For Los Angeles Dodgers, Chico Is The Man, As Clubhouse Attendant Wows Players In Intrasquad Games

Gene Maddaus Senior Media WriterThe Los Angeles County District Attorney’s office has filed a request to extradite Harvey Weinstein, as it seeks to try him on five counts of sexual assault and rape.The D.A.’s office had previously filed a detainer on New York State prison authorities, the first step in a process that has been slowed considerably by the coronavirus pandemic.

Naman Ramachandran Ample Entertainment, whose credits include “Cold Case Files,” “9 Months With Courteney Cox” and “Murder in the Heartland,” has launched a dedicated Los Angeles-based natural history division under the label Ample Nature.The new entity has already secured programming across multiple networks and platforms.Ample co-founder Phil Lott said: “Producing powerful, blue-chip natural history programming has been a goal for us since we started Ample, and it’s a perfect progression for

Tom Tapp Deputy Managing Editor“Two weeks ago,” said Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti, “I stood before you at one of these briefings and said that the virus was taking control from us and that we needed to take back control from the virus. And that message tonight has not changed.”But, said the mayor, “We have some small, hopeful signs that reflect our resilience.”On Friday, Los Angeles County reported one of its lowest recent daily totals of new coronavirus cases.

Bruce Haring, Tom Tapp UPDATE: The Los Angeles Dodgers and San Francisco Giants joined an earlier demonstration by their major league brothers honoring Black Lives Matter in a pregame ceremony.As at the earlier Yankees/Nationals game, opening day at Dodger Stadium saw the playing of a video from The Players Alliance, a group of African American players, calling for racial justice.The Dodgers coaching staff and the entire San Francisco Giants squad wore T-shirts with “Black Lives Matter” written

Two men and two teens have been charged in the death of rising rapper Pop Smoke, who was killed during a Los Angeles home-invasion robbery in February, the district attorney’s office said Monday. Los Angeles County District Attorney Jackie Lacey said in a statement that Corey Walker and Keandre Rodgers were charged with murder that occurred during the commission of a robbery and burglary.

Tom Tapp Deputy Managing EditorOne day after Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti warned that “We’d likely return to a mandated stay-at-home order” in one or two weeks if coronavirus conditions in the region get worse, the head of Los Angeles County’s Health Department agreed, with some qualifications. “Nothing can be off the table in the pandemic,” said county public health director, Barbara Ferrer.

LOS ANGELES -- Three men and two juveniles have been arrested in connection with the February home-invasion death of rising rapper Pop Smoke in Los Angeles, police said Thursday. The 20-year-old New York rapper whose legal name is Bashar Barakah Jackson was killed Feb.

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle moved to Los Angeles with son Archie in March 2020 following their step back from the royal family. Since then, the couple have focused on charity work, addressed security concerns and lived in a celebrity’s multimillion-dollar mansion.Harry and Meghan announced their plans to leave their positions as senior members of the royal family in January 2020.

Naya Rivera is believed to be missing after taking a boat ride with her 4-year-old son in Lake Piru in Los Angeles on Wednesday, according to multiplereports.The Ventura County Sheriff's department told NBCLA that the actress and her son, Josey, rented a boat at around 1 p.m.Approximately three hours later, another boater discovered her young son in the boat by himself.

Tom Tapp Deputy Managing EditorCalifornia, Illinois, Missouri, Texas, Tennessee, Utah and West Virginia broke records for daily new coronavirus cases on Wednesday, according to the New York Times. That — among other things — had the mayor of America’s second-largest city worried about a new COVID-related crisis.“We’re going to see across this nation a testing emergency,” said Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti in response to a question from Deadline.

Dave McNary Film ReporterOn-location film in Los Angeles plunged to its lowest levels on record for the second quarter due to the coronavirus pandemic, the FilmLA permitting agency reported Wednesday.The report showed overall production plunged by 97.8% to only 194 shoot days as production remained shut down from March 20 to June 15.

Brian Austin Green and Tina Louise were spotted on another outing together in Los Angeles — but this time the duo got a little handsy.The Beverly Hills, 90210 alum, 46, was seen walking with Louise down Melrose Avenue in L.A. on Tuesday, July 7, in photos obtained by the Daily Mail.

Bachelor season 24 alums Hannah Ann Sluss and Madison Prewett reunited for a girls’ night out months after their respective breakups with Peter Weber.Sluss and Prewett, both 24, met up for a sunset picnic in Los Angeles on Tuesday, July 7, amid the coronavirus pandemic.

Cheryl and Liam Payne are reportedly thinking about leaving the UK to raise their son in Los Angeles.The 37 year old mum-of-one, who was recently tipped to replace Bruno Toniolo as a Strictly Come Dancing judge, and the former One Direction star have maintained a close friendship following their split two years ago. It's reported that in a bid to see his three year old Bear more, Liam has asked Cheryl to move in with him in the US after he failed to settle into life in London.

Dave McNary Film ReporterSAG-AFTRA’s Los Angeles board has voted to oppose ratification of a successor deal on its master contract for feature films and primetime television work.The move came Tuesday, two weeks after the national board of the performers union had approved sending out the contract for ratification by a vote of 67.6% to 32.4%.