Right on LA! with Ruby Lovell showcases the best of filmmaking. The Annual Independent Shorts Awards is a true celebration of independent filmmaking, where the cast and crew of various projects come together to honor creativity and storytelling outside the mainstream. Awards were given to 40 categories such as drama, sci-fi, comedy, kids and animation, […]
A woman who says she worked as a stylist for Garth Brooks filed a lawsuit in a Los Angeles Superior Court, accusing the country music icon of rape. The plaintiff, identified as Jane Roe to protect her identity, alleges the incident took place in a Los Angeles hotel room back in October 2019. According to […]
Ron Hale, an actor who played Mike Corbin in “General Hospital” and Dr. Roger Coleridge in “Ryan’s Hope,” has died at the age of 78. The soap opera star died on Aug. 27 in St. George, South Carolina, according to an official obituary. A cause of death has not been announced. Ronald Hale Thigpen, born […]
ATLANTA—Rapper Rich Homie Quan died from an accidental drug overdose, the medical examiner’s office in Georgia confirmed. The cause of death for the hip-hop performer, born Dequantes Devontay Lamar, was from a slew of drugs such as fentanyl, alprazolam, codeine, and promethazine, a spokesperson for the Fulton County medical examiner’s office said on Wednesday. Quan […]
LOS ANGELES—A San Diego doctor charged in connection with Matthew Perry’s fatal overdose pleaded guilty Wednesday to conspiring to distribute the surgical anesthetic ketamine. Dr. Mark Chavez, 54, entered the plea to the felony in federal court in Los Angeles, becoming the third person to admit guilt in the aftermath of the “Friends” star’s death […]
Daniel Day-Lewis is stepping out of retirement seven years after his last role to star in a movie directed by his son, Ronan Day-Lewis. The new project, titled “Anemone,” was officially announced on Tuesday by Focus Features and Plan B Entertainment, which are co-producing the film. “Anemone” will be Ronan’s first full-length film, featuring his […]
NEW YORK—Ken Page, a stage and screen actor who starred alongside Beyoncé in “Dreamgirls,” introduced Broadway audiences to Old Deuteronomy in “Cats” and scared generations of kids as the voice of Oogie Boogie, the villain of the 1993 animated holiday film ”The Nightmare Before Christmas,″ has died. He was 70. Talent agent Todd M. Eskin […]
John Amos, best known for his starring roles in “Good Times” and “Roots,” has died at the age of 84. Amos died on Aug. 21 in Los Angeles of natural causes, his publicist, Belinda Foster, confirmed on Oct. 1. In a statement to the Hollywood Reporter, his son, Kelly Christopher Amos (K.C.), expressed his “heartfelt […]
Two years after suffering a debilitating stroke and plagued by a severe illness, “American Pickers” star Frank Fritz died at the age of 58, loved ones said. “We have lost a truly genuine person who loved people and gave us much joy,” wrote Oliver Starr, moderator of the Frank Fritz Friends Facebook group. The Facebook […]
Season 36 of “The Simpsons” premiered on Sunday, leaving fans confused after the episode was described as the show’s “series finale.” The show titled its episode “Bart’s Birthday” with an animated version of Conan O’Brian, a former writer for the show, hosting a ceremony on the show for the “Fox special presentation,” with animated celebrities […]
NEW YORK—Oasis shocked fans by announcing a reunion tour last month, ending a 15-year hiatus and, presumably, the long-held feud between brothers Liam and Noel Gallagher. But those were only U.K. dates. On Monday, the band shared that they’re planning on heading to North America in 2025, too. “America. Oasis is coming. You have one […]
NEW YORK—After serving nearly 24 years in prison before being granted clemency and starring in last year’s movie “ Sing Sing,” Jon-Adrian “JJ” Velazquez has officially been exonerated of a murder prosecutors now say he didn’t commit. A Manhattan judge on Monday vacated the 48-year-old’s wrongful conviction in the killing of retired New York City […]
SANTA FE, N.M.—A New Mexico judge on Monday upheld an involuntary manslaughter conviction against a movie armorer in the fatal shooting of a cinematographer by Alec Baldwin on the set of the Western film “Rust.” Armorer Hannah Gutierrez-Reed asked a court to dismiss her conviction or convene a new trial, alleging that prosecutors failed to […]
NEW YORK—Gavin Creel, a Broadway musical theater veteran who won a Tony Award for “Hello, Dolly!” and nominations for “Hair” and “Thoroughly Modern Millie,” died Monday of a rare and aggressive form of cancer. He was 48. Publicist Matt Polk said Creel died at his home in Manhattan of metastatic melanotic peripheral nerve sheath sarcoma. […]
SEOUL, South Korea—An 81-year-old South Korean fashion model fell short in her bid to become the oldest Miss Universe contestant after competing in the country’s national pageant against rivals old enough to be her grandchildren. Dressed in a beaded white gown, the silver-haired Choi Soon-hwa strutted across the stage and performed in a singing contest […]
“Days of Our Lives” star Drake Hogestyn died Saturday following a battle with pancreatic cancer. The actor passed away at age 70, just one day before his 71st birthday. Hogestyn, best known for his long-running role as John Black on the hit soap opera for 38 years, put up an “unbelievable fight” and “passed away […]
John Ashton, an actor best known to audiences for his role as Sgt. John Taggart in the “Beverly Hills Cop” franchise, has died aged 76. Ashton died last Thursday in Fort Collins, Colorado, his family announced in a statement released by Ashton’s manager, Alan Somers, on Sunday. No cause of death was immediately available. Born […]
Groundbreaking country music singer-songwriter and actor Kris Kristofferson has died at 88-years-old. His family confirmed news of his passing in a statement, saying Kristofferson died Sept. 29 at his home in Maui, Hawaii, surrounded by loved ones and requested privacy during this time. “It is with a heavy heart that we share the news our […]
LONDON—Maggie Smith, the masterful, scene-stealing actor who won an Oscar for “The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie” in 1969 and gained new fans in the 21st century as the dowager Countess of Grantham in “Downton Abbey” and Professor Minerva McGonagall in the Harry Potter films, died Friday. She was 89. Smith’s sons, Chris Larkin and […]
