Tom Arnold & Ashley Groussman Finalize Divorce After 10 Years of Marriage

Tom Tapp Deputy Managing EditorOn Wednesday, Los Angeles County Department of Public Health director Barbara Ferrer focused much of her coronavirus news conference on the virus’s spread among younger people.Since the beginning of June, she said, case rates for people between 30 and 49 has tripled. Since June 9, the case rate among those between 18 and 29 has quadrupled.And while the rates are relatively low, younger people do die of coronavirus.

Tom Tapp Deputy Managing EditorA coronavirus outbreak has hit USC’s fraternity row, where about 40 people tested positive for COVID-19, USC Student Health’s chief health officer Dr. Sarah Van Orman told the Los Angeles Times.“A significant number of the cases were associated with four fraternity houses,” Van Orman said.

Tom Tapp Deputy Managing EditorLos Angeles County Director of Public Health Barbara Ferrer announced on Wednesday that the region had recorded 4,825 new coronavirus infections. That’s a record number of new cases.

Getting out of nearly three months of home lockdown seems to have helped bring exes Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie closer together when it comes to seeing each other face to face. Ever since Los Angeles County lifted stay at home orders due to the coronavirus, the 56-year-old hunk has been photographed paying regular visits to Angelina’s $25 million mansion during June and July.

Tom Tapp Deputy Managing Editor“I’ve said before that additional rollbacks or closures must remain on the table,” said Los Angeles County public health director Barbara Ferrer on Monday.

Tom Tapp Deputy Managing EditorLos Angeles County Director of Public Health Barbara Ferrer revealed on Monday the toll that the coronavirus pandemic has taken on the region’s healthcare workers.While it was well documented that the virus ravaged the area’s nursing home patients in the early stages of L.A.’s battle with COVID-19, less has been said about the toll on healthcare workers themselves.A total of 11,841 healthcare workers and first responders in L.A.

Riley Keough posted a handful of videos in memory of her late brother, Benjamin Keough, who died by suicide earlier this month.In a series of Instagram Stories on Monday, July 27, the Lodge star, 31, shared some of her favorite recent memories with her brother.

Rachael Leigh Cook is seeking to receive a joint custody agreement over the children she shares with estranged husband Daniel Gillies.The She’s All That actress, 40, filed her request with a Los Angeles County judge on July 17, according to new legal documents obtained by Us Weekly. The filing did not specify whether Cook or the Originals alum, 44, would be required to cover the costs of child support.Cook wed the Vampire Diaries alum in August 2004.

Tom Tapp Deputy Managing Editor“Two weeks ago,” said Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti, “I stood before you at one of these briefings and said that the virus was taking control from us and that we needed to take back control from the virus. And that message tonight has not changed.”But, said the mayor, “We have some small, hopeful signs that reflect our resilience.”On Friday, Los Angeles County reported one of its lowest recent daily totals of new coronavirus cases.

Tom Tapp Deputy Managing EditorRising coronavirus cases and fatalities remain concerning — with four dozen more deaths confirmed today. As a result, the Los Angeles County Health Department announced new enforcement measures on Thursday designed to slow the spread of COVID-19, according to the a county health official.Health inspectors have continued to conduct compliance visits to to ensure infection control measures are in place at businesses.

Tom Tapp Deputy Managing EditorOn Wednesday, Los Angeles Public Health Director Barbara Ferrer reported 3,266 new coronavirus cases in the region for a total of 164,870 cases. Ferrer said the 7 day average of daily new infections has more than doubled in the past month.

Tom Arnold and Ashley Groussman have officially finalized their divorce. After calling it quits last year, the61-year-old actor and Groussman's dissolution of marriage was filed in Los Angeles County Superior Court on July 16. According to court docs obtained by ET, the pair list Jan. 1, 2019, as their date of separation, with irreconcilable differences as the reason for their split.

Hayden Panettiere’s ex-boyfriend Brian Hickerson could be looking at serious jail time after being charged with multiple counts of domestic violence and assault.The South Carolina native, 31, was charged with eight counts — seven felonies and one misdemeanor — on Thursday, July 16, according to court documents obtained exclusively by Us Weekly on Friday, July 17.“If convicted on all charges, Hickerson faces a maximum prison sentence of 10 years and eight months,” Los Angeles County District

Hayden Panettiere‘s ex boyfriend Brian Hickerson, 31, was arrested in LA on Friday, HollywoodLife can confirm. “Brian Hickerson was arrested by LAPD West LA Division on July 17 for felony spousal assault,”a spokesperson for the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department tells us. HollywoodLife also obtained the arrest report, which states Hickerson’s bail is set at $320,000.