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Degen Pener

Deputy Editor

Degen Pener is the Deputy Editor of The Hollywood Reporter. He oversees style, lifestyle and culture coverage, including stories on real estate, philanthropy, fashion, beauty, art, travel, dining and spirits, automotive, watches and jewelry, design and architecture and shopping. He has previously written for The New York Times, Out, InStyle, Entertainment Weekly, Elle, Details, Los Angeles Magazine, Santa Barbara Magazine, Wallpaper, Veranda and New York Magazine.

‘Selling Sunset’s Jason Oppenheim Reveals Season 8 Renewal for Netflix’s Hit Real Estate Reality Show (Exclusive)

Sitting on a couch post-workout session in his office on the Sunset Strip, L.A. real estate broker Jason Oppenheim tells The Hollywood Reporter exclusively that his popular Netflix reality show Selling Sunset has been renewed for an eighth season and that production will begin soon on the latest installments of the series. “For me, each […]

Drag Star Jimbo Signs With WME and Producer Entertainment Group (Exclusive)

Jimbo — the drag star and designer who won season eight of RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars in July — now has full Hollywood representation. The performer has signed with WME and with management firm Producer Entertainment Group (PEG). Hailing from Victoria, British Columbia, Jimbo first competed in reality TV on Canada’s Drag Race as well […]

Where to Eat in Miami: The Best New Restaurants

Miami — where Jeff Bezos has just announced he will be living full-time and now home to soccer great Lionel Messi — has added a wave of new hotspot restaurants in recent months. From South Florida satellites of beloved bistros Bouchon and Pastis to the first-ever partnership between hospitality and nightlife moguls David Grutman of […]

Mary Tyler Moore’s Jewelry Collection Going to Auction, Raising Funds to Combat Diabetes-Related Vision Loss

“I said to someone the other day, I could have chosen to just put all these pieces in the safe and then every couple of months go sit with them and cry and smile, or I could give them new life and have them have another purpose,” Dr. S. Robert Levine tells The Hollywood Reporter […]

David Fincher Calls for Hollywood to Get “Back to Work,” “Very Soon” at LACMA Art+Film Gala

“I’ve never seen so many celebrities together in one place in my life,” said an artist at the 2023 LACMA Art+Film Gala on Saturday night. Just how star-studded was the 12th annual event? So celebrity-heavy that one world-famous star was overheard ­— in a true “stars are just like us” moment — saying, “I really […]

José Andrés Brings Feeding Hope Dinner Series to Los Angeles

In the last few months, chef and philanthropist José Andrés’ nonprofit rapid-response group World Central Kitchen has continued its mission of delivering fresh meals to people in crisis zones all over the world, including in Acapulco, Mexico, following Hurricane Otis making landfall there on Oct. 25. “The World Central Kitchen teams have been in Maui […]

Baratunde Thurston and Chi-hui Yang Join Participant’s Impact Advisory Council (Exclusive)

Participant — a Hollywood force in making entertainment that combines art and activism — announced on Thursday that two new members are joining its Impact Advisory Council. The media company formed the council last year to help guide the impact work it does surrounding and amplifying its films and episodic projects. The council’s two new […]

Matt Bomer Shot Todd Snyder’s New Campaign at Philip Johnson’s Glass House (Exclusive)

When designer Todd Snyder was thinking about the campaign for his winter collection — called American Classics — he mused to himself, “What would someone like Miles Davis or Philip Johnson wear if they were arriving in New York today?” The campaign, which features statement pieces such as an alpaca Balmacaan topcoat ($1,998) and a charcoal […]

Joe Jonas and Sophie Turner’s Home in NYC Lists for $6M (Exclusive)

The pied-a-terre that divorcing couple Joe Jonas and Sophie Turner called home in New York City has just hit the market for a tad shy of $6 million, The Hollywood Reporter has learned. Located in the Nolita neighborhood in downtown Manhattan, the light-filled property is a three-bedroom, three-bath condo in a luxury boutique building that […]

David Oyelowo on Helping Girls in Nigeria — With Meghan and Harry’s Support

“If I decide to do something, I’m all in. And once I’m in, it’s less about quantity and acceleration, it’s more about quality and intention,” says actor David Oyelowo during a recent Zoom video chat, talking about his work with the GEANCO Foundation and its program to help girls in Nigeria get everything from critical […]

Annette Bening Warns “You Do Not Want to Make This Momma Mad” At GLSEN Benefit Supporting LGBTQ Students

Annette Bening had a defiant message for foes of LGBTQ rights and equality in the United States, specifically political leaders who are targeting the trans community. “You do not want to make this momma mad,” said the four-time Oscar nominee as she received Advocate Award on Oct. 28 from GLSEN’s Rise Up LA benefit, which […]

Steve McQueen Erases Al Jolson’s Blackface in New Film at L.A.’s Newly Opened Marian Goodman Gallery

Long-time New York and Paris gallery Marian Goodman has opened in Los Angeles with a show of director and artist Steve McQueen’s short film, Sunshine State. Shown on two back-to-back screens in a capacious room, the work finds McQueen training his artistic vision on the history of blackface in Hollywood. The 30-minute piece includes footage […]