Hollywood Farmer’s Market Sees Shots Fired, Temporarily Shut Down, Suspect In Standoff

Gene Maddaus Senior Media WriterCalifornia is poised to add a diversity requirement to its $330 million tax incentive for film and TV production, as lawmakers seek to use their leverage to make the industry better reflect the state’s demographics.Gov. Gavin Newsom is expected to sign a bill, SB 485, that will extend the tax credit through 2030.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorExperiential media and immersive technology company Cosm will paunch its first public venue in Hollywood Park, it announced on Wednesday. The location will be the first venue of its kind to utilize Cosm’s domed and compound curved LED technology.As part of Hollywood Park’s retail district, the venue will showcase a 26.6-meter diameter LED dome in a 65,000 total square feet facility that can hold up to 1,700 guests.

US rapper A$AP Rocky will face criminal assault charges in relation to a shooting that left a former member of his posse the A$AP Mob suffering from minor injuries, the Los Angeles District Attorney has confirmed.The 33 year old rapper, whose real name is Rakim Mayers, is facing two counts of assault with a semi-automatic firearm. The incident took place on November 6, 2021, when his girlfriend, pop-sensation Rihanna, was four months pregnant with their first child, a baby boy.

A$AP Rocky is facing criminal charges for alleged assault. The charges were announced by Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón on Monday.«Discharging a gun in a public place is a serious offense that could have ended with tragic consequences not only for the person targeted but also for innocent bystanders visiting Hollywood,» Gascon stated in a press release issued by his office.Gascón continued, «My office conducted a thorough review of the evidence in this case and determined that the addition of a special firearm allegation was warranted.»Rocky — real name Rakim Mayers -- faces two counts of assault with a semiautomatic firearm with allegations of personally using a firearm, according to the announcement.

A$AP Rocky has been charged with two counts of assault with a semiautomatic firearm, Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón announced. The rapper is accused of firing multiple shots at a former friend in an encounter in Hollywood back in November 2021.

A California salon owner was one of the last people to see Anne Heche before her fiery car crash last Friday. Richard Glass – owner of Glass Hair in Venice, California, located approximately two miles from where the car crash happened – told Fox News Digital that Heche appeared to be "normal" and not intoxicated.  When Fox News Digital asked Glass if Heche seemed off, he responded with: "No, she did not." "I use a phrase…if someone's speaking in cursive, that means…they're a little loopy.They're a little off or intoxicated, and she wasn't," Glass remarked.   "She was very polite, very cordial, and very, very pleasant." Anne Heche, 53, was driving a blue Mini Cooper last week when she first crashed into a garage of an apartment complex in Los Angeles.

Jazz Tangcay Artisans EditorHollywood stuntman and martial artist Gene LeBell has died. He was 89.Professional wrestler Bas Rutten announced LeBell’s death via Facebook, writing, “You will be greatly missed Gene, I love you my friend, till we meet again!”LeBell started catch wrestling when he was 7, under the guidance of American wrestler Ed “The Strangler” Lewis.

Dave Chappelle’s alleged attacker is asking to be transferred to a mental health program.  Isaiah Lee, 23, appeared in a Los Angeles courtroom Monday accompanied by attorney Chelsea Padilla, a deputy public defender, the Post reported. According to the outlet, prosecutors plan to file a motion opposing the request, and a hearing has been set for Aug. 23.  California’s Mental Health Diversion program allows a person charged with a crime to complete a mental health program, such as counseling, which could lead to charges being dismissed.

Zack Sharf “South Park” creators Matt Stone and Trey Parker went viral during the pandemic thanks to their surprise deepfake video, “Sassy Justice,” which has earned over 2 million views on YouTube since its October 2020 debut. The 14-minute short finds a deepfake Donald Trump, voiced by Peter Serafinowicz, reporting news out of Cheyenne, Wyoming under the eponymous moniker. The project was the first bit of content to come out of Deep Voodoo, Stone and Parker’s deepfake production studio.Stone and Parker said at the time that “Sassy Justice” came about because “we just wanted to make fun of [deepfakes] because it makes it less scary,” but it turns out the project had its roots in a full-length Donald Trump deepfake movie that Parker and Stone were working on and then scrapped because of the pandemic.

She was shown the door by Lord Alan Sugar in week six of the BBC business contest. But a year on after the show was filmed Amy Anzel is celebrating her success without the billionaire tycoon.

th birthday.Gulager’s passing was announced by the New Beverly Cinema in Los Angeles, where he made frequent appearances. “Clu Gulager, 1928 – 2022. A beautiful life filled with family, friends, and films, Clu will always have a seat in our front row.

William Earl Variety’s Power of Young Hollywood in-person celebration returns to Los Angeles on Aug. 11, presented by Facebook Gaming. This year’s honorees include producer, cook and host Brooklyn Peltz Beckham, actor Angus Cloud, singer and actress Halle Bailey, and singer and actress Becky G.

Kissing Booth movies to a spooked-out girl in The Conjuring to her Emmy-nominated role in the acclaimed limited series , the 23-year-old has brought a "girl next door" element to her impressive work history—which, unfortunately, has often left her feeling undermined in Hollywood.Los Angeles-born Joey explained that people have a preconceived notion of who she is as a person based on the way she looks and how she carries herself. “Because of how I look,” the star says in an interview with .

died on Tuesday at age 94 from natural causes, 6 years after he formally retired from his longtime role. And even nearly a decade later, for his admirers no time had passed at all, nor was his loss felt any less deeply.Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti called Scully “our dear friend, the Voice of LA,” and said “he united us, inspired us, and showed us all what it means to serve.”“No one was better at any job than Vin Scully was at his,” Jimmy Kimmel said, calling Scully “a lovely man on top of that.”“There will never be another Vin Scully. Our most heartfelt condolences to the Scully family, the Dodgers organization, and baseball fans everywhere,” the Minnesota Twins organization said on its official Twitter page.“You are more a part of Los Angeles History than sunshine and palm trees.

Ariel Winter left Hollywood for the other coast, as did other celebrities, including James Van Der Beek, who also moved during the Covid-19 era. The list may be long, but among those early defectors were Hallmark’s Alexa PenaVega (and her frequent on-screen partner and husband Carlos PenaVega), who recently opened about about the whys behind saying goodbye to Tinseltown.  As it turns out, there were myriad reason the couple left Hollywood, but chief among them was her husband’s mental state.

Sydney Sweeney has baby fever!