Editor’s note: In what could be one of the most consequential elections in Los Angeles’ history, the race this year for mayor sees two former allies in an increasingly sharp bid to take over City Hall. With many issues in the contest between incumbent Mayor Karen Bass, Councilmember Nithya Raman and reality TV vet Spencer Pratt impacting the entertainment industry, Deadline […]

Like Harvey Weinstein before him, Sean “Diddy” Combs could face bicoastal justice over sex crimes allegations. “In the fall of 2025, LAPD and LASD each presented a separate sexual assault investigation for one victim to the L.A. County District Attorney’s Office,” a spokesperson for Nathan Hochman told Deadline on Tuesday. “We are reviewing the case.” […]

The man suspected of stabbing Top Gun: Maverick actor James Handy to death earlier this week will have to face a mental competency hearing before murder charges can be pursued. The capacities of Michael Ray Gledhill will be examined in a Hollywood court June 22, a state judge decided Friday, after the Los Angeles County District […]

Facing the possibility of the death penalty for the murder of his parents last year, Nick Reiner is trying to get the best defense money can buy by unlocking a $1.5 million trust fund Rob and Michelle Reiner set up for him decades ago. “Nick has a defense to present in the criminal case, and […]