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By Chloe Melas (CNN) — Jamie Foxx is speaking out for the first time since he was hospitalized in April for an undisclosed medical condition. The award-winning actor and musician, 55, posted an Instagram video update for fans overnight on Friday. In the video, Foxx addresses the speculation as to what led to his hospitalization,
Continue Reading By Scottie Andrew, CNN (CNN) — “Barbie,” which is gearing up to be summer’s must-see movie, has already vastly improved the cultural perception of its eponymous blonde star and made her relevant to a new generation more than 60 years after her toy store debut. But the film’s tagline immediately pegs Ken, her lovesick sidekick
Continue Reading CNN By Maureen O’Hare, CNN (CNN) — In travel news this week: Wild weather around the world and “unacceptable delays” for American plane passengers. Plus we hear from a woman who broke up with her boyfriend on vacation and moved in with a man she’d known for three weeks. Extreme weather Heat waves, wildfires, floods
Continue Reading By Maureen O’Hare, CNN (CNN) — In travel news this week: Wild weather around the world and “unacceptable delays” for American plane passengers. Plus we hear from a woman who broke up with her boyfriend on vacation and moved in with a man she’d known for three weeks. Extreme weather Heat waves, wildfires, floods and
Continue Reading By Jacqui Palumbo, CNN (CNN) — In Barbie’s world, she’s the star. Her face launched a global empire, with over 1 billion dolls sold by Mattel to date; she has, for better or worse, the power to set beauty standards; and for well over a year, one of the world’s most famous actors (Margot Robbie)
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Bill Geddie, co-creator of “The View” and longtime producer for Barbara Walters died Friday at the age of 68. Geddie died in his home in Rancho Mirage. The legendary TV news producer’s family told Variety that he died from coronary-related factors. “He was a big deal in TV, but at home he was an even ‘bigger than
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By CHARLES J. GANSAssociated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Tony Bennett, the eminent and timeless stylist whose devotion to classic American songs and knack for creating new standards such as “I Left My Heart In San Francisco” graced a decadeslong career that brought him admirers from Frank Sinatra to Lady Gaga, died Friday. He was
Continue Reading Review by Brian Lowry, CNN (CNN) — “Yellowstone” writer-producer Taylor Sheridan has excelled at luring big stars to television with relatively thin material, a formula that feels especially transparent with “Special Ops: Lioness,” his latest series for Paramount+. Zoe Saldaña takes point in this fact-based tale of female special-ops soldiers, which races through the set
Continue Reading By Scottie Andrew, CNN (CNN) — The years-long artistic partnership between Tony Bennett and Lady Gaga wasn’t an immediately obvious one. Gaga was best known in the 2010s for pop hits like “Poker Face” and avant-garde experimentation on albums like “Artpop,” and Bennett, a singer who mostly stuck to standards, was in his 80s when
Continue Reading CNN By Scottie Andrew, CNN (CNN) — The years-long artistic partnership between Tony Bennett and Lady Gaga wasn’t an immediately obvious one. Gaga was best known in the 2010s for pop hits like “Poker Face” and avant-garde experimentation on albums like “Artpop,” and Bennett, a singer who mostly stuck to standards, was in his 80s
Continue Reading By Alli Rosenbloom and Dan Heching, CNN (CNN) — Matt Damon turned down a major role years ago – except this role was one that could have made the Oscar-winner upwards of $250 million. Appearing on Friday’s episode of CNN’s “Who’s Talking to Chris Wallace,” Damon spoke with the host about how in 2009, he
Continue Reading By Marianne Garvey, CNN (CNN) — Jamie Foxx is teasing a new project. The actor took to Instagram on Thursday to post a picture of himself atop a gold race car outside of a Las Vegas hotel. The car is labeled “BETMGM,” an online sports betting company. Foxx captioned it, “Thankful for my @betmgm family
Continue Reading By Marianne Garvey (CNN) — Lana Del Rey is serving up waffles. The “Summertime Sadness” singer has apparently been moonlighting as a waitress at a Waffle House in Florence, Alabama, according to social media posts from a few of her customers shared on a fan account. Pictures posted Thursday show Del Rey in uniform, warmly
Continue Reading By Gregory Wallace (CNN) — Federal officials are investigating a Delta Air Lines flight that taxied around the Las Vegas airport for nearly 90 minutes on Monday in triple-digit temperatures, causing at least one person to need medical treatment. “The reports are shocking and we are investigating,” said Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg, who spoke in
Continue Reading Lianne Kolirin and Ashley Strickland, CNN (CNN) — Fragments of a skull believed to have been that of composer Ludwig van Beethoven have been donated to a university in Austria after spending decades in the United States. The pieces of bone were donated to the Medical University of Vienna by American businessman Paul Kaufmann, who
Continue Reading CNN By Catherine E. Shoichet, CNN (CNN) — Legendary singer Tony Bennett, best known for singing “I Left My Heart in San Francisco,” has died, according to his longtime publicist, Sylvia Weiner. He passed away Friday at age 96. In a career spanning eight decades, Bennett wowed Bob Hope and Frank Sinatra, performed live on
Continue Reading By Brian Lowry, CNN (CNN) — Unlike most biographical documentaries, “Stephen Curry: Underrated” benefits from having two very distinct windows in mind, both buttressing its underlying point: Curry as a barely recruited, under-sized high school prospect, before merging as a college star at Davidson; and his most recent title with the Golden State Warriors. Either
Continue Reading Review by Brian Lowry, CNN (CNN) — Sure to draw additional attention because of questions surrounding Jamie Foxx’s health, “They Cloned Tyrone” turns out to be buzzworthy on its own with its conspiracy-minded, sci-fi-tinged twist on who might really be pulling the strings in urban neighborhoods. Slow to start, the movie taps into a genre
Continue Reading CNN By Catherine E. Shoichet, CNN (CNN) — Legendary singer Tony Bennett, best known for singing “I Left My Heart in San Francisco,” has died, according to his longtime publicist, Sylvia Weiner. He passed away Friday at age 96. In a career spanning eight decades, Bennett wowed Bob Hope and Frank Sinatra, performed live on
Continue Reading CNN By Ramishah Maruf, CNN New York (CNN) — Greta Gerwig’s “Barbie” raked in a stunning $155 million domestically over the weekend, giving the film the largest opening weekend of 2023 and the biggest-ever debut for a female director. The combined release of “Barbie” and Christopher Nolan’s “Oppenheimer,” dubbed “Barbenheimer,” has become a pop culture
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