Padma Lakshmi: 'Taste the Nation' Is a "Political Show Under the Guise of Food Porn"

Nick Vivarelli International CorrespondentIn February, “Mission: Impossible 7” was forced to halt production in Italy days before its planned shoot in Venice, as the country contended with one of the highest coronavirus death rates in Europe.Cut to September.

Rebecca Rubin News Editor, OnlineAcademy Museum creative director Peter Castro is under investigation by the Los Angeles Police Department for sexual assault, Variety has confirmed.“We have been informed of the investigation involving alleged conduct by a museum employee outside of work. We are aware that the alleged conduct did not occur at the Academy or the Academy Museum and that the accuser is not affiliated with either,” an Academy Museum spokesperson said in a statement.

Lili Reinhart shot to fame because of her role on the CW series "Riverdale" and is very aware that young girls look up to her. The 23-year-old actress admitted that she, like many others, deals with body confidence and insecurity issues.

Tom Tapp Deputy Managing EditorThe Los Angeles County Department of Public Health confirmed 48 new deaths and 1,644 new cases of COVID-19 on Saturday.Younger residents continued to make up the majority of positive new cases. Of the new cases reported on Saturday, 71 percent were people under the age of 50.

Matt Grobar Assistant Editor, AwardslineIn the latest season of Top Chef, executive producer and co-host Padma Lakshmi brought together a group of All-Star chefs for a fresh set of culinary challenges, taking the show to Italy for the first time, and paying tribute to the late Los Angeles food critic Jonathan Gold.A nine-time Emmy nominee, Lakshmi has appeared on the Bravo reality series since 2002, bringing constant passion and curiosity to the kitchen, while using her platform for the good of

Dino-Ray Ramos Associate Editor/ReporterEXCLUSIVE: The 2020 Outfest Los Angeles LGBTQ Film Festival has unveiled their schedule for livestream events and their program for its “Under the Stars” drive-in experience.For Outfest LA’s digital space, Tony Award-winning John Cameron Mitchell (Hedwig and the Angry Inch) will host a livestream marathon listening party of his critically acclaimed musical podcast, Anthem: Homunculus with performances from himself, Glenn Close, Cynthia Erivo, Patti LuPone,

After surprising fans with an announcement on Twitter, Nickelback dropped a new cover track on Friday.

LOS ANGELES -- A politically charged episode of “black-ish” from 2017 that was shelved by ABC has found a home on Hulu, a corporate sibling of the Disney-owned broadcast network. “I cannot wait for everyone to finally see the episode for themselves,” series creator Kenya Barris posted Monday on social media.

LOS ANGELES – The United States passed the five million mark Sunday in the number of people infected with the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) according to the running count kept by Johns Hopkins University.