For three decades, the sprawling ranch-style mansion at 700 Nimes Road was the home of Dame Elizabeth Taylor, the legendary movie star, perfume maker, lover, and activist. It’s a home that Tim Mendelson, Taylor’s long-time personal assistant and friend, knew well. “Elizabeth liked homes that made people feel comfortable,” Tim explains. “It was pretty big, […]
Parents Vote to Keep Michael Jackson’s Name on a Hollywood Elementary School
On Saturday, LAUSD announced that the auditorium at Gardner Street Elementary School in Hollywood will continue to bear the name of Michael Jackson, even in the wake of fresh allegations that the deceased pop star once sexually abused two young boys. Parents of the 400-some-odd students who currently attend the school were tasked with voting […]
Why #FreeBritney Protesters Think Britney Spears Is Being Held Against Her Will
On Monday afternoon, dozens of protesters gathered outside West Hollywood City Hall holding signs with slogans inspired by Britney Spears songs: “Britney’s [Management] Is Toxic,” “Britney Isn’t a Slave for You,” and more. It was all part of a #FreeBritney protest organized by some of the pop star’s most die-hard fans. Concerned fans of Britney […]
How the Ultra-Wealthy are Making Themselves Immune to Natural Disasters
Kim Kardashian West couldn’t stop taking pictures of the Woolsey fire as she returned by private plane to L.A. last November. But it didn’t take her long to realize that the proximity of the flames to her 16,000-square-foot mansion meant that it would likely burn to the ground, like so many properties from Calabasas to […]
Vulnerability Guru Brené Brown Is About to Become the Marie Kondo of Emotions
For those who haven’t heard of Brené Brown, the five-time New York Times bestselling author/speaker/storyteller/professor at the Graduate School of Social Work at the University of Houston refers to herself as a “shame and vulnerability researcher.” “When I say that to someone sitting next to me on a plane, it stops the conversation,” she says. […]
Andrew Garfield Wants You to Know He’d Crush You at Ping-Pong
Andrew Garfield is one of those people who’s phenomenal at a lot of stuff. Surfing. Ping-Pong. Imitating a Valley girl with pitch-perfect vocal fry. And, yeah, acting (see an Oscar nom for Hacksaw Ridge, Golden Globe noms for Hacksaw and The Social Network, and a Best Actor Tony for Angels in America). His excellence in […]