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GARY SINISE IS HELPING SEVERELY WOUNDED VETERANS

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Today actor Gary Sinise became a hero in our eyes. We learned about his fund-raising work for “Building Homes For Heroes.” Now here’s a cause that really MEANS something. They build customized “smart homes” for severely wounded veterans – particularly multiple amputees. They just handed the keys to a new house in Temecula to Afghanistan veteran Cpl. Juan Dominguez, a triple amputee. The organization aims to build a home for EVERY multiple amputee veteran so they can resume their lives. He comes from a military family and after Gary played a veteran who lost both legs in “Forrest Gump”, he got involved with veterans causes. This particular cause (they’ve completed almost 20 homes) is so genuine and heart-wrenching that we have to admire Gary and we urge you to think about contributing.

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By Janet / September 12, 2012

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AFTER EIGHT YEARS , HUGH LAURIE IS GOING HOME

Now that the Fox series is ending in May, “House“ doc Hugh Laurie, 52, is about to become reacquainted with his family. Since 2004, Hugh has been living for at least nine months a year in Los Angeles while his wife Jo and their 3 children remained in the UK. Several times they considered moving to LA, but the children loved their school and they didn’t know how long the show would survive. After eight years of incredible popularity, daddy became the highest paid actor in a drama, pulling in $700,000 a week. Soon, he’s going home. Hopefully, living apart is not the reason the 23 year marriage has been a success.

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By Janet / February 9, 2012

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THE WINNER HERE IS ARNOLD SCHWARZENEGGER’S HOUSEKEEPER

Photo Credit: Pacific Coast News

This is the house that Arnold Schwarzenegger generously bought for his “retiring” housekeeper Mildred Patricia Baena, according to the realtor who made the deal. The $268,000 Bakersfield home has 4 bedrooms 2 baths and a nice yard and pool. Baena,50, has not been home since Monday when the scandal broke so she’s missing all the fun. (We bet some news outlet has bought her story and hid her in a fancy hotel until they get the scoop.) The street is packed with reporters and TV crews and the neighbors can’t stop talking. Many gleefully mention Baena’s son’s resemblance to Arnold. As we recall, Marlon Brando had the same kind of relationship with his housekeeper but we don’t think he was married at the time.

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By Janet / May 18, 2011

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HOUSE DOC HUGH LAURIE HAS A WEAKNESS FOR FLASHY CARS

“House” star Hugh Laurie is making the most of living in Hollywood by driving around in his bright red 1966 Ford Galaxie convertible. Laurie has a collection of vehicles to entertain himself because his family is back in England while the kids finish their education. Sure, the car is a gas guzzler, but Laurie takes home $400,000 an episode for his series.

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By Janet / April 12, 2011

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ROB PATTINSON FEELS SAFER IN HOTELS

Rob Pattinson won’t be buying a house in your neighborhood any time soon. With all his money, it might be a good investment, but Rob fears that his fans will be hanging out around the property (or sneaking IN) and paparazzi might camp outside. He figures the best way to avoid all that aggravation is to move around a lot and live in hotels. He already has trouble enjoying a drink in a bar – he’s the target of his fans’ jealous boyfriends who want to start a fight. Rob just leaves.

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By Janet / March 15, 2011

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ZSA ZSA’S PRINCE IS SELLING THE HOUSE FROM UNDER HER

It had to happen. Zsa Zsa Gabor is still recovering from her leg amputation in the hospital, and her husband Frederick Von Anhalt has already put their house on the market. And according to our observant friend at The Real Estalker, he has exaggerated the details to TMZ. The “Prince” claims the Bel Air house is “roughly” 8000 sq ft and has 26 rooms while property tax records indicate the house measures 6,647 sq ft with 4 bedrooms and 5 baths. The Prince is asking 25 to 28 million for the house but we predict it will have trouble passing inspections. A peek inside the house reveals it hasn’t been updated or adequately maintained and the thrifty Prince has been known to climb up on the roof to repair leaks himself! The Prince plans to move with Zsa Zsa into a comparatively modest 1.5 million dollar condo in Westwood. We wonder what Francesca Hilton thinks about all this.

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By Janet / January 19, 2011

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MID CENTURY MODERN CASUALTY TO JOHANSSON REYNOLDS DIVORCE

It appears that Scarlett Johansson and Ryan Reynolds’ marriage was doing just fine in August because they bought a beautiful restored mid-century modern house with walls of glass in Los Feliz for 2.8 million dollars. The 1960’s 2835 sq ft dream house was designed by Buff & Hensman and originally featured four bedrooms but they had been redesigned into two larger bedrooms. That pretty much leaves out the immediate prospect of kids – which was supposedly one of the marriage problems. Scarlett has a history of bad real estate luck – she sold her last house at a 3 million dollar loss.

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By Janet / December 16, 2010

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NICOLE RICHIE SAYS IT WILL BE A SMALL WEDDING – IN A BIG HOUSE

Nicole Richie always said that if and when she got married to Joel Madden she would do it at her adopted father Lionel Richie’s Beverly Hills house. In fact, she still spends a lot of her spare time at daddy’s place. This photo reveals that is would, indeed, be difficult to find a more beautiful place to take one’s vows. We’re particularly amused that Nicole chose not to invite her sometime friend Paris Hilton to the wedding this weekend.

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By Janet / December 9, 2010

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DON’T BOTHER CHELSEA HANDLER WHEN SHE’S SHOPPING AT TARGET

House photos: via RealEstalker

No sooner had we heard that Chelsea Handler invested six million dollars in a new Bel Air estate, than she was spotted shopping for items for her new home. Chelsea’s new and gorgeous 5800 sq ft mansion has six bedrooms and seven bathrooms and a 50 foot pool with an outdoor fireplace. (Can’t you picture Chelsea and 50 Cent lounging at the pool?) We’re particularly impressed by the closet with a view. Obviously the talk show queen is doing well, but she’s still thrifty. She was seen yesterday clad in white cowboy boots pushing a shopping cart full of paper products, candles, and trinkets at Target. When fans greeted her she gave them a fast nod and quickly went about her business.

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By Janet / November 23, 2010

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THE DAY JANE LYNCH AND MORE MAGAZINE CAME TO VISIT

Photos: More magazine

At last we can reveal that Glee’s Emmy winning Jane Lynch was at OUR house for her retro-inspired photo shoot for her More magazine article! (We particularly adored Jane as Julia Child’s lanky sister in “Julie and Julia”) She is featured here in the pool cabana and the living room. (We rent out the house for locations because this website doesn’t pay the bills AND sometimes we get gossip!) While we toiled away in our office, we couldn’t help but eavesdrop a LITTLE, noting that Jane was friendly to everyone in the crew and very easy-going when it came to hair and make-up and wardrobe. She had no demands and never lost her sense of humor. And the male models were adorable, no?

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By Janet / October 25, 2010

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