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By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — Dolly Parton has had to miss two significant ceremonies as she continues to follow her doctors’ orders amid some “health challenges.” The legendary singer, songwriter and entrepreneur, 79, was unable to attend her recent induction into the International Association of Amusement Parks and Attractions’ Hall of Fame. That

By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — Charlie XCX sees your Brat Summer and raises you. That’s because the pop star is betting she can extend that run with a forthcoming film conceived by and starring her. A teaser trailer has dropped for “The Moment,” an A24 movie which Vanity Fair described as “a revisionist

By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — Ariana Grande stopped work in solidarity with her “Wicked: For Good” costar Cynthia Erivo when Erivo fell ill. Then Grande suffered the same fate. The petite actress and singer — Grande, not Erivo, who also fits that description — posted a photo on her Instagram stories from the

CNN By Elizabeth Wagmeister, CNN LOS ANGELES (CNN) — In March 2023 – eight months before Cassie Ventura filed the bombshell lawsuit against her ex-boyfriend Sean “Diddy” Combs that would ignite his public downfall and ultimately lead to his criminal conviction – another accuser was contemplating coming forward. Music producer and publicist Jonathan Hay had

By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — Get ready, set and…wait a year for the latest “Hunger Games” action to commence. Lionsgate released the teaser trailer for “The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping” on Thursday, and it was a glimpse into the origin story of Haymitch Abernathy, a character played in earlier films by

By Jack Guy, CNN (CNN) — Oscar-winning actor Kevin Spacey has said he’s got “no home,” citing the costs he’s incurred following allegations of sexual assault. Speaking to UK newspaper The Daily Telegraph in an interview published Wednesday, Spacey revealed that the financial fallout of the allegations, which came to light in 2017, resulted in

By Dan Heching, CNN (CNN) — Christmas is coming early for those who love spending the holidays with the Stone family. Thomas Bezucha, the writer-director behind the 2005 perennial yuletide favorite “The Family Stone,” is working on a sequel to the movie, he tells CNN. Bezucha shared the news during an interview about working with

By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — Nicki Minaj addressed those gathered for a special event in New York on Tuesday meant to draw attention to what some are saying is the plight of Christians in Nigeria. The rapper was introduced by President Donald Trump’s ambassador to the United Nations Mike Waltz and began her

By Issy Ronald, Stephanie Halasz, Sharon Braithwaite, CNN (CNN) — Alice and Ellen Kessler, the German twins who rose to fame in the 1950s as a variety entertainment duo, have died at the age of 89 by joint assisted suicide, advocacy organization the German Society for Humane Dying (DGHS) said on Tuesday. Local police confirmed

By Lex Harvey, CNN (CNN) — An Australian “serial intruder” who accosted Ariana Grande during a Wicked premiere in Singapore was sentenced to 9 days in jail Monday for being a public nuisance. Johnson Wen, 26, pleaded guilty to one charge of causing annoyance to the public after he jumped over the barricade at a

By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — Rebecca Gayheart is sharing how she’s trying to be there for her family during a difficult time. The actress, who shares two teenage daughters with Eric Dane, recently appeared on the podcast “Broad Ideas with Rachel Bilson & Olivia Allen” and discussed how she’s approaching her role as

By Dan Heching, CNN (CNN) — Soon there will be no need to turn back time, as Cher is set return to the “Saturday Night Live” stage. The Oscar-, Emmy- and Grammy-winner is set to be the musical guest on the December 20 episode of the long-running NBC sketch show, according to the network, which

By Sofía Hanalei Sanchez (CNN) — First, there was the 1997 Gregory Nava biopic starring Jennifer Lopez. Then, there was the scripted Netflix series that came out in 2020. Now, the late Queen of Tejano music, Selena Quintanilla Perez, is having her story told directly by her family and bandmates. In many ways, we have

By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — The Screen Actors Guild Awards is getting a rebrand. Starting next year, the annual awards show which celebrates acting across film and television – and is voted on by actors within the Screen Actors Guild (SAG) – will be named after the actual award, The Actor, according to