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Rocker Travis Barker has COVID-19 just months after hospitalization for pancreatitis

LOS ANGELES — Drummer Travis Barker has COVID-19, contracting the virus nearly two months after he was hospitalized for pancreatitis.

Los Angeles Times · Aug 19, 2022

Want to read Anne Heche's out-of-print memoir? It could easily cost you $750

Fans of the late actor Anne Heche can get their hands on her 2001 memoir, "Call Me Crazy." But only if they're willing to spend a pretty penny on it.

Los Angeles Times · Aug 16, 2022

Michelle Branch files for divorce from Patrick Carney after arrest, cheating claim

Singer-songwriter Michelle Branch officially filed for divorce from Black Keys drummer Patrick Carney mere days after she accused him of cheating and was arrested for domestic assault.

Los Angeles Times · Aug 16, 2022

After Fred Savage was fired from ‘Wonder Years’ reboot, more details are emerging

Who is Fred Savage?

Los Angeles Times · Aug 11, 2022

Acclaimed doc about ‘Queen of Soul’ Aretha Franklin mired in legal fight

When “Amazing Grace,” the long-awaited documentary of Aretha Franklin’s 1972 gospel performance premiered to sold-out audiences in November 2018, first in New York and then Los Angeles, the reception was euphoric.

Los Angeles Times · Aug 11, 2022

Ellen DeGeneres keeps it short when asked about ex Anne Heche's car crash in LA

LOS ANGELES — Ellen DeGeneres has expressed support for former partner Anne Heche following the actor's fiery car crash last week in Mar Vista.

Los Angeles Times · Aug 11, 2022

Are the Golden Globes coming back to NBC?

LOS ANGELES — Is the Golden Globes broadcast poised to return to NBC more than a year after the network and others pulled the plug on the awards show?

Los Angeles Times · Aug 10, 2022

Why did Anne Heche buy a ‘random’ red wig in this Venice hair salon before her crash?

LOS ANGELES — Right before Anne Heche crashed her car into a Mar Vista home a little before 11 a.m. Friday, she was acting like “a sweet little girl” as she bought a bright red wig at Glass Hair Design in Venice, salon owner Richard Glass said Monday.

Los Angeles Times · Aug 9, 2022

A pregnant mother and her 1-year-old son on a routine trip are cut down by a speeding car

LOS ANGELES — A speeding car, a sickening crunch, a ball of fire. Before anyone had time to react, a multi-vehicle crash turned a busy intersection into one of the most gruesome scenes on Los Angeles streets in recent years, leaving five people dead, including a pregnant woman, and family…

Los Angeles Times · Aug 6, 2022

Melanie Lynskey gets real about ‘Coyote Ugly’ body-shaming — and just how ugly it got

Melanie Lynskey started talking about herself as a character actor very early on, she said in a recent interview — possibly because deflecting the spotlight was easier than having makeup and costume people constantly body-shame her size-4 frame as unacceptably fat.

Los Angeles Times · Aug 5, 2022