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President Joe Biden’s return to Los Angeles on Saturday for a star-filled fundraiser may be as much to rally and invigorate Hollywood donors and supporters as it is to make a big money show before quarter’s end. Biden will appear with his predecessor, Barack Obama, in a conversation with Jimmy…

Rep. Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) raised money from Los Angeles and showbiz donors on Sunday for his campaign for a U.S. Senate seat in Arizona. He’s the latest Democratic candidate to tap industry sources for campaign funds, as the party faces an uphill climb to retain control of the…

Fifteen people have been taken to hospital with injuries following a tram crash at Universal Studios Hollywood Saturday evening. UPDATE, 2:30 PM SUNDAY: Deputies responded to the lower parking lot of Universal Studios Hollywood regarding a tour tram collision. The collision caused several passengers…

Some of the most important meetings in Hollywood history will take place in the coming week, as OpenAI hits Hollywood to show the potential of its “Sora” software to studios, talent agencies, and media executives. Bloomberg is reporting that OpenAI wants more filmmakers to become familiar with Sora…

Editor's note: This is the latest installment in the Deadline series Hollywood Contraction, which examines the job losses caused by ongoing, industrywide cost-cutting. The Unity Rally on Sunday that was meant to fire up crew members before IATSE and Teamsters Local 399 begin negotiations with…

UPDATED 7:30 PM WEDNESDAY: Phones in the L.A. area have exploded with yet another flash flood warning from the National Weather Service. The advisory called it a dangerous and life-threatening situation, and warned residents not to travel unless fleeing a flood area. It extends to 2 a.m. The National…

The number of scripted TV seasons being ordered in the U.S. has nearly halved since 2019, according to new research from Ampere Analysis, which revealed a “Hollywood displacement” as international orders outpace the U.S. Ampere’s snap research found that 418 shows were ordered last year in the…

When Lauren Boebert put some blame on Hollywood for forcing her to switch Colorado districts in her reelection bid, she was just the latest in a long line of Republicans to target the industry and its lopsided support for the left. Not a cycle goes by where some GOP candidate doesn’t attack…

Hanging on the wall next to a picturesque window view of the White House grounds in Doug Emhoff's sunlit corner office is a handmade rectangular wood carving with the words, in all caps, "SECOND GENTLEMAN." When the husband of Vice President Kamala Harris and veteran entertainment lawyer took this…

President Joe Biden, on a West Coast fundraising swing, attended a shiva to mourn Norman Lear, who died this week at age 101. Biden attended the shiva at the Lear residence, according to the White House. The president and former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, a longtime friend of Lear’s, also paid…

UPDATED, with complete remarks: President Joe Biden told the crowd at a fundraiser this evening, “You’re the reason that Donald Trump is a former president, or he hates when I say it, a defeated president.” At the Holmby Hills home of designer Michael Smith and former ambassador James Costos, Biden…

U.S. employment rose in November as the jobless rate dipped. Labor settlements in both Hollywood and Detroit helped boost total non-farm payroll jobs by 199,000 last month. Unemployment edged down to 3.7%, according to the U.S. Department of Labor Statistics in its monthly report — an unexpectedly…