UPDATED, 3:10 p.m.: Matthew Dwyer and Rescue Dog Productions LLC have dropped the suit brought against a second producer and his company. On Thursday, the plaintiffs’ attorney filed court papers with Judge Christopher Lui in Los Angeles requesting dismissal of the suit “without prejudice,” meaning it can be refiled later. The …

Two-term Mayor of Los Angeles Richard Riordan “passed peacefully this evening at his home in Brentwood, surrounded by his wife Elizabeth, family, friends and precious pet dogs,” according to a family statement released Wednesday night. He was 92. Los Angeles landmarks, including City Hall, will be lit tonight in the …

At its Max streaming event, Warner Bros. Discovery confirmed a new era is coming for Harry Potter fans. The company announced a TV series based on all seven books about the boy wizard written by J.K. Rowling. See below for the most current answers to the most important questions about …

Los Angeles Unified School District Superintendent Alberto Carvalho issued another plea today for the Service Employees International Union Local 99 to return to the bargaining table in hopes of averting a three-day strike set to begin Tuesday. “We should not be depriving our students of an opportunity to learn,” Carvalho …

Disney Parks and Experiences Chairman Josh D’Amaro gave a presentation at SXSW this weekend that promised a deal with “The Art & Science of Disney Parks Storytelling,” and boy did he ship. After displaying off a really dynamic character robotic and providing a take a look at Sensible Hulk in …

Animator, director, producer and story artist Burny Mattinson, who joined the Walt Disney Firm on the finish of its first nice run of movies, when Dumbo (1941) and Bambi (1942) have been new and an in-his-prime Walt Disney was simply 42 years previous, died right this moment. He was 87. …

UPDATED, 5:49 PM: The wild climate in Los Angeles has compelled the cancellation of the pink carpet for tonight’s portion of the NAACP Image Awards ceremony. The occasion’s dinner at LA Dwell downtown is occurring as deliberate, however “the red carpet has been canceled due to the inclement weather,” a …

Amid considerations a few so-called “Day of Hate” reportedly deliberate tomorrow by White Supremacists and different fringe teams, Jessica Seinfeld took to her social media to ask mates of the Jewish neighborhood to “counter this idea with their love and light.” Seinfeld suggests becoming a member of a Jewish buddy …

Six Flags Magic Mountain in Santa Clarita north of Los Angeles closed in the present day because of “inclement weather,” based on a park assertion. Native station KTLA reported its radar confirmed, “lower level snow in areas of Simi Valley, Santa Clarita, La Crecenta and La Cañada Flintridge” at about …

There hasn’t been so much to rejoice for Lakers followers this season, however tonight LeBron James delivered one thing particular. Off a cross from Russell Westbrook, James unleashed his trademark step-back fallaway jumper on the finish of third quarter and scored his 38,388th level, making him the NBA’s all-time scoring …

UPDATED with newest: The flash flood warnings introduced earlier for Northwestern Los Angeles Nation and Ventura County have been prolonged to all of L.A. County, per the Nationwide Climate Service simply earlier than 7 p.m. Some flash flooding already has been reported, the NES mentioned, in areas of Fillmore, Ojai …

UPDATED with assertion: Whoopi Goldberg issued a press release to Deadline right now after an interview she did with the Sunday Instances of London sparked a robust response from the ADL and different organizations which fight anti-Semitism. Within the assertion, Goldberg signifies that, within the interview, she was merely recounting …