'The Golden Bachelor' is becoming The Golden Divorcee: Gerry Turner and his bride call it quits after 3 months latimes.com/entertainment-…

Congrats to Sammy Roth who was named California Journalist of the Year by the Sacramento Press Club.

A must-read Stephen Battaglio piece on how O.J. Simpson's slow speed chase in a white Bronco, and murder trial forever changed the TV news business and American culture. Los Angeles Times latimes.com/entertainment-…

Rise and Fall of Only 99 Cents and David Gold's golden touch: One ad congratulated the “Dodgers on Losing 99 Games.” Another wished Joan Rivers “Happy 99th Facelift.” Stores were open from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m., “nine days a week.” Beautifully written: Andrea Chang Laurence Darmiento

Hard to believe but the L.A. mother who killed her partner and her baby Monday morning was an astrology influencer deeply disturbed by the solar eclipse. Cops found tarot cards laying out at the crime scene in Woodland Hills.

latimes.com/california/sto…

Well-deserved. Congratulations to an all-time great.

The fact he remains one of the most-liked people on staff even after all of his success tells you what you need to know about him as a person.

A Stairwell in Time... Cartoon Network Studios has captured more than 20 years worth of memories, milestones and inside jokes -- little gems from animators and others etched onto its Burbank office walls. Tracy Brown Los Angeles Times latimes.com/entertainment-…

It's official. L.A. Times Executive Editor Terry Tang solidifies her leadership position w/ a strong endorsement from Dr. Pat Soon-Shiong and his wife, Michele. Tang is the first female editor of Los Angeles Times in the paper's 142-year history. latimes.com/entertainment-…

For our annual special issue ahead of the Los Angeles Times Festival of Books, I wrote about what Joan Didion’s broken Hollywood in “Play It As It Lays” has to tell us about our own. latimes.com/entertainment-…

While most Japanese speakers thought Shohei meant he spoke to the fan directly (which would not be true), he never used the word, “I,” so perhaps he was talking about the security team. Regardless, it was another questionable move that could have been avoided -- Bill Plaschke

Sad shopping news. 99 Cents Only announces that it will close all 371 stores and wind down its business. 😿⁦Andrea Chang⁩ ⁦Laurence Darmiento⁩ ⁦Los Angeles Times⁩ latimes.com/business/story…

The four Disney executives who could succeed Bob Iger as CEO in two years latimes.com/entertainment-…

Sharp breakdown. Always interesting the hesitance to outside talent, though, considering how strong a CEO Michael Eisner turned out to be.

#Disney 's board's 'No. 1 priority' is finding a successor who can eventually step into CEO Bob Iger's big shoes. We look at four Disney executives in the running. w/ Ryan Faughnder Samantha Masunaga Stephen Battaglio Los Angeles Times latimes.com/entertainment-…

Dodgers designated hitter Shohei Ohtani hits his first home run as a Dodger off of Giants pitcher Taylor Rogers in the seventh inning at Dodger Stadium. Los Angeles Times Los Angeles Timessports #Dodgers #ohtani

The definite answer to this question turned out to be 'yes.' But at least we all had fun, right? latimes.com/entertainment-…

'Truth Social feels like a MAGA town hall in a ventless conference room, where an endless line of folks step up to the mic to share how the world is out to get them,' Lorraine Ali writes. She diagnoses reasons why platform is tanking for Los Angeles Times latimes.com/entertainment-…

Me, yesterday: If Iger wins big, he should have 'relatively free rein to do whatever he wants through the end of 2026, when his contract expires.'

Like making Tomorrowland all about clean energy and sustainability: latimes.com/environment/ne…

NOT EVEN CLOSE!!! Disney's Bob Iger won BIG, garnering about 94% of the shareholders' vote, triumphing over Nelson Peltz who received support from about 31% of the shareholders. Still, enormous challenges remain for the Mouse House. latimes.com/entertainment-…

NEWS !! Disney's slate of board nominees, incl. CEO Bob Iger, triumphs over Nelson Peltz in bitter shareholder vote. But big challenges remain latimes.com/entertainment-…