Weekend Anchor Veronica Miracle Exits ABC7 in Latest LA Local News Departure

Deadline Nikki Finke has died at age 68.According to her family, Finke died in Boca Raton, Fla. on Sunday morning after a prolonged illness, as confirmed by Deadline.Finke grew up in Sands Point on Long Island before graduating from Wellesley College.

Nick Jonas has opened a new rooftop restaurant and bar!

Al Roker had a reason to celebrate this weekend as his son Nick returned home to New York from college."Nick is home for the long #indigenouspeoplesday weekend and Pepper is happy to see him," Al captioned the picture, showing their pet dog Pepper standing next to Nick as he gives her tickles.WATCH: Al Roker's son receives incredible news and his dad couldn't be more proudFans were eager to hear how Nick was transitioning to college life, with one writing how "grown up" Nick looked already and another sharing how "happy" they were to see Nick and Pepper together.Al is incredibly proud of Nick and shared the moment in 2021 his son found out he had been accepted to college.

HBO has released a new trailer for upcoming series The Idol – check it out above.Created by Euphoria’s Sam Levinson, Reza Fahim and Abel Tesfaye aka The Weeknd, the drama series follows a self-help guru and leader of a modern-day cult, who develops a complicated relationship with an up-and-coming pop idol.Lily Rose Depp (The Dancer) and The Weeknd lead the cast, supported by Suzanna Son, Troye Sivan, Moses Sumney, Jane Adams, Dan Levy, Eli Roth, Mike Dean and Hank Azaria.In the trailer, The Weeknd, who plays Tedros, says: “Los Angeles is where all the monsters of the world come to gather. Trust no one.”“I need full control,” he later remarks.

The Weeknd and Lily-Rose Depp in their upcoming HBO series, .The latest trailer dropped Thursday and there's no shortage of sparks flying between the singer and the actress, as she navigates Hollywood's intense demand while he disrupts her team's goals by catapulting himself as the sole driver behind her budding career.But The Weeknd's doing more than just seemingly spearheading her career, he's also getting handsy. The singer's character proclaims in the trailer that «Los Angeles is where all the monsters of the world come together» while imploring her to «trust no one — just me.» He appears to whisper the sentiment in Depp's ear during a studio recording session, as he caresses her from behind while she's blindfolded.Things get steamy a lot and in just about every place — from the recording studio (in lingerie, too) and a bar, to the back seat of a classic Lincoln Continental while being driven down Sunset Boulevard.

The Weeknd is without a doubt a fan of Halloween! The successful singer is giving fans the opportunity to dress just like him in his ‘After Hours’ era, now that a replica of his costume is available at his official store.The musician is known for his many Halloween collaborations, including his own haunted house for this year’s edition of Horror Nights at Universal Studios.This time he wants his fans to recreate his look, as they can purchase a set with everything they need, from his sparkly red blazer, tortoise shell sunglasses, and black faux leather gloves.It seems the Halloween costume has been a total success, as only small and extra small sizes are currently available, at a price of $98 USD or $134 CAD.So if you need ideas for Halloween costumes, you can now look just like The Weeknd. However the website advises to pre-order by Oct.

Niecy Nash and her wife, Jessica Betts. In a joint appearance on this week, the couple revealed that they have matching tattoos, not of each other's names, but of the name «Cora.» Betts explained that the pair had a lapse in communication during the start of their relationship, when she asked Niecy about her real name. «She said Carol, but I heard her say Cora,» Betts said. «I was calling her Cora for almost two years,» Betts continued«One day, she said, 'Why do you call me Cora?' And I was like, 'That's your name!'»«No, it's not!» Nash responded.

Joe Otterson TV Reporter HBO Max has given a straight-to-series order to a new comedy series from Chuck Lorre and Nick Bakay with Sebastian Maniscalco set for the lead role, Variety has learned. The single-camera show is titled “How to Be a Bookie.” HBO Max has given it an eight-episode order. Per the official logline, “A veteran bookie (Maniscalco) struggles to survive the impending legalization of sports gambling, increasingly unstable clients, family, co-workers, and a lifestyle that bounces him around every corner of Los Angeles, high and low.” Lorre and Bakay serve as co-writers and executive producers on the show. Maniscalco will executive produce in addition to starring, with Judi Marmel also executive producing. Warner Bros. Television is the studio. Chuck Lorre productions is currently under an overall deal at WBTV. The show marks Lorre’s first series at HBO Max.

Nick Cave has spoken openly on his fan Q&A website The Red Hand Files about his recent decision to resume doing interviews.The musician has used the site in the past few years as his main communication outlet, where he responds to fan questions on a number of topics.Cave, however, recently gave a rare interview to The New York Times in which he discussed his new book Faith, Hope and Carnage.Asked on The Red Hand Files by Jeroen from Ghent, Belgium about why he’d decided to start doing interviews again, Cave explained: “A little while after [Cave’s son] Arthur died, I did an interview for a mainstream newspaper, but I felt so bad about it, so unsettled by what I said, that I vowed never to do one again. I felt completely unequipped to talk about anything, least of all the death of my son.

Dr. Frank Rubio traveled to the International Space Station on a Russian Soyuz spacecraft from Kazakhstan.

The Weeknd has shared details of his rescheduled Los Angeles show and an extra date weeks on from having to cancel a show mid-way through due to vocal issues.The pop star, real name Abel Tesfaye, will now play LA’s SoFi Stadium on Saturday, November 26 and an extra date on Sunday, November 27 (head here for tickets). Kaytranada and Mike Dean will open both shows.Tesfaye was forced to pull his sold-out September 3 show after losing his voice just three songs into his set.Early on in the concert at Sofi Stadium – the second in a row at that venue as part of his ‘After Hours Til Dawn’ global tour – the artist told fans that he was cancelling the show after losing his voice while performing ‘Can’t Feel My Face’.The artist exited the stage leaving the song to end without him.

Chris Willman Senior Music Writer and Chief Music Critic There’s no Weeknd like Thanksgiving Weeknd. The pop superstar has announced the rescheduled date for the L.A. show he recently had to call off mid-show, and he’s added a second show on top of that one, to end his tour with a two-night stand at SoFi Stadium. The rescheduled date for the concert that ground to an unexpected halt on Sept. 3 in Los Angeles has now been set for Nov. 26, the Saturday immediately following Thanksgiving. The newly added show will take place the following night, Sunday, Nov. 27. Tickets go on sale for the Nov. 27 show this coming Monday at 10 a.m. PT here.

Michaela Zee editor Longtime KTLA News anchor Lynette Romero will join NBC4’s “Today in LA” as an anchor and reporter, KNBC announced Tuesday, with her first day on-air scheduled for Oct. 10. Prior to NBC4, Romero worked as an anchor at KTLA Los Angeles for 24 years, with her most recent position being a weekend anchor for its morning newscast. KTLA announced her sudden exit on Sept. 14 without a goodbye message from Romero, which sparked controversy on social media. KTLA news director Pete Saiers said in a statement to Variety: “After 24 years, Lynette Romero has decided to move on from anchoring our weekend morning news. We really wanted her to stay and KTLA Management worked hard to make that happen. Lynette decided to leave for another opportunity. We had hoped she would record a farewell message to viewers but she declined. Lynette has been a wonderful member of the KTLA family and wish her and her family the best.”

Romero had left after 24 years with the station to “pursue another opportunity.” Mester later paid tribute to his co-anchor on-air, while simultaneously protesting the move and apologizing to Romero for the way the general manager, Janene Drafs treated her. He was subsequently suspended and then fired. Viewers were not pleased about losing tow of their favorite local newscasters and took to social media with profanity-laced rants against the station.

A Los Angeles news anchor was canned after going off-script on-air and criticizing management for how they dealt with his former colleague’s departure – and viewers are not too happy about it!

Mark Master has been fired from L.A. television station KTLA days after being suspended for openly calling out his bosses for the way they treated co-host Lynette Romero’s departure.

Ellise Shafer Anchor Mark Mester is no longer employed by KTLA, Variety has confirmed. Mester was fired on Thursday following a suspension after he criticized on-air how the station went about his co-anchor Lynette Romero’s sudden departure. KTLA announced Romero’s exit last week without a goodbye message to viewers, which drew criticism on social media. According to the Los Angeles Times, KTLA general manager Janene Drafs announced Mester’s firing during a meeting in the newsroom. Mester is also no longer listed as an anchor on KTLA’s website. KTLA news director Pete Saiers said in a statement to Variety: “After 24 years, Lynette Romero has decided to move on from anchoring our weekend morning news. We really wanted her to stay and KTLA Management worked hard to make that happen. Lynette decided to leave for another opportunity. We had hoped she would record a farewell message to viewers but she declined. Lynette has been a wonderful member of the KTLA family and wish her and her family the best.”

first reported the firing.Mester was suspended earlier this week after his on-air tribute to Romero in which he apologized on behalf of KTLA, an individual with knowledge of the situation told TheWrap. Mester’s bio has been scrubbed from the KTLA website – much like Moreno’s was the week before immediately after her abrupt departure.Romero, reportedly beloved by her colleagues in the KTLA newsroom, wasn’t permitted to clean out her own belongings or say goodbye to longtime viewers of the newscast.

Malti Jonas is a city girl! The daughter of Priyanka Chopra and Nick Jonas recently visited New York City for the first time, and the proud mom was sure to share adorable photos with her followers.