Torrance Police agree to reforms with state after racist text scandal
The Torrance Police Department and the California Attorney General’s Office have entered into an “enforceable agreement” meant to reform the troubled agency following a scandal…
Randall Emmett pays long-standing WGA debt amid Scorsese project
The Writers Guild of America West has removed Randall Emmett from its “strike list” after the film producer paid $630,000 to resolve a judgment in…
Jury awards $1.68 billion to 40 women in writer-director James Toback lawsuit
Seven years after a Times investigation into sexual harassment allegations against filmmaker James Toback, a New York State jury has awarded $1.68 billion to 40…
Golden Globes ends policy of paying 50 voting members $75,000 salaries
The Golden Globes has terminated its policy of paying $75,000 annual salaries to former members of the Hollywood Foreign Press Assn. Helen Hoehne, the organization’s…
L.A. fire chief Kristin Crowley responds to ouster by Bass
Ousted Los Angeles Fire Chief Kristin Crowley struck a defensive tone Saturday, issuing her first statement since being demoted by Mayor Karen Bass for failing…
YouTube star Piper Rockelle’s mom settles influencers’ lawsuit
Teenage content creators who claimed in a lawsuit that they were “emotionally, physically and sometimes sexually” abused by the mother of popular YouTube influencer Piper…