By Kara Scannell, CNN (CNN) — Ahead of his sentencing on Friday, a former girlfriend of Sean “Diddy” Combs, who was identified as “Victim 3” in his indictment, says she was not sex trafficked by him. The woman, Virginia Huynh, wrote in a letter to Judge Arun Subramanian that during meetings with federal prosecutors, “I
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By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — This could be Taylor Swift’s most exciting era yet, if that were at all possible. Not only is she newly engaged to professional football player Travis Kelce, but she dropped her 12th studio album on Friday. And while the new record, titled “The Life of a Showgirl,” isn’t
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By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — Tyrese Gibson has broken his silence about an alleged incident in which neighbors say his dogs attacked and killed another dog. The singer-turned-actor posted a lengthy statement from his attorney to his verified Instagram account, along with a video. “Mr. Tyrese Gibson wishes to extend his deepest condolences
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By Elizabeth Wagmeister, CNN (CNN) — Eight decades after Hollywood legends like Henry Fonda, Lucille Ball, Humphrey Bogart, Frank Sinatra and Judy Garland launched the Committee for the First Amendment to stand up to McCarthyism, Jane Fonda is bringing back the organization at a time she calls “the most frightening moment of my life.” The
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By Francesca Street, CNN (CNN) — It was set to be the worst flight of Anesu Masube’s life. The day before, he’d received the devastating news that his mother had passed away. Anesu was living in Washington, DC. His family lived 7,000 miles away in Zimbabwe. In the depths of grief, he had to try
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By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — Eric Dane is out there fighting for others after being diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis in April. The “Euphoria” star traveled to Washington, DC, this week before the government shutdown with the nonprofit I AM ALS, to advocate for further research and assistance in neurodegenerative diseases The Accelerating
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By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — Turns out Taylor Swift meant it when she sang about “never, ever getting back together.” Now that Travis Kelce has put a ring on it, the Swifties have been celebrating their girl finding her permanent guy, and saying to goodbye all the others for good. Well, maybe not
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By Lisa Morrow, CNN Istanbul (CNN) — Cocooned in the warm embrace of the hamam, sounds are muffled. Gentle light from oculi, “eyes” in a large dome overhead, etches patterns across the marble surfaces below. Running water and softly dripping taps lap at the edges of consciousness like a lullaby. In the steamy, almost mystical
Continue Reading By Oscar Holland, CNN (CNN) — In Morris Lum’s photographic archive of Chinatowns, change is the only constant. Wall murals are painted then covered up. Restaurant menus adapt to diners’ evolving palates. Colorful shopfronts fade and are replaced, as family businesses fall victim to rising rents or the disinterest of aging owners’ children and grandchildren.
Continue Reading By Lilit Marcus, CNN (CNN) — The Yankees and the Red Sox. Celtic and Rangers. Real Madrid and Barcelona. In a competition bear-ly more ferocious, 12 chunky brown bears in Alaska’s Katmai National Park and Preserve have been battling it out in one of the most cutthroat places on the planet – the internet. As
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By Sandra Gonzalez, CNN (CNN) — British singer Lola Young is taking a step back from the spotlight. The 24-year-old singer, known for her hit “Messy,” said in a statement posted to her verified Instagram account on Tuesday that she was “going away for a while” and cancelling “everything for the foreseeable future.” According to
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By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — Taylor Swift has been one of the Wives And Girlfriends of professional athletes (WAGs) for a minute, but there are levels in the WAG pyramid, if you will. The superstar singer has been dating Kansas City Chiefs football player Travis Kelce since 2023, but the pair recently got
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Scarlett Harris (CNN) — Throughout her four-decade career, costume designer Ellen Mirojnick has been lauded for transporting viewers across time and place, from the metaphor-heavy suiting of Oscar-winning “Oppenheimer” to the elaborate period pomp of Emmy-winning “Bridgerton.” Her work on the 1995 cult classic “Showgirls,” however, often elicits a very different response: Did it even
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By Jack Guy, CNN (CNN) — Hollywood star Michelle Pfeiffer has announced that she has become a grandmother, and spoken about how it has affected her working life. Speaking on the “Smartless” podcast on Monday, three-time Oscar nominee Pfeiffer told hosts Jason Bateman, Sean Hayes and Will Arnett that having a grandchild was “heaven.” “I’ve
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By Jeanne Bonner, Tami Luhby, Maureen O’Hare, CNN (CNN) — US congressional lawmakers have failed to agree on a spending package for the new fiscal year, triggering a federal government shutdown. That could mean significant travel disruptions for travelers in the US and for visitors from overseas. Impacts could be felt in longer airport lines,
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CNN, POOL, NYSE By Jeanne Bonner, Tami Luhby, Maureen O’Hare, CNN (CNN) — US congressional lawmakers have failed to agree on a spending package for the new fiscal year, triggering a federal government shutdown. That could mean significant travel disruptions for travelers in the US and for visitors from overseas. Impacts could be felt in
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By Tamara Hardingham-Gill, CNN (CNN) — Taking the metro is usually little more than a means to an end while moving around cities, but Saudi Arabia’s brand new Riyadh Metro is turning this notion on its head. Launched in December 2024, the automated rapid transit system brings new meaning to the phrase, “It’s not the
Continue Reading By Joyce Jiang, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — A towering 5,000 feet high, with more than 7,000 steps, Mount Tai, in the eastern Chinese province of Shandong, is known for turning legs to jelly for anyone game for scaling to the top. Videos all over Chinese social media, such as TikTok’s sister app Douyin, show
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By The Associated Press Nicole Kidman has filed for divorce from Keith Urban after 19 years of marriage. The 58-year-old Oscar-winning actor petitioned on Tuesday to end her marriage to the 57-year-old Grammy-winning country singer in a Nashville court. The documents state the couple has undergone “marital difficulties and irreconcilable differences.” The filings include a
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By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — By now, Taylor Swift’s love of the number 13 is well known. “I was born on the 13th. I turned 13 on Friday the 13th. My first album went gold in 13 weeks. My first No. 1 song had a 13-second intro,” she told Jay Leno back in
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