DC Health Expands Monkeypox Vaccine Eligibility

At the end of a summer when the number of cases in the monkeypox outbreak rose sharply, the increase in reported infections now appears to be cresting amid increased public messaging and access to vaccines, prompting U.S. health officials to expand their strategy with a new equity-based effort to combat the disease.

John Wayne classics such as The Searchers and Stagecoach saw his health deteriorating terribly in the early 1970s. After breaking a hip, Ford had to get used to a wheelchair and was moved from his Bel Air home to Palm Desert to be treated for cancer. In October 1972, the Screen Directors Guild paid tribute to him and in March the following year, the American Film Institute honoured the director with a Lifetime Achievement Award.

The Berlin Film Festival has appointed Los Angeles-based, US industry expert Jacqueline Lyanga as a US delegate as it expands its international network and seeks to consolidate contacts with the US film industry and filmmakers.

Peacock continues to expand its offerings in the reality show space and recently added the British series Made in Chelsea. The NBCUniversal streaming service released Season 18 through Season 22 on August 25 of the E4 reality series produced by Monkey Kingdom.

Christina Hendricks has clearly developed a taste for Scotch after her role in Mad Men, with the Hollywood actress being spotted visiting the Johnnie Walker Experience in Edinburgh.

Unionizing campaigns sweeping workplaces across the country now include a strip club in North Hollywood. On Thursday, a majority of 30 dancers employed at the Star Garden Topless Dive Bar filed a petition with the NLRB to hold an election to be represented at the bargaining table by Actors’ Equity Association.

A$AP Rocky is facing criminal charges for alleged assault. The charges were announced by Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón on Monday.«Discharging a gun in a public place is a serious offense that could have ended with tragic consequences not only for the person targeted but also for innocent bystanders visiting Hollywood,» Gascon stated in a press release issued by his office.Gascón continued, «My office conducted a thorough review of the evidence in this case and determined that the addition of a special firearm allegation was warranted.»Rocky — real name Rakim Mayers -- faces two counts of assault with a semiautomatic firearm with allegations of personally using a firearm, according to the announcement.

Bravo’s “Real Housewives” will be expanding in another continent.

Rebel Wilson and Ramona Agruma spent a relaxing day at the spa. The couple was photographed holding hands and going to “Day of Indulgence”, an annual event and retreat hosted by Jennifer Klein, a film and TV producer in Hollywood.Rebel Wilson finally receives United States residency, just in time for her birthday!Rebel Wilson shares body positivity message from her vacationWilson wore a striped shirt, jeans, and a white sweater. She paired the look with some Gucci shoes and a pink purse.

Daniel D'Addario Chief TV CriticThe news that Anne Heche has been declared legally dead from the injuries she sustained in an Aug. 5 car crash comes as a particularly baleful end to her story. There’s not merely the obvious element of human tragedy for Heche and her family, as well as, it ought to be said, the woman whose house Heche destroyed with her car. But Heche’s final days playing out in a spectacle of tabloid interest and ambiguity around her state of mind comes as an eerie echo of various moments throughout her life in public. Heche was a star dimmed and diminished by the aura of scandal that she couldn’t shake — and one who, despite that, tried unrelentingly to bring the audience into her world.Heche was, first, a gifted performer; she went from being an Emmy-winning soap star to film stardom in the late 1990s and seemed, with lead roles in “Volcano” and “Six Days, Seven Nights” to be locked and loaded for A-list fame, a blonde counterpart to Julianne Moore with a bit more jitter underlying her calm. (A favorite performance of mine of hers at the time is as a White House aide in “Wag the Dog,” amoral but poised, and sparking with ideas that might salvage a doomed presidency.) And though she would go on to other accomplishments on film, TV, and stage, Heche’s story necessarily must include mention of what halted her ascendant career: In 1997, the year of “Volcano” and “Wag the Dog,” Heche began publicly dating Ellen DeGeneres.

Trustees of the SAG-AFTRA Health Plan have unanimously approved a reimbursement benefit to cover travel and lodging expenses related to abortion care for participants who live or work in states that prohibit abortions. “In taking this decisive action,” the trustees said in a press release Friday, “SAG-AFTRA and management Plan trustees are seeking to ensure participants will continue to have access to safe abortion services regardless of where they live or work.”

Jazz Tangcay Artisans EditorHollywood stuntman and martial artist Gene LeBell has died. He was 89.Professional wrestler Bas Rutten announced LeBell’s death via Facebook, writing, “You will be greatly missed Gene, I love you my friend, till we meet again!”LeBell started catch wrestling when he was 7, under the guidance of American wrestler Ed “The Strangler” Lewis.