The real-life inspiration for Leonardo DiCaprio’s financially-swindling playboy in The Wolf of Wall Street is a hit close to home for Angelenos: Jordan Belfort lives in the tony beach community of Manhattan Beach.

Jeffrey Katzenberg will co-host a second upcoming fundraiser in LA in a bid to defeat the Senate Republicans’ minority leader Mitch McConnell. The DreamWorks Animation honcho and wife Marilyn will throw a power event for Democratic senatorial candidate Alison Lundergan Grimes at the home of CAA managing partner Steve Lafferty on Jan. 13.

It’s a well-known fact that Kanye West doesn’t do things by halves, but he tends to go above and beyond when it comes to fiancee Kim Kardashian. The latest gift in his arsenal is a one-of-a-kind $40,000 Hermes Birkin bag hand-painted by George Condo.

Where in LA can you find a designer craft cocktail? Look no further than our top 5 picks for the best mixology bars in the City of Angels.

The highly anticipated opening of downtown LA’s Ace Hotel will occur even earlier than expected: conveniently in time for the upcoming Golden Globes. The hotel has bumped up its previously slated date of January 15 to just after the New Year on January 6; the awards ceremony is on January 12.

Tom Cruise has settled a $50 million defamation suit against a magazine that accused him of having had “abandoned” daughter Suri after divorcing her mother, Katie Holmes. In a sworn affidavit filed last month in federal court, the 51-year-old star said the claim that he had abandoned his daughter was “patently false.”

Food-loving Angelenos who travel to Santa Barbara for its 28th annual international film festival are in for a treat, as its unique take on restaurant week will coincide with the fest. From January 30th to February 9th, its Film Feast will offer special tasting menus and hotel packages with the theme of “Made in Santa Barbara.”

As expected, Kim Kardashian and Kanye West’s daughter North had a very, very haute first Christmas.
Lavish gifts were showered on the couple’s first child, was will no doubt grow up with the same affinity for designer duds that her parents have.

Thomas Tull has been elected to the Board of Directors for the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum. The Legendary Entertainment Chairman and CEO will be the 16th director of the non-profit organization.