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Olivia Rodrigo Debuts “good 4 ur GUTS” Erewhon Smoothie in Collaboration With Health-Ade
The "good for ur GUTS" smoothie is now available at all Erewhon Market locations through Jan. 14. A portion of all proceeds will be donated to Rodrigo's nonprofit, Fund 4 Good.
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Lifestyle
Party Down: A Much Less Merry Christmas in Hollywood
"Nobody wants to spend any more money this year," says one insider about why there are fewer holiday parties on the social calendar this year.
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TV
‘Reacher’ Star Alan Ritchson on Hard-Fought Lesson That Changed His Life: “I Almost Didn’t Survive”
The multihyphenate offers a take on why the Prime Video series has become such a phenomenon, why success arrived at just the right time and the wild behavior he's seen on set that he has no plans to emulate.
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Why Soho House West Hollywood Is Really Pressing Pause on New Members
Amid a boom in private membership clubs across Los Angeles over the past several years, the hunt for new blood to add to the ranks has been intense. In a surprising move, Soho House is shutting the gates to preserve the exclusive vibe. In a letter to members obtained by The Hollywood Reporter, Soho House […]
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Olivia Rodrigo Debuts “good 4 ur GUTS” Erewhon Smoothie in Collaboration With Health-Ade
Move over, Hailey Bieber, Olivia Rodrigo is ready to take over Erewhon’s smoothie counter. Fresh from a performance on Saturday Night Live, the pop rocker, who is nominated for six Grammy Awards, has debuted “good 4 ur GUTS,” a new smoothie in collaboration with leading makers Health-Ade that is being sold at L.A.’s luxe grocery […]
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Party Down: A Much Less Merry Christmas in Hollywood
Happy holidays? Eh, maybe. As the industry tiptoes out of a brutal 2023 that delivered a months-long work stoppage due to two labor strikes and widespread layoffs and budget cutbacks, the ripple effects are crashing into the holiday party circuit. There are fewer invites for the month of December compared to years past and sources […]
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‘Reacher’ Star Alan Ritchson on Hard-Fought Lesson That Changed His Life: “I Almost Didn’t Survive”
When it comes to red carpet interviews, one minute is fair, three minutes is great and 10 minutes, well, that just never happens. Alan Ritchson generously proved to be an exception to the rule on Wednesday night when the Reacher star spent a chunk of time speaking with The Hollywood Reporter inside L.A.’s Culver Theater, […]
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Producer Howard Rosenman on His Love Affair with the Legendary Leonard Bernstein — Subject of Bradley Cooper’s ‘Maestro’
Howard Rosenman made his way to a screening of Bradley Cooper’s Maestro at the Academy a few weeks back, and admits that before he took a seat, he really wanted to not like it. The veteran producer (Father of the Bride, Call Me by Your Name) tried to sell a project based on the life […]
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Tom Holland Talks Grueling ‘Crowded Room’ Shoot, Taking a Year Off From Acting and Seeking Advice From Zendaya
With Akiva Goldsman’s The Crowded Room, Marvel superstar Tom Holland netted a career first by executive producing a TV show and taking on not only the lead role of Danny Sullivan — a character inspired by Daniel Keyes’ 1981 nonfiction book The Minds of Billy Milligan, about the first person to be found not guilty […]
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David Alan Grier on Why His Surprise Cameo as Black Santa in ‘Candy Cane Lane’ Reminded Him of ‘Black Panther’
As the Candy Cane Lane premiere red carpet heated up Nov. 28, two publicist elves worked their way down the press line to remind journalists not to spoil the big reveal from the Reginald Hudlin-directed holiday adventure. The Prime Video release, penned by Kelly Younger, stars Eddie Murphy as a recently unemployed man on a mission […]
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David Mandel Recalls Norman Lear 2017 Emmys Moment
Norman Lear was my babysitter. Every day, the school bus would drop us off, and in the two hours or so until my mother got home, I was “taken care of” by Good Times, The Jeffersons, One Day at a Time and Sanford and Son. Later on, as I got more interested in […]
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Lukas Gage Laughs Off Quip About Quickie Marriage to Chris Appleton: “I’m Totally Kidding”
The White Lotus star Lukas Gage and celebrity hair stylist Chris Appleton had one of those whirlwind Hollywood romances that made it all the way to the altar before ending in a tabloid frenzy. About six weeks after their first red carpet appearance together, 28-year-old Gage and 40-year-old Appleton (whose clients include Kim Kardashian, Dua […]
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Why Jeremy Strong Is “Terrified” to Return to Broadway
Jeremy Strong is set to return to Broadway this winter in a new translation of Henrik Ibsen’s An Enemy of the People, in which he takes on the lead role of Dr. Thomas Stockmann, a man who tries to warn the townspeople about contaminated spa waters but faces pushback from those who say the truth will ruin the […]
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Peacock Offers Luxury Dry Cleaning Service to VIPs to Promote New ‘Monk’ Movie
To pump the return of Tony Shalhoub as a beloved germophobe detective in Mr. Monk’s Last Case: A Monk Movie, the marketing pros at Peacock had plenty of options, especially on the heels of a pandemic. But rather than passing out tubes of hand sanitizer — a choice that might’ve seemed so 2020 — the […]
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Fran Drescher for President? Top Dem Consultants Weigh In
In a Nov. 9 post-strike interview with THR, SAG-AFTRA president Fran Drescher discussed her career plans. The actress, who in September was elected to another two-year term at the helm of the union, recalled that after the announced deal with the studios, “Meryl Streep said to me, ‘This is great, now go run for [U.S.] president.’ ” In response, […]
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Bono Revealed as Investor in Massive House in the Hollywood Hills
As Bono plays the Sphere with U2 in Las Vegas this fall, the Irish rock star also has been revealed to be involved with another prominent piece of architecture, this one in L.A. For months, a huge house — with an even more enormous foundation and elevated driveway — has been rising in the Hollywood […]
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Jason Sudeikis Thanked Taylor Swift for Touring in Kansas City and Endorses Relationship With Travis Kelce: “He’s a Good Egg”
Jason Sudeikis is weighing in on his hometown of Kansas City’s newfound celebrity after visits from Taylor Swift amid her romance with Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce. Sudeikis — who returned to Kansas City on Nov. 11 to host his annual Thundergong! benefit concert in support of Steps of Faith, which helps amputees get the prosthetic […]
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Why ‘Marvels’ Director Nia DaCosta Bailed on the Cast-and-Crew Screening
The cast of box office-beleaguered The Marvels couldn’t even attend its own cast-and-crew screening, held Nov. 8 at Westwood’s Fox Village Theatre. That’s because the screening began at 7:30 p.m. — but, even though the actors strike ended that night, SAG-AFTRA members had to wait until 12:01 a.m. before they could participate in studio events. Yet that doesn’t […]
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Beverly Hot Springs for Sale as Activist Group Seeks to Secure Historic Designation
Beverly Hot Springs, the popular Korean day spa that counts plenty of stars among its clientele, has had a roller-coaster few months recently. The spa — which opened in 1984 and features a 100-year-old natural hot spring, today the only one in Los Angeles — was set to be purchased by developer Manhattan West over […]
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