Protesters wear signs on their backs that say ‘don’t shoot’ during a demonstration at the Fruitvale BART station Wednesday in Oakland, California.

Oscar Grant was fatally shot in the back by a Bay Area Rapid Transit (B.A.R.T.) police officer early on New Year’s morning after police responded to reports of fighting on a train.

Protests, which began peacefully erupted shortly after Oscar Grant was laid to rest on Wednesday night.

According to CNN, the Oakland Police Department made 105 arrests, including a mass arrest of about 80 people at 11 p.m., said Officer Jeff Thomason. The charges include inciting a riot, vandalism, assault on a police officer and unlawful assembly, he said. One officer was injured, but not seriously, Thomason said.

Keep reading to view CNN video of the protesters in Oakland.

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After winning so many gold medals in the Olympics, it only made sense that Michael Phelps would take a break to relax and celebrate.

Though we think that someone's been pAArtying a bit too much!

Don't get us wrong, his body is still looking HOT but what the hell happened to his abs?

Phelps was spotted this week playing football in Miami Beach while vacationing with friends.

But remember what his abs and body looked like here? And what about this pic?

Someone needs to hit the gym again soon - and it's not just us!

[Images via Mavrix Online.]

Catching up today on our socialite fashion models, we enjoyed an introduction to Elettra Wiedemann, the 25-year-old daughter of Isabella Rossellini and granddaughter of Ingrid Bergman. Or rather, we gleaned her unique perspective on weight-sensitive boozing.

“I’m not much of a goer-outer because I get really fat really fast when I drink," she told Page Six Magazine in an interview appearing this weekend. "If I could be an alcoholic, I probably would be, but I just can’t.” Silly! That's what the coke is for. Didn't your mother teach you anything?

• Elettra [Page Six Magazine]

Ugly Betty star Ana Ortiz is pregnant with her first child, reports People.

Ana and her husband Noah Lebenzon, the guitarist for the band Half Life, are expecting the baby at the end of July.

The 37-year-old actress plays Betty’s (America Ferrera) older sister, Hilda Suaza.

“They are thrilled and ecstatic,” a friend of the New York City-based couple tells the mag. “They can’t wait to be parents.”

Congrats to the happy couple!

After splitting with Ticketmaster and locking down massive 360 deals with Madonna and Jay-Z, Live Nation has finally launched its own ticketing service. As of right now, in-house tickets can only be purchased for concerts taking place in Live Nation-owned venues, as the bigger amphitheatres already have ticketing deals in place. Still, the company’s Website is vending tix for Lil Wayne, John Legend, Elton John & Billy Joel, the Pretenders and many more.

Rock Daily tested out the ticket purchasing system on the Live Nation Website — in this case, buying a ticket for the Gov’t Mule concert in Denver, Colorado on February 13th — and made a frightening discovery: The $29.50 ticket carried along with it an additional $13.50 “Ticket Fee.” That’s exorbitant, even by Ticketmaster standards. We know their stock is landsliding but $13.50, really? We thought, maybe this is a typo or a bug in the system, to charge a third of the ticket price as a “ticket fee.” So we tried buying tickets for the Pretenders’ gig at New York’s Roseland Ballroom on January 31st. Again, the $49.50 ticket was accompanied by the $13.50 “Ticket Charge.” (Ticketmaster’s convenience charge for the Pretenders’ Philadelphia show is $9.85).

“Anytime you have a major roll-out, you hold your breath and hope there are no major glitches,” Live Nation CEO of global music Jason Garner told Billboard of the launch. “We went live over the [holiday] break and I didn’t hear one complaint from anybody about the system.” Garner also says having control of its own ticketing will allow the company to be flexible with prices. “Our goal is always to have a system built around being able to satisfy what the artists and fans want,” Garner said, adding that the company would also like to capitalize more on the secondary ticket market.

It’s also interesting to note how the two ticketing giants are facing off. Ticketmaster isn’t offering tickets for shows hosted by Live Nation, while Live Nation links to Ticketmaster for shows they can’t sell tickets for. We’ll keep you up to date as Live Nation continues to stake its claim in the ticket market, but the high price “ticket fee” definitely didn’t make the best first impression.

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"We're fine now. I think she's really changed. I saw her a month ago and she was really sweet and seemed really happy and we're adults now."

- Paris tells Glamour magazine, about her rivalry with Lindsay

[Image via WENN.]

Happy 10 years to the OKP fam and congratulations for making it through a decade. That’s an eternity in hip hop time.

The final installment of our 2008 Holiday Jammy recap offers a comprehensive look at the night including backstage interviews and performance clips featuring The Roots, Q-Tip, Estelle, Talib Kweli (and Idle Warship), Bilal, Tanya Morgan, 88-Keys, and more.

More info here.

Round 1 is over! Dr. Drew loosened his tie to try to catch La Pequeña, but that little slut got away from him and will go on to the finals with 38% of the votes. It's time for round 2. I have a feeling this one is going to be a total landslide, but I've been surprised before. Same as the first one. You have 24 hours to vote. Voting is in the right sidebar and the winning slut will be announced tomorrows. Your choices are:

May: Michelle Duggar - The bitch with the vag that won't quit!
June: Michael Ian Black - A wet hot American slut!
July: Jenni Pulos - The luckiest reality star around for getting to be soooo close to Jeff Lewis!
August: Spaghetti Cat - Bow down!

Lindsay Lohan was quick to dispel an Access Hollywood report that after breaking up with saMAN Ronson, she moved out of their home and into an apartment with her teen sister, Ali.

On Wednesday, BiHan turned up to the Hollywood Hills home she shared with saMAN flanked by assistants AND little Ali.

So, since Ali IS in LA, as the above photograph snapped outside of saMAN's Hollywood crib confirms, could there be something to Access Hollywood's early report?

And, why did Loca Lohan need a slew of people around her when she returned to their 'home'?

Just level with us, ladies! Y'all are taking a break, right?

[Images via Starzlife.]