Entertainment

By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — Lizzo is known for sending messages of empowerment to her listeners, and the case was no different this weekend when she paused her show in Sydney, Australia to celebrate one of her young audience members who appeared in need of a little boost. In videos posted to social media

By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — Dame Helen Mirren’s impressive transformation into Israel’s first female prime minister Golda Meir is showcased in Tuesday’s new trailer for the upcoming film “Golda.” “In 1973, the leader of the most contested region in the world is Golda Meir,” reads text that is splashed across the screen in the

By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — R&B superstar Monica is being praised for helping an audience member at the Riverfront Music Festival in Michigan on Saturday after a video of the altercation went viral on social media over the weekend. In the clip, the “Boy Is Mine” singer is seen jumping off stage after witnessing

By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — We really should have seen this one coming. During a recent episode of her and her wife Miranda Maday’s podcast “The Best Podcast Ever,” Raven-Symoné put out there that she believes she has psychic abilities. It came up during a game of “Spin the Wheel” with guest Keke

By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — Tiffany Haddish says her former relationship with rapper and actor Common was “the healthiest, the funnest relationship I’ve ever had.” Until it wasn’t. In a recently published interview with the Washington Post the actress recounted meeting Common on the set of the 2019 movie “The Kitchen,” in which

By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — George R.R. Martin is feeling grateful he is keeping busy during the current strikes in Hollywood. As both writers and actors strike, the “Game of Thrones” creator has written on his website about the current situation. “I joined the WGA in 1986 and have been through several strikes

By Marianne Garvey (CNN) — The Venice Film Festival has unveiled its lineup amid the ongoing SAG-AFTRA actors and WGA writers strike. Among the films premiering at the 2023 Biennale are new offerings from Bradley Cooper, Sofia Coppola, Yorgos Lanthimos, Michael Mann and Ava DuVernay. Opening the festival on August 30 is “Comandante,” an Italian

By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — Ryan Gosling may or may not be your ideal Ken in the new “Barbie” movie, but one of the film’s casting directors has shared who else might have gotten the role. In an interview with Vanity Fair, Allison Jones — who cast the hit film along with Lucy

By Taylor Romine and Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — A Los Angeles County Superior judge ordered actor Pete Davidson to complete an 18-month diversion program after the actor was charged with reckless driving in connection with a car crash in Beverly Hills earlier this year, CNN has confirmed. A spokesperson for the Los Angeles County

By Sara Smart and Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — The upcoming “Beetlejuice 2” movie is dealing with some missing parts. Authorities in Vermont said in a news release on Thursday that they’re investigating the theft of two large props that were stolen from the movie’s set in the East Corinth area. The first incident occurred

By Taylor Romine and Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — The cause of death for British actor Julian Sands, who went missing in the mountains of Southern California in January and was later found dead, has been cited as “undetermined,” CNN has confirmed. “The cause is ‘Undetermined’ due to the condition of the body and because

By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — Victoria Beckham may not have fully “hung up” her microphone after all. The fashion designer and former Spice Girl, also known as “Posh Spice,” serenaded a small room full of cheering friends – including her husband, soccer star David Beckham – with an iconic Spice Girls track, as seen

By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — It’s been seven years since Britney Spears released her last album, but she’s still making news in the music space. Over the weekend Spears became a member of Spotify’s “Billions Club,” when her 2003 hit single “Toxic” hit a billion streams according to the streaming platform. She joins