16 January 2026 Valeria Nicov and Sean Penn on Jan. 14, 2026 in Los Angeles. Credit : BACKGRID Sean Penn, the two-time Academy Award-winning actor whose career has spanned turbulent indie dramas and commanding Hollywood roles, was recently photographed in a rare and intimate public moment with his girlfriend, model and actress Valeria Nicov, as the couple took a leisurely stroll through Santa Monica, California. On January 14, 2026, the pair were seen holding hands while out

15 January 2026 Daniele Venturelli/Getty Images / Michael Buckner/Variety/Getty Images Dakota Johnson and singer-songwriter Role Model have once again set off a flurry of speculation about their relationship following another recently spotted date night in Los Angeles that reminded fans and onlookers that Hollywood’s most talked-about romances often unfold in slow, intriguing chapters. On January 14, the Fifty Shades of Grey star, 36, and the 28-year-old indie pop artist whos

14 January 2026 Casey Wasserman, chairman of the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics organizing committee, speaks at the Intuit Dome in Inglewood, Calif., on January 13. Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP When registration opened on January 14, 2026 for the ticket lottery to attend the 2028 Summer Olympic Games in Los Angeles, excitement quickly spilled over into frustration for eager fans around the world who found themselves stuck in long virtual queues trying to secure their chance at seats

13 January 2026 Kiefer Sutherland during a special screening of "Rabbit Hole" in New York City on March 23, 2023. Noam Galai / Getty Images for Paramount+ Actor Kiefer Sutherland, best known to millions for his Emmy-winning portrayal of Jack Bauer in 24, was arrested early on January 12, 2026 following an altercation with a ride-share driver in the Hollywood area of Los Angeles, drawing immediate attention to both his legal troubles and the demands of celebrity life. Accordin

12 January 2026 The LA County Sheriff’s Department spoke out after one of its deputies was served a cup of coffee with a hand-drawn image of a pig. KTLA A seemingly ordinary coffee run in Norwalk, California on January 9, 2026 quickly transformed into a national conversation about respect, workplace conduct and corporate responsibility when a Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputy was handed a Starbucks cup bearing a hand-drawn image of a pig, a symbol widely regarded as derogat

11 January 2026 Kylie Jenner was snubbed by Timothée Chalamet’s “Marty Supreme” co-star at the 2026 Golden Globe Awards. Penske Media via Getty Images At the 83rd Golden Globe Awards in Beverly Hills on January 11, 2026, a brief but now viral moment involving Kylie Jenner and Odessa A’zion, a co-star of Timothée Chalamet from the film Marty Supreme, sparked a wave of conversation across social media and entertainment circles. The incident unfolded as cameras captured the two

10 January 2026 Nick Reiner’s weight gain and change of medication for his schizophrenia treatment was a cause of his parents Rob Reiner and Michele Singer Reiner’s deaths, according to a new doc. michelereiner/Instagram A new documentary examining the tragic deaths of filmmaker Rob Reiner and his wife, Michele Singer Reiner, is shining an intense spotlight on the complex and painful circumstances that culminated in their December 14, 2025 murders in their Los Angeles home a

9 January 2026 Olivia Wilde has just turned a significant page in both her personal life and her real estate portfolio by selling her Los Angeles residence for $5.23 million, a nearly $700,000 loss from what she paid for the property in 2023, a move that comes amid heightened public interest in her blossoming romance with British art dealer Caspar Jopling. The once-picturesque Studio City home, which she purchased for roughly $5.9 million, changed hands on December 2, 2025, l

8 January 2026 James Ransone in Westwood, Calif., in 2019.Robyn Beck / AFP via Getty Images file The official cause of death for beloved actor James Ransone was revealed in early January 2026, bringing clarity and heartbreak in equal measure to fans, colleagues and loved ones still processing the shock of his passing in December 2025. According to a December 29 death certificate obtained by People magazine and the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner, Ransone, best known to ma

7 January 2026 Nick Reiner is slated to be in a Los Angeles court Wednesday to answer to charges he killed his parents. REUTERS Nick Reiner, 32-year-old son of celebrated Hollywood filmmaker Rob Reiner and photographer and producer Michele Singer Reiner, is scheduled to appear in Los Angeles Superior Court on January 7 for arraignment on two counts of first-degree murder in connection with the stabbing deaths of his parents at their Brentwood home in December 2025, a case tha

6 January 2026 Two burglars broke into a high-end store and attempted to steal $100,000 worth of luxury handbags in Irvine, Calif. Irvine Police Department/Instagram In the quiet pre-dawn hours in Irvine, California, a dramatic scene unfolded that looked more like a heist from a Hollywood thriller than a routine burglary as two would-be thieves were caught in the act attempting to make off with nearly $100,000 worth of designer handbags before heavily armed police officers in

5 January 2025 Firefighters watch a home burn in the Pacific Palisades in early January 2025. Getty Images The sweeping wildfires that tore through Los Angeles County in January 2025 will be remembered not just for the dramatic images of smoke-choked skies and charred neighborhoods but for the staggering economic toll they exacted on communities, households and the regional economy, a cost that stretches far beyond charred trees and smoldering ruins to reshape housing markets

4 January 2026 Comedian Aubrey Plaza delisted the $6.5 million home where her husband, Jeff Baena, passed away three months after she put the Los Angeles property on the market. BACKGRID Aubrey Plaza has quietly reversed course on a deeply personal real-estate decision by delisting the Los Angeles home she had put up for sale following the death of her husband, filmmaker Jeff Baena, four months after originally listing the property and in the midst of her own ongoing process

3 January 2026 Angelina Jolie, the Academy Award-winning actress, director and humanitarian, has quietly embarked on one of the most significant personal transitions of her life, preparing to sell her historic Los Angeles estate and depart the city that has been both home and stage for some of her deepest joys and most painful struggles, as she sets her sights on a future defined by privacy, global travel and creative pursuits beyond the glare of Hollywood’s spotlight. Source

2 January 2026 Mickey Rourke, the once electrifying Hollywood presence whose career soared with iconic roles in films like 9½ Weeks and reached emotional heights in The Wrestler, was spotted in a rare public moment on New Year’s Day that startled fans and sparked a wave of sympathy and concern, appearing markedly different from his signature screen persona while he confronted a very real threat of eviction from his Los Angeles home as the new year began. At 73, the actor, kno

1 January 2026 A new lawsuit filed in Los Angeles on December 30, 2025, has once again put Oscar-winning actor and musician Will Smith at the center of legal controversy as professional violinist Brian King Joseph accuses him and his management company of sexual harassment, wrongful termination and retaliation tied to his involvement in Smith’s 2025 global concert tour. The complaint, lodged in California Superior Court, details a series of distressing events that Joseph says

31 December 2025 The Original Saugus Café is abruptly closing its doors after nearly 140 years. A chapter of Southern California history will soon come to an end when the Original Saugus Cafe, the longest continuously operating restaurant in Los Angeles County, closes its doors after nearly 140 years in operation, a decision that will mark the end of an era for the Santa Clarita community and beyond. The cafe, which traces its roots back to the late 19th century when it first

30 December 2025 Los Angeles is preparing to enact one of the most significant changes to its housing landscape in more than four decades by imposing new limits on annual rent increases that many city residents hope will offer long-awaited relief from the relentless climb in housing costs, a decision that reflects mounting pressure on policymakers to make the city more affordable while setting the stage for intense debate about the future of rental housing in America’s second

29 December 2025 Leonardo DiCaprio and his longtime girlfriend Vittoria Ceretti were spotted enjoying a relaxed outing in Los Angeles that turned into a surprisingly affectionate moment for the famously private Hollywood couple when they shared a sweet kiss in public during a post-Christmas shopping trip along Melrose Place, a scene that delighted fans and provided a rare glimpse into a relationship that the actor and model have largely kept out of the spotlight. DiCaprio, 51

27 December 2025 Kris Jenner, the matriarch of the Kardashian-Jenner empire and one of television’s most effective navigators of fame and media attention, made headlines late in 2025 when she offered an unusually warm and public show of support for her daughter Kylie Jenner’s boyfriend, Hollywood actor Timothée Chalamet, in comments that delighted fans, sparked conversation across social platforms and signaled a rare moment of unabashed enthusiasm from a woman known for her s