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By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — If you are someone who doesn’t want to even think about Christmas until after Thanksgiving, apologies in advance. For those who are ready, we’ve got you. Plus, Mariah Carey says the countdown has begun, and we all know that her word is law when it comes to this.

By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — Plenty of people loved Hugh Grant’s character in the 1999 rom-com “Notting Hill,” but Grant is not one of them. He talked about playing William Thacker, opposite Julia Roberts as Anna Scott, during a conversation for Vanity Fair’s “Scene Selection.” “Whenever I’m flicking the channels at home after

By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — Conan O’Brien will host the next Academy Awards. It will mark the Emmy-winning television host and comedian’s first time at the helm of the Oscars. “We are thrilled and honored to have the incomparable Conan O’Brien host the Oscars this year,” Academy Chief Executive Officer Bill Kramer and

By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — Denzel Washington rules on screen, but there is one thing audiences won’t get to see him do in his latest film. In an interview to promote “Gladiator II” with Gayety, the Oscar-winning actor talked about playing Roman emperor Macrinus. Washington was asked about “how gay” he thought the

By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — Ariana Grande would like to put to rest a popular inaccuracy about a lyric in the hit Broadway musical “Wicked.” Grande stars a Glinda, later known as the good witch in “The Wizard of Oz,” in the big-screen adaptation of the musical. She and co-star Cynthia Erivo, who

By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — Taylor Swift trolling Ryan Reynolds is how we learned how close she is to the actor and his family. Swift showed her support for his “Deadpool & Wolverine” movie over the summer with a social media post that shouted out Reynolds as “my godkids’ sperm donor!” Reynolds has

By Jack Guy, CNN (CNN) — Hollywood star Sydney Sweeney has hit out at what she calls “fake” pronouncements on female empowerment in the entertainment industry. Sweeney made the comments in an interview with Vanity Fair published Wednesday, responding to widely reported comments made by Hollywood producer Carol Baum earlier this year, who said Sweeney

By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — “Squid Game” was a huge hit for Netflix, but the man behind the juggernaut South Korean drama is sharing that it wasn’t all roses for him. Producer Hwang Dong-hyuk said he lost “eight or nine” teeth during filming of the first season in an interview with BBC. So

By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — Brett Goldstein knew he had to nail the emotional scene at the center of this week’s episode of “Shrinking,” in which Alice (Lukita Maxwell) confronts the man who killed her mother in a drunk driving accident, played by the “Ted Lasso” alum. Thankfully, this isn’t his first time riding

By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — Dave Coulier, an actor and comedian who found fame as Uncle Joey on “Full House,” has revealed he has been diagnosed with stage 3 non-Hodgkin lymphoma, a blood cancer. Coulier shared the news Wednesday during an interview on “Today.” He told the show’s co-anchor Hoda Kotb that he

By Jack Guy, CNN (CNN) — Roy Haynes, one of the world’s most influential jazz drummers, has died at age 99. Haynes passed away in Nassau County, New York following a brief illness, his daughter Leslie Haynes-Gilmore told the New York Times in an article published Tuesday. Haynes’ son Craig Holiday Haynes confirmed his father’s

By Lianne Kolirin, CNN (CNN) — George R.R. Martin has hinted that he might be working on a new collaboration with actress Maisie Williams, who shot to fame in the adaptation of his “Game of Thrones” series. Martin was writing about a trip he made to London this summer on his “Not a blog” website,

By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — People magazine has named John Krasinski the 2024 Sexiest Man Alive. Krasinski was revealed to be the newest winner of the honorable title on Tuesday’s episode of “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert.” The publication also shared a photo of its new cover on social media. In the reveal,

By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — Ted Turner turns 86 later this month, but his legacy is already being celebrated in a new docuseries. “Call Me Ted” explores the media mogul’s life in six episodes, ranging from Turner’s childhood, the founding of his cable businesses and CNN and his later work as a philanthropist.

By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — John Mulaney has long sported a well-tailored suit during his stand-up sets. “There’s something about someone who’s like, I’m the entertainer here,” Mulaney told GQ in an interview published on Tuesday, speaking about the message he hopes to send when he dresses up for his audience. As the story

By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — There is already awards season buzz about Denzel Washington in “Gladiator II,” but he is looking even further into the future. During a recent interview with Australia’s “Today” show, Washington talked about his career and upcoming projects. The esteemed Oscar-winning actor said his project choices these days are

By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — Jeff Bridges can always be counted on for being an eternal optimist. The “Big Lebowski” actor shed some light on how he’s currently maintaining a positive mental posture when he appeared on Monday’s episode of “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” “I was disappointed like you were,” Bridges told host Jimmy Kimmel,