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As Southern California attempts to recover from last week’s wildfires, the Annenberg Foundation and I Am Angel are hosting a virtual benefit.

Meghan Markle is continuing to show support to the victims of the Los Angeles fires.

A week after wildfires began ravaging Southern California, Christina Applegate is speaking out against insensitive remarks about the state.

Discogs has announced that they will be donating all of the revenue made from sales on January 17 to those affected by the LA wildfires.The raging fires first broke out last Tuesday (January 7) and have since destroyed thousands of homes – claiming the lives of 24 people to date. At least 16 people are said to be missing, and authorities expect that number to rise as cadaver dogs conduct systematic grid searches in levelled neighbourhoods.Among those to lose their homes include the artists Jhené Aiko, Madlib, Diane Warren, Harry Mack, Iron Maiden guitarist Adrian Smith, Tim Darcy of the Canadian rock groups Cola and Ought, pop duo Brijean, 30 Seconds To Mars guitarist and musical director Stevie Aiello, and Beyonce‘s mother Tina Knowles.Many others, including Kid Cudi, Bebe Rexha and Guapdad 4000, have shared that they had to evacuate their homes as the Pacific Palisades and Eaton fires continue to spread.The online marketplace for music collectors shared a statement on their official website revealing that all of their revenue made on January 17 will be donated directly to MusiCares – the Recording Academy’s nonprofit organisation which has been focusing on supporting artists and music industry workers with evacuation, relocation, medical care, mental health services and more during the ongoing natural disaster.A post shared by Discogs (@discogs)According to a press release, Discogs executive Jeffrey Smith said: “Our hearts are with Los Angeles during this unimaginable time.

The red carpet premiere of Netflix’s XO, Kitty Season 2 has been canceled in the wake of the Los Angeles wildfires that broke out over a week ago, the latest in a string of premiere red carpets, awards nominations and other Hollywood events to be nixed or postponed as the multiple blazes leveled neighborhoods, displaced tens of thousands and killed two dozen people.

Michael Gerety, a former MGM executive and publicist for Julie Andrews, James Garner and others who also served as president of Newslink Corp, died January 13 in Los Angeles. He was 82. A family friend confirmed the news to Deadline.

Leonardo DiCaprio is the latest celebrity to make a large donation to the relief efforts amid the Los Angeles fires.

Marc Malkin Senior Editor, Culture and Events Leonardo DiCaprio has donated $1 million to Los Angeles fire relief efforts. “The Los Angeles wildfires are devastating our city,” the Oscar winner wrote in a message on Instagram stories. “I am committing $1 million in partnership with @rewild’s Rapid Response Program to support both urgent needs and post-fire recovery efforts.

Leonardo DiCaprio has committed $1 million to wildfire relief efforts in Los Angeles County, the Oscar winner announced on Wednesday.

The cast of the award-winning movie The Brutalist stepped out together for the UK premiere sans co-star Joe Alwyn, who was doing press elsewhere.

Cameron Diaz is “back in action” for the premiere of her movie Back in Action, her first major film in over 10 years!

of the deadly LA fires.On Monday, the Duchess of Sussex, 43, dropped off donations and volunteered at a relief center in Altadena, Calif., run by Altadena Girls, a grassroots organization founded by an 8th-grade girl whose school burned down in the Eaton Fire.The young girl, Avery, has rallied locals to provide items such as clothes, hair and beauty products to her fellow teens who have lost everything in the blazes and are working to rebuild their self-confidence.Meghan’s visit was discovered after eagle-eyed Sussex stans spotted her in a video Altadena Girls posted Wednesday on Instagram showing people giving and organizing donations.In one portion of the montage, Meghan is seen arriving outside the center carrying large overflowing bags of donations and talking with someone who appears to be helping control the influx of items.

There finally is some good news about film production in Los Angeles.

Taye Diggs recently celebrated his 54th birthday and he rang in the new year by taking a trip to the Caribbean.

Major companies are contributing to wildfire relief efforts in the Los Angeles area.

Fans are trying to support Leighton Meester in the same way they are supporting Heidi Montag right now.

Jazz Tangcay Artisans Editor As 2024 drew to a close, production in the Greater Los Angeles area had increased by 6.2 percent in the last quarter, according to FilmLA‘s latest report. Most production types had achieved gains in the fourth quarter, except for reality TV, which continues to be on a decline. This year had promised to be a pivotal one for California’s signature industry, with Gov.

Jem Aswad Executive Editor, Music The Recording Academy has released a revised 2025 Grammy Week event schedule, which focuses the organization’s efforts on “the events that can be most impactful” in the wake of the multiple devastating wildfires that continue to burn across Los Angeles. As previously announced, the 67th annual Grammy Awards telecast on CBS will continue to be held on Feb.

died in December 2021 at 99 — once “fat-shamed” her while appearing on Monday’s episode of “Let’s Talk About That! With Larry Saperstein and Jacob Bellotti.”Struthers brought up White after telling the hosts how she used to live four houses away from the exterior of the “Golden Girls” home in Los Angeles.“I have to say now that she’s gone, I wanna talk about Betty White for just a moment,” she said.“I know everybody loves her. They loved her so much.

Anora, Challengers, A Complete Unknown, Nickel Boys and Wicked are among the feature film screenplay nominees for the 77th annual Writers Guild Awards, which revealed its nominees Wednesday to honor the year’s best in film, TV, new media, news, radio and promotional writing.

UPDATED, 10:15 AM: One of the men convicted of lesser charges in the 2024 killing of General Hospital actor Johnny Wactor were sentenced today in Los Angeles. Frank Olano, 22, was given five years and eight months in state prison for being an accessory after the fact and receiving stolen property and three counts of possession of a firearm by a felon.