Entertainment

By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — Congratulations are in order for singer Ashanti and rapper Nelly. The reunited couple have gone public with both a pregnancy and their engagement. They shared the news exclusively with Essence magazine, which posted an announcement Wednesday on social media. “This new year of my life is such a

By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — Ryan Reynolds is honoring his friend Michael J. Fox for a special occasion. Fox was named one of Time Magazine’s 100 most influential people on Wednesday, for which Reynolds wrote a moving passage about the impact that Fox has had on his family and others. In the blurb, Reynolds

By Dan Heching, CNN (CNN) — EGOT-winner Barbra Streisand was moved to make new music for an upcoming television series that both examines history and sheds light on an issue that persists in the present day. The recent SAG life achievement award recipient has recorded a new song, titled “Love Will Survive,” to be featured

By Scottie Andrew, CNN (CNN) — Editor’s Note: Call them passions. Call them obsessions. These are the unique things CNN staffers can’t imagine our lives without. We share our raves and loves, whether it’s an object, place, experience or a niche interest topic we are passionate about. You don’t have to take our recommendations, but

By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — Hayley Erbert is back dancing after brain surgery. The professional dancer recently joined her husband, “Dancing With the Stars” champion and judge Derek Hough on the opening night of their “Symphony of Dance” tour in Melbourne, Florida. Video shared on social media shows Erbert, sporting a pixie hair

By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — There’s sweat on your brow. You start to feel your heart beat a little faster. The acrobatics you feel in your stomach are tumbling just enough to make you mildly queasy. You get a little wobbly in the knees as the anxiety, stress and anticipation shoot through every limb

By Jack Guy, CNN London (CNN) — A rarely seen 1970 film following the Beatles just before the band’s breakup will be released on Disney+ after being restored by Hollywood director Peter Jackson, the streaming service announced Tuesday. The release on May 8 will mark the first time that “Let It Be,” directed by Michael

By Lianne Kolirin, CNN London (CNN) — A new Lennon and McCartney collaboration is the last thing anybody expected. Yet fans of the Beatles have been taken by surprise by a new single released by the sons of two of the Fab Four – James McCartney and Sean Ono Lennon, who are both musicians themselves.

By Dan Heching, CNN (CNN) — Katy Perry has never been one to shy away from outlandish fashion, and this week on “American Idol,” her quirky choice for a top almost turned into an embarrassing moment. On Monday’s episode of the reality singing competition series, the pop star and longtime “Idol” judge’s structured silver top

By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — Travis Kelce is returning to the small screen, but not on the field. The professional football player and Super Bowl champ has been selected to host Prime Video’s “Are You Smarter Than a Celebrity?” game show, the streamer announced on Tuesday. “I grew up loving game shows, and

By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — Jane Fonda knows what it feels like to worry about the future. In an exclusive interview with USC Annenberg Media, the Oscar-winning actor and activist, 86, reflected on her six-decade-long career and her efforts to address the climate crisis. That work, she said, helped lift her out of

Review by Brian Lowry, CNN (CNN) — Despite being based on a grim true-crime yarn, “Under the Bridge” makes several poor choices in translating the book to the screen, beginning with inserting the author, Rebecca Godfrey, into the story. This bridge into the familiar waters of troubled teens thus proves most notable as Lily Gladstone’s