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Dr. Drew Has No Plans To Continue VH1's Celebrity Rehab!
Celebrity Rehab has had its fair share of drama throughout its run on VH1. With a grand total of five deaths — Mindy McCready, Jeff Conoway, Rodney King, Mike Starr and Joey Kovar — and their repercussions, it seems Dr. Drew doesn’t want to deal with it any longer. The TV Doctor said: “I don’t have any plans [...]
Glen Mazzara To Write ‘Shining’ Prequel Called ‘The Overlook Hotel’
The Shining has had quite the resurgence in the past few months. Rodney Ascher’s Room 237 is certainly one factor. Another, bigger motivator is Stephen King himself, who is currently working on a Shining sequel novel called Doctor Sleep. Warner Bros., which owns the rights to the Stanley Kubrick film, surely sees this as a perfect time [...]
TR Interview: Room 237 Filmmakers Rodney Ascher and Tim Kirk on Nit-Picking The Shining
Room 237 is in many ways the ultimate movie-geek movie, in which six superfans of Stanley Kubrick's Stephen King adaptation The Shining expand upon their theories as to what the subtext really i...
Stanley Kubrick’s Assistant Says ‘Room 237? Is ‘Gibberish’
Stanley Kubrick’s assistant on The Shining recently described Room 237 as “pure gibberish.” The documentary by filmmaker Rodney Ascher takes a look at the numerous theories that have surrounded Kubrick’s adaptation of Stephen King’s classic novel. Although many people have subscribed to these ideas over the years, Stanley’s assistant on the horror flick thinks the [...]Show More Summary
The 20 Worst Albums of the '90s: The Complete List
Sure, you had the Bill Clinton blowjob scandal, OJ, Pakistan and India going nuclear, mad cow disease, the Rodney King decision, and Titanic. But what made the '90s truly awful was its music. Tha...
The 20 Worst Albums Of The '90s: 10-1
The 20 Worst Albums Of The '90s: 20-11
Sure, you had the Bill Clinton blowjob scandal, OJ, Pakistan and India going nuclear, mad cow disease, the Rodney King decision, and Titanic. But what made...
The 20 Worst Albums Of The '90s: 20-11
Sure, you had the Bill Clinton blowjob scandal, OJ, Pakistan and India going nuclear, mad cow disease, the Rodney King decision, and Titanic. But what made the '90s truly awful was its music. That...
Mariah Carey: Dream Team Will Produce New Album
Mariah Carey’s 2013 album, so far unnamed, will have the help of top producers including The Dream, Hit Boy, Big Jim Wright, and Rodney Jerkins, according to an interview with Gail Mitchell for Billboard. The Love King musician The Dream is known for co-writing big popular hits like Beyoncé’s “Single Ladies (Put a Ring on [...]Show More Summary
Stacey Koon -- LAPD Cop in Rodney King Beating Now Drives a Limo
Stacey Koon -- the former LAPD sergeant who did prison time for beating Rodney King -- has changed careers -- he's now driving a limo.An independent photog got Koon driving a limo for Music Express, the high-end private transport company. …
The Revolution Begins On Thurzday
Twenty years ago, the Los Angeles riots happened as the aftershock of the Rodney King beating in 1991 – where a year later King’s uniformed aggressors were acquitted despite being caught on video bludgeoning King. L.A. rapper Thurz released his solo debut album L.A. Show More Summary
Film: Rescued From Semi-Obscurity: The under-the-radar 1992 crime film One False Move drew on tension in the air
Sometimes largely forgotten pieces of pop culture need to be dusted off and given a fresh look. Rescued From Semi-Obscurity does just that. In 1992, Los Angeles erupted in riots in the wake of the Rodney King verdict, bringing the city’s—and our nation’s—simmering racial tensions to a boiling point. Show More Summary
Rodney King -- Autopsy Report Prompts Family Health Scare
Rodney King's family believes R.K.'s autopsy report contains a key piece of information about Rodney's health that could save their own lives... and it centers around his heart. A member of the King family tells TMZ... the coroner explained how…
Rodney King Was On PCP, Coke And Booze At Time Of His Death [Toxicology Report]
Rodney King was in a “state of drug and alcohol induced delirium” when he passed away according to the official toxicology report released by his cases supervising coroner. The report from the San Bernardino Coroners office further notes: “The effects of the drugs and alcohol, combined with [King's preexisting heart condition] probably precipitated a cardiac [...]Show More Summary
Rodney King Had A LOT Of Drugs In His System When He Died
We knew that Rodney King may have been drinking alcohol and smoking marijuana right before his death in June, but it the autopsy conclusion has revealed two more influencing factors. The former Celebrity Rehab star was also using cocaine and PCP! Ugh! So sad that he gave into his demons and, from the looks of it, [...]
Rodney King Cause of Death: Drugs, Alcohol, State of Delirium
The body of Rodney King was discovered at the bottom of a pool by his fiancee last month, with the cause of death listed as "accidental drowning."
That may technically still be the case, but the official death report has come out and...Show More Summary
Rodney King Death Report -- PCP, Cocaine, Booze, Weed
Rodney King was under the influence of SEVERAL substances at the time of his death -- including alcohol, marijuana, weed, and PCP -- this according to Rodney's death report.According to the report, the cause of death is listed as accidental…
Justin Lin Might ‘Riot’ For Rodney King Story
After the success of Fast Five, Justin Lin might be looking to tackle a difficult and divisive moment in our modern history. According to Vulture, Lin is in talks with Universal to direct L.A. Riots – a film version of the violence and...Show More Summary
Exclusive: Universal in Talks With Fast Five Director Justin Lin for Rodney King Film, L.A. Riots
Twenty years have passed since the acquittal of four LAPD officers charged with beating Rodney King touched off riots that killed 53 people, injured 2,000, and cost $1 billion in property damage, but Hollywood may finally be getting around to telling its version of the story: Vulture hears exclusively that
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HARD Summer
HARD Summer It was like I was invisible. You always wonder in L.A., am I safe? This is the land of Rodney King, this is where there are fewer police per square mile and enough ethnicities to shoot a whole slate of MTV reality shows. Yes, MTV made a conscious decision to show the black, [...]
Rodney King Funeral -- Rev. Sharpton Calls Him 'Symbol of Forgiveness'
Rodney King was laid to rest today at Forest Lawn Hollywood Hills, where such notable names as Michael Jackson, Andy Gibb, Liberace, and Ed McMahon were laid to rest.The family held a private funeral early in the day, and then a public memorial and…