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By The Associated Press (Associated Press) — Garth Hudson, The Band’s virtuoso keyboardist and all-around musician who drew from a unique palette of sounds and styles to add a conversational touch to such rock standards as “Up on Cripple Creek,” “The Weight” and “Rag Mama Rag,” has died at age 87. “Today, we sadly say

By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — A possible young love between Jade Thirlwall and Harry Styles went in the wrong direction, according Thirlwall. The singer-songwriter, who found fame as a member of the girl group Little Mix on the UK’s “The X Factor,” shared her account about a date she once went on with

By Issy Ronald, CNN (CNN) — British guitarist John Sykes, best known for his work with rock bands Thin Lizzy and Whitesnake, has died aged 65 “after a hard fought battle with cancer,” according to a statement on his website. “He will be remembered by many as a man with exceptional musical talent but for

Essay by Sandra Gonzalez, CNN (CNN) — Watching TV heartthrob George Clooney rescue a boy from drowning in a storm drain in Season 2 of “ER” made me realize two things when I was 8 years old: 1) I was heterosexual. 2) “ER” was excellent television. Now, many moons later, I can confirm both those

By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — Conan O’Brien is one of the lucky few whose Pacific Palisades home is still standing after the LA wildfires, but he says he knows many who’ve been affected by the devastation, including his podcast co-host Sona Movsesian. In the latest episode of “Conan O’Brien Needs a Friend” – his

By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — Damon Wayans has no hard feelings about getting fired from “Saturday Night Live” back in Season 11 – mostly because he wanted to be let go from the sketch show. The comedian recalled the incident that led to his firing in Peacock’s “SNL 50” docuseries, saying that the moment

By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — Rami Malek is recounting his at-times complicated upbringing as an Egyptian-American growing up in Southern California. The “Bohemian Rhapsody” actor, his twin brother Sami and sister Yasmine grew up in the Southern California neighborhood of Sherman Oaks in the ’90s. Malek’s parents moved to the US in 1978 from

By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — Cameron Diaz is out of film retirement after a decade and sounds ready to work. In an interview with “Access Hollywood” to promote her new Netflix film “Back In Action,” costarring Jamie Foxx, Diaz talked about potentially doing a sequel of “The Mask.” The hit 1994 film with

CNN By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — Dave Chappelle shared a powerful message during his opening monologue on the latest episode of “Saturday Night Live.” After the comedian performed a lengthy standup set in which he joked about Sean “Diddy” Combs, among other topics, Chappelle shared a moving story about a time when the late

By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — Dave Chappelle shared a powerful message during his opening monologue on the latest episode of “Saturday Night Live.” After the comedian performed a lengthy standup set in in which he joked about Sean “Diddy” Combs, among other topics, Chappelle shared a moving story about a time when the late

By Dan Heching, CNN (CNN) — Sheryl Lee Ralph is proudly celebrating 19 years of marriage to her husband Vincent Hughes, a member of the Pennsylvania State Senate, and part of the secret to their longevity as a wedded couple might seem a little unorthodox. In a wide-ranging interview with People earlier this month, the

By Dan Heching, CNN (CNN) — Zooey Deschanel is grieving the loss of her childhood home, where her parents still lived before the property was lost to the Palisades Fire still burning in Los Angeles County. In a post to her social media, the “Elf” actor wrote the home, “a marvel of 1920s Spanish revival

By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — Cameron Diaz is, quite literally, “Back In Action.” That’s the title of her new Netflix film with Jamie Foxx, her first in ten years. During a recent appearance on “The Graham Norton Show,” Diaz and said Foxx is the reason she returned to Hollywood. “I had 10 years

By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — Stephen King is not only declining to vote for this years Academy Awards nominees, but he doesn’t believe that the ceremony should happen. On Thursday, the renowned horror writer posted about it on the social media site Bluesky. “Not voting in the Oscars this year,” he wrote. “IMHO