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Lizzo was one of the night’s guests of honour at the 2023 Black Music Action Coalition Gala on Thursday, where the “Truth Hurts” singer appeared to be in good spirits.

The WGA is heading back to the bargaining table with the CEOs of Netflix, Disney, Universal, and Warner Bros Discovery on Friday.

Tristan Thompson is stepping up for a close family member.

Publicis Sapient have launched short film Forgiving Johnny, which is a firsthand account of forgiveness and the life-changing impact that digitization within the justice system had on an individual. The short film was created by director Ben Proudfoot and his company, Breakwater Studios with NBA all-star Karl-Anthony Towns

Sophia Scorziello editor Gordon Proudfoot was both a lawyer and a disc jockey. Before the internet provided quick answers to almost any kinds of questions, Gordon ran an on-air “dial-a-law” segment where listeners could call him with legal queries about car accidents or whatever trouble they may have gotten into.

Deputies are keeping a close eye on Danny Masterson right now.

A divided Huntington Beach City Council voted Wednesday to seek a ban on universal mask and Covid vaccine mandates in the city.

Sophia Scorziello editor Cinespia is extending its 22nd annual screening run for a haunted series of films this October. In addition, Cinespia will be coming to LA’s Orpheum Theatre for the first time ever this Halloween. Among the films screening will be “Halloween” (1978) starring Jamie Lee Curtis, 2002’s cursed videotape film “The Ring,” the fifth installment of the Harry Potter franchise “Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix” and the 1968 satanical psychological film “Rosemary’s Baby” starring Mia Farrow.

The 79-year-old actor allegedly left the scene after rear-ending a car.

A woman chased down actor Gary Busey after he allegedly hit her car on a Malibu highway and drove off — and then refused to hand over his insurance information when she caught up to him at a restaurant.The 79-year-old “Buddy Holly Story” star is under investigation for his involvement in the alleged hit and run that happened Wednesday, the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Office confirmed to The Post.The woman, who was not identified, told TMZ she was driving down the Pacific Coast Highway when Busey pulled out of a shopping center and struck her back bumper before leaving the scene.“Sir, you hit my car, I need your information,” the woman shouted to the “Point Break” star as they drove alongside each other, according to wild footage obtained by TMZ.“Sir, you hit my car,” the woman screamed louder as Busey zoomed away.Eventually, she caught up with the actor in a restaurant parking lot and demanded he hand over his insurance information as she pointed out scuff marks on his Volvo, according to the footage.“I want the information,” she said sternly. “I’m private,” Busey replied as he got back into his car.“It doesn’t matter, you hit me,” the woman shot back.

Superstar Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Julio Urias was arrested on felony domestic violence charges in Los Angeles on Sunday night. According to a report from TMZ Sports,

Khloe Kardashian has legally changed her son's name - a year after he was born.The reality TV icon, 39, is said to have named him Tatum Thompson after initially calling him 'Baby Kardashian' on his birth certificate, according to People. A judge in Los Angeles county granted Tatum's official name change on Thursday, it has been said. Khloe, who is also mum to five-year-old daughter True with ex Tristan Thompson, previously opened up about the difficulty and pressure of 'naming a human' during one episode of hit show The Kardashians latest season three.

In their first press conference in weeks, Los Angeles County Public Health officials announced today that Covid case numbers had “doubled over the past few weeks.”

Khloé Kardashian and Tristan Thompson have legally changed their son’s name.

Coolio‘s final appearance in Futurama features a new song from the rapper as well as an on-screen tribute.The rapper died on September 28, 2022 at the age of 59. He was best known for his 1995 hit ‘Gangsta’s Paradise’ (which recently made a comeback to the charts), the Kenan & Kel theme ‘Aw, Here It Goes’, and his various appearances in film and TV.Prior to his death, Ivey recorded dialogue for the upcoming Futurama reboot as Kwanzaa-Bot, the character he first voiced for two episodes in 2001.In his final episode, titled I Know What You Did Next Xmas and that aired on Monday (August 28), Coolio raps about his Christmas list.“Yo, Santabot, I’ma drop my ‘Futurama’ X-Mas list for 3023. Y’all ready for this? I’m about to get nice!” he raps as Kwanzaa-Bot.

Prominent Los Angeles County politician Mark Ridley-Thomas was sentenced today to three years and six months in prison for voting in support of county contracts that would favor USC while accepting benefits for his son from the university.

An all-star team from El Segundo, Calif. is the 2023 Little League World Series champions, taking the crown 6-5 from Curacao in dramatic fashion with a walk-off home run in the bottom of the sixth inning.

Score one for the good guys.

Nick Carter and his family are still grieving the tragic loss of Aaron Carter.

In the latest flash mob thefts to strike retailers in Los Angeles County, a nine-man robbery crew struck a Macy’s department store in Sherman Oaks, Calif. on Thursday afternoon.

Lionsgate today notified employees that the mask mandate instituted about a week ago for the 3rd and 5th floors of the studio’s five-story office building in Santa Monica is ending, sources tell Deadline. I hear the announcement was made after Los Angeles County Department of Public Health informed the company that it could lift the mask requirement following days of no new infections.

On Monday, Deadline broke the news that Lionsgate brought back a Covid mask mandate on two floors of its five-story flagship office in Santa Monica after several employees had tested positive. The story, which also covered other measures – including contact tracing, daily self-screenings as well as self-isolation after out-of-country trips — was widely picked up and made national news. That turned Lionsgate — and by association Hollywood — into a target for criticism over the mandate reinstatement amid a nationwide rise in Covid cases.

Police have confirmed the arrest of multiplatinum recording artist Polo G and his brother, Trench Baby, in a Wedneday raid on the former’s Chatsworth, Calif. mansion.

If three in a row is a trend, what’s 5 in a row?

Priscilla Presley is detailing some of the final moments with her daughterLisa Marie Presley, days before her tragic death at age 54 earlier this year, following cardiac arrest. The 78-year-old mom and her daughter were at the Chateau Marmont in Los Angeles, after the Golden Globes ceremony, and Austin Butler’s win for his portrayal of Elvis Presley in Baz Luhrmann’s recent film.LISA MARIE PRESLEY’S CAUSE OF DEATH AND TOXICOLOGY REPORT REVEALEDPRISCILLA PRESLEY’S EMOTIONAL REACTION TO SOFIA COPPOLA’S FILM: ‘ONLY BEING 14, YOU LOOK BACK AND LOOK ‘WHY ME?’’As published by the Hollywood Reporter, after a joint interview with director Sofia Coppola, who is preparing for the release of Priscila’s new biopic, it was revealed that things were not feeling as usual for the mother-daughter duo.

Halle Berry and her ex, the French actor Olivier Martinez, have hammered out a custody agreement nearly seven years after they were legally declared single.

Halle Berry and her ex, the French actor Olivier Martinez, have hammered out a custody agreement nearly seven years after they were legally declared single.According to legal documents, obtained by ET, the Oscar-winning actress will pay Martinez $8,000 per month in child support for their 9-year-old son, Maceo. On top of the monthly child support, Berry will also pay Martinez 4.3 percent of any income she receives above $2 million «for additional child support for Maceo.»In the same docs, filed in Los Angeles County Superior Court on Tuesday, it's noted that Berry, who shares physical and legal custody with Martinez, will also pay for Maceo's private school tuition, school uniforms/supplies as well as 100 percent of any extracurricular activities Maceo's involved with, like soccer.

Priscilla Presley is opening up about her final moments with her daughter, Lisa Marie Presley.In a new interview with, the 78-year-old recounts knowing something was off with her daughter prior to her death.«I did know there was something not right,» Priscilla says in an interview with filmmaker Sofia Coppola for. Still, she remembers being with her daughter and having a laugh at theChateau Marmont in Los Angeles as they celebrated Austin Butler's Golden Globes win for his role as Elvis Presley in Baz Luhrmann’s film. However, the outing was cut short as Lisa Marie said she was experiencing pain.«We had just gotten there, you go down all these stairs,» Priscilla remembers of the evening.

Nia Long has filed legal documents in court requesting legal and physical custody of her 11-year-old son after claiming that her ex, NBA head coach Ime Udoka, «has failed» to provide support for their son.The 52-year-old actress filed the paperwork on Aug. 14 in Los Angeles County Superior Court.

Amid rising Covid cases in Los Angeles, Lionsgate has brought back the mask mandate for nearly half of the company’s employees at its flagship office at 2700 Colorado Ave. in Santa Monica.

As if a history-making tropical storm, flash flood warnings and high wind advisories weren’t enough, the Ojai area was hit with a 5.1 earthquake this afternoon around 2:41 p.m.

After a half-century, it looks like the landmark Gladstone’s restaurant in Pacific Palisades is apparently ending its run.

SAG-AFTRA’s Los Angeles Local and the Writers Guild of America will hold a “National Day of Solidarity” rally on Tuesday outside Disney Studios.

BreAnna Bell The Writers Guild of America has canceled its scheduled pickets in Los Angeles for Monday “in an abundance of caution” ahead of Hurricane Hilary’s expected arrival. The guild plans to resume pickets on Tuesday outside of Disney, NBC Universal, Radford and Warner Bros., Amazon, Fox, Netflix, Paramount, Sony, and TV City. The category 4 tropical storm is expected to deliver harmful flooding to the southwestern U.S.

Los Angeles and the rest of Southern California is bracing for a potentially historic weather event this weekend as Hurricane Hilary barrels up the Mexico coast. The National Weather Service today issued the first-ever tropical storm watch for the region from San Diego northward through L.A. and Ventura counties as Hilary threatens to strengthen into a walloping Category 5 storm.

Britney Spears and her husband Sam Asghari have been separated for nearly three weeks, according to divorce papers filed in California. Rumours that the pair were ending their 14-month marriage circulated around the world this week and it was finally confirmed after Asghari filed the divorce papers yesterday.