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Natalie Portman Is Owner of New LA Women’s Soccer Team
BY EMILY BURACK
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Roseanne Barr to Speak at Knesset in January
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The American...
Weinstein, Studio to Pay $44m in Sexual Harassment Settlement
(JTA) — Harvey Weinstein and his former studio’s board members have reached a tentative settlement deal for $44 million with women who accuse him of sexual misconduct, the Wall...
Gal Gadot Ranks 3rd on List of Highest-Paid Actresses for 2020
BY MARCY OSTER
(JTA) — Israeli actress Gal Gadot is the third-highest paid actress for 2020, according to Forbes.
Gadot made $31.5 million in 2020, including $20 million for “Red Notice,” which also...
Woodmere Native, 70s ‘It’ Girl Peggy Lipton Dies of Cancer
(JTA) — Actress Peggy Lipton, who represented network television’s version of the quintessential ’60s flower child as the star of the crime drama “The Mod Squad,” has died. She...
Jennifer Lopez to Perform in Israel in August
(JTA) — This time, don’t be fooled by the rocks that she’s got — Jennifer Lopez is set to perform in Israel for the first time.
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