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After writers’ strike, Fran Drescher says ‘one size doesn’t fit all’ when it comes to SAG strike negotiations

By Marianne Garvey, CNN (CNN) — SAG-AFTRA President Fran Drescher is gearing up to resume negotiations with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers next week. Talks will resume between the actors’ union and studio representatives on Monday, two and a half months after the more than 160,000 members of the guild went on

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To the very end, ‘Physical’ put in the sweat to break down diet culture

By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — AppleTV’s 1980s-set drama series ‘Physical’ might be over, but creator Annie Weisman hopes the team’s efforts to dismantle diet culture are just warming up. “Even though we’re done shooting, we’re not done sharing it,” Weisman told CNN in an interview, adding that she feels the show’s themes surrounding society’s

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Hattie McDaniel, first Black actor to win an Oscar, will have her missing award replaced by the Academy

By Dan Heching, CNN (CNN) — The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) – organization behind the Oscars – will posthumously honor Hattie McDaniel by reinstating her missing best supporting actress Academy Award, which she won in 1940 for “Gone With the Wind.” AMPAS, along with the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures in

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Dane Cook marries Kelsi Taylor

By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — Dane Cook has married his long time love, Kelsi Taylor. The 51-year-old actor and comedian married the 24-year-old fitness instructor in a intimate wedding at a private estate in O’ahu, Hawaii, according to People. “We chose Hawaii because it has such a special place in our hearts and

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Sophia Loren has surgery after fall

By Sharon Braithwaite and Stephanie Halasz, CNN (CNN) — Oscar-winning Italian actress Sophia Loren, 89, was taken to hospital on Sunday for surgery after falling in her home in Geneva, Switzerland. Loren suffered several fractures to her hip and thigh-bone, her agent Andrea Giusti told CNN. “The surgery went very well,” Giusti said, adding that

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Coming (again!) to a theater near you: Britney Spears’ ‘Crossroads,’ ‘Hunger Games,’ and some scares

By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — An eclectic list of previous theatrically released movies are making a return to the big screen in October, which appears to be somewhat of a creative solution for a wounded entertainment industry that continues to reel from the dual Hollywood strikes. The ongoing strikes have shut down most television

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Kevin Bacon once had to remove a ‘haunted’ house from his property for fear he’d get ‘possessed’

By Dan Heching (CNN) — If starring roles in “Flatliners” and “Stir of Echoes” taught Kevin Bacon anything, it’s not to mess with the spirit world. On a recent episode of Rob Lowe’s podcast “Literally!”, Bacon recounted a somewhat creepy story about some farmland property he had purchased in northwestern Connecticut in 1983. The “Footloose”

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Angus Cloud’s cause of death revealed

By Cheri Mossburg, CNN (CNN) — Angus Cloud died of an accidental overdose, according to the Alameda County Coroner’s office in California. “Angus Cloud died from a lethal combination of fentanyl, cocaine, methamphetamine and in what is ruled as an accidental overdose,” a spokesperson for the coroner told CNN on Thursday. “Angus suffered from acute

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Sufjan Stevens says he’s learning how to walk again after Guillain-Barré syndrome diagnosis

By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — Singer-songwriter Sufjan Stevens revealed on Wednesday that he’s relearning how to walk after being diagnosed with Guillain-Barré syndrome, a rare neurological disorder in which the body’s immune system attacks nerve cells. “Last month I woke up one morning and couldn’t walk. My hands, arms and legs were numb and

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Matthew A. Cherry’s NFL past helped him tackle a sweet story of Black parenting that’s for everyone in ‘Young Love’

By Marianne Garvey, CNN (CNN) — Matthew A. Cherry, a former NFL wide receiver turned Oscar winner who created the hit animated short film “Hair Love,” wants to show with his latest project that young parenting is the ultimate game of grit and determination. The new animated series “Young Love” builds upon the story first

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Shannon Beador, ‘Real Housewives’ cast member, arrested for DUI and hit-and-run

By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — “Real Housewives of Orange County” cast member Shannon Beador was arrested for drunk driving and hit-and-run in Newport Beach, California over the weekend, according to police. Beador, 59, was arrested and booked early Sunday, a public information officer for the Newport Beach Police Department told CNN. Alcohol-related DUI and

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UK police investigate sexual assault report after Russell Brand allegations

By Christian Edwards, CNN (CNN) — London’s Metropolitan Police said Monday they were investigating an allegation of sexual assault in 2003, after a joint investigation into the comedian and actor Russell Brand by three British media outlets was published Saturday. The Sunday Times, The Times and Channel 4’s “Dispatches” published an investigation in which four

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Ryan Phillippe is ‘thankful for the freedom that comes with breaking addictions’ as he celebrates sobriety milestone

By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — Ryan Phillippe is on a sobriety journey, and is celebrating a major milestone. “Officially the longest I’ve gone since I was a teen without some kind of nicotine or marijuana in my system(among other things…),” the “Cruel Intentions” actor wrote in the caption of a post on his verified

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Ryan Reynolds jokes about selling one of his four children to fund Wrexham Football Club’s stadium renovations

By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — When it comes to Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney’s Welsh football club, Wrexham AFC, anything is on the table – including, apparently, the potential sale of one of Reynold’s own children. During the Season 2 premiere of “Welcome to Wrexham” on Tuesday, Reynolds and McElhenney learned that they wouldn’t

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