Busta Rhymes is rejecting claims leveled against him in a lawsuit filed this week by a former assistant, calling it an “attempted shake-down.” Dashiel Gables, who filed the lawsuit Monday …
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‘Pee-wee’s Big Adventure’ at 40, plus the week’s best movies
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesHello! I’m Mark Olsen. Welcome to another edition of your regular field guide to a world of Only Good Movies. Greg Braxton did an interview with the ever-quotable Spike Lee …
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‘The Island of Last Things’ review: Future zookeepers seek sanctuary
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesBook Review The Island of Last Things By Emma SloleyFlatiron Books: 272 pages, $29If you buy books linked on our site, The Times may earn a commission from Bookshop.org, whose …
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‘Chimp Crazy’s’ Tonia Haddix sentenced to 4 years in prison for lying
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis Jones“Chimp Crazy” star Tonia Haddix on Thursday was sentenced to 46 months in prison. The 55-year-old exotic animal broker was convicted for lying to a federal judge about the death …
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Trump says Fallon and Kimmel are next after Colbert cancellation
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesAt a recent news conference, President Trump touched on questions about tariffs, Gaza and vaccines before zeroing in on one of his favorite subjects: TV and radio ratings. A journalist, …
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How to view the Perseids and other meteor showers near L.A.
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesMy wife and I sat in camp chairs looking up alongside dozens of other curious stargazers. Suddenly, shouts of awe and joy rang out. We’d all spotted a meteor streaking …
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‘Avengers: Mightiest Friends’ is Disney Jr.’s next series with Marvel
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesThe Avengers will soon be assembling for a much younger demographic. Disney Jr. plans to expand its collaboration with Marvel, announcing a new series launching in 2027 titled “Marvel’s Avengers: …
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Dean Cain, ‘South Park’ both in posts recruiting for ICE
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesDean Cain played a superhero on TV 30 years ago. Now he wants to help the government in its unconstitutional sweeps of Home Depot parking lots, schools and bus benches …
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Jane Pitt, a schoolteacher, philanthropist and the mother of film star Brad Pitt, died on Tuesday at the age of 84. The Pitt family shared her obituary with KY3, an …
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Qué chimba: Colombian hitmaker Feid talks HARD Summer, new music
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesFeid, the first Latin headliner at HARD Summer, discussed recording with Karol G, appearing in Marvel comics and making new music with The Kid Laroi and Cypress Hill. Last Saturday, …