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Iconic Hollywood movie star Marilyn Monroe was found dead in her Los Angeles home at age 36 on this day in history, August 5, 1962. The actress was discovered face down and lying nude on her bed holding a telephone in one hand, according to History.com. Scattered throughout her room were empty pill bottles; the medication reportedly was prescribed to treat her depression, the same source recounted.
A brief investigation after her death resulted in conclusions by the Los Angeles police that Monroe’s cause of death was suicide. The report said Monroe’s death was "caused by a self-administered overdose of sedative drugs and that the mode of death is probable suicide," according to multiple sources. The coroner's report also provided more insight into Monroe’s mental state at the time.
"Miss Monroe had suffered from psychiatric disturbance for a long time ... Mood changes were abrupt and unpredictable," Newsweek reported. "Among symptoms of disorganization, sleep disturbance was prominent, for which she had been taking sedative drugs for many years." "She had called for help and had been rescued" on previous occasions.
The same report continued: "Miss Monroe had often expressed wishes to give up, to withdraw, and even to die. On more than one occasion in the past, she had made a suicide attempt, using sedative drugs," Newsweek also recounted. "On these occasions, she had called for help and had been rescued.
It is our opinion that the same pattern was repeated on the evening of Aug. 4 except for the rescue." Born Norma Jeane Mortenson in Los Angeles on June 1, 1926, Monroe spent much of her early years in foster care and in an orphanage, according to Biography.com. At age 16, she married a fellow worker in an aircraft
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Chris Pratt and Katherine Schwarzenegger started the week off right – with a breakfast date in Los Angeles.
Earl Sweatshirt played a show in Los Angeles on Saturday (August 19) to celebrate a decade of his debut solo album Doris. Tyler, The Creator made a surprise appearance, joining his former Odd Future buddy on their song "Whoa." Check out the electrifying moment below. Tyler wasn't the only special guest at the Novo show, Earl also performed "Hive" with Vince Staples while another Odd Future co-hort, Domo Genesis, popped out for "20 Wave Caps." The whole group also posed for a heartwarming picture (see below).
Los Angeles Unified School District has announced school closures for Monday, August 21 following Tropical Storm Hilary.
Selena Gomez was living her best life at Karol G’s concert in Los Angeles. The Hollywood star, who is preparing to release a new single and her third studio album, was spotted on Friday night, August 18, at the Rose Bowl Stadium in California.
Los Angeles and the rest of Southern California is bracing for a potentially historic weather event this weekend as Hurricane Hilary barrels up the Mexico coast. The National Weather Service today issued the first-ever tropical storm watch for the region from San Diego northward through L.A. and Ventura counties as Hilary threatens to strengthen into a walloping Category 5 storm.
The 2023-24 NBA schedule will begin Tuesday, Oct. 24, as LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers visit the defending champion Denver Nuggets.
It’s been more than four months since Los Angeles County’s Covid State of Emergency officially ended, and a lot has changed. People have stopped wearing masks, public places are bustling again and even the most cautious public officials have relaxed their rhetoric. Most importantly, unlike the previous three years, there was no significant summer spike in cases. Fall, however, may be a slightly different story.
One of the greatest pitchers in Los Angeles Dodgers history was honored Friday night at Dodger Stadium before the game.
Film Independent, the nonprofit arts organization that produces the Film Independent Spirit Awards, has released four short films directed by Global Media Makers (GMM) Fellows selected to participate in its spring 2023 LA Residency. GMM, presented by Film Independent and the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, is an innovative mentoring initiative and cultural exchange program that builds bridges and fosters relationships between international filmmakers from diverse regions of the world and American filmmakers and industry professionals. The films were captured on iPhone 14 Pro with color grading provided by Picture Shop, and this is the seventh iteration of the workshop.
David Noriega has joined NBC News and MSNBC as a correspondent based in Los Angeles.
Amid the ongoing SAG-AFTRA and WGA strikes, more than 11,000 Los Angeles city workers are initiating a one-day walkout throughout the city today to protest contract negotiations between union officials and city leaders.
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass weighed in again on the writers and actors strikes that have shut down much of production in the region, telling the sides that she stands “ready to personally engage” to reach a resolution.
Hours before Meghan Markle turned 42, she stepped out for a date night with her husband, Prince Harry.
Taylor Swift announcing a second North American leg to her ongoing, whirlwind ‘Eras Tour,’ ticket prices are steadily dropping for her current six-show Los Angeles residency at SoFi Stadium.24 hours ago, ticket prices started at $420 before fees on Vivid Seats for the Friday, Aug. 4 concert.Today, they’ve dropped down to $330 before fees.That’s $90 of savings (!) for waiting just one day.The plummeting prices are consistent for her Saturday gig as well as her Monday through Wednesday performances.Or, if you want to sidestep the whole “buying tickets” thing, there is a way to score free seats too.Want to find out how much tickets cost today versus what they did just one day ago?Keep reading, Swift faithful.We’ve got everything you need to know and more about Swift’s upcoming concerts at Inglewood, CA’s SoFi Stadium.All prices listed above are subject to fluctuation.A complete breakdown of what ticket prices are now versus what they cost on Thursday, Aug.
Taylor Swift has touched down in the City of Angels, and she's getting a lot of love from some of her famous friends and fans.The «Anti-Hero» singer kicked off her 6-night Eras Tour run in Los Angeles on Thursday, performing for a sold-out crowd at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood.The acclaimed artist and her lauded tour drew a massive number of fans to the grand arena, which housed over 100,000 Swifties on Thursday evening, as she belted out some of her massive hit singles.The opening night of the Los Angeles run also predictably drew a huge crowd of Hollywood's heavy hitters — who also happen to love Swift. Many stars took to social media ahead of Thursday's big show to share their excitement for getting to attend.Vanessa Bryant took to Instagram to share a photo of the specially decorated ensemble she created to pay tribute to both Swift and her late husband, Kobe Bryant.
Taylor Swift’s ‘Eras Tour.’Now, you can catch the 12-time Grammy winner live for…free.Yes, you read that right.Vivid Seats is offering two (!) free tickets to Swift’s final concert at Inglewood, CA’s SoFi Stadium with special guests HAIM and Gayle on Wednesday, Aug. 9.All you have to do is download the Vivid Seats app, open the Game Center and play the Taylor trivia game to win.That’s it.As they say, “The more you play, the more chances there are to win.”Want to see Taylor for $0 when ticket prices start at nearly $600 before fees for her last 2023 U.S.
Taylor Swift’s ‘Eras Tour’ is going out with a bang.From Aug. 3-9, the 12-time Grammy winner is performing six back-to-back-to-back-to-back-to-back-to-back gigs at Inglewood, CA’s SoFi Stadium to close out the U.S.
Come Tuesday, Los Angeles landlords will be looking to collect the rents that were legally withheld because of the Covid-19 pandemic.