This is the only-in-LA situation brought to our attention by LAist, which has been tracking a celebrity turf war over the LA Zoo's only elephant, Billy. Lily Tomlin thinks the zoo's elephant space is too small! Slash thinks it's perfectly sufficient!

Kevin Nealon opines that "the LA zoo is not a good place for elephants." The LA Zoo is not a good place for anything, except watching children and animals look miserable (and Dippin' Dots!).

Cher compared the zoo to slavery, which is true, if slaves lived on uninspiring plantations built in the 1980s and hid behind rocks all day, inspiring small children to whine, "Mommy! Where are the slaves?!"

Bob Barker was on hand to protest both the elephant quarters and Drew Carey's terminal lack of enthusiasm hosting The Price is Right.

As for Robert Culp? He was just happy to be nominated.

• Cher, Lily Tomlin, Robert Culp, Bob Barker, Kevin Nealon Speak Out Against Elephant Exhibit [LAist]

Saturday night, the rooftop of the Best Buy at Pico and Sawtelle was transformed into a Guitar Hero III-lovers paradise. First in line were Eric and Jose, who had waited in the blistering West L.A. cold for a staggering three hours to get their copy signed by Slash. Said Eric, "We work down the street so we just, um, walked over."

Inside was a videogame smorgasbord for all senses, complete with a sushi chef and gaming stations, and hosted by the object of many a nerd's wet dreams, Brooke Burke, followed by an appearance by Slash himself and an electrifying performance by Poison (Rock of Love ingenue/strippers nowhere in sight). The event was not without movie industry infiltration—Sony, Warner Brothers and Paramount each set up tents to pimp their various tie-in and home video wares.

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