Entertainment

By Lianne Kolirin, CNN (CNN) — An Australian teenager of Samoan heritage has been announced as the star of the upcoming live-action version of the hit Disney movie “Moana.” Seventeen-year-old Catherine Laga‘aia has been cast as the eponymous heroine of the movie, which begins filming this summer. The movie will celebrate “the islands, communities and

Essay by Jeanne Bonner, CNN (CNN) — When I watch the trailer for Andrew McCarthy’s new documentary, “Brats,” my pulse races as if I’m watching old home movies of myself and my friends. I’m not a Hollywood star — ahem! — and I don’t know anyone in the film, but I have frantically searched the

By Marianne Garvey, CNN (CNN) — “Inside Out” fans now have an opportunity to sleep joyfully, recover in a den of sadness or make some core memories inside a new Airbnb Icon. To celebrate the release this week of the Pixar animated sequel “Inside Out 2,” Airbnb created a stay experience that replicates Riley’s headquarters

By Lianne Kolirin, CNN (CNN) — Kevin Spacey has said that he was “too handsy” and that he’s been guilty of “pushing the boundaries” in the past, in a lengthy interview released Tuesday. The two-time Oscar winner was responding to claims of inappropriate behavior in an interview that ran for more than 90 minutes. “I’m

By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — Rihanna would like to clear a few things up. As the superstar singer and entrepreneur promotes her new Fenty hair line, she’s also been speaking out about some of the things floating around in the air of pop culture. For example, she caused a bit of a frenzy

By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — Ariana Grande feels “privileged” to have been able to create her role on “Victorious” when she was a teen, but she’s viewing it through a different lens now as an adult. The Grammy-winning singer, who got her start as a child actor on the Nickelodeon series, reflected on

By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — Kevin Jonas is encouraging people to check in with their dermatologists after he recently had skin cancer removed. The Jonas Brothers singer posted a video on his verified social media Tuesday, revealing his recent diagnosis. “So today I am getting a basal cell carcinoma removed from my head,”

Review by Brian Lowry, CNN (CNN) — “The Boys” began with an intriguing question for our superhero-infused pop culture – namely, what would happen if extraordinary powers were wedded with corruption, neuroses and corporate greed. Yet that dark, satirical take on the genre has blossomed into TV’s most political drama, a quality even more overtly

By Elizabeth Wagmeister, CNN (CNN) — After coming under fire for its representation of Jews, The Academy Museum of Motion Pictures is vowing to make changes to its exhibit that showcases Hollywood’s Jewish pioneers, a spokesperson for the Los Angeles museum told CNN. The permanent exhibit — called “Hollywoodland: Jewish Founders and the Making of a Movie

By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — Oprah Winfrey is on the mend after a stomach virus sent the media mogul to the emergency room. “Ms. Winfrey is recovering following a stomach virus and received an IV due to dehydration at the recommendation of her doctor,” a representative for Winfrey told CNN in a statement on

By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — Billy Ray Cyrus and singer Firerose are going their separate ways. Cyrus filed to annul his marriage to the Australian musician, whose real name is Johanna Rosie Hodges, in May, according to a copy of the petition obtained by CNN. They’ve been married since October 2023. Cyrus cited “irreconcilable

By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — Sheila E. just wanted to lead a glamorous life of marking Prince’s recent birthday, but she says she was turned away from the late star’s home. According to the former Prince protégée, she was not allowed into the studio at Paisley Park in Minneapolis after she traveled there

Review by Brian Lowry, CNN (CNN) — Bearing little resemblance to the 1990 movie starring Harrison Ford, “Presumed Innocent” has become an Apple TV+ limited series with an old-fashioned, pulpy feel – “old-fashioned” in the way classic courtroom dramas incorporated dramatic flourishes that would never, ever happen in a real trial. Jake Gyllenhaal stars as