After Mick Jagger jabs at Lousiana Gov. Jeff Landry during the Rolling Stones' Jazz Fest set in New Orleans, the conservative Republican claps back.
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?
Tommy Dorfman and wife are ready to begin 'celebrating love with the world' after revealing their spur-of-the-moment 2023 elopement.
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.
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.
On Cheryl Burke's 'Sex, Lies, And Spray Tans' podcast, Sara Evans said she's fought an eating disorder and body dysmorphia for years.
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.
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
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.
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.
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.'
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.
https://www.latimes.com/travel/story/2024-05-03/meow-wolf-los-angeles-new-location
"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.
'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 ...
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?
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.
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.
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.
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.
The London-born singer sounds great on her third studio LP. But is that enough in the age of the celebrity meta-narrative?
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.
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
Allen Media Group, the company owned by TV mogul Byron Allen, is set to undergo layoffs that will affect 'all divisions' of the business.
https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/business/story/2024-05-02/byron-allen-media-group-layoffs
Writer-director Jane Schoenbrun turns a shared obsession over a fictional TV series into an inchoate story of teenage semi-friendship and arrested development.
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.'
Performers union SAG-AFTRA has tapped audience measurement company Nielsen to provide streaming data that will inform how bonuses are distributed.
Adding to the intrigue around Paramount Global, Sony Pictures Entertainment and Apollo Global Management have formally submitted a bid for the storied studio.
Details surrounding meteorologist Rob Marciano's ABC News firing have emerged, including allegations he engaged in a 'screaming match' with a 'GMA' producer.
Britney Spears and Sam Asghari settle their divorce less than week after she resolved a long-standing financial dispute with her father, Jamie Spears.
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.
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.
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.
https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/story/2024-05-02/for-real-tiffany-haddish-girls-trip
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
Washed Out is the first major music artist to commission a music video using OpenAI's Sora text-to-video technology.
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.
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.'
Prince William said that his wife Catherine and their children are 'all doing well' months after the princess revealed that she has an undisclosed form of cancer.
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
Global film and TV production in the first quarter of 2024 was down 7% from the same time last year, according to a report by ProdPro.
Kim Noltemy takes over as president and CEO of the L.A. Phil from Chad Smith, who left for the Boston Symphony Orchestra last fall. She arrives from the Dallas Symphony Assn.
https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/story/2024-05-01/l-a-phil-new-ceo-kim-noltemy
Lance Bass and Justin Timberlake both riff on 'It's Gonna Be May,' the NSYNC meme that turns on JT's cringe delivery of the namesake line in 'It's Gonna Be Me.'
The gospel singer and 'American Idol' alumna, who won a Grammy for her album "Overcomer: The Greatest Hits," was found dead in her Tennessee home on April 18. She was 47.
Taiwan is celebrating the latest winner of 'RuPaul's Drag Race,' Nymphia Wind, after she called the island a country.
A cinematic presentation of a London production of "Macbeth" starring Ralph Fiennes and Indira Varma has a limited engagement in movie theaters.
Being found in contempt of court in his ongoing hush money trial is just the latest example: The former president has no respect for the country or citizens he's running to lead.
Gaspard Augé and Xavier de Rosnay of French dance duo Justice came back to crush Coachella before the release of the band's new album "Hyperdrama."
ABC News has fired meteorologist Rob Marciano, a year after he was reportedly banned from ABC's Times Square Studios for alleged behavioral issues.
Paul Auster, the American postmodern writer behind 'Smoke,' has died at 77. The bestselling author was diagnosed with cancer in 2022.
https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/books/story/2024-05-01/paul-auster-dead
Poker-playing artists have let the cigar smoke out and opened up the tables to a more diverse, inclusive and female-friendly pool of players.
https://www.latimes.com/lifestyle/story/2024-05-01/los-angeles-poker-art-scene
The Southern California Independent Bookstore Bestsellers list for Sunday, May 5, 2024, including hardcover and paperback fiction and nonfiction.
https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/books/story/2024-05-01/the-weeks-bestselling-books-may-5
Podcast hosts and comics Tom Segura and Bert Kreischer are rallying their fans and fellow comedians for a run at Rose Bowl.
Comedian Jerry Seinfeld said 'the extreme left' and concerns about offending audiences has watered down comedy.
Barbra Streisand's 'Ozempic' comment to Melissa McCarthy on Monday garnered mixed reaction on social media. 'I think she thought this was a DM?' wrote one X user.
More than 30 years after its release, the 1993 cult classic will be available on streaming for the first time.
https://www.latimes.com/delos/story/2024-04-30/blood-in-blood-out-streaming-hulu
The Grammy-winning singer died at her home last week and was honored on 'American Idol' by former 'Idol' contestants performing her hit 'Shackles (Praise You).'
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.
Anne Hathaway put alcohol (and hangovers) on a shelf more than five years ago. Now, she's expressing gratitude for the gifts and opportunities she's been given.
https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/story/2024-04-30/anne-hathaway-sobriety-stress-middle-age
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
The Compton-born rapper returned his onetime collaborator's fire in a new song Tuesday that questions Drake's authenticity and Blackness.
Swift repeated — and bested — her own 2022 feat by claiming the 14 top slots on the singles' chart.
Cherie Grzech is promoted at NewsNation, while former president of news Michael Corn moves to New York to oversee prime-time programming.
Loaded with teenage confusion and intense fandom, 'I Saw the TV Glow' speaks to its audience in an intimate way. Its trans director made the film as a lifeline.
With Glenn Yarbrough and Lou Gottlieb, Alex Hassilev was in one of the most popular bands of the early '60s. 'Through Children's Eyes' made the Limeliters beloved.
https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/story/2024-04-30/alex-hassilev-limeliters-dies
'Stereophonic,' 'Merrily We Roll Along,' 'Illinoise,' Alicia Keys' 'Hell's Kitchen,' Sarah Paulson, Jessica Lange, Rachel McAdams, Jeremy Strong: This year even known quantities had to stretch.
Founded by filmmakers who had been rejected by Sundance, Slamdance is stepping out of Park City's shadow, relocating to Los Angeles and picking February dates.
Billie Eilish has a new tour to go with her upcoming album, 'Hit Me Hard and Soft.' The tour kicks off in the fall and includes three nights at the Kia Forum.
The nominees for Broadway's biggest prize were announced Tuesday, with "Stereophonic" and "Hell's Kitchen" receiving 13 nods each. Here's the full list of 2024 Tony nominations.
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.
Britney Spears settles the protracted battle with her dad stemming from her dissolved conservatorship: 'Her wish for freedom is now truly complete,' lawyer says.
The Rolling Stones, who have played more than 2,000 concerts across seven decades, wowed fans with three new tunes as well as their classic gems.
Attorneys for Sean 'Diddy' Combs ask New York court to throw out portions of a suit accusing the rapper of drugging and sexually assaulting a woman.
Paramount CEO Bob Bakish's ouster comes a day after David Ellison's Skydance Media sweetened its offer for Shari Redstone's National Amusements, with money earmarked for Paramount's Class B share...
Blue Ivy Carter, 12, is making her feature film debut alongside her mom, Beyoncé, in Disney's upcoming film 'Mufasa: The Lion King.'
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
Morgan Wallen, Hardy and the Beach Boys with John Stamos brought the heat for the final day of the 2024 Stagecoach country music festival.
Russell Brand, finding solace in Christianity amid rape and sexual assault allegations, reveals he was baptized over the weekend. 'This is my path now,' he said.
The International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE) is scheduled to enter general contract negotiations with the Hollywood studios this week.
Helder Guimarães and Frank Marshall created the rare COVID-era theater hit with "The Present." They're back with "The Hope Theory," a magic show about the immigrant experience.
Student protests are big news. But they are blocking out the horrors of the Gaza war that inspired them.
Robert O'Hara's new "Hamlet," as well as the Broadway tours of "Life of Pi" and "Parade," are among Center Theatre Group's 2024-25 season offerings.
Check out the best images from L.A. Times photographers on the ground at the Stagecoach Country Music Festival in Indio.
A Miranda Lambert and Reba McEntire moment, Post Malone's all-star set and a strange Guy Fieri cooking demo catch our fancy at Stagecoach.
'Challengers' scored more than $15 million at the box office, according to ComScore. But overall box office sales are still down from a year ago.
Post Malone's special set of country covers at the Indio festival included some big names in the genre, including Brad Paisley.
Paramount Global's Chief Executive Bob Bakish is expected to be ousted from the media giant, according to two sources familiar with the matter. The move comes as Paramount considers its future.
From Jelly Roll's big night and Eric Church's somber set to Dwight Yoakam's flying fringe, these are the biggest moments from Day 1 of Stagecoach 2024.
Taylor Swift didn't hold back from discussing ex-boyfriends and celebrity feuds in 'The Tortured Poets Department,' her brand new double album.
The Cat King, played by Lukas Gage, is a dangerous and fun queer villain in Netflix's adaptation of "Dead Boy Detectives."
The Stagecoach Country Music Festival is held in Indio at the same site as Coachella. What do the festivals have in common?
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.
'Challengers' actor Zendaya, who played MJ in three recent 'Spider-Man' movies, reacts to a fan's viral comparison of past leads who've gone on to tennis films.
Ellen DeGeneres made her comedy comeback Thursday, reportedly finding laughs in the fallout from toxic-workplace allegations that hit her former talk show.
The Season 16 contestant and fan favorite was born and raised in Houston in a diverse household — her mother is Black and her stepfather, who came into Cristál's life when she was 10 months ol...
https://www.latimes.com/delos/story/2024-04-26/sapphira-cristals-rupaul-drag-race-saul-soliz-latina