Emmys Ceremonies To Require Negative Covid Tests For Attendees As Well As Vax Proof

The Los Angeles County Board of Education will consider on Thursday a proposal that would require all eligible students age 12 and over in the L.A. Unified School District to get vaccinated. The requirement would pertain to those students wishing to attend in-person classes.

Michael Schneider Variety Editor at LargeFox alternative entertainment head Rob Wade said the quick spread of the COVID-19 delta variant this summer caught everyone off guard — and led to the outbreak of cases registered on the set of “The Masked Singer.”Last month Los Angeles County’s Public Health department reported 12 confirmed positive COVID-19 cases at Red Studios Hollywood, where “The Masked Singer” was shooting its sixth season.

UPDATED with second round of presenters: The Television Academy on Wednesday revealed the second batch of presenters confirmed for the Creative Arts Emmy Awards, which will be bestowed across three ceremonies this weekend, September 11-12, at LA Live in downtown Los Angeles.

The WGA has written up the key dates for its 74th Writers Guild Awards. The trophy ceremony is set for Sunday, March 20, a week before the Oscars. It will be the final major awards show before the 94th Academy Awards.

KISS‘ Paul Stanley has been spotted in public without a mask days after testing positive for COVID-19.The guitarist was seen walking inside of a West Hollywood Hotel last Tuesday (August 31) minus a face covering – you can see photos courtesy of The Daily Mail here.Aside from the fact that California has imposed a mask mandate, Los Angeles Department of Public Health has said that COVID-positive individuals should self-isolate for a minimum of 10 days.The news comes just five days after Stanley

On Sunday, the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health reported 11 new deaths from Covid-19 and 2,122 new positive cases.

Oprah Winfrey is all set to go to the 73rd Primetime Emmy Awards in Los Angeles, where she has been nominated in the "Outstanding Hosted Nonfiction Series of Special" for her explosive tell-all interview with Prince Harry and Meghan Markle released in March this year. However, the talk show host will have to choose whom she will take with her to the award show, as she has received only four tickets due to social-distancing guidelines amid COVID-19.

The Television Academy on Thursday began rolling out its list of presenters for this year’s Creative Arts Emmy Awards, which will be held across three ceremonies September 11-12 at L.A. Live in Los Angeles.

Michael Schneider Variety Editor at LargeJust when networks, studios and streamers thought it might be safe to resume their Emmy campaign plans, COVID-19 had other ideas.

Emmys guests will be required to show proof of a negative COVID-19 test in order to attend this year’s ceremonies, the TV Academy announced Thursday.The announcement comes a week after the academy moved to restrict the number of guests who will be allowed to attend. A vaccine mandate had already been in place.

Michael Schneider Variety Editor at LargeAs concerns grow over a rising number of COVID-19 delta variant cases in Los Angeles County, the Television Academy will also require Creative Arts and Primetime Emmy attendees to test negative for the pandemic in addition to showing proof of vaccination.Separately, the TV Academy also announced that two more categories have been added to the primetime telecast on CBS: Variety sketch series and variety special (live) will now be seen on the CBS show

told TMZ. While the Los Angeles native insisted he was fine at the time, his breathing problems persisted the following day, prompting his dad to give him an oxygen test, which revealed that his levels were alarmingly low.

coronavirus cases in the US continue to rise, with the county reporting 2,907 new cases yesterday (August 17, via the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health).The order, which you can read in full here, comes into force in the county tomorrow (August 19) at 11:59pm, and will apply to both indoor and outdoor major events (5,000 minimum capacity for indoor, 10,000 minimum for outdoor).Attendees must “wear face masks at all times, except when actively eating or drinking,” the order states,

Selome Hailu editorThe Los Angeles County Department of Public Health has issued a new order stating that attendees of any major outdoor event will be required to wear a mask due to a spike in COVID-19 cases.The requirement stands regardless of vaccination status, and goes into effect as of 11:59 p.m. on Thursday, Aug.

With the Los Angeles Unified School District requiring students and staff to undergo Covid-19 testing, baseline screening conducted in the past two weeks uncovered more than 3,600 positive cases.

The long-awaited return of on-campus students and teacher interactions begins on Monday for the Los Angeles Unified School District, which was forced into remote teaching by the pandemic.

Los Angeles Times, a fight broke out between the protesters and counter-protesters, shortly after 2 p.m. The protestors were made up of several hundred people carrying American flags, Trump merch and signs calling for “medical freedom.”The LAPD said on its Twitter account that it was called to the scene to “maintain order” after the fight.

Ben Affleck is a supportive boyfriend as he visits Jennifer Lopez on set of her new film. The actor, 48, accompanied J.Lo, 52, to a studio in Los Angeles earlier this week and spent about four hours on set. It is unclear which project his singer girlfriend is working on, but Ben mingled and chatted with the crew during his time on set.

With the bulk of new Covid-19 infections occurring among the unvaccinated, the pace of Los Angeles County residents being hospitalized due to the virus has begun rising at an equivalent rate of new cases, while the rate of people dying is also creeping higher, according to figures released today.