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Joy Division frontman Ian Curtis performing onstage before his death in 1980.

Joy Division frontman Ian Curtis had ‘two personas.’ Bandmates rue failure to prevent singer’s suicide

May 21, 2022 9:10 AM CNN

It has been 42 years since Ian Curtis, the lead singer of the legendary band Joy Division, took his own life. Bandmates Bernard Sumner and Stephen…

Joy Division frontman Ian Curtis had ‘two personas.’ Bandmates rue failure to prevent singer’s suicide

May 21, 2022 9:10 AM CNN Newsource

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…

Here’s how NYC is celebrating Biggie Smalls’ 50th birthday

May 21, 2022 8:54 AM CNN Newsource

By Zoe Sottile, CNN Late New York City rapper Biggie Smalls is getting a very New York celebration for what would have been his 50th birthday: a…

Jason Geiger, actor who played the Red Power Ranger, indicted for loan fraud

May 20, 2022 11:49 AM CNN Newsource

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…

Clea Shearer starts chemotherapy for breast cancer

May 20, 2022 9:56 AM CNN Newsource

By Marianne Garvey “The Home Edit’s” Clea Shearer has started chemotherapy in her battle against breast cancer. Shearer, one of the…

‘Elon Musk’s Crash Course’ explores the limits of Tesla’s ‘self-driving’ technology

May 20, 2022 7:33 AM CNN Newsource

Review by Brian Lowry, CNN As Elon Musk tweets his way through his pending Twitter acquisition, FX’s “The New York Times Presents”…

‘George Carlin’s American Dream’ finds the right words to capture the comedy icon

May 20, 2022 6:54 AM CNN Newsource

Review by Brian Lowry, CNN George Carlin rose to prominence as a stand-up comedian in the 1960s and ’70s, reinventing himself multiple times…

‘Night Sky’ imagines the life of that sweet older couple next door with a sci-fi twist

May 20, 2022 6:53 AM CNN Newsource

Review by Brian Lowry, CNN You know that pleasant older couple across the street, who mostly keep to themselves? What if they had a portal to another…

‘Downton Abbey: A New Era’ delivers the same old mix of warmth and tears

May 20, 2022 6:51 AM CNN Newsource

Review by Brian Lowry, CNN Again facing the challenge of coming up with plots worthy of filling a movie, “Downton Abbey: A New Era”…

Johnny Depp associates testify about the challenges of working with him. Depp is suing his ex-wife Amber Heard over an op-ed she wrote for The Washington Post in 2018 referring to herself as a public figure representing domestic abuse.

Johnny Depp associates testify about challenges working with him

May 20, 2022 6:50 AM CNN

Associates of Johnny Depp said that he abused substances in taped depositions that the jury saw during his trial against ex-wife Amber…

Man accused in attack on Dave Chappelle faces attempted murder charges in separate incident

May 19, 2022 4:58 PM CNN Newsource

By Cheri Mossburg, CNN The man accused of attacking comedian Dave Chappelle during a performance in Los Angeles earlier this month is now facing…

John Aylward, known for roles in ‘ER’ and ‘West Wing,’ dead at 75

May 19, 2022 2:59 PM CNN Newsource

By Sandra Gonzalez, CNN John Aylward, a veteran film and television actor for more than three decades, has died, according to his longtime agent and…

Rihanna and A$AP Rocky welcome first child

May 19, 2022 1:56 PM CNN Newsource

By Lisa Respers France and Chloe Melas, CNN Rihanna is now a mom. The superstar singer and her artist partner A$AP Rocky have welcomed their first…

Johnny Depp associates testify about challenges working with him

May 19, 2022 12:06 PM CNN Newsource

By Sonia Moghe, CNN Jurors in the ongoing defamation case between actress Amber Heard and her ex-husband Johnny Depp heard testimony Thursday from…

Marnie Schulenburg, ‘As the World Turns’ and ‘One Life to Live’ actress, dead at 37

May 19, 2022 10:11 AM CNN Newsource

By Lisa Respers France, CNN Marnie Schulenburg, a soap opera actress who documented her journey from becoming a new mother to a cancer patient, has…

The celebrity love affair with NFTs may be just beginning — even amid flops and doubts

May 19, 2022 9:07 AM CNN Newsource

By AJ Willingham, CNN It seems that every few days, a new star announces their foray into the world of non-fungible tokens, cryptocurrency or some…

Wynonna Judd has decided to turn what would have been her and her mother Naomi Judd's final tour into a tribute to her.

‘The Judds: The Final Tour’ will become a star-studded tribute to Naomi Judd

May 19, 2022 8:28 AM CNN Newsource

By Lisa Respers France, CNN Wynonna Judd has decided to turn what would have been her and her mother’s final tour into a tribute to her. Naomi…

They didn't exactly get the band back together again

Penn Badgley and Leighton Meester of ‘Gossip Girl’ reunite

May 19, 2022 8:22 AM CNN Newsource

By Lisa Respers France, CNN They didn’t exactly get the band back together again, but at least we got to see Penn Badgley and Leighton Meester…

'The Kardashians' shows how Kim Kardashian helped save Julius Jones from death row. This photo

‘The Kardashians’ shows how Kim Kardashian helped save Julius Jones from death row. But there’s more to the story

May 19, 2022 8:19 AM CNN Newsource

By Marianne Garvey One of the first times Antoinette Jones, the sister of former death row inmate Julius Jones, who was granted clemency last year…

'Angelyne' dresses up Emmy Rossum in a two-dimensional look as the 'billboard queen'

‘Angelyne’ dresses up Emmy Rossum in a two-dimensional look at the ‘billboard queen’

May 19, 2022 7:18 AM CNN Newsource

Review by Brian Lowry, CNN “Angelyne” approximates its subject in the wrong ways: It’s big, attention-getting and has all the depth…

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