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Hollywood received a huge boost Monday upon receiving word that theaters in New York City — which have been shut down for nearly a year because of COVID-19 — will permitted to reopen March 5, albeit with strict restrictions in place. New York City is the country's second largest moviegoing market behind Los Angeles, and is crucial if studios hope to begin to recover from the pandemic.

The Los Angeles Department of Public Health has confirmed two additional cases of the UK variant of COVID-19, totaling 14 total cases in LA County.

Naman Ramachandran The abuse allegations against Marilyn Manson have taken a new turn with the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department stepping into the case.“The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department, Special Victims Bureau is investigating allegation(s) of domestic violence involving Mr. Brian Warner also known as ‘Marilyn Manson,’ who works in the music industry,” the Department said in an email to Variety.

Marilyn Manson is being investigated by the police for sex and domestic abuse claims.

California Governor Gavin Newsom was asked on Wednesday if he thinks the entire state might be out of the most restrictive purple tier of his Blueprint for a Safer Reopening by the first day of spring.

Britain's coronavirus vaccine postcode lottery was laid bare today after a number of celebrities revealed they have already been given their first dose. US singer Courtney Love today thanked the NHS after getting jabbed.

A few green shoots of pandemic hope emerged today in New York, as state Gov. Andrew Cuomo said that large sports stadiums and entertainment arenas in New York will be able to open this month with limited capacity.

Golden Globes will be broadcast from both New York and Los Angeles for the first time, with Tina Fey and Amy Poehler splitting the bi-coastal hosting duties. Fey will be live from Rockefeller Centre in Manhattan while Poehler will present from the ceremony’s usual home of the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, the Hollywood Foreign Press Association said.

Some details are emerging for how this year’s Golden Globes will be presented, with Deadline learning Tuesday that the ceremony hosted by Tina Fey and Amy Poehler will be telecast live on NBC on February 28 from both New York and Los Angeles — the first time the show will be bi-coastal.

Angelina Jolie is British Vogue's March cover star, and the actress didn't hold back during her interview with editor-in-chief Edward Enninful about her home life during the coronavirus pandemic. Jolie spoke candidly about what quarantining in Los Angeles with her six children has been like and how the kids are handling this altered world practically one year in.

Teresa Giudice and her boyfriend Luis “Louie” Ruelas make for one great looking couple! The Real Housewives of New Jersey star shared a photo to her Instagram on Jan. 29 of the pair with their arms around each other on a gorgeous beach. They just spent a week in the Los Angeles area, and appeared to have squeezed in a romantic beach date in Malibu during their trip out west. The couple lovingly posed in the sand just along the shoreline with waves coming in behind them.

The recommendation to temporarily halt commercial and independent film production in Southern California, issued on January 3 by SAG-AFTRA, the Producers Guild and the Joint Policy Committee of the advertising industry, has been lifted, effective Monday, February 1.