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By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — Emma Thompson has reshared a story about a phone call she received years ago from President Donald Trump. While attending the Locarno film festival in Switzerland to receive the Leopard Club award, Thompson reportedly talked about the day around 1997, when she says a then-private citizen Trump asked

By Scottie Andrew, CNN (CNN) — Andrew Lloyd Webber is American theater’s favorite punching bag. It’s easy to hate on the enormously rich British lord whose musicals, despite their commercial success, are frequently considered among the emptiest and most confounding shows in the canon. He’s written musicals about Jesus Christ, Cinderella and anthropomorphic trains, and

By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — Rick Ross often divides his time between his mansions in Atlanta and Miami. So, where does the rapper and entrepreneur prefer relaxing most? “Swimming pools in Atlanta,” Ross told CNN during a recent interview, smiling. “The ocean, the beach in Miami.” He knows a thing or two about

CNN By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — Rick Ross often divides his time between his mansions in Atlanta and Miami. So, where does the rapper and entrepreneur prefer relaxing most? “Swimming pools in Atlanta,” Ross told CNN during a recent interview, smiling. “The ocean, the beach in Miami.” He knows a thing or two

By Jackie Wattles, Ashley Strickland, CNN (CNN) — Tom Hanks is honoring the real-life hero that he once portrayed in a popular, Oscar-winning film. After the death of astronaut Jim Lovell was announced on Friday, Hanks shared a poignant social media post to his Instagram, writing, “There are people who dare, who dream, and who

By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — “SNL50” was a historic broadcast which brought together past “Saturday Night Live” hosts as well as former and current cast members to celebrate the monumental anniversary of the long-running NBC comedy show. But not everyone fully enjoyed it. “As you know from ‘SNL40’… terrible audience,” Pete Davidson, who

By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — John Cena has a new look thanks to a hair transplant he underwent last year, and he is fully embracing it. The actor and wrestling legend opened up about his decision to have the hair transplant in a new interview with People magazine published Wednesday, saying that he was

By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — It would seem Mariah Carey is just a bit spacey, since the diva extraordinaire missed some pretty big news recently in the worlds of both pop culture and science. During a new interview for BBC Radio’s “Scott Mills Breakfast Show,” Carey was asked if she would “fancy” going

CNN By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — “South Park” creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone are clearly not done with the Trump administration. The satirical animated series stoked ire from the White House with their debut episode last week, which mercilessly roasted President Donald Trump, and its latest goes after members of his administration.

By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — “South Park” creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone are clearly not done with the Trump administration. The satirical animated series stoked ire from the White House with their debut episode last week, which mercilessly roasted President Donald Trump, and its latest goes after members of his administration. Wednesday

By Olivia Kemp, CNN (CNN) — Former Superman actor Dean Cain has revealed that he’s joining the ranks of the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agency, showing his support for US President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown. The comic book hero that Cain portrayed in the 1990s television show “Lois & Clark: The New Adventures

By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — Pamela Anderson appears to be having a bit of a rebirth at this point in her career. Confident enough in her own skin to start a bit of a new beauty revolution, critically acclaimed and award-nominated for her role in last year’s “The Last Showgirl” and potentially having

By Chris Lau, CNN (CNN) — Actress Kelley Mack, known for her appearance in post-apocalyptic zombie drama “The Walking Dead,” has died. She was 33. Mack, who was born Kelley Klebenow, “passed away peacefully” in her hometown of Cincinnati on Saturday after battling glioma of the central nervous system, according to a statement posted on

By Elizabeth Wagmeister, CNN (CNN) — Nicole Westmoreland, a member of Sean “Diddy” Combs’ all-star defense team, told CNN in an exclusive interview on Tuesday that the music mogul’s team has reached out to the Trump administration about a potential pardon following his conviction on two charges of transportation to engage in prostitution last month.

By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — The nominations for the 2025 MTV Video Music Awards, known as the VMAs, were announced Tuesday, and it’s a crowded playing field. Lady Gaga leads this year’s nominees with 12, including nominations in the video of the year, artist of the year and best album categories. She is

By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — A tense scene between Scarlett Johansson and Adam Driver in their 2019 film “Marriage Story” was great bait for 2020 Oscar voters but apparently there’s another wild species that’s not a fan. According to a report published by the Wall Street Journal, a fight scene from the Noah Baumbach-directed

By Lisa France, CNN (CNN) — Beyoncé might have a song titled “Levii’s Jeans,” but her connection to that particular article of clothing just got more formal. Parkwood Entertainment, the superstar singer’s company, posted a video titled “Chapter 4: The Denim Cowboy” to its verified Instagram accounton Monday, which amounted to a lavish music video-style

By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — “Naked Gun” costars Pamela Anderson and Liam Neeson are coy when asked if they are romantically involved, but we do know how some of their friends and family feel about their closeness. Bravo executive and talk show host Andy Cohen – who was a good friend of Neeson’s

By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — The show will go on for Stevie Nicks, but first she’s taking some time to heal. Nicks will be postponing some of her upcoming tour dates after fracturing her shoulder, according to an announcement posted on her verified social media. “Due to a recent injury resulting in a

CNN By Elizabeth Wagmeister, Cindy Von Quednow, CNN (CNN) — An ex-girlfriend of Sean “Diddy” Combs who was supposed to testify against him in his criminal case, but mysteriously dropped out days before the trial began has written a letter to the judge pushing for Combs’ release on bail. Virginia Huynh, who goes by “Gina,”

By Elizabeth Wagmeister, Cindy Von Quednow, CNN (CNN) — An ex-girlfriend of Sean “Diddy” Combs who was supposed to testify against him in his criminal case, but mysteriously dropped out days before the trial began has written a letter to the judge pushing for Combs’ release on bail. Virginia Huynh, who goes by “Gina,” was

By Scottie Andrew, CNN (CNN) — The summer of 2025 is severely lacking in “Espresso.” Gone are the sweaty days when “Not Like Us” lit up parties nationwide, uniting Drake dissers everywhere. There are manchildren and daisies and animated anthems from “KPop Demon Hunters,” but nothing that’s made as big of a cultural dent as

By Scottie Andrew, Leah Asmelash, Harmeet Kaur, CNN (CNN) — The great ongoing American conversation escalated into a great American bar fight this summer, as a long and increasingly unhinged national back-and-forth about race, politics, sexuality, the nature of both the Trump administration and fame itself was triggered by … a jeans ad. What happened?

CNN By Scottie Andrew, Leah Asmelash, Harmeet Kaur, CNN (CNN) — The great ongoing American conversation escalated into a great American bar fight this summer, as a long and increasingly unhinged national back-and-forth about race, politics, sexuality, the nature of both the Trump administration and fame itself was triggered by … a jeans ad. What

CNN By Scottie Andrew, Leah Asmelash, Harmeet Kaur, CNN (CNN) — The great ongoing American conversation escalated into a great American bar fight this summer, as a long and increasingly unhinged national back-and-forth about race, politics, sexuality, the nature of both the Trump administration and fame itself was triggered by … a jeans ad. What

By The Associated Press (AP) — Flaco Jimenez, the legendary accordionist from San Antonio who won multiple Grammys and helped expand the popularity of conjunto, Tejano and Tex-Mex music, died Thursday. He was 86. Jimenez’s death was announced Thursday evening by his family on social media. “It is with great sadness that we share tonight