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By Marianne Garvey, CNN (CNN) — The 96th Academy Awards will take place on Sunday and while the gowns and the guests will be beautiful, we’ll be watching to get in our feelings with moving acceptance speeches. Honestly, the crazier or more emotional, the better. Let’s look back at some of the more unforgettable Oscars

KOAT, CNN By AJ Willingham, CNN (CNN) — It was another month for the record books, and not in a good way. Last month was the planet’s hottest February on record, marking the ninth straight month that global records tumbled. Here’s what else you need to know to Get Up to Speed and On with Your

By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — Paul McCartney knows a thing or two about writing love songs. But the former Beatle has faced criticism from some who feel he’s perhaps written too many love songs, with some that skew “soppy.” “I think a lot of people who are cynical about it haven’t been lucky enough

Review by Brian Lowry, CNN (CNN) — Playfully letting John Cena flex his comedy muscles, “Ricky Stanicky” works from an amusing premise that owes an unlikely debt to a 51-year-old “MASH” episode, in which an imaginary character must be brought to life. Also serving as a reunion of Zac Efron and director Peter Farrelly, the

By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — A new series about the “Dark Side of Kids TV” will feature former Nickelodeon child star Drake Bell sharing his account of abuse he says he experienced while working in entertainment as a minor. A new clip from the upcoming docuseries “Quiet on Set: The Dark Side of

By Marianne Garvey, CNN (CNN) — Madonna is talking about how serious her health emergency was last summer. She told the crowd at the opening of a five-night run for “The Celebration Tour” in Los Angeles that her doctor, Dr. David Agus, and more of her medical team were in the audience. “It was a

By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — The Nuclear Threat Initiative (NTI) is leveraging the attention on Christopher Nolan’s Oscar-nominated film “Oppenheimer” in an attempt to elevate the conversation about nuclear threat. In the run-up to Sunday night’s Academy Awards, the organization is launching a “Make Nukes History” campaign Wednesday in Los Angeles. Utilizing billboards,

By Lianne Kolirin, CNN (CNN) — Actress Helen Mirren has said she is “blown away” by a new Barbie created in her likeness. The glamorous doll, complete with its own Academy Award, is one of a series of eight launched by toymaker Mattel to mark International Women’s Day on Friday. Despite holding the Oscar –

By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — Garrison Brown, whose large family is at the center of the long-running TLC reality series “Sister Wives,” has died. He was 25. His mother Janelle Brown and father Kody Brown posted similar statements to social media Tuesday confirming the news. “Kody and I are deeply saddened to announce the

By Alli Rosenbloom and Cheri Mossburg, CNN (CNN) — TV producer Nigel Lythgoe is denying accusations of sexual assault and harassment levied against him by former “American Idol” and “So You Think You Can Dance” judge Paula Abdul. His denial came in a legal response filed Tuesday and obtained by CNN. Lythgoe called the allegations

By Harmeet Kaur, CNN (CNN) — “The Zone of Interest,” Jonathan Glazer’s Oscar-nominated historical drama, is technically a film about the Holocaust. The film centers on the real-life Auschwitz commandant Rudolf Höss and his family, who live bucolic and seemingly mundane lives next door to the infamous concentration camp. But viewers never see the unspeakable