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By Dan Heching, CNN (CNN) — Richard Roundtree, the stage and screen actor best known for his performance as a tough-talking private eye in 1971’s “Shaft,” has died. He was 81. The news was confirmed by Roundtree’s theatrical talent agent Artist and Representatives, who said in an email to CNN that the actor died Tuesday

By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — Britney Spears is redefining what freedom means to her after over a decade of feeling like she didn’t have control of her own life. “Freedom to do what I want to do has given me back my womanhood,” she writes in her new memoir, “The Woman In Me,” released

By Marianne Garvey, CNN (CNN) — Tom Bergeron revealed that there was a certain moment he knew his “Dancing with the Stars” job had come to an end. Bergeron hosted the series starting in 2005 and left the show in 2020. He told former “DWTS” pro Cheryl Burke on her “Sex, Lies and Spray Tans”

By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — Rebecca Loos does not sound happy about her history with David Beckham being revisited. The Netflix docuseries “Beckham” looks back at the superstar soccer player’s life, including a decades-old alleged affair with Loos, who is his former personal assistant. Loos, who is now a married mother of two

By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — Another day, another Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce story. This time around, Swifties, as the singer’s fans are known, are talking about a photo of her sweetly kissing her presumed beau. Here’s how it all happened. Swift was once again spotted in a suite cheering on Kelce and

By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson’s wax figure is getting a makeover. The Musée Grévin, a museum in Paris, France, that specializes in wax figures of famous people, came under fire recently for a sculpture of Johnson that many found to be too light skinned to represent the actor, who

By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — Taylor Swift’s latest milestone feels like a complete “fever dream.” “Cruel Summer,” a track off of her 2019 “Lover” album, hit No. 1 on Billboard’s Hot 100 chart this week. The music charting site reported the news on Monday, noting that it had previously peaked at No. 3. The

CNN By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — Jay-Z has weighed in on a longstanding (hypothetical) internet debate over whether to choose a meal with the man himself or half a million dollars. “You’ve gotta take the money,” the rapper/producer/entrepreneur told Gayle King in an interview with CBS. “You’ve got all that in the music

By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — Netflix released a trailer for “Squid Game: The Challenge” on Monday, giving the first full look at the hotly-anticipated reality competition show based on the streamer’s 2021 South Korean hit series “Squid Game.” While “The Challenge” is not a matter of life or death, as is graphically depicted in

By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — Pink is opening up about her past in a new interview with “60 Minutes,” revealing she nearly died of a drug overdose in the ’90s. “I grew up in a house where every day my parents were screaming at each other, throwing things. They hated each other,” Pink told

By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — Jay-Z has weighed in on a longstanding (hypothetical) internet debate over whether to choose a meal with the man himself or half a million dollars. “You’ve gotta take the money,” the rapper/producer/entrepreneur told Gayle King in an interview with CBS. “You’ve got all that in the music for

By Marianne Garvey, CNN (CNN) — Jeremy Renner has physically recovered from the near-fatal accident he suffered last January, but the experience has stayed with him. The “Avengers” star was crushed near his Nevada home while trying to stop his snow-removal tractor from sliding and hitting his nephew. He broke several bones including eight ribs,

By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — Dwayne Johnson has heard the complaints about his wax figure and says he’s doing something about it. The Musée Grévin, a museum in Paris, France, that specializes in wax figures of famous people, came under fire recently for a sculpture of Johnson that many found to be too

By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — At the age of 82, Martha Stewart can do what she wants. That includes dressing how she wants. The doyenne of domesticity was recently recently asked about “dressing for one’s age.” “Dressing for whose age?” she reportedly responded. “I don’t think about age,” Stewart told Page 6. “I

By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — “Crossroads” starring Britney Spears is returning to theaters in celebration of the release of her new memoir “The Woman in Me,” but is a sequel also coming? Tamra Davis, who directed the 2002 film, expressed interest in returning to the story in an interview with EW. “I’m currently

By Marianne Garvey, CNN (CNN) — Jennifer Garner and Reese Witherspoon are true friends. The two appeared at Hello Sunshine’s Shine Away event in Los Angeles over the weekend, where Garner said Witherspoon was there for her during a “very public, very hard moment in my life” while speaking during a panel discussion, reports People.

By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — In a surprise to absolutely nobody, Taylor Swift was back in Kansas City on Sunday to support Travis Kelce at his football game. Wearing a red Kansas City Chiefs t-shirt and a black cheerleader-inspired miniskirt, Swift appeared on CBS’s broadcast at Arrowhead Stadium watching the team play the Los

By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — Showing up for your friends – this is the way, according to Pedro Pascal. In a surprise cameo on the new episode of “Saturday Night Live,” Pascal did just that for his “friend” Bad Bunny, who asked for advice on how to nail his monologue in his hosting debut

CNN By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — Showing up for your friends – this is the way, according to Pedro Pascal. In a surprise cameo on the new episode of “Saturday Night Live,” Pascal did just that for his “friend” Bad Bunny, who asked for advice on how to nail his monologue in his hosting

By Leah Asmelash, CNN (CNN) — It’s that time of year again, when all things spooky come out to play. Halloween, our annual celebration of the scary, has long been a showcase for ghost costumes and vampire teeth. This year, though, the most popular costumes might look a little different. Barbie, Spider-Man and Wednesday Addams