news because of an actual car crash instead of the trainwreck that has become his life. A rep for the actor says he's doing "fine" after losing control of his 2008 Maserati and hitting a rocky hillside in Malibu on Sunday...

Woman Fleeing Assailant Jumps off Malibu Cliff

Attacker tried to sexually assault jogger, fled in her car

(Newser) - A woman jumped off a cliff to escape a man who was attempting to sexually assault her at a California state park, the LA County sheriff's department says. The woman, who had been jogging in Malibu, suffered cuts and bruises after falling about 100 feet and landing on the beach....

Wells Fargo Exec Squats in Foreclosed Beach House

Owner of $12M spread was Madoff victim

(Newser) - Wells Fargo has tried to distance itself from an executive who allegedly hung out in a bank-owned $12 million beach house, promising “decisive action” against any employee “who may have violated Wells Fargo’s policies.” Cheronda Guyton, the senior VP in charge of foreclosed commercial properties, allegedly...

Heidi, Seal Renew Vows 'White Trash' Style

Couple expecting baby girl

(Newser) - Heidi Klum and Seal decided to go more backwoods than Hollywood when they renewed their wedding vows—an annual tradition for the couple—over the weekend, Us Weekly reports. The theme of the Malibu beach party was "white trash," a witness says. Klum wore her hair in cornrows;...

U2 Star Plans 5 Malibu Homes; Locals Annoyed

The Edge's project raises concerns about environment

(Newser) - U2’s the Edge is ruffling the feathers of some of his fellow Malibu residents with a plan to build five houses atop a hill overlooking the Pacific, the Los Angeles Times reports. Both potential neighbors and California preservation agencies charge that David Evans' project is too ambitious for the...

Dylan Outhouse Odor Blowin' in the Wind

Neighbors press Malibu officials to end noxious smells making them sick

(Newser) - Odors from a portable toilet for workers on Bob Dylan's Malibu estate are blowin' in the wind, and neighbors are none too pleased about it, reports the Los Angeles Times. Sea breezes are delivering noxious smells that are making neighbors ill, they claim, and they're pressing local officials to take...

Global Warming Battle Hits Malibu Beach

Wealthy homeowners pay millions for temporary solutions

(Newser) - Malibu's scenic Broad Beach is vanishing between the rising sea and the sea walls homeowners are building to protect million-dollar properties from global warming, the Los Angeles Times reports. Ocean levels are projected to rise at least a couple feet in the next century, wiping away this and many other...

O'Neal 'Upset' at Meth Charge
 O'Neal 'Upset' at Meth Charge 
Oct 16, 2008 6:00 AM CDT

O'Neal 'Upset' at Meth Charge

Actor, son charged with felony possession in Sept. bust

(Newser) - The attorney for Ryan O’Neal says the actor “found it extremely frustrating and upsetting” that he and 23-year-old son Redmond were charged yesterday with felony possession of methamphetamine following a Sept. 17 bust in Malibu, Calif. “He's not a drug user and he doesn't want to be...

Nolte Flees $3M Malibu House Fire

Star suffers minor injuries

(Newser) - Grizzled actor Nick Nolte escaped with minor injuries from a fire that gutted the living room of his Malibu home, reports Reuters. The 67-year-old star of Tropic Thunder suffered smoke inhalation and scrapes when he tried to douse the flames with water from a garden hose. Fire inspectors believe the...

Dude, Bummer: Discontent Swells Over Big Boards

Longboarders call paddle-boarding 'surfing with training wheels'

(Newser) - As if surfers don't already have enough problems, novices are swarming their beaches to bogart the waves. Or that's what they'll tell you if you ask about the growing trend of stand-up paddle-boarding, or SUP. Quicker—and much bigger—than a longboard, the paddle board is like "a Mack...

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