Walk of Fame

A star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame was unveiled Tuesday honoring five-time Emmy-nominated actress Marla Gibbs, best known for portraying sassy maid Florence Johnston on “The Jeffersons.”

An activist who was prosecuted for using a pickaxe and sledgehammer to smash President Donald Trump’s star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2016 was arrested Monday for allegedly dressing as the Incredible Hulk and vandalizing the star once again. Police said they reviewed video of the vandalism that occurred about 5:50 a.m. Friday and determined that James Lambert…

A man who destroyed Donald Trump’s star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame has been sentenced to three years of probation for vandalism. An attorney for James Otis says he pleaded no contest to the felony Tuesday in Los Angeles Superior Court. Attorney Mieke ter Poorten says Otis agreed to pay $4,400 for the damage and attorney’s fees and perform...

Councilman Mitch O’Farrell announced Wednesday that city engineers are beginning the schematic design phase of the Hollywood Walk of Fame Master Plan. The plan envisions Hollywood Boulevard along the Walk of Fame with wider sidewalks, more space for amenities like sidewalk dining, additional shade trees, enhanced lighting, a mobility lane and additional pedestrian safety features. “This began as an...

Any way you want it: Journey and the Pretenders are joining forces for a huge 2020 national tour — with a stop in San Diego on the itinerary.

Rip Taylor, the madcap mustached comedian with a fondness for confetti-throwing who became a television game show mainstay in the 1970s, has died. He was 84.

Singer Jackie Wilson, who helped usher in the emergence of soul and rhythm-and-blues music in the 1960s, was posthumously honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame Wednesday.

A star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame was unveiled Thursday honoring Emmy- and Golden Globe-nominated actress Kirsten Dunst, with her fiance Jesse Plemons and her baby present.

A star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame was unveiled Thursday to honor Oscar-winning actress Anne Hathaway, a day before the release of her latest film, “The Hustle.”

Oscar and Emmy-nominated actress Taraji P. Henson is the latest recipient of a star that was unveiled Monday on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, an honor that she calls “surreal.”

Netflix is tackling one of the biggest pop stars ever: Selena Quintanilla. The streaming platform announced “Selena: The Series,” which will be a scripted TV show, developed alongside and executive produced by the Quintanilla family.

A man who smashed Donald Trump’s star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame has been sentenced to three years’ probation after pleading no contest to a felony count of vandalism.

A local activist said today that hundreds of signatures have been collected on a petition to remove comedian Bill Cosby’s star from the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

Bill Cosby’s star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame was vandalized overnight Tuesday, police said. Officers went to the star about 5:30 a.m. and found the words “Serial Rapist” written on it with a marker pen, the Los Angeles Police Department reported. Police took a vandalism report, and the graffiti has since been removed, police said. No arrests were...

Frustrated that a Hollywood Walk of Fame star with the name Michael Jackson was vandalized with what appears to be red paint, Paris Jackson on Wednesday scrubbed the star in an effort to make the name visible again. Jackson later realized she cleaned the star that honors radio personality Michael Jackson rather than her father’s. The damaged star featured a...

The TV academy said it is reviewing Bill Cosby’s inclusion in the academy’s Hall of Fame following his sexual assault conviction. Cosby’s spokesman didn’t immediately respond Wednesday to a request for comment. Although the academy hasn’t decided whether he’ll remain in the Hall of Fame, Cosby’s name had previously been removed a list of Hall of Fame honorees on the...