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By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — Pete Davidson offered a funny update about the ferry he and friend/former “Saturday Night Live” co-star Colin Jost purchased. During a recently released episode of Seth Meyers’s podcast “Family Trips With the Meyer Brothers,” Davidson was asked about the status of the ferry he and Jost jokingly named

By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — Leandro De Niro Rodriguez, the grandson of Oscar-winning actor Robert De Niro, has died, his mother announced on social media. He was 19. Actress Drena De Niro, Robert De Niro’s daughter, wrote about the loss of her son in a post on Instagram on Sunday. “You have been

Review by Brian Lowry, CNN (CNN) — “The Idol” presented a cautionary show-business tale, all right, just not the one that was intended about suffering for art or “All About Eve”-like scheming to get ahead; rather, the show serves as a warning about the dangers executives brave when they allow hot talent to run wild

By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — Harrison Ford brought the legendary titular character Indiana Jones back to the big screen this weekend with “Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny,” but its opening box office showing was lower than advance estimates. The movie grossed $60 million in the United States and $70 million internationally, bringing

By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — Stanley Tucci weighed in on the debate about straight actors portraying gay characters in a new interview with BBC Radio 4’s Desert Island Discs on Saturday. Tucci, who is married to literary agent Felicity Blunt, said he believes that as an actor, “you’re supposed to play different people.” “You

By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — What happened in Vegas for Carrie Underwood is going to stay even after she leaves Sin City. The country superstar is taking home a souvenir from Las Vegas in the form of a tattoo she got with her sisters and her mother. “When your 74-year-old mother asks you and

By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — Taylor Swift’s fans, known as Swifties, have proven that they’ll do whatever it takes to get to an Eras Tour concert, even if it means playing hooky from work. One Swiftie in Cincinnati did just that, telling WKRC on Thursday that she called in sick from work to get

By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — Actor Michael Imperioli has something to say about the Supreme Court’s Friday ruling in favor of a Christian web designer who refuses to create websites to celebrate same-sex weddings. “I’ve decided to forbid bigots and homophobes from watching The Sopranos, The White Lotus, Goodfellas or any movie or tv

By Dan Heching, CNN (CNN) — Ringo Starr is doubling down about the authenticity of the vocals on the highly anticipated new Beatles song recently teased by former bandmate Paul McCartney. Starr spoke with Rolling Stone for an upcoming podcast, in which he ensured that they would “never” fake the late John Lennon’s vocals for

CNN By Dan Heching, CNN (CNN) — Ringo Starr is doubling down about the authenticity of the vocals on the highly anticipated new Beatles song recently teased by former bandmate Paul McCartney. Starr spoke with Rolling Stone for an upcoming podcast, in which he ensured that they would “never” fake the late John Lennon’s vocals

By Dan Heching, CNN (CNN) — The cast of new comedy “Joy Ride” was in for a treat on Friday, when legendary comic and actor Amy Schumer surprised them during their press tour in Miami. Schumer dropped in virtually to commend the “Joy Ride” cast – Oscar nominee Stephanie Hsu, “Emily in Paris” star Ashley

By Jamiel Lynch, CNN (CNN) — A private jet carrying comedian and actor Gabriel Iglesias skid off a runway in a small town in western North Carolina, he said on social media Friday. No injuries were reported when the airplane had difficulty stopping for an “undetermined reason” and slid about 600 feet off the end

By Dan Heching, CNN (CNN) — Up-and-coming actors will do a lot to land a big break, and in Bradley Cooper’s case, that apparently included a fib. According to “Sex and the City” star Cynthia Nixon, who appeared on “Watch What Happens Live” on Thursday, Cooper said he could drive a stick shift in order

By Marianne Garvey, CNN (CNN) — Actress Bonnie Morgan was almost cast as Topanga Lawrence on “Boy Meets World,” but says she lost the role because director David Trainer did not think she was “pretty enough.” During an episode of “Pod Meets World,” Morgan spoke to podcast hosts and “Boy Meets World” stars Danielle Fishel,