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By Marianne Garvey, CNN Judy Blume has responded to comments she made about fellow author J.K. Rowling to make her support for the trans community clear. In an interview with Britain’s The Sunday Times, Blume was reportedly asked about backlash Rowling has faced over her views on gender identity. The “Are You There God? It’s

By Toyin Owoseje, CNN Emma Watson has marked her 33rd birthday with a personal Instagram post after taking a step back from the public eye. The British actress and former “Harry Potter” star, who celebrated the milestone over the weekend, returned to Instagram after a break from the platform and gave fans a detailed life

By Chloe Melas, CNN The Los Angeles District Attorney’s Office is reviewing claims of sexual assault made against actor Armie Hammer, CNN has learned. “I can confirm that the LAPD has presented a case regarding Armie Hammer to the LADA. The matter is currently under review,” the office’s communications director Tiffiny Blacknell told CNN. CNN

By Brian Lowry, CNN After the shock came the aftershocks, the power vacuum, and perhaps most significantly and impressively, the laughs, as “Succession” pivoted to face life after Logan Roy, in an episode that finally put the HBO show’s title into full flower. Logan Roy’s abrupt demise left his grown children and subordinates scrambling, with

By Dan Heching, CNN Jeremy Renner is continuing his recovery after his devastating snowplow accident in January, and recognizing those who’ve helped him along the way. The “Rennervations” star posted to the Stories portion of his verified Instagram account ahead of the weekend, showing his recent visit to Renown Regional Medical Center, a Reno, Nevada

By Dan Heching, CNN “Saturday Night Live” had some scathing commentary on the current wave of anti-trans legislation sweeping the country, brought to viewers by one of the newer additions to the cast. Molly Kearney, who has the distinction of being the long-running NBC comedy sketch show’s first nonbinary cast member, literally dropped in on

By Scottie Andrew, CNN “Phantom of the Opera” isn’t just a Broadway icon — it’s a cultural behemoth. There’s Andrew Lloyd Webber’s organ-heavy score, sumptuous sets and elaborate costumes. There’s a melodramatic love triangle between the beautiful soprano, her hunky beau and a misunderstood sewer dweller, composer and voice teacher. Then there’s the chandelier, of

By Zoe Sottile, CNN YouTube superstar MrBeast has spoken out against transphobic comments directed at his friend and collaborator Chris Tyson. Tyson, one of MrBeast’s long-time collaborators who often appears in the creator’s widely popular videos, has documented their experience with hormone replacement therapy, one form of gender-affirming medical care, on social media. Tyson uses

By Dan Heching, CNN Of the many dark gifts Showtime’s eerie hit series “Yellowjackets” serves up for us, the juiciest this season is by far the music. The show — which bounces between a troupe of teen soccer players trapped in the 1990s Canadian wilderness after a plane crash and the survivors’ corresponding adult selves

By Lisa Respers France, CNN Sorry One Directioners, but a reunion is not happening on “The Late Late Show with James Corden.” James Corden’s last show is scheduled for April 27 and there had been a report that the former boy band would come together to bid their friend farewell from his late night gig.

By Lisa Respers France, CNN After police in Florida sought public help to locate Drake Bell on Thursday, the actor tried to find humor in the event post-scare. The former Nickelodeon star tweeted Thursday after the Daytona Beach Police Department announced he had been located and was safe. “You leave your phone in the car

By Thomas Page, CNN Think Dracula and the cape, the fangs and bloodlust come to mind. On screen, perhaps the image of Bela Lugosi, Christopher Lee or Gary Oldman. Nic Cage thought Dracula and saw Anne Bancroft in “The Graduate.” That’s according to Nicholas Hoult, who plays the titular servant to Dracula in “Renfield,” a

By Thomas Page, CNN Ari Aster would rather you didn’t read this. Don’t take my word for it — the writer-director of “Hereditary,” “Midsommar” and now “Beau Is Afraid” said as much himself. Speaking to CNN on a video call in the lead up to the release of his three-hour tantric Freud-gasm of a movie,