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By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — John Legend’s daughter Luna is proving that she’s an impressive negotiator. The 8-year-old showed off her skills in a new video published by Billboard on Thursday, where she interviewed her father about his latest children’s album, “My Favorite Dream.” In a hilarious exchange, Luna didn’t waste any time angling

By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — There’s no place like home… to watch the “Wicked” movie. Universal Pictures, the studio behind the hit film, announced on Thursday that “Wicked” will be available to buy or rent on December 31 on digital streaming platforms including Prime Video and Apple TV. The streaming release will also include

By Karina Tsui, CNN (CNN) — Hudson Meek, the 16-year-old actor who appeared in “Baby Driver,” died last week after falling from a moving vehicle in Vestavia Hills, Alabama, according to CNN affiliate WVTM. The teen sustained blunt force trauma in the fall on December 19 and was admitted to the University of Alabama at

By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — Hope your Santa hat was fastened, because Beyoncé gave us the ultimate “Cowboy Carter” gift this Christmas. The superstar spread holiday cheer during Wednesday’s Halftime Show at the Christmas Day Texans-Ravens NFL game in her hometown of Houston, Texas, marking the first time Beyoncé performed songs from her hit

By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — Oscar-winning director Christopher Nolan will be taking audiences to mythical Greece with his latest project. Universal Pictures announced this week that Nolan will be directing a cinematic adaptation of “The Odyssey,” an ancient poem believed to be written by Homer between 750 and 650 BCE centering on the character

By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — The Willis family is growing. Tallulah Willis, 30, the youngest daughter of Bruce Willis and Demi Moore, announced Monday on social media that she is engaged to her partner, music artist Justin Acee. “Everyday @justinacee,” she wrote in the caption of a series of photos and a video

By Dan Heching, CNN (CNN) — Ah, Christmas. The gift giving, the carol singing, the food eating. Presiding over it all is the most perennial of holiday figures, the one and only Santa Claus, who, unsurprisingly, has been portrayed by countless actors over the years (and will soon even be tackled by Arnold Schwarzenegger). Behold,

By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — Justin Baldoni’s “Man Enough” podcast co-host Liz Plank announced she’s stepping away from the show after actress Blake Lively accused the actor and director of sexual harassment and a smear campaign in a civil rights complaint last week. Plank shared the news in a statement posted to her Instagram

By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — Taylor Swift appears to be in a giving mood this holiday season, this time for a special girl she met during a visit to Kansas City’s Children’s Mercy Hospital. The superstar singer visited the hospital earlier this month, just days after she played the final show of her Eras

By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — Oscar-winning director Francis Ford Coppola has vivid memories of his experience surviving polio. In interview with Deadline regarding his new film “Megalopolis,” Coppola, who was diagnosed with polio as a child around the age of 9, recalled the quick onset of the disease. “People don’t understand that polio

By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — This holiday, the NFL is giving us the gift of a Christmas Day Beyoncé performance. The “Texas Hold ‘Em” singer is set to headline the Baltimore Ravens-Houston Texans game’s the halftime show on December 25, after the Kansas City Chiefs play the Pittsburgh Steelers play earlier in the day.

By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — Perched atop of a platform on the Eiffel Tower at the start of the Paris Olympics in July, Celine Dion, gone for years amid a bitter health battle, marked her return in grand fashion with a rendition of Edith Piaf classic “Hymne À L’Amour.” It was, you could say,

By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — Thanks to meme culture, a whole new generation is enjoying the beloved 2003 holiday movie, “Elf.” We are now learning the behind-the-scenes story about one particular scene that has gone viral. According to Mark Acheson, who played “Mailroom Guy” in the film, not only was much of his

CNN By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — Blake Lively is getting some high-profile support in the midst of allegations she’s made against her “It Ends With Us” director and co-star, Justin Baldoni. The author of the book that film was based on, Colleen Hoover, posted a message of support on her Instagram stories over