‘The Cave’ Director Feras Fayyad Misses TCA Panel But Will Reapply For U.S. Visa; Film’s Subject Describes Horrors Of War

Kobe Bryant’s grieving widow has continued to mourn the basketball icon’s tragic death by sharing a sweet tribute to her “best friend” on social media.

In loving memory. Vanessa Bryant shared a sweet tribute to her late husband, Kobe Bryant, more than one week after the former Los Angeles Lakers player’s tragic death in a helicopter crash.

Vanessa Bryant still can't believe her best friend is gone.

By Dino-Ray Ramos, Amanda N'Duka

Beyonce has paid tribute to the late basketball great Kobe Bryant.Queen Bey, a regular guest at Los Angeles Lakers games, the franchise Kobe spent his entire pro career with, shared a series of images on social media remembering the future Hall of Famer. In one post on Instagram, Bey captioned a now-famous image of Bryant on the sidelines at a Lakers game, kissing his daughter Gianna on the head.

Even world famous celebrities have crises of identity sometimes. But Brad Pitt wants to re-assure you that he knows exactly who he is, and so should you.

There's a small list of people in this universe who don't need a name tag for strangers to identify them: , Santa Claus, , . On that list, as well, is Brad Pitt—which is why it's hilarious he wore a literal name tag to the luncheon in Los Angeles on Monday, January 27.To be fair, all the Oscar nominees who attend are given name tags, but something about Brad Pitt—Brad! Pitt!—wearing a name tag is too good.

“The Cave” director Feras Fayyad has finally made it into the United States, weeks after he was denied entry into the country. According to National Geographic Documentary Films, which is behind the Oscar-nominated “The Cave,” “we can report that Feras arrived safely this evening in Los Angeles.”

Edson Oda had a comfortable career working in advertising in São Paulo, Brazil. He'd created hit campaigns for the likes of Whirlpool, Honda, Nokia and Johnson & Johnson.

Anne Litt is KCRW’s new program director of music, the Los Angeles radio station announced Thursday (Jan. 23).Litt -- who has been serving as interim music director since Jason Bentley stepped down from the position in August -- is the fifth person to fill the role after Bentley, Nic Harcourt, Chris Douridas and Tom Schnabel.

Influential Los Angeles-area NPR affiliate KCRW has filled one of the positions left vacant with the exit of music director/”Morning Becomes Eclectic” host Jason Bentley last September by naming longtime on-air personality Anne Litt to the newly created position of program director of music. The job title may be different, but this puts Litt in a crucial position at the station that has been held by Bentley as well as former music directors Nic Harcourt, Chris Douridas and Tom Schnabel.

Pamela Anderson has married for the fifth time – to Hollywood mogul Jon Peters.

Streaming giant Netflix received strong support from filmmakers behind “The Irishman” and “Marriage Story” at the Producers Guild of America’s nominees panel on Saturday at the Skirball Cultural Center in Los Angeles.