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The Los Angeles County Department of Medical Examiner announced today that the cause of death of actor Matthew Perry was “the acute effects of ketamine.” “Contributing factors in Mr. Perry’s death include drowning, coronary artery disease and the effects of buprenorphine, used to treat opioid use disorder. The manner of death is accident,” the medical
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By Josh Campbell and Cheri Mossburg, CNN (CNN) — “Friends” star Matthew Perry died as a result of “acute effects of ketamine” and subsequent drowning, an autopsy report shows. The report, released Friday by the Los Angeles Medical Examiner’s Office, shows Perry’s blood tested positive for ketamine, which is known to treat depression and anxiety.
Continue Reading Review by Brian Lowry, CNN (CNN) — Despite its big swings with series like “The Lord of the Rings,” some of Amazon’s clearest Prime Video successes have involved more meat-and-potato-type offerings, like “Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan” and “Reacher.” The latter returns for a second season that again casts Alan Ritchson as an appropriately hulking version
Continue Reading By Alex Rees, CNN (CNN) — Jessica Vincent fondly remembers embarking on frequent thrifting trips — at secondhand stores, yard sales, flea markets — with her mother as a child. It’s a habit she retained into adulthood, and one that on Wednesday turned into a six-figure windfall for the Richmond, Virginia native (and the art and
Continue Reading By Thomas Page, CNN (CNN) — Whatever Tony McNamara made from “Poor Things,” his son deserves a cut of dad’s check. The Oscar-nominated screenwriter’s uproarious, frequently filthy adaptation of Alastair Gray’s novel about Bella Baxter, a deceased woman reanimated with the brain of an unborn child, is not short of quotable lines. But it’s hard
Continue Reading By Marianne Garvey, CNN (CNN) — Devoted fans of classic anime series “Yu Yu Hakusho” now have a five-episode live-action adaptation. The Netflix series stays close to the story of Yusuke and his friends, but also features an extensive cast of characters. Takumi Kitamura stars as the teenage Yusuke. Sei Shiraishi plays Yusuke’s best friend
Continue Reading By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — We will never know what Timothée Chalamet would have been like in “Barbie.” The “Wonka” star talked about a cameo that never was during a recent appearance on “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon.” Chalamet confirmed the rumor that there had been discussions about him making a brief
Continue Reading By Francesca Street, CNN (CNN) — The other flight attendants told Jerilyn Young that her boyfriend Bob Pelikan was never going to settle down. It was 1964. Jerilyn, who worked for United Airlines, was sitting on the floor of her apartment in Newark, New Jersey, chatting with her three roommates. Their apartment building, which neighbored
Continue Reading Review by Brian Lowry, CNN (CNN) — The great thing about animation is characters don’t age (just ask Bart Simpson), which allows Aardman Studios to hatch the sequel “Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget” 23 years after its rightfully admired predecessor. If only the movie lived up to its witty title, in a Netflix film
Continue Reading By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — To quote a famous rap song, Eddie Murphy is going going, back back, to Cali Cali. The teaser trailer for “Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F” is out and Murphy has reprised his role as detective Axel Foley in the fourth film in the franchise. “Detective Axel Foley (Eddie
Continue Reading By Amy Woodyatt, CNN London (CNN) — Sharon Osbourne has said that having cosmetic surgery on her face was “the worst thing I ever did.” Osbourne, the British-born former “America’s Got Talent” judge, who is married to Black Sabbath singer Ozzy Osbourne, has had facelifts, Botox, fillers, “lifts” to her legs and arms, a tummy tuck
Continue Reading By Jack Bantock, CNN (CNN) — Professional golfers have been known to complain about the unruly behavior of crowds, but it could be worse – at one South African course, the spectators once feasted on a giraffe in the middle of the third fairway. The audience are, quite literally, animals at Skukuza Golf Club in
Continue Reading By Simone McCarthy, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — Hundreds of commuters, dozens of them with fractured bones, were sent to the hospital in Beijing on Thursday after two trains collided on a busy metro line during snowy conditions, the city’s transportation authority said. The collision took place around 7 p.m. during rush hour on the
Continue Reading By Kathleen Magramo and Francesca Annio, CNN (CNN) — Thrill-seeking riders were left stuck over a hundred feet in the air after a roller coaster came to an emergency stop at Universal Studios Japan in Osaka. Thirty-two people were aboard the Jurassic Park-themed Flying Dinosaur attraction when it got stuck at the highest point some
Continue Reading By Forrest Brown, CNN (CNN) — They were fed up with a British tax on tea in particular and consumed by resentment of British authority in general. So on the night of December 16, 1773, a group of rebellious colonial Americans called the Sons of Liberty decided to make a statement. They sneaked onto ships
Continue Reading By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — Hold on to your chocolate bars, people. In a new installment of Buzzfeed’s “Puppy Interview” released on Thursday, “The Bear” star Jeremy Allen White took the opportunity to remind us all that no, he is still not related to “Willy Wonka” icon Gene Wilder, despite their uncanny resemblance. “I’m not related
Continue Reading By Ulrike Lemmin-Woolfrey, CNN Shakhrisabz, Uzbekistan (CNN) — When you finally get your tongue around the name “Shakhrisabz”, with its guttural ‘kh’ in the middle, the more you say it, the more magical it becomes. Meaning “green” or “verdant” in Persian, this historic city of roughly 100,000 inhabitants lies in the Kashkadarya region of Uzbekistan,
Continue Reading By Pete Muntean, CNN (CNN) — The three biggest legacy airlines in the United States say they are gearing up for a longer and larger stretch of Christmas holiday travel while aiming for a repeat of this past Thanksgiving, which saw few flight cancelations. American Airlines, the country’s largest carrier, expects Friday, December 22, to be its busiest of
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Emmy-winning actor Andre Braugher’s death this week at age 61 was due to lung cancer, his publicist said today. Braugher, best known for his work on “Homicide: Life on the Street” and “Brooklyn Nine-Nine,” died Monday. In announcing his death, his publicist Jennifer Allen said he died after a brief illness. Allen confirmed to various
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Director Yorgos Lanthimos will receive the Creative Impact in Directing Award next month at the Palm Springs International Film Festival in recognition of his body of work, including this year’s “Poor Things.” The award will be presented to Lanthimos as part of Variety’s annual 10 Directors to Watch and Creative Impact Awards brunch on Jan.
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