Glee stars launch fundraising effort to honour Naya Rivera

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorVeteran rockers the Deftones have completed their “Adopt-a-Dot” fundraising campaign and made a donation of $52,500 to the University of California at Davis Children’s Hospital and $52,500 to “Crew Nation,” the global relief fund for live music crews who have been impacted by COVID-19.In a statement the group said, “With pride, today we’re making our Adopt-A-Dot donations to UC Davis Children’s Hospital and Crew Nation. Hopefully these will go to making things a

Dancing With the Stars reunion — on a mountain! Pro dancer Sharna Burgess and former host Tom Bergeron went on a hike in Los Angeles on Friday, December 18, and shared snaps of their adventure.“F A M,” Burgess, 35, captioned two pics of the pair, both wearing masks. “@Tombergeron it was the best thing ever seeing you this morning.

LOS ANGELES – Many small businesses, especially in the service hospitality sector, have suffered as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic due to lack of relief for rent and mortgage payments. The state of California’s Health officials have also repeatedly opened and closed restaurants and bars in response to the number of new cases or hospitalizations which has made it difficult for small businesses to stay alive.

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Danny Trejo spoke out about his past struggles with drugs and alcohol in a new PSA for a Los Angeles-based nonprofit treatment center.  The actor has been vocal about his troubled past for years.

I’m a Virgo, a dark absurdist comedy from Sorry to Bother You writer-director Boots Riley, has been ordered to series by Amazon.

Joe Otterson TV ReporterAmazon has given a series order to “I’m a Virgo” from Boots Riley with Jharrel Jerome attached to star.The half-hour series is described as an absurdist, coming of age story about a 13-foot-tall Black man (Jerome) who lives in Oakland, CA.Riley wrote the series and will also direct. He serves as executive producer along with Michael Ellenberg of Media Res, Tze Chun, and Jerome.

EXCLUSIVE: Vertical Entertainment has acquired North American rights to Body Brokers, a new crime thriller written and directed by Run with the Hunted helmer John Swab and starring Jack Kilmer and Alice Englert. A release in select theaters nationwide is set for February 19, 2021.

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Naya Rivera is being honoured with a holiday fundraiser set up by the cast of ‘Glee’. The late actress - who played Santana Lopez on the Fox series - passed away in July this year at the age of 33 after she was involved in an accidental drowning in a lake in Ventura County, California.

Naya Rivera is being remembered by her Glee cast in a very special way this holiday season.

Glee is honoring the memory of their late costar, Naya Rivera, with a fundraiser for her favorite charity.The GoFundMe campaign — which is titled the SNIXXMAS Charity Drive — was launched on Friday, December 4, with proceeds benefitting Alexandria House, a nonprofit organization in Los Angeles that provides safe housing for women and children.“If you were lucky enough to know Naya, you know she threw some epic parties,” the website’s statement reads.

Phoebe Bridgers has shared the official video for ‘Savior Complex’, which was directed by Phoebe Waller-Bridge and stars Paul Mescal.The song is the latest single to be lifted from the Los Angeles singer-songwriter’s Grammy-nominated second album, ‘Punisher’.Released exclusively on Facebook today (December 1), its new black-and-white visuals bring together the talents of Normal People actor Mescal and Fleabag‘s Waller-Bridge.

Celebrities and creators are using their platforms to give back to those who need it most this holiday season.

Four months after Naya Rivera accidentally drowned while boating on Lake Piru, her ex Ryan Dorsey, 37, filed a wrongful death lawsuit against Ventura County, on behalf of their son Josey, 5. And, according to a top California litigation lawyer, although the defendants have not yet been found liable, the case will very likely be settled in favor of Naya’s son.

Naya Rivera‘s ex-husband, Ryan Dorsey, filed a wrongful death lawsuit on behalf of their son, , four months after the Glee actress’ death.Dorsey, to whom Rivera was married from 2014 to 2018, along with the actress’ estate filed the paperwork on Tuesday, November 17. The 5-year-old is suing Josey Ventura County, California, United Water Conservation District and the county’s Parks and Recreation Management for wrongful death and negligent infliction of emotional distress after his mother drowned

The late Naya Rivera‘s ex-husband Ryan Dorsey recently filed a lawsuit on their five-year-old son Josey‘s behalf this week.