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By Amarachi Orie, CNN Ncuti Gatwa, who is best known for his performance in Netflix’s “Sex Education,” will replace Jodie Whittaker as the next lead in “Doctor Who,” the BBC announced Sunday. “There aren’t quite the words to describe how I’m feeling. A mix of deeply honoured, beyond excited and of course a little bit

By Catherine E. Shoichet, CNN Tony Valdovinos says it’s hard for him to watch the musical about his life. But there are many reasons he’s hoping you will. “¡Americano!” begins with one of the most painful moments from Valdovinos’ youth — the day he tried to join the Marines at his Arizona high school, but

By Andy Rose, CNN Country singer Mickey Gilley, best known as the pioneer of the “urban cowboy” style, died Saturday in Branson, Missouri, his publicist Zach Farnum said. He was 86. Gilley had 17 number one country records, starting with “Room Full of Roses” in 1974. Gilley also had major crossover success in 1980 with

By Zoe Sottile, CNN Ashley Judd honored her late mother, country icon Naomi Judd, in an intimate essay about maternal health and safety for USA Today on Friday. Naomi Judd, a five-time Grammy winner, died by suicide last week after a longtime struggle with anxiety and depression. In her essay, actress and political activist Ashley

By Hannah Sarisohn and Alaa Elassar, CNN Actor and director Fred Savage has been terminated from “The Wonder Years” reboot on ABC, a spokesman from 20th Television has confirmed. Savage was dismissed from the series following an investigation into unspecified “allegations of inappropriate conduct,” the company spokesman told CNN in an email. “Recently, we were

By Megan Thomas Mike Hagerty, a character actor known for his roles in shows like “Friends” and films like “Overboard,” has passed away, Bridget Everett, his costar in HBO’s “Somebody Somewhere” said in an Instagram post. “With great sadness, the family of Michael G. Hagerty announced his death yesterday in Los Angeles. A beloved character

By Alaa Elassar and Amanda Watts, CNN No criminal charges will be filed after a North Carolina shooting incident in April on the property that reportedly belongs to rapper DaBaby, police say. A 26-year-old man was injured after he allegedly climbed the fence surrounding the property and was shot on April 13, according to an

By Chloe Melas, CNN Taylor Swift has re-visited another one of her classics. The Grammy winner debuted a re-recorded version of her hit, “This Love (Taylor’s Version)” from her 2014 album “1989.” The song is featured in the trailer for the Amazon Prime Series “The Summer I Turned Pretty.” Swift took to Instagram on Thursday

By Marianne Garvey Kim Cattrall has moved on from her days in “Sex in the City,” but Samantha Jones is still with her. Cattrall, who played the sex-positive, powerful publicist Samantha in “Sex and the City” for six seasons and two movies, spoke with Variety for its Power of Women issue and said she hasn’t

By Brian Lowry, CNN “Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness” might be the most insanely Marvel movie ever, for good and ill. Unleashing the infinite possibilities of the multiverse throws open the studio’s toy chest, but the anything-goes aspects of that can be alternately thrilling, disorienting and occasionally, a little silly. All told, this

By Cheri Mossburg and Taylor Romine, CNN Isaiah Lee, the man accused of leaping on stage at the Hollywood Bowl and attacking comedian Dave Chappelle, pleaded not guilty to four misdemeanor charges in court Friday. Wearing a blue jail uniform, with his right arm in a sling, Lee stood before a judge in Los Angeles

By Sonia Moghe, CNN Amber Heard continued testifying on Thursday in her defense against a $50 million defamation claim brought by her ex-husband, Johnny Depp. In her second day on the stand, Heard testified about alleged physical abuse by Depp that she said escalated into the couple mistreating each other. “Nothing I did made him

By Scottie Andrew, CNN The latest trailer for the upcoming Game of Thrones prequel “House of the Dragon” officially gives us a glimpse of the titular winged beasts. The new footage for the hotly anticipated HBO series reveals more about the direction of the series than previous teasers have, dangling just enough plot in front

Review by Brian Lowry, CNN There are many levels to “The Staircase,” a drama as much about the making of the docuseries chronicling Michael Peterson’s murder trial as the salacious case itself. While the episodes occasionally grind too slowly, Colin Firth’s riveting work as the hard-to-read suspect elevates this HBO Max limited series several steps

Review by Brian Lowry, CNN Paramount+ keeps beaming up “Star Treks” whether needed or not, but its latest, “Star Trek: Strange New Worlds,” draws more heavily on the original series than perhaps anything in the fleet. A direct prequel populated by younger versions of characters like Spock and Uhura, it’s hardly a bold construct but

By Marianne Garvey We all know Rainn Wilson is a gifted comedic actor. He’s also obsessed with the macabre, and loves his role as the host of “Radio Rental,” a fictional podcast that tells true stories from people about bizarre crimes or paranormal activity they’ve encountered. These tales, often found by producers who are deep

By Marianne Garvey Elizabeth Olsen says her famous older sisters Mary Kate and Ashley Olsen spoiled her as they were growing up together. “It’s an amazing feeling, being the younger sibling to twins,” she told Harper’s Bazaar UK. “If I was spoiled by one, the other one wanted to match it. I loved it.” Mary-Kate

By Marianne Garvey The “Top Gun: Maverick” world premiere was a star-studded affair, with Tom Cruise arriving by helicopter at San Diego’s North Island Navy Base Lowry Theater. The movie comes more than three decades after the original 1986 “Top Gun,” with Cruise excited to show the audience the new flick. “Does anyone want to

By Lisa Respers France, CNN The day after the Met Gala, Lili Reinhart shared some thoughts about celebs who dieted to fit into their fashion for the event. “To walk on a red carpet and do an interview where you say how starving you are…because you haven’t eaten carbs in the last month…all to fit

By Lisa Respers France, CNN Howie Mandel and other comics are sounding the alarm after Dave Chappelle was attacked on stage following a performance. An audience member attacked Chappelle Tuesday night right after the comedian wrapped up a set during “Netflix is a Joke: The Festival” at the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles. The man

Review by Brian Lowry, CNN After four series featuring characters seen in the “Avengers” franchise, “Moon Knight” marked Marvel’s first attempt at a true origin story for Disney+. Yet despite its ambition and visual flair the show felt like a creative misfire, even with Oscar Isaac’s dual-personality heroics in the title role. Before anyone writes

By Scottie Andrew, CNN Fresh off her Oscar win, Ariana DeBose will return to her Broadway roots to host the upcoming Tony Awards, which honor the year’s best musicals and plays on the Great White Way, the American Theatre Wing announced Wednesday. Following in the footsteps of previous hosts Neil Patrick Harris and James Corden,