Veteran WVUE-TV news reporter and anchor Nancy Parker was killed in a small plane crash this afternoon at Lakefront Airport in New Orleans. She was 53. Parker and the as-yet unidentified pilot of the small plane died in the crash, but officials couldn’t say yet what caused the accident. Her death was confirmed by the…

Patricia Louisiana Knop, a film screenwriter and television producer known for 9 1/2 Weeks, Wild Orchid and the Showtime series Red Shoe Diaries, died at age 78 on Aug. 7 in Santa Monica, Calif. from what her publicist said was a lengthy illness. She was married for 46 years to producer/director Zalman King, who…

In his role as agent Jack Bauer on TV’s 24, Kiefer Sutherland survived explosions, gunfire and all sorts of physical attacks. As the US President in Designated Survivor, he was spared from a massive explosion that took out most of the cabinet and Congress. But in real life, he was just done in by some bus…

Playboy senior White House correspondent Brian Karem claims he will be suing over the suspension of his press pass by the Trump administration. The lawsuit threat follows the 30-day suspension of his press pass, a ban which began Aug. 5. The suspension stems from a July confrontation in the Rose Garden with former…

Writer-director-actor Peter Fonda, who died Friday at age 79, had instant success with the 1969 film Easy Rider, about two freewheeling motorcyclists at the forefront of the American counterculture. The movie was the third highest-grossing that year and earned Fonda an Oscar nom for the screenplay he wrote with Dennis…

The WGA West has assembled a committee to enforce Working Rule 23, which prohibits members from working for non-signatory agencies – meaning that members who refused to fire their agents could be hauled before disciplinary panels. "While individual members have a voice and vote, after the Guild decides on collective…

EXCLUSIVE: YouTube’s scale-back on original scripted programming continues. I have learned that the online video platform is not proceeding with new seasons of its drama series Step Up: High Water and comedy Wayne, and is not going forward with drama pilot Dark Cargo and comedy pilot It’s a Man’s World. The…

UPDATE:  Heather Locklear has pleaded no contest to eight misdemeanors related to her June 2018 arrest for domestic violence and assault on a police officer. TMZ reports the actress had six of her eight counts related to battery on a police officer and EMT. She was sentenced to 30 days in a residential mental health…

Peter Fonda, who died Friday at age 79, was a member of a Hollywood royal family that included father Henry Fonda, sister Jane Fonda and his daughter Bridget Fonda. He also might have, along with Dennis Hopper, launched an entire Hollywood industry with their 1969 film Easy Rider, considered by many to mark the birth…

Jane Fonda, sister of Peter Fonda, has released a statement following his death today at the age of 79. "I am very sad. He was my sweet-hearted baby brother,” Fonda said in the statement provided to Deadline. “The talker of the family. I have had beautiful alone time with him these last days. He went out…