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Celebrity hair, makeup and nail stylists: How the Hollywood strikes have affected glam squads

A world of hair, makeup and manicurists have been idled by the Hollywood strikes at a time when they were still rebuilding from the covid shutdowns

The Independent UK · Aug 11, 2023

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

Oscars parties deliver on good times following a tense telecast

LOS ANGELES — While people sitting at home watching the Oscars might’ve had enough excitement for one evening, celebs, seat-fillers and reporters alike were out till the wee hours partying in the wake of what was one of the most talked-about years in the awards show’s history for all the…

Los Angeles Times · Mar 28, 2022