Nardine Saad covers breaking entertainment news, trending culture topics, celebrities and their kin for the Fast Break Desk at the Los Angeles Times.
Born and raised in Southern California, she graduated from UC Irvine with degrees in literary journalism and psychology. She later earned a master’s degree in online journalism from the University of Southern California.
She joined the Los Angeles Times in 2010 as a MetPro trainee and has reported from homicide scenes, flooded canyons, red carpet premieres and award shows for the Metro and Entertainment & Arts sections.
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Mary J. Blige will embark on a 2025 tour dedicated to fans, who took to the comments section of her post announcing the event to weigh in on her connection to Diddy and issues with Ne-Yo in the lineup.
Sept. 23, 2024
Olivia Munn and John Mulaney announced the arrival of their second child amid her cancer battle. Munn had ‘so many profound emotions’ about surrogate pregnancy.
Sept. 23, 2024
Susan Eubanks, the mother of late Linkin Park frontman Chester Bennington, said the band promised to tell her if the group was getting back together. But they didn’t.
Sept. 20, 2024
Michael Madsen files for divorce: The ‘Reservoir Dogs’ actor says that irreconcilable differences ‘does not adequately describe’ their contentious split.
Sept. 19, 2024
Jane’s Addiction guitarist Dave Navarro, whose fight with singer Perry Farrell led to the band calling off the rest of its U.S. tour, got introspective about their drama.
Sept. 18, 2024
Aubrey O’Day, frontwoman of Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs’ now-defunct girl group Danity Kane, says she feels validated and vindicated after the hip-hop mogul’s arrest.
Sept. 18, 2024
The Jackson 5’s Tito Jackson died Sunday in New Mexico after suffering a medical emergency, according to local law enforcement officials.
Sept. 17, 2024
REO Speedwagon will ‘cease touring’ in 2025 amid ‘irreconcilable differences’ about health that arose between bassist Bruce Hall and lead singer Kevin Cronin.
Sept. 17, 2024
Jane’s Addiction abruptly ended its reunion tour on Monday after band members Perry Farrell and Dave Navarro got into a fight onstage during a Friday show.
Sept. 16, 2024
Tito Jackson, an original member of the family band the Jackson 5, which launched the career of ‘King of Pop’ Michael Jackson, has died at 70.
Sept. 16, 2024