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President Biden believes that the three Los Angeles City Council members who were involved in a closed-door meeting, in which racist language was used to describe colleagues, should resign from office, White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said on Tuesday.  Los Angeles City Council President Nury Martinez resigned from her leadership role following a leaked audio recording that captured open racist remarks made last year with other Latino council members Kevin de Leon and Gil Cedillo. FILE: Los Angeles City Council President Nury Martinez at podium, and Mayor Eric Garcetti, standing to her right, are seen during a news conference at Los Angeles City Hall in Los Angeles on April 1, 2022.

EXCLUSIVE: Brain Dead Studios announced on Monday that its debut feature Dogleg, directed by and starring Al Warren (Dream Scenario), will debut exclusively on Mubi in North America on May 1st, following special theatrical screenings at the Roxy Cinema in New York City on April 13th, and at Now Instant Image Hall in Los Angeles on April 25th and 27th.

Josh Homme‘s son covered Led Zeppelin and Black Sabbath as part of the Queens Of The Stone Age frontman’s recent benefit gig.Earlier this month, Homme announced a one-night only benefit gig in support of his charity, The Sweet Stuff Foundation at the Belasco Hall in Los Angeles.As previously reported, Matt Helders, Beck and St. Vincent all performed at the show earlier this week alongside The Kills, Jesse Hughes, Bill Burr, Red Hot Chili Peppers drummer Chad Smith, Justin Willman, Sarah Silverman and more.During the same show, Homme’s son Ryder’s band Vivant also covered Led Zeppelin’s ‘Immigrant Song’ and Black Sabbath’s ‘War Pigs’ – you can watch a performance of the former below.It comes after Homme’s son also played tambourine alongside his dad at a previous benefit show during a rendition of QOTSA’s ‘Into The Hollow’.Elsewhere at the recent show, Dave Grohl also unveiled a new song he wrote about Homme, which he wrote upon being invited to perform at the concert.

Matt Helders, Beck and St. Vincent have all appeared at the recent ‘Josh Homme & Friends’ beefit gig – watch fan-filmed footage of their performances below.Earlier this month, the Queens Of The Stone Age frontman announced a one-night only benefit gig in support of his charity, The Sweet Stuff Foundation. The gig took place on March 20 at the Belasco Hall in Los Angeles.Now, footage of the concert has appeared on social media, where an impressive lineup of artists took to the stage.

So many stars attended the 55th Annual NAACP Awards on Saturday evening (March 16) at the Shrine Auditorium and Expo Hall in Los Angeles.

Fred Again.. has joined forces with Lil Yachty and Overmono to share the new track ‘stayinit’.

It was a bittersweet night for the cast of Succession at the SAG Awards!

Lily Gladstone gave a touching speech to accept her Best Actress award at the SAG Awards!

With nearly 200 celebs spotted on the red carpet at the SAG Awards, it was difficult to narrow down the list to our 20 favorite looks of the night!

The stars of The Color Purple were at the SAG Awards!

It was a night all about the actors at the 2024 Screen Actors Guild Awards!

Barbra Streisand was celebrated for her incredible career at the 2024 SAG Awards on Saturday (February 24).

Da’Vine Joy Randolph is a winner tonight at the SAG Awards!

Ali Wong and Steven Yeun both won awards for Beef at the SAG Awards!

Frodo and Samwise reunited at the 2024 SAG Awards on Saturday night (February 24)!

Pedro Pascal seemed to be very surprised by his win at the SAG Awards!

The Bear was a big winner at the SAG Awards!

Emma Stone looks beautiful on the red carpet at the SAG Awards!

Bradley Cooper and Carey Mulligan are bringing movie star quality to the SAG Awards red carpet!

Paul Giamatti is a nominee at the SAG Awards and he has his girlfriend Clara Wong there for support!

Idris Elba was the first presenter of the night at the SAG Awards and he revealed Netflix’s swearing policy.

Joey King and Taylor Zakhar Perez are showing us how it’s done on the red carpet at the 2024 Screen Actors Guild Awards on Saturday night (February 24).

Oscars has almost reached its end. The final award show before Hollywood’s biggest night, the 2024 SAG Awards, is just around the corner.The 30th annual ceremony will take place on Feb. 24, celebrating the best and brightest across the film and television industries.

Clayton Davis Senior Awards Editor Margot Robbie, Idris Elba and Glen Powell are among the 30 presenters announced for the 30th Screen Actors Guild Awards, set to take place on Saturday. Additionally, Emmy and SAG Award winner Jennifer Aniston will present the 59th SAG Life Achievement Award to the legendary actor, singer, producer, writer and director Barbra Streisand.

Kurt Cobain-inspired opera based on the film Last Days will have its US premiere next month.The opera, based on Gus Van Sant’s 2005 film loosely inspired by the late Nirvana musician, had its debut at the Royal Opera House’s Linbury Theatre in London in 2022.It’s now set to arrive in the US with a premiere at the Walt Disney Concert Hall in Los Angeles on February 6. Tickets are available to purchase here.A description for opera, directed by Van Sant and produced by HBO Films, says that the performance “plunges into the torment that created a modern myth”.The opera follows a successful musician called Blake, who escapes a rehab facility before taking his own life.A synopsis continues: “The safety of his house is soon disrupted by a slew of unwelcome guests—an insistent delivery worker, a pair of Mormons on a mission, a chorus of scrounging friends, and the ominous figure of the property’s groundskeeper.“Matters are made worse by the never-ending phone calls from his Manager and presence of a Private Investigator and Superfan stalking nearby.

Jaden Thompson Barbra Streisand has been chosen as the 59th recipient of SAG-AFTRA’s highest tribute, the SAG Life Achievement Award for career achievements and humanitarian accomplishments. The honor will be presented to her at the 30th annual Screen Actors Guild Awards, which will stream live on Netflix on Saturday, Feb. 24 at 8 p.m.

American Cinema Editors (ACE) has set the time for the 74th Annual ACE Eddie Awards which celebrates editing in 13 categories of film and television.

A pair of below-the-line workers have scheduled a rally for September 27 in Los Angeles in hopes of persuading City Hall to get more involved in the ongoing labor dispute.

Ethan Shanfeld Kehlani has signed with Wasserman Music for worldwide representation. The two-time Grammy nominated R&B singer last released an album in 2022, titled “Blue Water Road” and then embarked on a world tour that featured a series of sold-out two-night stands at New York’s Radio City Music Hall, Los Angeles’ YouTube Theater and London’s O2 Academy Brixton.

Amid the ongoing SAG-AFTRA and WGA strikes, more than 11,000 Los Angeles city workers are initiating a one-day walkout throughout the city today to protest contract negotiations between union officials and city leaders.

attended the of Greta Gerwig's at Shrine Auditorium and Expo Hall in Los Angeles on Sunday, July 9 in a pink suit, but the star of his ensemble was a subtle pendant necklace bearing the initial “E," presumably in honor of his partner of 12 years, Eva Mendes.The Blade Runner 2049 star wore a salmon pink suit which included a single-breasted jacket and slim-fit trousers. Underneath, he wore a pale pink button-down shirt, with the top buttons undone to reveal his chest and the “E” necklace.

Barbie press tour-style streak continues. For the world premiere of at Shrine Auditorium and Expo Hall in Los Angeles on Sunday, July 9, the Oscar nominee wore her best of an iconic Barbie doll look to date. The 33-year-old hit the red carpet in a custom dress that is an exact replica of “'s look from 1960.Robbie's strapless bustier dress is covered in black sequins and fits close to the body.

Ryan Gosling is embracing the Barbie aesthetic in a big way. The handsome star rocked a Mattel-influenced pastel pink at the Barbie premiere on Sunday — along with a very special, subtle tribute to his ladylove, Eva Mendes.

Margot Robbie has brought to life an array of wild and memorable characters over the years, with her role as Barbie being among the most highly anticipated. However, fans of Robbie have been asking a particularly challenging question: how would her Barbie character get on with her acclaimed chaotic antihero, Harley Quinn?Robbie stunned in a Barbie-inspired black evening gown while walking the pink carpet at the premiere of the long-awaited movie — held at the Shrine Auditorium and Expo Hall in Los Angeles on Sunday — and she spoke with ET's Will Marfuggi about the fan-favorite hypothetical: would Barbie and Harley be friends, enemies or best friends?«Kind of all of the above,» Robbie said with a laugh.

Ryan Gosling is embracing the  aesthetic in a big way. The handsome star rocked a Mattel-influenced pastel pink at the premiere on Sunday — along with a very special, subtle tribute to his ladylove, Eva Mendes.Gosling donned a pink suit and white button-down while walking the pink carpet at the premiere of the long-awaited movie — held at the Shrine Auditorium and Expo Hall in Los Angeles on Sunday — and he spoke with ET's Will Marfuggi about his role in the project, and his unique ensemble.According to Gosling, the suit wasn't a tribute to Barbie directly, but rather a product of playing Ken in the film.

Todd Gilchrist editor Twenty-five years have passed since the release of Rufus Wainwright’s self-titled debut album, a rhapsodic collection of 12 songs celebrating his open homosexuality and given suitably cabaret-inspired flair by producer Jon Brion. In addition to commemorating the occasion with an expanded, remastered, digital-only re-release featuring ten extra songs from its three-year, 56-song recording process, Wainwright will on June 2 also premiere “Folkocracy,” an anthology of covers produced by Mitchell Froom. It’s a full-circle moment for the singer-songwriter after decades of sidelining his family’s pedigreed genre: though he’s collaborated many times with his folk-singer father Loudon Wainwright III, late mother Kate McGarrigle and aunt Anna McGarrigle, the album marks the first official folk/ Americana recordings of his career.

My Chemical Romance played the final show of their lengthy reunion tour earlier today (March 26).The legendary emo band originally broke up in 2013 but played their first show together in almost eight years on December 20, 2019 at the Shrine Auditorium & Expo Hall in Los Angeles, grossing a record $1.5million – the most in the venue’s history.A world tour was meant to follow before it was delayed due to COVID. My Chemical Romance finally kicked off their reunion tour with two shows at The Eden Project in Cornwall last summer, before playing gigs across Europe and North America, including a headline appearance at When We Were Young Festival.Earlier this month, My Chemical Romance played gigs in New Zealand and Australia before two shows in Japan.