’60 Minutes’ calls out Paramount Global over executive producer departure
“No one here is happy.”That was the message from “60 Minutes” correspondent Scott Pelley at the end of Sunday’s program, in which he paid tribute…
Photos: Speakers and authors at the 2025 Los Angeles Times Festival of Books
As the Los Angeles Times Festival of Books kicked off Saturday across the sprawling campus at USC, the event once again became a magnet for…
L.A. Times Book Prizes 2025 winners spread hope in political climate
It was a night of literary excellence at the 45th Los Angeles Times Book Prizes ceremony Friday night at USC’s Bovard Auditorium. As winners in…
’60 Minutes’ executive producer Bill Owens resigns
Bill Owens, the beleaguered executive producer of “60 Minutes,” resigned Tuesday.Owens had been fighting efforts at CBS parent Paramount Global to settle a $20 billion…
Stewart Copeland plays with animals on latest project ‘Wild Concerto’
Stewart Copeland is best known as one-third of the Police, the chart-topping trio that called it quits after five acclaimed albums released between 1978-1983 and…
Don Mischer dead: Emmy-winning director and live-TV virtuoso was 85
American director Don Mischer, a virtuoso of live TV spectacles, dies at 85. Don Mischer, a 15-time Emmy recipient and Peabody Award honoree, produced some…
Jay North, child actor who played ‘Dennis the Menace,’ dies at 73
Jay North, who starred as the blond, mischievous troublemaker Dennis Mitchell on the popular CBS comedy “Dennis the Menace,” has died. He was 73.North died…
‘The Luckiest Man in America’ review: Outwitting a game show
“The Luckiest Man in America” is an ironic title for the story of Michael Larson, the Ohio man who managed to win more than $110,000…
Holly Willoughby’s TV producer husband in licensing rights row with Butlin’s over its Gladiators shows
HOLLY Willoughby’s TV producer husband is caught up in a licensing rights row with Butlin’s over its Gladiators shows.It has left characters from the BBC…
Roberto Orci dead: ‘Star Trek,’ ‘Transformers’ writer-producer was 51
Roberto Orci, the producer and writer behind the TV reboot “Hawaii Five-0,” “Star Trek,” “Transformers” and several other action-adventure movies, died on Tuesday at his…
Love Island fans convinced star is producer plant as she makes ‘messy’ moves and snogs Ronnie
LOVE Island fans are certain Kaz Crossley has been planted in the villa by producers after she snogged Ronnie Vint. Kaz has been accused of…
Richard Perry, producer behind ‘You’re So Vain,’ dead at 82
Richard Perry, a hitmaking record producer with a flair for both standards and contemporary sounds whose many successes included Carly Simon’s “You’re So Vain,” Rod…
Trump taps former ‘The Apprentice’ producer for U.K. special envoy
Mark Burnett, the former producer of The Apprentice reality TV show starring President-elect Donald Trump will be the nation's special envoy to the Unite Source…
Paula Abdul and Nigel Lythgoe settle sexual assault lawsuit
Paula Abdul‘s legal battle against television producer Nigel Lythgoe has come to an end, nearly a year after after she sued him for alleged sexual…
What ‘Love Is Blind’ NLRB complaint means for reality TV
“Love Is Blind” became a swift breakout hit for Netflix in 2020 by testing whether true love can form between two people without seeing each…
Ashley Roberts admits I’m A Celeb producer slipped her banned item – breaking huge show rule
ASHLEY Roberts has revealed an I'm A Celebrity producer slipped her a banned item when she was in camp.The Pussycat Doll, 43, exclusively told The…
‘Anora,’ “I Saw the TV Glow,’ ‘Shōgun’ lead Spirit Awards noms
Anyone looking for clarity regarding this year’s particularly diffuse and opaque awards season will likely not find it in the nominations for the 40th annual…
Jaleel White looks back on his Urkel days in a new memoir
On the Shelf 'Growing Up Urkel' By Jaleel WhiteSimon & Schuster, 336 pages, $29If you buy books linked on our site, The Times may earn…
BBC Breakfast star left flustered after VERY awkward on-air exchange that led producer to step in
A BBC Breakfast star was left flustered after a very awkward on-air exchange took place on Saturday morning’s show, leading a producer to step in.BBC…
The academy has found its next Oscars host: Conan O’Brien
Emmy-winning talk show host and comedian Conan O’Brien has been tapped to emcee the 97th Academy Awards, set for March 2, the academy announced Friday.…