At the Grove

April 11, 2013 Hot Topics

Rapper/actor LL Cool J joined “Extra’s” Maria Menounos at The Grove on Thursday, where the “NCIS: Los Angeles” star opened up about the controversy surrounding his "Accidental Racist" duet with country singer Brad Paisley.

LL Cool J on ‘Accidental Racist’ Controversy: ‘The Conversation Needed to Be Had’
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The song, which caused a social media uproar when it was released on Tuesday, is styled as a conversation between a white Southerner and a black New Yorker.

LL explained, “The fact that there is so much controversy is proof that the conversation needed to be had. In clarifying, my intent is in no way saying that slavery is okay, that would be heartless.”
April 11, 2013 At the Grove
Attorney Mark Geragos joined “Extra’s” Mario Lopez at The Grove to talk about his new book, “Mistrial,” and about one of his most high-profile clients, Chris Brown, whom Geragos represented in the Rihanna assault case in 2009.
 

Geragos explained, “I’ve known him, obviously, since he first came to me over the whole Rihanna case. I’ve watched him over the past four years. I’ve talked to Rihanna, and she has seen, as I have seen, a monumental change in him.”
 
As for Brown and Rihanna’s current on-again/off-again relationship, the lawyer said, “I talked to Rihanna at the last hearing we went to and asked her, ‘Would you be here if he hadn’t done the work and made the change and gone through the programs?’ She said, ‘Absolutely not.’”
April 10, 2013 At the Grove

Actress Ashley Tisdale joined “Extra’s” Mario Lopez at The Grove to dish about her upcoming role in “Scary Movie 5,” and her love life.

Ashley Tisdale on ‘Scary Movie 5’ and Her Personal Life
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Tisdale said there are more horror parodies in the fifth “Scary Movie” installment. “We spoof 'Mama,' 'Paranormal Activity,' 'Black Swan' and 'Evil Dead.’”
April 09, 2013 As Seen On Extra

Sofia Vergara’s fiancé Nick Loeb, founder of Loeb’s Foods, joined “Extra” at The Grove to show Mario Lopez his newest creation with Auntie Anne’s pretzels, the Onion Crunch gourmet pretzel dog. Nick also dished on what he and Sofia eat at home.

“I cook about once a week,” Nick said. “I cook everything, I always get yelled at to make healthier type foods… My fiancée prefers to eat healthy… I like to cook anything for her, she loves chicken, pasta, salad.”

April 09, 2013 At the Grove
Reality TV star Patti Stanger, host of the Bravo show “The Millionaire Matchmaker,” visited “Extra’s” Renee Bargh at The Grove, where she introduced Renee to her fiancé, mortgage banker David Krause.

Stanger said, “We met online at Plenty of Fish, which is a dating site. I'm a big advocate of all of the dating sites!”

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April 09, 2013 At the Grove

Veteran actress/singer Debbie Reynolds stopped by The Grove to talk with “Extra’s” Mario Lopez about her new book, “Unsinkable,” and her appearance as Liberace’s mother in the HBO film “Behind the Candelabra.”

Debbie Reynolds Cuddles with Mario at The Grove!
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Watch our hilarious interview with the 81-year-old legend as she flirts with Mario after the jump!
April 08, 2013 Dancing With The Stars
Olympic gold medalist Aly Raisman and her “Dancing with the Stars” partner Mark Ballas stopped by The Grove to chat with “Extra’s” Mario Lopez about their upcoming contemporary dance, Len Goodman’s harsh judging and Aly’s “Ask, Listen, Learn” campaign.

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April 05, 2013 At the Grove
The L.A. Lakers and L.A. Clippers face-off on Sunday, but before the big game, former Phoenix Sun teammates and now rivals Steve Nash and Matt Barnes joined “Extra’s” Maria Menounos at The Grove to talk about their lives on and off the court.
 

Nash is promoting the NBA and Sprint’s Green Week, a mission to teach fans how to protect the environment. Nash explained, “There's something like 1.6 billion cell phones produced every year and only 10 percent are recycled, so it’s really important for us to recycle some of these phones.”