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The Nigerian Email Scammer Who Stole Millions From Premier League Club, NY Law Firm, Banks

Jul 03, 2020

Ramon Olorunwa Abbas, who went by the name Ray Hushpuppi, made no secret of his extraordinary wealth.

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Gavin Rossdale: 'Embarrassing moment? The gross spectre of my crumbling marriage'

Jul 04, 2020

The musician on being bigger in the US than the UK, his footballer’s legs and owning a guitar used on The Eagles’ Hotel California

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Film Title Poem review – scratched, dancing, scrunched-up celluloid

Jul 01, 2020

Jennifer West’s experimental piece is a strange reverie on disposability in which analogue footage of film title cards is physically distressed

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Democrats push to drop John Wayne’s name from airport over racist comments

Jun 29, 2020

Democrats in Orange county, California, call for change in light of ‘racist and bigoted statements’ actor made in 1971 interview

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Los Angeles County Beaches Ordered To Close For Fourth Of July Weekend Amid Coronavirus Spike

Jun 29, 2020

Los Angeles County Beaches Ordered To Close For Fourth Of July Weekend Amid Coronavirus Spike

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BET Awards 2020 Winners: The Complete List

Jun 29, 2020

The BET Awards were back on Sunday, but things were a little different, to say the least.

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Closing time for some California bars as U.S. posts record coronavirus cases

Jun 28, 2020

California ordered some bars to close on Sunday, the first major rollback of efforts to reopen the economy in the most populous U.S. state as novel coronavirus cases nationwide soar to record levels day after day.

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Ashley 'Dotty' Charles: 'Few moments compare to meeting Oprah!'

Jun 28, 2020

The rapper and radio presenter on the problem with online activism, the power of protest, and the moment Oprah squeezed her hand

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Hundreds Join Protests To Mark The First Anniversary Of Shukri Abdi's Death

Jun 27, 2020

Hundreds of people have joined protests across the UK on the first anniversary of 12-year-old Shukri Abdi’s death.

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US must free migrant children from detention, court says

Jun 27, 2020

A court in Los Angeles has ordered the release of more than 100 children held in United States family immigration detention because of the risk they could catch coronavirus in the facilities.

Media

Haim: Women in Music Pt III review – their most direct album yet

Jun 27, 2020

(Polydor)Dark events of the sisters’ recent past inform their revelatory third album on which garage and louche funk combine with west-coast rock

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Disney’s ‘Mulan’ Pushed to Late August as New COVID Cases Continue to Rise

Jun 26, 2020

Disney’s ‘Mulan’ Pushed to Late August as New COVID Cases Continue to Rise

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‘General Hospital’ Targets Mid-July Production Restart

Jun 26, 2020

“General Hospital” is eyeing a return to production in mid-July, an individual with knowledge of the series told TheWrap.

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What I'm really watching: David Lynch's YouTube channel

Jun 26, 2020

LA weather reports, office DIY projects, nature notes … they’re all there in the film director’s daily video blogs about California life, a sunny blessing in lockdown

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Phoning it in: how Drakeo the Ruler made an album while in prison

Jun 26, 2020

Incarcerated without a formal conviction, the LA rapper used a prison phone to turn his precarious situation into rugged poetry

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2020-2021 TV Season: Every Broadcast Show Canceled, Renewed and Ordered – So Far

Jun 25, 2020

Updated June 25 with “Council of Dads” canceled at NBC after one season.Amid production shutdowns due to the coronavirus pandemic, broadcast networks are faced with some very unprecedented problems while making their decisions about which TV series will return next season, which will come to an end and which new ones they’ll be ordering for inclusion on their 2020-2021 slates.Below is every scripted show that ABC, NBC, CBS, Fox and The CW have renewed or canceled so far, along with those still awaiting their fates.

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Kendrick Sampson, Tessa Thompson and Over 300 Black Artists and Execs Call for Hollywood to Divest From Police (EXCLUSIVE)

Jun 23, 2020

After co-organizing a demonstration in Los Angeles at which he was hit with a police baton and shot seven times with rubber bullets, Kendrick Sampson (“Insecure,” “Miss Juneteenth”) has penned a letter to the entertainment industry at large, asking Hollywood to divest from the police and invest in the Black community.

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Elizabeth Hurley Pays Tribute To ‘Sweet, Kind’ Ex-Partner Steve Bing Following His Death, Aged 55

Jun 23, 2020

Elizabeth Hurley has paid tribute to her former partner Steve Bing, saying she will remember him as a “sweet, kind man”.

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Steve Bing, Filmmaker And Father To Elizabeth Hurley’s Son Damian, Dies Aged 55

Jun 23, 2020

Film producer and businessman Steve Bing, who shares a son with Elizabeth Hurley, has been found dead in Los Angeles at the age of 55, according to reports in the US.

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Steve Bing, Producer and Film Financier, Dies at 55

Jun 22, 2020

Steve Bing, a Hollywood producer, writer and financier who famously invested in the Tom Hanks movie “The Polar Express,” has died.

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Joel Schumacher, Director of ‘St Elmo’s Fire’ and ‘The Lost Boys,’ Dies at 80

Jun 22, 2020

Joel Schumacher, Director of ‘St Elmo’s Fire’ and ‘The Lost Boys,’ Dies at 80

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Kurt Cobain’s Guitar From ‘MTV Unplugged’ Sold for Record $6 Million at Auction

Jun 20, 2020

The guitar Kurt Cobain played during Nirvana's legendary 1993 "MTV Unplugged" session sold for a pretty penny on Saturday at an auction in Los Angeles.

Media

Inmate #1: The Rise of Danny Trejo review – punchy portrait of a real-life tough guy

Jun 19, 2020

This impressive documentary traces the career of the actor who left behind a life of crime to win roles in a string of Hollywood action movies

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Kevin Bacon on why new haunted house film 'You Should Have Left' could qualify as 'quarantine horror'

Jun 19, 2020

In "You Should Have Left," Bacon plays a wealthy banker who escapes Los Angeles with his younger wife (Amanda Seyfried) and daughter (Avery Tiiu Essex) to vacation in a sleek and lavish rental home on the Welsh countryside.

Media

Werner Herzog: 'I'm fascinated by trash TV. The poet must not avert his eyes'

Jun 19, 2020

At 77 and holed up in lockdown, the veteran director and latterday actor shows no signs of slowing down or accepting any limitations

Media

Fran Healy's lockdown listening: 'Travis are the opposite of Travis Scott'

Jun 19, 2020

The Travis frontman on the power of Public Enemy and falling in love with REMThe best arts and entertainment during lockdownRead the rest of our Lockdown listening seriesI’m quarantining in Los Angeles.

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Angelina Jolie Says Systemic Racism Her Black Daughter Faces Is 'Intolerable'

Jun 18, 2020

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Sport

Trump would support Kaepernick's return to NFL as Chargers say QB is a good fit

Jun 17, 2020

President says player should return if he is good enough Kaepernick has not played in NFL since end of 2016 seasonWhich team would be the best fit for Kaepernick?On the same day that the Los Angeles Chargers head coach, Anthony Lynn, said teams would be “crazy” not to look at Colin Kaepernick in the run-up to the new NFL season, Donald Trump says he would support the quarterback returning to the league.

Sport

Pilot in Kobe Bryant crash thought he was climbing rather than descending

Jun 17, 2020

Documents say Ara Zobayan was trying to climb out of cloudsCrash killed NBA legend, his daughter and seven othersThe pilot of the helicopter that crashed in thick fog, killing Kobe Bryant and seven other passengers, reported he was climbing when he was actually descending, federal investigators said in documents released on Wednesday.

Sport

Shaquille O'Neal and Donald Trump take their seats for League Two play-offs

Jun 17, 2020

Cutouts will be filling the stands as a way to pay tribute to lost loved ones and raise money for charity

Media

Oscars 2021 Postponed Due To Coronavirus Pandemic

Jun 16, 2020

Next year’s Oscars ceremony will now be held in April instead of February, in the latest ripple effect of the coronavirus crisis on the entertainment industry.

Sport

NBA analysts disagree with stars on merits of playing amid racial justice protests

Jun 15, 2020

The NBA is getting closer to a return at some point this summer, as the league looks to finish up a season that was halted by the coronavirus pandemic.

Media

2020-2021 TV Season: Every Broadcast Show Canceled, Renewed and Ordered – So Far (Updating)

Jun 11, 2020

Updated June 11 with “Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist” renewed for Season 2 at NBC.Amid production shutdowns due to the coronavirus pandemic, broadcast networks are faced with some very unprecedented problems while making their annual decisions about which TV series will return next season, which will come to an end and which new ones they’ll be ordering for inclusion on their 2020-2021 slates.Below is every scripted show that ABC, NBC, CBS, Fox and The CW have renewed or canceled so far, along with those still awaiting their fates.

Media

Magic Johnson Feature Documentary in the Works (EXCLUSIVE)

Jun 11, 2020

Basketball legend Earvin “Magic” Johnson will be the subject of a new feature film documentary from XTR, H.

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Fall TV 2020: Every Broadcast Show Canceled, Renewed and Ordered – So Far (Updating)

Jun 10, 2020

Fall TV 2020: Every Broadcast Show Canceled, Renewed and Ordered – So Far (Updating)

Headlines

Gone With The Wind Temporarily Pulled From HBO Max Due To Racist Depictions

Jun 10, 2020

Gone With The Wind has been temporarily pulled from the new streaming service HBO Max due to its racist depictions.

Media

Everyone Who’s Lost Their Job During the Racism Reckoning of 2020

Jun 10, 2020

In the days after George Floyd’s tragic death, protests erupted in over 350 American cities, the National Guard was deployed to 23 states, and more than 14 metro areas implemented curfews.

Headlines

Homicides in Los Angeles Increase 250 Percent from Previous Week

Jun 10, 2020

The Los Angeles Police Department announced that murders increased by 250 percent last week in the wake of national unrest following the death of George Floyd, and just as Los Angeles officials announced plans to slash the city’s police budget by up to $150 million.

Headlines

Defund The Police: What It Means And How It Could Work

Jun 09, 2020

Across the United States, protests demanding an end to police brutality and systemic racism have featured a common rallying cry: “Defund the police.”

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‘They set us up’: US police arrested over 10,000 protesters, many non-violent

Jun 08, 2020

Over 10,000 people have been arrested around the US, as police regularly use pepper spray, rubber bullets, teargas and batons * George Floyd killing – latest US updates * See all our George Floyd coverageSince George Floyd’s death at the hands of police in Minneapolis, Minnesota, on 25 May, around 140 cities in all 50 states throughout the US have seen protests and demonstrations in response to the killing.

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Michael B. Jordan Urges Hollywood to ‘Commit to Black Hiring’ at #BLM Protest

Jun 06, 2020

As a wave of peaceful protests coursed through Los Angeles on Saturday, actor Michael B.

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Cities Ask if It's Time to Defund Police and 'Reimagine' Public Safety

Jun 06, 2020

After more than a week of protests against police brutality and unrest that left parts of the city burned, a growing chorus of elected officials, civic leaders and residents in Minneapolis are urging the city to break up the Police Department and reimagine the way policing works.

Headlines

Protesters demand that cities 'defund the police.' Politicians are starting to listen

Jun 07, 2020

Leaders in Los Angeles, Minneapolis, New York and San Francisco are considering downsizing their police departments.

Politic

Sadiq Khan Defends Met Police's 'Massive Progress' On Racism, But Admits There's More To Do

Jun 05, 2020

Sadiq Khan claims the Met Police has made “massive progress” since the Macpherson Report labelled it institutionally racist 20 years ago – but refused to say whether he would use the same label today.

Media

Echo in the Canyon review – hopelessly lazy LA rock doc

Jun 05, 2020

Brian Wilson, Beck and Eric Clapton are among the star contributors, but the story of Laurel Canyon’s folk-rock scene remains a mystery – and where’s Joni?

Headlines

Los Angeles to defund police department by $150m and instead invest in minority communities

Jun 04, 2020

Los Angeles officials have proposed sweeping cuts to the city’s annual budget and police department while calling for that money to be invested in marginalized communities after nationwide protests over the death of George Floyd.

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Meghan Markle speaks out on George Floyd's death in emotional commencement speech

Jun 04, 2020

Meghan Markle has spoken out about the killing of George Floyd and other "senseless" acts of racism in an emotional message to graduating seniors. The Duchess of Sussex this week remotely delivered a commencement speech to graduates of Los Angeles' Immaculate Heart High School, which she attended, and spoke on the "absolutely devastating" recent events amid the unrest over the death of Floyd in police custody.

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Meghan Markle Speaks Out on Death of George Floyd

Jun 04, 2020

Meghan Markle has spoken out about the death of George Floyd, in a virtual address to graduating pupils at her former high school, Immaculate Heart High in Los Angeles.

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Hannah Marks: 'Usually, in movies, these two women would hate each other'

Jun 04, 2020

The actor turned writer-director on her Booksmart-esque ‘womance’ Banana Split, and why her next film will be a robot road-trip

Headlines

Meghan Markle Speaks Out: ‘George Floyd’s Life Mattered’

Jun 04, 2020

The Duchess of Sussex has added her voice to those protesting against the death of George Floyd in a heartfelt video.

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