Iconic PCH diner Patrick’s Roadhouse is closing. I spoke to its namesake actor, who mourns its loss... hollywoodreporter.com/lifestyle/life…

Linda Deutsch, dean of the O.J. Simpson trial reporters, tells me: 'Had I been on the jury, I would’ve also acquitted him. The evidence wasn’t there — the case wasn’t proven.' She also has notable observations on the late crime writer Dominick Dunne...
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.Carolyn Giardina and I examine an unsettling, unseen reality of Hollywood's digital era: Industry pros are sweating the possibility that many movie and TV files might become unusable — an unfolding archival tragedy one expert likens to 'a silent fire.' hollywoodreporter.com/business/digit…

.Lachlan Cartwright and I on the seeming oxymoron of the publicly listed private members club Soho House. It's struggled since its IPO. Now short-sellers are on the attack, class-action lawyers are circling and it's considering going private again.

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Covered today's solidarity rally for Hollywood's craft and crew unions on the eve of their negotiations with the studios. This follows last year's writers' and actors' strikes, which were bruising for their below-the-line colleagues. w/ Katie Kilkenny

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My latest: PETA ran a sting on an Atlanta animal training firm that services the major studios. Then it filed a USDA complaint alleging violations of the Animal Welfare Act. Company tells me the claims are baseless & questions the undercover investigator.

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I looked into allegations of smuggled artifacts and calls for repatriation at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art. The controversy has ensnared a group of Hollywood benefactors, including Michael Douglas and the late James Coburn.

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I reported on the hidden, widespread poverty crisis affecting personnel at Universal Studios Hollywood. Many employees at the profitable theme park are struggling to pay rent and even buy food.

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I profiled Fred Rosen — the 80yo ex-CEO who turned Ticketmaster into a much-hated powerhouse — as he leads a group of ultra-rich Bel Air residents in a costly battle to stop a proposed subway line through their neighborhood.

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I wrote about why B.J. Novak's chain food festival was hard to digest. The 'Office' alum brought his Hollywood friends out to celebrate and send up fast-casual cooking. Who’s the joke on, anyway? My take on this ambitious concept, which left a bad taste. hollywoodreporter.com/lifestyle/life…

.Seth Abramovitch & I spoke w/ Hollywood rabbis, who are prepping for a fraught Hanukkah. In the midst of the Israel-Gaza conflict, they talk about navigating divides & congregant concerns re anti-Semitism: “It’s like they’ve been hit with a two-by-four.”
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For its 40th anniversary, I wrote about how Wolfgang Puck's pathbreaking Asian fusion restaurant Chinois on Main changed fine dining. A Hollywood haven since opening in a former New Wave punk club, it’s since gone from radical to old guard. hollywoodreporter.com/lifestyle/life…

Why Henry Kissinger Was 'the Ultimate Starfucker' by myself and Gary Baum
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.TMZ reaffirmed its reputation once again as Hollywood's grim reaper with its Matthew Perry death exclusive. Winston Cho Ryan Gajewski and I look into how the site leverages close ties to L.A. cops (and a habit of paying sources) to get those scoops.

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CAA has dropped a pair of female entrepreneurs who gained fame for their “anti-racist” dinner parties for affluent white women. One of the founders says they offended their agent with their rhetoric about Israel's 'genocide' since Hamas' Oct. 7 massacre.

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Exclusive: I spoke to TV legend John Amos and his two adult kids about the dueling elder abuse allegations that have split his family apart. The claims and counterclaims conjure Gothic drama: infirmity, obsession, revenge, deceit, madness.

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Exclu: L.A. premiere of “Priscilla” moving from H'wood's American Legion Theater after IATSE Local 33 threatened to picket. In September I examined how the venue had become a battlefield over money, power and claims of sexual assault. hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-n…

Exclusive: Top insiders at American Legion Post 43 tell me how a sexual misconduct investigation, a labor dispute and allegations of financial shenanigans have torn apart the Hollywood veterans’ club known among studio bookers for its in-demand theater.

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As Hollywood's dual strike grinds on, Katie Kilkenny and I dig into the AMPTP. It's the studios' shrouded and byzantine locus for contract lawyering, which exists to negotiate with the industry's labor groups.W/ reporting support from Kim Masters hollywoodreporter.com/business/busin…