Lindy Ryan Debut Novel ‘Bless Your Heart’ In Works For Television From Rain & Boilermaker

Edgar Burcksen, a veteran TV and film editor who won an Emmy for The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles, worked at Industrial Light & Magic and was a longtime American Cinema Editors board member, has died. He was 76. 

Elsa Keslassy International Correspondent New York-based group FilmRise has dropped a gripping first trailer for “Missing From Fire Trail Road,” Sabrina Van Tassel (“The State of Texas vs. Melissa“)’s documentary film about the crimes against indigenous women.

” Los Angeles outing typically involves at Spago or with her NFL boyfriend , so many SoCal girlies were surprised to see the at Barney’s Beanery on April 4.“Barney's is where we went in college when we were already shit faced and tryna buy one beer for like $5,” Glamour editor Sam Reed tells me after published photos and video of Swift at the WeHo dive bar for a friend's birthday sans Kelce. Though she was spotted in a booth with a group of people, she exited the bar alone…as long as you don’t count her security team.According to the publication, Swift “spent a couple hours talking and eating before heading out—and having one of her security guards pay the tab upon her exit.” It’s hard to make out exactly what Swift was wearing, but it looks like she was dressed comfortably and didn’t bother going incognito until she left the premises, throwing on a baseball cap on her way out the door.

Selena Kuznikov American Film Institute alum Melina Matsoukas will deliver the keynote address at the AFI Directing Workshop for Women Showcase for the Class of 2024. The showcase will be held on April 10 at the Directors Guild of America in Los Angeles.

LA County District Attorney George Gascón with a lawsuit over dismissed pedophile charges from a 2022 arrest.Gatt, 52, is seeking $40 million in damages after he was charged with engaging in “online sexually explicit communication with a minor across state lines” in a now-dismissed suit.In court documents filed in federal court in California on Thursday, Gatt claims the defendants “publicly branded him as a serial pedophile,” which had a negative knock-on effect on his career. “Gatt was immediately cancelled and what had previously been a burgeoning acting career was destroyed,” the lawsuit alleges. “Gatt’s agent and PR representatives dropped him immediately, he was fired from two different movies in which he had already been cast, and he was also recast in a third movie in which he had been hired to play the lead role.”The “Thor” actor also alleges Deputy District Attorney Angela Brunson held “personal bias and animosity” towards him — claiming she tried to “suborn perjury” to have Gatt’s $5,000 bail revoked.

“Cowboy Carter” — the Beyoncé country album that is dropping at midnight — you don’t have to hold up before she brings some more of that “Texas Hold ‘Em” twang.Here are six other black country artists who will get your yeehaw up before Mrs. Carter takes us all the way to country town on “Act II” of her “Renaissance” trilogy — which will include a tribute to Linda Martell, the first African-American woman to play the Grand Ole Opry — at midnight.Coincidentally, Brown will be playing the New York area — bringing his In the Air Tour to Prudential Center in Newark, NJ on Saturday — on the same weekend that “Cowboy Carter” drops.

Ron Harper, whose career in TV spanned several decades with roles in Generations, Planet of the Apes, Land of the Lost and Another World, died March 21 of natural causes in West Hills, CA. He was 91.

Taylor Dayne is saying goodbye to her Los Angeles home, located in Valley Village, a decade after owning the property.Per Robb Report, Dayne is asking for nearly two and a half times more than what she purchased the home for. The outlet reported Dayne paid $1 million for the home in 2013, and she is now asking just under $2.5 million.Taylor’s home, located in the San Fernando Valley, has five bedrooms, five and a half bathrooms and is 3,864 square feet.

Major League Baseball has announced a formal investigation into L.A. Dodger star Shohei Ohtani‘s role in a gambling scandal involving his former interpreter, Ippei Mizuhara.

Michael Schneider Variety Editor at Large Disney Channel has given an official series order to its “Wizards of Waverly Place” sequel, this time with the working title “Wizards.” Original stars Selena Gomez and David Henrie are set to exec produce, while Gomez will appear in a guest role and Henrie will be back full time as a series regular. Production will begin next month in Los Angeles on “Wizards,” which is aimed for a premiere later this year on both Disney Channel and Disney+.

Chris Willman Senior Music Writer and Chief Music Critic There was a lot of intramural celebrity love to go around — both the self-consciously smarmy kind and the real, earnest thing — as Josh Homme produced an all-star benefit concert for his Sweet Stuff Foundation Wednesday at the Belasco in Los Angeles, with a cast of musical and comedic guests ranging from St. Vincent and Beck to Bill Burr and Sarah Silverman.

First Lady Jill Biden will make a fundraising swing through Southern California later this week, as she headlines events in Los Angeles and the Palm Springs area. She also will speak at the Human Rights Campaign Los Angeles dinner on Saturday.

Marc Anthony is one of Miami’s most iconic entertainers. He’ll be lending his skills to the Miami Grand Prix, performing the National Anthem this May 5th, at the Miami International Autodrome.

Megan Thee Stallion has announced UK, European and North American dates for her ‘Hot Girl Summer’ 2024 tour.Stallion’s tour will consist of 32 dates across North America, Europe and the UK set for the spring and summer. The first show will kick off at the Target Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Zendaya and Tom Holland were spotted enjoying a date day in California at Indian Wells Tennis Garden.The Hollywood duo looked to be fixated on the BNP Paribas Open, as they watched Carlos Alcaraz of Spain and Daniil Medvedev of Russia compete in the Men's Final. Euphoria star Zendaya, 27, and Spider-Man actor Tom, also 27, were joined by a friend as they watched the match unfold from the stands.The couple chatted and reacted to the match, with Tom covering his mouth at one point. The star looked stylish in a dark brown open shirt and white top, paired with tinted glasses and his hair swept to the side.

A select group of Disney California Adventure Park guests were treated to a special appearance from actor Patrick Warburton as they were ready to board the Soarin’ Over California attraction.

Demi Sims has finally spilled the beans on what sparked the massive row that has caused a rift between her and her older sister, Chloe.The 27 year old and her sister Frankie, 28, have been at odds with their big sister Chloe, 42, who used to be on The Only Way Is Essex, for several months now. In fact, the disagreement has even affected their own Only Fans reality show, House of Sims.The siblings star in the show along with their brother Charlie, 31, and his girlfriend, Georgia Shults, 32. But a while ago, a huge rift drove a wedge between the two sisters.

The movie Civil War is one of the most highly anticipated movies of the spring season and it just head its world premiere at the SXSW Film Festival.

Jem Aswad Executive Editor, Music For their headlining set opening the Rolling Loud California festival in Los Angeles on Thursday night, Kanye West and Ty Dolla $ign merely stood onstage for an hour while pre-recorded music from their already released first album played over the loudspeakers. While the wording in the official announcement of the late-added performance was unspecific — “Vultures headlining new Thursday night,” the since-deleted post read — it’s safe to say that most people expected the duo, who have been working together under the name Vultures, to at least deliver vocals.

to a press release from the Riverside County Sheriff’s Office.The actress, who played Terry Brock in the long-running soap opera, was declared dead at 4:08 a.m.The coroner’s office identified Bernard using her fingerprints following a call to police for a death investigation, according to TMZ.An autopsy was scheduled to be performed on Wednesday but toxicology results could take weeks, the outlet reported.Foul play is not suspected in her death.Bernard was born on May 26, 1959 in Gladewater, Texas before she started an acting career, appearing in several small TV roles including on “Diva,” “Simon & Simon” and “Betty Blue.”In 1984, she was cast on “General Hospital” as Terry Brock, aka Terry O’Connor, where she held the role for 145 episodes until she departed from the show in 1990.Other projects Bernard worked on included appearances on “Whiz Kids,” “The Facts of Life,” “Tour of Duty” and “Kings for a Day.”Bernard starred as a psychologist in “Voices from High School” in 2002, which would come to be her final credited role, and has since remained out of the Hollywood spotlight.