Hollywood Headlines: A crazy week in review
Show sources are telling People magazine that the “Atlanta” cast’s leading divas are demanding more money to return for Season 3. Whatever. Fans of the show know hell will most certainly freeze over before either of them quits this cash cow. Even Big Poppa can’t buy that kind of exposure. (Christopher Polk / Getty Images)
Fans may have flocked to the Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 release a month ago, but not everyone was as happy as this guy in the gaming industry. Disney CEO Bob Iger wouldn’t directly address acquisitions rumors, voice actors feel they are being shortchanged, and, despite the holiday rush, sales for the industry as a whole are down. (George Nikitin / Associated Press)
Industry stalwart Daily Variety got a new editor, Leo Wolinsky, familiar to L.A. Times readers for his 31 years of service to the paper in varying roles. Not to be outdone in making the news, a few other well-known chroniclers,
Alexa Ray Joel (right, with mom Christie Brinkley) made headlines last weekend when she tried overdosing on pills after a breakup with her boyfriend Jimmy Riot. It turns out the pills were actually a homeopathic anti-inflammatory with ingredients like echinacea and St. John’s wort. In this case, it really was too much of a good thing. (Julie Jacobson / Associated Press)
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