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LOS ANGELES — The lawsuits are stacking up in courthouses across the state, sometimes dozens per day, identifiable by their unusual names: Jane Doe vs. Doe Archdiocese. M.L., an individual, vs. Doe 1, a California organization. John Doe #1 vs. Roe 2, a California entity.

For 50 years, people have listened to the hit single of US singer Carly Simon and asked, "Who is so vain they think this song is about them?"

Lansbury captivated audiences of film, TV and theatre but behind the show curtain was a history of frustrating casting trends and a son associated with the Manson Family

Silva was also seen on such television series as “Wagon Train” and “The F.B.I.” and in such film as Warren Beatty’s “Dick Tracy,” Jerry Lewis’ “Cinderfella” and “Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai.”

In this week’s newsletter: while films like Elvis and Nope have done reasonably well, the box office bounty we were promised hasn’t appeared – why?

Character actor whose roles ranged from a mafia boss in Goodfellas to a police sergeant in Law & Order

Paul Sorvino, an imposing actor who specialized in playing crooks and cops like Paulie Cicero in “Goodfellas” and the NYPD sergeant Phil Cerreta on “Law & Order,” has died. He was 83. His publicist Roger Neal said he died Monday morning of natural causes at the Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville,…

Father of Oscar winner Mira Sorvino, he also appeared in ‘Reds,’ ‘Nixon’ and ‘The Rocketeer.’