Grim milestones in LA as COVID19 pandemic accelerates pace

Bruce Willis, 65, visited a Rite Aid in Los Angeles, CA on Jan. 10 and refused to wear a mask to protect himself and other from the coronavirus pandemic, according to Page Six. The actor was apparently wearing a bandanna around his neck during the outing and got people in the store upset when he didn’t lift it and put it over his mouth after being asked to. The situation led to him walking out of the store without making a purchase, the outlet further reported.

The Affair co-creator Sarah Treem and actor Adam Shapiro have teamed with Partnership for Los Angeles Schools’ Families First Campaign to help families in need amid the Covid-19 pandemic.

It is January, which marks the start of the broadcast pilot season when networks begin to pick up their crop of pilots for next season. Not this year. In January 2021, most broadcast networks are still getting ready to film some of their 2020 pilots and the country going through a deadly Covid-19 surge, with California as the epicenter.

The Directors Guild of America told its members Tuesday that the industry’s Covid-19 protocols “have been largely effective in catching infected individuals before they are contagious, and limiting the potential spread on set.” Still, the DGA said it is working with employers who wish to extend their year-end holiday hiatus while the pandemic peaks in Southern California and across the country.

The owner and an employee of a Southern California bar and restaurant could each face a year behind bars following a dispute at the business in mid-December, according to a report. Authorities say the Costa Mesa bar’s manager, Luiza Mauro, is accused of physically trying to prevent a uniformed police officer from entering the Westend Bar on Dec.

UPDATED with latest: Friday was by far the deadliest day of the pandemic in California. On Wednesday, California saw a frightening new high of 432 Covid-related deaths. Thursday’s number dipped slightly to 428. On Friday, the number of lives recorded lost to the virus rocketed to 585. That’s a 37% rise in one day.

SAG-AFTRA president Gabrielle Carteris and national executive director David White on Tuesday posted a message to the labor union website with an update to COVID-19 filming protocols amid the current surge in cases.

HOLLYWOOD – Doctors and staff clapped after Keith Leach, a black frontline worker healthcare coworker at the Los Angeles LGBT Centre, received his first dose of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccination Tuesday morning. The first of 400 doses received by the Centre, it was dispensed by Dr. Ward Carpenter, co-director of health services at the Centre’s McDonald/Wright Building located on North Schrader Blvd.

A source is speaking out about Brian Austin Green and DWTS‘ Sharna Burgess, who sparked romance rumors after they were first photographed together taking a flight out of Los Angeles’ LAX Airport together.

Brian Austin Green is officially moving on after his split with wife Megan Fox.

Chrishell Stause is hearing it from some fans on Instagram after taking boyfriend and Dancing With The Stars pro Keo Motsepe home for Christmas.

Fez is a future dad! Wilmer Valderrama announced on Monday, December 21, that his fiancée, Amanda Pacheco, is pregnant with their first child.“#ItsJustUs3Now,” the That ‘70s Show alum, 40, captioned an Instagram slideshow with the model, 30.In the social media upload, the California native’s bare baby bump was on display in an unzipped jacket.

With COVID-19 cases rising and a new stay-at-home order in effect, indie bookstores in Los Angeles continue to tread water amid an overwhelming storm. Throw in the first holiday season of the pandemic era and bookstores are enduring even more challenges in what would usually be the most lucrative time of the year.