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By Lisa Respers France, CNN Just before welcoming a child with Rihanna was earlier this month, A$AP Rocky shared some thoughts about how he planned on approaching fatherhood. In a recently published interview with Dazed just before Rihanna gave birth, the rapper said he “will always remind my children to never lose their imagination, even

By Brandon Griggs, CNN You are forgiven if you don’t recognize the white-haired man in glasses smoking a cigarette in these promotional photos. He looks important but only vaguely familiar — like a long-lost uncle, or that old guy who plays chess every day in the park. It’s actor Bradley Cooper, under layers of prosthetic

By Marianne Garvey Master P and his family are mourning the loss of his daughter Tytyana Miller. Miller was 29. No cause of death was shared. The artist and producer took to Instagram with a message, writing: “Our family is dealing with an overwhelming grief for the loss of my daughter Tytyana. We respectfully request

By Brian Lowry, CNN The context is more important than the content in “Norm Macdonald: Nothing Special,” a spare one-man comedy show that the former “Weekend Update” anchor, knowing that he was ill, wrote and performed in a single take at home alone before his death in September. The posthumous release provides a fitting and

By Chloe Melas, CNN During the pandemic, one mom from Staten Island amassed hundreds of thousands of devoted followers for her hilarious videos about the basic things in life that can drive us all a little crazy. Her name is Lisa Marie Riley, better known as “One Funny Lisa Marie,” and celebrities like Hugh Jackman

By Zoe Sottile, CNN Ray Liotta’s fiancée, Jacy Nittolo, penned an emotional tribute to the late actor days after his death in the Dominican Republic. “My life these past couple of years have been nothing but truly magical,” wrote Nittolo in an Instagram post published Saturday. “Ray and I share a deep love that I

By Chloe Melas, CNN After six weeks of testimony in a defamation trial that has aired the good, bad and the very ugly of Johnny Depp and Amber Heard’s former relationship, the case is now in the hands of the jury. Whatever the verdicts in Depp’s $50 million suit and Heard’s $100 million countersuit, something

By Zoe Sottile, CNN Shanna Moakler, the ex-wife of Blink-182 drummer Travis Barker, is auctioning her engagement ring — just days after Barker married reality TV star Kourtney Kardashian. Moakler, 47, is a model, pageant winner, and actress. She has appeared on reality TV shows like “Bridalplasty” and “Celebrity Big Brother.” Moakler and Barker married

By Sonia Moghe, CNN The jury in the defamation trial between Johnny Depp and Amber Heard has begun deliberations. Judge Penney Azcarate told jurors their verdict must be unanimous before sending them to deliberate Friday afternoon. “I know that this trial has been a huge sacrifice for all of you and taken away from your

By Toyin Owoseje, CNN “Bridgerton” star Ruby Barker says she has been receiving hospital treatment for mental health issues. The 25-year-old actress, who plays Marina Thompson in the hit Netflix period drama, shared in a video posted to her Instagram page on Thursday that she sought professional help because she wanted to deal with the

By Lisa Respers France, CNN The shocking death of Ray Liotta caused an outpouring of grief in Hollywood. Liotta was working on a project in the Dominican Republic and died in his sleep, his publicist told CNN Thursday. He was 67. His role as real-life mobster Henry Hill in “Goodfellas” was one of his most

By Marianne Garvey Netflix added a warning card to “Stranger Things 4” after Tuesday’s mass shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas. “We filmed this season of ‘Stranger Things’ a year ago. But given the recent tragic shooting at a school in Texas, viewers may find the opening scene of episode 1 distressing,” the

Review by Brian Lowry, CNN “Stranger Things” experiences a serious case of gigantism in its fourth season, with super-sized episodes and even more drawn-out lead-ups to things actually happening. That’s not to say the seven episodes premiering this week don’t have their moments, only that you have to wade through a lot of “Strange”-ness in

By Toyin Owoseje, CNN Alan White, the British drummer who played in the progressive rock band Yes and featured on John Lennon’s “Imagine,” has died at the age of 72. The musician, born in County Durham, England, died in the United States on Thursday after a brief illness, his family said in a statement shared

By Brian Lowry, CNN Ray Liotta actually enjoyed a long and varied career, but it’s perhaps appropriate that his screen legacy will be bookended by two of the mercurial tough-guy roles in which he excelled, in “Something Wild” and “The Many Saints of Newark,” 35 years apart. Liotta, who died suddenly at the age of

By Leah Asmelash, CNN Just one day after a shooting at an elementary school in Texas, some asked that ABC’s hit show “Abbott Elementary” tackle the subject. “Abbott Elementary,” which recently finished its first season to rave reviews, is a sitcom that centers on a Title IX elementary school in Philadelphia. Quinta Brunson, the show’s

By Brian Lowry, CNN Ellen DeGeneres bid a tearful farewell to her daytime talk show on Thursday, saying that the show had “forever changed my life.” DeGeneres opened the last hour of “The Ellen DeGeneres Show” by discussing the progress that had been made since the series premiered in 2003, noting that she “couldn’t say

By Lisa Respers France, CNN Bobby Brown knows there are a ton of memes that poke fun at his relationship with his former wife Whitney Houston, but he’s not interested in seeing them. “I really don’t look at all of the memes,” he told CNN. “I try to stay away from things that might bother

By Cheri Mossburg, CNN At least four musicians who were set to sing in a concert at this weekend’s annual convention of the National Rifle Association have canceled their performances in the wake of the tragic school shooting in Uvalde, Texas. The annual meeting is set to begin on Friday and run through the weekend

By Lisa Respers France, CNN Jeff Bridges has a message now that he’s on the other side of Covid and his cancer is in remission: “Love is the deal.” The actor talked to People about contracting Covid last year while he “had a 12-by-9-in. tumor in my body. Like a child in my body.” “Covid

By Lisa Respers France, CNN This isn’t your childhood Winnie the Pooh. Horror fans are buzzing about an apparent forthcoming film which looks to take the children’s story and makes it way more scary. There are scant details about the film, with a tagline of “A horror retelling of the famous legend of Winnie the

By Sonia Moghe, CNN After hearing more than 100 hours of testimony over six weeks, jurors have finished hearing evidence in the Johnny Depp and Amber Heard defamation trial, with both sides resting. As a final witness, Heard returned to the stand for a second time Thursday, where she was grilled about witnesses who testified

Review by Brian Lowry, CNN “Look At Me: XXXTENTACION” tries to thread a needle, celebrating the talent of the late musical star, who was murdered at age 20, and addressing his mental-health issues while acknowledging allegations of domestic violence. Produced by his mother and his manager, the result is an awkward construct that doesn’t overlook

By Lisa Respers France, CNN The latest episode of “The Kardashians” includes Kim Kardashian reflecting on Kanye West’s treatment of her family. In the episode, she learns that her then estranged husband is releasing a new song and she suspects he will use it as an opportunity to take a swipe at her as the

By Sonia Moghe and Jenn Selva, CNN An Arkansas federal judge sentenced former reality TV star Josh Duggar to more than 12 years in federal prison on Wednesday, according to court documents. US District Judge Timothy Brooks also sentenced Duggar to 20 years of supervised release, a $10,000 fine and is ordered to have no

By Lisa Respers France, CNN Bruce Willis is staying fit while he deals with his aphasia diagnosis. His wife, Emma Heming Willis, recently posted a video on the Instastory portion of her verified Instagram account that showed the actor shooting hoops with a few other men. “I see you BeeDub,” she wrote on the video.

By Lisa Respers France, CNN Kim Kardashian has gone beyond just sharing her recipe for vegan tacos. The mogul is using her star power to promote Beyond Meat in a campaign that finds her with a a fancy new title – Chief Taste Consultant. “I believe so much in the mission of Beyond Meat that

By Lisa Respers France, CNN After multiple weddings, Kourtney Kardashian has made her marital status Instagram. She is now Kourtney Kardashian Barker on the social media platform. The reality star and entrepreneur had a ceremony with Blink-182 drummer Travis Barker in Las Vegas after the Grammy Awards that wasn’t legally binding. The couple legally wed

By Leah Asmelash, CNN A week before the start of Pride Month, comedian Ricky Gervais is being criticized for his new stand-up special, in which he mocks transgender women and the debate around bathroom access. The special, called “SuperNature,” debuted Tuesday on Netflix. A few minutes into the set, Gervais describes reading a comment from

By Chloe Melas, CNN “The Ellen DeGeneres Show” will air its final episode this week and the talk show is wrapping up its 19 seasons with some major star power. Oprah Winfrey paid DeGeneres a visit on Tuesday. Winfrey said it made her emotional to think about the final days of her own daytime talk

By Lisa Respers France, CNN Aerosmith has canceled some of the band’s residency dates in Las Vegas as frontman Steven Tyler seeks rehabilitation treatment. A statement posted on Aerosmith’s verified Instagram account Tuesday explained that Tyler, 74, recently relapsed following surgery. “As many of you know, our beloved brother Steven has worked on his sobriety

By Chloe Melas, CNN Get your tickets because Bruce Springsteen is hitting the road next year. “The Boss” and the E Street Band will kick off their next tour in 2023, their first together since 2017. The first stop is April 28 in Barcelona. Springsteen posted the European leg of the tour to his Instagram

By Scottie Andrew, CNN After a whopping 17 years away from the “Star Wars” universe, Ewan McGregor returns this week as our beloved bearded Jedi, Obi-Wan Kenobi. “Patience, you must have,” INDEED. But what was Master Kenobi up to when we saw him last? Does one need to watch several animated series to know what’s

By Lisa Respers France, CNN Ice T and Coco’s parenting decisions are theirs to make, but that isn’t stopping people from weighing in online. Coco recently shared some vacation photos of the family on her verified social media accounts. In one of the photos, her 6-year-old daughter, Chanel is sitting in a stroller, looking a

By Faith Karimi, CNN Birdwatcher Christian Cooper was thrust into the spotlight in 2020 when he filmed a racially charged encounter with a White woman in New York’s Central Park. Next year he’ll be back on television on his own terms: To showcase his passion for birdwatching on National Geographic. Cooper will host a series,

By Sonia Moghe, CNN Kate Moss, who dated Johnny Depp in the 1990s, is expected to be called to testify as a rebuttal witness by his legal team in the ongoing trial between Depp and his ex-wife Amber Heard, a source close to Depp tells CNN. A source close to Depp confirmed that Moss and

By Marianne Garvey “Saturday Night Live” bid farewell to Kate McKinnon, Aidy Bryant, Pete Davidson and Kyle Mooney on Saturday. The episode, hosted by Natasha Lyonne, began with a cold open with McKinnon playing Coleen Rafferty in “Close Encounter,” her recurring skit in which aliens abduct her and things get freaky. In the season finale,

Review by Brian Lowry, CNN In a bit of engineering fit for “Jurassic Park,” “Prehistoric Planet” weds BBC nature documentaries— complete with narrator extraordinaire David Attenborough — with the dinosaur era and conceives a fascinating hybrid, one that doesn’t require waiting around to capture footage but creates it using state-of-the-art imaging technology. The result is

By Lisa Respers France, CNN Johnny Depp may not be heading back to the “Pirates of the Caribbean” franchise anytime soon, but he has not left the character totally behind. The actor thrilled some supporters last week outside of the Virginia courthouse where his defamation trial against ex-wife Amber Heard is being held by interacting

By Lisa Respers France, CNN Spend enough time with Billie Eilish and you may notice her tics. The singer talked about having Tourette’s syndrome in an interview with David Letterman for his Netflix series, “My Next Guest Needs No Introduction.” Eilish, who was diagnosed at the age of 11 with the neurological disorder, which can

By Toyin Owoseje, CNN Chris Pratt and Katherine Schwarzenegger have announced the birth of their second child. The “Guardians of the Galaxy” actor and his author wife took to their respective Instagram accounts on Sunday night to share that they had welcomed a baby girl on Saturday. “We are so excited to announce the birth

By Emmet Lyons, Michael Holmes and Henry Hullah, CNN It has been 42 years since Ian Curtis, the lead singer of the legendary post-punk rock band Joy Division, took his own life. After battling epilepsy and depression, Curtis died on May 18, 1980. He was just 23 years old. In the years since his death,

By Rebekah Riess and Melissa Alonso, CNN Jason Geiger, also known as Austin St. John, the actor who played the Red Power Ranger in the “Power Rangers” TV series, was indicted and has pleaded not guilty to a to a wire fraud charge for his role in a Covid-relief fund scheme, according to the indictment