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L.A. Arson Suspect In Court, Plus New Details About Mother's Checkered Past


Posted on Jan 04, 2012 @ 01:00AM - 2 comments

By Radar Staff

Harry Burkhart, the 24-year-old German man suspected of causing $3 million in damage after setting more than 50 fires throughout Los Angeles, will face a judge Wednesday, as we learn new details about his relationship with his mother Dorothee, and her own checkered personal history involving fraud -- and breast augmentation surgery!

Officials believe Harry torched dozens of parked cars in carports after Dorothee’s court appearance last week for an extradition hearing tied to 19 counts of fraud she was charged with in her native Germany in 2007, including an unpaid breast-augmentation surgery in 2004.

Dorothee -- who runs an erotic massage parlor in Hollywood -- was taken into custody December 28 on a provisional arrest warrant, and Harry was present at the hearing to determine whether or not she'd be extradited to Frankfurt to face the fraud charges. At one point, Harry said "F--- the United States!," according to Thom Mrozek, a spokesman for the U.S. attorney's office. Mrozek said the son was detained and ejected from the courthouse following the profane outburst.

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Hollywood Arson Fires Continue


Posted on Dec 31, 2011 @ 07:58AM - 2 comments

By Radar Staff

Another 10 arson fires were set in Los Angeles Saturday morning, bringing to 32 the number of blazes now under investigation by fire officials. The latest group were all in North Hollywood.

Another 10 arson fires were set in Los Angeles Saturday morning, bringing to 32 the number of blazes now under investigation by fire officials. The latest group were all in North Hollywood.

Friday night, there was one more fire set in West Hollywood, in the same area where the first batch of 21 went up Thursday night and Friday morning.

Most of the infernos started with cars being set afire. They quickly spread to nearby houses and apartment buildings.

One man has been arrested, although he's not yet been charged. "It's too early to say whether we have a copycat," Captain Jaime Moore, of the Los Angeles Fire Department said.

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As RadarOnline.com previously reported, the house where legendary rocker Jim Morrison once lived is among those destroyed. It's believed to have inspired his song, Love Street.

"We believe it's a good possibility that the individual responsible for the fires this morning is responsible for the fire that occurred tonight," Moore said Friday night.

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Fire officials are now on full alert, fearing the arson fires may continue on New Year's Eve.

 

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Jim Morrison’s Former House Damaged In West Hollywood Arson Spree


Posted on Dec 30, 2011 @ 06:00AM - Add a comment

By Radar Staff

The Hollywood Hills house Jim Morrison once lived at was one of the many damaged in a spree of arsons in West Hollywood, California early Friday, KTLA reported.

Firefighters were summoned at about 1:20 a.m. PT to 8021 Rothdell Trail, where the Lizard King resided with girlfriend Pamela Courson during the 1960s.

The dwelling reportedly inspired the Doors' 1968 song "Love Street".

Fire officials in Los Angeles estimated as many as 20 separate blazes were started during the early morning hours, mostly in parked cars or car ports, then spreading to nearby structures.

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Amy Winehouse Joins Other Dead Rockers In Macabre '27 Club'


Posted on Jul 23, 2011 @ 06:00PM - 5 comments

By Radar Staff

When Amy Winehouse died Saturday, she instantly became a member of the bizarre '27 Club.'  That's an extraordinary group of famed musicians who all died at the young age of 27.

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The most famous member of the 'club', which is also referred to as 'Forever 27', is Nirvana frontman Kurt Cobain who committed suicide on April 5, 1994 by shooting himself in the head following a heroin and Valium binge.

Kurt was married to Hole rocker Courtney Love at the time and the pair had a 2-year-old daughter, Frances Bean.

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Love's own band-member Kristen Pfaff died several months later, on June 16, 1994, from an opiate overdose. She was also 27.

Guitar legend Jimi Hendrix choked to death on his own vomit after overdosing on sleeping pills and red wine on September 18, 1970 and just weeks later, on October 4, singer/songwriter Janis Joplin died from a heroin overdose on October 4.  They were both 27.

The Doors front man Jim Morrison was found dead at 27.  He was discovered  in a bathtub in his Paris apartment on July 3, 1971 and was listed as having died from congestive heart failure, although no autopsy was carried out and Jim had a history of heroin abuse.

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Brian Jones, one of the founding members of The Rolling Stones, drowned at age 27 in a swimming poll on July 3,1967.

Robert Johnson is widely believed to be the original member of the '27 Club' after he was poisoned with strychnine and died on August 16, 1938.

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The legendary guitarist is said to have influenced scores of other musicians since his death including Robert Plant of Led Zeppelin, Eric Clapton, and even Brian Jones.

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PHOTOS: Rockers Who Are Part Of the 27 Club


Posted on Jul 23, 2011 @ 05:20PM - Add a comment
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Rockstars who have died at age 27, making them part of the 27 Club.

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Nick Jonas: Who's Jane Fonda & Jim Morrison?


Posted on May 19, 2011 @ 05:00AM - 2 comments

By Radar Staff

The youngest of the singing Jonas Brothers, 18-year-old Nick Jonas, just bought himself a $5 million-plus penthouse in Hollywood, Calif., and had it nicely furnished by a star of HGTV's Design On a Dime. 

He liked everything hot designer Kahi Lee put into the crib at The Residences at the W Hollywood -- except for two photos on the wall.

"The only pieces he asked me to take down were the portraits of Jane Fonda and Jim Morrison," Lee wrote on her Facebook page.  "And I'm pretty sure it's because he doesn't know who they are. He was born in 1992 after all."

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DVD Releases for June 29, 2010


Posted on Jun 29, 2010 @ 06:10AM - Add a comment
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Hot Tub Time Machine (R)

Say hello to neon, synth pop and big hair! In Hot Tub Time Machine, four friends get a jolt of excitement in their humdrum lives when a ski resort hot tub takes them back in time. Once they warm up to being back in the 1980s, the real fun begins, as they dream up the myriad ways to capitalize on the strange ride -- starting with with an invention that would mix Twitter with -- wait for it -- Viagra. (John Cusack [Adam], Craig Robinson [Jacob], Rob Corddry [Lou])

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Katy Perry Talks About Wedding & Fiance Russell Brand


Posted on May 24, 2010 @ 07:30AM - 4 comments
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Katy Perry who says she feels “a little bit like a Priscilla Presley,” is revealing details about her wedding and shooting down some rumors, RadarOnline.com has confirmed.

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The 25-year-old beauty appeared on Ryan Seacrest’s KIIS-FM radio show Monday morning saying she felt like Elvis’ teenage bride, “young, in love getting married.”

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She described her fiancé Russell Brand as “Oscar Wilde meets Dudley Moore meets Jim Morrison, a little Elvis Presley meets Charles Manson.”

Katy, who obviously is as wacky as her British comedian boyfriend, says “It’s like an episode of I Love Lucy continuing.”

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Rihanna, who is one of Katy’s best friends and is planning who bachelorette party, leaked to Ryan a few weeks that she thought the wedding was going to be in India.

Katy says Rihanna was wrong “But I think she got the idea that we got engaged in India –wrong for the reprise.”

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Katy is keeping the location secret, but implied that out of the U.S. is a definite “I hope it to be in a location.” She told Ryan. “I think it’s better to take people of out their comfort zone and mesh the groups.”
She won’t give an exact date, but she has sent out “Save The Week” notices. And, while the California Gurl wants a small wedding, she says she’s going to throw lots of parties. “Everybody knows I love a good party,” she says.

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Katy’s new song California Gurls with Snoop Dogg is #2 on Billboard’s Top 100, and her Teenage Dream album comes out August 24, 2010.

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