Hollywood’s COVID Protocols Extended to Mid-February

Some of the hottest rising stars in young Hollywood stepped out to attend the Art of Rodarte VIP launch event during New York Fashion Week!

Michael Schneider Variety Editor at LargeIf you’ve forgotten where “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel” left off at the end of Season 3, you can be forgiven: So have executive producers Amy Sherman-Palladino and Daniel Palladino.“It’s been so long, we don’t remember what the season was about. I think they’re still Jewish,” Sherman-Palladino quips.

Gene Maddaus Senior Media WriterThe omicron wave has peaked across the country, and states including New York and California are once again easing up on their COVID restrictions.But in the entertainment industry, there is no rush to get back to “normal.” The studios and unions are largely holding firm on the set of COVID production protocols that has been in place since the summer of 2020. Both sides are in talks this week on adjustments to the plan — which is formally set to expire on Sunday.

Ed Meza @edmezavarThe 72nd Berlin Film Festival got off to a promising if somewhat subdued start Feb. 10 amid strict restrictions due to the ongoing COVID-19 crisis, which put a major damper on this year’s festivities and kept crowds to a minimum.While only some 800 guests attended the opening night ceremony at the Berlinale Palast — less than half of the normal capacity of the festival’s grand main venue — the event was nevertheless a hopeful sign for the local film industry and for cinema in general.The festival was uncompromising in its mask policy for the red carpet, rendering most high-profile guests unrecognizable — although many whipped them off for the phalanx of photographers.

Taking precautions. Queen Elizabeth II is under observation after her son Prince Charles tested positive for COVID-19.

94th Academy Awards ceremony next month will not have to show proof of vaccination against COVID.That’s according to The Hollywood Reporter, which revealed that the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences will only require guests to show proof of a negative PCR or lateral flow test to gain entry to the ceremony on March 27.The Academy, however, declined to comment on the reported entry requirements. It requires its own employees to be vaccinated (with rare medical exemptions).As THR notes, the organisation is technically adhering to the latest minimum requirements from the Los Angeles Department of Health.

J. Kim Murphy This year’s Oscars ceremony will not require in-person attendees to provide proof of vaccination against COVID-19, Variety has confirmed.After a 2021 ceremony that saw the Academy Awards downsize to a smaller gathering at Los Angeles’ Union Station, the Oscars will return to its traditional setting in the Dolby Theatre on Hollywood Boulevard for its upcoming ceremony on March 27.

You might be surprised by this decision that was just made for the 2022 Oscars ceremony on March 27.

Sydney Sweeney takes a dog for a walk during a photoshoot in Los Angeles on Sunday (February 6).

published in the July 2021 World Journal of Men’s Health claimed to be “the first to demonstrate the presence of the COVID-19 virus in the penis long after the initial infection in humans,” suggesting that widespread cell damage from COVID-19 “can contribute to resultant erectile dysfunction.”Of course, that study wasn’t the last to demonstrate such a correlation. A few months later, a University of Florida Health study published in the Journal of Endocrinological Investigation found that “men with COVID-19 are more than three times more likely to be diagnosed with erectile dysfunction, than those who are not sickened by the coronavirus.” According to the study’s lead author, Dr.

Fully 20% of California’s population has now had Covid. That count does not include those who got positive results from at-home tests and did not officially report them. That makes California the nation’s most infected state, in terms of raw numbers. The next-closest region is Texas, with more than 2 million fewer infections, according to the New York Times.

Malina Saval Associate Editor, FeaturesWhether you’re a bigshot Hollywood helmer or hankering to pretend you’re one, the brand new Director Suite at Four Seasons Hotel Los Angeles at Beverly Hills (300 Doheny Dr.) will set you up in high-flying style. The 10th floor luxury accommodations, modeled after the famed hotel’s residences, are awash in shafts of soft California sunlight, with three step-out balconies providing sweeping views of the rolling Hollywood hills and downtown Los Angeles in the distance.

R Kelly has been granted a two week extension on the deadline to file an appeal against his conviction in the New York courts last year.The extension was required after he contracted COVID-19 in prison. His new lawyer Jennifer Bonjean says her client is “doing well” but that his illness is making it hard from him to discuss the case over the phone.At trial last September, Kelly was found guilty of building and running a criminal enterprise that allowed him to prolifically groom and abuse young people, often teenagers.

Having cracked Hollywood in the 1980s and 1990s, Bridget Fonda was one of the most memorable pin-ups of the time. But after twelve years out of the spotlight, the star’s life looks a lot more different, swapping red carpets for a quieter time. Here’s everything we know about her lifestyle change… Who is Bridget Fonda? Bridget Fonda is a former American actress, hailing from a family of renowned actors - her father is Peter Fonda, her aunt is Jane Fonda and her grandfather is Henry Fonda.

MEXICO CITY -- Argentine singer-songwriter Diego Verdaguer, whose romantic hits such as “Corazón de papel,” “Yo te amo” and “Volveré” sold almost 50 million copies, has died of complications from COVID-19, his family said Friday. He was 70.The naturalized Mexican-Argentine musician, who was married to singer Amanda Miguel, died Thursday afternoon in Los Angeles, his daughter Ana Victoria said in a statement released by Diam Music, Verdaguer’s record company.“With absolute sadness, I regret to inform his fans and friends that today my father left his beautiful body to continue his path and creativity in another form of eternal life,” said his daughter.

Bridget Fonda was one of the most memorable pin-ups of the nineties, having starred in a number of box office hits.The film star comes from an acting dynasty and showbiz runs in the blood from her grandfather Henry Fonda to father Peter Fonda and aunt Jane Fonda. Bridget, now 58, who starred in films such as Single White Female and Jackie Brown, is married to film composer, Danny Elfman, 68. However, despite being red carpet regulars the couple has decided to swap the glamour of celebrity for a quieter life out of the spotlight.

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