SAG-AFTRA L.A. Members Vote To Scrap Biennial Convention, But Union’s Constitution Might Have The Last Word

The L.A. Stage Alliance, the 46-year-old nonprofit service organization behind the Los Angeles-area’s annual Ovation theater awards, has ceased operations following the mass resignation of members last week sparked by the misidentification of an Asian actress during the awards ceremony.

Instagram in an emotional tribute to the actress. She also informed The Hollywood Reporter that her mum died at her Los Angeles home.

The highly-anticipated Friends reunion is back on again! The much-awaited reunion special, which was delayed due to the pandemic, will finally begin shooting next week, according to Deadline. The HBO Max unscripted special will start taping in Los Angeles next week according to the report. In the reunion, Matthew Perry, Jennifer Aniston, Courteney Cox, Lisa Kudrow, David Schwimmer and Matt LeBlanc are all set to return to the original Stage 24 soundstage on the Warner Bros.

Roy Trakin Rabbi Sharon Brous, the charismatic spiritual leader and founder of the trendy, progressive IKAR congregation — whose members include both Steven Spielberg and Mayor Eric Garcetti — remembers the first time she heard Hillel Tigay perform his song “Alive” during Rosh Hashana services at the Los Angeles temple.“I was completely floored,” she says of the tune, which shares the singalong spiritual vibe of Arcade Fire.

A little more than a month after opening with much fanfare from California Governor Gavin Newsom, the large-scale vaccination site at Cal State Los Angeles will cease operations on April 11, federal and state officials managing the location announced today.

SAG-AFTRA leaders are calling on their members to help lead the fight against the rising tide of hate crimes and discrimination against Asian Americans.

Ever since Prince Harry and Meghan Markle made the bold decision to step back from their royal roles in 2019 and move their home base to Los Angeles with baby Archie, 1, last year, there's been plenty of reported friction between Harry and his elder brother Prince William.

It’s never easy to keep a long-distance relationship going but throw in a pandemic and it’s even harder.

LeBron James is becoming a part-owner of the Boston Red Sox.

Ilyanne Morden Kichaven, executive director of SAG-AFTRA’s Los Angeles local, is retiring after more than 20 years of service to the union. Kichaven, whose last day on the job will be March 19, got a heartfelt sendoff at the local’s membership meeting on Saturday. She’ll be succeeded on an interim basis by Serena Kung, the L.A. local’s associate executive director.

Lisa Marie Presley and ex-husband Danny Keough are living together once more, according to a source who spoke to The Sun. Though the two divorced in 1994 after six years of marriage, they came together in the wake of their son, Benjamin Keough‘s tragic death by suicide in July 2020.

Justin Bieber throws up a peace sign towards the cameras while arriving at rehearsals in Los Angeles on Wednesday (March 10).

Women in Film Los Angeles has a half-dozen new board members.

Dakota Johnson gets back to work on the set of her upcoming movie, Am I Ok?, in Los Angeles on Monday afternoon (March 8).

According to Los Angeles Teachers union President Cecily Myart-Cruz on Friday night, 91% of the union’s members voted to stay out of classrooms until the union’s demands are met. A total of 24,850 UTLA members cast ballots, she said.

Ioan Gruffudd is calling time on his his two decade-long marriage. 

LOS ANGELES -- The organization hosting the Golden Globes says it is developing a plan to recruit Black members after falling under sharp criticism for lacking diverse members.The Hollywood Foreign Press Association said in statement Friday that an “action plan” is under development to admit Black members.