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Disgraced Attorney Thomas Girardi Found Guilty of Stealing $15M From Clients

Disgraced plaintiffs’ personal injury attorney Thomas Girardi has been found guilty of stealing at least $15 million from former clients he claimed to champion. A federal court jury in Los Angeles found the former husband of Erika “Jayne” Girardi, of Bravo’s The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills, guilty on four counts of wire fraud. Girardi, 85, of […]

LOS ANGELES, CA JUNE 26, 2014 --- Plaintiff's attorney Thomas Girardi presents closing arguments in the trial of Bryan Stow's lawsuit against forme

Hollywood’s Latest Marketing Go-To: Newly Launched Heads in the Sky Drones Agency

Look up. That’s where Kevin Prince and Michelle Ritorto found the inspiration to launch their new agency, a creative drone show firm dedicated to creative marketing and storytelling in the sky. It’s called Heads in the Sky Drones, aka HITS Drones. The agency strategizes, concepts, collaborates and executes premium drone shows with Hollywood brands and […]

A drone display featuring two tennis rackets and a green tennis ball for the movie 'Challengers.

KTLA Reporter Sam Rubin Cause of Death Revealed

Longtime KTLA reporter Sam Rubin’s cause of death has been revealed. According to a Los Angeles Department of Medical Examiner Office, the anchor and entertainment reporter died naturally from ischemic heart disease due to atherosclerotic coronary artery disease, which results in a lethal heartbeat due to lack of blood and oxygen flowing to the heart. […]

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President Biden Condemns Pro-Palestine Protest Violence at L.A. Synagogue Event

A heavily Jewish Los Angeles neighborhood became a flashpoint of outrage over the Israel-Gaza conflict when a violent demonstration outside a synagogue over the weekend between pro-Palestine demonstrations and counterprotesters supportive of Israel ended with the deployment of dozens of police officers, one arrest and the condemnation of the city’s mayor and President Joe Biden. […]

Supporters of Israel face off with pro-Palestinian protesters blocking access to the Adas Torah Orthodox Jewish synagogue, in Los Angeles, June 23, 2024.

The Lakers Hiring JJ Redick as Their New Head Coach, AP Source Says

JJ Redick is being hired as the head coach of the Los Angeles Lakers, a person with knowledge of the decision tells The Associated Press. The person spoke on condition of anonymity Thursday because the Lakers hadn’t yet publicly announced the decision to hire the former guard for his first coaching job. The 39-year-old Redick […]

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Disneyland Employee Dies After Golf Cart Accident

A Disneyland employee died Friday after she suffered a head injury in a golf cart accident, the Anaheim Police Department confirmed to The Hollywood Reporter. The employee, identified as 60-year-old Bonnye Mavis Lear by the Orange County Coroner’s Office, fell from a moving golf cart and struck her head on Wednesday morning, a police spokesman […]

Club 33 at Disneyland in Anaheim, CA on April 18, 2013.

Hollywood Makeup Artist Out of ICU After Knife Attack Inside Her Home

A Hollywood special effects makeup artist has been taken out of intensive care at a Los Angeles hospital after being stabbed multiple times inside her home by a man her friends say is an ex-boyfriend. Allie Shehorn was discovered bleeding out on May 23 at her home in the Shadow Hills neighborhood in Los Angeles […]

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Cynthia Erivo Opens Up About Claiming Her Queerness and the Impact of ‘Wicked’

The Los Angeles LGBT Center held their annual gala in downtown Los Angles Saturday night, where attendees gathered at the Shrine Auditorium and Expo Hall for a dinner hosted by comedian Joel Kim Booster. Wicked star Cynthia Erivo was presented with the Rand Schrader award in recognition of her achievements in entertainment and activism championing […]

Cynthia Erivo speaks onstage at a pink podium during the Los Angeles LGBT Center's Annual Gala.

Sam Rubin, Longtime KTLA Entertainment Reporter and Anchor, Dies at 64

Sam Rubin, the popular entertainment anchor on KTLA-TV’s morning show since 1991, has died, The Hollywood Reporter has learned. He was 64. According to TMZ, Rubin died of a heart attack on Friday. He was on the air Thursday morning. “KTLA 5 is profoundly saddened to report the death of Sam Rubin,” the channel wrote […]

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