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Award-winning journalist Chris Gardner serves as a Senior Staff Writer at The Hollywood Reporter. He writes Rambling Reporter, a legendary column that dates back to the first issue of the magazine, published Sept. 3, 1930. In addition to writing about Hollywood culture, Gardner moves between breaking news, event coverage, talent interviews and features. He has covered the Oscars, Emmys, Golden Globes and Grammys, film festivals like Cannes, Sundance and Toronto, and cultural events including the Super Bowl. He has won four L.A. Press Club awards including one for a story that detailed power publicist Nanci Ryder's battle with ALS.
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Valentino Partners With Stylists Including Law Roach for Interpretations of Unboxing Collection
Pierpaolo Piccioli’s latest collection for Valentino is coming alive across the globe (and online) with the help of 10 stylists. Maison Valentino drafted the talents of image architects like Law Roach to put their spins on Unboxing Valentino, Piccioli’s designs for spring/summer 2023. Per the luxury house, “Unboxing celebrates the limitlessness of creative impulse and […]
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Owen Wilson Says Wig Did “Heavy Lifting” to Help Him Play Bob Ross-Inspired Character in ‘Paint’
Brit McAdams had an idea, one best explained by a couple of questions. “What if an artist, someone like a Bob Ross, had a lot of power but didn’t use that power for good? What if that person, seemingly the nicest, most polite person on TV, maybe even the world, was not what they seemed […]
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Reese Witherspoon, Husband Jim Toth Announce “Difficult Decision” to Divorce After 12 Years of Marriage
Reese Witherspoon and husband Jim Toth are going their separate ways. The Oscar-winning actress and producer shared a joint statement on Instagram on Friday, confirming the split that comes just days before the couple was to celebrate their 12th anniversary on Sunday. “We have some personal news to share,” reads the statement. “It is with […]
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Usher to Headline Los Angeles Dodgers Foundation’s Blue Diamond Gala
Usher has a date with the Dodgers. The Grammy-winning singer is confirmed to headline the Blue Diamond Gala, the marquee fundraiser for the Los Angeles Dodgers Foundation. Set for June 22 at Dodger Stadium, the gala, titled “The Party for L.A.,” and is to be presented by the Los Angeles Dodgers Ownership Group. The whole […]
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PR Firm DKC Opens Flagship Office in Century City
DKC has a new home base on the West Coast. The public relations, digital communications and content production agency has opened doors of a new West Coast flagship office. Located on the ground floor at 1801 Century Park East in Century City, the spread features open-concept workspaces, multiple high-design meeting rooms, a product showroom, viewing […]
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GLAAD: Racial Diversity Up Among LGBTQ Characters on TV; Overall Representation Drops
After a record-setting showing last year, overall representation of LGBTQ characters on television has decreased from 637 characters to 596 characters while racial diversity has increased to more than 50 percent of those characters being people of color. This is according to the 18th edition of Where We Are on TV, a new report from […]
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Keanu Reeves, Laurence Fishburne Remember Lance Reddick at ‘John Wick: Chapter 4’ L.A. Premiere
Hollywood’s TCL Chinese Theatre hosted the Los Angeles premiere of Lionsgate’s John Wick: Chapter 4 on Monday night and while the festivities had the requisite red carpet, cast, filmmakers and media in place, the focus fell on the missing member of the John Wick family: Lance Reddick. The beloved actor, who reprises his role as […]
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Cast of Adele Lim’s Comedy ‘Joy Ride’ to Receive CinemaCon’s Comedy Ensemble of the Year Award
On the heels of a world premiere at SXSW, Adele Lim’s Joy Ride has snagged its first award. The cast of the wild road trip comedy will receive the CinemaCon Comedy Ensemble of the Year Award during the Big Screen Achievement Awards inside The Colosseum at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas on April 27. From Lionsgate […]
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Stylist Law Roach Explains Why He’s Retiring from Celebrity Styling and Whether He’ll Continue to Work With Zendaya
“I am definitely, 100,000 percent retiring.” So says Law Roach in a new and wide-ranging interview with The Cut and its editor-in-chief Lindsay Peoples done directly on the heels of an announcement that shook up the fashion industry this week. The A-list star stylist posted on Instagram that he was bowing out because “the politics, […]
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Jason Blum, Nicole Brown, Charles D. King and Scott Stuber Join American Cinematheque Board of Directors
The American Cinematheque is beefing up its board of directors with the addition of four Hollywood heavyweights. Joining the ranks, in alphabetical order, are producer Jason Blum, TriStar Pictures president Nicole Brown, MACRO chief Charles D. King and Netflix film chairman Scott Stuber. American Cinematheque chairman Rick Nicita said the organization is “excited and honored” […]
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Sian Heder on How Winning an Oscar Changed Her Life (But Not Her Car)
A new crop of winners will soon find out how owning an Oscar can change one’s life and career, which is why The Hollywood Reporter asked Siân Heder at the recent Spirit Awards how having one has impacted hers. Heder, a winner for best adapted screenplay last year for her work on the best picture […]
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Sharon Stone Says She Lost “Half My Money to This Banking Thing,” Breaks Down in Tears During Speech
Sharon Stone prepared some remarks to offer in return for receiving the Courage Award on Thursday night during the Women’s Cancer Research Fund’s (WCRF) An Unforgettable Evening fundraiser. But she didn’t seem to need any help in delivering a speech that, at times, had her in tears and ended with a standing ovation. “I brought […]
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