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Tipping their hats to a legend. Shrinking‘s Paul (Harrison Ford) can be counted on for a lot — being Jimmy’s mentor, uttering “woof” under his breath, carrying a water bottle and talking about potatoes. Oh, and let’s not forget about wearing a fedora.

So many stars made it out for the 54th NAACP Awards on Saturday evening (February 25) in Pasadena, Calif.

Zendaya is back on the red carpet!

NAACP Image Awards took place on Saturday night, with Queen Latifah hosting the telecast from Pasadena Civic Auditorium. Nominees throughout the categories include Angela Bassett, Will Smith, Jonathan Majors, Mary J. Blige, Quinta Brunson, Viola Davis, Zendaya, Danielle Deadwyler, Letitia Wright and Sterling K. Brown and many more. Latifah opened the show with a robust tribute to Black women, shouting out several luminaries in the audience, including Serena Williams (who received the Jackie Robinson Sports Award), Bassett, and Davis — who Latifah celebrated for being a newly minted EGOT.

A flash flood warning was issued for the entirety of Los Angeles county this afternoon which will remain in place until 10 p.m. Forecasters pointed to Burbank, Griffith Park, Universal City, North Hollywood, Pasadena, Hollywood, downtown, Van Nuys, Beverly Hills, Alhambra, Mount Wilson, Encino, Northridge, Santa Clarita, Chatsworth, Woodland Hills, Whittier, West Covina, Glendora and San Dimas as areas that are likely to experience flash flooding.

Graham Phillips is back on stage, this time taking on an iconic role in a Stephen Sondheim musical!

Angelique Jackson The 54th annual NAACP Image Awards have found their host in Emmy and Grammy winner and Oscar nominee Queen Latifah. The actor, producer, musician, author and entrepreneur takes on the role of the NAACP Image Awards emcee for the first time. “It’s an honor to host the 54th NAACP Image Awards, especially in the year we are celebrating 50 years of Hip Hop,” Latifah stated. “This is a night to celebrate Black excellence and Black contribution to our industry and beyond. Celebrating one another, lifting each other up and you know we’ll have fun doing it!” The awards show will be broadcast from the Pasadena Civic Auditorium in Pasadena, Calif., on Feb. 25, airing at 8 p.m. ET on BET. It will also simulcast across Paramount Global networks (including BET HER, CBS, CMT, Comedy Central, LOGO, MTV, MTV2, Paramount Network, POP TV, Smithsonian, TV Land and VH1).

A big anniversary party is in the works for the folks of Port Charles. General Hospital will celebrate its 60th this spring with a stage dedication on the Prospect Studios lot, a tribute to the late Sonya Eddy, and the return of the popular Nurses Ball.

The latest in a series of storm systems hit Southern California this morning prompting high winds, flood watches and evacuation orders for some residents.

Before her life likely takes a turn, Jen Shah is making the most of her time as a free woman in 2023. The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City star traveled to California to support her husband, Coach Sharrieff Shah, days before she’s set to be sentenced after pleading guilty to conspiracy to commit wire fraud.

College football’s bowl season kicked off Friday with the Bahamas Bowl and Cure Bowl, with seven more set for Saturday as the first batch of 43 postseason games through December. The run culminates January 9 with the College Football Playoff’s national championship game at SoFi Stadium, home to the L.A. Rams and L.A. Chargers and last year’s Super Bowl.

Los Angeles-based criminal defense attorney Mark Geragos and civil rights lawyer Ben Meiselas have acquired Los Angeles Magazine from Detroit-based Hour Media, the publication confirmed on Monday. The duo formed a new company called Engine Vision Media which will be the parent company under which the flagship publication will run, along with the Pasadena and Orange Coast glossies.

Character actor Cliff Emmich, who played major roles in “Payday” and “Thunderbolt and Lightfoot” has died, his agent confirmed. He was 85.Emmich’s rep and friend for over 50 years, Steve Stevens, tells TheWrap that the celebrity died Monday in Los Angeles following a long battle with lung cancer.“He was a very special man and an underrated actor,” Stevens said.

He's played Jamie Fraser since the show aired back in 2014, and now a producer of the hit show Outlander has said that Sam Heughan was "born to play the role". In a clip from the Outlander : Season 6 Collector's Edition, Maril Davis opened up about the cast and how Scots star was the only man for the job when the casting process was in full swing.

It’s a big week for Bravo fans! In honor of BravoCon, the network has teamed up with Literie to create eight candles based on unforgettable moments from the Real Housewives franchise’s history, giving viewers a chance to invite the Housewives into any room of their homes.

Amsterdam as David O. Russell wouldn’t call cut.The actor, starring in the American Hustle filmmaker’s new film alongside Christian Bale and John David Washington, spoke on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon to explain that “technically, we didn’t ever really stop”.Robbie explained that the shoot went beyond the permit allowances while shooting in Pasadena, which forced the police forces to intervene.“You get a permit to shoot somewhere. We were in Pasadena and the time was up,” Robbie said.

Even big Hollywood productions run into permit issues.

Margot Robbie had an interesting night on the final day of shooting her movie Amsterdam, which hits theaters in October.

's season 6 home entertainment release on Tuesday, executive producer Maril Davis details why Sam Heughan, who has played the beloved character since the popular series' inception in 2014, was the perfect guy for the role.«I remember we were at our offices in Pasadena. You're watching tapes and on the first round of casting, Sam's audition tape came up and we watched it, and we all realized in that moment that this was our Jamie,» Davis recalls in the clip. «And all along we assumed we'd never find him.

Van Halen stage has been opened in Eddie Van Halen‘s hometown of Pasadena.A ceremony was held at the weekend for the new park which will allow informal recreation and community gatherings and includes a children’s playground, public toilets a 48-space parking plaza and a dog run.The stage in the park was initially set to be named after the late guitarist but it was named after the entire band at the request of the Van Halen family, reports Blabbermouth.You can view photos from the ceremony and video footage below.A ribbon cutting ceremony for the Van Halen Stage at a new park in Eddie Van Halen's former hometown of Pasadena, CA, the city where Van Halen formed 50 years ago was held on Sept. 17.

Simon Cowell had some very special guests join him on the red carpet!

Lily Moayeri The Brookside Golf Club at the Rose Bowl has seen a lot of foot traffic over the last few months, much of it unrelated to the sport. The expansive course has become a convenient setting for several music festivals and cultural events, including This Ain’t No Picnic, which touched down in Pasadena this past weekend. The all-ages, family-friendly, two-day festival — named after the Minutemen song — boasted a bill that read like an NPR playlist. A clear replacement for Los Angeles’ defunct, and sorely missed FYF Fest, This Ain’t No Picnic had a musical something for everyone — pop, hip-hop, dance, punk and rock were well-represented genres — and featured the sort of left-of-center artists who’ve become darlings of the indie scene, like Phoebe Bridgers, Wet Leg, Beach House, Courtney Barnett (pictured above), and of the last 20 years, as represented by Le Tigre, Caroline Polachek, and headliners the Strokes and LCD Soundsystem.

Heidi Klum made quite the impression while rocking an all-pink outfit to a taping of America's Got Talent, which took place in Pasadena. The 49-year-old reality television personality flashed a wide smile while making her way towards the program's production area. Klum wore a low-cut t-shirt underneath a single-button jacket that featured shortened sleeves.

Michele Amabile Angermiller K-pop group MONSTA X, the artist KAI (of EXO and Super M) and JEON SOMI are among the first performers announced for KAMP LA 2022, a live-music event scheduled for October 15 and 16 at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena.Behind the event is South Korean company KAMP Global in partnership with Eventim Live Asia.“We want KAMP LA to be the ultimate K-pop experience in all aspects,” said KAMP Global CEO Tim Kim. “U.S. fans have waited so long for great music because of the pandemic — they need to see their favorite artists for the first time in two years in many cases.”Added Eventim Live Asia CEO Jason Miller: “Kim’s vision was immediately exciting.

With a decision expected tomorrow on whether Los Angeles County will re-impose an indoor mask-wearing mandate due to the rise in cases from the more infectious BA.5 variant, the city of El Segundo today added its name to the list of local cities that will decline to enforce such a rule if it is implemented by the county.

Jenelle Riley Deputy Awards, Features EditorOne of the joys of live theater is that it’s ephemeral — a show is never the same from night to night. But “Freestyle Love Supreme” has taken that up a notch, presenting an entirely improvised hip-hop musical revue created live on the spot.

After two years of virtual press conferences, the members of the Television Critics Association were no doubt looking forward to returning to in-person sessions at The Langham in Pasadena next week. But promises of a full-blown Press Tour are fading fast.

Chris Willman Senior Music Writer and Chief Music CriticNickelodeon is extending its brand to produce the channel’s first full-on music festival, to take place over two days at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena Oct. 22-23, with the Kid Laroi and K-pop group Monsta X as the headliners and support acts including Beabadoobee, 24KGoldn, Alec Benjamin and Joshua Bassett.General admission tickets are $115 plus fees for a single day or $175 for both.

Chris Willman Senior Music Writer and Chief Music CriticThere aren’t many Tony-winning productions in which one of the veteran creator-performers can announce that he’s retiring, right in the middle of a performance… and do it in song form… and have it be part of the natural flow of the evening. But that’s what happened at the opening night of “Freestyle Love Supreme” at the Pasadena Playhouse Thursday night, as the high-profile musical revue reached the final stop of an 11-city tour.

Erika Jayne’s legal woes have made headlines for years — but no one ever saw this twist coming! The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills star’s legal adversary Ronald Richards is attempting to buy her home in Pasadena, he confirmed to Us Weekly.