J. Mitchell Sances – California Globe

Jared Leto Documentary Details Sexual Misconduct Allegations: An All Too Familiar Script

July 31, 2026 4:00 pmJuly 31, 2026 4:01 pm

On July 29 the BBC released Jared Leto: Hollywood’s Dark Secret, an investigative documentary in which ten women describe encounters with the actor and musician between 2002 and 2016. Nine of them spoke publicly for the first time. Four alleged...

A Clash of Vices: Kalshi Accuses Netflix of Defamation

July 30, 2026 8:00 amJuly 30, 2026 8:01 am

When two institutions that profit from human weakness turn on each other, the public is left to decide which is the lesser evil. That is precisely the spectacle unfolding between prediction-market platform Kalshi and Netflix over the trailer for the...

Guy Ritchie Film Exhibits Normal Gay Relationship but Dubbed Homophobic

July 29, 2026 5:00 pmJuly 29, 2026 5:01 pm

Guy Ritchie’s latest action film, In the Grey, arrived in theaters this spring with two bankable stars, a familiar director, and a $70 million budget. It left with a worldwide gross of roughly $23.7 million (about $5.7 million of that...

Hollywood is Learning a New Trick in the Horror Genre by Courting Young Fresh Talent

July 24, 2026 7:00 amJuly 24, 2026 7:01 am

Hollywood, that aging canine long content to chase its own tail through endless remakes, sequels, and franchise extensions, is finally learning a new trick. Production companies are scouring the internet —YouTube, TikTok, creepypasta forums, and viral short-form content—for the next young...

Netflix Drops Millions on Ben Affleck’s AI Startup: Playing with AI Fire May Actually Burn

July 22, 2026 8:00 amJuly 22, 2026 11:57 am

Leave it to Netflix, the streaming behemoth that’s already disrupted Hollywood’s traditional business model, to double down on the latest threat to actual human creativity: artificial intelligence. In a deal reportedly worth up to $600 million, Netflix has acquired InterPositive,...

West Hollywood Declares War on Home Depot Over Imaginary ICE Ties

July 16, 2026 12:50 pmJuly 16, 2026 12:50 pm

West Hollywood, that glittering enclave of progressive virtue where common sense goes to die, has once again proven that ideology trumps practicality. In a move that would be comical if it weren’t so expensive for local taxpayers, the West Hollywood...

Ninth Circuit Delivers Promising Injunction Against CA’s SAFETY Act’s Parental Secrecy Rules

July 12, 2026 9:00 amJuly 12, 2026 9:01 am

In a modest yet symbolically important ruling, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit has granted a preliminary injunction blocking enforcement of Sections 5 and 6 of Assembly Bill 1955—the Support Academic Futures and Educators for Today’s Youth...