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Los Angeles: Britney freed: Judge dissolves Spears’ conservatorship

Los Angeles: Britney freed: Judge dissolves Spears’ conservatorship

By ANDREW DALTON, Associated Press Troy Warren for LosAngelesNewsAndTalk.Com #Entertainment #EditorsPicks #Lifestyle LOS ANGELES — Britney is free. A Los Angeles judge on Friday ended the conservatorship that has controlled Britney Spears’ life and money for nearly 14 years. The decision capped a stunning five-month odyssey that saw Spears publicly demand the end of the conservatorship, hire her own attorney, have her father removed from power and finally win the freedom to make her own medical, financial and personal decisions for the first time since 2008. “As of today, the conservatorship of the person and estate of Britney Jean Spears is hereby…
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Los Angeles: Discovery CEO Moving to L.A. After WarnerMedia Merger: “I’m Going to Be Very Hands-On”

Los Angeles: Discovery CEO Moving to L.A. After WarnerMedia Merger: “I’m Going to Be Very Hands-On”

BY GEORG SZALAI | HollywoodReporter.Com Troy Warren for LosAngelesNewsAndTalk.Com #Business David Zaslav says he'll have an office on the Warner Bros. studio lot and has "ideas" about the unified leadership structure at the merged firm but isn't ready to present that yet. Discovery CEO David Zaslav will move to Los Angeles to run the new content giant to be created by the merger with AT&T’s WarnerMedia, which is expected to close by mid-2022, the executive said on Wednesday. “I am moving to California,” specifically L.A., with an office on the studio lot, because “that is where the content is made, this is…
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Los Angeles: Requiring COVID-19 Vaccinations for Movie Theaters, Concerts, Restaurants

Los Angeles: Requiring COVID-19 Vaccinations for Movie Theaters, Concerts, Restaurants

BY CHRIS GARDNER | HollywoodReporter.Com Troy Warren for LosAngelesNewsAndTalk.Com #COVID-19 The order impacts numerous indoor venues and will take effect in early November. The Los Angeles City Council on Wednesday passed an ordinance that will require residents to show proof of a COVID-19 vaccination in order to enter indoor spaces including movie theaters, restaurants, gyms, shopping centers, coffee shops, hair and nail salons, and numerous other venues. The new ordinance is expected to take effect on Nov. 4. Movie theaters aren’t expected to oppose the initiative, just as they didn’t when New York City imposed a similar mandate in late summer as an alarming…
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Los Angeles: Meet L.A. Real Estate’s Rising Stars

Los Angeles: Meet L.A. Real Estate’s Rising Stars

BY SYDNEY ODMAN | HollywoodReporter.Com Troy Warren for LosAngelesNewsAndTalk.Com #RealEstate This crop of next-gen names have done deals for Pink, Kenya Barris, Justin Bieber and Nahnatchka Khan. Six emerging heavy hitters on the Hollywood real estate scene — Aaron Kirman Group’s Dalton Gomez, RE/MAX’s Shavonda Hill, Compass’ Lily Harfouche, The Agency’s Cooper Mount and Douglas Elliman duo Learka Bosnak and Heather T. Roy — all emphasize one marker of success in the business: discretion. Hill, who represented Kenya Barris in two transactions this year, has established herself as a go-to for high-profile buyers through word-of-mouth. “A lot of them want privacy and anonymity…
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Los Angeles: Son of millionaire sentenced in fatal high-speed Lamborghini crash

Los Angeles: Son of millionaire sentenced in fatal high-speed Lamborghini crash

By James Queally, Los Angeles Times Troy Warren for LosAngelesNewsAndTalk.Com Driver, who remains unnamed, was street racing on Feb. 17 when woman in another car killed The son of a Los Angeles millionaire was sentenced to seven to nine months in juvenile camp for slamming his father’s Lamborghini into another woman’s car earlier this year, ending a case that sparked protests and outcries from the victim’s family, who alleged the defendant was given soft treatment by authorities because of his age.   The driver — whose name is being withheld because he was 17 at the time of the crash —…
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Los Angeles: Netflix to Operate Historic Palisades Bay Movie Theater

Los Angeles: Netflix to Operate Historic Palisades Bay Movie Theater

BY PAMELA MCCLINTOCK, CHRIS GARDNER | HollywoodReporter.Com Troy Warren for LosAngelesNewsAndTalk.Com #Entertainment The deal expands the streamer's ability to screen its movies on the big screen during awards season. Netflix and Los Angeles shopping mall developer Caruso announced Friday that the two have partnered to keep the legendary Bay Theater in the tony Palisades Village open. The lease expands the streamer’s ability to screen its movies on the big screen during awards season while helping another struggling cinema to stay open. Netflix already operates the Egyptian Theatre in Hollywood and New York’s iconic Paris Theatre. Prior to the pandemic, luxury theater operator Cinepolis had refurbished and…
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Los Angeles: Cher sues heirs of Sonny Bono over song and record revenue

Los Angeles: Cher sues heirs of Sonny Bono over song and record revenue

By The Associated Press Troy Warren for LosAngelesNewsAndTalk.Com #Music LOS ANGELES — Cher has sued the widow of her former musical partner and ex-husband Sonny Bono over royalties for Sonny and Cher songs including “I Got You Babe” and “The Beat Goes On.” In a federal lawsuit filed Wednesday in Los Angeles, Cher alleges that former Rep. Mary Bono and other defendants have attempted to terminate provisions of business agreements Cher and Sonny Bono reached when they divorced in 1975 that entitled each to 50% of songwriting and recording royalties. The lawsuit says Sonny Bono’s heirs filed notice in 2016 that…
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Los Angeles: Hot Real Estate Market Culver City Is Now “One of the Content Capitals of the Globe”

Los Angeles: Hot Real Estate Market Culver City Is Now “One of the Content Capitals of the Globe”

BY HADLEY MEARES | HollywoodReporter.Com Troy Warren for LosAngelesNewsAndTalk.Com  #RealEstate Amazon Studios, WarnerMedia and TikTok have all taken office space in the city in the past four years, with Apple recently announcing a 550,000-square-foot headquarters. In 1995, Adam Lilling, founder and managing partner of PLUS Capital, a venture advisory firm that helps talent invest in startups and build brands, moved into an office in Culver City, whose glory days as the home of MGM and RKO were long past. “The office we were in always leaked — if it rained you had problems,” he recalls. “You just drove to work and…
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Los Angeles: Will Require Proof of Vaccination to Visit Wineries, Breweries, Clubs, and Bars

Los Angeles: Will Require Proof of Vaccination to Visit Wineries, Breweries, Clubs, and Bars

By Meena Thiruvengadam | FoodAndWine.Com Troy Warren for LosAngelesNewsAndTalk.Com The new policy will go into effect on Oct. 7. Starting next month, Los Angeles is joining cities across the country in requiring proof of COVID-19 vaccination for entry into social venues like bars, wineries, breweries, and nightclubs. Going into effect on Oct. 7, guests, as well as employees of the establishments, will be required to show proof of vaccination. Employees will be required to have received at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine when the rule goes into effect and will need to have received both doses of a two-dose…
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Los Angeles: police find missing actress several days after disappearance

Los Angeles: police find missing actress several days after disappearance

By ArLuther Lee, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Troy Warren for LosAngelesNewsAndTalk.Com Woman’s whereabouts over weekend remain mystery, but foul play not suspected An actress reported missing by her family last week has been found safe, and authorities said they do not suspect foul play was involved in her disappearance, according to reports. Tanya Fear, a British actor and comedian best known for her role in the British sci-fi television program “Doctor Who,” was located Monday after she was last seen Thursday in Los Angeles, NBC News reported. An investigation was launched over the weekend after family members called Los Angeles police to report…
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