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Commentary: A serendipitous encounter that could only happen in Hollywood

LOS ANGELES — This is a story about serendipity — of an unexpected encounter that reminded me again of the power Hollywood has in the world. I went outside one recent Friday afternoon to collect a package that had been delivered to my Hollywood Hills home. A lovely young woman was coming up the street. She approached me hesitantly. “Can I ask you something?” she said. “If I keep walking up ...
Painting contractors put a fresh coat of white paint on the Hollywood sign on Oct. 4, 2022, in Los Angeles.

LOS ANGELES — This is a story about serendipity — of an unexpected encounter that reminded me again of the power Hollywood has in the world.

I went outside one recent Friday afternoon to collect a package that had been delivered to my Hollywood Hills home. A lovely young woman was coming up the street. She approached me hesitantly.

“Can I ask you something?” she said. “If I keep walking up this hill, will I get to the Hollywood sign?”

She was dressed in a lacy white

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