After drawing criticism for barring American drama “Minari” from competing for best picture honors, the #GoldenGlobes awarded its 2021 best foreign language prize to writer-director Lee Isaac Chung’s critically acclaimed film latimes.com/entertainment-…
“Minari” was the sole American movie vying for this year’s Globes foreign language category, nominated alongside “Another Round” (Denmark), “La Llorona” (Guatemala), “The Life Ahead” (Italy) and “Two of Us” (France) latimes.com/entertainment-…
None of those nominees were permitted to enter best motion picture drama or comedy races, in contrast to the Oscars, where “Parasite” became the first film to win both the international film prize and the best picture award last year. (From the archives) latimes.com/entertainment-…
Co-produced by A24 and Plan B and released this month, “Minari” is in both English and Korean but was ineligible for entry into the best picture race, per Hollywood Foreign Press Assn. rules for films more than 50% in a language other than English latimes.com/entertainment-…
The Hollywood Foreign Press Assn., the 87-member organization that votes for the Golden Globe Awards, has also faced widespread criticism this year in the wake of a Times investigation into ethical lapses latimes.com/entertainment-…
Among the investigation’s findings was that the group has no Black members. The fallout included an organized Time’s Up social media protest urging the HFPA: “A cosmetic fix isn’t enough” latimes.com/entertainment-…
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While neighboring cities, like South Gate and Bell, embarked on reforms after high-profile arrests, Maywood never faced such a reckoning.
Some hope that will change after a former mayor and 10 other people were charged last month with a variety of crimes. latimes.com/california/sto…
Prosecutors allege that Ramon Medina had been at the center of a pay-to-play scheme at Maywood City Hall.
They allege that for most of his time as mayor, Medina solicited bribes, embezzled and misused public funds. latimes.com/california/sto…
Merelyn Zavala said she and other residents feel change is on the horizon. They believe Maywood can turn around the way neighboring cities did when they got rocked by scandals.
A lawyer for a number of women who allege rapper T.I. and wife Tiny drugged and sexually abused them is calling for investigations. latimes.com/entertainment-…
An attorney said in a release that he had been contacted by more than 30 “women, survivors and witnesses” who had allegations of “forced drugging, kidnapping, rape, and intimidation” against the couple latimes.com/entertainment-…
On Jan. 29, T.I. denied the allegations in an 8 min video posted to social media: "Whatever we ever have done has been done with consensual adults."
In West Hollywood, Malibu and Playa del Rey, infection rates actually fell, or increased much less than elsewhere, according to a Times data analysis of more than 300 neighborhoods and cities across the county.
The data analysis underscores the wrenching inequities unveiled by the pandemic in L.A. County and beyond.
Some areas — the Eastside, eastern San Fernando Valley, South L.A. and southeastern part of the county — have been devastated by the coronavirus. latimes.com/california/sto…
Ryan Fischer, the dog walker who was shot as he resisted being robbed of @ladygaga's dogs, has released a statement about the harrowing attack.
(Thread) latimes.com/california/sto…
From multiple social media accounts, Fischer posted two pictures of himself in the hospital and wrote that, although “still in recovery from a very close call with death" latimes.com/california/sto…
"[Y]our babies are back and the family is whole ... we did it!” Fischer wrote to the singer. “You have shown so much support throughout this whole crisis to both me and my family.” latimes.com/california/sto…
At least 97 COVID deaths overall have been recorded at Kei-Ai Los Angeles Healthcare Center, making it the most deadly nursing home in the state, according to data compiled by The Times.
Kei-Ai Los Angeles was one of 27 nursing homes participating in a little-publicized county program that allows nursing facilities to volunteer to receive COVID patients from hospitals and other nursing facilities. latimes.com/california/sto…
She blasted “Ginny & Georgia” after one of its lead characters made a joke about the singer’s past boyfriends — a jab the singer-songwriter called “lazy” and “deeply sexist.” latimes.com/entertainment-…
Swift has been vocal about her frustration over the media’s obsession with her love life.