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Tuesday, February 4, 2014

By Fronnie Lewis Tuesday, February 4, 2014

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Super Bowl XLV111 redux: Record ratings, fab halftime, and Time Warner blackout make good

It was not the showdown many had hoped for, still it turned into the highest rated event ever on American TV . The Seattle Seahawks ran all over the Denver Broncos in a one-sided game — final score 43-8. However, 115 million viewers hung around to watch that blowout on Fox, according to the all important Nielsen ratings yesterday. The […]

Thursday, January 23, 2014

By Fronnie Lewis Thursday, January 23, 2014

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Mariah Carey and Nick Cannon to publish book together

Entertainers, Mariah Carey and Nick Cannon, have a new project together. The happily married twosome have signed on with Scholastic to published a children’s picture book, “Roc and Roe’s Twelve Days of Christmas,” featuring the couple’s twins Roc (Moroccan) and Roe (Monroe). “We are so excited to work with the Scholastic team on our Roc and Roe picture book and we […]

Wednesday, January 22, 2014

By Fronnie Lewis Wednesday, January 22, 2014

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Super Bowl 2014: $4 million TV ads and opera singer Renee Fleming

Now that the playoffs are over and the Seattle Seahawks and Denver Broncos are headed to Super Bowl 2014, there is a lot of chatter on the Internet about other aspects of that big game. Those Super Bowl commercials are always popular and are costing more than ever. Fox is televising the event and has sold out all the TV […]

Sunday, January 5, 2014

By Fronnie Lewis Sunday, January 5, 2014

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Around the Southland: Singer Katy Perry sells Hollywood Hills mansion

Pop diva, Katy Perry, is really getting a fresh start this new year. Perry finally sold the Hollywood Hills mansion she bought with ex-husband comedian/actor, Russell Brand, according to the Zillow blog. The estate was on the market last April for $6.9 million — it finally sold for $5.5 million. Perry apparently wanted a cash sell — and that may […]

Sunday, September 22, 2013

By Fronnie Lewis Sunday, September 22, 2013

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Bob Hope’s multi-million dollar Toluca Lake estate up for sale

The Bob Hope estate, which one real estate executive liken to “a private park,” is now up for sale, after months of reports about the property going on the market. The price tag for the Toluca Lake compound: $27.5 million, according to People Magazine. Details about the estate and the sale, along with photos of the backyard and inside […]

Saturday, September 14, 2013

By Fronnie Lewis Saturday, September 14, 2013

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Rogue is a new scent by Rihanna

Grammy-award winning singer/model/actress, “Rihanna” is always turning heads, pushing the envelope, and starting trends. Now the young entertainer has a new fragrance out called Rogue, according to a PRNewswire. In the release, Rihanna describes her new scent this way: “People are always changing and evolving, and with Rogue, my new fragrance, I wanted to switch it up to reflect who […]

Friday, July 12, 2013

By Fronnie Lewis Friday, July 12, 2013

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Photo Shot: Popular Southland hot spot

The Olvera Street marketplace in Downtown Los Angeles is always a festive spot to visit — even on hot summer days. A lot of things to see, nice restaurants to eat in, and if you are lucky, free entertainment by street musicians.

Wednesday, June 12, 2013

By Fronnie Lewis Wednesday, June 12, 2013

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Beatle song to become a children’s book

Ex-Beatle, Ringo Starr, will soon be a published children’s author. The rocker has snagged a deal with Simon & Schuster to turn his 1968 tune, “Octopus’s Garden” into an illustrated children’s book, according to a PR Newswire release. The song appeared on the Beatles album, “Abbey Road” (1969). The way the story goes, Starr composed the song while cruising […]

Tuesday, May 28, 2013

By Fronnie Lewis Tuesday, May 28, 2013

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Entertainment Bits: “Fast & Furious 6,” Rick Springfield sells a novel, and NBC’s relief concert for tornado victims

Box office bonanza “Fast & Furious 6 ” burned rubber all over the competition Memorial Day weekend. Not a whole lot of new moves in this sequel, but moviegoers did not care. They love this franchise. “Fast & Furious 6” took in $120 million for its debut in the U.S. The top six films helped generate more than $300 million […]