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FLAMING TRIBUTE TO 'LOST': Jorge Garcia led the cast and crew of "Lost" in accepting a special farewell award Saturday at Spike TV's annual Scream Awards -- a tribute to horror, sci-fi, comics and fantasy. A blazing piece of fuselage from the show served as the backdrop on the stage of the Greek Theatre in Los Angeles as Jimmy Kimmel honored the cast. "This whole thing was a lot more fun than the Emmys," cast member Henry Ian Cusick said.
Adopt-a-sculpture
Express your civic pride and help preserve culture by calling dibs on one of more than 80 public monuments and sculptures in the city’s Adopt-A-Sculpture program. Participating groups will assist the city with routine upkeep of public art, with training in art preservation provided by the Mayor’s Office of Culture and the Arts. Call 768-6622.
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Erbe returns to close out ‘L&O’ series
LOS ANGELES » USA Network says Kathryn Erbe is coming back to "Law & Order: Criminal Intent" for the drama’s 10th and final season.
Erbe will be reunited with Vincent D’Onofrio, who’s also returning to the crime drama for its last year.
Eight new episodes of "Law & Order: Criminal Intent" will air starting in 2011.
Mom’s ‘sex addict’ suit seeks $3M from Banks
ATLANTA » A Georgia woman is suing Tyra Banks for $3 million after she said her 15-year-old daughter appeared without her permission on an episode of Banks’ talk show about teen sex addicts.
Beverly McClendon claims the teen responded to a request on the show’s website seeking "sex addicts," although she has never been diagnosed as one. The girl was then flown to New York without her mother’s knowledge, the lawsuit says.
McClendon filed a missing-person report with police when she realized her daughter was gone.
The lawsuit, filed Oct. 8, asks for $3 million in damages.
Scott Rowe, spokesman for Warner Bros. Television Group, which is named as a defendant, said yesterday that the company had no comment. Banks’ publicist, agent and lawyer did not immediately return calls seeking comment.
‘Avatar,’ ’30 Rock’ win environmental honors
BURBANK, Calif. » "Avatar" and "30 Rock" are among winners of the 2010 Environmental Media Association awards, which recognize those who help increase awareness of environmental issues.
The awards were presented Saturday at an eco-friendly ceremony at Warner Bros. Studios that featured organic food and dinnerware fit for composting. Actors Olivia Munn and Jason Ritter hosted the event, which was sponsored by a hybrid automobile, the Toyota Prius.
