Leon Ichaso, ‘El Cantante’ and ‘Bitter Sugar’ Director, Dies at 74

We’ve heard some pretty wild theories about Scandoval over the past few months – but Lala Kent’s latest idea about the whole cheating debacle is just beyond ridiculous!! …Right??

Zachariah Noble has coupled up with Catherine Agbaje in the Love Island villa after he became the latest contestant to join the show.

Ashlee Simpson Ross keeps close to hubby Evan Ross as they arrive for the 30th Annual Race To Erase MS Gala held at Fairmont Century Plaza over the weekend in Los Angeles.

Joe Gayton, a film and television writer-producer who co-created and executive produced the hit AMC series Hell on Wheels, died May 14 after a four-year battle with prostate cancer. He was 66.

Marc Malkin Senior Film Awards, Events & Lifestyle Editor At Thursday’s Los Angeles premiere of “Based on a True Story,” I asked Kaley Cuoco what’s the closest she’s ever been to a crime — because she stars in the new Peacock series as a woman who ends up in the middle of a murder investigation because she is obsessed with true crime stories. Without missing a beat, Cuoco said, “Scandoval.” The “Big Bang Theory” star said she’s been a “Vanderpump Rules” fan since the first season. Like so many viewers, she was “shocked” when it was revealed that Tom Sandoval was cheating on his girlfriend of 10 years, Ariana Madix, with her best friend, Raquel Leviss.

McKinley Franklin editor Sergio Calderón, a longtime actor who appeared in films including “Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End” and “Men in Black,” died Wednesday of pneumonia. He was 77. Calderón’s representative, Julie Smith, confirmed his death to the LA Times on Thursday. Calderón appeared in the 1997 film “Men in Black,” where he played the floating head on a pole carried by an alien that Tommy Lee Jones’s Agent K reveals, earning him the nickname “Head on a Stick.” Calderón was born in Mexico, where attended the Instituto Andrés Soler of the Asociación Nacional de Actores. While he was working as an English teacher, he broke into the film industry with a role in “The Bridge in the Jungle” which starred John Huston. In “Under the Volcano,” directed by Huston, he played one of the murderers.

Kate Middleton, the Princess of Wales, looked stunning in a soft pink floor-length gown for the wedding of Jordan's Prince Hussein and his bride Raja Alseif. The 41 year old royal mum-of-three attended the ceremony with her husband Prince William, 40, as the couple cut incredibly elegant figures in their formal attire.The couple were surprise guests at the lavish nuptials, joining heads of state and world leaders, as well as the Prince of Wales' cousin Princess Beatrice, 34, and her husband Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi.

Ariana Madix and Katie Maloney are opening up about Vanderpump Rules Season 11 and if they would come back if Tom Sandoval and Raquel Leviss return to the show.

Charna Flam Gary Kent, the actor, director and stunt performer who also served as one of the inspirations for Brad Pitt’s Cliff Booth character in Quentin Tarantino’s “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood,” died on May 25 in Austin, Texas, The Austin Chronicle confirmed. He was 89. Kent began his career as a seasoned stunt performer after to traveling to Los Angeles in 1958. Ahead of doubling for Jack Nicholson in Monte Hellman’s “Ride in the Whirlwind” and “The Shooting,” Kent worked in film production offices and acted on the side, appearing in “Legion of the Doomed,” “King of the Wild Stallions,” “Battle Flame,” “The Thrill Killers” and “The Black Klansman.”

Louis Staples It was an earthquake that broke the pop-cultural Richter scale: the revelation that “Vanderpump Rules”stars Tom Sandoval and Raquel Leviss were having a secret seven-month affair behind the backs of their closest friends. But there was one of their co-stars who didn’t find the news of the affair quite so shocking: Lala Kent. Kent was the first cast member to suspect that Sandoval was cheating on Ariana Madix,  his girlfriend of nine years. Madix found out herself when she discovered an explicit video on Sandoval’s phone, and, as Variety detailed in a May 17 interview with “Vanderpump Rules” executive producer Alex Baskin, by the time TMZ broke the story on March 3, Bravo’s cameras were already at the Valley Village home she and Sandoval share to capture the fallout. Those astonishing scenes aired during last week’s season finale.

Sexy unique reality show. Lala Kent is reflecting on what sets the cast of Vanderpump Rules apart from other reality TV stars.

Ariana Madix is spilling even more Scandoval tea. On the latest episode of the podcast, the star gave fans more insight into her ex Tom Sandoval's months-long affair with Raquel Leviss.Among the biggest bombshells from the episode was Madix's claim that, while she was at the home she owns with her ex, Sandoval and Leviss hooked up in the other room.«They had sex in my guest room while I was sleeping in my own bed that he and I went into bed in together and then he left the bed and went to the guest room and f**ked her,» Madix said.As for the rumor that Madix and Sandoval were in an open relationship at the time of his affair, the former reality star denied that and suggested that her ex was the one to push that narrative.«Honestly, I think [that rumor] came from him,» Madix said, recalling how, in January, she came out to deny tabloid reports that they were in an open relationship.According to Madix, there was no indication that they weren't exclusive, as they were living together, sleeping in the same bed, and shared a romantic date night as recently as Valentine's Day.Madix additionally addressed Sandoval's claim that he tried to end the relationship several times and that she had an extreme reaction to that prospect.

Sarah Paulson and Holland Taylor are enjoying a romantic day out.

Eva Longoria has shifting her focus to behind the camera, utilizing the experience she’s gained directing episode television for her feature directorial debut with “Flamin’ Hot”.

Let’s go, Lakers! Kris Jenner and her boyfriend, Corey Gamble, supported Tristan Thompson and the Los Angeles Lakers during their final NBA playoff game of the season.

Closing the book. Ariana Madix teased that she is getting ready to move out of the Los Angeles home she shared with ex Tom Sandoval following his affair with costar Raquel Leviss.

pic.twitter.com/L2IJHCmO8eIchaso directed multiple episodes of “Miami Vice” and “Crime Story” in the ’80s, and most recently the Alice Braga USA series “Queen of the South.” He also helmed episodes of “The Cleaner, “Prodigal Son,” “Medium,” and “Criminal Minds.” “Queen of the South Writer” Jorge A. Reyes also shared a tribute to Icharo, saying, “We lost a real one today: Leon Ichaso. Cuban… A true artist & caballero.

EXCLUSIVE: Arlene Nelson, the director known for her work on such unscripted series as Angel City and Secrets of Playboy, has signed with UTA for representation in all areas.

Leon Ichaso, who directed the Jennifer Lopez and Mark Anthony-starrer El Cantante in 2006 and dozens of high-profile TV series, has died of a massive heart attack, according to his sister Mari Rodriguez Ichaso. He was 74.

Addie Morfoot Contributor The first of three “Vanderpump Rules” #Scandoval reunion episodes will air on May 24, but for fans who can’t wait that long for the fireworks that Bravo has promised, there’s a tailgating opportunity in the form of a documentary titled “The Randall Scandal: Love, Loathing, and Vanderpump.” The 90-minute Hulu doc, which begins streaming on May 22, stems from the Los Angeles Times story, “The Man Who Played Hollywood: Inside Randall Emmett’s Crumbling Empire” written by Amy Kaufman and Meg James. The article, published in June 2022, revealed lawsuits, debts and troubling allegations regarding Emmett’s relationships with women, assistants and business partners.