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CNN, GETTY, 20TH CENTURY FOX, PARAMOUNT By Sara Spary, CNN (CNN) — Patrick Stewart, the gentlemanly British actor best known for his role as Captain Jean-Luc Picard in “Star Trek” and later as the erudite mutant mentor Professor X in “X-Men,” has died at the age of 86, according to his spokesperson Kelly Bush Novak.

By Sara Spary, CNN (CNN) — Patrick Stewart, the gentlemanly British actor best known for his role as Captain Jean-Luc Picard in “Star Trek” and later as the erudite mutant mentor Professor X in “X-Men,” has died at the age of 86, according to his spokesperson Kelly Bush Novak.Stewart died at his Los Angeles home

CNN By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — The NFL didn’t have to look far for next year’s Super Bowl Halftime Show performer. Rapper and entrepreneur Jay-Z, who has served in an advisory role to the NFL through his company Roc Nation since 2019, announced he will perform at the Super Bowl LXI Halftime Show

By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — The NFL didn’t have to look far for next year’s Super Bowl Halftime Show performer.Rapper and entrepreneur Jay-Z, who has served in an advisory role to the NFL through his company Roc Nation since 2019, announced he will perform at the Super Bowl LXI Halftime Show in February.The

By Andy Rose, CNN (CNN) — Walter Koenig, who played exuberant Russian navigator Pavel Chekov on the original “Star Trek” series and many of the franchise’s ensuing films, has died at the age of 90.The actor died “of old age at home in North Hollywood” on Sunday, his agent Zachery McGinnis said in an email.Although

By Laura Sharman, CNN (CNN) — Eric Bauza, the voice actor behind the modern-day Bugs Bunny and Daffy Duck, among other iconic animated characters, has died at age 46, according to his family and official health records.The Emmy Award-winner passed away Sunday from hypertensive cardiovascular disease, according to records from the Los Angeles County Medical

By David Mack, CNN (CNN) — The arc of Bradley Whitford’s career makes for a grim report card on the state of the country. Whitford first became internationally famous as Josh Lyman, the pinup boy for competent and courageous liberalism over seven seasons of “The West Wing,” Aaron Sorkin’s paragon of institutional optimism. But in

By Zoe Sottile, CNN (CNN) — Nathan Fielder has been quietly building his cultish brand of meta-comedy since 2013 and has now exploded into mega-stardom thanks to “You Can See Everything,” the three-hour documentary about now-imprisoned Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes. For those unfamiliar with Fielder’s career or filmmaking approach, his ascent to award season hopeful

By David Mack, CNN (CNN) — Since Joanie Montgomery saw Nathan Fielder and Lance Oppenheim’s documentary “You Can See Everything” last weekend, there has been one moment she can’t get out of her mind: a shot of Fielder wearing briefs and swimming in the ocean with his subject, Elizabeth Holmes. “It was very intimate, and

By Dan Heching, CNN (CNN) — Tom Skerritt, the plucky and handsome actor who charmed audiences on both the big and small screen in titles ranging from “Top Gun” to “Picket Fences,” has died. He was 93.“While the world knew Tom through his remarkable acting career, we knew him for his humor, curiosity, wisdom, generosity,

By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — No performer, even one of the greatest voices in American music, can be expected to be at the top of their game in their 80s, but there was something about the way Gladys Knight appeared disoriented at one of her summer concerts that sounded alarm bells that have

By Sadie Andrew, CNN (CNN) — Wallace and Gromit creator Nick Park has revealed how the late Queen Elizabeth II backed his decision to keep Peter Sallis as the voice of Wallace when Hollywood executives suggested replacing the actor.Speaking to The Telegraph, Park recalled how US studio DreamWorks questioned whether Sallis, who was in his

By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — Since 2021, Christina Applegate has been one of the most famous advocates for living with multiple sclerosis. Now she says she has discovered that she doesn’t actually have the disease.Applegate shared the shocking news Tuesday during an episode of the podcast she hosts with the actress and MS

By Elizabeth Wagmeister, CNN (CNN) — Selma Blair’s representative released a statement on Friday about the incident on a Delta Air Lines flight that resulted in the actress’s arrest earlier this week, the first lengthier comment from Blair’s circle since she appeared in court facing assault charges.In a statement, Blair’s representative Jill Fritzo said that

By Charlotte Reck, CNN (CNN) — Esther McGregor and Emilio Sakraya are set to star in the small-screen adaptation of Rebecca Yarros’ hit romantasy novel “Fourth Wing” when it lands on Prime Video, industry outlets reported Thursday.According to Deadline, Variety and The Hollywood Reporter, McGregor, who is the daughter of Scottish actor Ewan McGregor and

By David Mack, CNN (CNN) — About a third of the way through “You Can See Everything,” Nathan Fielder and Lance Oppenheim’s new documentary about Elizabeth Holmes, we watch the disgraced Theranos founder and convicted fraudster pose for the camera — more than 200 of them, to be exact.In the days before she reported to

By David Mack, CNN (CNN) — Michael Packard wants you to know he wasn’t swallowed by a whale — he was inside one. Yes, he knows what the crush of a whale’s jaw feels like as it clenches down, and how dark it is inside there once it does. He knows what a whale’s tongue

By Zoe Sottile, CNN (CNN) — As anger builds online against comedian Shane Gillis’ description of women as “whores” during his “Saturday Night Live” monologue, one party is staying noticeably absent from the conversation: “SNL” itself.The show and its network NBC haven’t commented publicly on the backlash, nor have they responded to requests for comment.

By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — Is Brooklyn’s PR rep behind the feud between Kelly Clarkson and a toy store, and maybe the “Girls” revival announced on Tuesday?The New York borough — a part of the city now better known for its gentrified neighborhoods — has been thrust into the center of two cultural

By Max Feliu, CNN New York (CNN) — It was a star-studded gathering at Lincoln Center, with the likes of Steven Spielberg and Alec Baldwin toasting New York’s new Philharmonic director with champagne, arepas and the din of salsa music.It’s been a while since the city’s cultural elite has buzzed as it has with the

By Lianne Kolirin, CNN (CNN) — Joni Mitchell has finally become an American citizen, more than 60 years after leaving her native Canada.The legendary singer-songwriter posted a picture of herself holding a US flag at the naturalization ceremony on Tuesday, with the caption: “A journey that began 62 years ago.”In the image shared with her

By David Mack, CNN (CNN) — In Christopher Nolan’s take on “The Odyssey,” there are several nail-biting scenes in which Trojan soldiers face off against much larger foes, including a towering cyclops and an army of behemoth soldiers. Going into this awards season, “The Odyssey” is shaping up to be that giant, seen as the

By Alexandra Skores, Dan Heching, Mark Morales, Jeff Winter, CNN (CNN) — Actress Selma Blair has been charged with two counts of second-degree assault after an alleged incident during which flight attendants were injured aboard a commercial flight from Los Angeles to New York City on Sunday night.Blair, who did not enter a plea, appeared

By Amarachi Orie, CNN London (CNN) — British comedian and actor Russell Brand arrived at Southwark Crown Court in London on Monday, where he is due to stand trial on accusations of rape and sexual assault.The 51-year-old has pleaded not guilty to three charges of rape, one charge of indecent assault and three counts of

By Rhea Mogul, CNN (CNN) — Eight years after “Crazy Rich Asians” broke new ground for Asian representation in Hollywood, the blockbuster that became a cultural phenomenon is writing a new chapter.The franchise will return in a new television series on HBO Max, the streaming platform announced on social media, with the main cast from

By T.M. Brown, CNN (CNN) — Creed is, to most people, a band that represents one particular moment: the turn of the millennium, when it was one of the biggest musical acts in the world and its 1999 stadium-sized anthem “Higher” — which, as many people found out later, was mostly about Jesus — was

By Brian Lowry, Dan Heching, CNN (CNN) — Eva Marie Saint, the Academy Award-winning actress who excelled in roles opposite such stars as Cary Grant and Marlon Brando, has died, according to her publicist Jeff Sanderson. She was 102.In a written message, Sanderson said Saint died Tuesday of natural causes surrounded by family and loved

By Charlotte Reck, CNN (CNN) — Gillian Anderson has become the latest Hollywood star to call out theatergoers’ behavior, after a video posted on social media showed her asking superfans not to distract her by repeatedly sitting in the front row of her London West End show.While signing memorabilia for fans outside the Soho Place