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Two debates between President Joe Biden and Donald Trump were announced this morning less than an hour apart. The first is slated for June 27 on CNN, and the second will be hosted by ABC on Tuesday, September 10. Both debates will take place before the already-scheduled general election debates, the…

Editors note: This is one of those moments when the flow of news seems like an assault on the senses. The Donald trump trial, the student protests, Gaza, the election campaigning — will our trust in the media survive these traumas? Can our pop culture assimilate them? Peter Bart, based on the West Coast, a…

David Pecker stabbed impatiently at his veal piccata. We'd been having a cordial business lunch, but he was growing frustrated. The publisher of the National Enquirer was pitching an ambitious deal to me involving major money — not a Stormy Daniels sort of…

A story that was widely shared by conservative politicos and right-wing media has been retracted by its publisher, the Daily Caller. The piece claimed that the Biden administration banned religious-themed Easter eggs from a contest at the annual White House Easter Egg Roll. In fact, the restrictions…

UPDATED with statement: Los Angeles Times columnist Ben Bolch, who came under widespread fire for a column about the LSU-UCLA Women’s NCAA tournament matchup in which he called the Lady Tigers "dirty debutantes" and called them "villains," while calling the Bruins "milk and cookies," has…

Long considered the destination where Hollywood gets its breaking news, Deadline has announced several key promotions across our editorial department. Deadline continues to build on rising audience and traffic metrics, and the promotions are meant to recognize the rising stars who make Deadline the leader…

Contentious contract negotiations between publishing giant Condé Nast and the union representing staffers at many of its magazines spilled over Wednesday when staffers marched to the New York City offices of the company’s CEO. The action by members of Condé Union comes after it criticized Tuesday’s…

Elon Musk may not like talking with Don Lemon about all the lawsuits against him, but the world’s second richest man could be facing possible new legal action after “canceling” the ex-CNN anchor’s much hyped new show on X just days before its debut. “Elon Musk is mad at me, and I just put out a…

The Los Angeles Times came weather-wrapped Thursday morning. There was more plastic than paper, or so it seemed. There wasn't even enough paper, apparently, to run a proper obituary for Chuck Philips, the Pulitzer Prize-winning former Times reporter who died last month. Details about Chuck's passing…

UPDATED, 11:42 AM: Two more top editors have resigned from the Los Angeles Times ahead of a new round of planned layoffs. Managing Editors Sara Yasin and Shani O. Hilton have exited less than two weeks after executive editor Kevin Merida resigned from the paper. The moves come as Times journalists on…

Following through on a warning earlier this month, Authentic Brands Group has revoked Sports Illustrated‘s license to publish due to a missed payment. As a result of the move, the entire staff of the 70-year-old print and online publication was notified on Friday that their jobs were being…

UPDATED with new ruling: A federal appeals court today revived a previously-dismissed lawsuit for alleged child sexual exploitation brought by the Los Angeles man pictured as a naked infant over 30 years ago on the cover of the landmark Nirvana album Nevermind. Spencer Elden sought personal injury damages…