More from Gary Baum
Top Hollywood Publicist Alleged to Have Hid Evidence About Role In Celebrity Smear Sites
In new court filings, Melissa Nathan is accused of committing perjury about her link to websites that have lodged anonymous complaints against prominent individuals and companies. Nathan has denied involvement.
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Historic Malibu Winery Closes After Losing Tasting Room to Palisades Fire
The Newton Canyon vineyards run by the Rosenthal family, known to Hollywood for their Raleigh soundstages and the Sunset Marquis hotel, had been in operation for four decades.
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Nick Reiner Pushes for Release of Trust Money to Fund Criminal Trial in New Court Filings
He's suing his trust's fiduciary, who previously served as Britney Spears' conservator after her father was removed from the role.
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Mellody Hobson Departs L.A. Olympics Board Ahead of Lucas Museum Opening (Exclusive)
The Fair Games Coalition, a local activist group, has targeted the Lucas Museum with protests over Hobson's oversight of the 2028 Olympics organizing committee.
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Paul Verhoeven on U.S. Space Force’s ‘Starship Troopers’-Inspired Uniforms: “It’s Based on Leni Riefenstahl”
The director of the 1997 sci-fi film, which has often been misunderstood, says the gung-ho soldiers who are its heroes "are fascists without knowing that they’re fascists. That’s the point.”
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A Legendary L.A. Eatery Reinvents Itself
After four decades, the longtime Ventura Boulevard industry haunt Mistral has been rebooted by a pair of next-gen restaurateurs.
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Nick Reiner and the Problems Money Can’t Solve
Experts explain how family fame and fortune “isn’t an escape” from the vortex of addiction and mental illness.
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Why George Lucas’ Museum Building Mogs LACMA’s New David Geffen Exhibition Hall
The mogul-auteur’s billion-dollar new L.A. cultural center marks a stark contrast with recent failures, involving substantial public money, at the encyclopedic art museum across town.
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Six Movies Show How Hollywood Has Grappled With 9/11
These narrative films helped to shape the country’s understanding of one of the hinge moments in American history.
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Lucas Museum Review: A Bold Throwback to Gilded Age Patronage
The billionaire filmmaker's temple of narrative art juxtaposes C-3PO, Frida Kahlo and Garfield — and recalls the cultural largesse of wealthy turn-of-the-century eccentrics.
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New Operator of L.A.’s Bruin Theatre Says His Antisemitic Comments Are “Distractions From Reopening”
Independent exhibitor Rui Pereira has called Jews “sub human devils,” among other insults. Local Jewish groups are denouncing him.
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Raquel Lee Reached Secret Settlement With Mark Curry Years Before Suing Disney Over Alleged Sexual Abuse
The 2015 private resolution between the actors has surfaced after the actress claimed in court that the company was negligent in protecting her against sexual assault when she worked on “The Poof Point” at 14 years old.
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