Hollywood producers say they are misunderstood

Inside: Desert X has its own Stonehenge; we talk to the "Severance" stars about that finale; the staying power of "The Office.‍"  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­   ADVERTISEMENT March 23, 2025 | View in browser Entertainment Hollywood producers say they are misunderstood. Here's what they're doing about it As producing credits have expanded over the years, actual producers are trying to better define their roles and get benefits including healthcare. Read More ADVERTISEMENT Why fans are still coming to 'The Office' 20 years later NBC didn't have high hopes for the now iconic sitcom when it premiered. But it has ridden the wave of new TV platforms ever since. Read More 'Severance' stars explain Season 2's harrowing finale and the 'love hexagon' Actors Adam Scott, Britt Lower and Dichen Lachman, director Ben Stiller and series creator Dan Erickson discuss "Cold Harbor," the mind-blowing Season 2 finale. Read More ADVERTISEMENT Lucy Dacus on L.A., a layered love life and the 'horny poetry' of her new album The 29-year-old singer and songwriter is set to release "Forever Is a Feeling," her first solo LP since breaking out as a member of Boygenius. Read More Review: A modern Stonehenge rises in Desert Hot Springs: Here are the standouts in Desert X 2025 The high-profile exhibition of large-scale art installations across the Coachella Valley has launched with fewer works this year. Here are the three standouts. Read More Keep up with California Your support helps us deliver the news that matters most. Subscribe to the Los Angeles Times. Subscribe Now Commentary: 'Looney Tunes' has been removed from Max. This is why it feels like an attack Max has dropped the original Warner Bros. cartoons from its lineup, which our TV critic says leaves us with the pastiche and is similar to removing books from a library. Read More Too liberal for the South, too redneck for L.A.: Why Trae Crowder's comedy makes him a man without a country Recently Crowder spoke with The Times about new special "Trash Daddy," his upbringing in a liberal family in a conservative area and life as a fish out of water in Los Angeles. Read More We asked if the Getty should move. Here's how readers responded The Getty's priceless works of art have been threatened by wildfires. Should they move? Here's what L.A. Times readers think. Read More 11 years after Mickey Rooney's death, prized memorabilia from his estate will be auctioned At the end of March, pieces of movie star Mickey Rooney's legacy will be sold. Signed film posters, personal items like clothes and his pipe as well as old contracts and credit cards are included in the estate sale. Read More Wendy Williams wants 'to move on with my life' despite guardianship: How she got here Wendy Williams is ready for 'my life to get back to status quo' amid effort to exit a contentious guardianship. Here's a refresher of the twists and turns that led to her latest revelations. Read More ADVERTISEMENT Thank you for reading Entertainment Digest from the Los Angeles Times Sign up for more L.A. Times newsletters. Sign Up You received this email because you opted to receive email communications from L.A. Times. Unsubscribe | Manage marketing email preferences | Terms of Service | Privacy Policy | Do Not Sell My Personal Information | CA Notice of Collection   Advertisers have no control over editorial decisions or content. Place an ad or classified.   Copyright © 2025, Los Angeles Times 2300 E. Imperial Highway, El Segundo, CA 90245 1-800-LA-TIMES latimes.com