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Golden Globes member alleges he was victim of racism, abuse at Hollywood Foreign Press Association

LOS ANGELES — Husam “Sam” Asi, a longstanding member the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, is suing the organization over a battery of claims, including sexual harassment, discrimination and breach of contract.

Los Angeles Times · May 12, 2022

Atlanta, a hip-hop mecca, reels as a favorite son faces sweeping criminal charges

For today’s generation of hip-hop fans, Young Thug is as influential and visionary as OutKast was to previous eras of rappers. His oft-imitated style — melancholy and machine-tweaked, yet melodic and flamboyant — places him right beside Future as the defining act of contemporary Southern rap. His reach goes beyond…

Los Angeles Times · May 11, 2022

LA Times foreign correspondent and photojournalist Marcus Yam wins Pulitzer Prize for work in Afghanistan

LOS ANGELES — Marcus Yam, a Los Angeles Times journalist with a warrior’s courage and a poet’s heart, won the Pulitzer Prize for breaking news photography Monday for his poignant and searing pictures of last summer’s fall of Kabul, Afghanistan, to Taliban fighters.

Los Angeles Times · May 9, 2022

Biden official says US will likely see an uptick in asylum requests and immigration

LOS ANGELES — Democracy in Central America appears to be on the downslide.

Los Angeles Times · Apr 2, 2022

Harassment scandal roils Garcetti’s India bid. Here’s what we know

LOS ANGELES — For months, the sexual harassment allegations against a former top aide to Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti have seeped into public view by fits and starts.

Los Angeles Times · Apr 2, 2022

Bruce Willis is not alone: Other celebrities diagnosed with aphasia

The family of Bruce Willis announced Wednesday that the actor has been diagnosed with aphasia, a neurological condition that affects a person's ability to understand and communicate with others.

Los Angeles Times · Mar 31, 2022

Concerns about Bruce Willis’ declining cognitive state swirled around sets in recent years

LOS ANGELES — Just days before Bruce Willis was scheduled to turn up on the set of one of his latest action films, the director of the project sent out an urgent request: Make the movie star’s part smaller.

Los Angeles Times · Mar 31, 2022

Expert predictions for the wide-open, COVID-delayed, gone-to-Vegas 2022 Grammy Awards

Well, you can bet that oddsmakers are pondering some new scenarios now.

Los Angeles Times · Mar 31, 2022

How to handle Will Smith’s slap is just one of many crises facing academy after Oscars

LOS ANGELES — If it’s true — as Denzel Washington told Will Smith moments after Smith strode onstage at the 94th Oscars and slapped Chris Rock across the face — that the devil comes for you at your highest moment, then motion picture academy officials must be wondering what Satan…

Los Angeles Times · Mar 30, 2022

They were groomed and groped, but Southern California school ‘turned a blind eye’ for decades, suit alleges

LOS ANGELES — The complaints about the drama teacher’s husband and his behavior with female students at Mission Viejo High School spanned more than two decades.

Los Angeles Times · Mar 28, 2022