Berney’s novel, which hits stores Sept. 19, centers around a cannabis-consuming twentysomething underachiever who works at a Halloween haunt.

According to Batista, 911 calls to the Santa Monica Police Department (SMPD) are down by 7.6%, from 70,101 to 64,744, a return to pre-pandemic levels, with 76% community initiated and 24% officer initiated, approximately the same ratios to last year.

Jennifer Garner is using the paparazzi for good. The 51-year-old actor, who hosted a food drive at her home in lieu of a typical 50th birthday party back in 2022, continued her volunteer work in Santa Monica on September 17.

You don’t need to go to Hollywood to find the rich and famous when you can find them right here in North Carolina.

When the actress realized the man was barefoot, she opened her car door, got out, crouched down in front of him and began putting socks on his feet.

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Gwyneth Paltrow is in a fabulous mood. Having just completed a photoshoot, and on the precipice of starting her work day, she takes a transitional moment in her sprawling Montecito backyard, all cypress green and pool blue, 70 degrees and zero humidity, to take some sun, as well as a short phone interview.

A Los Angeles serial killer accused of killing his cellmate at a Delano prison has been charged with murder, prosecutors said. Ramon Alberto Escobar, 52, is scheduled for arraignment Thursday on charges of first-degree murder and assault likely to produce great bodily injury by a prisoner serving a life term.

Set to take place at the Hudson Theatres on Oct. 2, the creative experiment will benefit the Entertainment Community Fund amid Hollywood's dual strikes.