Actor Bill Cobbs dead at 90
Seasoned character actor Bill Cobbs died on Tuesday in Riverside, TMZ reports. He had recently turned 90 years old. TMZ cited Cobbs’ publicist Chuck I. Jones as the source of the news that the winner of an Emmy Award for Outstanding Limited Performance in a Daytime Program for “Dino Dana” Read More
Kylie Jenner’s billboard removed from West Hollywood
A billboard that was something of a local landmark in West Hollywood is no more. The Kylie Jenner billboard at Santa Monica and La Cienega boulevards has been demolished to make way for a new housing development, as reported by the WeHo Times. The billboard was for years “monopolized by Read More
‘Selling Sunset’ star trashes underperforming mansion tax to Bloomberg
A prominent Los Angeles area real estate agent is again taking aim at the city’s so-called mansion tax, which a recent Bloomberg CityLab article pointed out is bringing in hundreds of millions of dollars less than expected. Mary Bonnet of Netflix’s “Selling Sunset” said Measure ULA, a tax on real-estate Read More
Famed L.A. DJ accused of sexually assaulting 6 teen girls: Rolling Stone
Influential Los Angeles radio DJ Rodney Bingenheimer has been accused of sexually assaulting six underage girls decades ago, including two who went on to successful music careers. On Monday, Rolling Stone published a report detailing Go-Go’s guitarist Jan Wiedlin’s allegation that Bingenheimer, believed to be 27 at the time, assaulted Read More
Actors strike may be near its end, Deadline reports
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Burt Young of ‘Rocky’ dead at 83
Burt Young, known for playing Paulie in “Rocky,” died earlier this month, the New York Times reports. He was 83. Young, who died Oct. 8 in Los Angeles, was nominated for an Oscar for his “Rocky” role as the friend of Sylvester Stallone’s titular character. Carl Weathers, who played Apollo Read More
Oscar nominee Piper Laurie dead at 91
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Taylor Swift-forced Grove closure may cost workers
Taylor Swift may be an economic stimulus package unto herself, but those benefits may not translate to workers at the Grove. When Swift held the premiere of her concert film “Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour” at the upscale shopping center on Wednesday, the event’s exclusive nature meant that all businesses Read More
Jason Derulo faces lawsuit for alleged sexual harassment of younger singer
Singer Jason Derulo has been sued by a onetime musical protégé who alleges she was pressured to have sex with him, then fired when she refused. Emaza Gibson alleges the “Trumpets” and “Whatcha Say” hitmaker signed her to his label, Future History, in 2021 with plans to make a mixtape Read More