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By Megan Thomas, CNN Actor Lance Reddick is being remembered by family and friends following his sudden death Friday at age 60. “Lance was taken from us far too soon,” Stephanie Reddick, the late actor’s widow, wrote in an Instagram post on Saturday. “Thank you for all your overwhelming love, support and beautiful stories shared

By Lisa Respers France, CNN Nostalgia never gets old. There is something so comforting in looking back on memories of times past — the good ones, of course — and Hollywood knows this. That’s in large part why it continues to serve up reboots, and that leads us to this week’s newsletter. Something to sip

By Sandra Gonzalez, CNN Lance Reddick, an actor known for his performance as Cedric Daniels on “The Wire” and for his work in the “John Wick” franchise, has died, according to his representative, Mia Hansen. He was 60. Hansen said Reddick passed away suddenly on Friday morning “from natural causes.” “Lance will be greatly missed,”

By Marianne Garvey, CNN The Cure frontman Robert Smith took on Ticketmaster and he’s getting results. The lead singer of the new wave band said Ticketmaster will be giving partial refunds after some ticket buyers for his band’s US tour were charged more in service fees than for the cost of their seats. Smith took

By Lisa Respers France, CNN There’s baking news out of the UK. Alison Hammond has been announced as a new host of “The Great British Bake Off.” Hammond, a beloved presenter who last month co-hosted the BAFTA Film Awards, shared the news Friday on social media. “It’s Official!! It’s happening The Great British Bake off

Review by Brian Lowry, CNN Wedding the irreverence of Adult Swim to the kinetic animation style of “Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse,” “Agent Elvis” is a psychedelic head trip that takes that old story about Elvis Presley’s fascination with the FBI and running (and jumping and kicking) with it. Produced with Priscilla Presley, it’s certainly weird,

By Lisa Respers France, CNN Halle Berry is wishing her eldest child a very happy birthday. The actress and director posted some photos of her daughter, Nahla, on her verified Instagram account in honor of the teen’s birthday. The pictures showed Berry embracing a younger Nahla, a photo of her as a youngster shot from

By Toyin Owoseje, CNN Billie Eilish has made a surprise acting debut in an episode of Donald Glover‘s new thriller series, “Swarm.” The seven-part series, which arrived on Prime Video on Friday, stars Dominique Fishback as Dre, a tormented young woman whose obsession with pop star Ni’Jah takes a violent turn. The show, which explores

By Lisa Respers France, CNN Ben Affleck is clearing a few things up. In an interview with The Hollywood Reporter published Thursday, he addressed controversy that followed comments he made in 2021 while speaking to Howard Stern about his past marriage to actress Jennifer Garner. “I had a really painful experience where I did an

By Lisa Respers France, CNN Justin Bieber is all smiles these days. The superstar singer posted an Instastory with the words, “Wait for it.” The video shows Bieber fully smiling. That was something he had been unable to do last June, when he announced he was suffering from facial paralysis because of Ramsay Hunt syndrome.