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In a major boon to Los Angeles area cord cutters, Spectrum SportsNet and the Los Angeles Lakers today announced the launch of what’s being called Spectrum SportsNet+, a direct-to-consumer streaming subscription service that will deliver a 24/7 feed of Spectrum SportsNet programming, including live Lakers…

Richard Moll, best known as the towering bailiff “Bull Shannon” on the long-running NBC sitcom Night Court, died Oct. 26 at his home in Big Bear Lake, Calif. He was 80 and no cause was given by his family. Standing 6'8″, Moll was a character actor, but worked steadily during his career. Night Court…

Teamsters, IATSE, the WGA West and SAG-AFTRA joined forces today to distribute boxes of food and other necessities to industry workers whose lives have been upended by the strikes that have shut down most production. Volunteers held the drive-thru distribution event at Our Lady of Perpetual Help…

An intruder who allegedly climbed a fence at the Brentwood home of Independent presidential hopeful Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and his wife, actress Cheryl Hines, was behind bars Thursday after initially being released from custody before quickly returning to the home later in the…

Former NFL tight end Rob Gronkowski is the new host of the L.A. Bowl, it was announced Saturday. He replaces Jimmy Kimmel, who served since the bowl game’s inception. “It’s Gronk’s turn now … I can get used to this,” Gronkowski said in an X video announcing the former All-Pro tight end as…

UPDATED with latest: The 2023 Emmys are going to be in 2024, and with voting for the TV honors ending Monday night, it’s time to look at what’s ahead trophy show-wise. Here is a list of awards shows, events and the like as the film-awards conversation starts to pick up again. The Primetime Emmys…

Burt Young, whose career as a film tough guy won him an Academy Award nomination for his role in the boxing fairy tale Rocky, died Oct. 8 in Los Angeles. He was 83 and no cause or location was given. His death was confirmed by his daughter, Anne Morea Steingieser, to the New York Times…

The Egyptian Theatre in Hollywood turned 100 last year — and now the venue is ready for its closeup. Netflix said today that the storied movie palace and birthplace of the red carpet will reopen next month after a three-year renovation and retrofit. The streamer acquired the Egyptian in 2020 and…

The WGA strike is over, but the fallout from that and the ongoing SAG-AFTRA walkout continue to clobber film and TV production in Los Angeles. FilmLA reported today that on-location shooting days plunged again during the third quarter, dropping 41.4% over 2022 — the seventh consecutive quarterly…

Suzanne Somers, best known for her ditsy comedy turn in the hit television series Three's Company and later She’s the Sheriff and Step by Step, has died. She was 76. "Suzanne Somers passed away peacefully at home in the early morning hours of October 15th. She survived an aggressive form of breast…

Tori Spelling paid tribute to her late Beverly Hills, 90210 costar Luke Perry on what would have been his 57th birthday. “Could be a million people in the room but he always made you feel like you were the only one,” Spelling, 50, wrote on her Instagram Story alongside a throwback photo of the pair.…

These are the droids you’ve been looking for. And they’re being tested right now to interact with guests at Disneyland’s Star Wars-themed Galaxy’s Edge. Disney Imagineering has issued videos that showcase the new technology that allows the free-roaming droids — called “droids-in-training” — to…