Wayne Thiebaud, painter of lush colors and textures, dies

Work-life balance. Jason Momoa finished filming Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom hours before he revealed his split from Lisa Bonet.

LOS ANGELES -- Jason Momoa and wife Lisa Bonet have ended their 16-year relationship.A joint statement posted on the “Aquaman" star's Instagram page Wednesday that he and his wife were parting ways.“We have all felt the squeeze and changes of these transformational times… A revolution is unfolding (tilde)and our family is of no exception,” the post said, adding that they were announcing the split so “as we go about our lives we may do so with dignity and honesty.”Momoa, 42, and Bonet, 54, met and started dating in 2005 and officially married in late 2017.

Attorney Jerry Longarzo, co-founder and managing partner of Longarzo Vance Klevan LLP, has died at the age of 58.

Dick Carson, brother of TV legend Johnny Carson and a former director for The Tonight Show, died at 92 at his home in Studio City, Calif. on December 19, 2021 following a brief illness, his family said.

Dwayne Hickman, whose turn as eternal romantic Dobie Gillis made him a teen idol in the 1960s, has died this morning at age 87 in his Los Angeles home of complications from Parkinson’s Disease.

Angela Kukawski, a business manager who worked with members of the Kardashian family, was found dead inside her car on December 23, according to a statement today from the Los Angeles Police Department. Kukawski, who worked at Boulevard Management in Woodland Hills, was 55.

LOS ANGELES -- Artist Wayne Thiebaud, whose luscious, colorful paintings of cakes and San Francisco cityscapes combined sensuousness, nostalgia and a hint of melancholy, has died. He was 101.His death was confirmed in a statement Sunday by his gallery, Acquavella.Thiebaud died at his home in Sacramento on Christmas, Eleanor Acquavella, one of the gallery's co-owners, told The Associated Press on Monday.

Robert Pattinson will star a Bruce Wayne in Matt Reeves‘ upcoming The Batman movie.

California-based rapper Drakeo the Ruler has reportedly died after being stabbed during an altercation near a concert in Los Angeles.

Robert Pattinson’s take on Bruce Wayne in “The Batman” was inspired by the late ’90s music icon and Nirvana frontman Kurt Cobain.

Eve Babitz, a writer and once-and-future “it” girl closely identified with the 1960s and early-’70s in Los Angeles, has died at 78.

Frankie Bridge appeared to be in great spirits as she stepped out in London on Wednesday morning.