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Essay by Marianne Garvey, CNN Comedian John Mulaney reflects on what led him to rehab in his new stand-up special for Netflix, “Baby J.” His stories about healing reminded me of a time Mulaney’s comedy helped me feel better. The comic was for years heavily addicted to cocaine and prescription medication before seeking treatment in

By Lisa Respers France, CNN John Stamos and Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen are like family now, but that wasn’t always the case. During a recent episode of the “Good Guys” podcast, Stamos talked to Josh Peck and Ben Soffer about his early efforts to get the twin sisters recast on “Full House.” The Olsens shared

CNN By Marianne Garvey, CNN It was no trouble securing stars to appear on a television special to celebrate Carol Burnett’s 90th birthday, according to the event’s executive producer Mark Bracco. Bracco and co-executive producer Linda Gierahn spent about a year putting the show together. When it came time to secure talent for the event,

By Marianne Garvey, CNN It’s Henry Cavill’s final turn as Geralt of Rivia in “The Witcher.” A teaser trailer for Season 3 of the Netflix series suggests “Everything Changes.” “Now, for the first time, I understand real fear,” Cavill says. According to an official synopsis by the streaming service: “As monarchs, mages and beasts of

By Kyra Posey, CNN The ninth song on “Purple Rain,” Prince’s iconic 1984 album, included a lyric that sparked controversy and change. Hear more on the latest episode of “The Prince Mixtape.” The-CNN-Wire™ & © 2023 Cable News Network, Inc., a Warner Bros. Discovery Company. All rights reserved.

By Lisa Respers France, CNN Nicolas Cage says he took some “crummy” movie roles to get out of debt after some poor business decisions. In an interview with “60 Minutes,” the Oscar-winning actor said he “overinvested in real estate.” “The real estate market crashed and I couldn’t get out in time,” he said. “I paid

By Dan Heching, CNN Oprah Winfrey appeared at CinemaCon for her first time in Las Vegas on Tuesday to present a new film that is near and dear to her heart — a musical reboot of 1985’s acclaimed “The Color Purple,” based on the novel of the same name by Alice Walker. Winfrey, who starred

By Alli Rosenbloom and Dan Heching, CNN Ryan Gosling has been busy channeling his inner Ken doll while portraying the iconic toy in the upcoming live-action “Barbie” movie, but he admits that he had some doubts at first. Speaking on stage at the “Barbie” CinemaCon panel in Las Vegas during Tuesday’s presentation by Warner Bros.

By Dan Heching, CNN In superhero lore, few things are as thrilling as seeing an old favorite don the suit of a beloved character once more. And in the new and final trailer for “The Flash,” viewers are getting even more of Michael Keaton as Batman, a role he last played 31 years ago in

By Alli Rosebloom and Dan Heching, CNN Glen Powell and Sydney Sweeney appeared on stage at the Sony Pictures’ CinemaCon presentation Monday night to promote their upcoming film “Anyone But You,” and the costars’ chemistry was on full display. The “Euphoria” star and Powell’s interactions on stage mirrored the same biting chemistry their characters had

CNN By John Blake and Chloe Melas, CNN Harry Belafonte, the dashing singer, actor and activist who became an indispensable supporter of the civil rights movement, has died, his publicist Ken Sunshine told CNN. He was 96. Belafonte died Tuesday morning of congestive heart failure, Sunshine said. Belafonte was dubbed the “King of Calypso” after