Christie D’Zurilla is an assistant editor for entertainment news on the Fast Break team. A graduate of USC, she joined the Los Angeles Times in 2003 as a copy editor, started writing about celebrities in 2009 and has more than 36 years of journalism experience in Southern California.
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‘Rehab Addict’ host Nicole Curtis apologizes after video shows her using a racial slur during taping as she struggles with a task. The series has been pulled by HGTV.
Steve Finney, a steel guitarist who toured with Patty Loveless and narrowly avoided a plane crash that killed eight members of Reba McEntire’s band, has died. He was 70.
Sherri Shepherd addresses her show’s cancellation a week after the fact, promising joy to come. She also joked that guests should not start stealing stuff from her set.
Rappers Ja Rule and Tony Yayo, who have been beefing for almost 30 years, threw down before a cross-country flight. A pillow was the case.
Greg Brown, a founding member of Sacramento alt-rock outfit Cake, has died. Friends honored the guitarist, who wrote the band’s enduring hit ‘The Distance.’
Hoda Kotb, who retired from the ‘Today’ show last year, steps up to fill in for Savannah Guthrie as the latter focuses on mom Nancy Guthrie’s disappearance.
Rapper Lil Jon’s son Nathan Smith was found dead Friday in a Georgia park pond after going missing Tuesday morning. The 27-year-old performed as DJ Young Slade.
Ray J says he’s taking eight prescription medications for his heart condition and has been advised to stay in bed and avoid drinking alcohol and smoking.
Did Nicki Minaj ever consider herself a DACA ‘Dreamer’? The rapper said after an appearance with President Trump that her citizenship paperwork is being finalized.
Ray J says he has only until 2027 to live after his heavy use of alcohol and drugs damaged his heart. When the time comes, the singer says, ‘Burn me, don’t bury me.’