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March 1, 2017 Vol. 10 No. 17
Oh What A Night!
Big winners Mahershala Ali, Emma Stone, Viola Davis, Casey Affleck at 2017 Oscars
“La La Land” didn’t sweep Sunday’s 89th Academy Awards as expected ‘Moonlight’ wins Best Picture after some confusion By Theda Kleinhans Reichman The 2017 Oscar telecast has come and gone, but it will go down in Oscar’s history in the way the evening ended, with a monumental gaffe in which the wrong winner for the best picture was announced. Presenter Warren Beatty looked at the red envelope handed to him and seemed at a loss for
words, so he handed it to Faye Dunaway, who announced, “La La Land” had won as the best picture of the year. The cast and producers of “La La Land” rushed on stage, and happy acceptance speeches were given before event staff and host Jimmy Kimmel ran out saying there was a mistake— ”Moonlight” was the actual
winner. The announcement was made by a “La La Land” producer who just a moment before had received the Oscar, given his speech, and was now presenting the award to the producers of “Moonlight.” At this point, all the Oscars quickly and graciously changed hands. Everyone in the Dolby Theatre was in
By Desert Star Staff At least 4 people have been killed and 2 injured after a Cessna 310 aircraft crashed in a neighborhood east of the Riverside Municipal Airport, setting several houses on fire. The aircraft crashed shortly after taking off from Riverside Municipal Airport, the Federal Aviation Administration said. The sixseat, low-wing, twin-engine monoplane was in route to San Jose, California when it crashed in a residential neighborhood, FAA spokesman Ian Gregor said. “We have recovered four victims that are deceased,” Fire Chief Michael Moore
told reporters, stating that at least one body was a “teenage” person. According to the chief, some 60 firefighters are still searching for at least two other missing people whose houses were destroyed in the plane crash. A further two people who suffered injuries are being treated in hospital. According to one survivor, five people were on board the plane coming back from a “cheer conference” at Disney Land. The circumstances of the crash were not immediately known. Images from the scene
showed extensive fire which erupted after the plane crashed into a suburban neighborhood of Riverside at the intersection of Central and Streeter Avenues. Riverside Police Lt. Charles Payne confirmed that two homes have been affected. Residents of nearby homes were evacuated from the area and taken to a local community center, Payne said. Authorities have cordoned off the area, while firefighters continue to battle the flames. More than a dozen emergency vehicles are at the scene, including paramedic vehicles and police cars.
shock, but that’s what makes live telecasts so potentially exciting. And even though the Best Picture win came and went in moments, “La La Land” still garnered six golden statuettes on Oscar’s night and was nominated in 14 categories. It also took home seven Golden Globes earlier in the year. Not bad, not bad at all...
Amid all the tumult, another mistake went nearly undetected that night. During the InMemoriam tribute, Australian costume designer Janet Patterson was commemorated, but the photo used was that of living Australian producer Jan Chapman, who later said, “I was Continues on Page 9
4 killed, 2 injured after small plane crashes into houses in CA