Author: Travis Schlepp

Did Universal Studios trim trees to mess with striking workers?

The Los Angeles City Controller’s Office is investigating after several trees were trimmed near Universal Studios property on a day when writers, actors and other film industry union workers were set to picket during ongoing labor disputes. The trees were apparently cut sometime over the weekend ahead of Monday’s renewed Read More

Ready to complete the ‘Barbenheimer’ circuit? Summer’s most-anticipated films set to release on same day

Blockbuster releases are typically spread out strategically throughout the summer to encourage a near-constant stream of ticket revenue and public interest. But in a rare turn of events, the two most anticipated films of the year are set to release on the same day, and they couldn’t be any more Read More

Jeff Van Gundy, Suzy Kolber among on-air talent laid off at ESPN: reports

The “Worldwide Leader in Sports” is making major changes to its on-air programming after several longtime on-air personalities were laid off Friday. Reports indicate that ESPN will lay off as many as 20 on-air employees as part of a companywide shakeup, and news of the first casualties began trickling in Read More

Deadline approaching for big cat owners to register animals as ‘pets’

The deadline for owners of tigers, lions and other big cats to register their animals as exotic pets is quickly approaching. The registration deadline was enacted in the wake of last year’s massive win by animal activists across the country that effectively ended the big cat trade among unlicensed animal Read More

Karen Bass declined $600 gift basket from Kardashians; What other gifts L.A.’s mayor rejected

The Kardashian family, the Los Angeles Dodgers and other affluent Angelenos sent gifts to the office of Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass, which her office sent back, according to documents released by the city to a Reuters journalist. Ben Welsh, formerly of the Los Angeles Times and currently an applications Read More