PANETTIERE AWARDED FOR TRYING TO SAVE DOLPHINS

March 30, 2008 - 2:50 pm

"Heroes" star Hayden Panettiere cried Saturday night as the Humane Society gave her an activism award for protesting the annual dolphin slaughter in Southwestern Japan last year.

Hayden received the Gretchen Wyler Award, given annually at the Genesis Awards to a celebrity who brings attention to animal causes. Wyler, who founded the awards and was also an actress, died last May from breast cancer, two months after presenting the first award to Paul McCartney.

Johnny Wactor attends the "Silent River" opening night theatrical premiere at Laemmle Glendale ...

LAPD searches for ‘General Hospital’ actor’s killers, seeks fingerprints, video

Richard Winton Los Angeles Times

May 28, 2024 - 11:59 am

Police detectives are collecting surveillance video and searching for fingerprints as they look for the group of catalytic converter thieves who killed a “General Hospital” actor on Saturday morning in downtown L.A.

Hip-hop icon Ice Cube is coming to the M Resort in Henderson in September. (Ice Cube)

Hip-hop icon coming to Henderson this fall

By Paul Pearson / RJ

May 28, 2024 - 11:26 am

The rapper, actor and Raiders fan is coming to Las Vegas, but this show will not be on the Strip.

Livin’ on: Dead & Company extend Sphere series into August

By John Katsilometes / RJ

May 28, 2024 - 6:29 pm

Dead & Company is adding dates this summer to its hit Las Vegas residency celebrating the Grateful Dead’s enduring legacy in rock history.

Mike Tyson speaks onstage during the Jake Paul vs. Mike Tyson boxing match press conference at ...

Mike Tyson ‘doing great’ after medical emergency on flight to LA

Julia Wick Los Angeles Times

May 28, 2024 - 5:23 am

Former heavyweight boxing champion Mike Tyson had a medical emergency Sunday on a flight from Miami to Los Angeles, his representatives said Monday.

‘General Hospital’ actor shot dead in Los Angeles robbery

Theresa Braine, New York Daily News

May 27, 2024 - 6:00 am

Actor Johnny Wactor, known for playing Brando Corbin on “General Hospital,” was shot dead during a robbery attempt in Los Angeles, family members and his agent said Sunday.

Morgan Spurlock of the CNN series "Inside Man" poses at the CNN Worldwide All-Star Party, on Fr ...

‘Super Size Me’ documentarian, Morgan Spurlock, dies

By Mark Kennedy AP Entertainment Writer

May 24, 2024 - 9:24 am

Documentary filmmaker Morgan Spurlock, an Oscar-nominee who made food and American diets his life’s work, famously eating only at McDonald’s for a month to illustrate the dangers of a fast-food diet, has died at age 53.

A 1967 Vanden Plas Princess 4-litre Limousine “Siegfried & Roy Show Car” is up for auction. ...

Tigers not included: Siegfried & Roy’s former limos up for auction

By Erin Edgemon / RJ

May 23, 2024 - 11:46 am

One of the limos was outfitted for the stage, while the other was used by the legendary Las Vegas magicians in their “Halo days,” according to the auction block.

Celine Dion presents the award for album of the year during the 66th annual Grammy Awards on Su ...

Celine Dion documentary trailer shows battle with rare disease

May 23, 2024 - 9:18 am

Amazon Prime has released a trailer for the upcoming release of a documentary following Celine Dion and her battle with Stiff Person Syndrome.

Glen Powell arrives at the Vanity Fair Oscar Party on Sunday, March 10, 2024, at the Wallis Ann ...

Glen Powell stays down to earth despite soaring success

By C.L. Gaber Special / RJ

May 24, 2024 - 6:44 am

“It’s good to feel a bit uncomfortable. I’m always interested in reinvention,” says the actor, whose latest film, “Hit Man,” is in theaters now.

Taylor Swift pays tribute to 1920s ‘It girl,’ Southern Nevadan Clara Bow

By Jeff Burbank / RJ

May 24, 2024 - 12:07 pm

Taylor Swift’s song has brought new attention to Clara Bow, a 1920s Hollywood film siren who moved to a ranch near Searchlight with cowboy actor husband, Rex Bell.