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Wednesday, May 18, 2016

In the News: More money for millions of U.S. workers

Overtime pay for salaried workers: President Obama and the U.S. Labor Department announced the update of overtime regulations today. Hourly workers are guaranteed overtime. Now, thanks to the federal rule update, most white-collar employees making less than $47, 476 will be guaranteed overtime for working more than 40 hours a week. At least four million workers will be impacted, half of […]
Sunday, September 20, 2015

Best-selling author Jackie Collins: 1937 — 2015

Best-selling author, Jackie Collins, has died after a valiant battle with breast cancer. She passed away yesterday at the age of 77. Collins who made a name for herself and sold millions of novels, writing about characters who lived glamorous or adventurous lives.  Many of her  novels were set in the glitzy world of Hollywood, which she knew well. She was also […]
Tuesday, June 2, 2015

Showbiz Buzz: Clint Eastwood, Steven Spielberg, and more

Superstar director/producer/actor, Clint Eastwood, has selected another project about a real-life hero. Eastwood has signed on to tell the story of pilot, Chesley “Sully” Sullenberger, who managed to land a crippled jet airliner, packed with passengers and crew, on New York’s Hudson River in 2009. Last year, Eastwood received accolades for “American Sniper” ( 2014) , which is about one of […]
Sunday, January 25, 2015

Around the Southland: Miley Cyrus puts Toluca Lake mansion up for sale

Pop singer, Miley Cyrus, is moving on from the family compound in Toluca Lake. Cyrus reportedly put the huge spread on the market for $5.99 million – just a little more than what the family paid for it back in May of 2007, according to the Trulia real estate blog. If you’ve got the bread to throw down for this property […]
Wednesday, December 10, 2014

21st Annual SAG Awards nominees announced today

A lot of chatter around the entertainment community today about the newly released nominees for the 21st Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards. The nominees were announced this morning at the Pacific Design Center’s SilverScreen Theater in West Hollywood by actress/director/producer and recipient, Eva Longoria,and Actor, Ansel Elgort,( “The Fault in Our Stars” (2014) and  “Divergent” (2014) ). Here are the nominees for the […]
Sunday, August 10, 2014

Megan Fox has a hit movie and new celebrity home in Toluca Lake

The reboot of the “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles” franchise kicked some serious butt at the box office this weekend. The 2014 film starring the half-shell, joke-cracking crime fighters is on track to win the battle for number one with a take estimated to be around $65 million, according to Nikkifinke.com  Actress Megan Fox plays a reporter who befriends the turtles in […]
Sunday, July 20, 2014

Around the Southland: “Frozen” actress selling Studio City home

The actress who sings the popular Oscar-winning song “Let It Go” in the mega animated hit “Frozen” (2013) is parting ways with her Studio City home. Idina Menzel, who won a Tony Award for her performance in the Broadway musical, “Wicked,” is selling the home with her ex-husband, actor Taye Diggs. The couple announced their divorce last December and Diggs, star […]
Saturday, July 12, 2014

Actress Kate Walsh throws out first pitch at a Dodger game

  Busy actress Kate Walsh got a chance to throw out the first pitch at a Dodger game. Walsh threw out the ceremonial pitch last Thursday at Dodger Stadium, just before the boys in blue took on the San Diego Padres. The Dodgers would go on to beat the Padres  2-1 in that game. Walsh gained fame for her role […]