The Occupy movement does not take too kindly to celebrity cameos like those of Kanye West and Russell Simmons in their demonstrations and feels such appearances are for publicity. [LATimes]
...Aaaand we're back. After a global outage that really effed up my day yesterday (I had to write emails from the computer!), BlackBerry service has been fully restored. [KTLA]
An enraged gunman, Scott Dekraai, opens fire in a busy Seal Beach salon Wednesday afternoon, kills eight, leaves one in critical condition, marking Orange County's deadliest shooting. [KABC]
Whitney Houston almost got kicked off a Delta flight yesterday for refusing to fasten her seatbelt. [TMZ]
Anderson Cooper took a little snooze while reporting to jury duty as he waited to be called. Stars—they're just like us! [Post]