Amy Kaufman
@amykinla.bsky.social
LA Times columnist, Pulitzer Prize finalist and author of the NYT bestseller "Bachelor Nation." My dog is named Riggins! https://linktr.ee/amykinla
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@amykinla.bsky.social really dropped in all timer for her last ever LA Times story. Wow. www.latimes.com/entertainmen...
He dazzled them with celebrity endorsements. Then came the lawsuits, bankruptcy and voodoo
Won-G Bruny sold himself as the rich, powerful force behind Tyga, Sean Kingston and Lil Mosey. But Mosey's mother, and many others, paint a darker picture.
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May 24, 2025 at 2:33 AM
@amykinla.bsky.social really dropped in all timer for her last ever LA Times story. Wow. www.latimes.com/entertainmen...
Brett Ratner, who has not directed a film since 10 women accused him of sexual misconduct or harassment, is making a documentary about Melania Trump for Amazon.
Here are the two 2017 stories we published detailing the allegations: www.latimes.com/business/hol...
www.latimes.com/business/hol...
Here are the two 2017 stories we published detailing the allegations: www.latimes.com/business/hol...
www.latimes.com/business/hol...
January 5, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Brett Ratner, who has not directed a film since 10 women accused him of sexual misconduct or harassment, is making a documentary about Melania Trump for Amazon.
Here are the two 2017 stories we published detailing the allegations: www.latimes.com/business/hol...
www.latimes.com/business/hol...
Here are the two 2017 stories we published detailing the allegations: www.latimes.com/business/hol...
www.latimes.com/business/hol...
Decorating cookies and playing board games: Never enjoyable after the first five minutes.
December 25, 2024 at 3:50 AM
Decorating cookies and playing board games: Never enjoyable after the first five minutes.
According to text messages included in Jonesworks' head Stephanie Jones' lawsuit, Justin Baldoni's publicist Jennifer Abel privately expressed that she couldn't "stand" him and found him "so pompous."
December 24, 2024 at 5:28 PM
According to text messages included in Jonesworks' head Stephanie Jones' lawsuit, Justin Baldoni's publicist Jennifer Abel privately expressed that she couldn't "stand" him and found him "so pompous."
"I will do anything short of sucking your d--k for a job, dude." --Armie Hammer on Taylor Sheridan www.instagram.com/reel/DD78WSs...
December 24, 2024 at 1:38 AM
"I will do anything short of sucking your d--k for a job, dude." --Armie Hammer on Taylor Sheridan www.instagram.com/reel/DD78WSs...
👀 moments from the Blake Lively lawsuit:
December 21, 2024 at 4:55 PM
👀 moments from the Blake Lively lawsuit:
I have SO many thoughts about the Blake/Justin lawsuit, but also: Why are the lawyers both referring to the movie as a failure? It grossed $350m worldwide and apparently cost $25m to make?
December 21, 2024 at 3:22 PM
I have SO many thoughts about the Blake/Justin lawsuit, but also: Why are the lawyers both referring to the movie as a failure? It grossed $350m worldwide and apparently cost $25m to make?
I am absolutely demolishing "Pop Culture Jeopardy," but I'm not proud, mostly just concerned.
December 15, 2024 at 3:17 AM
I am absolutely demolishing "Pop Culture Jeopardy," but I'm not proud, mostly just concerned.
Water chestnuts are EXTREMELY underrated, and that's on that.
December 12, 2024 at 1:32 AM
Water chestnuts are EXTREMELY underrated, and that's on that.
Nothing as democratizing as a Hollywood premiere, where John Hawkes, Giovanni Ribisi and D.B. Weiss are all forced to wait in the same line at a mall with hundreds of others to get into the Bob Dylan movie.
December 11, 2024 at 3:11 AM
Nothing as democratizing as a Hollywood premiere, where John Hawkes, Giovanni Ribisi and D.B. Weiss are all forced to wait in the same line at a mall with hundreds of others to get into the Bob Dylan movie.
Deeply scary.
NEW: Formaldehyde is the No. 1 cancer-causing air pollutant.
You might be breathing in unhealthy levels of the chemical in your own home or car.
Here’s what our testing found.
By @tophersanders.bsky.social, w/ @fastlerner.bsky.social & @shaw.al
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You might be breathing in unhealthy levels of the chemical in your own home or car.
Here’s what our testing found.
By @tophersanders.bsky.social, w/ @fastlerner.bsky.social & @shaw.al
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How Much Formaldehyde Is in Your Car, Your Kitchen or Your Furniture? Here’s What Our Testing Found.
The chemical can trigger health problems and causes more cancer than any other toxic air pollutant. Our reporters traveled around New York City and New Jersey with equipment to measure its presence. The results proved concerning.
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December 10, 2024 at 2:38 PM
Deeply scary.
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from "A Visit With Joan Didion," New York Times, 1977 www.nytimes.com/1977/04/03/a...
December 10, 2024 at 6:59 AM
from "A Visit With Joan Didion," New York Times, 1977 www.nytimes.com/1977/04/03/a...
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Los Angeles Times Guild: Our commitment to journalistic integrity latguild.com/news/2024/12...
LAT Guild statement: Our commitment to journalistic integrity — L.A. Times Guild - Los Angeles Times Guild
Journalists of the Los Angeles Times are committed to shining a light on injustice, exposing wrongdoing, and seeking the facts. We speak truth to power, regardless of which party is in power.
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December 5, 2024 at 6:44 PM
Los Angeles Times Guild: Our commitment to journalistic integrity latguild.com/news/2024/12...
They simply must change the ad break intro on "Smartless." The pre-recorded "...and we will be right back" is so awkward EVERY time.
November 26, 2024 at 4:53 PM
They simply must change the ad break intro on "Smartless." The pre-recorded "...and we will be right back" is so awkward EVERY time.
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If you're in Los Angeles and in need of a hot Thanksgiving meal, we put together a very basic list.
Some spots are doing their giveaways this weekend.
@latimes.com @karenmg.bsky.social
Some spots are doing their giveaways this weekend.
@latimes.com @karenmg.bsky.social
Here are 6 Thanksgiving food giveaways across Los Angeles
Anyone looking to pick up a meal should confirm with each location before heading out to a giveaway.
www.latimes.com
November 23, 2024 at 7:22 PM
If you're in Los Angeles and in need of a hot Thanksgiving meal, we put together a very basic list.
Some spots are doing their giveaways this weekend.
@latimes.com @karenmg.bsky.social
Some spots are doing their giveaways this weekend.
@latimes.com @karenmg.bsky.social
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NEW: The judge in Danny Masterson’s trial is “troubled” that his attorneys tracked down jurors at their homes and jobs, and prosecutors are now seeking sanctions, the latest round of alleged misconduct by the actor’s lawyers or supporters. My latest:
www.latimes.com/california/s...
www.latimes.com/california/s...
Judge 'troubled' by Danny Masterson's attorneys tracking down jurors after rape trial
Attorneys working to appeal Danny Masterson's rape conviction approached jurors at their homes and workplaces despite a judge's order meant to limit publicly available information about their identiti...
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November 19, 2024 at 8:11 PM
NEW: The judge in Danny Masterson’s trial is “troubled” that his attorneys tracked down jurors at their homes and jobs, and prosecutors are now seeking sanctions, the latest round of alleged misconduct by the actor’s lawyers or supporters. My latest:
www.latimes.com/california/s...
www.latimes.com/california/s...
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"They came to do the movie and destroyed everything.”
How an HBO production starring Mark Ruffalo turned into a raging inferno and then a lingering health disaster for residents of a small town in the Hudson Valley. @latimes.com www.latimes.com/entertainmen...
How an HBO production starring Mark Ruffalo turned into a raging inferno and then a lingering health disaster for residents of a small town in the Hudson Valley. @latimes.com www.latimes.com/entertainmen...
A small New York town played host to Hollywood. Then something terrible happened
HBO's alleged role in a raging fire on the set of its miniseries "I Know this Much is True," starring Mark Ruffalo, still upsets residents of a small New York town who say they've been neglected amid ...
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November 19, 2024 at 5:39 PM
"They came to do the movie and destroyed everything.”
How an HBO production starring Mark Ruffalo turned into a raging inferno and then a lingering health disaster for residents of a small town in the Hudson Valley. @latimes.com www.latimes.com/entertainmen...
How an HBO production starring Mark Ruffalo turned into a raging inferno and then a lingering health disaster for residents of a small town in the Hudson Valley. @latimes.com www.latimes.com/entertainmen...
Wasn't able to watch the Golden Bach finale until tonight and I didn't even have to try to avoid spoilers because they just...weren't anywhere? Not a great sign.
November 19, 2024 at 5:23 AM
Wasn't able to watch the Golden Bach finale until tonight and I didn't even have to try to avoid spoilers because they just...weren't anywhere? Not a great sign.
Can't believe I got scooped on this
November 17, 2024 at 6:54 AM
Can't believe I got scooped on this
Today I tried on the dress that Lana Del Rey wore to her 🐊 wedding and they started playing "Margaret" in the store while I had it on. When you know, you know...that you look absolutely nothing like LDR in that gown, hunny.
November 17, 2024 at 6:31 AM
Today I tried on the dress that Lana Del Rey wore to her 🐊 wedding and they started playing "Margaret" in the store while I had it on. When you know, you know...that you look absolutely nothing like LDR in that gown, hunny.
Hiii. I'm Amy. I'm a journalist at the LA Times, where I have a column called "For Real" that examines the lives of people shaping our culture. I also investigate alleged bad behavior in Hollywood.
I love my Aussie Shep Riggins, reading, Taylor & Travis, the redwoods and ordering off the kids menu!
I love my Aussie Shep Riggins, reading, Taylor & Travis, the redwoods and ordering off the kids menu!
November 15, 2024 at 12:18 AM
Hiii. I'm Amy. I'm a journalist at the LA Times, where I have a column called "For Real" that examines the lives of people shaping our culture. I also investigate alleged bad behavior in Hollywood.
I love my Aussie Shep Riggins, reading, Taylor & Travis, the redwoods and ordering off the kids menu!
I love my Aussie Shep Riggins, reading, Taylor & Travis, the redwoods and ordering off the kids menu!