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7Jared Leto has found his missing Oscar. jaredleto/Instagram Jared Leto has apparently found his missing Oscar. In 2014, the quirky celebrity won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor in “Dallas Buyers Club.” But he told James Corden in a 2021 interview that he lost the coveted statue in a move three years earlier. 7Leto … Read more

Budget carrier Frontier Airlines said Tuesday it will offer first-class-style seating to woo passengers willing to spend more. Frontier previously added more seats with extra leg room and business fares targeted at small companies. Other budget carriers have also been targeting higher fares. In August, Spirit Airlines began offering intra-Europe-style business-class seats with a guaranteed blocked middle seat, while Southwest Airlines said in July it planned to … Read more

Alisha Kerichenko, a former felon, prepares to die-cut rubber tiles at U.S. Rubber Recycling in Colton. (Mel Melcon / Los Angeles Times) California’s Civil Rights Department announced settlements Tuesday with Amazon, Ikea and Kohl’s over allegations that the big-box retailers illegally denied jobs to people based on their criminal histories. Amazon allegedly denied a Bay … Read more

Lee Ramer, former president of Los Angeles’ cultural affairs commission, was involved with many of the city’s arts institutions, including the Hammer Museum, Skirball Cultural Center and the Museum of Contemporary Art. (Stephanie Ramer) Lee Ramer, a longtime Los Angeles arts leader and early champion of L.A. as a cultural capital, died at home Sunday, … Read more

Daddy Yankee said this is “not an easy time” amid his divorce from Mireddys González. (Julio Aguilar / Getty Images) Daddy Yankee and his wife of nearly 30 years, Mireddys González, are getting divorced. The “Gasolina” rapper, who retired from performing last year to rededicate his life to his Christian faith, announced the split Monday … Read more

Beyoncé was named Billboard’s greatest pop star of the 21st century and Taylor Swift’s fans are up in arms. The music outlet placed the 43-year-old above Swift’s second place standing on Tuesday and cited Beyoncé’s “full 25 years of influence, evolution and impact” as their reasoning. Not long after they made the announcement, the singers’ … Read more

Ariana Grande barely held back tears as Drew Barrymore surprised her with a special prop from the original “Wizard of Oz” movie. Grande — who plays Glinda in the prequel film, “Wicked” — recently stopped by “The Drew Barrymore Show” for a pre-taped appearance set to air Thursday. “I have something that’s extremely exciting and special. … Read more

Vanna White/Instagram Fans are spelling out a three letter word when it comes to Vanna White’s son, Nikko Santo Pietro. The 67-year-old leggy letter turner shared a cooking video to Instagram on Monday alongside her 30-year-old son showing the two whipping up a chicken dish in the kitchen. In the reel, White and Nikko filmed … Read more

An E. coli outbreak that hit McDonald’s is over, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said. (Gene J. Puskar / Associated Press) An E. coli outbreak that hit McDonald’s Corp. is over, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Tuesday. Fresh, slivered onions at McDonald’s were the likely source of the … Read more

I got a butt massage by an AI robot in L.A. Here’s how it went My first meeting with Aescape, the AI-powered massage robot, was benign enough — if a bit eerie. As if HAL had gotten a job in the Valley. I stepped into the austere spa room at Pause, a wellness center in … Read more