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By Megan Thomas Heath Freeman, an actor who appeared in numerous television series including “Bones,” “NCIS” and “The Closer,” has died, according to his manager. He was 41. “We are truly devastated at the loss of our beloved Heath Freeman. A brilliant human being with an intense and soulful spirit, he leaves us with an

By Marianne Garvey After an accidental Thanksgiving invite in 2016 introduced Jamal Hinton and Wanda Dench, they are still going strong. The two first met in 2016 when Dench, from Mesa, Az., sent a text inviting Hinton over for dinner. It was meant for her grandson, who had changed his phone number. Instead, Hinton got

By Marianne Garvey Ken Jennings is obsessed with learning, so it’s come as something of a bummer that he’s growing older. The “Jeopardy” GOAT, who is currently sharing hosting duties on the game show with Mayim Bialik, says he’s not as sharp as he once was. “I don’t want to get less sharp, but there’s

By Lisa Respers France, CNN Dionne Warwick has entered the Swifties chat. By now you should know “All Too Well” that the legendary singer has become known for her hilarious tweets. Apparently, Warwick couldn’t just “Walk On By” when she heard about the whole Taylor Swift/Jake Gyllenhaal scarf situation. Here’s the back story: Swift recently

By Sandra Gonzalez, CNN Apparently, the party is not over for “Party Down.” The cast and creative team for the beloved (but short-lived) Starz series, which is about a catering team in Los Angeles who are each waiting for their “big break” in Hollywood, are reuniting for a new installment, the network announced on Tuesday.

Review by Brian Lowry, CNN “The Power of the Dog” is such a delicately constructed movie as to almost defy the ability to review it without saying too much. Keeping the audience off balance, writer-director Jane Campion creates a slow, ominous build around the fine performances toward a satisfying conclusion that nicely pays off on

By Marianne Garvey The “Ghostbusters” were back. Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd and Ernie Hudson appeared together on “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon” where they discussed the upcoming sequel to the classic, “Ghostbusters: Afterlife.” “Jason Reitman wrote a great script, so full of heart, going right back to the first two movies and its DNA…

By Lisa Respers France, CNN George Clooney has shared his thoughts on the tragic shooting on the set of the film “Rust.” In an episode of the podcast “WTF With Marc Maron,” which released on Monday, the Academy Award winner talked about the incident in which the film’s star and executive producer Alec Baldwin accidentally

By Lisa Respers France, CNN Adele is happy and in love and it shows. The British singer opened up about her relationship with Klutch Sports Group founder Rich Paul during her interview with Oprah Winfrey in her “Adele One Night Only” special and here’s some of what we learned about Paul: He’s a smooth operator

By Chloe Melas Taylor Swift has delivered another red present. The Grammy Award winner dropped the music video for “I Bet You Think About Me,” a newly released track off of her “Red (Taylor’s Version)” album, on Monday. The six-minute video is directed by Swift’s friend, Blake Lively and features actor Miles Teller. Some Swift

By Lisa Respers France, CNN Mel Gibson has reportedly revealed that another “Lethal Weapon” movie is in the works. According to The Sun, the actor shared during a recent Experience With… event in London that he will direct and star in “Lethal Weapon 5,” 23 years after the last sequel in the franchise. “The man

By Lisa Respers France, CNN As far as the Swifties are concerned, their long held theory has been confirmed. It has long been believed that Taylor Swift’s song “All Too Well” is about her long ago relationship with actor Jake Gyllenhaal. Swift released a short film version tied to the song on Friday off her

By Lisa Respers France, CNN “Sesame Street” is getting a new best friend. Ji-Young, a 7-year-old Korean American character, will be a part of “See Us Coming Together: A Sesame Street Special.” The show, set to air on Thanksgiving, celebrates “the rich diversity of Asian and Pacific Islander (API) communities as part of the organization’s

By Toyin Owoseje, CNN Adele has opened up about her weight loss, coming to terms with the collapse of her marriage and juggling motherhood and her musical career, in an exclusive interview with Oprah Winfrey. The candid, wide-ranging sit-down — which took place in the rose garden where Winfrey also interviewed Prince Harry and Meghan

By Claudia Dominguez, CNN “American Idol” alum Chris Daughtry postponed a series of concert dates following the sudden death of his daughter, Hannah, his band announced on social media Saturday. “Due to the unexpected death of Chris and Deanna Daughtry’s daughter, Hannah, all currently scheduled shows for the coming week for Daughtry have been canceled

By Chloe Melas, CNN Taylor Swift officially broke the internet Friday. Not only did she release her re-recording of her 2012 album “Red” — this time it’s called “Red (Taylor’s Version)” — but she dropped a short film that has her fans’ jaws on the floor. It’s called “All Too Well,” named after a track

By Marianne Garvey Michelle Buteau has her hands full these days. She has toddler twins and a growing list of hosting and acting projects to her name, but the busy comedian is still treating crowds to her standup. She’ll perform a new show, “Bitch Gotta Babysitter,” this weekend at Town Hall in New York City.

By Chloe Melas, CNN Britney Spears’ 13-year conservatorship is over. Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Brenda Penny terminated the court-ordered arrangement during a hearing on Friday. Addressing the court, Spears’ attorney Matthew Rosengart said a “safety net” is in place for the singer’s finances and personal care. “The time has come today to end

By Megan Thomas, CNN Winter, an injured dolphin who learned to swim with a prosthetic tail and whose story served as the inspiration for two heartwarming films, died Thursday, according to the Clearwater Marine Aquarium, where she resided. “Animal care experts from around the country worked to treat her gastrointestinal abnormality. The CMA family is

By Sara Spary, CNN It’s the moment “Sex and the City” fans have been waiting for — a date for the return of Carrie and friends, 17 years after the original show ended. In a teaser-trailer released Friday, streaming service HBO Max announced that the new 10-part spinoff series “And Just Like That…” will debut

By Chloe Melas, CNN Britney Spears’ 13-year court-ordered conservatorship may finally end on Friday. Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Brenda Penny is expected to answer Spears’ request to terminate her conservatorship at an afternoon court hearing. The court date comes a little over a month since Spears’ father, Jamie Spears, was suspended as the

By Toyin Owoseje, CNN Paris Hilton is a married woman. The media personality and heiress tied the knot with fiancé Carter Reum on Thursday in a lavish ceremony at a private estate in Los Angeles, People reported. On Friday morning — in her first Instagram post as a wife — Hilton shared a shot of

By Marianne Garvey Paul Rudd is objectively cute. He’s funny. He’s a family man. He is charitable. But … sexy? People magazine’s selection of Rudd as this year’s Sexiest Man Alive came as a surprise to some, including Rudd, according to Dan Wakeford, the Editor-in-Chief of People, who said the actor was “baffled” by the

Review by Brian Lowry, CNN “Home Sweet Home Alone” is a very odd duck — a movie that basically replicates the three-decades-old “Home Alone” template, but in a way that feels slightly weird and ill-conceived. Dropping on Disney+ in connection with the streaming service’s two-year anniversary, it’s a reminder that not all well-known intellectual property

By Lisa Respers France, CNN Jerry Douglas, best known for his role as family patriarch John Abbott on the CBS soap opera “The Young and the Restless,” has died. He was 88. Douglas was beloved on the soap as the chairman of Jabot Cosmetics, a role he began in 1982. John Abbott, along with his

By Marianne Garvey The Country Music Association Awards will be presented on Wednesday night . The CMA Awards honor the best country music, performances and music videos of the year, selected by more than 7,300 members of the Country Music Association. The event is taking place in Nashville with pandemic protocols in place. Those in

By Harmeet Kaur, CNN There’s a scene in Rebecca Hall’s film “Passing” in which the character Irene Redfield vents to her husband about a childhood friend. The friend is Clare Kendry, a light-skinned Black woman who for years has been living as White. Since the two reconnected during a chance encounter in Chicago, Clare has

By Marianne Garvey, CNN “Dancing with the Stars” paid tribute to Janet Jackson this week, and featured a double elimination and one judge’s save. The legendary singer called in for a video chat with host Tyra Banks, telling her, “I think it’s great. I love all styles, all types of dance.” “It’s a way to

By Brian Lowry, CNN Welcome to movie-awards season, as two films arriving this week, “Belfast” and “Passing,” look back to the past through the lustrous filter of glorious black and white — the former seeing Ireland’s tumult in the 1960s via the eyes of a child, the latter America’s racial history in Harlem during the

By Lisa Respers France, CNN Wendy Williams misses her audience. The talk show host recently posted a health update on the “Wendy Williams Show’s” verified Instagram account, writing “HOW YOU DOIN’? I MISS YOU ALL!” “As everyone knows, my health has been a hot topic,” the statement reads. “I’m making progress but it’s just one

By Lisa Respers France, CNN Bella Hadid is getting real about her mental health. In a lengthy Instagram post Tuesday, the model shared some tearful selfies and quoted singer and “Red Table Talk” cohost Willow Smith. “‘That feeling of thinking that you’re good enough or being insecure about your art- is natural- but at the

By Sandra Gonzalez, CNN Never has counting been so unexpectedly emotional. During her visit to TV’s most famous fictional block, Billie Eilish sat down with the Count from “Sesame Street” for a lesson on the number 2 set to the tune of her hit “Happier Than Ever.” A warning for those intending to press play

By Alisha Ebrahimji and Scottie Andrew, CNN Travis Scott concerts are known for being raucous and rowdy. But the 2021 Astroworld Festival, where he was set to close out the first night of performances, went beyond expected levels of rowdiness when it took a deadly turn. Footage from the day of his performance showed a

By Lisa Respers France, CNN Emilio Estevez is setting the record straight about his exit from “Mighty Ducks: Game Changers.” The actor shared a lengthy statement with Deadline in response to the publication’s recent story that stated “Disney Television Studios’ ABC Signature, which produces the hockey-themed sequel series, made the decision not to pick up

By Lisa Respers France, CNN Watch out, Leonardo DiCaprio as Jeff Bezos may have a special delivery for you. The mega-mogul had a funny response to Variety tweeting a video from their editor Marc Malkin showing DiCaprio chatting with Jeff Bezos and his girlfriend Lauren Sanchez at the LACMA Art + Film Gala.” In it,

By Chloe Melas, CNN Drake is speaking out for the first time since the Astroworld Festival in Houston which resulted in the deaths of eight concertgoers. He took to Instagram and wrote, “I’ve spent the past few days trying to wrap my mind around this devastating tragedy. I hate resorting to this platform to express

By Leah Asmelash, CNN The tragedy at Travis Scott’s Astroworld Festival left eight people dead and dozens injured, as the crowd surged during the rapper’s set. The crowd at the Friday night show in Houston was so packed that when audience members were pushed toward the stage, some told CNN that they were crushed to

By Chloe Melas Travis Scott will cover all funeral costs for the eight victims who died at his Astroworld Festival on Friday, according to a statement released Monday by a representative for the rapper and producer. The Houston-born artist will also partner with BetterHelp to provide free mental health services to all those affected by

By Sandra Gonzalez, CNN Alec Baldwin thinks police officers could be best suited to help film and television productions monitor the safe use of weapons on sets. “Every film/TV set that uses guns, fake or otherwise, should have a police officer on set, hired by the production, to specifically monitor weapons safety,” Baldwin tweeted on

By Lisa Respers France, CNN Over the weekend, eight people were killed and many more injured during rapper Travis Scott’s Houston music festival Astroworld. Authorities are investigating what led to the tragedy. While there have been horrific mass casualty concert events, such as the 2017 terrorist attack at the Ariana Grande performance at Britain’s Manchester

By Marianne Garvey Kylie Jenner took to social media Sunday to comment on the tragedy at her partner Travis Scott’s Astroworld music festival in Houston. At least eight people died and 300 more were left injured after a crowd surge during Scott’s performance at the festival on Friday. “Travis and I are broken and devastated.

By Lisa Respers France, CNN “Yellowstone” Season 4 premiered Sunday night with plenty of new drama for the Duttons and a glimpse at an upcoming prequel series about the family. Starring Tim McGraw as James Dillard Dutton, “1883” will take viewers back in time to the Duttons establishing their homestead in Montana. “Yellowstone” stars award-winning

By Marianne Garvey, CNN Sarah Jessica Parker is tackling criticism of her looks as she grows older. Parker says she and her former “Sex and the City” co-stars have received some negative comments over how their physical appearances have changed as they’ve gotten older. The cast is in production on a spinoff series, “And Just

By Lisa Respers France, CNN Shailene Woodley is denying reports that she posted a “cryptic” message amid a vaccination debate involving her fiancé, Aaron Rodgers. Rodgers, who is the quarterback for the Green Bay Packers, has attracted criticism following the revelation that he had contracted Covid-19 after he had earlier said during a press conference

By Sandra Gonzalez, CNN “Eternals” have landed, and we must have a discussion. First and most obvious, a question you’ve been pondering since you left the theater: How would I rank this among other Marvel movies? Well, friends, I don’t like hate mail. So I’m not doing that. But I did place it on this

By Chloe Melas, CNN Kieran Culkin hosted “Saturday Night Live” for the first time this weekend. The actor, who stars on the hit show “Succession,” hit it out of the park with his hilarious skits. Culkin’s opening monologue Culkin made sure to mention his character Roman Roy, a fan favorite on the show. “He’s one