Universal Pictures’ ‘Despicable Me 4’ enjoyed a solid opening day at the domestic box office to kick off the Fourth of July weekend.
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A sprawling but bloodless new exhibition at L.A.’s Museum of Contemporary Art takes on the unfolding environmental catastrophe in front of us.
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Showrunner Rolin Jones spoke about the Season 2 finale of AMC’s “Interview With the Vampire” and the stories the show will explore in Season 3 and beyond.
YouTube will suspend monetization on Dr Disrespect’s channel, citing ‘serious allegations’ against the streamer who admitted this week to exchanging DMs with a minor.
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Times columnist Glenn Whipp remembers Donald Sutherland, talks with Ewan McGregor and offers a set of early Emmy predictions in his weekly newsletter.
Jon Stewart gets on a streak while the veteran comic actor Elaine Stritch has an exciting night
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‘The fairy dust fades away’: Why the people who play Disneyland’s costumed characters are unionizing
Character performers at Disneyland Resort have filed a petition for a union election with the National Labor Relations Board, per the Actors’ Equity Assn.
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‘Mi Divo’ podcast host Maria Garcia examines her own identity and trauma through Juan Gabriel’s story
In “Mi Divo,” Apple TV+’s first dual-language podcast, host Maria Garcia weaves personal narrative with the story of the singer Juan Gabriel.
Angela Simmons apologizes after facing backlash for her accessory choice at the 2024 BET Awards, where she toted a bedazzled green purse shaped like a gun.
Rapper BG, who is living under federal supervision after serving an 11-year prison sentence, must submit future lyrics to the federal government for review.
Young Thug’s months-long RICO trial faces yet another delay as the Atlanta judge currently overseeing the case faces calls to recuse himself.
Joaquina reflects on winning the Latin Grammy for best new artist, her forthcoming first album and performing alongside Andrea Bocelli.
Rapper Killer Mike addresses his arrest at the Grammys in a new song, ‘Humble Me.’ He won’t be charged for the incident, the L.A. city attorney’s office said.
Holocaust Museum L.A. has teamed up with Hollywood’s visual effects experts to launch an innovative and immersive AR app about the Sobibor concentration camp.
After “X” and “Pearl” transformed the director’s muse, Mia Goth, into a star, the horror filmmaker re-created 1980s Los Angeles to complete his trilogy for A24.
Jamie Foxx gave a few rare details about what led up to his health scare last year, saying he doesn’t remember anything from an almost three-week period.
Former ‘Bachelorette’ Katie Thurston discloses that she was raped and ‘the justice system failed me.’ Still, she says, she refuses to ‘feel defeated.’
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