LOS ANGELES — Authorities say reality television star Stephanie Pratt has been arrested on suspicion of drunken driving.
Los Angeles police say the 23-year-old Pratt was arrested early Sunday outside a party in Hollywood. Pratt is featured on the MTV show "The Hills” along with her brother, Spencer Pratt.
She was booked at Van Nuys jail on suspicion of driving under the influence and was released a few hours later after posting $5,000 bail.
"The Hills” chronicles the personal lives of a number of young people living in Los Angeles.
Barbra Streisand auctions items for charity
LOS ANGELES — A robe worn by Barbra Streisand in "The Way We Were” sold for nearly $6,000 and an outfit from "Meet the Fockers” went for $3,500 at an auction of hundreds of the entertainer’s personal items.
A Stickley china cabinet brought in $15,000 and a wig worn by Streisand in "On A Clear Day You Can See Forever” sold for $3,500.
More than 400 of Streisand’s dresses and suits, books, designer furniture, paintings and vintage collectibles were on the block at the weekend sale conducted by Julien’s Auctions.
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All proceeds go to Streisand’s favorite charities — including City Year, the William Jefferson Clinton Foundation and the Cedars-Sinai Women’s Heart Health Center.
Film, TV producer Daniel Melnick dies at 77
LOS ANGELES — Daniel Melnick, the producer who brought gutsy, smart movies like "Straw Dogs,” "Network,” and "Midnight Express” to the big screen, has died at his home in Los Angeles. He was 77.
His son, Peter, tells the Los Angeles Times that Melnick died Tuesday of multiple ailments. He had recently undergone surgery for lung cancer.
Melnick was head of production at MGM and Columbia, where he helped develop the divorce drama "Kramer vs. Kramer” and the nuclear suspense thriller "The China Syndrome.”
Melnick also produced the 1960s spy-spoof television series "Get Smart” that starred Don Adams as bumbling secret agent Maxwell Smart.
In addition to his son, Melnick is survived by his daughter, Gabrielle Wilkerson-Melnick, and two grandchildren.
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