The ACLU of Southern California’s annual Bill of Rights Awards on Sunday night honored Mark Ruffalo, “Will & Harper” stars Harper Steele and Will Ferrell, “The Sympathizer” author Viet Thanh Nguyen and sports legend Brittney Griner and her wife Cherelle Griner. Taking place just days after the election, the evening took on a somber tone […]

The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) announced Tuesday that “Queer Eye” star Antoni Porowski has been named as its newest Goodwill Ambassador. “Experiencing different cultures has always been a deep passion of mine – both as a source of inspiration, and a vital part of my work. The more places I have had the […]

The Lede Company’s Brendan Ordonez and Emma Parker have been promoted to co-head the publicity giant’s new events division. In their expanded roles, Ordonez and Parker will continue to oversee publicity and communications for a wide range of clients in the brand and strategic communications divisions, respectively, while also focusing on further building out the […]

As political pundits spent the hours and days after the election dissecting why they thought Donald Trump beat Kamala Harris so badly at the ballot box, some blamed the Democratic Party’s so-called “wokeness,” particularly its support of transgender rights, for the loss. “The Democrats have to stop pandering to the far left,” New York Democratic […]

Nicole Scherzinger has apologized after facing backlash on social media Thursday evening after she posted a positive comment on an Instagram an post by Russell Brand in which he flashes a red hat reading “Make Jesus First Again.” Posted in the hours ahead of the U.S. presidential election, Brand captioned the post “God Bless America.” “Where do […]

Laverne Cox was home alone on Tuesday night watching news coverage of the election. But she decided to turn it off when it seemed certain Donald Trump would be re-elected, after it didn’t look like Kamala Harris could win Pennsylvania. “He had something like 246 electors. I was just like I’m out,” Cox tells me […]

Anna Kendrick realizes she has a lot to live up to following the success of her directorial debut “Woman of the Hour.” She is still looking for her next directorial effort. “I haven’t found anything that I’m as passionate about because I think I really hit the jackpot with ‘Woman of the Hour’ — the […]

Baz Luhrmann’s upcoming Joan of Arc movie has been in the works for decades. “This is something he’s talked about for 30 years,” his wife and creative partner Catherine Martin told me Saturday at the LACMA Art+Film Gala, where Luhrmann was honored alongside sculptor Simone Leigh. The teenaged Joan of Arc became a heroine after […]

Indie horror comedy “Glue Trap” has been acquired by Gravitas Ventures following a film festival run that began with its premiere last year at Dances With Films. The film, written and directed by “Succession” and “Euphoria” writer and consultant Justin Geldzahler, will be released on digital and VOD in the U.S. on Dec. 17. Starring […]

The 2024 LACMA Art+Film Gala attracted some of the biggest stars of film, television, music and art on Saturday night in Los Angeles. Among those spotted at the 13th annual event, presented by Gucci, were Kim Kardashian wearing Princess Diana jewels she bought at an auction, the evening’s co-chairs Leonardo DiCaprio and Eva Chow, Colman […]

SPOILER ALERT: This story contains major spoilers about the Season 2 finale of “The Diplomat.” “The Diplomat” stars Keri Russell and Rufus Sewell already knew how Season 2 was going to end when they arrived for the table read of the sixth and final episode. “The rest of the cast didn’t know,” Sewell tells me […]

Dermot Mulroney has joined the cast of the upcoming indie horror-thriller “Dead of the Night.” At the same time, it was announced that Scott Grimes (“Ted,” “Oppenheimer,” “Robin Hood”), Julianne Arrieta (“Reagan,” “Freelance”) and Kirrilee Berger (“Unsung Hero,” “One Dollar”) have also signed on for the movie. The film is directed by Derek Sulek and […]

Megan Thee Stallion drew inspiration from her late mother to find the strength to open up in the new Prime Video documentary, “Megan Thee Stallion: In Her Words.” Directed by Nneka Onuorah, the film captures the rapper (real name Megan Pete) dealing with grief, her mother and manager Holly Thomas’ death from cancer in 2019 […]

Tim Walz’s wife, Gwen Walz, made a campaign stop Tuesday night at legendary West Hollywood LGBTQ bar The Abbey. “Tim and I are used to being at dance parties, but usually we’re chaperoning,” Minnesota’s first lady quipped when she first walked on stage. The event, officially billed as “A Dance Party for Kamala With Mrs. […]

A new Project Angel Food delivery van dedicated to late manager Chris Huvane was unveiled Monday afternoon at CAA’s offices in Los Angeles. Project Angel Food, which delivers meals to seriously ill individuals across Los Angeles County, announced that the van was acquired by a $50,000 donation made by Chris’ brother, CAA co-chairman Kevin Huvane. […]

Production has begun on “Izzy,” a feature documentary about late fashion designer Isabel Toledo. Directed by Chiara Clemente, the film will chronicle Toledo’s life with her husband and creative partner Ruben Toledo. “I trust Chiara to tell our story,” Ruben said in a statement on Monday. “She sees our love; how unique and rare it […]

October started with Oscar-winner Ariana DeBose in New York City getting into the spooky season by attending a screening and dinner for “House of Spoils.” Madonna was the surprise guest at the New York Film Festival premiere of “Emilia Pérez” while Robert Pattinson and Suki Waterhouse made a rare public appearance at the 2024 Veuve […]