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By Lisa Respers France, CNN Four years after the death of Hugh Hefner, some insiders are coming forward to share what they say was the reality of life inside the Playboy empire. A&E Network’s upcoming documentary series “Secrets of Playboy” includes interviews with “colleagues, executives, Playmates and employees from all levels of the brand” who

Review by Brian Lowry, CNN In a grand science fiction tradition, “Don’t Look Up” uses a disaster-movie framework as a metaphor for a reality-based crisis, with a huge comet hurtling toward Earth as a surrogate for indifference to addressing climate change. Yet this star-studded, extremely provocative satire at times veers off course itself, partially undermining

By Marianne Garvey Pete Davidson and Machine Gun Kelly love a good manicure. After appearing in their underwear for a Calvin Klein campaign on the brand’s Instagram Live on Monday, the two live streamed again Tuesday, hitting a nail salon for a side-by-side treatment. “Beautiful, Colson,” Davidson tells MGK about his nails. The duo rocked

By Chloe Melas, CNN Brooke Shields does not look back with fondness on an interview from the 1980s with Barbara Walters. In a conversation with Dax Shepard for his “Armchair Expert” podcast, Shields recalled being interviewed by Walters when she was 15, following her famous Calvin Klein jeans campaign. Shields reflected on Walters asking her

By Lisa Respers France, CNN Television host and actor Nick Cannon shared with his talk show audience on Tuesday that his youngest child, Zen, has died. “Over the weekend I lost my youngest son to a condition called hydrocephalus that was pretty much a malignant, invasive midline brain tumor, brain cancer,” an emotional Cannon said.

Review by Brian Lowry, CNN Presenting a far richer story than a simple biopic, “Being the Ricardos” turns writer-director Aaron Sorkin loose again on the medium of television and produces one of the year’s most satisfying movies. That it was made for a streaming service, Amazon, is a wrinkle even the legendarily foresighted Desi Arnaz

By Lisa Respers France, CNN Olivia Rodrigo is planning on hitting the road in 2022. The “Drivers License” singer has announced her “Sour” tour in support of her debut album of the same name. Rodrigo, 18, will kick off the tour in San Francisco in April and winds down in London in July. Meanwhile, the

By Marianne Garvey, CNN Colton Underwood is happy and in love. The former “Bachelor” star, who is currently in Netflix’s “Coming Out Colton,” about his coming out journey, made it Instagram official in honor of his boyfriend Jordan C. Brown’s 39th birthday. Brown is a political strategist. Underwood posted photos of the two looking happy

By Lisa Respers France, CNN Now we know Mr. Big really is Team Carrie. At least the actor who portrayed him on “Sex and the City” is sticking up for the actress who portrayed her. In an interview with The Guardian promoting the new series “And Just Like That…,” the latest in the “SATC” franchise,

By Amy Woodyatt, CNN BTS fans, Christmas has come early — members of the K-Pop band finally have personal Instagram accounts. All members of the band — RM, Jin, V, J-Hope, Suga, Jimin and Jungkook — posted to their new social media profiles on Monday. The profiles have already amassed millions of followers, and commenting

By Toyin Owoseje, CNN Oscar-winning actress Jennifer Lawrence is positively glowing. The 31-year-old star, who is expecting her first child with husband Cooke Maroney, dazzled in a floor-length gold gown as she posed for pictures at the premiere of her upcoming film “Don’t Look Up” in New York on Sunday night. She completed the shimmering

By John Blake, CNN If the Jazz Police began launching midnight raids against musicians who offended their sensibilities, Kenny G would be at the top of their list. The 65-year-old saxophone player has been called the best-selling instrumentalist of all time, someone whose songs have formed the sonic backdrop of so many weddings, shopping mall

By Scottie Andrew, CNN In Siân Heder’s award-winning coming-of-age film “CODA,” the Rossi family living room is a place the foursome gathers for big conversations — from the difficult and awkward to the celebratory. The cozy sea-green space is where teenage Ruby, the sole hearing member of a deaf family, chides her parents for engaging

By Leah Asmelash, CNN Tom Holland may play a big-time superhero, but it seems his co-star Zendaya is doing all the heavy lifting. During an appearance on “The Graham Norton Show” this week, the two “Spider-Man: No Way Home” actors told a story about having to accommodate for their height difference when doing stunts, specifically

By Leah Asmelash, CNN Taylor Swift’s rerelease of her hit song “All Too Well” has broken the record for the longest song to take the top spot on the Billboard Hot 100 chart — and Swift has handled the win with grace. The songstress sent flowers to Don McLean, whose song “American Pie” first set

Review by Brian Lowry, CNN On paper, there’s nothing particularly new about “Harlem,” which focuses on yet another quartet of 30-something women navigating life and love in the big city. But the execution of this Amazon series from “Girls Trip” writer Tracy Oliver lifts it above the norm, with plenty of laugh-out-loud moments — starting

By Marianne Garvey Three 6 Mafia and Bone Thugs-N-Harmony’s “Verzuz” battle turned real on Thursday night. The event, held at Los Angeles’ Hollywood Palladium in front of a live audience, featured the two groups, who got into a physical altercation during the show. Bone Thugs-n-Harmony’s Bizzy Bone said that Three 6 was “mocking” him and

By Chloe Melas, CNN 50 Cent is sorry for poking fun at Madonna. The rapper and “Power” star recently mocked the icon for risque photos she posted of herself on Instagram showing her scantily-dressed on her bed. 50 Cent compared one of her photos to when a house falls on the Wicked Witch of the

By Lucy Kafanov, Julia Jones, Alexandra Meeks and Fernando Alfonso, CNN In an interview with ABC that aired Thursday, Alec Baldwin shed light on what happened in the moments prior to the fatal shooting on the set of the film “Rust” that claimed the life of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins. The actor explained to ABC’s George

Review by Brian Lowry, CNN After last year’s “Dr. Seuss’ The Grinch Musical” — a dual threat as both a critical disaster and a ratings flop — NBC returned to more fertile territory with its latest holiday presentation, “Annie Live!” Incorporating a live audience, the show more closely approximated the energy of a theatrical experience,

By Leah Asmelash, CNN “Jeopardy!” champion Amy Schneider is making history as the first trans woman to qualify for the show’s Tournament of Champions. Schneider, an engineering manager from Oakland, California, won her 11th contest this week. Though Schneider is not the first trans champion the show has had, she is the first to qualify

By Marianne Garvey Shawn Mendes has released a new song called “It’ll Be Okay” in the wake of his breakup with Camila Cabello. On Tuesday, he had teased the song on Instagram, as he sang the lyrics: “Are we gonna make it?/ Is this gonna hurt?” Lyrics in the song include: “If you tell me

By Lisa Respers France, CNN Sandra Bullock is pretty private and protective when it comes to her children, but she opened up on the new episode of “Red Table Talk.” The actress talked to the show’s co-hosts Jada Pinkett Smith, Willow Smith and Adrienne Banfield-Norris about how her partner, Bryan Randall, was not involved in

Review by Brian Lowry, CNN Much like Caitlyn Jenner’s coming-out education in “I Am Cait,” “The Bachelor” alum Colton Underwood approaches the process of telling the world who he is almost like an anthropologist in the six-part Netflix docuseries “Coming Out Colton.” It’s a carefully constructed showcase for someone who, like Jenner and her extended

By Julia Jones, CNN Alec Baldwin told ABC News he never pulled the trigger of the gun that shot director of photography Halyna Hutchins on the set of “Rust.” “The trigger wasn’t pulled. I didn’t pull the trigger,” Baldwin said in an excerpt released Wednesday from the sit-down interview — his first since the October

By Stella Chan, CNN Jacqueline Avant, a philanthropist and the wife of music icon Clarence Avant and mother-in-law to Netflix Co-CEO Ted Sarandos, was fatally shot in her home early Wednesday, according to a spokesperson for Netflix. Police suggested Avant may have been targeted. “I don’t think it’s a random attack, but I can’t speculate

By Scottie Andrew, CNN Calling all filthy animals: Airbnb is renting out the “Home Alone” house this month for one hijinks-filled night. The very same Chicago-area home that saw a young Macaulay Culkin get the better of the buffoonish Joe Pesci and Daniel Stern will be available for one overnight stay on December 12. Oh,

By Chloe Melas, CNN Keith Urban is getting back on stage. The country star announced on Wednesday that he’s hitting the road with his “The Speed of Now World Tour” that will head all over the United States next year. Urban will play two dates in May at The Colosseum at Caesars Palace in Las

By Sana Noor Haq, CNN A petition asking reporters to stop interviewing Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith has garnered more than 2,500 signatures and counting. Appearing on the petition-hosting site Change.org, the appeal was started by user Dexter Morales on November 26, with the caption “Stop interviewing Will and Jada smith!” While Morales did

By Lisa Respers France, CNN Billie Eilish has sat down with Vanity Fair on October 18 for five consecutive years. Based on the newly published interview, the Grammy-award winning singer sounds “Happier Than Ever.” That’s the title for her latest studio album, but also the state of her life as evidenced in the interview. “I’m

By Julia Jones and David Shortell, CNN Investigators in New Mexico were authorized by a state judge Tuesday to search an Albuquerque prop store where some of the rounds used on the set of the film “Rust” prior to the fatal shooting in October are believed to have been supplied. In the search warrant, which

By Marianne Garvey, CNN Bradley Cooper says in 2019 he was held at knifepoint on a New York City subway. The “Star is Born” actor said the whole incident turned “pretty insane” when he was approached by a man on the subway at 11:45 a.m. “I remember seeing the person’s eyes and was taken by

By Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN Rapper Travis Scott said he would pay the funeral costs of the people who died in a crowd crush at his Astroworld Festival in Houston — but the youngest victim’s family says it’s declining his offer. The death toll from the November 5 concert now stands at 10, and dozens of

By Marianne Garvey, CNN Jimmy Kimmel talked about his “mildly frightening” Thanksgiving on his show Monday, telling his viewers that, well, he burned off body hair and hairline while trying to light an outdoor pizza oven. “I wish I could say this is the first time I’ve done this,” Kimmel said. He joked, “It’s a

By Noah Sheidlower and Radhika Marya, CNN This year, dog parks may be filled with more pups named Grogu, Britney and Zoom. Rover.com, the app and website that connects users with pet-care services, has released its ninth annual report on the year’s most popular pet names, which include those inspired by the Covid-19 pandemic —

Kelly McCleary, CNN Miss Kentucky Elle Smith has won the 2021 Miss USA pageant. Smith is a 2020 graduate of University of Kentucky, the school said on Twitter. She majored in Broadcast Journalism, according to a biography posted by Louisville’s WHAS11, where she works as a reporter. While at UK, Smith served as vice-president of

By Marianne Garvey Channing Tatum is back as Magic Mike. He’s set to star in the third installment in the film franchise, titled “Magic Mike’s Last Dance,” which will debut exclusively on HBO Max. Tatum tweeted the news that he would resume his titular role in the film, writing, “Well world, looks like Mike Lane’s

By Lisa Respers France, CNN Joy Behar offered up some life advice that was not well received by some. During a recent episode of “The View,” the comic weighed in on a conversation about talking politics over Thanksgiving dinner. Behar suggested that gay people who haven’t come out to their families yet do so. “I’d

By Lisa Respers France, CNN We see you thirst trapping, Elliot Page! The actor, who uses the pronouns his/they, posted a shirtless selfie Sunday showing off a burgeoning six pack. “Oh good my new phone works,” the caption reads. Last year the “Juno” star shared that they are transgender and identify as non-binary. “Non-binary” is

By Lisa Respers France, CNN BET presented the 20201 Soul Train Awards that aired Sunday night. The awards ceremony celebrated the dance show “Soul Train’s” 50th anniversary and for the first time was held at the legendary Apollo in Harlem, New York. Bffs and former “Martin” costars Tisha Campbell and Tichina Arnold returned as co-hosts

By Catherine E. Shoichet, CNN Tony Bennett won over generations of fans crooning “I Left My Heart in San Francisco.” And on his 95th birthday, the beloved singer left his heart on the stage of Radio City Music Hall. Six months after Bennett and his family revealed he is suffering from Alzheimer’s, Bennett sang alongside

By Eric Levenson, CNN Actress Lindsay Lohan announced she is engaged to Bader Shammas in a series of cuddly Instagram photos on Sunday morning. “My love. My life. My family. My future,” Lohan wrote on her verified Instagram account, tagging Shammas and adding a diamond ring emoji. The post features four low-resolution photos showing the

By Faith Karimi, CNN Stanley Tucci and John Krasinski had a Thanksgiving Day filled with brotherly love. The author of “The Tucci Cookbook” and host of CNN’s “Searching for Italy” is married to literary agent Felicity Blunt, while Krasinski’s wife is actress Emily Blunt. They’re brothers-in-law married to the British siblings. “Happy Thanksgiving from my

By Faith Karimi, CNN Christina Applegate is marking a milestone birthday after revealing her multiple sclerosis diagnosis in August. Applegate celebrated her 50th birthday on Thanksgiving Day with a message for her fans on Twitter. “Yup. I turned 50 today. And I have MS. It’s been a hard one,” she wrote. “Sending so much love

By Jeevan Ravindran, CNN Adele has made another record-breaking return to the charts, as her latest album “30” claims the title of fastest-selling album of 2021 in both the US and the UK. Released on November 19, the British singer’s fourth studio album also became the most successful album of the year in the US

By Chloe Melas, CNN Seth Meyers is a dad again! The late-night host has welcomed his third child, a daughter, with his wife Alexi Ashe. But the best part is that he managed to keep it a secret for the past two months, Meyers revealed on Thursday’s “Late Night with Seth Meyers” that he and

By Toyin Owoseje, CNN The government of Malawi has defended its decision to invite the former heavyweight champion boxer Mike Tyson to become the country’s official cannabis ambassador following a backlash over his conviction for rape in the 1990s. Malawi legalized the growing and processing of cannabis for medicinal purposes last year, although it stopped