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Mick Jagger sounds off at New Orleans Jazz Fest, starting a feud with Gov. Jeff Landry
After Mick Jagger jabs at Lousiana Gov. Jeff Landry during the Rolling Stones' Jazz Fest set in New Orleans, the conservative Republican claps back.Entertainment -
Deal or no deal for Paramount? Here are the options on the table
Paramount's 30-day window to negotiate exclusively with Skydance is closing without a deal and Sony is waiting around the hoop. What's next?Entertainment -
Tommy Dorfman wed 'private' person Elise Williams in a secret Santa Monica ceremony
Tommy Dorfman and wife are ready to begin 'celebrating [their] love with the world' after revealing their spur-of-the-moment 2023 elopement.Entertainment -
Willow Smith, Will and Jada's daughter, says nepo baby 'insecurity has driven me harder'
Singer Willow Smith has such big feelings about her music career — and perceptions that she's a nepo baby riding on Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith's coattails.Entertainment -
Review: In 'Wildcat,' director Ethan Hawke — and daughter Maya — bring a literary life to screen
A complex, pivotal moment in the life of author Flannery O'Connor receives sensitive treatment by the father-daughter filmmaking duo, joined by Laura Linney.Entertainment -
Country singer Sara Evans reveals struggles with body dysmorphia, eating disorder
On Cheryl Burke's 'Sex, Lies, And Spray Tans' podcast, Sara Evans said she's fought an eating disorder and body dysmorphia for years.Entertainment -
Review: In 'Evil Does Not Exist,' a woodsy community confronts malice of a modern stripe
After winning an Oscar for "Drive My Car," Japanese filmmaker Ryûsuke Hamaguchi returns with an exquisitely subtle portrait of a community at war with a company.Entertainment -
Ali: Mocking Gaza protesters as 'gluten-free warriors' was fun — until a mob at UCLA attacked them
Tucking opposition to the protest movement in a flippant screed against Gen Z isn't just obnoxious and cowardly, it's dangerous, columnist Lorraine Ali says.Entertainment -
Britney Spears twisted her ankle but is safe at home after Chateau Marmont 911 call
Britney Spears says she twisted her ankle after an 'embarrassing' incident at Chateau Marmont resulted in an ambulance and EMTs coming to the famed hotel.Entertainment -
Kate Beckinsale, after a 'rough year' and hospitalization, returns to the red carpet
Kate Beckinsale trades her 'Tummy Troubles Survivor' T-shirt for something a little more glam as she makes her red carpet return after March hospitalization.Entertainment -
Rumer Willis hopes being transparent about Bruce Willis' health will give people hope
Bruce Willis is great amid dementia battle, Rumer Willis says. 'My dad is so beloved, and that's been so evident in the transparency with which we've been sharing.'Entertainment -
Meow Wolf supercharged the way we experience art. Is L.A. ready for the wild ride?
Experimental art collective Meow Wolf aims to turn Los Angeles' most ritualistic experience — that is, the act of going to the movies — into an interactive, art-driven wonderland.Entertainment -
'The Phantom Menace' dominated 1999's box office. History has been kinder to it
"The Mandalorian," "Ahsoka" and 25 years of spinoffs show the stealth power of George Lucas' 1999 prequel, which, for all its controversy, laid the groundwork.Entertainment -
'Harry Potter' set at an HBCU? LaDarrion Williams wrote the book he always wanted to read
'Blood at the Root,' LaDarrion Williams' first novel in a three-book deal — a series that centers on a Black boy in a YA fantasy saga — is the kind of fiction he wishes existed when he was a kid.Entertainment -
Jessica Pratt, out of the L.A. underworld and into a (gentle) wall of sound
The folk singer made her name with stripped-down recordings but has now found a bigger approach on "Here in the Pitch." It wasn't an easy road to get there.Entertainment -
'The Idea of You's' meet-cute is set at Coachella. How realistic is it?
A new rom-com starring Anne Hathaway on Amazon Prime Video has a divorced mom and a Harry Styles-esque pop star meet at Coachella. Could it happen in real life?Entertainment -
How the NBA's next TV deal could disrupt the media landscape
The NBA is expected to give a slice of its TV package to Amazon's Prime Video, while league stalwart TNT could be left off the roster, in a blow to Warner Bros. Discovery.Entertainment -
How to watch the 2024 Met Gala and everything else you need to know
Ahead of the Met Gala, here is everything you need to know about the biggest night in fashion, including how to stream it, the theme and the guest list.Entertainment -
Column: Fears about 'Ozempic babies' show how woeful U.S. women's healthcare really is
Just as women's reproductive rights are being restricted, a flurry of troubling reports about 'Ozempic babies,' egg freezing and more underscore the male bias in our healthcare system.Entertainment -
Dua Lipa is a pop star with no lore on 'Radical Optimism'
The London-born singer sounds great on her third studio LP. But is that enough in the age of the celebrity meta-narrative?Entertainment -
Oh, so that's why Lenny Kravitz works out in leather pants
Lenny Kravitz, shown in a viral post wearing leather pants at the gym, has addressed his workout wear. When he decides to lift, he doesn't pause to change pants.Entertainment -
May the 4th be with you! Here's everything our critics have said about the 'Star Wars' franchise
May the 4th be with you! Like many 'Star Wars' fans, we have loved and loathed the various parts of the space franchise. Here's what we've written over the last half a century or so.Entertainment -
'The Tattooist of Auschwitz' is both love story and reminder of the Holocaust and its horrors
Adapted from Heather Morris' bestselling novel, this Peacock miniseries stars Harvey Keitel as a man who recounts how he fell in love with a fellow prisoner at Auschwitz.Entertainment -
Byron Allen's Allen Media Group facing layoffs across all divisions of the company
Allen Media Group, the company owned by TV mogul Byron Allen, is set to undergo layoffs that will affect 'all divisions' of the business.Entertainment -
Review: 'I Saw the TV Glow' gets stranded in a glum gaze from which it never stirs
Writer-director Jane Schoenbrun turns a shared obsession over a fictional TV series into an inchoate story of teenage semi-friendship and arrested development.Entertainment -
Tiffany Haddish goes to the extreme over online trolls: 'I have called people, honey'
Don't tempt fate by trolling Tiffany Haddish online. She will hunt you down: 'Sometimes, I get so mad that I'll get they phone number and I'll just call them.'Entertainment -
SAG-AFTRA taps Nielsen for streaming data to enforce new contract
Performers union SAG-AFTRA has tapped audience measurement company Nielsen to provide streaming data that will inform how bonuses are distributed.Entertainment -
Sony and Apollo make formal $26-billion joint bid for Paramount
Adding to the intrigue around Paramount Global, Sony Pictures Entertainment and Apollo Global Management have formally submitted a bid for the storied studio.Entertainment -
Rob Marciano was fired over 'screaming match' that saw Ginger Zee step in, report says
Details surrounding meteorologist Rob Marciano's ABC News firing have emerged, including allegations he engaged in a 'screaming match' with a 'GMA' producer.Entertainment -
The 'fairy tale' is really over: Britney Spears, Sam Asghari amicably settle divorce
Britney Spears and Sam Asghari settle their divorce less than week after she resolved a long-standing financial dispute with her father, Jamie Spears.Entertainment -
Review: In 'The Fall Guy' with Ryan Gosling and Emily Blunt, what's a stuntman to do? Shake it off
At its best, director David Leitch's movie is a romantic comedy that coasts on the chemistry between Ryan Gosling and Emily Blunt. The stunts aren't bad, either.Entertainment -
How do you follow up 'Drive My Car'? Director Ryûsuke Hamaguchi finds a new lane
The Oscar-winning filmmaker recalls the frenzy of awards season and discusses his mysterious new movie, "Evil Does Not Exist," an attempt to dodge expectations.Entertainment -
Tiffany Haddish just can't quit. Even when she knows she should
The comedian and 'Girls Trip' star gets candid about why she doesn't want to have children and addresses her DUIs, relationships and new book.Entertainment -
'The Contestant' tells the bizarre story of a Japanese man who lived a real-life 'Truman Show'
A Hulu documentary looks at the story of a Japanese comedian named Nasubi who became the unwitting star of a reality show in 1998.Entertainment -
Washed Out's new music video was created with AI. Is it a watershed moment for Sora?
Washed Out is the first major music artist to commission a music video using OpenAI's Sora text-to-video technology.Entertainment -
Kathleen Hanna is a troubadour unafraid to speak out
Kathleen Hanna's memoir, 'Rebel Girl,' is a bold portrait: a crucial book about feminist politics and art and a tender examination of a woman who survived abuse and sexual assault.Entertainment -
In 'A Man in Full,' Jeff Daniels plays a real estate mogul whose life crumbles. Sound familiar?
David E. Kelley's loose adaptation of Tom Wolfe's novel depicts two men, played by Jeff Daniels and Jon Michael Hill, whose lives fall apart in parallel.Entertainment -
A new play about Jesus comes to the O.C. It could provoke 'intense' reactions
World premiere 'Galilee, 34,' at South Coast Repertory through May 12, turns biblical figures into flawed humans — in a way that some believers may take issue with.Entertainment -
Our 25 must-see shows at Netflix Is a Joke
From Ali Wong to Katt Williams and Puddles the Clown, here's our list of the 25 shows we definitely plan to check out at the Netflix is a Joke festival in LA next month.Entertainment - Netflix -
Mike Pinder, Moody Blues keyboardist, dies at 82
Mike Pinder, the keyboardist and last surviving original member of the rock group the Moody Blues, has died. he was 82.Entertainment