That desire to be seen as his true self is at the heart of Paul Newman's posthumous memoir, “Paul Newman: The Extraordinary Life of an Ordinary Man.” latimes.com/entertainment-…
Filled with inner turmoil and self-doubt, much of it fueled by family dysfunction, the release comes on the heels of the HBO docuseries “The Last Movie Stars,” which used a wider lens to explore the lives and loves of Newman and wife Joanne Woodward. latimes.com/entertainment-…
Both draw on the same remarkable cache of interviews — material that a conflicted Newman created and then abandoned.latimes.com/entertainment-…
Los Angeles city government has been thrown into crisis by the racist rhetoric of a secretly recorded conversation in which three Latino councilmembers — Nury Martinez, Gil Cedillo, and Kevin de León — plotted electoral strategy with a labor leader. latimes.com/california/sto…
Politics in Los Angeles has always been organized along racial lines. But those lines are not as stark as the crass and hateful language on the recordings might lead many to conclude. latimes.com/california/sto…
Instead, leaders have put together coalitions to win elections and move their legislative priorities through the City Council.
And in the last three decades, the center of those coalitions has often been an alliance between Latino and Black leaders. latimes.com/california/sto…
After one of the ugliest months of his career, Kanye West’s long list of business partners again face a choice: stick with him or finally cut ties with the music superstar, @AugustBrown and @anoushasakoui report. latimes.com/entertainment-…
The rapper, 45, who now goes by Ye, has teamed up with some of the biggest global firms in music, fashion and technology over his career — Apple, Adidas, Def Jam, CAA and the Gap among them. latimes.com/entertainment-…
In the past, Ye’s outbursts were often excused, in part, because of his struggle with bipolar disorder. But his recent actions have become more impossible to defend or overlook. latimes.com/entertainment-…
New details are emerging in a bribery scandal that has ensnared local government officials from the Inland Empire to the San Gabriel Valley and southeast Los Angeles County. latimes.com/california/sto…
Prosecutors have unveiled 2 plea agreements that detail pay-to-play schemes involving cannabis business licensing and corroborate allegations in a Times investigation that examined how legalization of weed unleashed a wave of corruption across California. latimes.com/california/sto…
In one of the agreements, former Baldwin Park City Councilmember Ricardo Pacheco admitted soliciting bribes from weed businesses — including $150,000 from a consultant working for a local cannabis distributor. latimes.com/california/sto…
The drama between Lisa Rinna and other cast members goes back to earlier this year. The actor says she was "threatened" ahead of "RHOBH" reunion. latimes.com/entertainment-…
The recent leak of a recording that exposed some of Los Angeles’ top officials making racist comments has rocked L.A. But City Hall is no stranger to scandal.
Here’s a quick refresher of some of the most memorable scandals in recent history⬇️ latimes.com/california/sto…
Last year, City Councilmember Mark Ridley-Thomas was indicted along with a former USC dean on federal charges that he took bribes from the dean in exchange for directing millions in public funding to the university. latimes.com/california/sto…
In 2020, a L.A. police officer sued the city, alleging that he was repeatedly sexually harassed by one of Mayor Eric Garcetti's top advisors.
The suit claims that Garcetti witnessed some of the inappropriate behavior.