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EJ Panaligan editor Diane Keaton will be receive the Brass Ring Award at the 36th Carousel of Hope Ball on Oct. 8, event chair and host Barbara Davis and co-chair Dana Davis announced. The gala, which is presented by Dexcom, will be held at The Beverly Hilton hotel in Los Angeles. Howie Mandel will host the event, with Andy Grammer and Deborah Cox slated to perform, joining a talented lineup that includes R&B singer John Legend. “Marvin and I started this event in 1978, and here we are 44 years later still reaching for the brass ring. That ring represents hope, progress, and an eventual cure for type 1 diabetes,” Davis said. “We’ve never wavered, never given up on this pursuit and the Oct. 8 gala will show our determination to succeed as never before with a wonderful honoree and fantastic young talent to support us.”

Al Pacino, “Stranger Things” star Charlie Heaton and “Booksmart” actress Diana Silvers will all lead the cast of upcoming indie drama “Billy Knight,” which kicks off production this week in Los Angeles. Alec Griffin Roth wrote the film and is making his directorial debut on the project, which is described as a love letter to Hollywood and cinema.“Billy Knight” follows grad school students, Alex (Heaton) and Emily (Silvers), as they traverse their aspiring careers as filmmakers.

(Updated with Gloria Allred statement) Bill Cosby will not get to re-litigate a sexual assault civil case involving a minor from the 1970s, a Los Angeles Superior Court judge says.

Bella Kidman Cruise followed in the footsteps of her parents Nicole Kidman and Tom Cruise into the arts – but instead of acting, she chose to pursue painting and digital illustration.MORE: Nicole Kidman and Tom Cruise's son Connor's new fishing video leaves fans in aweThe 29-year-old has already amassed a strong body of work and a following in the thousands, and her latest achievement marks just another feather in her cap.VIDEO: Nicole Kidman’s relationship to adopted children with Tom CruiseBella took to social media to share that some of her work had been put up on display in an exhibition by Ikon Los Angeles.She shared a photograph of some of her art that had been lined on the walls, featuring a variety of graphic images steeped in horror and wondrous color.MORE: Bella Cruise shares rare personal news that will make her famous parents happyThe artist shared her gratitude for the accomplishment on her Instagram Stories, writing: "So excited to have this collection on display at @ikonla."Her fans quickly took to the comments section of the post to cheer her on as well, commenting with expressions of amazement and leaving behind heart and raised hand emojis.A post shared by IKON LOS ANGELES (@ikonla)Bella's artwork is on display at Ikon LA"I'm a proud owner of one of Isabella's portraits," one fan gushed, while another called it: "Amazing art!!!" and a third also simply deemed it: "Amazing!"Bella and her brother Connor adopted by the Hollywood couple when they were together, and while she resides in the UK with her husband Max, her brother is a deep sea fisher and meat expert.MORE: Nicole Kidman and Tom Cruise's son Connor's fishing photos divide fansMORE: Bella Cruise's life away from parents Nicole Kidman and Tom

Manori Ravindran International Editor Utopia has acquired worldwide rights to a feature documentary about Hollywood’s voracious autograph hunters. “Hollywood Signs, which will receive a Sept. 27 digital release in the U.S., explores the unique and often hilarious relationship between Hollywood celebrities and their fans through the lens of the autograph collecting subculture. Some of the celebrities featured in “Hollywood Signs” include Bruce Campbell (Evil Dead franchise), Dan Fogler (“Fantastic Beasts”), Rachel True (“The Craft”), Eric Roberts (“The Dark Knight”), Eliza Roberts (“Animal House”), Tom Wopat (“The Dukes of Hazzard”) and Karan Ashley (“Power Rangers”), among others.

Halle Bailey wheels her luggage with her outside the terminal after arriving at LAX airport in Los Angeles on Friday (September 23).

The Black List has finalized the names of the six writers that will be part of their 2022 Feature Lab and will partake in a hybrid workshop that will include virtual sessions culminating in an in-person weekend intensive in Los Angeles.

Matt Donnelly Senior Film Writer Last week’s Emmy awards saw big winners gush with gratitude over their agents, managers, and audiences, but there was one notable benefactor to many stars that went unthanked: the injectable drug semaglutide, whose brand name is Ozempic. The drug is an insulin regulator for the pre-diabetic, made by the Danish pharma juggernaut Novo Nordisk, whose primary side effect is dramatic weight loss. It has saturated the industry in recent months, helping the beautiful and wealthy shed extra pounds in the never-ending Los Angeles pastime of optimizing appearances. Hollywood nutritionist Matt Mahowald tells Variety that the chief benefits of the injections are “moderating and pulling back insulin secretion, and slowing down your stomach from emptying. It promotes satiation from food.”

first look at Halle Bailey in Disney’s live-action “The Little Mermaid” trailer. Critics don’t have an issue with Davis playing a strong Black leader in “The Woman King,” but are alarmed that the history of the Dahomey tribe, who sold other Africans into slavery, has been whitewashed. “Time to Boycott the Woman King movie.

EXCLUSIVE: Bella Heathcote (Pieces of Her) and Asif Ali (Don’t Worry Darling) will lead the survival drama Roof, marking the directorial debut of Salvatore Sciortino, which has wrapped production in Los Angeles.

Emmys when she claimed she looks like Bill Hader.Before the 2022 awards ceremony, which took place on Monday (September 12) at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles, Fanning was speaking to Access on the red carpet, when she brought up a Twitter post about herself that she had stumbled upon.“There is something on Twitter that I saw that [said] I look like [Bill Hader],” Fanning, who was nominated for Best Actress in a Comedy Series for her role as Catherine the Great in Netflix‘s The Great, said.“And I love it! And so Nicholas Hoult – who is in the show with me – all we want to do tonight is I have to get a photo.”She gleefully added: “We have the same nose!”Elsewhere at the 2022 Emmys, Succession, Ted Lasso and The White Lotus were the biggest winners, while Zendaya made history as the youngest-ever person to win two Emmy awards.The 26-year-old picked up the award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series for her performance in Euphoria, having previously won the same award in 2020.Zendaya triumphed in the category over Jodie Comer (Killing Eve), Laura Linney (Ozark), Melanie Lynskey (Yellowjackets), Sandra Oh (Killing Eve) and Reese Witherspoon (The Morning Show).Other winners on the night included Lizzo, whose emotional acceptance speech was a highlight of the show.

Nicholas Hoult looks dapper at the 2022 Emmy Awards on Monday night (September 12) at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles.

It was time for a guys-only talk on Friday’s Real Time with Bill Maher, as the host welcomed a panel to discuss just what the heck was going on in a week where the Queen died, the NFL opened, and Los Angeles was so hot “it was like Death Valley with In and Out burgers.”

Brad Pitt and Margot Robbie are headed back to Old Hollywood in Damien Chazelle’s new epic, “Babylon”. First-look photos from the upcoming film were released on Thursday, showing the “Once Upon a Time… In Hollywood” co-stars’ upcoming on-screen reunion from the “La La Land” Oscar winner.