By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — “Saturday Night Live” cast member Sarah Sherman has reached out to Aimee Lou Wood after impersonating the “White Lotus” star on last weekend’s episode of the long-running sketch show. Sherman spoofed Wood’s “Lotus” character Chelsea in a now-controversial sketch called “White POTUS,” which Wood publicly responded to on her
Continue ReadingBy Dan Heching, CNN (CNN) — Tina Fey has been floated as a possibility to one day take the reins from “Saturday Night Live” creator and longtime overseer Lorne Michaels – but she’s apparently not so sure. In an interview with The Hollywood Reporter published on Wednesday, Fey shared her thoughts on her former boss’s
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By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — Nate Bargatze, who has made a name for himself with a particular brand of family-friendly comedy, has a new gig as the host of the 2025 Emmy Awards. Bargatze, made popular by comedy specials like “The Tennessee Kid” and “Nate Bargatze: Hello World,” will emcee the show that honors
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By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — To quote one of their father’s famous lyrics, Liv and Mia Tyler shared some “sweet emotion” over how they first met. The pair are the daughters of Aerosmith frontman Steven Tyler and have a complicated family situation. Liv Tyler was born to singer, model and former Playboy Playmate
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By Amarachi Orie, CNN (CNN) — Billie Eilish might have fans all over the world who chant her name, but if she could have changed it when she was younger, she would have. “I absolutely hated my name when I was a kid,” she said in an interview with British Vogue published Monday. The 23-year-old
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By David Daniel, CNN (CNN) — Wink Martindale, a radio and television entertainer known to audiences as host of classic game shows including “Tic-Tac-Dough” and “Gambit,” has died. He was 91. Martindale’s death was confirmed in a news release from his representative Brian Mayes, who also told CNN he was a family friend. Martindale died
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By The Associated Press (CNN) — Authorities on Tuesday released a lengthy investigation report detailing some of the last emails, phone calls and internet searches by Gene Hackman’s wife in the days before her death, indicating that she was scouring for information on flu-like symptoms and breathing techniques, the Associated Press reported. Betsy Arakawa died
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By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — Director Chris Columbus still isn’t thrilled about President Donald Trump’s cameo in 1992’s “Home Alone 2: Lost in New York.” Columbus directed the sequel to the hugely popular 1990 Christmas classic “Home Alone,” and shared with the San Francisco Chronicle in an interview published Tuesday that Trump’s appearance in
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By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — Florence Pugh wasn’t going to let a movie producer stop her from jumping off of the second-tallest building in the world for a stunt. Pugh pulled off the daring feat while filming for Marvel’s upcoming film “Thunderbolts*,” but only after succeeding in convincing producers to let her do it
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By Elizabeth Wagmeister, CNN (CNN) — When disgraced Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein was convicted of rape and a criminal sex act in 2020, the verdict was hailed as a groundbreaking victory for women around the world and a sign of progress in a cultural fight to stop workplace abuse of power. The case that catalyzed
Continue Reading CNN By Elizabeth Wagmeister, CNN (CNN) — When disgraced Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein was convicted of rape and a criminal sex act in 2020, the verdict was hailed as a groundbreaking victory for women around the world and a sign of progress in a cultural fight to stop workplace abuse of power. The case that
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@LILNASX VIA INSTAGRAM, CNN By Issy Ronald, CNN (CNN) — Lil Nas X has said that he is experiencing partial paralysis in his face, as he posted a series of videos to social media from hospital on Monday. In one video, the “Old Town Road” rapper attempts to smile from his hospital bed but only
Continue Reading By Issy Ronald, CNN (CNN) — Lil Nas X has said that he is experiencing partial paralysis in his face, as he posted a series of videos to social media from hospital on Monday. In one video, the “Old Town Road” rapper attempts to smile from his hospital bed but only one half of his
Continue ReadingBy Veronica Miracle, CNN (CNN) — New Mexico Department of Public Health records obtained by CNN revealed findings of dead rodents and rodent nests throughout eight detached outbuildings on late actor Gene Hackman and his wife Betsy Arakawa’s property. The homesite environmental assessment of the sprawling property was conducted in March, one week after the
Continue ReadingThe Associated Press Leslie Odom Jr., one of the original cast members of the mega-hit Broadway musical “Hamilton,” is coming back for another shot, a role he says “gave me life.” Odom, who played Aaron Burr opposite Lin-Manuel Miranda’s Alexander Hamilton, will return to his Tony Award-winning role at the Richard Rodgers Theatre on Sept.
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By Rosa Rahimi, CNN (CNN) — The cast of “The Breakfast Club” reunited over the weekend for the first time in 40 years. Stars of the 1980s coming-of-age movie took to the stage at the Chicago Comic and Entertainment Expo on Saturday. “I feel really, very emotional and moved to have us all together,” said
Continue ReadingBy Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — The Season 2 premiere of HBO’s “The Last of Us” aired on Sunday and, to be honest, we have more questions than answers. Season 1 left off with Joel and Ellie approaching the survivor safe haven Jackson after a harrowing cross-country trek that culminated in the action-packed finale at
Continue ReadingBy Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — Post Malone is taking to the Coachella main stage on Sunday night to cap off the annual music festival’s first weekend, which was filled with highlights. If you haven’t been following the action out of Indio, California, here are some moments that left us feeling FOMO. A ‘White Lotus’
Continue ReadingBy Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — An impersonation of “White Lotus” star Aimee Lou Wood in a “Saturday Night Live” sketch that aired this weekend did not make the actress laugh. In fact, the British breakout star called the sketch “mean and unfunny” in a post made to her Instagram Story on Sunday, writing that
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By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — The long-awaited second season of “The Last of Us” is on the horizon, and with the HBO show’s sophomore outing comes a handful of new characters. Season 2 picks up five years after the events of Season 1, which debuted in 2023, with Joel (Pedro Pascal) and Ellie (Bella
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