Executive Turntable: Atlantic Hires Death Row Scion as VP of A&R; Def Jam Names SVP & Creative Director

Alexandra Del Rosario Associate Editor/Nights & WeekendsThe Los Angeles County Department of Public health announced 2,645 new COVID-19 cases and 51 new deaths on Saturday. The department shared that it anticipates receiving a backlog of lab reports from the state in the coming days.The latest update sees dips in new cases, deaths and current hospitalizations when compared to Friday’s update.

Tom Tapp Deputy Managing EditorLos Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti on Wednesday announced the city was taking action against those who throw large parties.He called recent gatherings of mostly young people in the Hollywood Hills and Calabasas “flagrant violations of health orders.”“While we have already closed all bars and nightclubs, these large hour parties have essentially become nightclubs,” said the mayor.

Dino-Ray Ramos Associate Editor/ReporterThe virtual TCA panel for The Umbrella Academy kicked off with the opening battlefield scene from the sophomore season which debuted July 31 on Netflix. The new season finds our favorite dysfunctional family of superheroes in Dallas during the ’60s.

, the comic series about a dysfunctional family of sibling superheroes who are forced to unite to prevent an apocalypse, returned to Netflix for another season of wild antics and adventures as the Hargreeves attempt to save the world again after being scattered through time in 1960s Dallas, Texas.

Frank Ocean is mourning the loss of his brother.

Frank Ocean’s brother, Ryan Breaux, and his classmate Ezekial “Zeek” Bishop died in a car accident on Sunday, August 2. They were 18 and 20, respectively.Friends told CBS Los Angeles that they held a memorial for Breaux and Bishop on Sunday night near the site of the crash in Thousand Oaks, California.The Ventura County Sheriff’s Office said in a press release that the accident occurred at approximately 1:30 a.m.

Nicholas White Accurate multicultural representation in Hollywood starts crucially with hiring communities of color to make and star in films, “Suicide Squad” and “Bright” director David Ayer said Thursday at the ArcLight drive-in premiere of his new Los Angeles-based crime drama, “The Tax Collector.”“Hire them. Hire them for jobs,” Ayer said when asked about increasing Latino representation in Hollywood productions.

Lana Del Rey is on the go.

Bruce Haring pmc-editorial-managerIt’s reality love for two Los Angeles real estate stars. HGTV’s Flip or Flop star Tarek El Moussa and Netflix’s Selling Sunset’s Heather Rae Young are engaged.The proposal came during a boat trip to Catalina Island.

LOS ANGELES — “The Walking Dead” officially will not debut Season 11 this October due to the ongoing production shutdown caused by the coronavirus pandemic.

Los Angeles Blade International News Editor Michael K. Lavers on Wednesday interviewed Tarek Zeidan, the executive director of Helem, an LGBTQ rights group in Lebanon.

Dominic Patten Senior Editor, Legal & TV CriticIn a decision that may send shudders up the spine of Frank Darabont and CAA’s long fought $300 million The Walking Dead profit participation war with AMC, the cabler just won a major battle that could prove a death knell to Robert Kirkman’s own legal actions.After a delay of several months due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic essentially shutting down the courts, a Los Angeles Superior Court judge today finally laid down the law on TWD creator

Tom Tapp Deputy Managing EditorOn Wednesday, Los Angeles Public Health Director Barbara Ferrer reported 3,266 new coronavirus cases in the region for a total of 164,870 cases. Ferrer said the 7 day average of daily new infections has more than doubled in the past month.

Dave McNary Film ReporterMichael Franklin, who used to serve as the top executive at the Directors Guild of America and the Writers Guild of America West, died Monday in Los Angeles. He was 96.Franklin served at executive director for the WGA West for two decades before becoming the first national executive director of the DGA in 1978.

David Robb Labor EditorMichael Franklin, who served as the top executive officer of both the DGA and the WGA West, died Monday in Los Angeles. He was 96.An attorney, Franklin served as executive director of the WGA West — where he spent two decades — before being was hired by the DGA as its national executive director in 1978.

Variety Staff Follow Us on TwitterAtlantic Records has named Keith “Keefa” Parker Vice President of A&R.