74 m. ago 'Moana' has her origins questioned at trial where man says his surfer boy led to the Disney hit

Was “Moana” based on a boy named Bucky

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6 h. ago Gene Hackman's daughter emerges after police revealed details about his distressing final days with dead wife

Leslie, 58, - who is the youngest of Hackman's three children - was out solo running errands in Los Angeles on Sunday.

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9 h. ago Actor Emily Osment files for divorce after less than 5 months of marriage

Actor Emily Osment has filed for divorce from her husband of less than five months, musician Jack Anthony Farina

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12 h. ago Maura Higgins flaunts her svelte figure in skintight unitard as she touches down in LA after escaping Danny Jones BRITs kiss drama with work trip abroad

The Love Island star, 34, hit the headlines this week after being spotted sharing a drunken kiss with the married McFly star, 38, at Universal's BRIT Awards afterparty last weekend.

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17 h. ago Los Angeles earthquake: 4.4 magnitude tremor hits near Malibu as residents report shaking

The California earthquake was recorded at a depth of 7.2 miles today, with its epicentre around 6.8 miles southwest of Westlake Village

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24 h. ago 'I sold my virginity for £1.6m to Hollywood star and have no regrets'

A student has opened up about her life-changing experience of selling her virginity to an 'extremely well-known Hollywood actor from Los Angeles', who splashed out an eye-popping £1.6 million on the sale

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26 h. ago Maura Higgins flees the UK as Danny Jones cheating scandal escalates

Maura Higgins has revealed that she is flying from London Heathrow to Los Angeles as more video footage emerged of the duo.

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27 h. ago Maura Higgins flees the country as Danny Jones kiss scandal rumbles on

Maura Higgins has shared a photo from inside a plane, revealing she is travelling from London Heathrow to Los Angeles as more details from her night with Danny Jones emerge

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28 h. ago Prince Harry continues show of support for LA wildfire victims at charity concert for first responders

Prince Harry, 40, chatted with first responders at the One805 Rock for Responders benefit at The Granada Theatre in Santa Barbara, California .

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28 h. ago Pregnant target shooter Ruth Mwandumba confident she can block out distractions

Mwandumba, pregnant with twins and started feeling them kick over the last few weeks, goes for individual European Championship glory on Monday.

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32 h. ago LeBron James exits with left groin injury as Tatum powers Celtics past Lakers

Tatum scores 40 as Celtics beat Lakers 111-101James goes to locker room with strained groinJayson Tatum had 40 points, 12 rebounds, and eight assists, and the Boston Celtics held off a late rally to beat the Los Angeles Lakers 111-101 on Saturday night.With LeBron James in the locker room with a strained groin, the Lakers cut a 20-point, fourth-quarter deficit to single digits. But Tatum and Jaylen Brown scored Boston’s final 12 points to preserve the win. Continue reading...

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35 h. ago 8 injured when driver plowed vehicle into southern California car dealership

Eight people were injured Saturday when a driver plowed a vehicle into a CarMax location in the Los Angeles area

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44 h. ago Celebrations and protests in the US and around the world mark International Women’s Day

From Istanbul and Warsaw to New York and Los Angeles, activists demand equality and the end of gender-based violenceWomen took to the streets of cities across Europe, Africa and elsewhere to mark International Women’s Day with demands for ending inequality and gender-based violence.On the Asian side of Turkey’s biggest city Istanbul, a rally in Kadiköy saw members of dozens of women’s groups listen to speeches, dance and sing in the spring sunshine. The colorful protest was overseen by a large police presence, including officers in riot gear and a water cannon truck. Continue reading...

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49 h. ago What will it take for a former president to speak out against Trump?

The silence from former occupants of the Oval Office has been deafening as the incumbent cuts a destructive pathThe stadium announcer called on the crowd to give a warm welcome to “a very special guest”. A cheer went up as basketball fans realised that Barack Obama was in their midst. The former US president rose to his feet, smiled and waved before watching the Los Angeles Clippers take on the Detroit Pistons on Wednesday night.It was a jarringly normal scene at a profoundly abnormal time. The previous evening, Donald Trump had delivered the longest ever presidential address to Congress, a dark, divisive tirade strewn with lies and insults – he called Joe Biden the “worst president in American history” and Senator Elizabeth Warren “Pocahontas”. Continue reading...

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65 h. ago D'Wayne Wiggins, founding member of the R&B group Tony! Toni! Tone!, has died at 64

D’Wayne Wiggins, a founding member of the Grammy-nominated group Tony

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67 h. ago Teddi Mellencamp escapes LA after sharing devastating health update amid cancer battle

Teddi Mellencamp escaped the hustle and bustle of Los Angeles to watch her daughter, Slate, compete in an equestrian competition on Friday morning.

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2 d. ago Broadway's 'Wicked' welcomes Lencia Kebede, its first pionering full

Green tears were flowing when Lencia Kebede made history this week on Broadway, becoming the first Black actor to assume the role of Elphaba full time in the Broadway company of “Wicked.”

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3 d. ago Annie Lennox delivers powerful performance at Royal Albert Hall for charity concert

Annie Lennox headlined the gig to raise funds for The Circle, the global feminist organisation she founded 17 years ago

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3 d. ago Timothee Chalamet hits Knicks game without Kylie Jenner after shock details emerge about her hairstylist's tragic death

A pair of hardcore New York Knicks met courtside on the other coast to see their beloved team take on the Los Angeles Lakers: Timothee Chalamet and Spike Lee.

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3 d. ago Miley Cyrus' Flowers music video mansion that once belonged to Frank Sinatra sells for $5M

The Los Angeles-area home where Miley Cyrus shot her Flowers music video has been sold.

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