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CNN Opinion by Dean Obeidallah (CNN) — Editor’s note: Dean Obeidallah, a former attorney, is the host of SiriusXM radio’s daily program “The Dean Obeidallah Show.” Follow him on Threads at www.threads.net/@deanobeidallah. The opinions expressed in this commentary are his own. Read more opinion at CNN. When NBC’s “Saturday Night Live” announced that comedian and “SNL” alum Pete Davidson would be

By Alli Rosenbloom (CNN) — “Saturday Night Live” host Pete Davidson addressed “the horrible images and stories from Israel and Gaza” in deeply personal remarks during the opening minutes of the long-running sketch show’s new episode. Davidson’s emotional comments particularly focused on the children who have suffered as a result of the conflict. Davidson spoke

By Amarachi Orie, CNN (CNN) — Michael Caine, the British film star whose career has spanned eight decades and featured movies from “The Italian Job” to “The Dark Knight,” has confirmed his retirement from acting. The two-time Oscar winner, who is 90, made the announcement on BBC Radio 4’s “Best of Today” podcast on Saturday.

By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — “Suits” has been highly rated on Netflix and now a new show is reportedly in the works. Series creator Aaron Korsh is developing an offshoot of the popular series for NBCUniversal, according to Deadline. CNN has reached out to representatives for the network to confirm. “Suits” aired from

By Marianne Garvey, CNN (CNN) — Britney Spears has selected five-time Oscar nominee Michelle Williams to narrate her upcoming memoir. Spears will read the introduction to the book, titled “The Woman in Me,” and Williams will read the rest, according to People. “This book has been a labor of love and all the emotions that

By Marianne Garvey, CNN (CNN) — Lauren Miller Rogen revealed this week that she had surgery to treat a brain aneurysm. Miller Rogen, married to actor and producer Seth Rogen, shared her experience during a speech at the UCLA Department of Neurosurgery Visionary Ball in Los Angeles on Wednesday, according to People. Because dementia runs

By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — Jada Pinkett Smith is diving deeper into her past relationships. After revealing that she and husband Will Smith have been living “completely separate lives” since 2016, Pinkett Smith talked to RollingOut about her friendship with the late rapper Tupac Shakur. Pinkett Smith was asked about Shakur, who died

Review by Brian Lowry, CNN (CNN) — Those who fell victim to the over-the-top animosity directed at Amber Heard during the Johnny Depp trial – as chronicled in the docuseries “Depp v. Heard” – will alas have fresh ammunition thanks to “In the Fire,” a pretty awful starring vehicle for the actor that she also

Review by Brian Lowry, CNN (CNN) — After limited series featuring Chris Evans and Tom Holland, “Lessons in Chemistry” serves up another faulty experiment in combining serious Apple TV+ dramas and Marvel stars. Brie Larson takes center stage in this adaptation of Bonnie Garmus’ novel, but its depiction of a female scientist turned cooking-show host

By Brian Lowry, CNN (CNN) — Like those people who put up decorations around Labor Day, TV and movies don’t always wait until October to begin dropping horror-themed projects to capitalize on Halloween. But the annual crush of such fare has an auspicious kickoff date with Friday the 13th falling this month, with the modern

By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — Swapping her glamorous blue “Eras Tour” concert film premiere gown for a red Kansas City Chiefs jacket, Taylor Swift returned to Arrowhead Stadium on Thursday to watch Travis Kelce play some football. The singer was shown on the Prime Video broadcast sitting in the family suite next to the

By Alli Rosenbloom and Brian Lowry, CNN (CNN) — The long-running AMC drama “The Walking Dead” may have aired its final episode last year, but the show keeps finding new life among the undead. In this case, the very-much-alive Carol Peletier. Melissa McBride is set to reprise her fan-favorite role in “The Walking Dead: Daryl

Review by Brian Lowry, CNN (CNN) — Ambitious, intriguing and ultimately a trifle confounding, “The Fall of the House of Usher” represents Mike Flanagan’s latest macabre series for Netflix, this time taking a page from Roger Corman by adapting (even more loosely) the works of Edgar Allan Poe. English majors should get a kick from

By Sandra Gonzalez, CNN (CNN) — Pearl clutchers, prepare your gasps. Lenny Kravitz, a man who can probably read the room’s need for an escapist’s delight, has released a new TV-MA music video for his single “TK421” that is an ode to abs, a tribute to morning sexiness and definitely not suitable for consumption at

By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — Rudolph Isley, one of the founding members of the R&B group The Isley Brothers, has died, his family announced. He was 84. “There are no words to express my feelings and the love I have for my brother. Our family will miss him. But I know he’s in a

Review by Brian Lowry, CNN (CNN) — Between “Cheers” and “Frasier,” Kelsey Grammer spent more than two decades playing the erudite if pompous character, with the latter representing one of the rare spinoff series that matches the original, during happier times for network TV. He’s back in a show that engineers such an obvious trick

By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — More than 700 entertainment industry professionals have signed an open letter voicing their support for Israel and condemning Hamas as fighting continues in the Middle East. Gal Gadot, Amy Schumer, Mayim Bialik and Jerry Seinfeld were among those who signed the letter that was released on Thursday by nonprofit

By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — Glenn Gordon Caron said that while his friend Bruce Willis can no longer communicate in all the same ways, he knows Willis is happy about his show “Moonlighting” finally coming to streaming. Caron, who was a creator of the show in which Willis starred in during the 1980s,

By Scottie Andrew, CNN (CNN) — ‘Tis the season for concert films! Taylor Swift and Beyoncé are releasing filmed versions of their über-successful summer tours (Eras and “Renaissance,” respectively), and Talking Heads’ seminal concert movie, “Stop Making Sense,” recently received a theatrical rerelease nearly 40 years after its premiere. Demand is clearly high: Swift’s movie,

By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — Naomi Dancy was found murdered in 1937, killed by two gunshots to the face. Decades later, her famous great-grandson is involved in a project investigating her death. “Ghost Story” is a new podcast hosted by Tristan Redman, the brother-in-law of actor Hugh Dancy, who is best known for