LAUSD Workers Approve Labor Deal, Await Board Of Education Vote To Finalize

A woman had to throw her birth plans aside and deliver her baby on a motorway hard shoulder.

Paramount Pictures has renewed its multiyear first-look film deal with Temple Hill Entertainment, the studio announced on Monday.Under the terms of the agreement, Temple Hill Entertainment will continue to develop films for the studio and its label Paramount Players. On the television side, Temple Hill remains under a first-look deal with Lionsgate.The first-look film deal renewal comes on the heels of the critically acclaimed horror thriller “Smile,” from Paramount Pictures and Temple Hill, which earned more than $200 million at the global box office.“Temple Hill has a proven track record for making films that truly connect with people.

Gene Maddaus Senior Media Writer Talks between the Writers Guild of America and the AMPTP are expected to resume in earnest this week, with just two weeks left before the May 1 deadline to get a deal. The WGA leadership spent the last week meeting with members to encourage them to vote yes on a strike authorization. The deadline for members to vote is noon on Monday, and the membership is expected to deliver a resounding vote of support, likely in the high 90% range. In communications to members, guild captains urged members to deliver a “very high yes vote turnout” to maximize negotiators’ leverage. They also argued that the studios have been unwilling to budge on the guild’s main issues.

Chris Cornell, and the surviving members of Soundgarden — Kim Thayil, Matt Cameron and Ben Shepard — have settled a contentious legal battle that will allow the release of new music the band had been working on up to the time of the singer’s death from suicide in 2017. “The reconciliation marks a new partnership between the two parties, which will allow Soundgarden fans around the world to hear the final songs that the band and Chris were working on,” reads a statement by the relevant parties. “The two parties are united and coming together to propel, honor and build upon Soundgarden’s incredible legacy as well as Chris’s indelible mark on music history — as one of the greatest songwriters and vocalists of all time.”

Rebecca Rubin Film and Media Reporter Paramount Pictures has renewed its multi-year, first-look film deal with Temple Hill Entertainment. The companies recently collaborated on the creepy thriller “Smile,” which became an unexpected box office hit to the tune of $200 million globally. Under the terms of the agreement, Temple Hill Entertainment will continue to develop films for both Paramount Pictures and its label Paramount Players. On the television side, Temple Hill remains under a first-look deal with Lionsgate.  “Temple Hill has a proven track record for making films that truly connect with people. In the decade that we’ve known them, Wyck Marty, and Isaac have been incredible collaborators and more importantly, we also count them as friends,” said Paramount’s Motion Picture Group co-presidents Michael Ireland and Daria Cercek. “We couldn’t be happier to be extending this relationship so we can continue to find new ways to wow audiences together.”

Alec Baldwin is trying to get have a big lawsuit against him dismissed.

Alec Baldwin requested a wrongful death lawsuit filed against him by the family of Halyna Hutchins be dismissed with prejudice on Thursday. "The loss of a daughter and sister is undoubtedly painful in any circumstance," lawyers for the actor wrote in court documents obtained by Fox News Digital. "Yet Plaintiffs – who had been distanced from Halyna physically, financially, and emotionally for years before her death – have no viable cause of action against Defendants.This action is especially misguided." Baldwin's legal team specifically noted that the plaintiff has to be married to the decedent in California law to receive compensation for a wrongful death.

The WGA is expected to receive overwhelming support for a strike authorization today after writers have been voting for the past week.

EXCLUSIVE: Keeping current with shows in Paramount Global’s portfolio is getting a bit easier, as the company’s free streaming outlet Pluto TV is beginning to offer full previous seasons before their new seasons premiere on Paramount+.

The first image of a woman tragically found dead on the railway line on Easter Sunday has been released. Colette Fazackerley was pronounced dead after her body was recovered near to the tracks close to Ashton Cricket Club on April 9.

Prince William and Kate Middleton are to cut short Coronation rehearsals for Princess Charlotte’s birthday, it has been claimed. Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's son Prince Archie is not the only royal grandchild to be celebrating a birthday during Coronation week, as Princess Charlotte will turn eight on May 2, whilst Prince Archie's birthday falls on the same day as King Charles' Coronation – May 6.

their non-apology for a Bud Light ad campaign with trans influencer Dylan Mulvaney earlier this month, the hosts of “The View” weighed in on the situation Monday, calling the initial outrage outright “dumb.”“I wanna know, what are you so angry about? Beer does not have a — I mean, it’s not a Democrat or a Republican, it doesn’t have a belief system,” Whoopi Goldberg said to kick off the Hot Topics discussion. “It’s just beer!”As her co-hosts collected themselves after laughing, host Sunny Hostin chimed in, first calling out the blatant transphobia coming from conservative critics.“I think that these people that were destroying their own beer, which is also kind of dumb, they also are making this out to be — this is a transphobic issue, right?” she said.

Dominion Voting Systems is dropping claims of “lost profit damages” from its defamation case against Fox News, but maintains that its $1.6 billion claim stands, and that any change is just a matter of legal semantics.For a completely different spin on that, we head over to Fox News – which says the subtle change means Dominion has “finally admitted” that its initial damages claim was inflated, and that the shift amounts to a reduction in its ask by “more than half a billion dollars.”But the Denver-based company on Monday told TheWrap that it is still seeking $1.6 billion for what it says are defamatory statements by the conservative cable network after the 2020 presidential election: “The damages claim remains,” Dominion told TheWrap. “As Fox well knows, our damages exceed $1.6B.”Fox initially reported the adjustment in a Sunday court filing seeking clarity on an evidentiary matter, saying Dominion communicated that it had taken “more than a half a billion dollars” off its damages claim.

a new Financial Times story that quotes one key Republican donor on DeSantis, saying, “Because of his stance on abortion and book banning, myself and a bunch of friends are holding our powder dry.”“Despite not even jumping into the 2024 presidential race yet, Florida governor Ron DeSantis is already losing support from key Republican donors over his extreme positions just days after the governor signed a six-week abortion ban into law,” Brzezinski said, eventually punting to Scarborough. Her co-host then meditated on the state of the so-called “culture wars” between Republicans and Democrats, and how they’ve changed even in just the last year.

Taylor Swift is coming to NRG Stadium on April 21-23 and only a few last-minute tickets are still available.The 12-time Grammy winner, midway through her dazzling, record-breaking, headline-making ‘Eras Tour,’ has already sold out venues in Arizona, Las Vegas, Arlington and Tampa over the first four weekends of the tour but the Houston shows may prove to be the most difficult to get into yet.At the time of publication, the cheapest last-minute tickets we could find for Swift’s three night-stint in the Bayou City was $608 before fees on Vivid Seats — and those are for upper-deck seats.Lower-level tickets start at $591 before fees; no floor seats we found were under $1000 from April 21-23.While those may be steep price tags, we expect prices to balloon even higher this week as we get closer to the high-profile gigs.Based on our records, tickets cost nearly double what they were a month ago (!) to see Swift live — simply put, there’s more demand to see Taylor live now than ever before.So, if you want to catch Swift this weekend at NRG Stadium and still need tickets, here’s everything you need to know before it’s too late.All prices listed above are subject to fluctuation.A complete breakdown of all the best prices on upper-deck, lower-level and floor seats for each of Taylor’s three Houston concerts can be found below.(Note: The New York Post confirmed all above prices at the publication time.

Lizzo is giving everybody a lesson in self-confidence.

If the title didn't tell you - Ava Max is on tour...finally!

Peter Morgan (The Crown) was among the top winners at this year’s Critics’ Circle Theatre Awards with his latest production, Patriots, which took home the coveted Michael Billington Award for Best New Play.

regularity of school shootings? The host noted that such violence dates all the way back to Columbine, when Clinton was president and many thought of the tragedy “as a one-off.” “Well, one thing’s pretty clear is, whatever we do, we need to do it more together,” Clinton said. “And I think we need to start talking across this divide.”The former president’s main takeaway is that constituents and voters on both sides of the argument need to talk to each other to find common ground at the polls: “Neighbors have to talk to neighbors,” Clinton said.“A big problem with gun owners is they say, ‘Well, you know, what these people wanna do sounds reasonable, but it’s a slippery slope.

at rallies for Donald Trump, “The Daily Show” correspondent Jordan Klepper is pretty familiar with the twice-impeached-and-now-indicted former president’s supporters. So, speaking to MSNBC’s Jen Psaki on Sunday, Klepper pointed out that they have “trickily” turned AR-15s into “a new MAGA hat.”Ahead of his week of guest hosting “The Daily Show,” Klepper told Psaki that the thing he most often gets asked, based on his experiences in the field, is “can Trump supporters ever change their mind? Can you ever win an argument with a Trump supporter?” To that, Klepper had a bit of a layered answer.“You can convince somebody to change ideas.

Jennifer Garner is having quite a birthday bash!

Broadway performance of “The Phantom of the Opera” was for phamily. The famous chandelier fell one last time over the heads of an invitation-only crowd at the Majestic Theatre, where the show’s composer Andrew Lloyd Webber and producer Cameron Mackintosh were joined not only by famous friends and well-wishers, including Glenn Close and Lin-Manuel Miranda, but also former Phantoms, like Hugh Panaro and Howard McGillin, and former Christines, including Sarah Brightman (the 1988 original) and Sierra Boggess. They were surrounded by a host of past cast, crew and industry workers who had been affiliated with the show and its creatives over the course of its record-breaking run, the longest in Broadway history. There were even a few attendees in full Phantom attire, both the elaborate, skeleton-faced masquerade outfit and the iconic half-mask-and-cape ensemble.

Victoria Beckham is celebrating her 49th birthday with her nearest and dearest family members as husband David Beckham shared a gushing tribute.

Brian Steinberg Senior TV Editor Nielsen’s TV-industry measurement stick has regained some of its edge after an industry monitor restored accreditation to the company’s national TV ratings. The Media Rating Council, which holds measurement organizations to standards on behalf of the media sector, said Monday that Nielsen had regained approval after working to rectify several issues. Nielsen’s national ratings, arguably the standard in tabulating TV audiences, have been without industry backing since September of 2021, after TV networks complained that Nielsen’s work measuring activity during the coronavirus pandemic was sub-standard. Nielsen’s “commitments to validate and improve its estimates of the level of Broadband-Only Households” and to “enhancing the disclosures it provides to users about the variability associated with its estimates of television viewing” were “especially critical to our decision to re-apply accreditation at this time,” said George Ivie, executive director and CEO of the Media Rating Council, in a prepared statement.

LL Cool J’s Rock The Bells said Paramount Global, along with Raine Ventures and Irving Azoff of Iconic Artists Group, led a $15 million funding round for the hip-hop platform, which has also signed a first look deal with Par.

Geri Horner threw fans back to the 90s with a celebratory post for Victoria Beckham’s birthday as the former Spice Girls star turned 49. Fans know that Geri and Victoria were two parts of the Spice Girls alongside Mel B, Melanie C and Emma Bunton.The band rose to fame almost three decades ago and quickly became one of the most iconic British groups, selling 100 million records worldwide and becoming the most successful British pop act since the Beatles.They officially broke up in February 2001, with each of the members going on to pursue solo projects in the music, fashion and broadcasting industries.To celebrate Victoria’s birthday on Monday, Geri, 50, who earlier this year enjoyed a sunny getaway to a mysterious beachy location, took to Instagram with some throwback pictures.

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A popular Special Buy is returning to Aldi which saw shoppers ‘climbing over each other’ to get their hands on it the last time it hit shelves. The viral Prime Hydration drink will be available to buy in Aldi again - for just £1.99.

David Beckham shared a sweet message on Monday to celebrate his other half Victoria’s 49th birthday.

Björk incorporated over 800 drones into her performance at Coachella 2023 yesterday (Sunday April 16). Check out footage of the moment below, along with the full setlist.The career-spanning set, which saw Björk perform with an orchestra conducted by Bjarni Frímann, prioritised “simplicity” – according the Icelandic singer – but also enlisted over 800 drones as a visual aid for the crowd.Initially, the set was scheduled to be livestreamed onto Coachella’s YouTube channel.

Binky Felstead has welcomed her third child, a baby boy, with her husband Max Darnton sharing the news with fans on Instagram.The former Made in Chelsea star, 32, went into labour earlier this week at St Mary's Hospital in London, and Max has now shared a cryptic Instagram post appearing to confirm the arrival of the couple's second child, a baby boy. He posted a photograph of Binky along with the caption: "Champion," alongside a lovestruck emoji, seemingly confirming the MIC star had given birth. Messages of congratulations have been quick to pour in, both from Binky's fans and the couple's celeb pals.

Prince Harry held peace talks with his father before confirming his attendance at next month’s Coronation of King Charles and the Queen Consort, Camilla, according to reports. Following the release of the explosive Netflix documentary Harry & Meghan and the Duke of Sussex’s memoir Spare, it was unclear whether the youngest son of King Charles would be flying back to the UK with Meghan Markle for the Coronation.

A 20-year-old man has died while another has been left with serious injuries after a car hit a tree.

NCT members Doyoung, Jaehyun and Jungwoo have made their debut under a new sub-unit, NCT DOJAEJUNG, with their mini-album ‘Perfume’.On April 17 at 6pm KST, the NCT trio released their first mini-album ‘Perfume’ as well as the music video for its title track of the same name.In the new visual, Doyoung, Jaehyun and Jungwoo formulate scents in a flower-filled mansion, later bottling them in three perfume bottles. Placing them in a gift box, they leave it on the doorstep of a fan as a gift.“Leaving ‘em on your wrist / On your collar / Gonna let ‘em hover / So you can’t forget me / Mixed in with the smallest sigh,” NCT DOJAEJUNG sing on the chorus.

Cannes Critics’ Week has announced the selection for its 62nd edition, running from May 17 to 25.

After 35 years, Andrew Lloyd Webber’s The Phantom of the Opera took its final curtain call on Sunday night at the Majestic Theatre in New York. This was show No. 13,981 of the longest-running show in Broadway history and was dedicated by Lloyd Webber to his son Nicholas who died last month after a battle with gastric cancer.