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Spencer Pratt Will Not Attend Fox 11’s LA Mayoral Debate
Fox 11 will host the next Los Angeles mayoral debate this coming Wednesday, with one candidate notably absent: Spencer Pratt. The network announced the mayoral forum on Monday, hosting four of the leading candidates with Mayor Karen Bass, Rev. Rae Huang, entrepreneur Adam Miller and Councilmember Nithya Raman. However, Fox noted that the “Hills” star…
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Olivia Rodrigo ‘Unraveled Tour’ tickets are on sale. What do they cost?
The Olivia Rodrigo-ssance continues. After releasing the anthemic single “drop dead,” announcing her 2026-27 ‘Unraveled Tour’ in support of her upcoming third studio album “you seem pretty sad for a girl so in love” and pulling double duty hosting and serving as musical guest on “Saturday Night Live,” tickets are officially on-sale for the upcoming…
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Nearly 40% of L.A. fire survivors face crisis as temporary housing funds dry up, survey finds
Facing dwindling — or already dried up — insurance payouts and increasingly expensive rebuilding estimates, Los Angeles County’s fire survivors appear to be headed for the most urgent and existential financial crisis yet in their recovery, according to a survey taken 15 months after the January 2025 firestorms. The report released Thursday by the Department…
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Studiocanal Lands Option for ‘The Divorce’ From ‘The Housemaid’ Author Freida McFadden
Studiocanal has won the bidding war for the film option to “The Divorce,” the next thriller novel from “The Housemaid” author Freida McFadden. The film adaptation is in early development, with Studiocanal fully financing the film and Working Title serving as co-producer. Ron Halpern and Joe Naftalin will oversee the development and production for Studiocanal.…
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Socialites show off their fascinators while raising more than $5 million at the Central Park ‘Hat Lunch’
Spring showers brought out hats full of flowers — and not a single petal was out of place. A light rain couldn’t dampen spirits at the famed Frederick Law Olmsted Awards Luncheon, affectionately known as “The Hat Lunch,” on Wednesday, where the city’s top socialites tipped their brims, raising a record-breaking $5.3 million for Central…
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You’ll Never Guess Trade Unions’ Position on AI Data Centers
Trade unions have a centuries-long history of squaring up against the might of industrial capitalists to fight for rights that workers now often take for granted, from the eight-hour work day to the federal minimum wage to workplace safety laws. If you were to imagine how unions are responding to the tech industry’s massive push…
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California lawmakers express concerns about Paramount’s deal for Warner Bros.
California Democrats in Congress are raising concerns about Paramount Skydance’s proposed takeover of Warner Bros. Discovery — a $111-billion deal that would dramatically reshape Hollywood by consolidating two historic film studios. Rep. Laura Friedman (D-Glendale) and 33 other members of Congress on Thursday urged California Atty. General Rob Bonta to scrutinize potential antitrust harms that…
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Paramount Signs Film Deal for Potential Biopics With Warner Music Group
Paramount has signed a first-look deal with Warner Music Group, giving it access to a catalog that will serve as a source for potential music biopics. Among the famous musicians in WMG’s catalog are David Bowie, Cher, Phil Collins, the Eagles, Fleetwood Mac, Aretha Franklin, Led Zeppelin, Madonna, Joni Mitchell and Frank Sinatra, as well…
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Dozens of passengers left hantavirus-stricken cruise ship after 1st fatality
MADRID — More than two dozen passengers from at least 12 different countries left a cruise ship hit by a deadly hantavirus outbreak without contact tracing nearly two weeks after the first passenger died on board, the ship operator and Dutch officials said Thursday. Health authorities on at least four continents are now tracking down and in…
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Final ‘Minions & Monsters’ Trailer Looks Like ‘Babylon’ Meets ‘Despicable Me’
Illumination’s “Minions & Monsters” is nearly here. The latest installment in the long-running “Despicable Me” franchise premieres as the opening movie at this year’s Annecy International Animation Film Festival on June 21, before hitting theaters on July 1. (Expect every child you know to be running through the sprinkles on July 4 weekend while speaking…