It's about as hard to imagine Los Angeles without the Dodgers as it is to imagine California music without the Beach Boys, so it makes sense when you discover that this years' 50th anniversary of Dodger baseball in L.A. is also the 50th anniversary of the Boys releasing Surfin' Safari, their first album. Luckily for fans of both, they chose to celebrate together as part of the Dodgers' home Opening Day festivities yesterday. More»

• 20-year-old Mariah Yeater files paternity lawsuit against Justin Bieber, claims he is the father of her baby as a result of a sexual encounter backstage at one of his Staples Center concerts. [Radar]
• Frank McCount, MLB agree to sell Dodgers, seek approval from Bankruptcy Court to auction the team, Dodger Stadium, and surrounding parking lots. [KTLA]

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• Anne Hathaway makes her first foray into showbiz behind the camera as producer for the Karl Gajdusek thriller in which she is set to star, Puzzler. [HuffPo]
• Frank McCourt's bankruptcy trial has been put on hold for a month so the Dodgers owner can try to work out some sort of settlement with MLB  for him to sell the team. [LATimes]

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• As the bankruptcy case proceeds, MLB accuses Dodgers owner Frank McCourt of "looting" over $189 million from the ailing franchise. [LATimes]
• Lindsay Lohan is reportedly getting close to $1 million to pose for Playboy, the shoot for which began over the weekend in between her morgue janitor duty. [TMZ]

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• After a brief separation a few years ago while he sought treatment for sex addiction, David Duchovny and wife of 14 years Tea Leoni are separated again. [TMZ]
• CA Legislature passes new budget that would cut funding for UC and Cal State schools, courts, health and education programs for the poor, and close 70 state parks. [LATimes]
• Madonna is planning to open her own orphanage in Malawi that will care for at least 1,000 children and they will all practice Kabbalah, do daily pilates and be raised on vegan macrobiotic diets. [PE]
• Google launches its social network Google+ for a limited trial run on a selective invite-only basis available only to truly special people but common folk may send requests to join. [HuffPo]
• Bankruptcy court judge allows Dodgers owner Frank McCourt to borrow $60 million to maintain operations while MLB considers seizing control of the franchise. [KABC]

We're pretty positive everyone in D.C. had a Merry Strasmas. Glee may have gotten more television views from residents in the District on Tuesday night but we're sure it's because the rest of the D.C. population hopped off of their couches and trekked to the stadium for this monumental occassion. Watch your backs Glee stars, Strasburg is the new celebrity to hit this town and he'll be on The Late Show with David Letterman tonight! More»

• "Southland" filming delayed. OMG - is Ryan in turmoil over Marissa's death, still? [NYMag]

• Kate Moss for Topshop fall collection looks. Summer's over, all two weeks of it. [Refinery29] More»

It's almost fitting that the longest All-Star Game in MLB history was played during the Final Season at Yankee Stadium. With the National League losing at the bottom of the fifteenth, the game running just under five hours, it is not a game that will soon be forgotten...

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