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David Hasselhoff put his name behind a campaign to preserve one of the few remaining sections of the Berlin Wall, calling it a “ sacred” monument Sunday to cheers from Germans. The actor, best known for starring in Knight Rider and Baywatch, joined Berliners in protesting a real estate developer’s plans to move part of the wall to make way for an access path for a luxury housing development. “It’s like tearing down an Indian burial ground. It’s a no-brainer,” said Hasselhoff, before recounting his own memories of visiting East Germany - grim cities, grim food - shortly before unification. Plans to move part of the East Side Gallery - a three-quarters-mile stretch of wall painted by artists after the fall of communism and popular with tourists - sparked angry protests earlier this month.Activists have denounced it as part of a wider trend of steamrolling Berlin’s tumultuous history to make way for gleaming developments in the heart of the city. At least 136 people died between 1961 and 1989 trying to cross the wall that divided the communist-run East Berlin from West Berlin. Most of the wall has since been destroyed, with only two large sections remaining as memorials.

Rapper Tone Loc collapsed on stage while performing in Iowa this weekend. Loc, whose real name is Anthony Smith, collapsed after finishing a song during a Saturday night concert on a bridge in downtown Des Moines, according to the Des Moines Register. Loc’s condition wasn’t immediately clear Sunday. He wasn’t listed publicly as a patient at any Des Moines hospital, and no one answered the phone Sunday morning at the bar that sponsored the concert. Loc’s representative did not immediately respond to phone and e-mail messages Sunday. It wasn’t the rapper’s first time collapsing on stage. Loc, who is best known for his 1980s hits “Funky Cold Medina” and “Wild Thing,” collapsed and had a seizure during a 2009 concert in Pensacola, Fla. Authorities said he overheated. Loc also collapsed in 1995 while attending a Los Angeles Lakers game, but the reason wasn’t explained. Loc also has appeared in a number of television shows and movies, including Ace Ventura: Pet Detective with Jim Carrey and Heat with Al Pacino. Loc also has voiced several animated characters.