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May 06, 2013 National News
As the jury begins deliberating in the Jodi Arias murder trial, “Extra” spoke with a friend of Travis Alexander, the former boyfriend Arias is accused of murdering.

Clancy Talbot, who worked with Alexander, said, “Every time I saw her, she gave me a really bad feeling... made the hair on the back of my neck stand up, just a sick feeling.”


Talbot described Travis as a brother to her and was protective of him because Jodi was so jealous. Talbot explained, “Jodi was always worried about him giving someone more attention than her, if it was a female that made things even worse.”

May 06, 2013 Hot Topics

A video shoot for Jennifer Lopez’s new song “Live it Up” took a dangerous turn on Sunday when gunshots were fired at the scene.

Gunshots at Jennifer Lopez Video Shoot
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Fort Lauderdale Police spokeswoman Detective DeAnna Greenlaw told the New York Daily News, “Fort Lauderdale police officers responded to a call of shots fired at the northernmost point of the Fort Lauderdale beach park parking lot. Jennifer Lopez and her crew were filming in the southernmost end of this park.”
May 06, 2013 Hot Topics
The judge who presided over the trial of Casey Anthony said Monday he believed the Florida mother, acquitted of murdering her 2-year-old daughter, could have been convicted of first-degree murder.

Judge Belvin Perry told NBC’s “Today” show, "There was sufficient evidence to sustain a verdict of murder in the first degree in this case… I thought they had proved a great case, but you’ve got to realize this was a circumstantial evidence case. All the defense had to do was create that reasonable doubt, and that’s what they did."

May 06, 2013 Hot Topics

Troubled actress Lindsay Lohan doesn’t think her court-ordered 90-day stay at the Betty Ford Clinic is the answer to her problems.

In an article for the Sunday edition of the Daily Mail newspaper, CNN reports Lindsay spoke to Piers Morgan before she entered the Ford Clinic last week, telling him she feels like a rehab expert.

Lindsay Lohan: ‘Sending Me to Rehab is Pointless’
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“I've been court-ordered to do it six times," she said. "I could write the book on rehab. Constantly sending me to rehab is pointless. The first few times I was court-ordered to rehab, it was like a joke, like killing time."
May 05, 2013 Hot Topics

This month on “Extra,” hosts Mario Lopez and Maria Menounos are asking you to challenge them via YouTube.

We've partnered with YouTube stars including, 10-year-old rapper Matty B, the "Prank vs. Prank" couple Jesse and Jeana, AwesomenessTV's IMO Girls, Blogilates' Cassey Ho, DanceOn's IaMmECrew, and more!
 
Take a look!

Go here to find out how you can enter our first YouTube challenge!
May 04, 2013 Music

It doesn’t look like Lil Wayne will be pitching Mountain Dew again, after parent company PepsiCo dropped him over a controversial lyric.

Lil Wayne Dropped By Mountain Dew Over Controversial Lyric
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Weezy’s offending line in Future’s “Karate Chop (Remix)” references civil rights martyr Emmitt Till, who was murdered at just 14 years old.
May 03, 2013 Extra Scoop
  •  Holly Madison Loses 30 Pounds, Poses in Bikini’
    Holly Madison Loses 30 Pounds, Poses in Bikini

    Just six weeks after welcoming baby girl Rainbow Aurora, Holly Madison's body is back in a bikini! Full story: Life & Style

  •  Jaime King Expecting First Child
    Jaime King Expecting First Child

    The “Hart of Dixie” star and husband Kyle Newman are expecting their first child later this year. Full story: People.com

  •  Caroline Kennedy Selling 93 Acres on Martha’s Vineyard
    Caroline Kennedy Selling 93 Acres on Martha’s Vineyard

    The only surviving child of the late President John F. Kennedy put about 90 acres in Martha’s Vineyard on the market. Full story: Bloomberg.com

May 03, 2013 Hot Topics

Troubled starlet Lindsay Lohan dodged an arrest warrant on Thursday by checking into the Betty Ford Center rehab facility in Rancho Mirage, CA. TMZ broke the news, saying she arrived to the center late in the evening.
 

Finally, Lindsay Lohan Checks Into Rehab
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The change in plans comes after Lindsay re-hired attorney Shawn Holley, who reportedly got Santa Monica City Attorney Terry White’s stamp of approval for her star client to check into Betty Ford.