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By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — Frankie Beverly, who with his band Maze gave the world an anthem that will forever be tied to cookouts and good times, died on Tuesday, his family announced. He was 77. Beverly’s family posted a statement on the band’s social media accounts, which began: “Grieving the loss of

By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — Tom Cruise pulled off an impressive stunt at the Paris Olympics closing ceremony for which he was compensated by… thrill? According to Casey Wasserman, chairman of the LA2028 Olympic and Paralympic Games, Cruise was all for his jump from the Stade du France to accept the official Olympic

By Scottie Andrew, CNN (CNN) — Chappell Roan is having the year of her life. Her songs are taking over TikTok, she’s touring the country to massive, record-breaking crowds and she’s been rising up the Billboard charts all summer long. But Roan wasn’t pumped out of the pop-music machine as a fully formed star in

By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — Musician Dave Grohl has shared some personal news about his family. The Foo Fighters frontman announced that he recently became a father again, writing in a statement on his Instagram page on Tuesday that his new baby girl was born “outside” of his marriage to his wife Jordyn Blum.

By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — President Joe Biden is remembering the late intrepid actor James Earl Jones. In a statement released on Tuesday, Biden wrote about last seeing Jones when the actor accepted the Lincoln Medal for his “exemplary character and accomplishments on film and stage.” “I admired him for something else as well,

By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — One of the longest relationships in Hollywood fashion history is coming to an end. Celebrity stylist Rachel Zoe and her husband Rodger Berman have announced they are splitting after 33 years together, which includes 26 years of the two being married. Zoe shared the announcement on her verified

By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — The 50th season of “Saturday Night Live” will include some new performers as it bids another cast member farewell. The late-night sketch show has reportedly added Ashley Padilla, Emil Wakim and Jane Wickline to the cast, according to Deadline. Padilla has been a member of the Main Company

By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — Travis Kelce really didn’t want to participate in “Catching Kelce,” the 2016 E! reality show in which 50 women – one from each state – vied for the affection of the Kansas City Chiefs tight end, who was then not a household name. “Sign me up,” he says in

By Catherine Nicholls, CNN (CNN) — British actress Gemma Arterton has revealed that a director once tried to put pressure on her to film a sex scene, despite the fact that it wasn’t included in the script. In an interview with British publication the Radio Times, released Tuesday, Arterton said that, whilst on set, the

By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — Donald Glover is postponing the remaining North American dates of his final tour under the moniker Childish Gambino due to health-related reasons, he announced on Monday. “Unfortunately i have to postpone the rest of the north american tour to focus on my physical health for a few weeks,” Glover

By Elizabeth Wagmeister, CNN (CNN) — The Trump campaign may be “goin’ to Wichita” before the November election, but The White Stripes would prefer former President Donald Trump stop traveling with their music as part of his playlist. Jack and Meg White, formerly of the rock duo The White Stripes, filed a lawsuit in federal court

By Brandon Griggs and Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — You can’t think of James Earl Jones without hearing his voice. That booming basso profundo, conveying instant dignity or menace, was Jones’ signature instrument. It brought power to all his stage and movie roles, most indelibly as Darth Vader in “Star Wars,” Mufasa in “The Lion

By Elizabeth Wagmeister, Lauren Del Valle and Jean Casarez, CNN (CNN) — Harvey Weinstein was “rushed” to Bellevue Hospital in New York on Sunday night “due to several medical conditions,” according to representatives for the disgraced former movie producer. “We can confirm that Mr. Weinstein had a procedure and surgery on his heart today,” Weinstein’s spokesman Juda Engelmayer and prison consultant

By Sandra Gonzalez, CNN (CNN) — Patti Scialfa, a member of Bruce Springsteen’s E Street Band and the legendary rocker’s wife, reveals in a new documentary that she was diagnosed with a form of blood cancer in 2018. Scialfa, who didn’t attend Sunday’s premiere of “Road Diary: Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band” at

By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — Now might be a good time to check on Drake as Kendrick Lamar appears to have executed a checkmate-move in what has been an historic hip-hop feud between the two artists. Here’s the backstory: the two battled back and forth earlier this year in a well-documented rap battle