FilmLA Reports Sharp Rise In On-Location Film Permit Applications

Vanessa Bryant on Tuesday filed a lawsuit against the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department over photos taken and shared by deputies of the January helicopter crash site where her husband and daughter, along with seven others, were killed.

Jordan Moreau Josie Huang, a reporter for the Los Angeles radio station KPCC and news site LAist, was arrested on Saturday night while she was covering the shooting of two sheriff’s deputies in Compton, Calif.The arrest occurred outside the St. Francis Medical Center in Lynwood, Calif., where the two deputies were being treated for gunshot wounds after they were shot by a gunman earlier that night.

Tom Tapp Deputy Managing EditorWith little fanfare, California Governor Gavin Newsom reported that there were just 1616 new positive coronavirus cases recorded in California on Wednesday. That’s the lowest count of new infections in nearly four months.

Lea Michele took a walk with her husband, Zandy Reich, less than one month after their son Ever’s birth.The Glee alum, 34, wore a pink tank, black leggings and matching sneakers while out and about in Los Angeles on Tuesday, September 8, with the AYR president, 37, in pictures obtained by The Daily Mail.

It looks like we’re getting a Borat 2!

The Hollywood Reporter's Kareem Abdul-Jabbar was named best columnist at the62nd Southern California Journalism Awards, which were announced Saturday via a virtual presentation. This marks Abdul-Jabbar's fifth straight year winning the award.

David Robb Labor EditorStarting on Friday, FilmLA — the city’s film permit office — again will require many filmmakers to conduct door-to-door Community Filming Surveys as a condition of obtaining permits to shoot on-location throughout Greater Los Angeles.The surveys, which are designed to mitigate traffic, congestion and noise problems in neighborhoods, were suspended temporarily on June 15, when the city reopened to production.

Zac Efron reportedly cancelled his flight home to Los Angeles after he was granted a visa extension from three months to twelve months in Australia.

Gene Maddaus Senior Media WriterThe parent who introduced Lori Loughlin and her husband to disgraced admissions consultant Rick Singer has agreed to plead guilty to hiring Singer on his own to cheat on his daughter’s ACT exam.Mark Hauser, 59, is the founder of Hauser Private Equity.

Rachel McAdams is heading out!

Heidi Klum is reportedly asking for an emergency court hearing so she can take her four children to Germany with her to film “Next Top Model”.