Singer Mariah Carey Pregnant

The singer Mariah Carey gave an interview with Access Hollywood this week announcing that she and her husband Nick Cannon are pregnant with their first child. She says that the baby is due this spring. Carey has revealed that she had a miscarriage soon after she and Cannon married in 2008. This would be the first child for both of them.

DJ AM's Burial

DJ AM, whose real name is Adam Michael Goldstein, was buried on Wednesday at the Hillside Memorial Park and Mortuary in Los Angeles, CA. A memorial service is also scheduled for today at the Hollywood Palladium.

Goldstein did not have a will and his mother was listed as the sole heir to his assets. Documents listed his annual income from property at $3.5 million. He also had another $400,000 worth of assets. He had $2.9 million worth of debts at the time of his death.

Actor Shia LeBeouf Gets Into Car Accident

It is reported that the actor Shia LeBeouf was in a car accident last night. He was in Hollywood at the time and was driving drunk. He had made a left turn in front of another car and the two cars collided, which caused Shia's car to roll. Nobody involved in the accident had any major injuries on the scene but both parties were still taken to the local hospital to be checked out. If the other party happens to have serious injuries, then he will be arrested on suspicion of felony DUI. If the injuries are minor, then he will be cited and released on a misdemeanor DUI.

Rapper Coolio Arrested

The rapper Coolio was arrested on Tuesday on an outstanding misdemeanor warrant for driving with a suspended license. He posted $10,000 bail and was released from jail five hours after police pulled over his gray Hummer at around 1:45 a.m. in the morning in Hollywood. He was pulled over because the vehicle’s registration was expired, but police found that he had a suspended license and an outstanding warrant.

No Charges Pressed Against Warren G

Prosecutors have decided not to press charges against the rapper Warren G, who was arrested earlier this week for being in a car that had marijuana in it. There was insufficient evidence to prove that he knew anything about the drugs.

He was riding in a car with another man, which was registered to neither one of them, when they were pulled over by police on Sunday morning in Hollywood after the driver ran a red light. Marijuana was found in the trunk and police wanted to charge them both with felony charges. They were released from jail after each posting $20,000 bail.

Sean “Diddy” Combs Settles Punching Lawsuit

Sean “Diddy” Combs has settled the lawsuit against him with an undisclosed amount. He was being accused of punching a man after a post-Oscar party outside of a Hollywood hotel on Feb 25^th. The man suing him also claims that Diddy pushed his girlfriend and spat on another woman.

Actress Mischa Barton Charged with 4 Misdemeanors

The actress Mischa Barton was charged with 4 misdemeanors on Tuesday that are due to a drinking and driving arrest that happened last year. She was charged with driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs, driving while having 0.8 percent or higher blood alcohol level, driving without a valid license, and possession of 28.5 grams or less of marijuana.

Barton was arrested on Dec 27, 2007 in West Hollywood after sheriff’s deputies saw her car taking up two lanes of traffic and not signaling for a turn. She has played acting roles on the TV show, “The O.C.” and was in the movie, “The Sixth Sense.”

Pauly Shore Countersues Wes Craven

The actor Pauly Shore is countersuing his neighbor Wes Craven because he says that a landslide on his Hollywood Hills property was caused by Craven not maintaining his vegetation and landscaping on the hillside of his property. He is also claiming that Craven did not eradicate rodents that were burrowing in the hill and made improvements on his property that changed the geology, topography, and drainage.

The lawsuit started last year when Craven sued Shore claiming that he upgraded his home with a pool, spa, landscaping, and other improvements that caused water to seep down a slope and cause damage to his property. Both lawsuits are seeking unspecified amounts for damages and a judgment to determine who will be at responsible.

Pimp C Autopsy Results

The autopsy of rapper Pimp C revealed that he died due to a deadly combination of sleep apnea and Promethazine/Codeine, which is cough syrup. His death has been ruled as an accident. He was found dead on December 4^th of 2007 in his bed at the Mondrian Hotel in Hollywood, California.

Mayor of Hollywood Dies

The honorary mayor of Hollywood, Johnny Grant has died at the age of 84 of natural causes. Grant was found dead on a bed in the Hollywood Roosevelt hotel, where he lived, in a 14^th floor suite.

In his lifetime he inducted more than 500 celebrities into the Hollywood Walk of Fame. He hosted red carpet Oscar arrivals and Walk of Fame festivities. He was in bit parts of movies and produced Hollywood’s annual Christmas Parade. He was an USO ambassador that brought entertainers to war zones to perform in front of the U.S. military during the Korean and Vietnam wars and battles in the Middle East.

Actress Mischa Barton Arrested

The actress Mischa Barton was arrested Thursday morning after driving under the influence of alcohol and possessing marijuana. She was driving on La Cienega Boulevard in West Hollywood when police officers saw her taking up two lanes of traffic and not signaling a turn.

She was arrested for the investigation of driving under the influence of alcohol, driving without a license, possessing a controlled substance, and possessing marijuana. She was in the West Hollywood jail for seven hours before she was released on $10,000 bail. She has a court hearing scheduled for February 28^th.

Wizard of Oz Munchkins Get a Star on Walk of Fame

This past Tuesday, nearly 70 years after “The Wizard of Oz” first premiered at the Grauman’s Chinese Theater, seven of the film’s Munchkins arrived there to receive a collective star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. The Munchkins arrived in a horse-drawn carriage with a marching band following behind. There was a yellow carpet that was similar to the film’s yellow brick road that led them to the stage. One of them tap-danced and another sang. Joey Luft, the son of Judy Garland who played Dorothy in “The Wizard of Oz,” stated that he was as proud that day as his mother would have been.

Hollywood Writers Go On Strike

Film and TV writers plan to go on strike Monday against the largest media companies over profits from DVDs and Internet programming. The Writers Guild of America board members voted to start the strike at 12:01 a.m. Pacific Time unless studios offer a better deal with bigger profits from DVD sales and shows sold and streamed over the Internet. They plan to start picketing in New York and Los Angeles after the strike captains meet and discuss and finalize the details.

The strike may have a big effect because all production will be stopped. The entertainment industry contributes about $30 billion a year and $80 million a day to Los Angeles.