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By Dan Heching, CNN (CNN) — Phil Lesh, bassist and founding member of iconic rock band Grateful Dead, has died. He was 84. The news was announced on Lesh’s verified Instagram on Friday, which said he died “peacefully” on Friday morning. “He was surrounded by his family and full of love. Phil brought immense joy to everyone

By Lisa Respers France and Dan Heching, CNN (CNN) — How can you ever say there is nothing to watch? There are so many content options, it’s hard to decide. We’re here to help. Here are some of our picks for what’s new to watch and stream this weekend. Check it out. “Venom: The Last

By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — Nicole Scherzinger was a part of Liam Payne’s career rise and now she’s paying tribute to him. Payne died recently after falling from the third floor of a hotel in Buenos Aires, Argentina. He was 31. The group that made him famous, One Direction, was formed on the

By Lianne Kolirin, CNN (CNN) — Kate Bush has said that she is “very keen” to start working on a new album, in a revelation that’ll be met with huge excitement by her legions of fans. In a rare interview that aired Friday, the British singer-songwriter told the BBC’s “The Today Podcast: Bonus Episode” that

Essay by Will Ripley, CNN (CNN) — Liam Payne’s final moments remain shrouded in uncertainty. Investigators in Buenos Aires believe the 31-year-old musician was alone in his hotel suite when he tragically fell from a third-floor balcony last week, landing in the small courtyard below. While the investigation into the circumstances that contributed to Payne’s

By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — At 91, Carol Burnett has more than earned the right to retire. But the question is does she want to? In a newly published interview with Variety, the Emmy-winning actress was asked if her recent role in “Palm Royale” will be her last. “Probably,” she said. “Unless there’s

By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — Don’t look for Tim Burton to be posting on Instagram. The provocative filmmaker has shared that anyone who knows him knows he’s a “bit of a technophobe.” “If I look at the internet, I found that I got quite depressed,” Burton recently told BBC News. “It scared me

The Associated Press Los Angeles (Associated Press) — Ron Ely, the tall, musclebound actor who played the title character in the 1960s NBC series “Tarzan,” has died at age 86. Ely’s daughter, Kirsten Casale Ely, told The Associated Press on Wednesday that her father died Sept. 29 at his home in Los Alamos, California, an

By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — Ted Danson is showing that it’s never too late to say “I’m sorry.” On this week’s episode of Danson’s Sirius XM podcast, he apologized to his former “Cheers” co-star Kelsey Grammer for letting a decades-old argument get in the way of their friendship. “I feel like I got stuck

By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — Not all heroes wear capes. Sometimes they write big checks. That’s just what Eva Longoria did for the “John Wick” film, according to a Business Insider report. In honor of the hit movie’s tenth anniversary, co-director Chad Stahelski talked to the publication and shared how they ran out

By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — Martha Stewart may be hot in the kitchen, but she’s not looking to replicate that on a dating reality show. During a recent appearance with her friend and all-around cool guy Snopp Dogg on “Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen,” the topic of the ABC series “The

By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — Bruce Springsteen is making it a point to soak in every single moment by his wife Patti Scialfa’s side. The Boss spoke about how his perspective on life has evolved in recent years following Scialfa’s cancer diagnosis while appearing at a panel for his documentary “Road Diary: Bruce Springsteen

By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — Chrissy Metz documented what she says was a tough childhood in her memoir, “This Is Me.” The “This Is Us” star is opening up even more now and has talked about her experiences on “The Jamie Kern Lima Show” podcast. As a youngster, Metz said, she endured “mental,

By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — The children of embattled mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs are publicly supporting him amid the music producer’s legal battles. Quincy Brown, 33, and his siblings Justin, 30, Christian, 26, Chance, 18 and 17-year-old twins Jessie and D’Lila Combs, all shared a statement and photo of themselves together on social

By Jack Guy, CNN London (CNN) — Paddington Bear, probably fiction’s best-known Peruvian, has been granted a passport by authorities in his adoptive country of Britain. Rob Silva, co-producer of the upcoming film “Paddington in Peru,” revealed the existence of the British passport in an interview with Radio Times magazine published Monday. In the film,

By Artemis Moshtaghian, Manuela Castro, Federico Jofre, Michael Rios, CNN (CNN) — Investigators looking into the death of singer Liam Payne said they are not yet ready to release his body to his family, pending further toxicology reports, according to a statement from prosecutors in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Geoff Payne, father of the former One

By Leah Asmelash, CNN (CNN) — Mikaela Dee spent much of her childhood in a hospital bed. Dee was chronically ill, in and out of the hospital so much that her family elected to homeschool her. Her friends were distant; most of her interactions were with doctors, nurses, pharmacists, and her parents. When she was

By Elizabeth Wagmeister, CNN (CNN) — Harvey Weinstein has been diagnosed with bone cancer, a source close to the incarcerated producer tells CNN. Weinstein’s specific diagnosis is chronic myeloid leukemia, a form of cancer of the bone marrow, the source says, adding that he is undergoing treatment at Rikers Island in New York. Weinstein’s longtime

By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — Suki Waterhouse can add prankster to her list of superlatives. The “Daisy Jones and the Six” actress appeared on Elle magazine’s latest episode of “Phoning it In,” where she opened up her little black book to prank call everyone from her partner Robert Pattinson to Zoë Kravitz. During her

By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — Jenna Fischer is opening up more about her breast cancer journey. “The Office” star talked exclusively with “Today’s” Hoda Kotb and shared who was one of the first people she reached out to after she was diagnosed. “I called [Christina Applegate], and she answered the phone, and she