Max Factor Jr.

The 124-year sentence received by convicted rapist Andrew Luster in 2003 was vacated Monday by a judge, who ordered an April 4 hearing to determine a new sentence....

Serving a 124-year sentence on rape and drug charges, Andrew Luster testified Wednesday that he was misled by tragically bad legal advice. Luster, the great-grandson of cosmetics giant Max Factor, said attorney Richard G. Sherman repeatedly urged him to...

Producer-director Bud Yorkin and his wife, actress Cynthia Sikes, have sold their estate in the Beverly Crest area for $19.5 million. The gated traditional home, built in 1938, has five bedrooms, 7.5 bathrooms and about 10,528 square feet of living...

A great-grandson of cosmetics magnate Max Factor says he was misled by members of his legal team and is seeking a reduction in his 124-year rape sentence, as well as a new trial. Andrew Luster says the attorneys urged him......

Haus Laboratories has posted a short video clip on the making of Lady Gaga's soon-to-be-released fragrance, Fame....

Monte Factor, a Beverly Hills clothier and arts patron who co-founded the End Hunger Network and a groundbreaking Los Angeles child-care center, died Dec. 5 at Kaiser Permanente West Los Angeles Medical Center, his daughter Diane announced. He was 94....

Want to see the Hollywood sign? You can get pretty close on a hike. But if you're close enough to touch it, odds are you're breaking the law. The sign is fenced and generally off limits to the public. A......

The shops and restaurants along Disney California Adventure's re-themed entrance promenade will pay homage to the Los Angeles that Walt Disney encountered upon his 1923 arrival. When the main esplanade reopens in 2012, Buena Vista Street will reflect the...

Tennis great Pete Sampras and his wife, actress Bridgette Wilson-Sampras, have listed their newly built compound in Lake Sherwood for $25 million. -------------------- FOR THE RECORD: Hot Property: The March 6 Hot Property column, which reported that...

Producer-director Bud Yorkin and his wife, actress Cynthia Sikes, have listed their Holmby Hills estate for $49.5 million. The gated traditional home, built in 1938, has five bedrooms and 7 1/2 bathrooms in about 11,900 square feet. The house has an...

After millions of dollars and a public relations battle with the owner of the Golden Key Hotel, Americana at Brand developer Rick Caruso now may have to contend with the Glendale Historical Society. At issue is a brick building at 230 S. Orange St. that...

On a crisp, sunny March afternoon, Arthur Laurents welcomed me into his handsome townhouse in Greenwich Village, his home for 51 years, which he had filled with tasteful furnishings, antiques and fine artwork. He agreed to the in-person interview to talk...