Entertainment

By Marianne Garvey, CNN Anya Taylor-Joy is staying busy. “The Queen’s Gambit” star appears in the prequel to “Mad Max: Fury Road,” called “Furiosa,” and can be seen in “The Menu” alongside Nicholas Hoult. Taylor-Joy says she’s getting lots of offers but is selective about what she chooses. “All these characters were coming to me

By Marysabel Huston-Crespo, CNN The biggest night in Latin music is here. The 23rd Latin Grammys will be presented Thursday at the Michelob ULTRA Arena at the Mandalay Bay Casino and Resort in Las Vegas. The televised ceremony will be hosted by singers Luis Fonsi, best new artist nominee Anitta, Mexican superstar Thalia, and former

By Lisa Respers France, CNN Aaron Carter’s manager is happy that the planned release of a posthumous memoir has been held. “We are very pleased to hear that memoir has been postponed and would like to thank Andy Symonds [publisher of Ballast Books] for doing so,” his manager Taylor Helgeson said in a statement provided

Review by Brian Lowry, CNN If you find yourself disliking everyone in Hulu’s too precious “Fleishman is in Trouble,” don’t worry, because it’s not clear they like themselves. Author Taffy Brodesser-Akner has adapted her book into a limited series with its literary conventions intact, but the result is a frustrating showcase for very good actors

By Lisa Respers France, CNN Billy Ray Cyrus is well past his “Achy Breaky Heart.” The 61-year-old singer and actor has announced his engagement to 34-year-old Australian singer, Firerose. “She’s the real deal,” Cyrus told People magazine. The happy news comes after his former wife, Tish Cyrus, filed for divorce from him in April after

By Paradise Afshar, CNN Rapper Blueface was arrested Tuesday on an attempted murder charge stemming from a shooting last month, Las Vegas police said. The artist, whose real name is Johnathan Porter, was booked into the Clark County Detention Center in Las Vegas, according to a statement from the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department. The

By Marianne Garvey, CNN Jimmy Fallon is asking Elon Musk to help put a stop to a disturbing trend on Twitter. “The Tonight Show” host asked the social media giant’s new CEO to take down the hashtag #RIPJimmyFallon that has been trending on the platform. Fallon tweeted, “Elon, can you fix this? #RIPJimmyFallon.” Musk responded

By Marianne Garvey, CNN Melissa Joan Hart is talking about that so-called feud with Lena Dunham. Rumors had been circulating for some time that the two actresses did not like each other, but Hart took to Instagram to clear the air. “So I don’t normally pay any attention to the tabloid rumor mill but numerous

By Lisa Respers France, CNN The Grammy nominations are always fodder for surprises and snubs, but in the case of Taylor Swift, it’s not what it may appear. Her latest album, “Midnights,” has been phenomenally successful and made her the first artist to ever occupy all the top 10 spots on the Billboard Hot 100

By Marianne Garvey, CNN Jesse Tyler Ferguson and his husband Justin Mikita have expanded their family. The duo announced on Instagram that they welcomed their second child together via surrogate on Tuesday. They also revealed they named the baby Sullivan Louis Ferguson-Mikita. Ferguson was taking time off from his Broadway play “Take Me Out” to

By Lisa Respers France, CNN Months after they had a public back and forth, JoJo Siwa is voicing her disappointment with Candace Cameron Bure. The singer/dancer, 19, posted on her verified Instagram about Cameron Bure after the former “Full House” star talked to the Wall Street Journal about her work with the faith-based channel, Great

By Hafsa Khalil, CNN Oscar-winning actor Kevin Spacey has been charged with seven more sexual offenses, UK police have said. The 63-year-old actor was charged on Tuesday with a number of sexual offenses against the same man between 2001 and 2004, London’s Metropolitan Police said in a statement to CNN on Wednesday. The UK’s Crown

By Dan Heching, CNN Channing Tatum is hoping the third time’s a charm with the upcoming “Magic Mike’s Last Dance,” which debuted its steamy first trailer on Tuesday. The trilogy-completing entry in the “Magic Mike” franchise, coming a little over a decade after 2012’s first film of the same name, revisits Tatum’s stripper-with-a-heart-of-gold Mike Lane,

By Dan Heching, CNN Bad Bunny‘s Spanish-language album, “Un Verano Sin Ti,” has made Grammys history. The artist, who scored three nominations on Tuesday for the 65th Annual Grammy Awards, has become the first to score an album of the year nomination for an album completely in Spanish. “Un Verano Sin Ti,” which translates to

By Lisa Respers France, CNN If anyone has the power to manifest it’s Rihanna, right? The superstar singer and entrepreneur recently shared her dream model to walk the runway for her Savage X Fenty fashion line. “Beyoncé,” Rihanna told E! News. “I mean, Beyoncé got body. That would just trump everything for me.” The pair

By Marianne Garvey, CNN Morrissey abruptly ended his concert at the Greek Theatre in Los Angeles just 30 minutes in. The singer left fans upset on Saturday after he left the stage after performing only a few songs. The former Smiths front man did not explain his departure. Instead, a bandmate of his told the

By Megan Thomas, CNN Christina Applegate celebrated receiving a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on Monday. The event marked Applegate’s first public appearance since she shared her multiple sclerosis diagnosis last year. The actress reflected on her career in a moving speech that was filled with heart and humor. “I’ve had a really

By Lisa Respers France, CNN The Neighbourhood have ousted drummer Brandon Fried after he was accused of groping a woman and apologized for it. María Zardoya, of the band The Marías, shared her account of the incident on the Instagram Stories portion of the band’s verified account. “I was at a bar last night, and

By Marianne Garvey, CNN Henry Winkler credits landing the role of Arthur “The Fonz” Fonzarelli to an accent he made up on the spot during his “Happy Days” audition. Winkler spoke with CNN’s Chris Wallace about his long career in Hollywood and revealed that as a Jewish kid from Manhattan, he was surprised he was

By Dan Heching, CNN In “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever,” the aquatic adversary known as Namor wastes no time establishing himself as one of those beguiling but strange characters that can polarize an audience: the ocean-dwelling deity uses conch shells like smartphones and has feathered wings on his ankles. But as portrayed by Mexican actor Tenoch

By Scottie Andrew, CNN Dave Chappelle addressed several contentious topics in his latest “Saturday Night Live” monologue, focusing mostly on Kanye West’s recent antisemitic comments. In a lengthy stand-up set, Chappelle name-checked former President Donald Trump and Senate candidate Herschel Walker — and also may have alluded to the negative reaction to jokes he’s made

By Sandra Gonzalez, CNN Imagine, for a moment, a lush, snowy mountainscape. As you gaze upon it, dreamy music plays (from who knows where — but it doesn’t matter) and you feel like you’re descending into a magical land, one where actress Lindsay Lohan is actively working again just as “The Parent Trap” gods intended,

By Scottie Andrew, CNN Tonight Dave Chappelle will host “Saturday Night Live” for the third time — an appearance that is courting controversy before he even takes the stage. The comedian has drawn increasing ire in recent years for making jokes aimed at transgender people, and the outcry grew louder last fall when Netflix released

By Lisa Respers France, CNN If Hollywood is looking for someone to cast in another version of “Cheaper by the Dozen,” Nick Cannon would now seem the natural lead. The host of the show “The Masked Singer” continues to embrace fatherhood, this time with Abby De La Rosa, who has confirmed that she will welcome

By Amy Simonson, CNN A jury found filmmaker Paul Haggis liable in a sexual assault case that was brought forward by a former publicist who alleged he raped her after a movie premiere in 2013. The jury ordered the Oscar-winning screenwriter to pay Haleigh Breest at least $7.5 million in damages Thursday, according to attorneys

By Dan Heching, CNN Emily Blunt would be more than game to return to the role that made her one of film’s most iconic fashion mean girls. The “Quiet Place” actress appeared on “The View” on Thursday to discuss her new series “The English,” and during her chat with the daytime hosts, her turn in

By Lisa Respers France, CNN Chris Rock is coming live to a screen near you. Netflix announced Thursday that the legendary comedian will make history as the headliner of the streaming giant’s first-ever live, global streaming event. “Chris Rock is one of the most iconic and important comedic voices of our generation,” Robbie Praw, Netflix’s

By Marianne Garvey Jason Momoa’s real-life pet pig didn’t end up making it to the premiere of “Slumberland.” The actor attended the premiere in Los Angeles on Wednesday, where he told Entertainment Tonight that though he had hoped to bring the pig to the event, his little pig stayed home. “Oh, he’s in Hawaii! He’s

By Dan Heching, CNN Bruce Springsteen is about to take the stage at a place where he’s often been talked about. The legendary entertainer is set to take over “The Tonight Show” for four nights of performances, also participating as a guest of host Jimmy Fallon — who has done a killer Springsteen impersonation over

By Marianne Garvey, CNN Before his death last month, beloved actor Leslie Jordan gifted his best friends a complete home renovation. In one of his final TV appearances set to air on HGTV, Jordan surprises two friends who he credited with helping him break into Hollywood and get sober. With star with renovators Drew and

By Dan Heching, CNN Hosts Luke Bryan and Peyton Manning will present the 56th Annual Country Music Association Awards, known as the CMA’s, live from Nashville, Tennessee on ABC on Wednesday night. Here’s what we know about the star-studded country music event: Performers The broadcast will kick off with an opening tribute to the late

By Lisa Respers France, CNN “The Crown” has been criticized by some for making fiction appear to be fact. Netflix’s incredibly popular retelling of the lives of the modern day British royal family is rife with drama – too much for some people’s liking. Season 5 debuted Wednesday and it was controversial even before it

By Lisa Respers France, CNN Ryan Murphy says he now would have handled the death of “Glee” star Cory Monteith differently. In a conversation on the podcast “And That’s What You REALLY Missed” released this week, Murphy said he regretted doing a tribute episode of the show so soon after Monteith, who played Finn Hudson,

By Amarachi Orie, CNN Dan McCafferty, the original lead singer of Scottish hard rock band Nazareth, has died aged 76, his band has confirmed. “This is the saddest announcement I ever had to make,” band member Pete Agnew wrote in a statement posted to the band’s website, announcing McCafferty’s death on Tuesday. “Maryann and the

By Dan Heching, CNN Jeff Cook, one of the original members of the country band Alabama, has died, according to the group’s representative, Don Murry Grubbs. He was 73. Cook died at his vacation home in Destin, Florida on Monday “with his family and close friends by his side,” according to a press release and

By Dan Heching, CNN Brendan Fraser’s buzzy portrayal of a reclusive, obese teacher comes to life in the first trailer for “The Whale,” which premiered on Tuesday. The new A24 drama, based on the Drama Desk Award-winning stageplay from Samuel D. Hunter, stars Fraser as Charlie, who is trying to reconnect with his estranged teenage

By Lisa Respers France, CNN Twitter may not be old enough to remember that Cher does what she wants. The icon, who is 76, was recently photographed holding hands with rapper and music executive Alexander “AE” Edwards, 36, in West Hollywood. People on social media had questions, and Cher had plenty of answers. The singer