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By Leah Asmelash, CNN (CNN) — According to almost every beloved romantic comedy ever — and even some not-so-beloved ones — romance and the holiday season go hand-in-hand. That has to be the reason for the myriad of holiday-themed romantic comedies, from cult favorites like “The Holiday” and Netflix efforts like “The Knight before Christmas.”

By Marianne Garvey, CNN (CNN) — “Dancing with the Stars” has crowned a Season 32 winner. Xochitl Gomez and Val Chmerkovskiy walked away with the Len Goodman Mirrorball trophy in the season finale Tuesday night. It was the first finale in “DWTS” history to feature five couples. Also in the finale alongside the pros were

By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — Angelina Jolie says she wouldn’t be an actress if she was starting out in the entertainment industry today. That was just one of the revelations the star shared in her recently published interview with the Wall Street Journal Magazine. In an article, titled “Angelina Jolie Is Rebuilding Her

CNN By Eric Levenson and Brian Lowry, CNN (CNN) — Famed television producer Norman Lear, whose wildly successful TV sitcoms including “All in the Family” and “The Jeffersons” fused comedy with trenchant social commentary and dominated network ratings in the 1970s, died Tuesday at his home in Los Angeles, his family announced on his website.

By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — John Krasinski isn’t really Jenna Fischer’s love interest, he’s just played that on TV. Just ask his real life wife, Emily Blunt. The actress recently appeared on “Variety’s Award Circuit” podcast, where she said viewers of the sitcom have an interesting reaction when they see her and Krasinski

By Eric Levenson and Brian Lowry, CNN (CNN) — Famed television producer Norman Lear, whose wildly successful TV sitcoms including “All in the Family” and “The Jeffersons” fused comedy with trenchant social commentary and dominated network ratings in the 1970s, died Tuesday at his home in Los Angeles, his family announced on his website. He

By Lianne Kolirin, CNN (CNN) — Former “Dancing with the Stars” professional Mark Ballas and his wife, BC Jean, welcomed a baby boy last month, the pair announced on social media. The pair broke the news on their individual Instagram accounts on Tuesday, sharing the same black-and-white image of their hands holding that of their

By Gawon Bae and Kathleen Magramo, CNN Seoul/Hong Kong (CNN) — All four members of K-pop supergroup Blackpink have renewed their contracts with label YG Entertainment, according to the label’s regulatory filing published Wednesday. The singers – Jennie, Jisoo, Lisa and Rosé – will remain a quartet. The filing did not specify the length of their contracts. Their

By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — Steven Spielberg has made public remarks about the deadly October 7 Hamas attacks in Israel. The Oscar-winning director made the remarks in a feature published Friday by the USC Shoah Foundation, an organization he founded in 1994 to record and preserve interviews with Holocaust survivors and other witnesses. “I

By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — Joey King doesn’t agree with her “Kissing Booth” costar Jacob Elordi’s criticism of their Netflix franchise. The actress responded to Variety recently about Elordi’s less than flattering words about the beloved teen rom-coms. “I think it’s unfortunate anyone would feel that way,” King said. “I had a great

By Dan Heching, CNN (CNN) — Ryan Murphy is at it again with some more high society drama in Season 2 of “Feud,” the long-awaited followup to the first outing in 2017. On Tuesday, FX unveiled a first-look at the poster for the series, which features stars Demi Moore, Molly Ringwald, Naomi Watts, Chloe Sevigny,

By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — Denny Laine, co-founder of bands Wings and The Moody Blues and longtime collaborator of Paul McCartney, died on Tuesday morning, according to Laine’s wife Elizabeth Hines. He was 79. Hines wrote in a post on Laine’s official Instagram account that Laine had “been in ICU on a ventilator this

By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — T.J. Holmes and Amy Robach may have lost their jobs as “GMA3” anchors, but it sounds like they believe it was worth it for their “beautiful relationship.” The pair are “ready to share the real story behind the headlines” on their new iHeartRadio podcast, “Amy and T.J.” The

By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — You will get a sentimental feeling when you hear this classic song is bringing overdue acknowledgement to a beloved artist. Sixty five years after it first released, “Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree” has topped the Billboard Hot 100 for the first time. That makes the hit song’s original

By Marianne Garvey, CNN (CNN) — Actor Sean Astin acknowledges a little nepotism may have helped him get his start in Hollywood, and he’s ok with that. Astin, who has appeared in nearly 200 television shows and films, including starring roles in “The Goonies,” “Rudy” and the “Lord of the Rings” trilogy, grew up in

By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — Jamie Foxx took the occasion of an acceptance on Monday to address his health crisis in April. The Oscar-winning actor made a surprise appearance at the Critics Choice Association‘s Celebration of Cinema and Television: Honoring Black, Latino and AAPI Achievements, where he received the Vanguard Award for his

By Jack Guy, CNN (CNN) — “Frasier” star Kelsey Grammer had an interview with the BBC cut short by Paramount+ representatives this week after the conversation turned to his support for former US President Donald Trump, according to a radio host. Justin Webb, one of the hosts of the “Today” program on BBC Radio 4, recalled

By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — Nicolas Cage is a movie star with more than 100 film credits to his name, but the Oscar-winning actor may be ready to try something new. “I feel I’ve pretty much said what I’ve had to say with cinema,” Cage said in an interview with Uproxx published Monday. “I

Review by Brian Lowry, CNN (CNN) — More a product of practical commerce than pure imagination, “Wonka” turns out to be a quirky, intermittently tasty confection, featuring Timothée Chalamet as the young inventor/magician/chocolatier in a super-caloric origin story. The star gives it his all, including plenty of not-bad/not-great singing, in a film that’s at its

CNN Review by Brian Lowry, CNN (CNN) — More a product of practical commerce than pure imagination, “Wonka” turns out to be a quirky, intermittently tasty confection, featuring Timothée Chalamet as the young inventor/magician/chocolatier in a super-caloric origin story. The star gives it his all, including plenty of not-bad/not-great singing, in a film that’s at