Editors' Note: With full acknowledgment of the big-picture implications of a pandemic that already has claimed thousands of lives, cratered global economies and closed international borders, Deadline's Coping With COVID-19 Crisis series is a forum for those in the entertainment space grappling with myriad consequences…
UPDATED, 1:15 PM: Los Angeles County saw 11 more coronavirus deaths in the past 24 hours, more than any other single day during the outbreak. Dr. Barbara Ferrer, Los Angeles County Public Health director. said during her daily update that 65 county residents now have died from the disease.
She added that there were…
Spectrum SportsNet LA said Wednesday that it has reached a carriage agreement that will see DirecTV, AT&T TV, U-verse TV and AT&T TV Now customers finally be able to watch Los Angeles Dodgers games. The deal ends a six-year impasse that has kept the MLB team off DirecTV screens in more than half of homes in its own…
California public schools are unlikely to reopen for the remainder of the academic school year, according to state Supt. of Public Instruction Tony Thurmond.
In a letter to school district officials, Thurmond cited the obvious concerns caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.
"Due to the current safety concerns and needs for…
Their doors are shut because of the coronavirus pandemic. But a couple of Hollywood venues are virtually keeping the lights on via online performances.
The Hotel Cafe is the latest venue to joint the party. It will be a part of the upcoming Uncancelled Music Festival, which will spotlight online performances by…
Larry David, the Curb Your Enthusiasm star and Seinfeld co-creator, wants you to stay home and watch TV.
David offered a public service announcement on Tuesday railing against the “idiots” who aren’t following social distancing guidelines.
“Obviously, somebody put me up to this ’cause it’s generally not the kind of…
UPDATE: Opera singer Plácido Domingo was hospitalized in Mexico on Saturday after complications related to the coronavirus.
In a statement given to media, a spokesperson for Domingo said that he is in stable condition. He will remain in the hospital “as long as the doctors find it necessary until a hoped-for full…
Lonnie David Franklin Jr., a serial killer who preyed on Los Angeles’s forgotten women for years before being brought to justice, died Saturday on death row in San Quentin prison.
Known by the nickname “The Grim Sleeper,” Franklin came to public attention thanks to the dogged investigative efforts of LA Weekly…
Welcome to Southern California, Harry and Meghan. Now find and fund your own security team.
President Donald Trump tweeted out today that the couple, who reportedly are staying in a gated Malibu community as they search for permanent digs, will have to provide their own security. “The US will not pay for their…
UPDATE, SUNDAY, MARCH 29: Â The Nate ‘N Al’s owners have issued a statement that indicates all may not be lost for one of show biz’s favorite eateries. “The media has incorrectly reported that Nate ‘N Al's is "gone forever."Â As we originally stated, we couldn't fully guarantee the safety of both our customers and…
Tom Hanks and his wife, Rita Wilson, have returned from the coronavirus desert island.
The two have been spotted in Los Angeles after flying on a private jet from Australia, where they were quarantined with the first publicized celebrity cases of coronavirus. Their March 11 announcement shocked the world and may have…
Jim Houston, a senior engineer who was a pioneer in motion imaging standards, computer animation, and digital restoration, died at age 61 Thursday in Pasadena from a heart attack. His death was announced by the Hollywood Section of Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers (SMPTE),
Houston worked for 34 years…
