Jason Segel Joins HBO’s Los Angeles Lakers Series as Paul Westhead

Concerns about the Johnson & Johnson Coronavirus vaccine were raised this morning following reports that federal health agencies have recommended an immediate pause in use of the single-dose shot after six U.S. recipients developed serious blood clots.

Harvey Weinstein was indicted on 11 sexual assault charges in Los Angeles, his attorney Norman Effman revealed at an extradition hearing for the former producer in Erie County on Monday.Though still under seal, Effman said the indictment is “very similar to the original felony complaint but not identical” because one of the charges was “changed somewhat, narrowing the time period.”A spokesperson for the Los Angeles District Attorney’s Office did not immediately respond to a request for

plans to reopen its music venues at full capacity come June 15 as the US continues its recovery from COVID-19.As revealed on Twitter, the Hollywood Bowl will reopen this summer, with an exact date and line-up announcements set to land on May 11.The venue added: “As we prepare to reopen, the health of all is our top priority.

With Governor Gavin Newsom announcing on April 6 that California would be ready to "fully open" by June 15, the fate of Los Angeles' many social clubs — which includes three Soho House locations as well as West Hollywood's San Vicente Bungalows — is looking up. For proof of this optimism, look no farther than The Britely, which was originally slated to open in the spring of 2020 but was delayed due to the pandemic and construction setbacks, and finally opened its doors on April 2.

Los Angeles County’s weeks-long decline in new Covid-19 case rates stalled on Tuesday, even as California Governor Gavin Newsom announced the state is planning to drop its restrictive Covid-19 tier system come June 15. As a result of its numbers, L.A. County will be unable to advance to the less-restrictive Yellow tier of the aforementioned reopening tiers for at least three more weeks.

Joe Otterson TV ReporterHBO Max has given a series order to the half-hour comedy “Minx.”The streamer has given the show a 10-episode order. Set in 1970s Los Angeles, “Minx” on around an earnest young feminist (Ophelia Lovibond) who joins forces with a low-rent publisher (Jake Johnson) to create the first erotic magazine for women.In addition to Lovibond and Johnson, the show also stars Idara Victor, Jessica Lowe, Lennon Parham, Michael Angarano, and Oscar Montoya.

On Wednesday, after months of not getting a three week window of projections on vaccine supply, Los Angeles County Public Health Director Barbara Ferrer said, based on numbers received from the federal government, that Los Angeles will reach 80% vaccine coverage in residents over 16 years old the next 12 weeks. That means by the end of June the county should have achieved the overall the 70-85% immunity — through vaccinations and infections — Dr.

EXCLUSIVE: Brett Cullen (The Joker) will play former NBA star and Lakers head coach Bill Sharman, and Lola Kirke (Mozart in the Jungle) will portray Jerry West’s wife Karen in Adam McKay’s Los Angeles Lakers HBO drama series, based on Jeff Pearlman’s book Showtime: Magic, Kareem, Riley, and the Los Angeles Lakers Dynasty of the 1980s. McKay’s Hyperobject Industries is producing.

Claire Segal, a public relations and marketing executive who represented Southern California arts centers, organizations and nonprofits like the Los Angeles Music Center, L.A. Opera and the Center Theatre Group, has died.

“I anticipate that we will be overwhelmed in that first week, but hope that it will quiet down a bit after that. But even with a very significant increase in the supply of vaccine, we’re estimating that it will still take a couple months,” said Los Angeles County Chief Science Officer Dr. Paul Simon on Friday.

Sarah Ramos (Parenthood) has been tapped to play Cheryl Pistono, the girlfriend of Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, in Adam McKay’s Los Angeles Lakers HBO drama series, based on Jeff Pearlman’s book Showtime: Magic, Kareem, Riley, and the Los Angeles Lakers Dynasty of the 1980s. McKay’s Hyperobject Industries is producing.

Even if you’re not a sports fan, you’re probably familiar with the Los Angeles Lakers and the team’s “Showtime” era of the ‘80s. That’s when you had players like Magic Johnson, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, and Larry Bird.

Jason Segel has been tapped to play Paul Westhead in Adam McKay’s Los Angeles Lakers HBO drama series, based on Jeff Pearlman’s book Showtime: Magic, Kareem, Riley, and the Los Angeles Lakers Dynasty of the 1980s. McKay’s Hyperobject Industries is producing.

Bo Burnham (Eighth Grade) has been tapped to play Boston Celtics icon Larry Bird in Adam McKay’s Los Angeles Lakers HBO drama series, based on Jeff Pearlman’s book Showtime: Magic, Kareem, Riley, and the Los Angeles Lakers Dynasty of the 1980s, Deadline has learned. HBO declined comment.

Joe Otterson TV ReporterBo Burnham has been cast as Boston Celtics star Larry Bird in HBO’s upcoming series about the Los Angeles Lakers of the 1980s.The untitled series was ordered at HBO in December 2019. It is described as chronicling the professional and personal lives of the 1980s Los Angeles Lakers, one of sports’ most revered and dominant dynasties, in what came to be called the Showtime Era.Bird is widely regarded as one of the best basketball players of all time.

Ted Hope, the former co-head at Amazon Movies, is set to join Arizona State University’s Thunderbird School of Global Management. The indie film guru will become a professor of practice in the new graduate entertainment and creative industries program.

With shows such as “American Horror Story,” we’ve seen the horror-themed anthology series success only get bigger and bigger in recent years. Amazon Prime Video is hoping to capitalize on that with the upcoming thriller anthology series, “Them,” brought to you by Little Marvin (“The Time Is Now”) and executive produced by Lena Waithe (“The Chi“).

Elgin Baylor was an NBA player and executive who was a superstar of the Los Angeles Lakers in the 1950s and ‘60s.Baylor played basketball for Seattle University, leading the team to its only Final Four appearance, in 1958. That same year, he was the No.