L.A. Influential
As chief executive of the Creative Artists Agency, Bryan Lourd represents top stars, including Scarlett Johansson and George Clooney.
Screen Gab
Fans packed The Culver Theater on November 4 for an evening with Billy Crystal as he screened Apple TV+’s new drama “Before” and sat down for a Q&A with Screen Gab’s Matt Brennan afterward.
Entertainment & Arts
Billie Eilish interviewed ‘Wicked’ star Ariana Grande after a screening of the movie, and the musicians hinted that a collaboration could be in their future.
Music
The 22-year-old pop superstar brought her latest album, ‘Hit Me Hard and Soft,’ to Inglewood’s Kia Forum on Sunday night.
Hollywood Inc.
Portillo’s film debut, ‘The Mothers of the Plaza de Mayo,’ received an Oscar nomination for best documentary feature. She fused art and social activism into her work to elevate the plight of working people.
Sports
Ichiro Suzuki became the first Japanese player chosen for baseball’s Hall of Fame, falling one vote shy of unanimous.
Billy Ray Cyrus, fresh off his lackluster inauguration ball performance, announces a new album while contending with family members’ fears about his well-being.
The event — a co-production of Live Nation, AEG, the Clippers and the Azoff Company — will be split between the Intuit Dome and nearby Kia Forum on Jan. 30.
Television
Thornton, who stars as the fixer for a Texas oil company in the hit Taylor Sheridan drama, breaks down the season finale and discusses the prospects for Season 2.
That’s got to hurt: Billie Eilish winced after being hit in the face with an object a fan threw onstage during the singer’s concert in Glendale, Ariz.