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By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — Morgan Fairchild, who played Chandler Bing’s mother on “Friends,” paid tribute on Monday to the actor who portrayed him, Matthew Perry. Perry died Saturday at his Los Angeles home. He was 54. During an appearance on “CNN This Morning,” Fairchild shared memories of her first day on the

By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — Adele had a sweet moment when she spotted the doctor who delivered her son over the weekend. In videos shared on social media, the singer is seen performing at her Las Vegas residency, decked out as Morticia Addams from “The Addams Family”to celebrate Halloween. As she strolled through

Review by Brian Lowry, CNN Editor’s note: The following contains spoilers about the series finale of “Billions,” titled “Admirals Fund.” After seven twisty seasons, with more double and triple crosses than you can shake a stock certificate at, “Billions” successfully landed the plane (OK, private jet) with its series finale, in a satisfying finish that

Review by Brian Lowry, CNN “The Gilded Age” returns for a second (and possibly final) season that feels even more conspicuously like “Downton Abbey Lite.” That’s not necessarily a bad thing, as the show remains highly watchable as a finely tailored, lushly decorated soap, with the added benefit of incorporating 19th-century history, like early struggles

CNN By Josh Campbell, Cheri Mossburg and Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — The cause of actor Matthew Perry’s death at his residence Saturday will require additional investigative steps by the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner’s Office before reaching a conclusion, according to records from the agency. The medical examiner updated its online record for Perry on Sunday

By Josh Campbell, Cheri Mossburg and Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — The cause of actor Matthew Perry’s death at his residence Saturday will require additional investigative steps by the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner’s Office before reaching a conclusion, according to records from the agency. The medical examiner updated its online record for Perry on Sunday afternoon,

By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — It could be said that the casting of Matthew Perry in the role that made him a superstar was divinely inspired. Perry, who died Saturday at the age of 54, wrote in his 2022 memoir that three weeks before his audition for the role of Chandler Bing on

CNN By Josh Campbell, Cheri Mossburg and Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — The cause of actor Matthew Perry’s death at his residence Saturday will require additional investigative steps by the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner’s Office before reaching a conclusion, according to records from the agency. The medical examiner updated its online record for Perry on Sunday

CNN By Lisa Respers France, Cheri Mossburg and Josh Campbell, CNN Matthew Perry, the beloved actor who starred as Chandler Bing on “Friends,” has died. He was 54. Police in Los Angeles are investigating Perry’s death, a law enforcement source told CNN. There is currently no foul play suspected, the source said, however, the incident

By Lisa Respers France, Cheri Mossburg and Josh Campbell, CNN Matthew Perry, the beloved actor who starred as Chandler Bing on “Friends,” has died. He was 54. Police in Los Angeles are investigating Perry’s death, a law enforcement source told CNN. There is currently no foul play suspected, the source said, however, the incident remains

By Dan Heching, CNN Arnold Schwarzenegger is owning up to a past feud with a fellow action star. The septuagenarian former governor of California visited the “Graham Norton Show”on Friday, where he admitted that he and Sylvester Stallone started out as major “movie rivals” before they became “fantastic friends.” “We were movie rivals, but we

By Lillian Bautista, CNN This weekend’s “Five Nights at Freddy’s” is yet another title hoping to cash in on the popularity of a beloved video game, with Josh Hutcherson starring as an unwitting security guard who must elude the possessed animatronics of the iconic Freddy Fazbear’s Pizza shop made famous by the now-iconic horror survival

By Dan Heching, CNN The love for a certain memoir author of the hour was palpable at the Casamigos Halloween party in Los Angeles on Friday night, as several stars paid tribute to the inimitable Britney Spears with their attention-getting getups. Leading the pack was Paris Hilton, who recreated Spears’ iconic blue flight attendant look

By Dan Heching, CNN Disney has removed a film project starring actor Jonathan Majors – who is set to stand trial for assault next month – from its release calendar. “Magazine Dreams,” a movie in which Majors plays an amateur bodybuilder, was originally slated for release on December 8. In an email shared with CNN

By Marianne Garvey, CNN (CNN) — Mauricio Umansky and Emma Slater are explaining why they were seen in public holding hands. The real estate agent and the “Dancing with the Stars” pro, who are partners this season on the ballroom competition show, took to Instagram on Thursday to thank viewers for voting them through to

Review by Brian Lowry, CNN (CNN) — A love story told against a sweeping, decades-long backdrop of gay rights, “Fellow Travelers” finds its meatiest material in the Lavender Scare of the 1950s, and the persecution of gay government employees in the name of the fight against communism. Mixing real and fictional characters, the limited series turns

By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — Britney Spears supporters have been waiting on comment from her ex-boyfriend Justin Timberlake and her estranged husband Sam Asghari about her new memoir, “The Woman In Me.” Both men are discussed in the book. Asghari and Spears were married for 14 months and are in the process of

CNN By Marianne Garvey, CNN (CNN) — Kris Jenner is opening up about infidelity in her marriage to her late ex-husband, Robert Kardashian. Jenner has previously talked about cheating on her first husband. In the latest episode of “The Kardashians,” she reveals why she made that choice. In a conversation with daughter Khloé Kardashian, Jenner

By Marianne Garvey, CNN (CNN) — Kris Jenner is opening up about infidelity in her marriage to her late ex-husband, Robert Kardashian. Jenner has previously talked about cheating on her first husband. In the latest episode of “The Kardashians,” she reveals why she made that choice. In a conversation with daughter Khloé Kardashian, Jenner said

By Marianne Garvey, CNN (CNN) — The woman who accused actor Jonathan Majors of assaulting her during a dispute in March was arrested Wednesday night on suspicion of assault and criminal mischief related to the same incident, according to a source with knowledge of the matter. Grace Jabbari, Majors’ former girlfriend, voluntarily surrendered to police

Review by Brian Lowry, CNN The dramatic height difference between the leads accomplishes a great deal of work in “Priscilla,” visually conveying the power disparity between superstar Elvis Presley and Priscilla Beaulieu, who he began wooing when she was just 14. Unfortunately, writer-director Sofia Coppola’s version of this oft-told story moves at a snail’s pace,

Review by Brian Lowry, CNN “Five Nights at Freddy’s” wants to do for animatronic arcade characters what “It” did for clowns. That’s unlikely, as this latest transformation from game to screen yields a weird horror concoction, fleetingly clever in the early going before gumming up the gears down the home stretch. Part of that has

By Lisa Respers France, CNN Bret Michaels sounds happy to have welcomed Bret Michaels into his home. The Poison frontman has adopted a 6-year-old Husky who shares his name. The Nebraska Humane Society posted on Facebook about how the dog had saved the life of a 1-month-old kitten who had “flea anemia.” “For adult animals,

By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN Olympic figure skater Tara Lipinski and her husband Todd Kapostasy are the proud parents of a newborn baby girl. The couple shared the news on Wednesday on Lipinski’s Instagram page, writing, “meet Georgie Winter.” “We are so grateful that we get to make this announcement that our baby girl is here,”

By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN Friends and loved ones of actor Erik Jensen, known for roles on “The Walking Dead” and “Mr. Robot,” are seeking support as he is treated for cancer. According to a GoFundMe page created last week by his family, “after miraculously surviving a brain aneurysm just a year and a half ago,

By Lisa Respers France, CNN Lamar Odom may not be top of mind when you think of independent living for senior citizens, but he would like to change that. The former basketball player and reality TV star sold his company, Odom Senior Care, to ZNest.com, “an internet platform that simplifies the way families find senior

By Marianne Garvey, CNN (CNN) — A New York judge on Wednesday denied a motion to dismiss the assault case against actor Jonathan Majors, moving the case forward to trial. Majors, a Marvel star, is charged with assault and aggravated harassment related to a dispute with his former girlfriend Grace Jabbari on March 25. Through

By Lisa Respers France, CNN Lil Wayne is expanding his connection to the world of sports. The Grammy-award winning rapper has joined the Texas Ranchers Pickleball team as part owner and as a strategic adviser. “Pickleball is the moment and I’m excited to be part of the Texas Ranchers ownership group,” Lil Wayne said in

By Marianne Garvey, CNN (CNN) — Paris Hilton is responding to reaction over a photo of her 8-month-old son, Phoenix Barron. Hilton recently took to Instagram to post pictures of her son with husband Carter Reum. They were visiting New York City together and some people commented that her baby’s head was large. Hilton replied

By Dan Heching, CNN (CNN) — Richard Roundtree, the stage and screen actor best known for his performance as a tough-talking private eye in 1971’s “Shaft,” has died, according to multiple reports. He was 81. The news was confirmed by Roundtree’s manager Patrick McMinn in a statement to Variety. McMinn told the outlet that the

By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — Britney Spears is redefining what freedom means to her after over a decade of feeling like she didn’t have control of her own life. “Freedom to do what I want to do has given me back my womanhood,” she writes in her new memoir, “The Woman In Me,” released

By Marianne Garvey, CNN (CNN) — Tom Bergeron revealed that there was a certain moment he knew his “Dancing with the Stars” job had come to an end. Bergeron hosted the series starting in 2005 and left the show in 2020. He told former “DWTS” pro Cheryl Burke on her “Sex, Lies and Spray Tans”

By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — Rebecca Loos does not sound happy about her history with David Beckham being revisited. The Netflix docuseries “Beckham” looks back at the superstar soccer player’s life, including a decades-old alleged affair with Loos, who is his former personal assistant. Loos, who is now a married mother of two

By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — Taylor Swift’s latest milestone feels like a complete “fever dream.” “Cruel Summer,” a track off of her 2019 “Lover” album, hit No. 1 on Billboard’s Hot 100 chart this week. The music charting site reported the news on Monday, noting that it had previously peaked at No. 3. The

CNN By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — Jay-Z has weighed in on a longstanding (hypothetical) internet debate over whether to choose a meal with the man himself or half a million dollars. “You’ve gotta take the money,” the rapper/producer/entrepreneur told Gayle King in an interview with CBS. “You’ve got all that in the music

By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — Netflix released a trailer for “Squid Game: The Challenge” on Monday, giving the first full look at the hotly-anticipated reality competition show based on the streamer’s 2021 South Korean hit series “Squid Game.” While “The Challenge” is not a matter of life or death, as is graphically depicted in

By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — Pink is opening up about her past in a new interview with “60 Minutes,” revealing she nearly died of a drug overdose in the ’90s. “I grew up in a house where every day my parents were screaming at each other, throwing things. They hated each other,” Pink told

By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — Jay-Z has weighed in on a longstanding (hypothetical) internet debate over whether to choose a meal with the man himself or half a million dollars. “You’ve gotta take the money,” the rapper/producer/entrepreneur told Gayle King in an interview with CBS. “You’ve got all that in the music for

By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — “Crossroads” starring Britney Spears is returning to theaters in celebration of the release of her new memoir “The Woman in Me,” but is a sequel also coming? Tamra Davis, who directed the 2002 film, expressed interest in returning to the story in an interview with EW. “I’m currently

CNN By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — Showing up for your friends – this is the way, according to Pedro Pascal. In a surprise cameo on the new episode of “Saturday Night Live,” Pascal did just that for his “friend” Bad Bunny, who asked for advice on how to nail his monologue in his hosting

By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — Live from New York, it’s a rock legend. Rolling Stones frontman Mick Jagger made two surprise cameos on the new episode of “Saturday Night Live,” hosted by musician Bad Bunny. In the first sketch, Jagger crashed the set of a Spanish-language soap opera, playing the father of a character

By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — Meryl Streep and her husband Don Gummer have been living apart in recent years. The news was confirmed by a representative for Streep in a statement to People on Saturday. “Don Gummer and Meryl Streep have been separated for more than 6 years, and while they will always care

By Harmeet Kaur, CNN (CNN) — From the White savior narrative at the heart of “Dances With Wolves” to the Indigenous stereotypes in “The Last of the Mohicans,” Hollywood doesn’t exactly have the best track record when it comes to portrayals of Native Americans. So when it was announced that Martin Scorsese would be directing

By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — The subject of Vivica Fox’s new project is grateful for her. Tonesa Welch’s story is told in the new BET+ original movie, “First Lady of BMF.” She hailed Fox, who makes her feature-length directorial debut with the project. “I think that by her being a woman director, it

By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — Idina Menzel has shared about some of the “very complicated” reasons she and Taye Diggs split in 2013. The “Wicked” star appeared on a recent episode of the podcast “Dinner’s on Me with Jesse Tyler Ferguson.” Ferguson explained that he went from being a fan of Menzel from

By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — Lupita Nyong’o has gone public with her pain. The Oscar-winning actress posted a lengthy note Thursday on her verified Instagram account in which she revealed the end of a relationship. “There are much more important things going on in the world right now, and my thoughts are with

By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — MTV’s 2023 Europe Music Awards (EMAs), set to take place in Paris on November 5, are canceled as the conflict in the Middle East continues, according to a statement posted to the show’s social media Thursday. “Given the volatility of world events, we have decided not to move forward

By Marianne Garvey, CNN (CNN) — George Clooney, Tyler Perry and other A-list actors have made a significant proposal to try to help resolve the months-long actors’ strike. After meeting over Zoom with SAG-AFTRA union leadership on Tuesday, Clooney and more than a dozen other prominent and high-earning members proposed changes that included removing a

Review by Brian Lowry, CNN (CNN) — There’s a difference between “long” and “epic,” although in movie terms the two frequently get confused. Martin Scorsese delivers the former but not the latter with “Killers of the Flower Moon,” his second consecutive three-and-a-half-hour movie derived from a true story and underwritten by a prestige-hungry streaming service.

CNN Review by Brian Lowry, CNN (CNN) — There’s a difference between “long” and “epic,” although in movie terms the two frequently get confused. Martin Scorsese delivers the former but not the latter with “Killers of the Flower Moon,” his second consecutive three-and-a-half-hour movie derived from a true story and underwritten by a prestige-hungry streaming

By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — John Stamos revealed in a new interview on Wednesday that he’s a survivor of sexual abuse. Speaking with People, Stamos elaborated on an excerpt in his upcoming memoir “If You Would Have Told Me,” wherein he reflects on being abused as a child by a babysitter. “It was like

By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — Julianna Margulies is feeling “disheartened” that more people in the entertainment industry aren’t speaking out against antisemitism. During Variety’s Hollywood and Antisemitism Summit in Los Angeles on Wednesday, Margulies said she’s trying to “understand and work around why every single person in our industry isn’t standing up” against hatred.

By Marianne Garvey, CNN (CNN) — George Clooney, Tyler Perry and other notable entertainment professionals met with SAG-AFTRA union leaders on Tuesday following a breakdown in contract negotiations between the guild and major studios last week. The two stars spoke over Zoom with Fran Drescher and Duncan Crabtree-Ireland, SAG-AFTRA President and the National Executive Director

By Marianne Garvey, CNN (CNN) — Mark Duplass is talking about his decades-long struggle with anxiety and depression. The producer and “The Morning Show” star took to Instagram with an update on his mental health. “I have been struggling with anxiety and depression for most of my life,” he wrote. “Sometimes it’s just a subtle

By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — Kristin Cavallari wants to clear something up about Travis Kelce. In September an episode of her podcast “Let’s Be Honest,” Cavallari spoke with the Kansas City Chiefs player about his 2016 reality dating show, “Catching Kelce.” “You were 100 percent my TV crush when the show was on,”

By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — Britney Spears reveals a personal experience she has kept private for two decades in her upcoming memoir. During her relationship with Justin Timberlake, Spears became pregnant by the singer and had an abortion, she writes in a book excerpt published by People. “It was a surprise, but for

By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — Comedian Nate Bargatze is set to take the “Saturday Night Live” stage on October 28 in his hosting debut, the long-running sketch show announced on Tuesday. The Foo Fighters will serve as the episode’s musical guest. “A dream come true,” Bargatze wrote on Instagram on Tuesday. Bargatze is known

By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — Millie Bobby Brown sounds grateful for her time on “Stranger Things” while also not mourning its ending. During an interview with Glamour magazine (which named her Woman of the Year) conducted prior to the actors’ strike, Brown compared her hit Netflix series ending to graduating from high school.

By Marianne Garvey, CNN (CNN) — Ghost stories are getting new life in the upcoming Hulu series “Living for the Dead.” Executive produced by Kristen Stewart and the creators of “Queer Eye,” the show features five LGBTQ+ ghost hunters, each with their own unique talent, traveling the country to investigate the paranormal. According to the

By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — Britney Spears is owning her narrative. In an exclusive interview with People magazine to promote her forthcoming memoir “The Woman in Me,” Spears talked about feeling ready to open up about her life story. “Over the past 15 years or even at the start of my career, I

By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — Sam Neill is in remission and back to doing what he loves. The 76-year-old actor shared a health update with the Australian Broadcasting Corporation regarding his non-Hodgkin blood cancer, angioimmunoblastic T-cell lymphoma. “I know I’ve got it, but I’m not really interested in it,” Neill said. ‘It’s out

By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — Alicia Keys has responded to backlash over a recent social media post that some deemed insensitive in light of the war between Israel and Hamas. In a since-deleted post, the singer and former coach on “The Voice” shared a photo of herself in a green jacket and wrote

Review by Brian Lowry, CNN (CNN) — Anyone with an interest in history should be quite familiar with the Ken Burns playbook, which he puts to characteristically impressive use in “American Buffalo,” a documentary weaving together the near-extinction of these majestic beasts, dispossession of Native-Americans and exploitation of the American West under one sweeping umbrella

By Marianne Garvey, CNN (CNN) — Suzanne Somers’ longtime publicist wants to clear up false reports that the star was in hospice for the final weeks of her life, saying that while she was “weak,” her family and medical team did not expect her to die. “There are a lot of reports and rumors about

CNN By Marianne Garvey, CNN (CNN) — Suzanne Somers’ longtime publicist wants to clear up false reports that the star was in hospice for the final weeks of her life, saying that while she was “weak,” her family and medical team did not expect her to die. “There are a lot of reports and rumors

By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — Suzanne Somers, the actress who lit up the small screen on “Three’s Company” and one of TV’s most iconic fitness pitchwomen, has died, according to a statement provided to CNN from her longtime publicist R. Couri Hay. She was 76. “Suzanne Somers passed away peacefully at home in the

By Dan Heching, CNN (CNN) — Madonna took the stage in London on Saturday in the long-awaited debut of her surprisingly poignant new ‘Celebration’ world tour, which had been delayed after she suffered a serious health scare during the summer. In the opening night at the O2 Arena, the singer – who turned 65 in

Review by Brian Lowry, CNN (CNN) — Alexandra Pelosi has built a rich resume of personal documentaries in which she seeks to build bridges, or simply hangs out with, people with whom she doesn’t agree politically. That approach reaches its logical if somewhat limited conclusion in “The Insurrectionist Next Door,” in which the filmmaker spends

By Leah Asmelash, CNN (CNN) — The underdog story, the comeback wins, the Cinderella moments, the historic rivalries, the regional loyalties. Sports aren’t just compelling in the midst of the game; it’s the adjacent drama that often draws people in the most. The appetite for such narratives has overflowed in recent years, spilling into all

CNN Opinion by Dean Obeidallah (CNN) — Editor’s note: Dean Obeidallah, a former attorney, is the host of SiriusXM radio’s daily program “The Dean Obeidallah Show.” Follow him on Threads at www.threads.net/@deanobeidallah. The opinions expressed in this commentary are his own. Read more opinion at CNN. When NBC’s “Saturday Night Live” announced that comedian and “SNL” alum Pete Davidson would be

By Alli Rosenbloom (CNN) — “Saturday Night Live” host Pete Davidson addressed “the horrible images and stories from Israel and Gaza” in deeply personal remarks during the opening minutes of the long-running sketch show’s new episode. Davidson’s emotional comments particularly focused on the children who have suffered as a result of the conflict. Davidson spoke