Music
Brown’s suit, filed Tuesday in Los Angeles Superior Court, seeks $500 million from Warner Bros. Discovery and production company Ample Entertainment.
Dodgers
Chris Woodward, who worked as the Dodgers’ third base coach before managing the Texas Rangers, returns to the Dodgers as their new first base coach.
Television
‘SNL’ alum Chris Rock hosted for the fourth time, with Gracie Abrams as musical guest — but Adam Sandler’s cameo in a late sketch upstaged them all.
Hollywood Inc.
Wallace moved from Fox News to CNN in late 2021 to be a host on its short-lived streaming service. He hosts “Who’s Talking to Chris Wallace?”
Movies
Chris Evans will reportedly join Robert Downey Jr. in 2026’s ‘Avengers: Doomsday,’ marking his return to the Marvel Cinematic Universe six years after ‘Endgame.’
The director leaves a legacy of albums and musical projects as wonderfully weird as his films. Artists who joined him at different points of his journey speak about how it was to make songs with him.
INDUSTRY UPDATES
Chris Gallant has been named the chief executive officer of iconic coconut water and hydration brand, ZICO Rising.
Chris Martin emerged unharmed and thanked the crew member who caught him after he fell through a trap door during Coldplay’s Sunday concert in Melbourne.
Angels
Chris Sale struck out 10 and Marcell Ozuna hit a three-run home run to lift the Atlanta Braves to an 11-3 victory over the Angels.
Books
Octavia E. Butler and Mike Davis are just some of the Angelenos whose books can help us understand L.A.’s fires, plus Kristin Hannah discusses bestseller ‘The Women.’