• Mark Zuckerberg announces Facebook is buying our favorite addiction/photo sharing app, Instagram, for $1 billion to be paid in cash and Facebook stock. [KABC]
• After a bout of career lows, Lamar Odom's time with the Dallas Mavericks comes to a sudden mid-season end after roughly four months since being traded from the Lakers as the franchise renders him inactive for the remainder of the season. [ESPN] More»

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Spring signifies many things, from rebirth and new beginnings to a whole new mank bro season of exposed feral pit hair. And as we examined last year in our pioneering studies of bro on bro love at Lakers games, for the Staples Center, it means a season of fertile grounds alongside the Lakers' home court for budding celebrity bromance. Tuesday night we got some frisky business with Jack Black, Ashton Kutcher and Jeffrey Katzenberg (poor guy was hardcore third-wheeling them) but we could not have predicted the surprise MVP of the night when Josh Brolin stepped onto the scene like a fratboy on Spanish Fly at homecoming weekend. But on the real, sorry Leo, you've been topped; homie bro'ed the shit out of you. Let's take a look. More»

Man, being Connor Cruise must be the awesomest awesome time in the world. First of all, your dad is Tom Cruise, who clearly has it together, and your mom is Nicole Kidman, who left to go live in Australia, so hey, free trips to Australia! You've been shipped off to Scientology boarding school in Oregon, which is probably great because you don't have to read or do math or any of that boring stuff. And you've already chosen the rewarding and challenging career path of DJ'ing! What better way to celebrate than by having an MTV-worthy super sweet birthday bash at Hyde? No, not that Hyde, the one in the Staples Center, on Clippers game night! SWAGGGGG. More»

• The investigation of the severed head found by dog walkers Tuesday on a hiking trail in the hills below the Hollywood sign turns up two human feet and two hands. [LATimes]
• Ready to feel old? Kodak, a once Fortune 500 company, becomes another casualty of the digital age, files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection and obtains $950 million from Citibank to maintain operations. [KTLA]

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Lamar Odom and Khloe Kardashian are truly a double threat. They both bring home (and ostensibly enjoy) the bacon, they teamed up for a game-changing unisex fragrance, and you get the impression that if Lamar ever goes down with an sprained ankle or something, Khloe could probably give your team 20-25 minutes of serviceable power forward play off the bench. For all of these reasons, L.A. was sorry to see them go when Lamar was unceremoniously dumped off to the Dallas Mavericks, and since Dallas is basically Daytona Beach with bigger lawns and nicer cars, we can't imagine they were thrilled either. But on Monday night, at least, they were back in town, as the Lakers took on the Mavs. Let's see how it went! More»

• After not getting Chris Paul (who's about to close a deal to join the Clippers) or Dwight Howard, Kobe is seriously bummed noted candy fiend Lamar Odom was traded from the Lakers to the Dallas Mavericks in a first-round pick for the 2012 NBA season. [LATimes]
• Jessica Simpson is reportedly getting $3 million from Weight Watchers to join their program after she gives birth to stop being chunky lose her "baby weight." [Post]

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• First Lady Michelle Obama is in L.A. today for a discussion to support local military families and fundraising for her husband's 2012 presidential campaign, so expect some traffic delays around town. [KABC]
• USC receives its third largest donation to the tune of $150 million from the W.M. Keck Foundation to the medical school to help boost scientific research. [LATimes]
• Finals series underdogs the Dallas Mavericks beat Miami Heat to win first NBA championship title in franchise history. Good game! [KTLA]
• In other creeptastic news, even more embarrassing photos of Rep. Anthony Weiner emerge of him in various states of undress standing in front of a mirror at the gym. Total cringe-fest. [TMZ]
• Prince William's sister-in-law Pippa Middleton has apparently split from boyfriend Alex Loudon. [PE]

• Russell Crowe was on FIRE yesterday tweeting up a storm condemning circumcision because it's "barbaric and stupid" and calling out Jews to end the practice. [HuffPo]
• Dallas Mavericks beat Miami Heat in last night's game with LeBron James choking through the fourth quarter, lead NBA Finals 3-2. [KABC]
• In the wake of a major El Monte grow house bust, authorities discover an even bigger weed farm operation in Industry, find over 3,600 marijuana plants worth about $3 million and $500,000 in equipment. [KTLA]
• Tracy Morgan gets booed at Nashville comedy show for making tasteless homophobic jokes, audience walks out. [TMZ]
• Violence and bloodshed erupt in Syria as protesters demanding democracy across the nation take to the streets for the "Friday of Tribes". [LATimes]