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New York Times
28 minutes ago
- Politics
- New York Times
Dodgers say they denied federal immigration officials access to Dodger Stadium parking lots
LOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles Dodgers said they denied federal immigration officials access to the area around the team's stadium on Thursday morning, hours after The Athletic and other outlets reported the team's plans to announce assistance to immigrants impacted by recent militarized raids in the city. Advertisement 'This morning, ICE agents came to Dodger Stadium and requested permission to access the parking lots,' the organization posted on X. 'They were denied entry to the grounds by the organization.' The Department of Homeland Security said in a statement that Customs and Border Protection 'vehicles were in the stadium parking lot very briefly, unrelated to any operation or enforcement.' DHS said that the activity 'had nothing to do with the Dodgers.' ICE, which is overseen by DHS, told The Athletic in a statement Thursday that the agency was never at Dodger Stadium. In recent immigration raids, ICE and other federal officials have sometimes operated in unmarked cars. Social media videos from Dodger Stadium appear to show some unmarked white vans with unclear markings. The Dodgers, who are set to host the San Diego Padres on Thursday night, said the game will be played as scheduled. Images began circulating on social media Thursday morning of unmarked white vans and masked agents parked out in front of the Dodger Stadium gates. ICE has recently cracked down on immigrants in the city as part of President Donald Trump's push to reduce immigration, leading to protests in Los Angeles and elsewhere in the U.S. While Trump was running for his second term, he promised to 'carry out the largest domestic deportation operation in American history.' The Dodgers' statement on Thursday marked the organization's first public comments since the raids began on June 6. The organization was expected to announce details of its plans to assist immigrant groups on Thursday afternoon. According to the Los Angeles Times, the Dodgers asked local police to intervene after a group of protesters showed up to the area on Thursday morning. Dodgers chief marketing officer Lon Rosen previously told The Los Angeles Times, 'We're not going to comment' on the ongoing ICE raids, with Los Angeles FC and Angel City FC being the lone Los Angeles professional sports franchises to issue any form of statement. Dodgers manager Dave Roberts called the events in Los Angeles 'unsettling' before deferring any further statement, saying, 'I haven't dug enough and can't speak intelligently on it.' Advertisement Kiké Hernández has been the lone Dodgers player to issue a public statement on the matter, posting on Instagram on Saturday night to give his support to the immigrant communities affected. 'I may not be Born & Raised, but this city adopted me as one of their own,' Hernández wrote in his post. 'I am saddened and infuriated by what's happening in our country and our city. Los Angeles and Dodger fans have welcomed me, supported me and shown me nothing but kindness and love. This is my second home. And I cannot stand to see our community being violated, profiled, abused and ripped apart. ALL people deserve to be treated with respect, dignity and human rights. #CityOfImmigrants.' Jaime Jarrín, the Dodgers' iconic former Spanish-language broadcaster, took to Instagram on Tuesday, writing: 'As an immigrant who came to this country 70 years ago, I know firsthand the hope, courage, and determination it takes to build a new life in a new land. I've always believed that immigration isn't just part of the American story; it is the American story.' The Dodgers also received backlash this week after singer and social media personality Nezza opted to perform the official Spanish version of the United States national anthem at Dodger Stadium on Saturday night, later posting a video showing an unidentified Dodgers employee telling her not to do it. Nezza, also known as Vanessa Hernández, proceeded with a rendition of 'El Pendón Estrellado,' the official Spanish version commissioned by President Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1945. Nezza's performance came in the middle of nationwide 'No Kings' protests against the Trump administration, countering a military parade in Washington. She told CNN's 'The Lead' this week that the Dodgers 'called and said, 'Don't ever call us again. Don't ever email us again. The rest of your clients are never welcome here again.' So for me, that kind of feels like a ban.' Advertisement When asked this week about Nezza's video, a team spokesperson assured there were 'no hard feelings' and that the singer was not banned from the stadium. The outcry, which included prominent Latin voices such as artist Becky G, has spurred calls and plans for a protest at the ballpark Saturday afternoon.
Daily Mail
31 minutes ago
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Sharon Stone, 67, goes TOPLESS and writhes around with co-star Halle Berry's ex in raciest shoot ever
Sharon Stone channeled her Basic Instinct bombshell character Catherine Trammell as she stripped off her raciest shoot ever this week. The actress, 67, went topless beneath a sheer dress as she was worshipped by a plethora of hunky male models - including her former Catwoman co-star Halle Berry 's ex Gabriel Aubry. The star exuded confidence as she flashed her bust while striking a sultry pose for the camera - before writhing around with Aubry, 48, who shares a daughter with Berry. The star also channeled femme fatale Trammell's power suit look as she sported a blazer with nothing underneath - as well as a coiffed hairdo. A further risque snap saw the star in apparent ecstasy lying across Aubrey's lap with her legs slung over his shoulder and leaning in for an embrace with him. Aubry was in a relationship with Berry, 58, from 2005-2010 and they share Nahla, 16. 'She is, and will forever be, one of the most special and beautiful people that I have ever known, and I am certain that we will continue to have only love and respect for one another,' Aubry gushed after the breakup. They insisted they would 'remain friends and committed parents', but soon became embroiled in legal proceedings instead after Berry tried to relocate to France with Nahla to live with her now ex-husband Olivier Martinez. During one custodial hand-over on the driveway of Halle's home Martinez and Aubry were involved in a bust-up and were both treated for injuries. She also tried to bar Aubry from having any contact with Nahla in 2012 after cops investigated him for allegedly shoving his nanny through a door while she was holding the then-two-year-old girl. The worker claimed she was left 'psychologically traumatized' but a judge denied her request for a restraining order and Aubry was never charged over the spat. Last year Stone shocked as she said her iconic and controversial Basic Instinct interrogation scene now seems 'very ordinary' compared to raunchy present-day films. Aubry was certainly getting up close and personal with Stone The famed scene sees the prime suspect quizzed by police, including Michael Douglas. Amid the bombardment of questions, Catherine distracts them when she uncrosses then recrosses her legs, leaving the men flustered seeing as she was underwear-free at the time. Appearing at the Taormina Film Festival, the star said - per Deadline -that while the scene was considered X-rated at the time, nowadays it would have lost its shock factor. She said:'[at the time] it seemed like a scandal, and now it seems very, very ordinary. 'I think that now that women are writing, directing, producing, filming and more and more a part of filmmaking, films are less about men writing films about their fantasies of the way women are 'And actresses are less asked to portray the male fantasy, and then critics are less asked to tell us if we fulfilled the male fantasy or not. It's more, are we fulfilling the human condition?' Reflecting on how cinema had changed in the past 30 years, she said: 'Studio systems have changed dramatically. 'They've changed from making a variety of movies to making these gigantic $100 and $200 million films. 'Thirty years ago we had choices of what kind of films we could see. 'Streamers are taking over our business, and I don't think that's a terrible thing. I think we're coming back to making smaller films and a variety of films, and I think that's a good thing.' Despite the moment turning Sharon into an overnight sensation, the Academy Award nominee has maintained in the past that she was 'tricked' into exposing herself for the cameras. In her memoir The Beauty of Living Twice, Sharon described how she slapped her director Paul Verhoeven in fury and walked out of a preview of the erotic thriller after discovering his assurances that it wouldn't show up on screen had been a lie and that the audience could — as she put it — 'see all the way to Nebraska'. For his part, Verhoeven has vehemently dismissed her claims that she was taken by surprise in the leg-crossing scene. He said: 'Any actress knows what she's going to see if you ask her to take off her underwear and point there with the camera.' But the Hollywood veteran has also been adamant she didn't have any regrets about making the film.
News.com.au
33 minutes ago
- News.com.au
Brave dog takes on scary beast
Footage shows the 17-year-old dog named Doodle watch the beast smash through the door before trying to fend it off with his barks. All this while the dog's owner, Zoe Cadman, lay fast asleep. The nail-biting moment, which saw the hairy intruder roam around the house for almost half an hour, was caught on Zoe's home security cam. Unprovoked, the bear is then seen wandering over to the fridge and raid its contents before making its way out - leaving both Zoe and Doodle unscathed. Fit with a massive collar, it's not clear whether the bear was being monitored or if it belonged to anyone. But neighbours suggest the enormous creature is a frequent visitor. One local told NBC Los Angeles: 'It's part of living up here. We're really close to the mountains and they were here first. 'But luckily, knock on wood, they've all been really friendly coming through here.' This isn't the first time nosy bears have come up close and personal with humans. Last year, disturbing footage showed the moment a man was savagely attacked by a raging 40st bear at a zoo. The man climbed the 13ft enclosure and jumped into the bear pit before the beast tossed him around like a rag doll. Footage shot by shocked visitors shows the bear pouncing on the man, said to be in his mid-20s, before grabbing him and clamping its jaws around his shoulders. He was seen bleeding from the head, arms and left hand after the brutal attack while the emergency services scrambled into action. Around 40 bear attacks take place around the globe every year - and some of them turn out to be fatal. Last year, a massive brown bear fatally mauled a father and son after the raging beast broke into their home. The man-eating bear broke into the house in Luchegorsk, Primorsky region in eastern Russia, killing and eating the pair, aged 87 and 56. Meanwhile, another man was savagely mauled to death by a wild brown bear as he picked mushrooms in a forest in Slovakia. The beast tore one of the victim's main arteries with just its paw, the rescuers' report claims. Despite an emergency chopper being able to locate the man in the tricky terrain, they were too late and couldn't save him. Another woman was left dead and five others injured after two separate bear attacks just hours apart in Slovakia. Meanwhile, a Belarusian woman was found dead in the Low Tatras mountains while five others were injured by a rampaging bear just eight miles away in Liptovsky Mikulas. In a shocking case, a hoverboard-riding circus bear attacked its handler during a cruel show in front of screaming families in Russia. The raging female bear suddenly became agitated and lunged at the circus performer during a show packed with kids and parents in Biysk. The captive animal launched itself at Sergei Prichinich, 48, after she seemed fed up of having to perform on the hoverboard.
Yahoo
33 minutes ago
- Politics
- Yahoo
ICE agents denied entry to Dodger Stadium parking lot, team says
A line of unmarked white vans and SUVs at Dodger Stadium sparked a wave of speculation online about immigration enforcement at the stadium Thursday, but team officials say the agents were denied entry. In photos posted on social media, the vehicles appeared to be staging near the downtown parking lot entrance to the stadium, which was empty Thursday morning except for a small contingent of local media. Images of the government vehicles immediately played out on social media and fueled speculation about their activities. The agents declined to say why they were at the stadium when asked by a Times reporter. According to a statement by the team, the agents were denied entry to the Dodger Stadium grounds when they attempted to enter the parking lots. "This morning, ICE agents came to Dodger Stadium and requested permission to access the parking lots. They were denied entry to the grounds by the organization. Tonight's game will be played as scheduled," the statement said. The agents were at the location only briefly, the Department of Homeland Security said in a statement. "This had nothing to do with the Dodgers. [U.S. Customs and Border Patrol] vehicles were in the stadium parking lot very briefly, unrelated to any operation or enforcement," the agency said. A Los Angeles Police Department source denied that the department received a request from the Dodgers to remove federal agents from the stadium grounds. Federal agents had gathered near the stadium to conduct a briefing, but had left by the time images of the gathering began circulating on social media, the source said. The Dodgers did, however, ask police to intervene after a group of protesters showed up to the area, according to the source, who requested anonymity in order to discuss internal matters. Among those outside the stadium were members of the Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights, or CHIRLA. 'The fact that these raids continue is what we Angelenos should be very concerned about,' said CHIRLA member Jorge-Mario Cabrera, who was in contact with fellow members monitoring activity at the stadium Thursday. 'Dodger stadium is a place where Angeleno families come and have fun." The parking lot is jointly owned by the Dodgers' ownership group and the team's former owner, billionaire Frank McCourt. The Dodgers have been under pressure since the raids began this month to make a statement in support of immigrants. On Wednesday, the team said it intended to announce plans Thursday to assist the immigrant communities recently affected in Los Angeles. Singer and social media personality Nezza sang a Spanish version of the national anthem at Dodger Stadium in an act of protest against the immigration raids, despite being asked by a team employee to sing in English. Staff writers Libor Jany, Andrew Campa and Bill Shaikin contributed to this report. Sign up for Essential California for news, features and recommendations from the L.A. Times and beyond in your inbox six days a week. This story originally appeared in Los Angeles Times.
The Independent
33 minutes ago
- Politics
- The Independent
LA Dodgers deny ICE agents entry into baseball stadium
U.S. Immigrations and Customs Enforcement agents were observed staging near Los Angeles ' Dodger Stadium, prompting the property owners to request their departure. Dozens of federal agents, many with obscured faces and in tactical gear, were using the stadium exterior as a meeting point before deploying into surrounding neighborhoods. Los Angeles elected officials alerted the stadium to the federal presence, leading the Dodgers organization to deny entry and issue a statement confirming they asked the agents to leave. The incident occurred amidst ongoing ICE raids in Los Angeles, which have sparked widespread protests, leading the President to mobilize federal troops to the city. an LAPD spokesperson told local news there has been no protester arrests since Saturday, attributing this to a curfew and crime prevention efforts that have reduced violent encounters between federal agents and protesters.
