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By Lisa Respers France, CNN April 25 is the perfect date. It is, at least, according to the 2000 film “Miss Congeniality,” starring Sandra Bullock as an FBI agent who goes undercover as a contestant in a beauty pageant. Heather Burns plays Cheryl Frasier, a.k.a. Miss Rhode Island, who is asked to describe her “perfect
Continue ReadingBy Marianne Garvey, CNN “Succession” star Brian Cox will next appear in James Bond-inspired unscripted competition show. Cox will appear as “The Controller” in “007’s Road to a Million” for Prime Video. According to the show’s official synopsis, he “will control the fate of the contestants” as a “villainous and cultured” character. Contestants compete in
Continue ReadingBy 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 the
Continue ReadingBy Lisa Respers France, CNN Insert either a “Shake It Off” or “Bad Blood” play on words for this story. While performing during the recent Houston stop for her “Eras Tour,” Taylor Swift cut her hand and bled. Here’s where we say, “But the show must go on.” Because it did and now Swift is
Continue ReadingBy Alli Rosenbloom, CNN Nearly one month after Gwyneth Paltrow prevailed in the trial connected to a 2016 ski collision on a Utah mountain, the Goop founder stepped out in Beverly Hills to accept an award at the Daily Front Row’s LA Fashion Awards on Sunday. It was the first official public appearance by Paltrow
Continue ReadingBy Lisa Respers France, CNN The last time Adele appeared with James Corden doing “Carpool Karaoke,” it went viral. Soon there will be an opportunity for that to happen again. CBS announced Monday that the superstar singer will be the final guest for the segment on “The Late Late Show” with James Corden. “During their
Continue ReadingBy Toyin Owoseje, CNN Meghan Trainor has apologized for her “careless” remarks about teachers, saying she was “fired up” over the recent school shootings in the United States. The Grammy award-winning singer-songwriter provoked controversy last week when she exclaimed “F**k teachers!” during a discussion about parenthood on her podcast, “Workin’ On It,” which she co-hosts
Continue ReadingBy Lisa Respers France, CNN For those wondering where he has been for the last few years, Richard Lewis has an answer. The comedian, actor and writer posted a video Sunday on social media to celebrate his completion of filming the 12th season Larry David’s hit series, “Curb Your Enthusiasm,” which Lewis described as “an
Continue ReadingBy Lisa Respers France, CNN Ray Romano regrets not taking his doctor’s advice years ago. The “Everybody Loves Raymond” star said he recently has a heart stent installed after doctors found a 90 percent blockage in a major artery. “I had high cholesterol 20 years ago and my guy always told me, ‘Why don’t we
Continue ReadingBy Lisa Respers France, CNN Eric Braeden, one of the most famous actors in daytime television, is sharing about his cancer diagnosis. The 82-year-old actor, who for decades has portrayed mogul Victor Newman on “The Young and the Restless,” recently opened up about his health in a video on social media. According to Braeden, he
Continue ReadingCNN By Toyin Owoseje, CNN Former “Dancing With the Stars” judge Len Goodman has died at age 78. The English dance expert, who featured in the ballroom competition from 2005 until last year, died on Saturday in a hospice in Kent, southern England, following a battle with bone cancer, his manager confirmed. “He was surrounded
Continue ReadingBy Toyin Owoseje, CNN Lizzo made her stance on Tennessee’s anti-drag-show legislation clear by inviting drag queens onstage at her Knoxville concert. Last month, Tennessee Governor Bill Lee signed legislation banning “adult cabaret” artists from performing in public and/or in the presence of children. The controversial bill listed “male or female impersonators,” which is widely
Continue ReadingBy Issy Ronald, CNN Jennifer Grey has revealed that “bad anxiety” prevented her from reprising her role in “Friends,” as she opened up about her time on the show. Although she was initially excited, as “a fan of the show,” Grey told website MediaVillage that when it came to shooting her scenes, she “had such
Continue ReadingBy Toyin Owoseje, CNN Former “Dancing With the Stars” judge Len Goodman has died at age 78. The English dance expert, who featured in the ballroom competition from 2005 until last year, died on Saturday in a hospice in Kent, southern England, following a battle with bone cancer, his manager confirmed. “He was surrounded by
Continue ReadingBy Alli Rosenbloom, CNN The one where Matthew Perry tries to make amends with Keanu Reeves. The “Friends” star appeared at the LA Times Festival of Books on Saturday and during a panel, told the audience that he plans to remove Reeves’ name from future editions of his 2022 memoir “Friends, Lovers, and the Big
Continue ReadingBy Alli Rosenbloom, CNN They’re doing it all for us. “Euphoria” star Zendaya surprised festival-goers on Saturday night during Labrinth’s Coachella Weekend 2 set to sing two songs they collaborated on from the hit HBO show. (HBO is owned by CNN’s parent company, Warner Bros. Discovery.) Clad in a pink corseted dress, Zendaya joined Labrinth
Continue ReadingCNN By Max Foster, Larry Register and Heather Chen, CNN Meghan, the wife of the UK’s Prince Harry, has hit out at the British media following reports that she sent a letter to her father-in-law, now King Charles, expressing concern over “unconscious bias” within the royal family. A spokesperson for Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex,
Continue ReadingBy Harmeet Kaur, CNN Disney’s animated hit “Lilo & Stitch” is getting the live-action treatment, but a reported casting decision has set off a new conversation about colorism in Hollywood. Some fans were disappointed after The Hollywood Reporter reported last week that Sydney Agudong was set to play Nani, Lilo’s overworked older sister and legal
Continue ReadingBy Max Foster, Larry Register and Heather Chen, CNN Meghan, the wife of the UK’s Prince Harry, has hit out at the British media following reports that she sent a letter to her father-in-law, now King Charles, expressing concern over “unconscious bias” within the royal family. A spokesperson for Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, said
Continue ReadingBy Marianne Garvey Jamie Foxx is making progress, according to his friend Martin Lawrence. Foxx has been hospitalized in Georgia since April 11 after he experienced a “medical complication,” his daughter Corrine Foxx shared in a post on social media last week. She did not detail what occurred, but added her father was “on his
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