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By Lisa Respers France, CNN That highly publicized feud between Vin Diesel and Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson a few years ago? Chalk it all up to “tough love.” In an interview with Men’s Health, Diesel offered up his explanation as to why he and his former “Fast & Furious” franchise co-star had a falling out,

By Amy Woodyatt, CNN Sharon Stone has opened up about the “iconography” associated with Meryl Streep, adding that she feels she is a “much better” screen villain than the three-time Oscar-winner. In an interview with the website Zoomer, Stone was asked a question about “finally” getting to work with Streep, whom she starred alongside in

By Chloe Melas, CNN The world may hear from Britney Spears regarding her court-ordered conservatorship in a hearing on Wednesday. Spears has yet to address the court since her court-appointed attorney, Samuel Ingham III, filed to suspend her father Jamie Spears as the conservator of her estimated $60 million estate last year. The elder Spears

By Sandra Gonzalez, CNN Rachel Zegler is going from the West Side to Disney. Zegler, who will make her feature film debut in December in the long-awaited Steven Spielberg-directed “West Side Story,” has been cast to play iconic Disney princess Snow White in an upcoming live-action reimagining of the story, Disney confirmed to CNN. “Rachel’s

Singer Avril Lavigne opened her new TikTok account with a rendition of “Sk8er Boi” featuring skateboarding legend Tony Hawk.

By Marianne Garvey, CNN But what about Chad? Pete Davidson says he doesn’t know if he’ll be returning to “Saturday Night Live” in the fall. The comedian appeared on “Gold Derby,” where he addressed speculation that he would not be back next season. “Speaking for myself, I don’t know what the plan is,” he said.

By Marianne Garvey, CNN Lorde appeared on “The Late Show With Stephen Colbert” Monday, where she discussed her new album “Solar Power,” which drops August 20. The singer revealed that the new album’s artwork, which Colbert said he was not allowed to show, was shot by a friend. “My friend just took it,” Lorde said.

By Marianne Garvey, CNN The Emmy Awards will allow “Actress” and “Actor” winners to be called “Performers,” the Television Academy has announced. According to the official Emmys website: “No performer category titled ‘Actor’ or ‘Actress’ has ever had a gender requirement for submissions. Now, nominees and (or) winners in any performer category titled ‘Actor’ or

By Jack Guy, CNN Superstar singer Billie Eilish has apologized after a video surfaced of her apparently mouthing along to a song as an anti-Asian racial slur is used. Seven-time Grammy winner Eilish posted a statement on her Instagram Stories Monday addressing the edited compilation of videos, which was widely circulated earlier this month. In

By Lianne Kolirin, CNN Avril Lavigne has joined forces with a true “Sk8er Boi” legend to mark her TikTok debut. In a video posted to her social media account Monday, the Canadian songstress is lip-syncing her way through the 2002 hit. Set against a sunny beach backdrop, Lavigne is dressed in black shorts and a

By Rob Picheta, CNN In 2009, Britney Spears superfan Megan Radford read a blog post about her idol’s new legal arrangement, and something didn’t feel right. So Radford staged a one-woman protest outside the star’s concert in Dallas, wearing a T-shirt she’d made herself, emblazoned with a quirky slogan: “Free Britney.” “I was all alone

By Sandra Gonzalez, CNN The lads from Richmond have an uphill battle to climb in season 2 of Apple TV+’s “Ted Lasso,” but Ted might know someone who can maybe whip them into shape … Led Tasso. His apparent meaner alter ego makes only a brief appearance in the trailer released Monday, but it could

By Sandra Gonzalez, CNN If this Clubhouse room was an actual club, it’d be the most FOMO-inducing spot in town. Drink special of the night: piping hot tea. It’s March, and some of the most accomplished Latinx voices in Hollywood are debriefing on two recent reports on an old problem. One, conducted by the Directors

James Michael Tyler, who appeared as Gunther in 150 episodes of “Friends,” revealed he has been living with prostate cancer since 2018.

By Marianne Garvey, CNN The Foo Fighters rocked Madison Square Garden on Sunday night, with unexpected guest Dave Chappelle. It was The Garden’s first concert since the coronavirus pandemic shuttered venues in New York City in March 2020. The band and frontman Dave Grohl kicked off the show with “Times Like These,” with cheers from

By Marianne Garvey and Stella Chan, CNN George Clooney, Kerry Washington, Don Cheadle and more stars hope to make Hollywood more inclusive by exposing students to entertainment industry jobs during high school. The industry veterans are backing a magnet program in partnership with the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) where curriculum will center around

By Toyin Owoseje, CNN “Friends” star James Michael Tyler has revealed he is battling stage 4 prostate cancer. The 59-year-old actor, who is best known for playing Gunther — the Central Perk manager and Rachel’s admirer — on the hit ’90s sitcom for 10 seasons, discussed his diagnosis during an appearance on NBC’s Today Show

By Marianne Garvey, CNN One year after Season 4, “Rick and Morty” is back with Season 5. Rick’s nemesis Mr. Nimbus has returned in “Mort Dinner Rick Andre,” a take on “My Dinner With Andre.” Morty had crash-landed Rick’s ship in the ocean, and Mr. Nimbus comes over in an attempt to make peace. Instead,

By Lisa Respers France, CNN Brendan Fraser made a rare appearance over the weekend and it got the internet talking. The 52-year-old actor appeared on the red carpet for his latest film, “No Sudden Move,” which was directed by Steven Soderbergh and costars Benicio del Toro, Jon Hamm and Don Cheadle. Naturally Fraser doesn’t look