Justin Bieber, Quincy Jones step out to see Michael Jackson immortalized with hand and footprints in cement at Grauman's Chinese Theatre; Salt-n-Pepa prove they still got it at the launch of McDonald's new Chicken McBites menu item; The 18th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards holds a behind the scenes champagne dinner by Suzanne Goin; Diane Keaton,  Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Kevin Kline and more kick off the Santa Barbara International Film Festival—we have the highlights of what went down on Thursday in and around L.A. in this edition of Last Night's Parties. More»

Dustin Hoffman, Nick Nolte and others enjoy the premiere of HBO's new drama "Luck"; David Beckham cheers on the Lakers with Jack Nicholson and Chris Tucker; Julia Louis-Dreyfus and Amanda Peet take in a play at the Mark Taper Forum—it's all about having fun on a school night in L.A. and we have your insider's look in this installment of Last Night's Parties. More»

• Madonna's personal diaries nearly go public in online auction until her reps swoop in...boo [TMZ]
• Lady Gaga: was it stage fright or just diva behavior that kept her in her dressing room all at the Costume Institute Gala? [NYPost]
• Someone didn't double-check to make sure Julia Louis-Dreyfus' name was spelled correctly for her star on the Walk of Fame... Wow... [Huffington Post]
• You might get fined if you have a really yippy dog [Daily News]
• The city is making sure those supergraphic signs like the H&M one one the Roosvelt are history [Curbed]

The Screen Actors Guild awards (aka "The Golden Globes, Round 2") were this past Saturday, and we watched as the winners from last week became repeat offenders and walked away with even more statues. This includes Alec Baldwin, who missed the GG's because he was in Canada doing charity work.   More»

[Ellen DeGeneres and Portia de Rossi Photos by Getty] The 20th Annual GLAAD Media Awards, which recognize media for their inclusive representations of the gay community, were given out last Saturday night at L.A.'s Nokia Theater. Honorees included Ellen DeGeneres, Jessica Alba, television shows "Desperate Housewives", "Brothers and Sisters" and "The L-Word", Julia Louis-Dreyfus, and Kathy Griffin, who somewhat inexplicably felt the need to accept her award in a bikini, More»