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LOXAHATCHEE, Fla -- The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission has removed three big cats from the Florida home of Steve Sipek, an actor who once played Tarzan.

LOS ANGELES — Ian Abercrombie, 77, the British character actor who played Elaine’s demanding boss, Mr. Pitt, on “Seinfeld,” died Thursday at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, said his friend Cathy Lind Hayes. He suffered complications of kidney failure and recently had been diagnosed with lymphoma.

HALF MOON BAY, Calif. -- Gerard Butler is OK after being held underwater by some big waves while filming for a movie about a surfer at Mavericks, a famed Northern California surf break known for treacherous, stories-high waves.

Filmmakers were shooting the 42-year-old "Of Men and Mavericks" star paddling out with competitive surfers Greg Long, Zach Wormhoudt and Peter Mel on Sunday afternoon, the San Mateo County Times reported (http://bit.ly/rwDfAI).

The four were steering clear of a set of waves in the 15-foot range when a much larger set broke in front of them, said Wormhoudt, of Santa Cruz.

LOS ANGELES -- Lindsay Lohan is making headlines for her coming Playboy centerfold. But law enforcement sources said she's been quietly putting in her required hours of community service at the L.A. County coroner's office and is now ahead of schedule for completing the court-ordered service.

LOS ANGELES — The party is over for Lindsay Lohan. Angry with paparazzi photos that appear to show the actress partying on the rooftop of her beachfront Venice home, Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Stephanie Sautner told Lohan on Thursday she can no longer entertain more than one guest at a time while she is on house arrest.