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By Michelle Watson and Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — A concertgoer has filed a report with the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department (LVMPD) after being “struck by an item that was thrown from the stage,” police said in a statement to CNN Monday. Police did not mention Cardi B in their statement, but the address

By Scottie Andrew, CNN (CNN) — Kris Tyson, a co-host of the massively popular MrBeast YouTube channel, is beaming in a new selfie taken after six months of hormone replacement therapy. Tyson came out as transgender earlier this month after sharing parts of her journey with hormone replacement therapy, or HRT. The treatment is prescribed

By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — Paul Reubens, who found fame as the quirky man-child character Pee-wee Herman, has died, his publicist announced. He was 70. “Last night we said farewell to Paul Reubens, an iconic American actor, comedian, writer and producer whose beloved character Pee-wee Herman delighted generations of children and adults with

By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — The Foo Fighters brought out a special guest over the weekend to pay tribute to Sinéad O’Connor. During an appearance at Japan’s Fuji Rock Festival, Alanis Morissette joined the band to perform O’Connor’s 1987 single, “Mandinka.” The Irish singer died last week after being found unresponsive at a

By Amarachi Orie, CNN (CNN) — “She’s everything. He’s just Ken.” The tagline for the record-breaking “Barbie” movie highlights the stark difference between Margot Robbie’s lead character and her lackluster, overlooked boyfriend Ken, played by Ryan Gosling. It quickly became a running joke on social media leading up to the release of the movie. Now,

By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — Lady Gaga is grieving the loss of her “real true friend.” On Monday, the superstar actress and singer posted a tribute to her friend and collaborator Tony Bennett, who recently died at the age of 96. Gaga hailed the legendary crooner, writing, “I will miss my friend forever.

CNN By Chloe Melas, CNN (CNN) — Tim McGraw is gearing up to go on tour and he hopes the experience will not include anyone throwing things at him on stage. The country music star and “1883” actor spoke to CNN about the concerning trend of concertgoers throwing items such as drinks and cellphones at

By Melissa Alonso, CNN (CNN) — Oscar winning actor Viola Davis is pausing work on her upcoming movie, “G20,” amid the actors’ and writers’ strikes, despite having been granted permission by the guild to move forward with the project, according to a statement provided to the Los Angeles Times and other news outlets. “I love

By Simone McCarthy, CNN (CNN) — Oscar-winner Michelle Yeoh has married her longtime partner Jean Todt in a ceremony in Switzerland – nearly two decades after the French businessman first proposed to her. Yeoh, 60, who earlier this year became the first woman of Asian descent to win the Academy Award for best actress, confirmed

By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — One month after Madonna was hospitalized in the ICU after suffering a bacterial infection, the queen of pop is reflecting on how her loved ones are helping her heal. “Love from family and friends is the best Medicine,” Madonna wrote in an Instagram post on Sunday, showcasing a series

CNN By Michelle Watson and Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — A concertgoer has filed a report with the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department (LVMPD) after being “struck by an item that was thrown from the stage,” police said in a statement to CNN Monday. Police did not mention Cardi B in their statement, but the

By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — Johnny Depp and Amber Heard’s highly publicized defamation trial is the subject of a new Netflix docu-series, and the first trailer was released last week. The “Depp v. Heard” trailer leans heavily on footage that was televised and live-streamed throughout the Virginia trial, which began in April 2022 and

By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — Audience members at concerts in recent months have continued a pattern of throwing objects at artists who are on stage performing, and rapper Cardi B has had enough. On Saturday, the “WAP” rapper was on stage at Drai’s Beach Club in Las Vegas when an audience member appeared to

By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — Talk shows have been around for as long as television, but only a few TV talk-show hosts become singular names. Oprah and Arsenio, Whoopi and Wendy stand out among the talented talk-show hosts who have changed television and shaped our culture over the years. Here are some other

By Dan Heching, CNN (CNN) — Tyler Childers dropped the music video for his new single “In Your Love” Thursday, and it features a romantic and ultimately heartbreaking love story between two men: “Arrow” star Colton Haynes and “You’s” James Scully. The emotional clip begins with an older farmer finding a four-leaf clover in a

By Dan Heching, CNN (CNN) — Madonna’s self-titled first album was released 40 years ago this week. In a social media video she shared on Thursday, the pop culture icon marked the anniversary by dancing to “Lucky Star,” the fourth single from her 1983 debut album, which was also her first top-five Billboard hit in

By Brynn Gingras, CNN (CNN) — A woman has been arrested in connection with the death of Robert De Niro’s grandson, a law enforcement source with knowledge of the investigation told CNN Friday. Leandro De Niro Rodriguez died age 19, according to an announcement from his mother Drena on social media earlier this month. No

By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — Sinéad O’Connor knew the value of her music legacy. In a 2021 interview with People magazine to promote her memoir “Rememberings,” O’Connor said she had explained to her children the importance of protecting her music and finances. To that end, she said she told them to call her

Review by Brian Lowry, CNN (CNN) — Winging back to Amazon more than four years after its debut, “Good Omens” relies on the genial interactions of its cast in a whimsical trip filtered through the strange millennia-spanning relationship between an angel and demon. The plot, in fact, is practically irrelevant in this six-episode second season,

By Lianne Kolirin, CNN (CNN) — Kylie Minogue has announced a residency at the Venetian Resort in Las Vegas, with tickets going on sale early next month. The Australian singer broke the news on social media, writing on Instagram: “VEGAS BABY! So excited to headline the all-new @VoltaireLV at @VenetianVegas starting this fall. See you

By Elizabeth Joseph, CNN (CNN) — The Primetime Emmy Awards – television’s top honor – have been postponed for the first time in more than two decades as strikes by Hollywood writers and actors continue, Variety reported Thursday. The awards show had been scheduled to air on Fox on September 18. Vendors for the event

By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — Randy Meisner, who was a co-founding member of legendary rock band the Eagles and served as a bassist and vocalist, has died, according to an announcement on the band’s official site. He was 77. “The Eagles are sad to report that founding member, bassist, and vocalist, Randy Meisner, passed

By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — Snoop Dogg is the latest celebrity to donate to a GoFundMe campaign for a nonagenarian battling over her family’s land. A rep for the rapper/entrepreneur confirmed to CNN that he made a $10,000 donation to Josephine Wright, whose 1.8-acre parcel of land Hilton Head Island, South Carolina is

By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — Director D. Smith couldn’t be happier about her new documentary, “Kokomo City,” being compared to 1990’s “Paris Is Burning.” “I think it’s a tremendous comparison because ‘Paris Is Burning’ was so groundbreaking when it happened,” she recently told CNN. “I will never forget the first time I saw

By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — Japanese pop star Shinjiro Atae announced that he is gay on Wednesday – a bold move for such a public figure in Japan, a the country still does not recognize same-sex unions. According to a press release sent to CNN, Atae hosted a fan event where he shared his

By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — A music video for a controversial Jason Aldean song that has received both backlash and support has been shortened by a few seconds, removing apparent television footage of a protest in Atlanta, Georgia. The original video shows Aldean singing “Got a gun that my granddad gave me/They say

By Brian Lowry, CNN (CNN) — Editor’s note: The following contains spoilers about the sixth and final episode of Marvel’s “Secret Invasion,” titled “Home.” In hindsight, “Secret Invasion” used an appropriate device – shape-shifting alien Skrulls masquerading as humans – as the basis for a Marvel series that didn’t seem to know precisely what it

By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — Lizzo is known for sending messages of empowerment to her listeners, and the case was no different this weekend when she paused her show in Sydney, Australia to celebrate one of her young audience members who appeared in need of a little boost. In videos posted to social media

By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — R&B superstar Monica is being praised for helping an audience member at the Riverfront Music Festival in Michigan on Saturday after a video of the altercation went viral on social media over the weekend. In the clip, the “Boy Is Mine” singer is seen jumping off stage after witnessing

By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — George R.R. Martin is feeling grateful he is keeping busy during the current strikes in Hollywood. As both writers and actors strike, the “Game of Thrones” creator has written on his website about the current situation. “I joined the WGA in 1986 and have been through several strikes

By Marianne Garvey (CNN) — The Venice Film Festival has unveiled its lineup amid the ongoing SAG-AFTRA actors and WGA writers strike. Among the films premiering at the 2023 Biennale are new offerings from Bradley Cooper, Sofia Coppola, Yorgos Lanthimos, Michael Mann and Ava DuVernay. Opening the festival on August 30 is “Comandante,” an Italian

By Taylor Romine and Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — The cause of death for British actor Julian Sands, who went missing in the mountains of Southern California in January and was later found dead, has been cited as “undetermined,” CNN has confirmed. “The cause is ‘Undetermined’ due to the condition of the body and because

By Marianne Garvey (CNN) — Doja Cat is coming for some of her fans. The singer took to Twitter over the weekend to explain a few things, one being not to call her by her “government name,” Amala Ratna Zandile Dlamini. “You making my government name your sn [screenname] is creepy as f—k,” she tweeted

By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — Miranda Lambert had a much lighter interaction with a concert goer recently. As per a video shared on social media, the country singer got a laugh out of of an audience member at one of her recent shows wearing a printed t-shirt. “Her shirt says, ‘Shoot tequila, not

By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — The inimitable Taylor Swift has been on her record-breaking “Eras” tour and along the way, she’s played a different “surprise song” to change up the setlist at every concert. On Saturday during her Seattle concert, Swift’s surprise song was an acoustic version of “This Is Why We Can’t Have

By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — Like Lana Del Rey’s apparent new gig moonlighting as a waitress at an Alabama Waffle House, late night icon David Letterman, too, landed a new job… sort of. On Friday, the former “Late Night with David Letterman” host swung by a Hy-Vee grocery store in Iowa where he was

By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — Jamie Foxx on Friday spoke out for the first time since he was hospitalized in April in a video shared to his Instagram page, and support from many of the Oscar-winner’s famous friends poured in. Glenn Close, who stars alongside Foxx in the upcoming film “Back in Action,” reminisced

By Sabrina Clay, CNN (CNN) — When the miniseries “Roots” debuted on ABC in January 1977, it created a powerful moment in American culture that remains significant today. The eight-night television event is one of the highest rated programs in history, with more than 100 million viewers tuning in for the final episode. “Roots” was

By Chloe Melas (CNN) — Jamie Foxx is speaking out for the first time since he was hospitalized in April for an undisclosed medical condition. The award-winning actor and musician, 55, posted an Instagram video update for fans overnight on Friday. In the video, Foxx addresses the speculation as to what led to his hospitalization,

Review by Brian Lowry, CNN (CNN) — “Yellowstone” writer-producer Taylor Sheridan has excelled at luring big stars to television with relatively thin material, a formula that feels especially transparent with “Special Ops: Lioness,” his latest series for Paramount+. Zoe Saldaña takes point in this fact-based tale of female special-ops soldiers, which races through the set

By Marianne Garvey, CNN (CNN) — Jamie Foxx is teasing a new project. The actor took to Instagram on Thursday to post a picture of himself atop a gold race car outside of a Las Vegas hotel. The car is labeled “BETMGM,” an online sports betting company. Foxx captioned it, “Thankful for my @betmgm family

By Marianne Garvey (CNN) — Lana Del Rey is serving up waffles. The “Summertime Sadness” singer has apparently been moonlighting as a waitress at a Waffle House in Florence, Alabama, according to social media posts from a few of her customers shared on a fan account. Pictures posted Thursday show Del Rey in uniform, warmly

By Catherine E. Shoichet, CNN (CNN) — Legendary singer Tony Bennett, best known for singing “I Left My Heart in San Francisco,” has died, according to his longtime publicist, Sylvia Weiner. He passed away Friday at age 96. In a career spanning eight decades, Bennett wowed Bob Hope and Frank Sinatra, performed live on MTV,

By Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN (CNN) — For almost three decades, the answer to “Who murdered Tupac Shakur?” has remained a mystery. The suspect was never caught after the legendary musician was shot leaving a boxing match on the Las Vegas Strip in September, 1996. The investigation has remained unsolved, with conspiracy theories surfacing and the