
Brenda Gazzar
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All LA Production Is in Decline – But Commercial Production Is Especially in Danger | Chart
By Brenda Gazzar | January 30, 2023 @ 6:00 AMA recent decrease in shooting in the industry’s home city was largely driven by a drop in advertising work
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How Female Cinematographers Defy Hollywood’s ‘Abysmal’ Odds for Success: ‘Never Let It Deter Me’
By Brenda Gazzar | December 15, 2022 @ 6:15 AM”Filmmaking is not a male skill… we can all be storytellers,“ cinematographer Polly Morgan tells TheWrap
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Kanye ‘Ye’ West Has Spouted Antisemitic Lyrics, Nazi Comments Since 2005 | Special Report
By Brenda Gazzar | November 14, 2022 @ 6:00 AMWrap Investigation: The musician has made problematic statements about Jewish people — many of them public — on at least a half-dozen occasions
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David Letterman Netflix Show Cut Out Kanye ‘Ye’ West Comments on ‘Nazis’ and Rihanna Payback (Exclusive)
By Brenda Gazzar | November 5, 2022 @ 9:39 AMAudience members at the live taping said it was ”shocking“ the comments were removed
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Me Too. International CEO Says Its Work Isn’t Centered in the Movement’s Perceived ‘Gotcha Mentality’
By Brenda Gazzar | October 28, 2022 @ 1:58 PMOffice With a View: Dani Ayers says that while #MeToo is perhaps best known for taking sexual assaulters down, the organization’s focus is on the victim
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‘Brainwashed’ Director Rails Against Hollywood Misogyny: ‘The World Is Still in the Dark Ages’
By Brenda Gazzar | October 21, 2022 @ 1:51 PMNina Menkes addresses critics of her new documentary and why people have a need to defend how movies have historically filmed women
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5 Years of #MeToo: How the Movement Spread Beyond Hollywood – for Better and for Worse
By Brenda Gazzar | October 17, 2022 @ 6:00 AMA half decade since the hashtag went viral, we can see the awareness it has created, but we’re also struggling with what to do with the knowledge
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‘Fast and Furious’ Shoot Sparks Protests Over ‘Nightmare’ Car Stunts in Historic LA Neighborhood (Video)
By Brenda Gazzar | August 25, 2022 @ 2:14 PMResidents of Angelino Heights plan to protest Friday’s shoot for ”Fast X“ given the ongoing crush of copycat street racers who’ve invaded the area
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Rash of Suicides in Hollywood Shines Spotlight on Depression and Social Media Pressure
By Brenda Gazzar | May 5, 2022 @ 6:40 AM“With that pressure to be perfect, there’s no room for vulnerability, no room for errors,” mental health therapist Anim Aweh says
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Former Miss Ukraine Calls on U.S. for Help: Our ‘Pleas Are Falling on Deaf Ears’
By Brenda Gazzar | March 8, 2022 @ 4:15 PMVeronika Didusenko spoke to reporters in Los Angeles Tuesday after fleeing to safety with her 7-year-old son
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Inside Super Bowl Security: Prepping Safety Measures for Drone Swarms, Cyber Hits and Pickpockets
By Brenda Gazzar | February 11, 2022 @ 6:00 AMThe danger at a big scale public event is higher today ”because the risk is so diversified now,“ security expert says
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As Violent Crime in L.A. Rises, Demand for Private Security Among the Wealthy Soars
By Brenda Gazzar | January 27, 2022 @ 6:15 AMLos Angeles at a Crossroads: Even people in gated communities want more protection against “a steady drumbeat of uncertainty”
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Visual Effects Supervisor Calls for Justice After His Model Wife Was ‘Given Drugs’ and Dumped at LA Hospital
By Brenda Gazzar | December 21, 2021 @ 6:56 PMI want them ”off the street – all of them,“ Jan Cilliers tells TheWrap about the men arrested in connection with the case
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Anger and Alarm Rise Around Los Angeles After Rash of ‘Follow-Home Robberies’ and Jackie Avant Shooting Death
By Brenda Gazzar | December 5, 2021 @ 4:14 PM”When it starts happening in Trousdale Estates and Hancock Park, we’re in trouble,“ said radio station owner and Avant family friend Tavis Smiley