#Eternals boasts the most diverse cast in Marvel history — including Lauren Ridloff, a Deaf actor who plays the franchise's first Deaf superhero. latimes.com/entertainment-…
“Just to know that I was working with a director like Chloé [Zhao], I felt very safe,” @LaurenRidloff said. “We went through this whole new path as the first Deaf superhero in the MCU, but under her direction, I knew that she would do me justice.” latimes.com/entertainment-…
Throughout the production process, Ridloff and Zhao engaged in many conversations about portraying her character, #Makkari, authentically in an effort to defy stereotypes surrounding the Deaf community. latimes.com/entertainment-…
The huge “Eternals” ensemble represents a variety of abilities, ethnicities, genders, ages and sexualities.
Earlier this year, star Kumail Nanjiani shared how he was grappling with both the honor and responsibility of representation. latimes.com/entertainment-…
A Riverside teacher has been placed on leave after a viral video showed her dancing and hollering around a classroom in a faux Native American headdress latimes.com/california/sto…
The Riverside Unified School District released a statement on Thursday, saying the teacher’s actions “do not represent the values of our district” latimes.com/california/sto…
Democratic Assembly members Sabrina Cervantes and Jose Medina, who represent parts of Riverside County, and James C. Ramos of San Bernardino County released a joint statement on Thursday condemning the teacher’s actions latimes.com/california/sto…
After being suspended as the conservator of his daughter’s estate last month, Britney Spears’ father, Jamie Spears, has hired a new litigation attorney. latimes.com/entertainment-…
Last month, a judge appointed certified public accountant John Zabel as the temporary conservator of Spears’ lucrative estate, booting the elder Spears from his long-held role over the entertainer. latimes.com/entertainment-…
Britney Spears has been vocal in court about pushing her father out of the conservatorship in recent years, while the fan-fueled #FreeBritney movement has called for his ouster for much longer. latimes.com/entertainment-…
On Wednesday, a jury found the woman, who is a registered nurse from San Juan Capistrano, guilty of misdemeanor trespassing and obstructing a business or its customers.
It was the first mask-related criminal conviction in a county known for its vocal minority of anti-maskers who have staged oceanfront protests & picketed government meetings during the COVID-19 pandemic.
As Arnie Wensinger, In-N-Out’s chief legal and business officer, put it: “We refuse to become the vaccination police for any government.” latimes.com/california/sto…
The city had ordered the burger spot, and all other local restaurants, to screen patrons’ COVID-19 vaccination status before allowing them to dine indoors.
When inspectors found In-N-Out wasn’t doing that, they temporarily closed the location.
A major earthquake in California is likely to knock out many communications services for days or weeks, including the vast majority of cellphones in the areas closest to the epicenter, according to a landmark new analysis by the U.S. Geological Survey.