Regis Philbin, TV Host With the Most Congenial Demeanor, Dies at 88

Selena Gomez is making some serious moves in the kitchen! The “Lose You to Love Me” songstress stars in a new series for HBO Max called Selena + Chef, in which she learns how to cook by virtually teaming up with a rotating cast of culinary pros.The show, which was shot in Gomez’s new Los Angeles home amid the coronavirus quarantine, premiered on Thursday, August 13.

Whatever form the Emmy ceremony takes this year, you can bet Tiffany "She Ready" Haddish will be ready. Already a 2018 Emmy winner for her guest-hosting stint on Saturday Night Live, this time Haddish is nominated in the variety special category for her coming-of-Jewish-age Netflix comedy special, Tiffany Haddish: Black Mitzvah.

LOS ANGELES — Wrestler-turned-movie star Dwayne Johnson clung to the top slot on the list of the world’s highest-paid male actors for a second straight year, according to an annual tally released by Forbes magazine on Tuesday.Johnson, also known by his ring name ‘The Rock’, earned $87.5 million from June 1, 2019 to June 1, 2020, Forbes said, including $23.5 million from Netflix Inc to star in movie thriller “Red Notice.” He also benefited from his ‘Project Rock’ fitness wear line for Under

Erik Pedersen Managing EditorLorenzo Soria, who was in his third nonconsecutive term as president of the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, which presents the Golden Globe Awards, died today at his home in Los Angeles, He was 68.The Argentina-born, Italy-raised Soria was elected HFPA president in June 2019, following stints in the top post from 2003-05 and 2015-17.

Keke Palmer is set to host the 2020 MTV VMAs, it was announced today. The actress, host and activist recently went viral with a video of her urging members of the National Guard to march with racial justice protesters in Los Angeles.

Justin Kroll Senior Film ReporterEXCLUSIVE: Konwiser Brothers Media has landed the rights to the documentary The World’s Most Dangerous Radio Station, which tells the story of the first Hip-Hop radio station, 1580 KDAY, and its founder and legendary Music Director/Assistant Program Director, Greg Mack.The doc recounts the dawn of Hip Hop when an obscure Los Angeles AM radio station and its maverick programmer was instrumental in the early careers of Jay Z, Dr.

TV host Richard Bacon escaped a terrifying car incident in Los Angeles, Calif., on Tuesday. Bacon, 44, revealed on social media that he and three passengers were driving along the city's Pacific Coast Highway when his vehicle started to make "a funny noise." The four people, including Bacon, managed to get out of the car in time before it caught fire.

Selling Sunset debuted in 2018, the world was given an inside look at the multi-million dollar homes the Oppenheim Group’s agents sell in Los Angeles.Christine Quinn, Mary Fitzgerald, Davina Potratz, Chrishell Stause, Maya Vander, Amanza Smith and Heather Rae Young work as the main agents on the Netflix series, which follows both their personal lives — including Stause’s divorce from Justin Hartley and Quinn’s over-the-top wedding to Christian Richard — and their lavish careers.Some of the

197 deaths reported on Wednesday, California has surpassed its previous record for the most reported coronavirus-related deaths in a day.California reported a total of 8,755 confirmed COVID-19 cases, based on data collected on Tuesday, with Los Angeles remaining as the county with the most positive cases across the state. On Wednesday, Los Angeles County public health director Barbara Ferrer reported 4,825 new cases and 91 deaths.

Kathie Lee Gifford is recalling the final moments she spent with long time friend and co-worker Regis Philbin before his passing over the weekend.

Kathie Lee Gifford is recalling the last time she saw Regis Philbin. The 66-year-old TV personality appeared on the  show Monday and fondly described her last visit with her former co-host just weeks ago.

Courteney Cox has been quite active on social media while on quarantine mode in Los Angeles. From celebrating her daughter Coco Arquette's 16th birthday to ringing in her own 56th birthday, Courteney has been keeping herself busy with some much-needed family time.

David Robb Labor EditorMichael Franklin, who served as the top executive officer of both the DGA and the WGA West, died Monday in Los Angeles. He was 96.An attorney, Franklin served as executive director of the WGA West — where he spent two decades — before being was hired by the DGA as its national executive director in 1978.

LOS ANGELES -- “The Answer Is ... Reflections on My Life,” Alex Trebek (Simon & Schuster) Alex Trebek is the one providing the answers and questions in a new memoir that should reinforce his admirers' expectations about the ever-steady “Jeopardy!” host.