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A group of five consumers have filed a lawsuit against Paramount Skydance seeking to block its acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery and unwind the earlier merger that joined the storied Melrose Avenue studio with David Ellison’s Skydance Media, alleging that both deals reduce marketplace competition. The lawsuit, filed Thursday in U.S. District Court in the…

“All the President’s Men” was released 50 years ago this month, an anniversary that’s been greeted with equal parts rue and reverence by the journalists, political junkies and discerning cinephiles who have worshiped the film for five decades. As a member of all three of those constituencies, I’ve done my share of genuflecting, most recently…

A child sexual assault case filed against Aerosmith frontman Steven Tyler will proceed to trial in Los Angeles County Superior Court. The singer is accused of grooming, sexually assaulting and impregnating 16-year-old Julia Misley in the 1970s. The suit, first filed in 2022 in Torrance, claims he “used his role, status, and power as a…

Zayn Malik, the former One Direction star turned solo artist, canceled all U.S. dates for his upcoming tour. The hitmaker was recently hospitalized for an undisclosed illness. “To my fans: Thank you so much for all the support and love you’ve shown me on the album release and more importantly your love, prayers, and well…

Each of us has a shortlist of movies we find ourselves rewatching, movies we will finish even if they’re half-over when we tune in. Even if it’s being streamed with commercials. Even if it’s playing on a 19-inch black-and-white television with no sound in a crowded dive bar. For the past 20 years, “The Devil…

Kylie Jenner is being sued by a second housekeeper who alleges she suffered cruel and unusual treatment while working for the beauty mogul. Just a week after one woman on Jenner’s cleaning staff sued her, claiming her co-workers harassed and discriminated against her, another housekeeper has come out with allegations. The woman says the “Keeping…

Roger Sweet, the toymaker who designed the brawny superhero He-Man, has died. He was 91. Mattel, Sweet’s longtime employer and the toy company behind the Masters of the Universe characters, confirmed his Tuesday death to The Times. No additional details were immediately available. “Roger played a pivotal role in the early development of Masters of…

Deon Cole will tell anyone plainly: Not every comic wants to talk about their audience members. The longtime stand-up comedian will do some crowd work if he must. But he would much rather tell you the jokes he wrote. It’s the nature of a changing audience that is now more likely to stumble upon comedians…

Jacqueline Falk, daughter of the late “Columbo” star Peter Falk, died Monday by suicide, according to the Los Angeles County Department of Medical Examiner. She was 60. Jackie Falk died at her Los Angeles residence, the department’s website said. The case is still listed as open. The Times was unable to obtain further information about…

Evidence in the murder case against the singer D4vd — who is charged with the brutal killing of 14-year-old Celeste Rivas Hernandez — could become public as soon as Friday, depending on the outcome of a hearing scheduled for this afternoon in downtown Los Angeles. David Anthony Burke, 21, was charged with murder, continuous sex…