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Michael Douglas, left, was “misinformed” about Val Kilmer’s health, the “Top Gun” actor says. (Jordan Strauss / Invision / Associated Press, left; Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times) Val Kilmer doesn’t have cancer, despite Michael Douglas’ comment in a recent interview that his costar in the 1996 film “The Ghost and the Darkness” was … Read more

The Venice Electric Light Parade’s founder Marcus Gladney and his LED-decorated bike, Big Red. (Mariah Tauger / Los Angeles Times) 1 It’s Sunday nearing sunset and the daily carnival that is the Venice Beach Boardwalk should be winding down, except here at Windward Plaza Park more people are streaming in than heading for their cars. … Read more

In the original “Maverick,” Navy pilot Iceman (Val Kilmer) faces off with rival Maverick (Tom Cruise). More than three decades later, Kilmer’s appearance in “Top Gun: Maverick” is brief but no less powerful. (Paramount Pictures) Warning: Radar shows “Top Gun: Maverick” spoilers ahead. Val Kilmer’s lone scene in “Top Gun: Maverick” is strikingly powerful — … Read more

Actor Val Kilmer has reportedly died of pneumonia. (Kirk McKoy / Los Angeles Times) Val Kilmer, a character actor as famous for his idiosyncrasies as he was for his widely lauded performances in hit films such as “Top Gun,” “Tombstone” and “Batman Forever,” has died at age 65. A devout Christian Scientist who eschewed traditional … Read more

Val Kilmer, the California-born, Juilliard-trained actor who starred in films including “Top Gun,” “The Doors,” “Tombstone” and “Batman Forever” and earned a reputation as a Hollywood bad boy, has died, the New York Times reported. He was 65. The cause of death was pneumonia, the paper said, citing his daughter Mercedes Kilmer. Kilmer was one … Read more

Genesis Moreno, left, and her mother, Karmen Gomez de Moreno, look out over Lechuza Beach. (Genaro Molina / Los Angeles Times)

Dr. Sophie Chandauka, the chair of Prince Harry’s Sentebale charity, was accused of “playing the race card” after accusing the royal of harassment and bullying. “This is her plan. As soon as anyone turns against her, she brings the race card in and she comes for you,” an insider told the Telegraph Tuesday. The source … Read more

Sunday Funday has a different meaning to Maury Povich. The former talk show host, 86, seemingly revealed that he and his wife, Connie Chung, 78, get naughty at the end of every week. Povich and Chung — who have been married since 1984 — appeared to spill the intimate details of their sex life on the first … Read more

Kid Rock’s new abode is fit for an “American Bad Ass.” The controversial rocker, 54, spent the past 20 years building himself a mini White House dupe, and now, he’s practically living like his good friend, President Donald Trump. Rock’s new 27,000-square-foot presidential replica is perched high atop the hills in Nashville, Tennessee, with a giant … Read more

You can teach an old orange new tricks. Navel oranges have been grown in California since the 1870s, but in the 1970s, a chance mutation yielded the Cara Cara (it was found on a Venezuelan orange plantation called Hacienda Cara Cara). It’s basically a navel orange with a difference — its flesh is tinged pinkish … Read more