Hollywood evolves during pandemic with drive-in premiere

Glee actress Naya Rivera was reported missing after she went on a boat ride with her son, Josey Dorsey, in California's Lake Piru. Authorities confirmed a "large scale search and rescue operation" for her is underway, and her son is now with her family.

Hollywood stars Zendaya and John David Washington secretly filmed a feature-length movie during the coronavirus pandemic, it has emerged.

The Hollywood Reporter scored 50 nominations for the 62nd Southern California Journalism Awards, including best website, print journalist of the year for Gary Baum and best columnist for Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. The nominations, announced Monday by the Los Angeles Press Club, also included several nominations for THR in the investigative, hard news, criticism, art, photography and social media categories, in addition to noms for best podcast and best blog, among others.

Celebs did it big for the Fourth of July!

Bruce Haring pmc-editorial-managerAs the US celebrates its 244th Independence Day, residents are also showing a stubbornly American streak of defiance against pandemic restrictions, some of it egged on by President Donald Trump.Beaches, bars, businesses, restaurants and other areas are closed in Southern California.

Pat Saperstein Deputy EditorAs the coronavirus infection rate rises across Los Angeles County, the city of West Hollywood has instituted a fine for people who are on city streets without a face mask or covering.The city said Wednesday it would issue an “administrative citation” to those who are not conforming.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom announced on Wednesday that the state would form a multi-agency strike team to target businesses not complying with public health orders amid the alarming coronavirus spike.

Tom Tapp Deputy Managing EditorLos Angeles County Director of Public Health Barbara Ferrer announced on Tuesday that the county was modifying its health officer order to comply with the guidelines announced on Wednesday by California Governor Gavin Newsom.“L.A.

Marc Malkin Senior Film Awards, Events & Lifestyle EditorWhat pandemic?Despite the ongoing COVID-19 crisis and reports that cases were on the rise once again in California, a red carpet movie premiere took place in Hollywood on Wednesday night.A screening and party for indie comedy “aTypical Wednesday” at The Montalban Theater Rooftop Cinema was the first red carpet premiere to take place since the start of the pandemic.

After months of shelter-at-home orders, hotels across the West are starting to reopen as new "public health guidelines allow hotels to welcome leisure travelers in parts of" the state, says Visit California president and CEO Caroline Beteta, adding that "every county is on its own timeline. The state provides the how and the counties provide the when." These moves come just as interest in vacations is perking up in Hollywood.

Today, more than 2,600 celebrities’ names are inscribed on pink and bronze stars embedded on the sidewalks along 15 blocks of Hollywood Boulevard and three blocks of Vine Street in Hollywood, California. The street, known as Hollywood Walk of Fame, is today one of the most famous tourist attractions in Los Angeles.

LGBTQ people in California are closer to being counted in the coronavirus pandemic.

Gabrielle Union is speaking out amid her drama with . During an appearance on , Union explained what she had hoped to accomplish through her discrimination complaint against NBC, Simon Cowell, FremantleMedia and Syco Entertainment, which she filed with California's Department of Fair Employment and Housing earlier this month.