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By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — Mark Ross, the rapper who performed as Brother Marquis as a member of the hip-hop group 2 Live Crew, has died, according to posts shared on 2 Live Crew’s social media accounts on Monday night. He was 58. No cause of death was shared. CNN has reached out

Review by Brian Lowry, CNN (CNN) — In a rare victory for the Clippers over the Lakers, “Clipped” is the second recent drama series devoted to one of Los Angeles’ NBA teams but also the superior one, chronicling the spectacular fall of owner Donald Sterling. Rotating among four principal players, with Ed O’Neill as Sterling,

By Lianne Kolirin, CNN (CNN) — Coldplay say they have surpassed their own target for cutting carbon emissions for live shows. In 2019, frontman Chris Martin announced that the band was putting touring on hold while considering how to make their performances more environmentally friendly. Two years later, Coldplay announced its Music of the Spheres

By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — “House of the Dragon” actor Steven Toussaint is sailing into Season 2 of the “Game of Thrones” prequel series buoyed by the positive response to his powerful performance. It’s safe to say he’s starting the sophomore season of “Dragon” on a more positive note than Season 1, which was

By Amarachi Orie, CNN (CNN) — “Girls Just Want to Have Fun” and “Time After Time” singer Cyndi Lauper has announced her farewell tour. In what will be her first major tour in more than a decade – and her final – the Brooklyn-born singer-songwriter will headline concerts at 23 cities across North America from

By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — Dolly Parton thinks Beyoncé’s take on her classic song “Jolene” is “bold” breath of spring. Parton talked about the pop star’s rendition of the tune for ”Cowboy Carter” in a recent interview with “E! News.” “Well, I think it was very bold of her,” Parton said during an

By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — Katy Perry has reimagined a recent commencement speech by Kansas City Chiefs kicker Harrison Butker that was criticized as homophobic and sexist. The pop star and former “American Idol” judge posted on her social media an edit of Butker’s May 11 address at Benedictine College, a small Catholic

By Amarachi Orie, CNN (CNN) — Fans of Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce curious about where the couple’s relationship is headed can thank Jason Sudeikis for trying to get them closer to some answers. Kelce joined Sudeikis and comedians Robert Smigel and George Wendt onstage during a comedy skit at the annual Big Slick Celebrity

By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — Adele is making it clear that hateful comments are not tolerated at her concerts. Over the weekend, the Grammy-winner offered a profanity-laced response to an audience member who, according to a video posted to social media, yelled out “Pride sucks” during her concert, a reference to annual event during

By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — Just call her #batgirl. Musician and former “Gossip Girl” star Taylor Momsen is seemingly taking everything in stride after being bit by a bat while on stage in Spain last week. Momsen and her band The Pretty Reckless were in the middle of performing a song when a bat

By Penelope Patsuris, CNN (CNN) — Unlike Logan Roy’s offspring in “Succession,” Liev Schreiber can appropriately be described as a serious person. He’s a producer, writer, director, a Royal Academy of Dramatic Art and Yale School of Drama trained classical actor who can embody a tough fixer in “Ray Donovan” as smoothly as he lays

By Lisa Respers France, Josh Campbell and Elizabeth Wagmeister (CNN) — Months after singer Cassie Ventura filed suit against her ex-boyfriend Sean “Diddy” Combs, his life looks very different. The man who rose from an intern at a record label to building his own music empire in Bad Boy Records, was once a beloved figure

By Dan Heching, CNN (CNN) — Ryan Reynolds this week unveiled arguably the most anticipated and sure-to-be coveted merchandise tied to his upcoming film “Deadpool & Wolverine”: the movie’s novelty popcorn bucket. Said to be designed by Deadpool himself, the bucket, modeled after Wolverine, features a large opening akin to the quick-healing mutant’s wide-open mouth,

Review by Brian Lowry, CNN (CNN) — Thirty years after Nicole Brown Simpson’s murder, and a few months after O.J. Simpson’s death, Lifetime revisits “the trial of the century” with “The Life & Murder of Nicole Brown Simpson,” a project whose title indicates its desire to paint her as more than just a victim. While

By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — Turns out Jennifer Lopez will not be getting loud after all. On The JLo newsletter subscribers received an email from Lopez on Friday, stating “Representatives for Live Nation announced today that the Jennifer Lopez US Summer 2024 Tour ‘THIS IS ME…LIVE’ is canceled.” “Jennifer is taking time off

Review by Brian Lowry, CNN (CNN) — Jessica Lange met the movie public perched in King Kong’s giant palm, but her real breakthrough came in 1982 when she played a pair of actresses, earning Oscar nominations for both roles: as a fictional soap-opera star in “Tootsie” and the real-life Frances Farmer in the tragic biography

By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — Slim Shady is back, back again. But, apparently, not for long. Eminem appears to be killing off his alter ego in his latest project, an album titled, “The Death of Slim Shady (Coup de Grace).” He has dropped the album’s first single, “Houdini,” which samples the Steve Miller

Review by Brian Lowry, CNN (CNN) — “Jim Henson: Idea Man” threads a difficult needle, celebrating the creative genius of the Muppets mastermind without sidestepping or whitewashing the thornier aspects of his personal life, as related by his grown children. The result is a particularly rich Disney+ documentary that captures the man as well as

By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — Lenny Kravitz’s leather pants continue to stay on. In a recently published interview with The Guardian, Kravitz opened about discovering that his father was having an affair, a story recounted in his 2020 memoir. His father, he said, told him he too would end up cheating on his

By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — An actor who has appeared in film and TV projects like “Rebel Moon” and “How I Met Your Mother” has been arrested and charged with stabbing his estranged girlfriend multiple times. Nick Pasqual, 34, was charged with one count of attempted murder; one count of first-degree residential burglary

CNN By Alli Rosenbloom and Henry Hullah, CNN (CNN) — John Legend is speaking publicly for the first time about allegations against Sean “Diddy” Combs, who the former “Voice” coach collaborated with on a song that was released last year. In an interview released Thursday with CNN International’s Christiane Amanpour to discuss his new podcast

By Alli Rosenbloom and Henry Hullah, CNN (CNN) — John Legend is speaking publicly for the first time about allegations against Sean “Diddy” Combs, who the former “Voice” coach collaborated with on a song that was released last year. In an interview released Thursday with CNN International’s Christiane Amanpour to discuss his new podcast “Afghan

By Marianne Garvey, CNN (CNN) — Shania Twain’s insight about moving past heartache is wonderfully Shania Twain. The superstar singer was a guest on a recent episode of the “Great Company with Jamie Laing” podcast, where she addressed the infidelity that rocked her marriage to Robert “Mutt” Lange, whom she divorced in 2010 after he

Review by Brian Lowry, CNN (CNN) — The only wrinkles in “Young Woman and the Sea” are the ones Daisy Ridley likely developed spending all that time in the water, but the movie presents such a stirring true story, so efficiently told, that really shouldn’t matter. Like Trudy Ederle swimming the English Channel, knowing where

By Dan Heching, CNN (CNN) — A group of drag artists have launched a new coalition in response to attacks on drag expression. On Wednesday, the group of artists – including Hysteria Brooks, a victim impacted by the Club Q shooting that left five people dead in Colarado in 2022 – announced the launch of

KCAL, KCBS, WPLG, CNN By Elizabeth Wagmeister and Josh Campbell, CNN (CNN) — Federal investigators are preparing to bring accusers of music mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs before a federal grand jury, two sources familiar with the probe tell CNN — signaling the US Justice Department is moving toward potentially seeking an indictment of Combs. Possible

Review by Brian Lowry, CNN (CNN) — Weird, dark but compulsively watchable, “Eric” stars Benedict Cumberbatch and a hulking foul-mouthed puppet, not necessarily in that order. Set amid a dystopian vision of a dangerous, corrupt 1980s New York, it’s part mystery, part satire and part right-wing fever dream about crime-infested cities, powered by the parental

By Jack Guy, CNN (CNN) — Jon Bon Jovi has confirmed that his son, Jake, has married British actress Millie Bobby Brown at an intimate ceremony. Bon Jovi was asked about the rumors that the couple had tied the knot during an appearance on the BBC’s “The One Show” on Tuesday. “They’re great,” said Bon

By Elizabeth Wagmeister and Josh Campbell, CNN (CNN) — Federal investigators are preparing to bring accusers of music mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs before a federal grand jury, two sources familiar with the probe tell CNN — signaling the US Justice Department is moving toward potentially seeking an indictment of Combs. Possible witnesses have been notified

By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — Saundra Glenn was already a fan of Coldplay frontman Chris Martin and that was before he gave her a lift. In an interview with the BBC, Glenn, 64, said she was headed to Radio 1’s Big Weekend music festival when osteoarthritis and “a dodgy right hip” caused her

By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — Jimmy Kimmel is celebrating his youngest son’s successful heart surgery. The late-night talk show host shared the news on social media on Monday. “This weekend, our boy Billy had his third (of three, we hope) open heart surgery,” Kimmel captioned the photo of Billy, 7, in a hospital

By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — An attorney for Backstreet Boy Nick Carter has responded to allegations of sexual assault featured in a new Investigation Discovery docuseries about the singer and his late brother, Aaron Carter. In “Fallen Idols: Nick and Aaron Carter,” three women – Ashley Repp, Melissa Schuman Henschel and Shannon “Shay” Ruth – describe alleged assaults in

By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — The original “Bachelorette” Trista Sutter says there’s nothing to see here after recent social media posts from her husband caused concern among their followers. Over the weekend, Sutter posted a photo on Instagram of her, husband Ryan Sutter and their two children enjoying some beach time and explained

By Issy Ronald, CNN (CNN) — Lizzo appeared to be left stunned after “South Park” referenced the singer in an episode satirizing the increasing popularity of weight-loss drugs like Ozempic and Mounjaro. The “About Damn Time” singer posted a live reaction video on Instagram and TikTok of her watching a scene from “South Park: The

By Cindy Von Quednow, CNN (CNN) — Former “General Hospital” actor Johnny Wactor was fatally shot in downtown Los Angeles while interrupting thieves Saturday, according to his agent and CNN affiliate KABC. The actor, who played Brando Corbin in the hospital soap opera, was shot as he left work early Saturday morning, his mother told

By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — Kim Kardashian’s eldest daughter North West helped the Pride Lands from Disney’s “The Lion King” come to life over the weekend. West performed “I Just Can’t Wait to be King” – an original song from the 1994 animated classic – during Disney’s live concert production of “The Lion King

CNN By Dan Heching and Mitchell McCluskey, CNN (CNN) — Rapper Nicki Minaj apologized to fans outside her hotel in Manchester early Sunday morning for postponing a UK show after she was stopped by Dutch authorities on allegations she was carrying drugs. “I love you and I’m so sorry this happened tonight,” Minaj said in

By Dan Heching, CNN (CNN) — Richard M. Sherman, who with his late brother Robert wrote songs for the 1964 Disney classic “Mary Poppins” as well as the song “It’s a Small World,” has died. He was 95. The news was confirmed in an announcement on the Walt Disney Company website, where Sherman was referred

By Dan Heching and Mitchell McCluskey, CNN (CNN) — Rapper Nicki Minaj apologized to fans outside her hotel in Manchester early Sunday morning for postponing a UK show after she was stopped by Dutch authorities on allegations she was carrying drugs. “I love you and I’m so sorry this happened tonight,” Minaj said in a

By Thomas Page, CNN (CNN) — Morgan Spurlock, the filmmaker and former CNN series host whose McDonald’s documentary “Super Size Me” was nominated for an Academy Award, died of cancer complications Thursday, according to his family. Spurlock, who was 53, died in New York, surrounded by family and friends, his brother said in a statement.

By Elizabeth Wagmeister, CNN (CNN) — Nearly a decade after Charlize Theron starred in “Mad Max: Fury Road,” the franchise continues with the latest installment from director George Miller, “Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga.” The new film, which hits theaters Friday, is a prequel to the 2015 “Fury Road” and centers on the character Furiosa, first

Review by Brian Lowry, CNN (CNN) — Say what you want about Jennifer Lopez, but streaming algorithms surely love her, which accounts for her parade of recent movies – “The Mother” (Netflix), “Shotgun Wedding” (Amazon) and “Marry Me” (Peacock), all in the last two years. Add to that “Atlas,” a nonstop sci-fi action movie that

By Dalia Faheid and Elizabeth Wagmeister, CNN (CNN) — Sean “Diddy” Combs has been accused of sexual assault in a new lawsuit filed on Thursday by April Lampros, who says she met him in 1994 when she was a student at New York’s Fashion Institute of Technology. According to the complaint, filed in New York and obtained by

By Denise Royal, Carlos Suarez and Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN (CNN) — Rapper Sean Kingston and his mother have been arrested on fraud and theft charges after the star’s South Florida residence was raided by a SWAT team Thursday morning, authorities announced. Arrest and search warrants were served at a home in Southwest Ranches, a town

CNN By Dalia Faheid and Elizabeth Wagmeister, CNN (CNN) — Sean “Diddy” Combs has been accused of sexual assault in a new lawsuit filed on Thursday by April Lampros, who says she met him in 1994 when she was a student at New York’s Fashion Institute of Technology. According to the complaint, filed in New York and obtained

By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — Celine Dion knows how powerful love can be. This is especially apparent in the new trailer for her upcoming documentary “I Am: Celine Dion,” in which she showcases how much her love of singing and performing live keeps her going while living with stiff person syndrome, a rare neurological

By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — After years of being off the radar, Michael Richards appears to be reemerging. In an interview with People ahead of the release next month of his memoir “Entrances and Exits,” the “Seinfeld” star talked about getting caught on camera hurling racial slurs, including the N-word at a group

By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — Cassie Ventura has shared a statement expressing her gratitude for the support she has received since CNN’s publication of a 2016 surveillance video that showed her being physically assaulted by her then-boyfriend, Sean “Diddy” Combs. “Thank you for all of the love and support from my family, friends,

Review by Brian Lowry, CNN (CNN) — In a sign of its priorities – action over character, production design over story – Anya Taylor-Joy doesn’t even show up until roughly an hour into “Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga.” Then again, the movie’s namesake is really less the star than the dystopian Wasteland that she must

By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — There is no love lost between hip-hop moguls 50 Cent and Sean “Diddy” Combs. 50 Cent has long trolled Diddy on social media, most recently after CNN’s publication of surveillance video showing Combs assaulting his then-girlfriend, Cassie Ventura, in 2016. On Tuesday, 50 Cent posted on social media

By Elizabeth Wagmeister, CNN (CNN) — For years, Ambra Battilana Gutierrez says she knew she was being silenced. It was 2015 when the Italian model says she was assaulted by then movie mogul Harvey Weinstein during a casting meeting. She immediately went to the police to report what happened, assuming law enforcement would help her.

CNN By Elizabeth Wagmeister, CNN (CNN) — For years, Ambra Battilana Gutierrez says she knew she was being silenced. It was 2015 when the Italian model says she was assaulted by then movie mogul Harvey Weinstein during a casting meeting. She immediately went to the police to report what happened, assuming law enforcement would help

By Alli Rosenbloom and Elizabeth Wagmeister, CNN (CNN) — Sean “Diddy” Combs has been accused of sexual assault in a new lawsuit filed on Tuesday by Crystal McKinney, a former model and winner of MTV’s 1998 Model Mission competition show. According to the complaint, filed in New York and obtained by CNN, McKinney claims that she was “drugged and

By Cindy Von Quednow, CNN (CNN) — The Los Angeles Police Department is conducting a criminal investigation into the source of the ketamine that led to the death of actor Matthew Perry, LAPD Capt. Scot Williams told CNN Tuesday. Two federal agencies, the US Drug Enforcement Administration and the US Postal Inspection Service, are also involved in the

By Alli Rosenbloom and Sandra Gonzalez, CNN (CNN) — Misa Hylton, the mother of Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs’ son Justin Combs, says her ‘heart goes out’ to Cassie Ventura in wake of the release of surveillance video footage showing Combs physically assaulting Ventura in 2016. “I am heartbroken that Cassie must relive the horror of her

By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — “The Apprentice,” a new film about former President Donald Trump’s real estate dealings in New York in the ’80s, debuted to a standing ovation at the Cannes Film Festival and criticism from his campaign. The film about the presumptive Republican nominee comes five months before the presidential election. Starring

By Kaila Nichols, CNN (CNN) — This article may contain spoilers for Bridgerton Season 3. Dearest gentle reader… By now, viewers have had time to watch the first four episodes of the highly anticipated third season of Bridgerton. This season turned its focus to the love story between Penelope Featherington (Nicola Coughlan) and Colin Bridgerton’s (Luke Newton), who the internet

By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — When Sean “Diddy” Combs was presented with a lifetime achievement recognition at the BET Awards in 2022, his former girlfriend, Cassie Ventura, was among the people he thanked. “I’mma keep it a hundred with y’all, I was in a dark place for a few years,” Combs said at

By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — Demi Moore is basking in the critical acclaim of her performance in the film “The Substance,” while also getting real about what it took. During a press conference at the Cannes Film Festival, Moore, 61, discussed playing an aging actress who takes a substance to give her a

By Scottie Andrew, CNN (CNN) — After 10 years on the air, “Rick and Morty,” the animated sci-fi comedy about a misanthropic scientist and his 14-year-old grandson’s interdimensional adventures, is surprising as ever. In its seven seasons, it has steered its characters through apocalypses, divorces, an alien musical reality TV competition and school dances —

CNN By Alli Rosenbloom and Elizabeth Wagmeister, CNN (CNN) — Almost 48 hours after being shown physically assaulting his then-girlfriend Cassie Ventura in 2016 in a surveillance video obtained exclusively by CNN, Sean “Diddy” Combs has apologized. Just before 1pm ET on Friday, CNN published the video in which Combs is seen grabbing, shoving, dragging

By Alli Rosenbloom and Elizabeth Wagmeister, CNN (CNN) — Almost 48 hours after being shown physically assaulting his then-girlfriend Cassie Ventura in 2016 in a surveillance video obtained exclusively by CNN, Sean “Diddy” Combs has apologized. Just before 1pm ET on Friday, CNN published the video in which Combs is seen grabbing, shoving, dragging and

By Sandra Gonzalez and Elizabeth Wagmeister, CNN (CNN) — Sean “Diddy” Combs apologized on Sunday for physically assaulting his then-girlfriend Cassie Ventura, two days after CNN published exclusive hotel surveillance video from 2016 in which Combs appeared to grab, shove, drag and kick her. “My behavior on that video is inexcusable. I take full responsibility

By Dan Heching, CNN (CNN) — Jake Gyllenhaal was “honored” to be the host of the Season 49 finale episode of “Saturday Night Live” this weekend, but comically couldn’t shield his slight disappointment over not being selected for the decidedly showier gig of hosting the premiere of the beloved sketch show’s 50th season this fall.

By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — The surveillance video of Sean “Diddy” Combs physically assaulting his then-girlfriend, Cassie Ventura, comes days after he paid tribute on social media to some of the women in his life, including the mothers of his seven children and his own mother, Janice Combs. Interest in the footage, obtained

By Rochelle Beighton, CNN (CNN) — If you’ve ever felt like a secondary character in your own romance novel, or experienced the sting of unrequited love, it’s time to finally join the “Bridgerton” bandwagon as the Netflix series returns with its most relatable love story yet. Following the success of its second season, which saw

By Dan Heching, CNN (CNN) — Magician David Copperfield has denied allegations of sexual assault and misconduct, published in a report on Wednesday from The Guardian. In an email sent to CNN on Wednesday, a representative for Copperfield said, “most of these historic accusations have been made before, and all of them are as false

By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — “Saturday Night Live” is set to air its Season 49 finale episode this weekend with the help of host Jake Gyllenhaal and musical guest Sabrina Carpenter, but we’d be remiss if we said goodbye without honoring some of this year’s standout sketches. It was an exciting season full of

By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — Dabney Coleman, a veteran film and television actor known for roles in “9 to 5,” “Boardwalk Empire” and “Tootsie,” has died. He was 92. Coleman died on Thursday at his home in Santa Monica, according to a statement from his daughter Quincy Coleman sent to CNN by the late

By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — This season of the notoriously racy Netflix series “Bridgerton” is all about Penelope Featherington, and Nicola Coughlan, the actress who plays her, leaned into her sex scenes for a reason. Coughlan stars as the heroine this time around in Season 3, and she was aware of the conversations

Review by Brian Lowry, CNN (CNN) — Tackling a complicated subject in a provocative way, “Power” looks at the historical factors that have shaped modern policing, through the prism of the political movement that has grown around the deaths of Black people at the hands of police. As works of advocacy go, director Yance Ford’s

By Marianne Garvey, CNN (CNN) — Benny Blanco is feeling the love for his girlfriend of nearly a year, Selena Gomez. The producer and songwriter appeared on “The Drew Barrymore Show” to promote his new cookbook, “Open Wide: A Cookbook for Friends,” where he told Barrymore he wakes up every day and can’t believe he

By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — Jason Kelce literally swept Quinta Brunson off her feet. The “Abbott Elementary” star and creator shared the story of how it all happened during an appearance on “Late Night with Seth Myers” on Thursday. Myers shared a photo of the now-retired Philadelphia Eagles football player lifting her off

By Scottie Andrew, CNN (CNN) — When it premiered in 2011, “Bob’s Burgers” was rough around the edges. Eldest daughter Tina, an eighth grader, graphically lusted after boys and zombies. Bob was prone to beleaguered bouts of yelling. Louise and Gene, in fourth and sixth grade respectively, made risqué jokes beyond their years, and Bob’s

Review by Brian Lowry, CNN (CNN) — Long before “fake news,” “The Big Cigar” looks back to the time of a fake movie – specifically, one designed to provide Black Panther Party founder Huey P. Newton cover to flee America for Cuba. Yet what should be an enticing mashup of the civil-rights movement and Hollywood

By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — Zach Bryan and his girlfriend Brianna LaPaglia were involved in a scary car accident earlier this week, according to LaPaglia, who recalled the experience in a candid video posted to her TikTok page earlier this week. LaPaglia, a Barstool sports blog personality known more commonly as Brianna Chickenfry, said

Review by Brian Lowry, CNN (CNN) — Editor’s note: The following contains spoilers about the “Young Sheldon” series finale. Seventeen years after “The Big Bang Theory” made its debut, spinoff “Young Sheldon” has remained one of the bigger hits that network TV can still produce in this diluted day and age. Yet the CBS comedy

By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — The 2024 Academy of Country Music (ACM) Awards took place on Thursday with country music superstar and actress Reba McEntire as the ceremony’s host. Lainey Wilson – who won this year’s entertainer of the year award – and Chris Stapleton were the big winners of the evening, each taking