SUV plows through LA street carnival leaving six hospitalized
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SUV plows through LA street carnival leaving six hospitalized

ByNews Polite

At least six people were hospitalized after an SUV apparently trying to flee cops plowed into a crowded street carnival in Los Angeles on Saturday night. A white Porsche Cayenne sped into a crowd of hundreds near Trinity Street and Martin Luther King Jr Boulevard in the city’s historic South Central…

Ex-‘Scrubs’ producer Eric Weinberg jailed after bail revoked in sex crimes case
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Ex-‘Scrubs’ producer Eric Weinberg jailed after bail revoked in sex crimes case

ByNews Polite

Former “Scrubs” producer Eric Weinberg was jailed Tuesday after bail was revoked in his sex crimes case that includes more than a dozen charges against him. Weinberg, 62, was previously free on $5 million bail after he was arrested earlier this month on 18 felony counts in connection to the…

‘Superfly’ actor Kaalan Walker sentenced to 50 years to life in prison for rape charges
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‘Superfly’ actor Kaalan Walker sentenced to 50 years to life in prison for rape charges

ByNews Polite

A Los Angeles-based rapper who acted in the 2018 movie “SuperFly” was sentenced Monday to 50 years to life in prison after he was convicted of sexually assaulting seven victims — including three minors. Kaalan Walker, 27, was also ordered to register as a lifetime sex offender for the series…

LA union honcho resigns amid backlash over leaked recording
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LA union honcho resigns amid backlash over leaked recording

ByNews Polite

A Los Angeles union boss who hosted a meeting that featured racist comments from the city council president resigned Monday amid backlash after an audio recording of the conversation was leaked to the press. Los Angeles County Federation of Labor President Ron Herrera participated in the closed-door October 2021 redistricting…

Emmys 2022 hit record low with 25% drop in viewers since last year
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Emmys 2022 hit record low with 25% drop in viewers since last year

ByNews Polite

“TV’s biggest night” of 2022 was its smallest in history. The 74th Annual Emmy Awards on Monday, hosted by Kenan Thompson, attracted just 5.9 million viewers to NBC — a 25% decrease in viewership from last year’s awards on CBS, according to preliminary Nielsen data. Additionally, this year’s Emmys had…