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NCIS: Los Angeles Season 14 Rewatch:    “Maybe Today”

The basics:  While Kilbride visits his son, the team works a cold case from 2003.

Written by: Samantha Chasse & Matt Klafter

Samantha Chasse co-wrote “Kill Beale Vol. 1”, wrote “Impostor Syndrome” (one of season 12’s best episodes) and “Murmuration”. 

Matt Klafter co-wrote “Smokescreen Part II”, “A Fait Accompli” and “Hard for the Money”.  Was the sole writer for “Where Loyalties Lie”.

Directed by: Eric A. Pot directed “Resurrection”, “Windfall”, “Traitor”, “Internal Affairs”, “Home is Where the Heart Is”, “Forasteira”, “Reentry”, “Hit List”, “The One Who Got Away”, “Kill Beale Vol 1” (co-written by Chasse), “Fortune Favors the Bold”, “A Fait Accopli” (co-written by Klafter), “Imposter Syndrome” (written by Chasse), “Indentured”, “Sorry for Your Loss” and “Survival of the Fittest”.

Guest stars of note:  Christopher Gorham as Alex Kilbride, Rose Abdoo as Special Agent Daisy Van Zandt, Eva Tamargo as Mrs. Perez, Kevin McCorkle as Jack Baker, Cuyle Carvin as Aaron Baker, Courtney Cunningham as Jen Anderson, Jhey Castles as Melissa Baker, Keenan Henson as Kevin Phillips and Joe Keyes as Taxi Driver.

Our heroes:  Deal with parents and children.

What important things did we learn about: Callen:  Not afraid of strong women. Sam:   Senior Chief, Special Warfare Kensi:  Couldn’t imagine what a mother would feel about a missing child. Deeks:  Working well with LAPD. Fatima:  Listening to old interview cassette tapes in Kilbride’s truck. Rountree:  Not a fan of old case files in moldy, charred boxes. Kilbride:  Finally listening to his son.

What not so important things did we learn about: Callen:  Looking for a Sam’s plus one for the wedding. Sam:    No interest in Callen’s plus one-ing. Kensi:  Wants Rosa to participate in extra circular activities. Deeks:   Wants Rosa to be protected from all types of danger. Fatima:   Office bound. Rountree:   See Fatima. Kilbride:  Spending the night on his son’s couch.

Where in the world is Henrietta Lange?  Not a mention.

Who's down with OTP:   Kensi and Deeks have debates over keeping Rosa safe.  Callen is comfortable marrying a confident woman.

Who's down with BrOTP:  Callen is looking for a Sam love connection which is a complete change in roles from the first five seasons.

Fashion review:  Callen wore a midnight blue sweater.  Another long-sleeve black tee for Sam.  Kensi wears a long-sleeve top that has a graduated color scheme that starts white around her shoulders, pink and grey across her chest and black the rest of the way down.  Deeks has a light blue henley on.  Fatima has a thick brown sweater.  Rountree is wearing a black hoodie.  Kilbride is casual with a thick dark blue sweater over a lighter blue plaid button down shirt.

Music:   “Killer” by Phoebe Bridgers plays in a montage near the end of the episode.

Any notable cut scene:  Yes, one, after weeks of nothing.  Driving to Jen Anderson’s, Kensi and Deeks discuss the case moving from a missing persons case to a death.  Kensi is down on local law enforcement for not doing more.  Deeks is a bit more sympathetic.   Missing persons aren’t always missing persons, sometimes people just walk away from their lives.  After a while, the police have other cases to solve.

Kensi hears from Rountree – the local news stations have picked up the story.  Deeks checks his phone – national news, NPR, the BBC are all cover the story.  Kensi and Deeks realize that the killer, who lived 20-years without anyone knowing there was a killing, now knows they are the focus of a national news story.

Quote:  Callen:  “How can we help?” Daisy:  “Stay close by.  Try not to get in the way.  First cold case?” Callen:  “Yeah.” Daisy:  “Couple of virgins. This'll be fun.  I've been working cases since '04.  Solved more of them than the next two agents combined.” Callen:  “I like your modesty.” Daisy:  “Confidence in a woman make you uncomfortable, Agent Callen?” Callen:  “Well, if it did, then I'm about to marry the wrong woman.”

Anything else:  A car is driving down a rural road.  2003 shows up on the screen.  The radio in the car is playing an address by then President George W. Bush about major combat operations ending in Iraq.  A man steps out of the vehicle and puts on some gloves.  Inside the vehicle is a woman wearing a Navy sweatshirt who looks like she’s out cold.   There’s duct tape on her mouth and her hands are bound. 

As the man walks away from the vehicle to use a payphone, the woman is awake and alert.  She takes off the seat belt holding her to the car seat.  She tries to open the car door but the man finished his call and is returning to the vehicle.  Again, playing unconscious, she waits until the man nears the car door.  She opens the door with great force, knocking the man to the ground.  She flees on foot.  She gets the bindings off her hands and removes the tape on her mouth as she runs.  The man starts the car to chase her.  She calls for help as she runs into a wooded area.

In 2024, a car is pulled from a lake.  The license plate and the vehicle are from the 2003 scenes.  A female NCIS agent confirms “it’s hers” and calls for the best NCIS team in the area.

Walking into the office, Kensi and Deeks are talking about Rosa, extracurricular activities and college applications.  Kensi thinks Rosa needs them, Deeks thinks Yale won’t care since you can get into law school there by twirling a baton.  Baton is color guard, Kensi correct Deeks, Rosa is interested in doing gymnastics, Deeks is worried she’ll get hurt.  Kensi lists a number of activities Rosa could join – track, water polo, AV Club – where Deeks has a reason she could get hurt - shin splints, chlorine poisoning (obviously), electrocution.  Kensi tells him to stop.  He is half-joking but he wants her safe,  Kensi says they can’t cover Rosa in bubble wrap.  Deeks is looking more for small packing peanuts.

In Ops, Kensi asks if they have a new case.  Fatima and Rountree explains it is more a like an old one.  Navy Petty Officer Britney Perez, Fatima starts to explain but Kensi thinks the name sounds familiar.  It was – there was a documentary series about Perez recently.  A hiker at Castaic Lake saw a car in the lake – water levels are so low it was easy to see on a trail.  Deeks thinks this may be the one time where climate change is good.  He knows it sounds wrong.  The four talk about bringing Kilbride into the case but Deeks wants Kilbride to spend time with his son.  Callen and Sam on their way to the crime scene.  Kensi asks about next of kin.  Perez had a mother who has not been informed about the car.  Kensi can’t fathom being a mother to a missing child.  She and Deeks are going to see Mrs. Perez, maybe offer some answers.

Walking up to an apartment door, Admiral Kilbride sighs before knocking.  A man in his mid-to-late 40’s answers the door and says hello Dad.  Dad Kilbride replies with just “Alex.”  Inviting his father into the apartment, Alex explains the set-up is temporary, he’s still trying to work things out with his wife Deb.  It is a rather generic one-bedroom apartment with rather generic furniture. 

Kilbride asks where he can hang his coat and hat as Alex pours the two some coffee.  Opening a closet, Kilbride sees it is full of fancy diplomas, an expensive desk name plate.  There is a hook so the hat and jacket go there.  Kilbride asks Alex about work and Alex replies “great.”  He has a new client working on a cryptocurrency exchange.  The silence after that is uncomfortable.

Callen and Sam pull up at the crime scene.  They’re talking about Stacy, Anna’s maid of honor.  Sam is adding drama according to Callen.  The two address Special Agent Daisy Van Zandt, the female agent who supervised the car being removed from the lake.  Callen and Sam are investigating their first cold case  - “a couple of virgins” according to Daisy – so she asks them to stay close but also stay out of the way.

Daisy has been working cold cases in 2004 and has solved twice as many cold cases in her time than the next two agents combined.  Callen admires her modesty.  Daisy asks if confidence in woman worries Callen.  If it does, Callen tells her, he’s going to have a problem with the woman he’s about to marry.  Daisy tells Callen and Sam that the case of Brittney Perez “had my number”.  There’s never been any evidence until now.  An agent calls for Daisy.  The car truck is opened and the skeletal remains of someone are inside.

Calling Kensi and Deeks, Callen says the coroner ID’d the body as Brittney Perez.  Hanging up, he returns to Sam and Daisy.  Kensi and Deeks will be telling Perez’s mother.  Daisy doesn’t envy that task.  Callen asks about the original case agents.  Two local field office agents, Walker and Haskins, had the case originally.  Walker retired to Florida a few years back, Haskins is dead.  Sam asks Daisy what she thought of all this.  “There’s good work, there’s sloppy work and there there’s whatever the hell this was.  It’s no wonder why this case wound up with us.” 

Callen asks about suspects.  There was one suspect – Petty Office Aaron Baker.  A witness said Baker and Perez were arguing outside a bar.  Perez slapped Baker.  Sam wondered about the argument but Daisy doesn’t know what it was about.  Neither does Baker, according to Daisy, who was too drunk to remember according to Walker and Haskins.  They didn’t bother to push him on what he could and couldn’t remember.  He’s third generation Navy.  Callen is stunned. 

When Perez went missing, Baker was home according to his bunkmate.  The two were watching video games all night.  Looking at the truck, Sam asks for a vial.  He found a tooth in the trunk.  Perez’s body is still in the trunk and it is obvious she has all her teeth.  Sam believes Perez fought until the end.  There will be a DNA test and while teeth and bone are really strong for finding DNA, 20-years in the water isn’t a good environment.  Callen and Sam are off to talk to Baker. 

In the boat shed, Kensi and Deeks are comforting and kind to Mrs. Perez.  Mrs. Perez shares photos of Britney stored on her phone.  Britney was strong and smart and funny.  Mrs. Perez explains that she was a single mom.  She and Britney only had each other.  That’s why she never believed the investigators who thought Britney went AWOL, fearing she would be deployed.  Asked if Britney was worried about being deployed, Mrs. Perez said her daughter loved the Navy.  Besides, she would never leave without saying goodbye. 

Before she went missing, Britney was upset and a frazzled.  There was something about her roommate Jen, there was a bad situation.  Britney wouldn’t tell her mother the whole story.  She wanted to protect her mother.  Mrs. Perez tells Kensi and Deeks that she was waiting for this day for the last 20-years.  Now she’d like to have one more day of not knowing that someone killed her daughter.  Grabbing Kensi’s arm, Mrs. Perez asks that they not give up on Britney this time.  Kensi promises.

In Ops, Rountree has been looking into Aaron Baker.  At 18, Baker was arrested for assault and battery, a charge that was pled down to a misdemeanor.  While he got away with that, his DNA is now in the system so it should be easy to match anything that can be retrieved from the tooth.  Fatima is still waiting for the files for the case to be sent – it is taking hours. 

Fatima is also investigating Petty Officer Jen Anderson, Perez’s roommate.  Anderson went AWOL days before Perez disappeared.  Rountree gets a text – the files are downstairs.  Fatima is surprised, her tablet didn’t beep when the files were sent.  The files were sent – physical files.  They are in charred yet damp banker boxes.  Daisy sent a note – the burn marks are from wildfires in 2009, the dampness from flooding in 2015.  Rountree leaves, saying “you’ve got this, right.”  Fatima is not pleased.

Callen and Sam approach a man asking if he’s Aaron Baker.  It’s Jack Baker, Aaron’s dad.  He’s working on a boat in the garage.  Jack Baker explains he’s been living with Aaron and Aaron’s wife Melissa since his house burned down in the Bell Canyon fires.  Aaron’s out and Jack is happy to tell him that NCIS stopped by – why were they stopping by.  When Callen says a cold case from 2003, Jack reacts poorly.  Since the documentary series, the family has gotten late night phone calls, people just showing up at the house, death threats.  Callen is sorry they had to go through that.  Before they leave, Sam fixes a knot on a boat.  Jack is impressed and asks if Sam is Navy.  When Sam says Senior Chief, Special Warfare, Jack is a bit more open.  Since Aaron and Melissa went shopping and will be back soon, Jack’s fine with Callen and Sam waiting inside the house.

Inside the house, Jack is showing some photos he has of his time during Desert Storm.  He was a Chief Petty Officer running the Beachmasters unit.  Aaron and Melissa arrive.  When Callen explains they are from NCIS and it is about Britney Perez, Melissa wants no part of the interview – the family has been through enough.  Callen tells them about Britney’s body being found.  “The sooner we have answers, the sooner this will be over for everyone,” Sam says.  Jack seems supportive of Callen and Sam so Aaron is open to answering questions.

Asked about what he was arguing about with Britney, Aaron doesn’t remember.  Jack is cheerleading for his son during the interview.  Things happened 20-years ago, hard to remember.  Sam asks if Aaron remember his roommate for 20-years ago.  He does – Kevin Phillips and they were friends at the time.  The two haven’t spoken in over a decade.  Before they plan on leaving, Callen asks if Aaron was willing to turn over his dental records.  Melissa puts her foot down – she considers this harassment.  She’s calling a lawyer and if they want his dental records, Callen and Sam need a warrant. 

Leaving the home, both Callen and Sam are sure Aaron remembers more than saying and Melissa knows that too.  They want Rountree to find Kevin Phillips to see what he remembers.  Callen gets a text from Daisy – they found DNA in the tooth.  They don’t need a warrant for Aaron’s dental records, they already have his DNA on file.

Coming down the stairs, Rountree asks how Fatima is doing with the physical files.  About half of the files belong to different cases.  What belongs to this case is either burned or moldy.  She also thinks there is something live in one of the boxes.  Rountree found Jen Anderson, who is living in Sun Valley.  She was arrested for drugs about five years ago and is currently on parole.  Kensi and Deeks are on their way to see her. 

Fatima finds a box of cassette tapes of interviews, amazed at the lack of technical prowess of the original investigators.  Rountree isn’t sure where they would find a cassette player.  Fatima is – Kilbride’s truck is in the carport.  He’s on vacation, probably having the time of his life, according to Rountree.  They can listen to the tapes in Kilbride’s truck.

Not having the time of his life – Kilbride.  Alex is explaining how the coffee he’s serving is from a farmer’s market downtown that has a direct connection with a coffeehouse in Guatemala.  The Admiral doesn’t much care about the coffee.  The Admiral knows what’s going on.  Alex admits he’s back in rehab, sticking with the program and going to meetings.  The Admiral is happy to hear it.  Alex thinks everything is so weird.  Kilbride is willing to go back to the last conversation the two had.  Things are going downhill fast.

When Kilbride complains that things aren’t that easy for him either, Alex asks why Kilbride is even there. Alex realizes “Mom asked you to come.”  Alex is annoyed that his mother couldn’t leave well enough along.  “If you were ‘well enough’ she never would have asked,” Kilbride replies.  He’s angry that Alex was given every opportunity, given anything a person could ask for.  Alex tells his father he didn’t ask for what he’s got now.  Kilbride replies he didn’t turn it down either. 

Exasperated, Alex says he wasn’t born ready to take on the world like Kilbride was.  Kilbride disagrees – the only difference between the two of them was “I didn’t fold up like a cheap suit every time life got hard.”  Imitating his father offering advice like “suck it up” and “take it like a man”, Alex asked if he missed any not helpful pieces of advice.  Pausing a beat, Kilbride tells Alex he’s there to help.  Alex thinks that help is 40-years too late.  “I don’t want your help.  Just go.”  Alex is sure Kilbride has more important work to do.  Grabbing his coat and hat, Kilbride leaves.

In the cold case lab, Callen brings up Emily instead of Stacy, another possible plus one for the wedding.  Callen thinks Emily is a much better fit for the wedding.  Daisy arrives.  The tooth is inconclusive when it comes to a match for Aaron Baker.  The pool of suspects is basically anyone living in Los Angeles in 2003.  Callen asks about forensic genealogy – that’s how they found the Golden State Killer.  Daisy says TV makes that all look too easy.  They would have to build out a family tree, that takes time, and other family members who put in their DNA for genealogy.  But she’ll get her staff working on that.  When Daisy leaves, Sam mentions he really likes Daisy.  Callen wants to know if that’s in a plus-one sort of way.  Rountree calls – he found Kevin Phillips.  Phillips has been working in Long Beach for a masonry firm.  Before that, several years in prison for wire fraud and falsifying records.  Baker’s alibi was from a convicted liar.  And it is a non-violent crime so Phillips’s DNA wouldn’t be in the system.  Callen and Sam want to talk to Phillips.

While Fatima listens to some really bad detective work in Kilbride’s truck, Rountree pretends the Admiral has returned.  Fatima isn’t all that amused.  She updates Rountree on what she’s learned.  Perez spoke to her CO before she disappeared.  The CO on the tape said Perez wanted to report a crime for her roommate but he thought it was just a he said/she said situation.  If they reported every he said/she said situation to NCIS, NCIS would stop taking the base’s calls.  Perez was forced to take matters in her own hands by confronting Baker.  But since she already reported the crime, Baker would have no reason to silence Perez.  Unless she was willing to take her claims to a larger audience.

Continuing his litany of dangerous things for Rosa to stay away from, Deeks has vetoed the Girl Scouts, academic decathlon, choir and ceramics.  “What sort of a manic lets minors around a kiln?” Deeks asks.  At Jen Anderson’s door, Deeks knocks and someone starts shooting through the door.  Kensi goes out back to find Anderson washed all her sheets and they’re all hanging on clothes lines.  A man shoots at Kensi.  She returns fire, hitting him on the leg.  When Deeks joins Kensi in the backyard, they hear something at the back door.  It is Jen Anderson.

The man shooting at Kensi is Anderson’s friend Marcus, “a narcissistic idiot”, who thought Kensi and Deeks were there to arrest him.  Seems he had a lot of drugs with him.  Marcus is going to jail for a long time for drugs and shooting at Federal Agents.  Deeks asks Anderson about Aaron Baker and Britney Perez 20-years ago.   When Anderson asks if Kensi spoke to Baker about “it”, Kensi said they did.  Anderson walks away while Deeks deals with LAPD.

Gently, Kensi pushes Anderson to talk about what happened with Aaron Baker.  They can’t solve Perez’s case without her.  Anderson tells Kensi that Baker “assaulted” her.  Took her life away while his went on without a worry in the world.  Anderson left the Navy.  Perez was the only person who knew what happened.  She was a good friend to Anderson who wouldn’t let Baker walk around free as Anderson was losing her career.  Perez reported the crime against Anderson’s wishes.  Anderson left the day Perez reported the crime.  A few days later, Perez’s disappearance was all over the news.  Anderson didn’t speak to investigators – if they didn’t believe Perez, they weren’t going to believe her.

Kevin Phillips is on the wrong side of the desk in Interrogation.  Aaron Baker may have been Phillips’s best friend but he wouldn’t lie for him.  Sam asks if Phillips is lying for himself.  He swears he had no reason to kill Perez.  Sam sees a way that Philips, knowing that Baker had a Navy family, would protect Baker from the harm caused Perez’s accusations.  Phillips is firm – Baker didn’t kill Perez and he didn’t kill Perez.  Callen asks Phillips to prove it – provide a DNA sample.  Phillips agrees. 

As Callen goes to speak with Daisy, Sam questions Phillip about his reaction to Sam’s Navy-oriented question.  Sam wonders how serious Aaron Baker was about the Navy.  Phillips admits that Baker liked the Navy because it helped his dating life.  When Baker would get blackout drunk – which was all the time – he’d speak about his father.  Jack Baker would bully his son, calling him a failure and a disgrace to the family.  Sam asks if Jack Baker knew about Perez’s accusations.  He did.

Daisy puts the kibosh on a DNA test for Kevin Phillips.  A deeper look into the DNA again a genealogy search matched Aaron Baker – a partial match.  Sam arrives, asking if it a 50% match.  It is.  Daisy would need to see a DNA sample for Jack Baker.  Callen has just the man for the case.

Wearing Artie, Deeks is trash pail diving around the Baker home.  He’s not happy about the assignment.  Kensi is taking photos of Deeks to support the chain of custody.  Under the Abandoned DNA Act, any genetic material left in a public place can be used by law enforcement.   Chanting he has a law degree and loves his job, Deeks is picking through the regular trash.

Jack Baker leaves the home, dropping paint cans and rubber gloves into the recycling pail.  The gloves would have DNA so Deeks goes to retrieve them, muttering all the way.  As Deeks gets into the recycling pail, Jack Baker tries to run Deeks off.  Deeks knocks down the pail, yells “I am Spartacus” and shows Kensi he has the gloves.  Fatima and Rountree listen in to all this.

As Kilbride is Ubering back to the airport, the driver mentions that a tough day can be forgotten by showering and a good night sleep.  Kilbride instead, returns to Alex’s apartment.  Alex asks why Kilbride is there.  Kilbride replies he’s there to do something he should have done years ago.

In the cold cases lab, Daisy confirms to Kensi and Deeks that the DNA on the gloves is a 100% match.  Kensi calls that into Ops – they’ll meet Callen and Sam at the Baker home but Jack Baker is gone.  He left to go to the hardware store – LAPD had him under surveillance – but lost him in the store.  Fatima is trying to track his truck with GPS.  He was at a storage facility in Van Nuys.  Rountree has security cam photos of Jack Baker removing a rifle from his storage unit and putting it in his truck.  Kensi sighs – Jack Baker knows NCIS is coming for him, “and that’s not good,” according to Deeks.

On the freeway, Callen and Sam are trying to find Jack Baker.  He’s going north – to Castaic Lake.  Kensi and Deeks are about 15-minutes behind Callen and Sam.  There was a hit and run by Aaron Baker’s house – with Baker’s BMW.  Kensi and Deeks are going to Aaron Baker’s home to see if Aaron was making a run for it.  Callen and Sam will deal with Jack Baker. 

At Castaic Lake, Sam looks around Jack Baker’s truck – the rifle is gone. 

Kensi and Deeks cut off Aaron Baker, ordering him out of his car.  Saying he doesn’t have time for this, he’s afraid his father is going to hurt himself.  Or something worse. 

On comms, Kensi warns Callen and Sam that Jack Baker may be on a suicide mission.  Callen and Sam realize Jack Baker wants to kill himself but wants Callen and Sam to do the actual killing.  Sam sees Baker and starts approaching him.  When Baker stops, he complains “that bitch” was going to ruin his son’s life.  Sam disagrees – Aaron ruined his own life by his actions.  Baker claims he was doing what any father would do – protect his son.  Again Sam disagrees – Baker killed a woman who was doing the right thing.  Baker promises he won’t die in prison.  He turns his gun on Sam and tries to fire.  Sam shoots Baker.  Looking at the body, Sam realizes Baker had the safety on.

“Great, I miss all the fun,” Daisy says as she pulls up to the crime scene.  She wanted to know how the story ends.  Callen asks if they can send back the file boxes.  The OSP would like the file boxes to be returned.  Asked what she’s going to do now, Daisy has lots of cold cases – she’ll work on them until there are none left.  Callen wonders how many cold cases are there.  She doesn’t keep count.  She’d like Callen and Sam to join her – she could always use another body or two.  Probably phrased wrong. 

As Daisy goes to see what’s going on, Callen gets a text.  Stacey has a date for the wedding but Emily is still looking for a plus one.  Sam is sure Emily can find a date for the wedding.  Callen pushes until Sam relents.  He’d like to get to know Emily – really know her as his plus one.  Maybe Callen, Sam, Anna and Emily can go for a fancy dinner Friday – Callen’s treat.  Then next Friday, pricey sushi – Callen’s treat.  Then there’s a private chef that will cook for couples.  Callen walks way, even threatens to walk home.  Sam is sure his days of fending off plus one offers are done.

Jen Anderson texts Kensi.  She’s going public with her accusations against Aaron Blake.  Maybe her telling the truth will give strength to other victims.  Deeks puts his arms around Kensi.

Mrs. Perez lights a floating candle at Castaic Lake.

Daisy puts the tooth and DNA into an evidence bag.  Putting it all in a freezer where there are thousands of vials of DNA, she says, “one down, hundreds to go.”

In his apartment, Alex explains to his father that his marriage is over.  Kilbride wants to know what can he do for Alex.  “Talking help,” he explains.   Admitting the truth, Alex says he doesn’t have a new client, his firm let him go.  Kilbride already knew.  Alex found talking to his father “nice.”  Alex notes that Kilbride was going to miss his flight – until he realizes that Kilbride already missed the flight.  Kilbride will be sacking out on the couch, enjoying another cup of coffee with his son. 

What head canon can be formed from here:    There are probably two really good episodes here but because the Drona drama has to eat up lots of episodes, the two great storylines were crammed into one good but not great episode. 

There were two really good episodes in this episode but by cutting and pasting them together, there was one good episode instead. 

Cramming the two episodes together, you had a theme of parents and their children.  Fathers – Deeks, Kilbride and Jack Baker – and mothers – Kensi, Mrs. Perez.  Deeks had the easy part – he was playing it for laughs but with his history in the public defenders office, the LAPD and now with NCIS, he knows how badly things can go for young people in the world.  Also knowing how badly things can go for young people in the world is Kilbride.  Kilbride wound up with the career and code in life to live by.  That wasn’t want Alex needed and Kilbride did not have the ability to deal with his issues.  Jack Baker seemingly forced his career on his son who had no interest in the code a man should live by.  So Jack Baker murdered an innocent woman to keep his son’s future bright. 

With Kensi and Mrs. Perez, you have two women who want/wanted their daughters to go out into the world to be the best versions of themselves.  Deeks’s over-the-top worries about Rosa’s safety is undercut by how Britney Perez did all the right things – protected and friend, fought for justice – and spent 20-years drowned in the trunk of her car.

There should have been a solo episode about Britney Perez’s disappearance and one solo episode about Kilbride with his son/Kensi and Deeks dealing with Rosa’s future. 

Loved, loved, loved Daisy.  Memo to the surviving NCIS and the possible new NCIS.  Find something for Daisy to do in either 2024 or in the past with the young Gibbs/young Mike Frank.  This was a program that spent years with limited recurring characters – how great would it have been to have Hetty and Daisy mixing things up in season four.

One good episode that could have been two great hours.

Episode number:   This is episode number 319, the 17th episode of season 14.

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It's a Passions reunion! If you're in the LA area on Sunday, July 23rd, you can meet some of the cast!

Purchase tickets here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/passions-fan-festival-2017-tic…

So far, confirmed stars include: Lindsay Hartley, Eric Martsolf, Juliet Mills, Eva Tamargo, Travis Schuldt, Kim Ulrich, Andrea Evans, Jade Harlow, Colton Shires, Kathleen Noone, Marianne Muellerleile, McKenzie Westmore, and James Hyde

(Sidenote: I’ll be adding more cast pictures to this banner when there are a few more cast members announced.) 

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Hi! Could you please suggest some fcs that would fit for parents to an Ana de Armas fc? Thank you in advance!

Gloria Estefan (1957) Cuban [Spanish (Asturian, Castilian), possibly other].

Eva Tamargo (1960) Cuban [Spanish, possibly other].

María Canals-Barrera (1966) Cuban [Catalan, possibly other],

and:

René Echevarria (1950) Cuban [Spanish (Castilian), Catalan, Galician, Basque, possibly other].

Andy García (1956) Cuban [Spanish, possibly other].

Néstor Carbonell (1967) Cuban [Spanish, Catalan, Basque, possibly other].

She’s Cuban [Spanish, possibly other] so here are some suggestions! -C

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Eva Tamargo Bio, Wiki, age, Height, Net Worth, Married & Husband Actress Eva Tamargo picture Quick Facts of Eva Tamargo Full Name Eva Tamargo Net Worth $1.5 million Date of Birth 1960 /12 /24 Nickname Eva Marital Status Married Birthplace Brookly, New York, United States Ethnicity White Profession Actress Nationality American Active Year 1994-present Eye colour Brown Hair colour Brown Build Slim Spouse Michael Lemus (m:1985, div:2003) Online Presence Instagram, Facebook and Twitter Children 2 Horoscope Capricorn …

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1. https://goo.gl/images/hnKp8i 2. https://goo.gl/images/wHZ7JG 3. https://youtu.be/DPosqA-pVzE 4. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Haves_and_the_Have_Nots_(TV_series) 5. Wiki Loves Love logo Wiki Loves Love: Documenting festivals and celebrations of love on Commons. Help Wikimedia and win prizes by sending photos. Open main menu Wikipedia Search The Haves and the Have Nots (TV series) EditWatch this page Read in another language This article is about the television series. For the 2011 play, see The Haves and the Have Nots (play). The Haves and the Have Nots is an American crime drama and soap opera created, executive produced, written, and directed by Tyler Perry.[1][2] The premise of the series is based on Perry's 2011 play The Haves and the Have Nots. The show premiered on May 28, 2013 on the Oprah Winfrey Network. It is the first scripted television series to air on the network. Both the show's first and second episodes aired back-to-back on its premiere night. Each episode is one hour long. The Haves and the Have Nots The Haves and the Have Nots.jpg Genre Soap opera Crime thriller Created by Tyler Perry Written by Tyler Perry Directed by Tyler Perry Starring Tika Sumpter Crystal Fox Tyler Lepley Renee Lawless Aaron O'Connell Peter Parros Angela Robinson Gavin Houston Eva Tamargo John Schneider Jaclyn Betham Shari Headley Allison McAtee Danielle Deadwyler Brett Davis Jon Chaffin Presilah Nunez Nicholas James Nick Sagar Antoinette Robertson Theme music composer Elvin Ross Country of origin United States Original language(s) English No. of seasons 6 No. of episodes 146 (list of episodes) Production Executive producer(s) Tyler Perry Ozzie Areu Mark E. Swinton Will Areu Camera setup Multiple camera Running time 42 minutes Production company(s) Tyler Perry Studios Release Original network Oprah Winfrey Network Picture format 480i HDTV 1080i Original release May 28, 2013 – present External links Website Production website Variety has recognized The Haves and the Have Nots as "OWN's most popular series to date." In addition, the drama series has been acclaimed as being "one of OWN's biggest success stories with its weekly dose of soapy fun, filled with the typical betrayals, affairs, manipulations, and a bitch slap or two." The series set ratings record for OWN, scoring the highest ratings ever for a series premiere and the highest overall ratings in the network's history. The second season premiered on January 7, 2014. To date, the series is still OWN's highest rated broadcast. The mid-season finale, aired on March 11, 2014, was the most watched broadcast in OWN's history, and also came in first among all of cable television and number 4 among all shows on television for the night it aired. The mid-season premiere aired on May 27, 2014. The second season of the series premiered on January 6, 2015. The second half premiered on June 30, 2015. The third season of the series premiered on January 5, 2016 and the second half premiered on June 21, 2016 and aired through September 6, 2016. The fourth season premiered on January 3, 2017 and ended with the mid-season finale on March 14, 2017. On January 30, 2017, the series was given an additional 44-episode order. The second half of season 4 premiered on June 20, 2017 and ended with the season finale on September 12, 2017. On November 21, 2017, the series was renewed for a sixth season, which premiered on January 9, 2018, and the 1st mid-season finale aired March 13, 2018 and on March 13, 2018, OWN also announced the second half of the season, which premiered on May 1, 2018 and with the 2nd mid-season finale July 17, 2018. On July 17, 2018, OWN announced the third half of the season, which premiered on August 14, 2018. On September 11, 2018, OWN announced the fourth half of the season, which premiered on October 2, 2018, on October 9, 2018, OWN announced the countdown to the season 5 finale, set to air November 6, 2018. The series was renewed for a sixth season which premiered on January 8, 2019. Series overview Cast and characters Reception Awards and nominations References External links Last edited 2 days ago by an anonymous user RELATED ARTICLES Crystal R. 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Hong Kong Chinese special administrative region Hong Kong is an autonomous territory, and former British colony, in southeastern China. Its vibrant, densely populated urban centre is a major port and global financial hub with a skyscraper-studded skyline. Central (the business district) features architectural landmarks like I.M. Pei’s Bank of China… More Population: 7.392 million (2017) World Bank PLAN A TRIP Hong Kong travel guide 3-star hotel averaging $71, 5-star averaging $204 19 h 35 min flight, from $818 Official languages: Chinese, English Did you know: Hong Kong has the fourth-largest merchant navy by capacity (78.5 million gross register tonnage). wikipedia.org Hong Kong Hong Kong on Google Image from Hong Kong 21 FEB Hong Kong Arts Festival Feb 21, 2019, 3:00 PM Various venues Share 3 days ago Image from Hong Kong A renovated Avenue of Stars is reopening, with movie star tributes and spectacular skyline views. Share 4 days ago More from Hong Kong PEOPLE ALSO SEARCH FOR Singapore Singapore Shanghai Shanghai Macau Macau Taiwan Taiwan Beijing Beijing Shenzhen Shenzhen Bangkok Bangkok Tokyo Tokyo View all Hong Kong - Wikipedia Wikipedia › wiki › Hong_Kong 9. https://www.cnn.com/style/article/hong-kong-skyscrapers-with-holes/index.html 10. Architecture The truth behind the mysterious holes in Hong Kong's high-rises Updated 28th March 2018 VIEW GALLERY 8 Pictures repulse bay hong kong 1 The truth behind the mysterious holes in Hong Kong's high-rises Written by Andrea Lo, CNN The Repulse Bay is a luxury apartment complex in Hong Kong that is famous locally for the curious hole cut into the body of its undulating façade. It is not alone. Along the coast of Hong Kong Island, you can find multiple properties with gaps in their midst. There's the Larvotto residence in Ap Lei Chau, a small island off the south coast, with hollowed out "sky gardens." Further west, in Pok Fu Lam, the Bel-Air on the Peak complex -- which comprises eight tower blocks, and was designed by Foster + Partners -- has a sizable peephole, offering ocean or mountains views. Buro Ole Scheeren . Axel Springer Campus . Berlin (1) poro city plan Zaha hadid opus tower Zaha Hadid Architects Opus Tower TEK_Center TEK Taiwan Bjarke Ingels_big CCTV Tower China Mirador Guangzhou-Circle-by-AM-Project01 gate-to-the-east-china RMJM Oma Hamburg Science Center Aquarium Koolhaas Shanghai world financial centre Arc de Triomphe 1/13 – Axel Springer HQ, Berlin, Germany The architects at Büro Ole Scheeren proposed this design for the new headquarters of Axel Springer, one of Europe's largest multimedia firms. The pixelated opening hints at the client's commitment to transparency. "At the core of the new building floats an urban-scale void, establishing a visual axis between former East and West and conceptually reuniting the two sides," the architects write in their project description. "The building emerges as a symbol of transparency and historic awareness." Credit: Buro Ole Scheeren... Read More These quirky cut-outs have long been rumored to exist for purposes of feng shui, an ancient Chinese system of summoning happiness and fortune through an individual's surroundings. Such holes, it is said, act as gateways for "spirit dragons" that reside in the hills behind the towers -- blocking the dragons' path to the water could bring misfortune to local residents. In reality, there are often more practical reasons than feng shui for hollowing out a square of what would have been prime real estate. Enter the dragon? Built by The Hongkong and Shanghai Hotels company in 1986 at a cost of $38 million, The Repulse Bay is a 88,733 square meter (955,546 square foot) ocean-facing residential complex with a gaping 16-meter-wide and 24-meter-high hole. The unusual design was chosen for its dramatic aesthetic. "We believe it was the first of its kind in Hong Kong," says Martyn Sawyer, group director of properties for the Hongkong and Shanghai Hotels." An aerial view of Repulse Bay. An aerial view of Repulse Bay. Credit: Antonio Saba "Initially, (the hole) was a shock to a lot of people, because they hadn't seen anything quite like that even in the city -- nevermind on the greener side of Hong Kong," says Ann Tsang, a creative director who moved to Hong Kong from Scotland in 1984, and lived near the property for several years. There was also a lament for the loss of the property the tower replaced: The Repulse Bay Hotel, which was built 1920. But as was the case with so many low-rise colonial buildings in Hong Kong, in 1982 it was demolished to make way for a more space-efficient high rise. Although the Repulse Bay hole was not inspired by feng shui, the "spirit dragon" theory emerged locally. It helped Hongkongers to make peace with the new building, Tsang says. "It was like: 'We've lost a colonial building, but look at this, it's super contemporary -- and by the way, it's got this kind of mysterious, mythical aspect to it.'" The site of The Repulse Bay was previously home to a luxury hotel that opened in 1920. The site of The Repulse Bay was previously home to a luxury hotel that opened in 1920. Credit: Hongkong and Shanghai Hotels The story, Sawyer says, became "local lore." "We have heard that locals believe that a family of dragons lives in the surrounding hills, and the mother dragon takes her children down to the sea to bathe each morning in the cool blue waters," he says. "In order not to block the family of dragons and bring bad luck to the site, the superstition is that the 'hole' was designed so that they could pass through." Wall to wall Dragons, of course, do not live in the hills of Hong Kong. Reality is somewhat less mythical. In the 1980s, developers began to build rows of high-rise blocks dubbed "wall-effect buildings," which led to more holes added to Hong Kong's architectural landscape. The Caribbean Coast complex in the Tung Chung district, completed in 2006, is an example of "wall-effect buildings" in Hong Kong. The Caribbean Coast complex in the Tung Chung district, completed in 2006, is an example of "wall-effect buildings" in Hong Kong. Credit: Cultura Creative/Alamy "The first 'wall-effect buildings' came about in the mid-1980s, when property development began to increase in scale as the government prioritized it as a mainstay of economic development," says Hoyin Lee, an associate professor in architectural conservation at the University of Hong Kong. Lee pinpoints the City Garden private housing development in the North Point district, completed in 1986, as one of the earliest "wall-effect" properties. Such buildings were designed to squeeze as many units as possible onto a plot of land for higher profit margins. The City Garden complex in Hong Kong. "As more of these properties were built, people (in the surrounding buildings) started to complain they were blocking the views and ventilation," says architect Michael Chiang, who runs Hong Kong-based Michael Chiang and Associates Architects. Developers came under pressure, he explains, to find a solution. In 2005, the city's Planning Department published a report, Feasibility Study for Establishment of Air Ventilation Assessment System, aka the "AVA Study." It led to the establishment of a set of guidelines on air ventilation for government-funded property projects. "However, these guidelines are not legally enforceable for private developments," says Lee. The regulations did, however, have a cultural impact. "A lot of the time, when the government allows sites to be built on, it will ask for a gap to be left in between structures," Chiang says. "But maybe you don't have enough space to do that. In the end, you come to a compromise and create a gap in the middle. You say: 'I have opened up a hole, you have ventilation, there is still a view.' That's how you get around it." Out-there design There are, course, reasons for a holey design other than feng shui or financial gain. Holes can provide entryways for light, influence how a building fits into its surrounding, or be symbolic of something altogether more meaningful. Take the Central Government Complex in Admiralty, which has served as the city's government headquarters since 2011. Its "hole" design has a more nuanced meaning. "It was not designed with feng shui in mind, but with urban design intentions of connectivity and sharing," says Rocco Yim, co-founder of Hong Kong-based Rocco Design Architects, which designed the complex. The Central Government Complex in Admiralty, Hong Kong. The Central Government Complex in Admiralty, Hong Kong. Credit: ITPhoto/Alamy The 118-meter (387-feet) structure takes the form of a giant arch: one leg is home to the Legislative Council, the other houses the Executive Council, while the horizontal floor that links the two features government offices. A public park is located underneath. 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Open main menu Wikipedia Search Wicked Witch of the East EditWatch this page Read in another language Learn moreThis article needs additional citations for verification. The Wicked Witch of the East is a fictional character created by American author L. Frank Baum. She is a crucial character but appears only briefly in Baum's classic children's series of Oz novels, most notably The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (1900).[1] Wicked Witch of the East Oz character Wicked Witch of the East.png The Wicked Witch of the East as pictured in The Tin Woodman of Oz—illustration by John R. Neill (1918) First appearance The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (1900) Created by L. Frank Baum Portrayed by Margaret Hamilton (The Wizard of Oz) Michelle Federer (Wicked) Rebecca Mader (Once Upon a Time) Rachel Weisz (Oz the Great and Powerful) Florence Kasumba (Emerald City) Information Alias Gingema (1939) (The Wizard of the Emerald City) Evvamene (1974) (The Wiz) Rebecca Eastwitch (1992) (Oz Squad #2) Nessarose Thropp (1996) (Wicked) Old Sand-Eye (2000) (The Unknown Witches of Oz) Diana (2003) (MÄR) East (2006) (Witch Hunter) Evanora (2013) (Oz the Great and Powerful) Zinna (2013) (Grimm Fairy Tales presents Oz #1) Witch of the East (2014) (Once Upon a Time) Mistress East (2017) (Emerald City) Species Human (witch) Gender Female Title The Wicked Witch of the East Occupation Ruler of the Munchkin Country (at time of death) Family The Wicked Witch of the West (sister) Nationality Ozian of Munchkin descent The extent of the Wicked Witch of the East seen in The Wizard of Oz as recreated in Disney's The Great Movie Ride. The Wicked Witch was a middle aged, malevolent woman who conquered and tyrannized the Munchkin Country in Oz's eastern quadrant, forcing the native Munchkins to slave for her night and day. Her charmed Silver Shoes (famously changed to magic ruby slippers in the 1939 film musical) held many mysterious powers and were her most precious and prized possession. The Witch met her demise when Dorothy Gale's farmhouse landed on her after being swept into the sky by a cyclone. Her old and withered body turned to dust, leaving behind the magical shoes which were passed to Dorothy as their new owner. The Classic Oz Books Adaptations References Last edited 24 days ago by Richard-of-Earth RELATED ARTICLES The Tin Woodman of Oz book by L. Frank Baum Wicked Witch of the West fictional character and the most significant antagonist in L. Frank Baum's children's book The Wonderful Wizard of Oz Good Witch of the North fictional character from the Oz series by L. Frank Baum Wikipedia Content is available under CC BY-SA 3.0 unless otherwise noted. Terms of UsePrivacyDesktop 13. tyrannized the Munchkin Country in Oz's eastern quadrant, forcing the native Munchkins to slave for her night and day. Her charmed Silver Shoes (famously changed to magic ruby slippers in the 1939 film musical) held many mysterious powers and were her most precious and prized possession. The Witch met her demise when Dorothy Gale's farmhouse landed on her after being swept into the sky by a cyclone. Her old and withered body turned to dust, leaving behind the magical shoes which were passed to Dorothy as their new owner. 14. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silver_Shoes 15. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Good_Witch_of_the_North 16. From behind a curtain, Walsh projects an shadow image and speaks with a booming voice to anyone who approaches his palace to seek an audience with him. He also asks for genuine magical items in exchange for help which he uses to further his deception. A woman named Zelena wants his help in finding her birth family, so he gifts a pair of silver heels to take her anywhere she desires. Zelena leaves for the Enchanted Forest to seek out family and returns asking to go to the past so she can change her own fate of being abandoned by her mother. The wizard states that even with the most powerful magic, this is not possible. Angrily, she rips off the curtain and discovers his true persona is nothing but a simple man who likes orchestrating a false image to put on a good show. Deciding to make use of him, she turns Walsh into a flying monkey as her loyal pet. Sometime later, his transformation into a flying monkey alerts Glinda, to Zelena's presence. Glinda thanks Zelena for exposing him and believes time as her pet is fitting punishment for his trickery. 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Tema "Tierra y Arcilla" perteneciente al álbum "Salmos 150" (2018)

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Realización de César Tamargo Alvarez 

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Pablo Delgado, Eva y Javo. 

Voz y guitarra: Cesar Tamargo Alvarez aka Maltrago 

Teclado y sintetizadores: Francisco Vidal Guardado aka Sound Francisco Bajo: Javier Pinacho Batería: ike Wahl Preproducción: Cesar Tamargo

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Star Sightings: Demi Lovato Salsas the Night Away, Ashley Greene Gets in Wedding Prep Mode & More!

She's got the moves!  Demi Lovato (and her new short' do!) got her salsa on at Ball & Chain in Miami's Little Havana neighborhood on March 29, boogying the night away with several of her dancers.

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Ashley Greene is getting her dancing shoes ready, but for a very different occasion: her wedding! The Twilight star will wed Paul Khoury this summer in a destination wedding, so she was excited to get a little help prepping for her big day with celebrity wedding planner Mindy Weiss as the duo hosted The Wedding Shop by Shutterfly’s launch event at the Carondelet House in Los Angeles on March 28.

"The wedding planning is going fantastic," the 31-year-old actress told ET during the event. "It's actually been a really fun experience. We've taken the attitude of having a healthy perspective on things because any time we get stressed, Paul’s like, 'This is not what it’s about. We're planning the best day of both of our lives, so let's take a step back.' He’s very level-headed, and then we have Mindy -- you can’t help but feel like you’re in good hands with her. I have the benefit of that."

Dennis Kwan for The Wedding Shop by Shutterfly

Rachel Zoe also celebrated a big day: son Skyler’s 7th birthday! The fashion designer's oldest got a circus-themed party hosted by Little Tikes x Fun Zone at Temescal Canyon Park in Pacific Palisades, California, on March 25.

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Actor and adventurer Carlos PenaVega had some fun with his son as well. The Big Time Rush alum was joined by his wife, Alexa, and their kiddo, Ocean King, at Seaport District NYC on March 14, where they helped Royal Caribbean reveal the first details of Perfect Day at CocoCay, the first destination in the cruise line’s new Perfect Day Island Collection.

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It was time for a toast for Mayhem Miller and Eureka O’Hara in honor of the season 10 premiere of RuPaul’s Drag Race. The duo sipped on the Extravaganza Eleganza cocktail, made with Smirnoff No. 21, at the show’s premiere press preview party in New York City on March 26.

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Also living it up in the Big Apple were a slew of metro-area locals, like Real Housewives stars Dorinda Medley, Melissa Gorga, Dolores Catania, Teresa Giudice and Danielle Staub, who all posed together at the launch of the monthly FabFitFun’s first original series for FabFitFunTV, Cooking With the Housewives, at La Sirena New York, on March 21.

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Speaking of food, DJ Khaled hosted a dinner at JADE Sixty Asian Steakhouse following his and Lovato’s sold-out performances at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Along with his partner, Nicole Tuck, and a group of close friends, the producer’s whole gang hung out in the private dining room, HQ Gallery, until close.

On March 16, Chelsea Handler visited Waterbar in San Francisco with a party of seven. They sat on the upstairs terrace at a private table with a prime view of the Bay Bridge while enjoying oysters, several entrees, wine, and tequila and vodka cocktails. A few days later, Marshawn Lynch was spotted at the sister restaurant, EPIC Steak. Lucy Hale was spotted at celebrity Chef Michael Mina’s new Los Angeles hot spot, Cal Mare, on March 23 with her Life Sentence co-star, Jayson Blair, and his girlfriend, Claudia Lee. "Dinner with these babes was totally awesome last night!" Blair wrote on Instagram.

Dinner with these babes was totally awesome last night! What an incredible meal @calmare_la @chef.joe.sasto crushed it! You were missed @asobel #italianfood is king. @claudialeelive @lucyhale

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Drake and French Montana enjoyed a late-night dinner with some of their pals in the exclusive private dining room at Beauty & Essex at The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas. After dinner, the group headed upstairs to Marquee nightclub for French's residency at the club, where he wowed fans with his hits before Drake surprised clubgoers with a performance of "God's Plan."

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Scott Disick also jetted over to Sin City, returning as a special guest host at JEWEL Nightclub inside ARIA Resort & Casino on March 23.

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Quite a few stars were happily at work in various venues. Drew Barrymore starred in a feature film-inspired musical for Crocs' “Come as You Are” campaign on March 20.

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Grown-ish star Francia Raisa posed with creative director Derek Warburton on the set of her LAPALME Magazine photo shoot.

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Also a cover star? Jillian Michaels, who showed off her turn fronting BELLA New York's March/April 2018 "Influencer Issue" at the magazine's party at Mr. Jones in New York City.

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While Paris Hilton and fiancé Chris Zylka were unable to attend a March for Our Lives rally, they did support the charge at the heiress’ Miami Music Week party at SLS South Beach on March 24, where she shouted out, “It’s time for a change,” multiple times, while Zylka wore a Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School sweatshirt.

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G-Eazy also spent the day in Miami. After finishing up his own set and joining Marshmello for a performance of "No Limit" on the main stage at the Ultra Festival, the "Him & I" rapper and girlfriend Halsey partied with pals at Tao Group’s Ultra VIP pop-up.

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Diplo was in Miami Beach as well to launch his exclusive SiriusXM channel, Diplo's Revolution, at the Faena Theater on March 22. The Fat Jewish hosted the event where Diplo played, as did Kandy, Valentino Khan, MK, GTA, Jillionaire and A-Trak.

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Stylist-singer Nikki Lund was also feeling musicaly inclined. She sported a custom $10,000 custom gown while wading in a pool on the set of her hot new rock video, "Better Days.” The Walking Dead star Chad Coleman made his music video debut in it, saving Lund from zombies.

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Shay Mitchell looked like a total rock star in a stellar metallic gold long-sleeved dress and Privé Revaux sunglasses while out in sand dunes. "A head to toe gold ensemble felt very sensible for a day in the desert. I also think I was pretending to be some kind of superhero. Q. What would my name be?!" she wrote on Instagram on March 23.

A head to toe gold ensemble felt very sensible for a day in the desert. I also think I was pretending to be some kind of superhero. Q. What would my name be?! 💁‍♀️

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On the fashion front, Saks Fifth Avenue hosted designer Donatella Versace and Instagram's Director of Fashion Partnerships, Eva Chen, for a conversation surrounding the Versace Spring/Summer 2018 Tribute Collection, as well as the fashion designer's global presence on Instagram.  

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And Storm Reid greeted fans at the Alex and Ani store at Westfield Santa Anita in Southern California last weekend, signing autographs at a meet and greet that celebrated the jewelry line’s collaboration with Disney’s A Wrinkle in Timeas well as the brand’s charity partnership with First Book.

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Also generously donating time was Lucy Liu, who partnered with LIFEWTR helped #BringArtBackToSchools during a visit to a New York City public school.

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Everyone knows it's important to get care for your fitness and beauty. Ansel Elgort played a little basketball at Life Time Athletic health club at Sky in New York City with trainer Chris Brickley on March 20.

Yo @nyknicks lemme get that 10 day contract 💪😤 @cbrickley603

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Model Chantel Jeffries and Dallas Cowboys wide receiver Dez Bryant both stopped by Lucky Strike Live in Hollywood on March 23.

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Eva Tamargo – “This is Meg” Screening, HollyShorts Film Festival in Los Angeles http://ift.tt/2vjkwiP

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The cast list is still growing, so get your tickets while you still can! Several of your favorite Passions stars are attending the Passions: Fan Festival in LA on Sunday, July 23rd!

Purchase tickets here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/passions-fan-festival-2017-tickets-34302876828

So far, confirmed stars include: Lindsay Hartley, Eric Martsolf, Juliet Mills, Eva Tamargo, Travis Schuldt, Kim Ulrich, Andrea Evans, Jade Harlow, Colton Shires, Kathleen Noone, Marianne Muellerleile, McKenzie Westmore, James Hyde, Chrystee Pharris, Donn Swaby, Rodney Van Johnson, Phillip Jeanmarie, Dana Sparks, Liza Huber, Taylor Anne Ramsey, and Galen Gering

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Eva Mendes Makes a Colorful Public Appearance After 6 Months Out of the Spotlight Celebrity Images

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"Loyal to a Fault" [Watch] Tyler Perry's 'The Haves and the Have Nots'

“Loyal to a Fault” [Watch] Tyler Perry’s ‘The Haves and the Have Nots’

    The drama is just getting started. “I knew when I came to your house the night of the fire I knew she tried to hurt you. And I was so upset. District Attorney Jennifer Sallison offers David immunity if he testifies against the others. “No, I can’t do this.” “You are loyal to a fault.” The countdown to judgement day is on. Tyler Perry’s hit drama ‘Have and the Have Nots’ new season returned…