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By Dan Heching, CNN (CNN) — Niecy Nash-Betts won her first Emmy Award on Monday night, for playing concerned but largely ignored neighbor Glenda Cleveland in the terrifying Netflix limited series, “Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story.” Read her speech in full below: “I’m a winner, baby! Thank you to the Most High for this divine

By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — Pedro Pascal came to the Emmy Awards ready to get revenge on Kieran Culkin after the “Succession” star teased him during the Golden Globes earlier this month. The “Last of Us” actor used his time as a presenter during the Emmys telecast on Monday to issue his response. Pascal,

By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — Rebel Wilson has been open about her weight loss and now she’s sharing about regaining some of it. The “Pitch Perfect” star posted a video on Monday on her verified Instagram account in which she wrote in the caption, “Working really hard has meant that, coz of all

By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — America Ferrera, who was honored with the SeeHer Award at Sunday’s Critics Choice Awards, used her speech to inspire others. Ferrera starred as Gloria in “Barbie.” Her character delivered a memorable movie monologue about the challenges of being a woman, and she was introduced by her “Barbie” co-star

By Marianne Garvey, CNN (CNN) — The 75th Primetime Emmy Awards, television’s top prize, will take place on Monday night after a delay from September due to industry strikes. “Succession” leads with 27 Emmy nominations, followed by “The Last of Us” with 24, “The White Lotus” with 23, and “Ted Lasso” with 21. Due to the voting

By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — Twenty years after he became a viral sensation with his “American Idol” audition, William Hung is opening up about his gambling problem. Hung shot to fame after a “so bad is it good” performance of Ricky Martin’s hit “She Bang” in 2004 as he attempted to get on

By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — Robert Downey Jr. won a Critics Choice Award for best supporting actor in “Oppenheimer” on Sunday. He took the opportunity to remind the critics who voted for him that they haven’t always loved his work. “The Critics Choice Association, they’ve given me such beautiful feedback, really just so many

By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — Harrison Ford was honored with the Career Achievement Award during Sunday’s Critics Choice awards telecast. “I’m really happy to be here tonight to see what our business is turning into and all of the talented people who are getting opportunities that probably would not have existed in my early

By Dan Heching, CNN (CNN) — The 29th annual Critics Choice Awards took place on Sunday, where “Barbie” and “Oppenheimer” had another big night. The WWII-set drama “Oppenheimer” won the most with eight awards total, including best film. “Barbie” scored six awards, including best comedy. The top television categories were a series of sweeps for

By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — Neve Campbell’s battle with Ghostface may not be over yet. Campbell, who originated the iconic role of Sidney Prescott in 1996’s “Scream,” says she’d be open to returning for a seventh installment of the franchise under “the right circumstances.” Campbell appeared in four sequels since the 1996 classic but

By Maxime Tamsett, CNN (CNN) — Imprisoned reality TV stars Todd and Julie Chrisley will receive a $1,000,000 settlement from the state of Georgia, marking the end of a civil lawsuit they filed against Joshua Waites, the former Director of Special Investigations for Georgia’s Department of Revenue, according to court filings. CNN reached out to representatives for Waites and the

By Elizabeth Wagmeister, CNN (CNN) — Tom Cruise is gearing up to fly back for a third installment of “Top Gun.” A script for another iteration of the high-octane aviation movie franchise is in the works at Paramount, an individual close to the project tells CNN. The film is in very early stages of development,

By Elizabeth Wagmeister, CNN (CNN) — Embattled actor Jonathan Majors will no longer play basketball player Dennis Rodman in a proposed film project, multiple sources tell CNN. More than a year ago, Majors was cast to star as Rodman in the film, which would chronicle the basketball player’s infamous trip to Las Vegas during the 1998 NBA finals.

By Marianne Garvey, CNN (CNN) — Ariana Grande released her latest single and music video, titled “Yes, And?” on Friday, and we’re getting a distinct message from the Grammy winner. In the Christian Breslauer-directed video, Grande faces a group of jaded critics who sit and watch her perform with her dancers. Prior to the performance,

Review by Brian Lowry, CNN (CNN) — The latest installment of “True Detective” gets overshadowed by another six-episode limited series premiering the same night, only this one featuring a detective out of the past, Dashiell Hammett’s Sam Spade. With a hat tip to “The Maltese Falcon,” AMC’s “Monsieur Spade” creates a nicely moody sequel built