More from Gary Baum
Ojai Playhouse Relaunches as Awards Season Destination Under New Owner
The historic theater in the ritzy-crunchy Hollywood getaway town has undergone a state-of-the-art refurbishment and will open with showings of this year's top Oscar contenders. “Studios know who lives around here,” says David Berger, the music industry impresario who bought the Playhouse.
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What Happened to the Celebrity Telethon?
Star-studded television benefits once raised massive dollars for disaster relief and disease research. Now, as viewership plummets, nonprofits are relying on livestreams from celebrities.
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Joan Didion Biographer Is as Unsparing as She Was: “I’m Just Trying to See Her Plain”
Lili Anolik, who’s unearthed Eve Babitz and exposed Donna Tartt, now strips the sentiment which has gathered around one of Hollywood’s most beloved writers: “Joan was often telling the truth about herself, and people were choosing not to listen.”
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John Mayer, McG Team to Buy Historic Jim Henson Lot in Hollywood for $60M
The storied property — formerly A&M Studios and earlier Charlie Chaplin Studios — had been the subject of bid speculation from the Church of Scientology.
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Hollywood’s 16 Hottest Power-Lunch Spots Right Now
The best places to see and be seen (and the tucked-away gems where the real business happens.)
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The “Fire-Breathing Texas Trial Lawyer” Filing All Those Diddy Lawsuits
Tony Buzbee, a notable figure in the Lone Star legal world, is behind the slew of recent Sean Combs allegations, many asserting misconduct toward underage victims.
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Heidi Fleiss to Star in Sheila Nevins-Produced Docuseries (Exclusive)
“People will see and hear the truth,” says the so-called Hollywood Madam of the project, which will explore her life and crimes. “Some if it is humiliating.”
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Real ‘Megalopolis’ Architect Is Billionaire Bill Ackman’s Wife
Acclaimed designer Neri Oxman, who helped Francis Ford Coppola dream up the eponymous urban development, has been at the center of multiple recent controversies.
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In Diddy and Britney Spears’ Legal Sagas, One Management Firm Appears
Tri Star Sports & Entertainment Group, which was scrutinized for its role in the pop singer's conservatorship, had its accountant referenced in a civil lawsuit against Sean Combs alleging cash payments to sex workers.
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‘We Will Dance Again’ Producer Susan Zirinsky Says Oct. 7 Doc Too Intense for Broadcast TV
The material is more graphic “than anything that I’ve seen put on television in my entire career," says the former CBS News president and longtime '48 Hours' executive of the documentary now streaming on Paramount+.
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‘We Will Dance Again’ Director on Debates Around Oct. 7 Doc: “This Film Is a Never-Ending Story”
Yariv Mozer speaks with The Hollywood Reporter about what they kept — and what they cut — from the immersive, harrowing and graphically violent Nova festival massacre documentary on Paramount+: "Would we lose audiences on streaming platforms?"
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Diddy’s Defender: How His Legal Team Will Fight Sex Trafficking, Racketeering Charges
Marc Agnifilo, who faced the feds in a similar RICO case involving NXIVM leader Keith Raniere, has a long history of representing high-profile figures including Martin Shkreli, Dominique Strauss-Kahn and Roger Ng. He spent nearly two decades working for ex-Harvey Weinstein lawyer Ben Brafman.
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