Entertainment

By Sandra Gonzalez, CNN (CNN) — In May 1981, a 26-year-old photographer named Michele Singer took a meeting with Jerry Bowles, then editor of a business magazine in New York. She had worked her way up from being a photographer’s assistant — a grungy gig that involved a lot of carrying heavy equipment and running

By The Associated Press Tennessee’s governor pardoned country star Jelly Roll on Thursday for his criminal past in the state, acknowledging the Nashville native’s long road back from drugs and prison through soul-searching, songwriting and advocacy for second chances. The rapper-turned-singer whose legal name is Jason Deford has spoken for years about his redemption arc

By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — Tom Constanten wasn’t a part of the Grateful Dead for very long, but fans still value his time with the iconic group. According to the San Francisco Chronicle, Deadheads have rallied around the 81-year-old and are raising money to help pay for the radiation treatments he is undergoing

By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — Dropping the first two episodes of her Disney+ docuseries the day before her birthday apparently wasn’t enough of a gift from Taylor Swift to her fans. The final two episodes of “The End of an Era” docuseries have been moved up to December 23, the streaming service said

By Leah Asmelash, CNN (CNN) — When Jeff Hiller won an Emmy for his work on “Somebody Somewhere,” the first people to react were his fellow nominees: Michael Urie (“Shrinking”), Colman Domingo (“The Four Seasons”) and Bowen Yang (“Saturday Night Live”) all immediately began rejoicing as if their own names had been called. That his

By Josh Campbell, CNN Los Angeles (CNN) — Rob and Michele Reiner died from “multiple sharp force injuries,” according to new records from the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner listing their cause of death. The couple’s son, Nick Reiner, is accused of fatally stabbing his parents. The medical examiner determined the manner of death to

By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — For a time in the 1990s, Rob Reiner turned his attention from the movies that had made him famous towards a particular passion project. Attachment theory was the growing rage — the idea that a child needs to form secure bonds with a caregiver in the first three

By Lianne Kolirin, CNN (CNN) — Gil Gerard, the actor best known for playing sci-fi hero Buck Rogers, has died. He was 82. His death in hospice on Tuesday was announced by his wife, Janet Gerard, on Facebook. She wrote: “Early this morning Gil – my soulmate – lost his fight with a rare and

By Aditi Sangal, Taylor Romine, Karina Tsui, CNN (CNN) — Two days after Hollywood director Rob Reiner and producer Michele Singer Reiner were found dead in their home, their grown son, Nick Reiner, was charged with murder in the deaths of his parents. Many aspects of the case are still uncertain as authorities keep details

By Dan Heching, CNN (CNN) — Rob Reiner once called directing “Stand by Me” the “richest experience” he had making a film, a big statement from a man who gave the world some of its most beloved movies. The 1986 film almost didn’t get made before rocketing to cult status and helping launch the careers

By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — “You are not to be a fan, but you have to represent the fans.” That phrase was said to me years ago by someone in a newsroom and it stuck. My job as an entertainment journalist is to cover celebrities, not to be enchanted by them. When it

By The Associated Press Anthony Geary, who rose to fame in the 1970s and ‘80s as half of the daytime TV super couple Luke and Laura on “General Hospital,” has died. He was 78. “We are deeply saddened by the passing of Anthony Geary, whose portrayal of Luke Spencer helped define General Hospital and daytime

By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — Rob Reiner directed some of the most consequential films in pop culture that won him plenty of accolades. Except for one of the biggest. Though his movies, from “Stand By Me” to “When Harry Met Sally…,” were critically and commercially beloved, Reiner was never nominated for a best

By Chelsea Bailey, Karina Tsui, CNN (CNN) — When Nick Reiner was photographed alongside his family at the Los Angeles premiere of his father’s comedy musical, “Spinal Tap II,” in September, he wasn’t smiling. Instead, the son of legendary Hollywood director Rob Reiner and producer Michele Singer Reiner stood impassively for the family portrait alongside

CNN By Sandra Gonzalez, TuAnh Dam, Danya Gainor, CNN (CNN) — Robert Reiner, the celebrated actor, director and producer, was found dead with his wife Michele at their home in Los Angeles on Sunday, a spokesperson for the Reiner family said. He was 78. Detectives from the Los Angeles Police Department were investigating an apparent