Author: Sam Rubin

Ian Somerhalder brings awareness to the food movement in ‘Common Ground’

Ian Somerhalder is best known for his role as Damon Salvatore in “The Vampire Diaries,” but his latest role is not one of fiction but humanitarianism. He’s joined forces with other celebrities to help raise awareness about our broken food system. His documentary film “Common Ground” is a sequel to Read More

Fran Drescher on SAG-AFTRA strike ending: ‘They were not prepared for me at all’

After 118 days, SAG-AFTRA and Hollywood studios have agreed on a tentative deal to end the actors’ strike. As Hollywood rejoices that business is back, many are praising SAG president, Fran Drescher. From the first day of the strike, Drescher took the work stoppage seriously and personally. KTLA 5’s Sam Read More

Alex Rodriguez weighs in on Dodgers postseason loss, reveals World Series pick

Alex Rodriguez weighed in on the Dodgers’ heartbreaking sweep by the Arizona Diamondbacks. “They’ve turned the tables here the last 10 years and sometimes a fanbase can get spoiled with how good they’ve been,” he explained to Sam Rubin on the KTLA 5 Morning News. “They had a phenomenal year. Read More

SAG-AFTRA’s chief negotiator talks ‘frustrating’ negotiations with AMPTP

Members of SAG-AFTRA have taken to the picket lines on Thursday, hours aftertalks with Hollywood studios broke down. Both sides have had five days of meetings that everyone assumed were veryproductive, but now we’re learning the latest meeting wasn’t so much. Duncan Crabtree-Ireland, SAG-AFTRA’s national executive director and chiefnegotiator told Read More

Portugal, The Man’s John Gourley and Zoe Manville raise awareness about daughter’s genetic disorder

John Gourley and Zoe Manville are members of the hit band Portugal, The Man and are also parents to a 12-year-old daughter Frances with a rare genetic mutation. They’re now using their platform to raise awareness about the genetic disorder, which is known as DHDDS. The couple first caught wind Read More

Legendary producer George Schlatter talks ‘Laugh-In,” Sammy Davis Jr. and more

George Schlatter is a Hollywood icon. He served as the executive producer behind “Rowan and Martin’s Laugh-In,” one of the most successful variety shows ever. The sketch comedy program gave us stars like Lily Tomlin and Goldie Hawn. The writer and producer forever changed Tomlin’s career in just one day. Read More