As Southern California attempts to recover from last week’s wildfires, the Annenberg Foundation and I Am Angel are hosting a virtual benefit. Will.i.am, DJ Derrick ‘D-Nice’ Jones, DJ Hed, Etienne Maurice and other special guests will appear in the ‘L.A. Check In’, streaming live on Instagram and…

A week after wildfires began ravaging Southern California, Christina Applegate is speaking out against insensitive remarks about the state. The four-time Golden Globe nominee addressed people who assume “celebrities are walking around running everything” in Los Angeles as she noted “a myriad of…

UPDATED with latest: Two more people were behind bars today for allegedly setting small fires in Los Angeles as crews continued efforts to contain the major blazes that have killed dozens of people and destroyed roughly 13,000 structures. Los Angeles County Sheriff Robert Luna reported there…

There finally is some good news about film production in Los Angeles. The city and county’s film-permitting office said today that shoot days in Greater L.A. increased by 6.2% in the October-to-December period after 11 consecutive quarters of year-over-year declines. FilmLA said today that…

Jay Leno is among the Angelenos pitching in to help those fighting the wildfires in Los Angeles. “We’re cooking for the [firefighting] crew,” the former Tonight Show host told CNN’s Anderson Cooper last night. “We’ve got some BBQ going because, they’re all getting boxed lunches.” Leno said…

As the Los Angeles Fire Department (LAFD) continues to contain the raging wildfires that have devastated neighborhoods across Los Angeles, Palisades, Altadena, and Malibu, residents are now being permitted to return home and assess the damage. The aftermath of the fires has been detrimental to communities with…

As wildfires continue to ravage Southern California, celebrity realtor Jason Oppenheim is calling attention to a shady practice. The Selling Sunset star and Oppenheim Group boss put Los Angeles landlords on blast after one of his clients was a victim of price-gouging, which Oppenheim noted is…

Joshua Jackson is one of hundreds to lose his home in the ongoing Palisades Fire. The Doctor Odyssey actor’s rep confirmed to Deadline that his Topanga Canyon home, which he purchased in 2001, was destroyed over the weekend in the Southern California wildfires, which have destroyed thousands of…

With wildfires continuing to wreak havoc on Southern California, Chuck D is denouncing a gross misinterpretation of his work. The Public Enemy member recently called out fans for using the hip hop group’s 1990 track ‘Burn Hollywood Burn’ with videos of the wildfires as he asked his followers to…

After losing her home in the ongoing Southern California wildfires, Ricki Lake shared an eerie throwback in which the tragedy was predicted. On Saturday, the Emmy winner shared a clip from when she and husband Ross Burningham appeared on celebrity medium Tyler Henry‘s Netflix series Live from the…

As wildfires continue to ravage Southern California, local law enforcement has arrested numerous people attempting to take advantage of the situation. The Los Angeles Police Department confirmed to Deadline that two individuals were arrested at the Vice President’s Brentwood home at 4:40am on…

UPDATE, 2:25 PM: There are about to be a lot more boots on the ground in LA to stop crime amidst the fires that have reduced large swaths of the county to ash, Gavin Newsom made clear today. Two days after around 400 National Guard troops were first deployed to counter looters and the wildfires…