Shohreh Aghdashloo still remembers the blood, bitter in her mouth. It spilled from a gash in her head after a hail of stones hit her during a pro-democracy rally in Tehran. The year was 1979. The Islamic Revolution was convulsing Iran. She was 26. “The sky was full of stones,” she recalls. “I was ever so angry. I was numb. …
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Benedict Cumberbatch called Hollywood a “grossly wasteful industry” during an interview on “Ruthie’s Table 4” podcast. The Oscar nominee is no stranger to massive studio productions given his role as Doctor Strange in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. While Cumberbatch loves undergoing a “body transformation” for his work, he also says “it’s horrific eating beyond your appetite.” “Going back to responsibility …
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The Vanderpump Rules alum reveals her shocking list of former celebrity flings in her new memoir, and it’s a who’s-who of early aughts heartthrobs. Scheana Shay isn’t holding anything back. The Vanderpump Rules alum dropped a bombshell-filled list of former flings in her new memoir, My Good Side, out now, and it’s a who’s-who of early aughts heartthrobs. In the …
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Officials continue to search for a gunman who police say shot the man who intentionally drove into a crowd outside a popular East Hollywood music venue early Saturday, injuring dozens. Officer Norma Eisenman, a Los Angeles Police Department spokesperson, said on Sunday that the gunman remained at large. He was last seen wearing a blue jersey and possibly armed with …
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Facebook Tweet Email Link A lively night outside a bustling East Hollywood nightclub took a devastating turn early Saturday when a car barreled through a crowded sidewalk, injuring at least 30 people, including seven critically. The crash occurred outside The Vermont Hollywood, where 29-year-old Fernando Ramirez had been kicked out for being disruptive before police say he drove his car …
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EAST HOLLYWOOD, LOS ANGELES (KABC) — At least 30 people were injured after a car plowed through a crowd early Saturday in East Hollywood, authorities said, and the driver was pulled from the vehicle and shot after the crash. The crash occurred after an individual was removed from a nearby business, the Los Angeles Police Department said. That person then …
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A patron who had been tossed out of a popular East Hollywood nightclub early Saturday later smashed his car into a crowd outside the venue, injuring 30 people — including seven critically — before being pulled out of his vehicle and shot, police said. The gray Nissan Versa hit a valet stand and taco stand that typically draws hungry clubgoers, …
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Disney’s Lilo & Stitch has crossed the $1 billion mark at the worldwide box office, now with $1.001B through Wednesday. The sweet little girl and her mischievous blue alien finally give Hollywood its first billion-dollar movie of 2025, with Lilo & Stitch the only studio film to reach the milestone this year. The split is $416.2M domestic and $584.8M from …
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Since its launch in November 2022, hundreds of millions of people have used ChatGPT to write wedding toasts, college essays, apology texts, bad jokes and even worse poetry. Billy Ray — Oscar-nominated screenwriter and unapologetic human being — is not one of them. Ray, whose writing credits include “Shattered Glass,” “Captain Phillips” and “The Hunger Games” (that now-iconic Nicole Kidman …
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On a chilly day at a vintage studio building on the Eastside of Los Angeles, Natasha Lyonne sat in front of a large-screen TV and played with a joystick. The device in her hand looked a lot like a vintage Atari 2600 paddle, and as she spun it one way, then the other, images appeared, shapeshifted and melted into various forms …
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