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By Marianne Garvey, CNN (CNN) — For years, Busy Philipps says she felt like her brain was “in a spin cycle.” Even when life was fine externally, she felt “chaos constantly within.” “I was unable to prioritize tasks, I was having really great ideas and thoughts and not completing them,” Philipps told CNN in an

By Catherine Nicholls, CNN London (CNN) — The beloved British sitcom “Gavin and Stacey” will be returning for its final episode this Christmas, James Corden, who co-writes and stars in the show, announced on Friday. “Some news… It’s official!!! We have finished writing the last ever episode of Gavin and Stacey,” Corden posted to Instagram,

Review by Brian Lowry, CNN (CNN) — Jerry Seinfeld waited this long for his directing debut, which makes the choice of “Unfrosted,” a silly lark of a comedy, somewhat perplexing. Far from a passion project, this Netflix film distinctly feels – as one of its writers says in the production notes – like a punchline

By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — Actress and activist Mariska Hargitay is weighing in on the New York Court of Appeal’s decision to overturn once-powerful Hollywood executive Harvey Weinstein’s sex crimes conviction. On Thursday, Hargitay accepted an honor at Variety’s Power of Women event in New York for her work as an advocate for survivors

By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — Kevin Spacey is addressing the upcoming documentary “Spacey Unmasked,” which is set to cover the allegations of abuse that he has faced in recent years. Spacey wrote on his X page on Thursday that throughout this past week, he’s “repeatedly requested” that Channel 4 – the UK-based network set

By Elizabeth Wagmeister, CNN (CNN) — Britney Spears is “home and safe” after a “major fight” with her boyfriend on Wednesday night at the Chateau Marmont in West Hollywood, a source close to the singer told CNN. Paramedics were called to the hotel, but Spears left with her security team, according to the source. Spears’

By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — “Saturday Night Live” is closing out its final two shows of Season 49 with some major star power. Jake Gyllenhaal is set to host the season’s last show on May 18, with musical guest Sabrina Carpenter, and beloved “SNL” alum Maya Rudolph will serve as the host for the

By Marianne Garvey, CNN (CNN) — Carey Mulligan and husband Marcus Mumford have a very sweet meet cute. The “Promising Young Woman” actress revealed that she and her Mumford and Sons frontman husband met at the same summer camp when she was 12 and he was 10. She appeared on “Good Morning Britain,” where she

By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — Danny DeVito had the opportunity to know way more about Drew Barrymore than the rest of us. On Wednesday’s episode of “The Drew Barrymore Show,” the daytime host was joined by Ross Matthews and “the boys” of “CBS Mornings,” Tony Dokoupil, Nate Burleson, and Vladimir Duthiers. Talk turned

Review by Brian Lowry, CNN (CNN) — If “Notting Hill” and “How Stella Got Her Groove Back” had a baby, it would look something like “The Idea of You,” a May-August romantic pairing of Anne Hathaway and Nicholas Galitzine. Nicely played by the leads, this tale of a 40-year-old woman swept off her feet by

Review by Brian Lowry, CNN (CNN) — Superhero movies have seen better days at the box office, but an action-comedy based on a 1980s TV show still feels like an unlikely candidate to kick off the summer. Buoyed by the lure of what Ryan Gosling can do for a post-“Barbie” encore (or Ken-core), “The Fall

By Jack Guy, CNN (CNN) — Guitarist Duane Eddy, best known for twangy riffs on hits such as “Rebel Rouser” and “Cannonball,” has died at the age of 86, it has been reported. A representative for Eddy confirmed to Variety on Wednesday that he had died, surrounded by his family. “Duane inspired a generation of

Review by Brian Lowry, CNN (CNN) — Something as simple as a framing device elevates “The Tattooist of Auschwitz” – which stands out from a host of recent Holocaust tales – thanks in part to Harvey Keitel, starring as the elderly Lale Sokolov who recounts his remarkable story of life in a concentration camp to

Review by Brian Lowry, CNN (CNN) — A lot of talented people deliver an underachiever of a show with “A Man in Full,” a Netflix series that feels as if it’s creatively running on empty. Adapted from the novel by the late Tom Wolfe, known for his insight into elites in “The Bonfire of the

By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — Rosie O’Donnell is heading back to the Big Apple as the newest cast member to join Max’s “And Just Like That” series. Announcing the news on her Instagram page on Wednesday, O’Donnell posted a photo of a script for the Season 3 premiere episode, titled “Outlook Good.” “Here comes

By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — Pop superstar Dua Lipa is preparing to pull double duty as this week’s “Saturday Night Live” host and musical guest, with a little help from cast member Chloe Fineman. In a new promo clip for the upcoming episode, Fineman shows the Grammy-winner a “new impression” that she’s been practicing.

By Elizabeth Wagmeister, CNN (CNN) — A viral video clip circulating online suggested that actor Robert De Niro had confronted pro-Palestinian protesters in New York City, but CNN has learned that the actor was actually filming a TV show. In the video posted onto social media, De Niro is seen yelling, “This is not a movie! This is not a movie! …

By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — If you have ever wanted to dream in the balloon-lifted “Up” house, party with Kevin Hart or jam with Doja Cat, Airbnb has just the thing. The vacation destination rental company on Wednesday announced a new category of “Icons,” a collection of “extraordinary experiences hosted by the greatest

By Marianne Garvey, CNN (CNN) — It was the return of Beavis and Butt-Head at the Los Angeles premiere of “The Fall Guy” on Tuesday. Ryan Gosling and Mikey Day appeared on the red carpet together in the same outfits and hairdos they wore in their viral “Saturday Night Live” sketch. Gosling did pose for

By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — Jay Leno and his wife Mavis were full of smiles Tuesday as they supported some of Leno’s comedic colleagues. The couple attended the Los Angeles red carpet premiere for “Unfrosted,” a comedy about the origin of Pop-Tarts, which is the directorial debut of comedian Jerry Seinfeld. The film

By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — Barbra Streisand is addressing a divisive comment she wrote under a photo that actor Melissa McCarthy posted on her Instagram page on Monday. In the comment, Streisand asked McCarthy if she took Ozempic – a popular weight loss medication, among its other functions – spurring backlash online. In a

By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — Amy Schumer and Jennifer Lawrence intend to work together on a project for the big screen, but it may not be the comedic content that you’d expect to see from the notoriously hilarious actors and real-life best friends. “The way we’re hoping our careers go, we might do something

By Marianne Garvey, CNN (CNN) — “Glee” star Darren Criss, who played the queer character Blaine on the show, was a favorite of LGBTQ+ audiences, although in real life Criss identifies as a straight, cisgender man. Criss was at the Chicago Comic & Entertainment Expo over the weekend, where he was asked about his “Glee”

By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — While Billy Joel may not have written his 1983 hit “Uptown Girl” about his ex-wife Christie Brinkley, she’s the woman most associated with the tune. Which is why the internet has gone wild for a video showing Brinkley dancing to the song at the piano man’s recent concert.

By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — Music naturally scored with this year’s Tony Award nominations. Alicia Keys’ ambitious musical “Hell’s Kitchen” and “Stereophonic,” a play set in the ’70s about fictional band, led with 13 nods each. “The Outsiders,” a musical based on the popular S.E. Hinton novel, which also inspired a 1983 movie

By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — Ryan Gosling stars of the new film “The Fall Guy” and recently made a surprise appearance at Universal Studios Hollywood for the opening of “The Fall Guy Stuntacular Pre-Show.” A video of the “Barbie” star surprising the audience circulated on social media on Monday. The film’s director David

CNN By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — Taylor Swift’s latest album “The Tortured Poets Department” is indeed the blockbuster that many expected it to become. On Sunday, the 31-song double album debuted at No. 1 on the all-encompassing Billboard 200 albums chart, selling 2.61 million so-called equivalent album units in the U.S. in the week ending

By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — The teaser trailer for “Mufasa: The Lion King” dropped Monday, and who is in it is as exciting for many as what it is. The photorealistic-animated prequel to the hit 1994 film “The Lion King” brings back several of the stars of the 2019 Jon Favreau-directed remake of

By Marianne Garvey, CNN (CNN) — Billie Eilish is returning to the stage. The singer announced an upcoming tour on Monday, pegged to her third studio album “Hit Me Hard and Soft,” which is set to release on May 17. The tour of the same name will kick off in September in North American and

By Dalal Mawad, CNN Paris (CNN) — French actor Gerard Depardieu will face trial in October over allegations of sexual assault, the Paris prosecutor’s office told CNN Monday. The assaults were allegedly committed against two people in September 2021 during the shooting of the film “Les Volets Verts”, the prosecutor’s office added without identifying them.

By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — Taylor Swift’s latest album “The Tortured Poets Department” is indeed the blockbuster that many expected it to become. On Sunday, the 31-song double album debuted at No. 1 on the all-encompassing Billboard 200 albums chart, selling 2.61 million so-called equivalent album units in the U.S. in the week ending April

By Rochelle Beighton, CNN (CNN) — You know how it goes – you borrow a book from the library, get through the first three chapters, but then life intervenes, forcing you to return it unfinished. That’s exactly what happened to Hoa Xuande when he borrowed the 2016 Pulitzer-winning novel by Viet Thanh Nguyen, “The Sympathizer.”

By Elizabeth Wagmeister and Josh Campbell, CNN (CNN) — Attorneys for embattled musician and producer Sean “Diddy” Combs are asking a New York court to throw out portions of a civil suit accusing the rapper and mogul of sexual assault and revenge porn. In a motion filed Friday in the State of New York courts, Combs’ attorneys raised

By Elizabeth Wagmeister, CNN (CNN) — Britney Spears has reached a settlement with her estranged father more than two years after the court-ordered termination of a conservatorship that had given him control of her life, their attorneys said. The terms of the settlement were not disclosed by the attorneys for the pop star and her

By Elizabeth Wagmeister and Jean Casarez, CNN (CNN) — The star witness in Harvey Weinstein’s historic rape trial says she would consider testifying in a new trial, after the former Hollywood producer’s New York conviction was overturned by the New York Court of Appeals this week. Mimi Haley, a former production assistant on The Weinstein

By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — Mary J. Blige just might be the most famous native of Yonkers, New York, and yet she’s not forgotten her roots there. The newly announced Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee is giving back to the community that helped launch her start. Blige’s “Strength of a Woman

By Lianne Kolirin, CNN (CNN) — Actress Sophia Bush has come out as queer, a year after announcing that her short-lived marriage had ended. The 41-year-old star of “One Tree Hill” has opened up about her love life in an intimate feature-length magazine article. Writing in Glamour, she described the cold feet she experienced before tying

Review by Brian Lowry, CNN (CNN) — The “Sonic the Hedgehog” movies weren’t particularly good, but they had Jim Carrey and made a lot of money, so inevitably, there’s more. Lacking Carrey to help carry the load, “Knuckles,” spun out of that game-to-screen universe, isn’t just bad, but a next-level degree of bad, starting with

By Brian Lowry, CNN (CNN) — “In space, no one can hear you scream.” “Alien” premiered with that memorable advertising line in June 1979. Nonetheless, science fiction fans being what they are (see “Star Wars” and “May the Fourth”), the film’s de facto anniversary comes this weekend, in the form of an April 26 re-release

By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — #MeToo founder Tarana Burke couldn’t hide her disappointment on Thursday in a hastily arranged press conference following news that once-powerful Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein’s sex crimes conviction had been overturned by the New York Court of Appeals. But her resolve was just as strong. On a day when reactions

By AJ Willingham, CNN (CNN) — I just don’t get Taylor Swift. There, I said it. (DISCLAIMER: I do not dislike her at all. She seems nice and I wish her all the happiness in the world. Since she has become a political firebrand as of late, I must also note that I speak only

By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — Mama Kelce is loving Taylor Swift’s new album. Donna Kelce, mother to Swift’s boyfriend Travis Kelce as well as Jason Kelce, was a part of QVC’s Age of Possibility summit held in Las Vegas, Nevada this week. During a pre-show livestream shared on YouTube, Kelce was asked about

Review by Brian Lowry, CNN (CNN) — In tennis, “love” means nothing. Love also has little to do with “Challengers,” which uses the sport as the backdrop to serve up an elaborate, non-linear psychological triangle that proves twisty and enticing for much of the match, before double faulting by whiffing on the ending. Seduction and

By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — Emma Stone is setting the record straight about her viral reaction to a joke made at this year’s Oscars by host Jimmy Kimmel. In March, a clip of Stone’s reaction to Kimmel’s joke went viral on social media with many users collectively concluding, based on speculative lip-reading, that Stone

By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — Sydney Sweeney and Glen Powell really didn’t mind those pesky dating rumors that circulated when they were promoting their 2023 rom-com “Anyone But You.” In fact, they were very much involved in amplifying the buzz, according to Sweeney – who also served as an executive producer on the movie

By Sandra Gonzalez, CNN (CNN) — On its surface, Netflix’s “Baby Reindeer” has all the fascination of a good episode of “Dateline” – there’s the aspiring comedian who bartends to make ends meet, an odd-but-harmless-seeming female admirer who becomes his stalker and a cautionary tale in it all that will leave viewers thinking twice about

Padma Lakshmi is undeniably beautiful, but more importantly, she’d like to be valued for her humor.

By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — In Prime Video’s horror anthology “Them: The Scare,” Luke James portrays Edmund Gaines, an aspiring actor, who works at a fictitious pizza restaurant similar to Chuck E. Cheese as he tries to break into the industry. “That’s his audience. That’s his stage. That’s the only time he gets

Review by Brian Lowry, CNN (CNN) — The 1980 miniseries “Shōgun” is rightly considered a landmark of its time, both creatively and commercially. Yet the recent FX/Hulu retelling of James Clavell’s epic novel set in feudal Japan brought the story into the 21st century with a production that improved on it in fundamental ways, while

By Marianne Garvey, CNN (CNN) — Maya Hawke has released a new song called “Hang In There,” an “elegantly delicate track” from her upcoming album, “Chaos Angel.” Hawke worked with longtime collaborators Christian Lee Huston, Benjamin Lazar Davis and Will Graefe on the album. The new music is billed as a “meditative album about falling

By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — Blink and you’ll miss the new trailer for director Zoë Kravitz’s upcoming thriller starring Channing Tatum. Kravitz unveiled the first trailer for “Blink Twice,” her directorial debut, on Tuesday and it’s every bit as creepy as the title sounds. “So, everybody’s dead,” Tatum says at the start of the

By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — Uma Thurman is fully aware of how important “Pulp Fiction” was to Hollywood. The TCM Classic Film Festival kicked off recently with a 30th anniversary screening of “Pulp Fiction” at the TCL Chinese Theatre over the weekend. Prior to the screening, Thurman was joined on stage by fellow

By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — Bunnie XO is not happy with how her husband, singer Jelly Roll, has been treated on the internet. In a clip from “Dumb Blonde” podcast shared on TikTok, she said the celebrated country artist “got off the internet because he is so tired of being bullied about his

By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — Kim Kardashian has led quite the life. While she has been sharing much of it with the public in reality TV series since 2007, Kardashian actually revealed some new gems during an appearance Monday on “Jimmy Kimmel Live.” For example, she and her sister Kourtney used to walk

By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — Taylor Swift is already breaking hearts and records since she released “The Tortured Poets Department,” but to what extent she’s done the latter will be known in more detail when full sales figures for the album are released next week. In short: It could be historically big. The all-encompassing

By Lianne Kolirin, CNN (CNN) — Celine Dion has opened up about living with the rare neurological condition stiff person syndrome, saying, “nothing is going to stop me.” Speaking to Vogue France in an interview published Monday, the Canadian-born singer said she was, “well, but it’s a lot of work,” adding: “I’m taking it one

By Lianne Kolirin, CNN (CNN) — Oscar-winning actress Anne Hathaway has said that she had to kiss a series of actors during the audition process in the 2000s to “test for chemistry” on camera. Now 41 and with dozens of movies to her name, Hathaway has revealed how early on in her career she went

By Rochelle Beighton, CNN (CNN) — Not that the film needs one, but “Challengers” actor Josh O’Connor has an alternate title idea in case the need arises: “This could be called ‘Co-dependency: The movie.’” “That was our other title!” Zendaya quips. “Challengers” – its official title – is a tennis drama from director Luca Guadagnino

By Jack Guy, CNN (CNN) — Filmmaker and artist Sam Taylor-Johnson has said that she and her husband Aaron “couldn’t really fathom the fascination” with the age gap between them. Speaking to the BBC’s “This Cultural Life” podcast, Taylor-Johnson, 57, said that outside interest in her relationship had died down since the pair first got

By Catherine Nicholls, CNN London (CNN) — British actor Dominic West has opened up about the furor surrounding images taken in 2020 of him with his former co-star Lily James, calling the situation “absurd” and “deeply stressful” for his family. “The Wire” actor said in an interview with the Sunday Times that the situation was

By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame has announced their 2024 class of inductees. In the performer category, this year’s inductees are Mary J. Blige, Cher, Dave Matthews Band, Foreigner, Peter Frampton, Kool & The Gang, Ozzy Osbourne and A Tribe Called Quest. Jimmy Buffett, MC5, Dionne Warwick

By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — Actor Christina Hendricks is a married woman. The “Mad Men” actor wed her partner of four years George Bianchini, a camera operator who works in the entertainment industry, on Saturday at the historic Napoleon House in New Orleans, according to People magazine. The southern locale is a special place

By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — Actor Josh Charles had one job: To keep a big secret about the world’s biggest pop star from his kids. The “Dead Poets Society” actor did just that when it came to his surprise cameo in the music video for Taylor Swift and Post Malone’s new collaboration “Fortnight,” the

By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — Victoria Beckham’s birthday party on Saturday got a little spicy. The fashion designer, once known best as Posh Spice, celebrated her 50th birthday this weekend in London at a swanky affair, where she was joined by her former Spice Girls bandmates Emma Bunton, Geri Halliwell-Horner, Melanie Brown and Melanie

KUTV, CNN By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — Kevin Bacon has delivered on his promise to return to the Utah high school where his iconic 1984 film “Footloose” was filmed. Bacon appeared at Payson High School on Saturday, months after the school’s students launched the #BacontoPayson social media campaign. As part of the effort, students

By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — Kevin Bacon has delivered on his promise to return to the Utah high school where his iconic 1984 film “Footloose” was filmed. Bacon appeared at Payson High School on Saturday, months after the school’s students launched the #BacontoPayson social media campaign. As part of the effort, students recreated movie

By Marianne Garvey, CNN (CNN) — Flavor Flav is moving through life these days like he’s got no time to waste. In recent months, he’s been spotted backstage at a Bruce Springsteen concert, opening for U2, speaking at Harvard, gushing over Cher and Donny Osmond, and trading friendship bracelets with the Swifties at an “Eras

Review by Brian Lowry, CNN (CNN) — The first thought hearing about “The Jinx – Part Two” was, what could they possibly do for an encore – reanimate the late Robert Durst and have him confess on a hot mic again? After a few episodes, though, this nine-years-later continuation again proves quite compelling, thanks not

By Jason Morris, CNN (CNN) — Concerts by Phish, the beloved Vermont jam band, have become known among fans as unique, once-in-a-lifetime events filled with striking visuals and spontaneous sonic explorations. Over the decades the band has performed more than 2,000 shows and are famous for never repeating setlists — drawing deeply from their extensive

By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — Taylor Swift released “The Tortured Poets Department” on Friday, a 31-track surprise double album, and she’s clearly in an emotionally evolved era. On its surface, the album offers a pretty mellow listening experience, sounding like a marriage of the haunting depths of 2020’s “Folklore” and the synthy riffs of

By Megan Thomas, CNN (CNN) — Taylor Swift and Post Malone are trying to get through a seemingly painful black-and-white era. The music video for “Fortnight,” the lead single off Taylor Swift’s 11th studio album “Tortured Poets Department,” debuted on Friday night. The duet features the two artists in various states of melancholy reflection and

By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — Soulful gospel artist Mandisa, a Grammy-winning singer who got her start as a contestant on “American Idol” in 2006, has died, according to a statement on her verified social media. She was 47. “We can confirm that yesterday Mandisa was found in her home deceased. At this time

By Marianne Garvey, CNN (CNN) — Jenna Fischer can perform through pain. The actress revealed she filmed the “Mean Girls” movie musical adaptation with a broken shoulder. “It was the wildest experience,” she told People, adding that she had injured herself during a ski trip and had to hide it while filming. “I shot for

By Marianne Garvey, CNN (CNN) — Orlando Bloom knows successful partnerships often require personal growth. The actor was a guest on the “What Now? with Trevor Noah” podcast Thursday, where he discussed his new documentary series “Orlando Bloom: To the Edge.” Noah also asked about his life away from work, commenting that Bloom and his