Actor Susan Buckner, best known for portraying peppy cheerleader Patty Simcox in the 1978 movie 'Grease,' died last week, The Times has confirmed. She was 72.
'Spacey Unmasked,' which premiered Monday on the U.K.'s Channel 4, details allegations of misconduct from 10 men against the actor, all but one of whom have never before spoken publicly.
Bethenny Frankel and film producer Paul Bernon have reportedly ended their nearly six-year relationship, calling off their engagement about two months ago.
Apple TV+'s "Dark Matter," based on Blake Crouch's 2016 book, is a series about parallel realities, with a dose of domestic drama and some secret project shenanigans.
https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/tv/story/2024-05-07/dark-matter-review-apple-tv
Tom Brady was a good sport during his Netflix celebrity roast, but did not appreciate Jeff Ross' joke that referenced Robert Kraft and a massage.
https://www.latimes.com/sports/story/2024-05-06/tom-brady-roast-netflix
'Gen V' producers say they will 'pay respect' to late star Chance Perdomo and won't recast his role. He died at age 27 in a motorcycle crash in March.
The 'Argylle' actor pulled double duty as host and musical guest, and there were appearances from Jerry Seinfeld and Troye Sivan.
https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/tv/story/2024-05-05/snl-recap-dua-lipa
Tommy Dorfman and wife are ready to begin 'celebrating love with the world' after revealing their spur-of-the-moment 2023 elopement.
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.
https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2024-05-03/mocking-gaza-protesters-isnt-funny-its-dangerous
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.
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.
https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/tv/story/2024-05-02/the-tattooist-of-auschwitz-review
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.'
Details surrounding meteorologist Rob Marciano's ABC News firing have emerged, including allegations he engaged in a 'screaming match' with a 'GMA' producer.
A Hulu documentary looks at the story of a Japanese comedian named Nasubi who became the unwitting star of a reality show in 1998.
https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/tv/story/2024-05-02/the-contestant-documentary-hulu
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.
Bret Baier's 16-year-old son Paul, who was born with heart defects, is recovering after his fifth — and hopefully last — open-heart surgery.
https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/tv/story/2024-05-01/brett-baier-son-open-heart-surgery
HBO confirmed that Rosie O'Donnell will be in Season 3 of "And Just Like That" but remained quiet on Sara Ramirez, who is rumored to have departed the show.
Jay Leno's wife, Mavis, who has been battling dementia for years and is now in a conservatorship, joined him at the premiere of the Netflix movie 'Unfrosted.'
Dan Schneider accuses producers of the explosive 'Quiet on Set' docuseries of defamation, a new lawsuit says. He alleges 'they went beyond reporting the truth.'
Drew Barrymore faces waves of backlash on social media for pleading to Vice President Kamala Harris that she become the 'Mamala of the country.'
After the premiere of a trifecta of "Bluey" episodes, The Times looks back at eight key moments from the series that inform its past and possibly its future.
https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/tv/story/2024-05-01/bluey-future-episodes-explained
ABC News has fired meteorologist Rob Marciano, a year after he was reportedly banned from ABC's Times Square Studios for alleged behavioral issues.
Comedian Jerry Seinfeld said 'the extreme left' and concerns about offending audiences has watered down comedy.
Charter pays Paramount to carry its channels, including CBS and Nickelodeon. The outcome of the negotiations could weigh on Paramount's valuation in the event of a sale.
Based on the first of C.J. Sansom's Tudor-era murder mystery novels, "Shardlake," premiering Wednesday on Hulu, follows a lawyer turned reluctant detective.
https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/tv/story/2024-04-30/shardlake-review-cj-sansom-hulu
Welsh soccer club Wrexham AFC faces extremely long odds of ever making it to the Premier League, but that isn't stopping the team from chasing its dream.
https://www.latimes.com/sports/soccer/story/2024-04-30/welcome-to-wrexham-football-promotion
Exes Ariana Madix and Tom Sandoval separately deny former co-star Rachel Leviss' revenge-porn allegations, according to legal documents reviewed by The Times.
Newly retired Philadelphia Eagles center Jason Kelce is set to join ESPN's 'Monday Night Countdown,' the network's pregame show for its 'MNF' broadcast.
https://www.latimes.com/sports/story/2024-04-29/jason-kelce-espn-monday-night-countdown
CBS is shaking up its Sunday studio show 'The NFL Today,' with Matt Ryan joining the crew in place of departing longtime analysts Boomer Esiason and Phil Simms.
https://www.latimes.com/sports/story/2024-04-29/matt-ryan-cbs-nfl-today-boomer-esiason-phil-simms
In FX's "The Veil," premiering Tuesday on Hulu, Elisabeth Moss stars as an MI6 agent who encounters a woman believed to be an Islamic State leader.
https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/tv/story/2024-04-29/the-veil-review-elisabeth-moss-hulu
Student protests are big news. But they are blocking out the horrors of the Gaza war that inspired them.
The Cat King, played by Lukas Gage, is a dangerous and fun queer villain in Netflix's adaptation of "Dead Boy Detectives."
Shannon Sharpe hosted actor and comedian Amanda Seales on "Club Shay Shay." The episode has now gone viral, with some criticizing Sharpe's interview tactics.
Ellen DeGeneres made her comedy comeback Thursday, reportedly finding laughs in the fallout from toxic-workplace allegations that hit her former talk show.
Stagecoach 2024 — who needs tickets and dust? The country festival will stream live on Prime Video and Twitch.tv, kicking off at 4 p.m. daily through Sunday.
In the first episode of the CW's 'The Flash,' a headline from the future teased April 25, 2024, as the day the superhero vanished. Today, the cast remembered.
Amy Duggar King of '19 Kids & Counting' and 'Counting On' fame weighs in with her hope that convicted cousin Josh Duggar gets an even longer term in prison.
Sophia Bush talks infertility, divorce and relationship with soccer star Ashlyn Harris in a new essay: 'I have never operated out of more integrity in my life.'
British actor Jessica Gunning explained how she tackled playing the stalker Martha in "Baby Reindeer" and why she didn't ask creator Richard Gadd about her real-life counterpart.
https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/tv/story/2024-04-25/baby-reindeer-martha-jessica-gunning
Actor Terry Carter, who starred in television's original 'Battlestar Galactica' series and 'McCloud' and appeared in the movie 'Foxy Brown,' has died. He was 95.
'Dead to Me' star Christina Applegate, who has multiple sclerosis, contracted sapovirus from food contaminated with fecal matter.
Homer Laffoon, Anne Heche's son and the executor of her estate, said in legal documents that his mother's estate is 'not in a condition to be closed.'
https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/story/2024-04-24/anne-heche-estate-debts-homer-laffoon
Netflix's 'Sandman' spinoff, based on Neil Gaiman and Matt Wagner's comic books, is centered on a pair of teenage ghost sleuths who work with London's troubled dead.
Lady Mariko and Ochiba are among "Shōgun's" women who navigated their social constraints in feudal Japan to live on their own terms.
https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/tv/story/2024-04-24/shogun-mariko-ochiba-women-friendship
Jorgeous, Roxxxy Andrews and Vanessa Vanjie Mateo are the Latina queens of Season 9 of 'RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars.'
Police are investigating the death of 'American Idol' veteran and Christian singer Mandisa, whose body was found in her home outside Nashville last Thursday.
"Our Words Collide," a documentary executive produced by Rosario Dawson and now streaming, follows five spoken-word poets from Los Angeles throughout their senior year of high school.
https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/tv/story/2024-04-23/our-words-collide-get-lit-documentary
Rory Kennedy and Mark Bailey, the filmmakers behind HBO's docuseries "The Synanon Fix," spoke about the group, its followers and the dangers of blindly following a charismatic leader.
https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/tv/story/2024-04-22/the-synanon-fix-rory-kennedy-cult
Sydney Sweeney clapped back during her Hawaiian vacation at the Hollywood executive and the random folks who have been making negative comments about her body.
Delta Burke explains why she moved back to Florida decades after being fired from 'Designing Women': The business was killing her and she 'didn't want to die in L.A.'
Bennett, a Pasadena native, also pursued a career as a screenwriter, winning a Daytime Emmy Award and Writers Guild of America Awards
https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/tv/story/2024-04-21/soap-opera-star-meg-bennett-dies
A new episode of 'Bluey,' titled 'Surprise,' will drop on Disney+ on Sunday, just a week after the premiere of the special 'The Sign.'
https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/tv/story/2024-04-20/bluey-surprise-episode
Members of the Writers Guild of America at Sesame Workshop, the nonprofit organization behind 'Sesame Street,' have struck a deal to avert a strike.
Giancarlo Esposito, a.k.a. Gustavo Fring on 'Breaking Bad,' says when his life was at its lowest, he thought about plotting his own murder for the insurance money.
Eric Braeden, the actor whose character was intended to be killed off after a short run, has been central to 'The Young and the Restless' for more than 40 years.
Grammy-winning Christian music singer Mandisa died Thursday at age 47, The Times confirmed. She was known for songs including 'Overcomer' and 'Bleed the Same.'
HBO's adaptation of "The Sympathizer" reflects a distinctly Vietnamese point of view, and while reactions to the series differ, community members agree that it bolsters Vietnamese representation.
Netflix on Thursday released its first-quarter earnings, which topped analyst estimates in terms of subscriber additions and profit.
'The Witcher' is ending after its upcoming Season 5. The fourth and fifth seasons will be filmed back to back.
https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/tv/story/2024-04-18/the-witcher-ending-season-5
Olivia Munn says recovery from breast cancer has been emotionally tough, but she's happy she got a double mastectomy and reconstruction. 'I'm OK with that now.'
Comedian Heidi Gardner says that an 'SNL' sketch focused on two 'Beavis and Butt-Head' look-alikes was 'really special' — even though she broke character.
Travis Kelce will host 'Are You Smarter Than a Celebrity?,' a twist on an old game show that marks the NFL's star's first foray into series television.
The split between Gerry Turner and Theresa Nist marks an abrupt reversal of fortune for "The Golden Bachelor," a breakout hit show that was supposed to revive "The Bachelor" franchise.
https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/tv/story/2024-04-16/the-golden-bachelor-divorce
Crystal Kung Minkoff revealed, in a laid-back video, that she will not return for Season 14 of 'Real Housewives of Beverly Hills': 'It's very bittersweet.'
Hulu's 'Under the Bridge,' an adaptation of Rebecca Godrey's true-crime book, stars Lily Gladstone and Riley Keough as a pair investigating the death of a teenage girl.
"Family Guy," the animated Fox series, recently celebrated 25 years on the air. The voice cast and showrunners gathered to reflect on the show's history.
The series is the first project greenlighted under the network's partnership with the civil rights organization, forged in 2020 in the aftermath of the murder of George Floyd.
https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/tv/story/2024-04-15/the-gates-cbs-naacp-daytime
Jill Duggar Dillard and Derick Dillard reveal a recent loss: Their daughter was stillborn after dying in utero when Jill was four months pregnant.
Taylor Swift approves of Ryan Gosling and Emily Blunt's take on her famous break-up song 'All Too Well' from when they opened 'Saturday Night Live.'
Robyn Dixon, an original 'Real Housewives of Potomac' cast member, confirmed her departure Monday on her podcast after eight season on the Maryland-based show.
Executive producer Daley Pearson and "Bluey" voice actors Melanie Zanetti and Dave McCormack explain how "The Sign," the highly anticipated 28-minute special, was made.
Ryan Gosling returned to host 'SNL' for a third time, kicking off the episode with Kate McKinnon in the cold open, but he couldn't keep the chuckles down in sketch after sketch.
https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/tv/story/2024-04-13/snl-recap-ryan-gosling
HBO's adaptation of Viet Thanh Nguyen's Pulitzer Prize-winning post-Vietnam novel is the portrait of a divided people and a divided person.
https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/tv/story/2024-04-13/the-sympathizer-review-hbo
The hit HBO series is now streaming on Netflix, drawing in new and old viewers alike and bringing Carrie Bradshaw's two big love interests back into the spotlight.
CBS' popular daytime talk show 'The Talk' is ending after 15 seasons.
https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/tv/story/2024-04-12/the-talk-ending-cbs
Amid a contentious divorce with Jeannie Mai, Jeezy declared in a motion that their 2-year-old daughter 'would have more stability' if he had 'primary physical custody.'
Just over three months after tying the knot on live television, Gerry Turner and Theresa Nist announced their divorce on 'Good Morning America.'
'Sex and The City' is now on Netflix, allowing younger audiences to discover the hit show. Many are taking issue with Sarah Jessica Parker's iconic character Carrie.
https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/tv/story/2024-04-12/sex-and-the-city-carrie-bad-friend
No foul play is suspected in the death of actor Cole Brings Plenty, who played Pete Plenty Clouds in Taylor Sheridan's 'Yellowstone' spinoff '1923.'
https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/tv/story/2024-04-11/cole-brings-plenty-dead-1923-actor
ABC's 'Tamron Hall' cast, crew, and audience members were evacuated after a grease fire broke out in an on-set kitchen. No one was injured.
Park Chan-wook and Don McKellar, the creators of HBO's 'The Sympathizer,' discuss how they adapted Viet Thanh Nguyen's 2015 Pulitzer Prize-winning novel.
https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/tv/story/2024-04-11/the-sympathizer-park-chan-wook-hbo
Kevin Costner is keeping his 'Yellowstone' options open, after a contentious exit from Taylor Sheridan's hit series. If the show circles back to him, 'I'd love to do it,' he said.
'Melrose Place' will get a third life, more than 30 years since the original soap opera premiered. The reboot reunites Heather Locklear and two other stars.
In this Apple TV+ limited series, Michael Douglas stars as Benjamin Franklin during his sojourn in France, where he negotiated the peace treaty between Britain and the U.S.
https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/tv/story/2024-04-11/franklin-review-michael-douglas
'Tulsa King' casting agency quits after Sylvester Stallone allegedly insults the background actors. But the crime comedy's director says insults didn't happen.
As Jacob, the liberal white do-gooder at a West Philadelphia elementary school, Perfetti has become a fan favorite and meme king. But the humor comes from mining real fears and desires.
A federal jury found that reality TV star and prison inmate Todd Chrisley defamed a Georgia Department of Revenue investigator.
Showrunner Jeff Schaffer and 'Curb' co-star Susie Essman discuss the series finale, titled 'No Lessons Learned,' and other takeaways from the show's last season.
The former Cartoon Network Studios building in Burbank had a stairwell for artists to draw in. It's been preserved digitally for everyone to see.
In 'Quiet on Set's' bonus Episode 5, Drake Bell returns, Shane Lyons tells of his Brian Peck incident and Black actors share more troubling stories about life on set.
Amy Sedaris, Stephen Colbert and Paul Dinello discuss the origins of their filthy, irreverent cult comedy 'Strangers With Candy,' which premiered in 1999.
https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/tv/story/2024-04-07/strangers-with-candy-comedy
Wiig was the host and undisputed star even in an episode packed with celebrity cameos, including those by Jon Hamm, Will Forte, Paula Pell, Ryan Gosling and more.
https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/tv/story/2024-04-07/snl-recap-kristen-wiig
The British Post Office scandal, in which thousands of postmasters were erroneously accused of fraud, is the focus of a four-part docudrama that made waves in the U.K. and comes to the U.S. Sunda...
Norby Williamson, a top ESPN executive recently accused by Pat McAfee of trying to sabotage his show, is leaving the network after nearly 40 years.
https://www.latimes.com/sports/story/2024-04-05/norby-williamson-leaves-espn-pat-mcafee
Sacha Baron Cohen and Isla Fisher have called it quits after 13 years of marriage, they announced Friday. They jointly filed to end their union last year.
"Quiet on Set" directors and executive producers Mary Robertson and Emma Schwartz spoke with The Times about the additional episode of the bombshell series that premieres Sunday.
Carmichael invites people in his life to take part in an even more nuanced and expansive kind of truth-telling, in his new eight-part HBO series "Jerrod Carmichael Reality Show."
"Scoop" stars Billie Piper and Gillian Anderson and author Sam McAlister break down the four women involved in the 2019 Prince Andrew interview that caused a stir, as depicted in a new Netflix fi...
Hannah Waddingham, who played Septa Unella on "Game of Thrones," says her wineboarding scene gave her chronic claustrophobia.
Patricia Highsmith's "The Talented Mr. Ripley" gets a TV adaptation on Netflix, with Andrew Scott in the title role and Steven Zaillian as the writer-director.