Film star and now hit talk show host Drew Barrymore recently sat down with Los Angles Times reporter Amy Kaufman to talk about her talk show, “The Drew Barrymore Show.”
Amy Kaufman is a former columnist at the Los Angeles Times, where she wrote the A-1 column “For Real With Amy Kaufman.” The series examined the lives of icons, underdogs and rising stars to find out who the people are shaping our culture — for real. She joined The Times in 2009 and profiled hundreds of influential figures including Stevie Nicks, Nick Cannon, Drew Barrymore and Lady Gaga. She was also an investigative reporter and part of the 2022 Pulitzer Prize finalist team that covered the tragic shooting on the “Rust” film set. Her work often focused on the darker side of the entertainment business, and she has uncovered misconduct allegations against Randall Emmett and Russell Simmons. In 2018, her book “Bachelor Nation: Inside the World of America’s Favorite Guilty Pleasure” became a New York Times bestseller.
Mark E. Potts is the senior editor for video at the Los Angeles Times. A native of Enid, Okla., Potts graduated from the University of Oklahoma with a master’s degree in broadcast journalism. He has created and edited video for DreamWorks, YouTube, Microsoft, Sony and BET.
