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By Megan Thomas, CNN Stephen “tWitch” Boss is being remembered for the joy he sparked by his friend and former colleague, “The Ellen DeGeneres Show” executive producer Andy Lassner. In a moving tribute to Boss, Lassner wrote about the many lives the late star touched. “So many people on social media are posting pictures of

By Kara Scannell, CNN Jennifer Shah, a cast member of the reality series “The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City,” asked a judge to give her a lesser sentence of three years in prison for stealing from hundreds of victims — many of them elderly — in a long-running telemarketing scheme. Shah, who is scheduled

By Toyin Owoseje, CNN Life in plastic really is fantastic if the first official teaser trailer for the highly anticipated “Barbie” movie is anything to go by. Released by Warner Bros. on Friday, the 75-second promo gives fans a glorious introduction to Margot Robbie as the iconic doll who changed the landscape for children’s toys.

By Hanna Pham, CNN The story of an African American gang member in Seattle reinventing himself as a Hasidic Jewish rapper in Jerusalem might not sound like your typical comedy series. But then, Nissim Black — the real-life inspiration for a series being developed by HBO Max called “Motherland Bounce” — is anything but your

By Marianne Garvey, CNN Tyler Perry is opening up about his mental health history after the death of Stephen “tWitch” Boss. Boss, a professional dancer, actor and the former DJ and co-executive producer for the “Ellen DeGeneres Show,” died by suicide on Tuesday at age 40. Perry paid tribute to Boss in a moving Instagram

Review by Brian Lowry, CNN Noah Centineo’s graduation from “To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before” teen heartthrob to adult (but still boyish) action hero is off to a slow start, as he follows his supporting role in “Black Adam” with “The Recruit,” a junior spy yarn that, as a Netflix series, feels like a

By Toyin Owoseje, CNN Just three months after being diagnosed with non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma, Jane Fonda has announced that her cancer is now in remission and she is set to stop chemotherapy treatment. The two-time Oscar-winning actress and activist — who turns 85 next week — shared her health update with fans on Thursday, in a

By Toyin Owoseje, CNN Henry Cavill will not return as Geralt of Rivia in Netflix hit “The Witcher,” despite losing his Superman role following a shake-up of the DC Extended Universe. “We can confirm there are no changes to Season 4 of The Witcher,” Netflix told CNN in a statement on Friday. Peter Friedlander, Netflix’s

By Sandra Gonzalez, CNN The 30th Anniversary celebration of the animated classic “Beauty and the Beast” that aired on ABC on Thursday night had a tall — and at times confusing — order: It was a live show, it was a dance performance and it was a look back at the movie’s making, with portions

By Kara Scannell Jennifer Shah, a “Real Housewives of Salt Lake City” cast member, has been ordered to forfeit more than a dozen designer and counterfeit handbags, a fox-mink stole and high-end jewelry as part of her plea deal for defrauding hundreds of victims in a years-long telemarketing scheme. In a Thursday court filing, a

By Lisa Respers France, CNN Trevor Noah will return as master of ceremonies of the Grammy Awards for the third consecutive year, CBS announced Thursday. Noah will also serve as a producer for the 65th annual event. “I’m super excited to be hosting the #Grammys once again!,” Noah posted on social media, sharing a Billboard

By Lisa Respers France, CNN No, we aren’t getting the old Superman back, but James Gunn has dropped some information about what’s to come for the DC superhero. The “Guardians of the Galaxy” director and producer Peter Safran were recently named co-chairs of DC Studios. After Henry Cavill posted that he will not be returning

By Marianne Garvey, CNN Adam Sandler is being rewarded for his decades of work. The comedian and filmmaker will receive the 24th Mark Twain Prize for American Humor at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts on March 19. The prize is given to individuals who have impacted American culture in the vein

By Lisa Respers France, CNN Social media was flooded Wednesday with tributes to Stephen “tWitch” Boss as everyone from Viola Davis and Channing Tatum to Michelle Obama spoke lovingly of the dancer, actor and DJ. They were simply returning a bit of the kindness and love Boss poured into the world. Boss, who rose from

By Jessie Gretener and Sarah Dean, CNN Prince Harry has blamed the media for placing undue stress on his wife, Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, leading to her having a miscarriage and suffering suicidal thoughts. He made the comments in the final episodes of the six-part Harry and Meghan Netflix documentary, which aired on Thursday. The

By Jack Guy, CNN The last three episodes of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex’s Netflix documentary series were released Thursday. The first three episodes, released last week, touched on the early days of the couple’s relationship, the relentless media attention they’ve faced and what Harry referred to as “unconscious bias” within the royal family.

By Rob Picheta, CNN Prince Harry and Meghan, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, have detailed the breakdown of their relationship with the British royal family in the final episodes of their controversial Netflix documentary. Harry said it was “terrifying” to have his brother, Prince William, scream at him during his bitter split from the

By Alta Spells, CNN Reality television stars Todd and Julie Chrisley, who last month were sentenced to prison for fraud and tax crimes, will be heading to Florida to serve their time, according to documents from the US Marshals Service that were recently filed with the court. The couple have been ordered to report to

By Dan Heching, CNN The late Stephen “tWitch” Boss was a man who wore many hats. Before he was a co-executive producer and DJ for “The Ellen DeGeneres Show,” he was a dancer who rose to fame thanks to Fox’s “So You Think You Can Dance” and earlier this year, became a permanent judge on

Review by Brian Lowry, CNN Giving the “National Treasure” movies a young-adult spin, “National Treasure: Edge of History” transforms the franchise into a Disney+ series, one that offers the same playful approach to the past while weighing that down with tiresome relationship issues and a protagonist with her own Scooby gang. The opening episodes have

By Dan Heching, CNN If you’ve been part of the cultural moment that is “The White Lotus,” you’ve most probably inhaled this weekend’s Season 2 finale already and are eager for any details on the third installment of the HBO series. After the staggering events of the finale, creator Mike White — who shepherded the

By Chloe Melas, CNN Alicia Keys is giving you the holiday classics with a twist. The 15-time Grammy winner spoke with CNN about recording her first holiday album, “Santa Baby,” and the importance of debuting it on her own record imprint. Keys parted ways with Sony Music last year after spending more than two decades

By Lisa Respers France, CNN Lizzo is set to be the final guest of the year for “Saturday Night Live” after illness caused the Yeah Yeah Yeahs to bow out. The band announced the news over the weekend via a note on their verified Instagram account. “As many of our fans know, [guitarist] Nick [Zinner]

By Toyin Owoseje, CNN Meghan, Duchess of Sussex has said she was “fed to the wolves,” and Prince Harry discusses “institutional gaslighting” in a new trailer for part two of their highly-anticipated Netflix docuseries, which airs on Thursday. In the clip, released Monday, the Duke of Sussex discusses stepping back from royal duties and ponders

Review by Brian Lowry, CNN It started with floating bodies, and finally brought home its various threads with a sly nod to the fact that the sex in this visit to “The White Lotus” tended to be transactional. In between, the second installment proved almost as engrossing, uncomfortable and meme-worthy as its Emmy-winning predecessor, which

By Harmeet Kaur, CNN In the new season of the CBC and HBO Max sitcom “Sort Of,” protagonist Sabi Mehboob expresses a desire that’s at once simple and incredibly elusive. “All I want is someone who gets me,” they tell their friend and employer Bessy. “Just, like, someone who gets me the way I wanna

By Andy Rose, CNN A Patti LaBelle concert at the Riverside Theater in Milwaukee was abruptly halted Saturday night when the star was rushed off the stage due to a bomb threat, organizers said. Social media video showed LaBelle exclaiming, “Wait!” as three individuals pushed her mic stand away and escorted her off-stage without explanation.

By Lisa Respers France, CNN Maya Rudolph and Amy Poehler aren’t regular bakers, but that doesn’t disqualify them from hosting the second season of “Baking It.” The friends and former costars are bringing their special concoction of funny to the Peacock series, a cooking competition with a dash of a variety show thrown in to

By Toyin Owoseje, CNN Elton John has become the latest celebrity to say they are leaving Twitter, following Elon Musk‘s takeover of the social media platform. The 75-year-old star announced his departure from the social media platform on Friday, telling his 1.1 million Twitter followers: “All my life I’ve tried to use music to bring

By Marianne Garvey, CNN Taylor Swift’s about to yell action! The singer-songwriter will make her feature directorial debut with Searchlight Pictures, the studio announced. Swift also wrote the original script for the movie, which will be produced by Searchlight. “Taylor is a once in a generation artist and storyteller. It is a genuine joy and

Review by Brian Lowry, CNN The love showered on Brendan Fraser out of film festivals inflates expectations for “The Whale” wildly out of proportion, in a movie based on a play that occurs almost entirely within a lone apartment. Weighted down not by its morbidly obese protagonist but rather its stick-thin supporting players, Fraser deserves

By Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN Trevor Noah’s final night as host of Comedy Central’s satirical news report “The Daily Show” celebrated his 7-year anchoring tenure and featured a packed audience, full cast of correspondents and star-studded farewell messages. “Don’t be sad,” Noah said in his closing monologue, adding, “It doesn’t feel like seven years. Well, not

By Amarachi Orie, CNN Meghan, Duchess of Sussex has opened up about her distant relationship with her half-sister Samantha Markle in the highly-anticipated Netflix series, the first episodes of which aired on Thursday. In the third episode of “Harry & Meghan,” the duchess said she “truly” believed that the UK media wanted her mother’s side

By Sophie Tanno and Max Foster, CNN Doria Ragland has described how she realized Prince Harry was “the one” for her daughter Meghan in the highly anticipated Netflix documentary series released Thursday. In her first extensive public comments, Ragland also admitted fears for her safety and her regrets as a parent. “The last five years

By Rob Picheta, CNN Prince Harry and Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, have taken aim at “unconscious bias” inside the royal family and defended their decision to quit the institution, as their highly anticipated Netflix documentary series threatens to deepen the split between the couple and Buckingham Palace. The first three episodes of the project, titled

By Sandra Gonzalez, CNN If your day needs a Rey of sunshine, here’s some good news for you: Lana Del Rey has announced a new album. The alt-pop singer will release a work titled “Did You Know That There’s A Tunnel Under Ocean Blvd” on March 10, with the title track out now. The album,