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By Todd Leopold, CNN Ed Asner, who rose to fame as the crusty but lovable newsman Lou Grant on “The Mary Tyler Moore Show,” died Sunday morning, his publicist confirmed to CNN. He was 91. Asner was was surrounded by family in Los Angeles, publicist Charles Sherman said. The news was also shared in a

By Megan Thomas, CNN After a delay and multiple listening events in recent weeks, Kanye West released his new studio album “Donda” on Sunday. The album includes contributions from Jay-Z, The Weeknd, Young Thug, Jay Electronica, The Lox, Travis Scott and others. There are 27 tracks listed on the Spotify playlist for the album. The

By Jordan Gass Poore, CNN Candyman, Candyman, Candyman, Candyman, Candyman… Do you dare say his name in front of a mirror? You probably wouldn’t go through with it if British filmmaker Bernard Rose, the writer and director of the original “Candyman” movie, had his way in 1992. “The shooting script for ‘Candyman,’ it said 13

By Leah Asmelash, CNN A recent episode of the Apple TV+ sitcom “Ted Lasso” features a moment that brings the characters together: a love of rom-coms. In the episode, titled “Rainbow,” the happy-go-lucky titular character extolls the virtues of the romantic comedy while giving his team, the players of AFC Richmond, a pep talk: “If

By Kelly Murray, CNN She’s the girl who dared to challenge Foo Fighters frontman Dave Grohl to an “epic” online drum duel — and won. And finally, the multi-instrumental phenomenon has realized her dream of playing on stage with her musical hero. On Thursday, topping off the band’s live performance at The Forum in Inglewood,

By Sandra Gonzalez, CNN At some point when I was about halfway through the film “Midsommar” and someone was being bludgeoned to death, I had a thought: I need to do better about picking my pre-sleep programming. As someone who dedicates most of my waking hours to watching television — taking a break only to

By Marianne Garvey, CNN Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson has a look-alike. An Alabama law enforcement officer has gone viral due to his uncanny resemblance to “The Jungle Cruise” star. So much so, when the Morgan County Sheriff’s Office posted a picture of Patrol Lieutenant Eric Fields on Facebook, the responses poured in. “It’s cool that

By Chloe Melas, CNN Macaulay Culkin made his “American Horror Story” debut on Wednesday night. The actor appeared in “American Horror Story: Double Feature” which also stars Evan Peters and Lily Rabe, as well as longtime star Sarah Paulson. It’s the 10th season of Ryan Murphy’s anthology — as its title suggests, it will air

Review by Brian Lowry, CNN Another year, another double dose of movies devoted to serial killer Ted Bundy. For the same reasons that Bundy became a disturbing source of fascination before his execution in 1989, Hollywood remains infatuated by the name and the commercial prospects of Bundy-related titles. Recent examples include the movie “Extremely Wicked,

By Marianne Garvey, CNN Kanye West’s latest “DONDA” listening party featured him leaving the stage hand in hand with Kim Kardashian West in a wedding dress. West appeared at Chicago’s Soldier Field for his third listening party, where he had a replica built of his childhood home. But that was just the beginning. Throughout the

By Lisa Respers France, CNN Vanessa Estelle Williams may be killing it in horror projects these days, but don’t expect her to pull out a Ouija board anytime soon. The actress is reprising her role from the original 1992 “Candyman” film in the new sequel and guest starred on the TV series “American Horror Stories.”

By Lisa Respers France, CNN Mamma Mia, here they go again. ABBA has something coming, but we’re not sure what. The Swedish group has launched an ABBA Voyage site and is encouraging people to sign up to receive information. The site looks to be going live September 2, according to a tweet sent from its