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By Lisa Respers France, CNN Jonah Hill got some ink to celebrate his love. The actor, who has written about being the target of body-shaming, this week shared a picture of his body positive tattoo on his verified Instagram account. Located on his back, the tat reads, “Body Love,” and includes a drawing that looks

By Marianne Garvey, CNN The new “Venom: Let There Be Carnage” trailer has dropped and it’s a frightfest. The movie is the sequel to the 2018 comic book film starring Tom Hardy, who is also in the latest one. Woody Harrelson also stars. The storyline is centered on the two sides of Eddie Brock, played

By Chloe Melas, CNN “America’s Got Talent” star Jane Marczewski has withdrawn from the competition due to health issues as she battles cancer. The 30-year-old Ohio native, who goes by the nickname “Nightbirde,” took to Instagram on Monday to announce her departure from the show. “Sharing my heart with the world on AGT has been

By Sandra Gonzalez, CNN Rapper DaBaby has apologized for the false and disparaging comments he made about gay men and HIV during a performance at a Miami music festival. The move comes days after his comments were largely condemned by prominent musicians, members of the LGBTQ+ community and allies. “I want to apologize to the

Review by Brian Lowry, CNN Timed to the former president’s 60th birthday, “Obama: In Pursuit of a More Perfect Union” seeks to be the definitive document on Barack Obama’s life and presidency, and at five-plus hours over three nights, mostly succeeds in that daunting task. At its best, this HBO production weds the soaring rhetoric

By Toyin Owoseje, CNN Dolly Parton has revealed that she invested her royalties from Whitney Houston‘s cover of “I Will Always Love You” into a Black community in Nashville. The Grammy Award-winning singer, songwriter, producer and actress wrote and performed the song in 1973 as a farewell to her then business partner, Porter Wagoner. However,

By Marianne Garvey, CNN Sharon Stone wants a fully vaccinated set on her next gig, and says she’s being threatened she’ll lose the job because of it. The actress claims in a campaign video for her run as a member of SAG-AFTRA national board of directors that she will not go to work on the

By Lisa Respers France, CNN The love fest between Lisa Bonet’s current husband and former husband continues. Over the weekend, musician and actor Lenny Kravitz, who was married to Bonet from 1987 to 1993, posted a photo with Jason Momoa, who is currently married to her on Kravitz’s Instagram account. “Happy Birthday, @prideofgypsies,” the caption

By Marianne Garvey, CNN Thankfully, Matt Damon has a daughter who can school him on what’s become taboo. The “Stillwater” star admitted he just recently stopped using a homophobic slur because he’s learned about “changes in modern masculinity.” “The word that my daughter calls the ‘f-slur for a homosexual’ was commonly used when I was

By Lisa Respers France, CNN Years after Kathy Griffin shaved her head in solidarity with her sister who was undergoing chemotherapy, the comedian and actress has announced she has lung cancer. “I’ve got to tell you guys something. I have cancer,” Griffin began a note posted Monday on her verified Instagram account. “I’m about to

By Jack Guy, CNN Actress Thea White, best known as the voice of Muriel in the cartoon series “Courage the Cowardly Dog,” died on Friday at the age of 81. White’s death was announced by her brother John Zitzner in a Facebook post published Friday. “My sister recorded this prior to her surgery. She fought.

By Chloe Melas, CNN Beyoncé’s “Formation” has been named best music video of all time by Rolling Stone. The publication wrote, “If Beyoncé’s self-titled visual album established her as one of the greatest artists of all time, her surprise-released ‘Formation’ video (and ensuing album Lemonade) marked her as one of the most important.” The video,

By Toyin Owoseje, CNN Ashley Judd says it’s with “quiet awe” that she is walking, nearly six months after shattering her leg in four places while on a trip in the Democratic Republic of Congo. The “Double Jeopardy” star and activist was hospitalized in February after sustaining severe injuries from a fall while journeying through

By Breeanna Hare, CNN When “Welcome Back, Kotter” debuted on September 9, 1975, on ABC, viewers were charmed by the sitcom and its endearing group of unruly high school students. That is, unless those viewers were in Boston. In a controversy that’s become an unforgettable part of the sitcom’s history, Boston’s ABC affiliate initially wouldn’t