Erik has been a full-time journalist in Los Angeles for more than 30 years, the past 23 covering Hollywood. Before joining Deadline in 2013, he spent nearly 17 years at The Hollywood Reporter, rising to managing editor. He also wrote about music for THR; did hundreds of concert and TV reviews; covered such events as the Cannes Film Festival, NATPE and MIFED; and worked closely with the web team. Before that he was a cities editor at The Orange County Register after serving as managing editor of the Los Angeles Daily Commerce.
ESPN’s NBA analyst Doris Burke is on the rebound after being diagnosed with the coronavirus. In a new podcast interview, she talked about her symptoms, the testing process, her recovery and the importance of stopping the disease’s spread.
In today’s episode of The Woj Pod with her ESPN colleague Adrian Wojnarowski…
UPDATED, 1:05 PM:Â Local officials announced today an unprecedented closure or all beaches, piers, trailheads and bike paths in the county until at least April 19, effective immediately:
Public trails and trailheads, beaches, piers, beach bike paths and beach access points in LA County are temporarily CLOSED through…
Refresh for updates …As the coronavirus outbreak continues to spread, more events are being canceled or postponed and entertainment sites closed.
The World Health Organization has declared a pandemic over the COVID-19 virus, which has sickened 509,164 people in 196 countries and territories, with 23,335 global deaths…
Steven Soderbergh’s 2011 film Contagion about a horrific pandemic has been getting plenty of new attention lately, and now four of its key cast members have recorded PSAs for the coronavirus era. Watch the clips from Matt Damon, Kate Winslet, Laurence Fishburne and Jennifer Ehle below.
The actors, along with…
UPDATED, 10 AM: Several performers have been added to the hourlong benefit concertFox Presents The iHeart Living Room Concert for America, which airs at 9 p.m. ET/6 p.m. PT Sunday, March 29. Joining the Elton John-hosted special are CAmila Cabello, Dave Grohl, H.E.R. and Sam Smith. Also set to make appearances are…
Hear ye, hear ye — Chrissy’s Court is now in session. The Honorable Chrissy Teigen is presiding. Oyez, you read that right. Here is our first look at Quibi’s upcoming shortform series where Her Honor will adjudicate the Internet’s disputes.
Cameras indeed are allowed in this particular courtroom, so watch the trailer…
This time it’s really ending. NBC has set 9 p.m. Thursday, April 23, for the series finale of Will & Grace and will precede it with a half-hour retrospective special.
Hosted by Eric McCormack, the look back also will include reactions from Will & Grace fans and celebrities who will share stories about what the show…
ESPN and Fox lead the league as nominations for the 41st annual Sports Emmy Awards were unveiled today by the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences.
The Sports Emmys ceremony originally was for April 28 in Manhattan but was postponed due to the coronavirus pandemic. NATAS has said the awards will be handed…
With roughly a third of all Americans ordered to stay “safer at home” amid the coronavirus outbreak, the entertainment industry is chiming in with public service announcements about how to stay safe, maintain social distance, deal with isolation and uncertainty and try to grasp the concept of “what’s next?” Here’s a…
2ND UPDATE, 12: 50 PM: Three more people have died of COVID-19 in Los Angeles County in the past 24 hours, local officials said in their daily update today, bringing the total to 13. Dr. Barbara Ferrer, director of Public Health for L.A. County, also said that 138 new cases were reported since Tuesday’s update.
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William Dufris, who voiced the title character in the U.S. and Canadian version of the children’s series Bob the Builder for its first nine seasons, has died of cancer. He was 62. Pocket Universe Productions, which Dufris co-founded, confirmed the news on social media Tuesday but did not give details.
“There is a hole…
