By Megan Thomas The Weeknd abruptly ended his concert in Los Angeles on Saturday night, citing vocal issues. He was in the middle of a performance of his hit “Can’t Feel My Face” when he walked off the stage, the Los Angeles Times reports. Another song started playing briefly, then the lights came up in
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By Marianne Garvey, CNN “Saturday Night Live” veteran castmember Rob Schneider says the long-running sketch show was “over” after Kate McKinnon’s 2016 performance of “Hallelujah.” In a conversation on Glenn Beck’s podcast, Schneider said that McKinnon’s post-presidential election cold open at the piano, during which she sang Leonard Cohen’s “Hallelujah” dressed as Hilary Clinton, was
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By John Blake, CNN Brandon Morse has read J.R.R. Tolkien’s “The Hobbit,” the “Lord of the Rings” series and watched extended editions of Peter Jackson’s ring trilogy so often that “I can almost quote them all line for line.” But Morse is dreading a new addition to the Middle-earth canon that he says “perverts and
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By Sandra Gonzalez, CNN On stage in Liverpool on Thursday night, Dave Chappelle delivered a stinging assessment of the Oscars slap heard ’round the world. Chappelle is in the midst of a joint comedy tour with Chris Rock, who in March was slapped while presenting on stage at the Academy Awards by actor Will Smith.
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By Sandra Gonzalez, CNN Jane Fonda has been diagnosed with non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma and has begun chemotherapy treatment, the legendary actress and activist said in post shared on her verified social media account. “This is a very treatable cancer. 80% of people survive, so I feel very lucky,” she wrote. Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma is a cancer of
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By Chloe Melas, CNN Britney Spears has posted an open letter to her sons. The Grammy winner took to Instagram on Thursday and responded to an interview her son, Jayden Federline, 15, gave for an upcoming British ITV documentary about the Federline family. The documentary has been previewed by the British newspaper the DailyMail, and
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By Brian Lowry, CNN “Jaws” ushered in the age of the blockbuster in 1975, changing the way movies were marketed and released — practices that were cemented into the framework for summer releases when “Star Wars” followed two years later. Now, in a telling sign of the times, director Steven Spielberg’s seafaring thriller that had
Continue Reading By Brian Lowry, CNN “Jaws” ushered in the age of the blockbuster in 1975, changing the way movies were marketed and released — practices that were cemented into the framework for summer releases when “Star Wars” followed two years later. Now, in a telling sign of the times, director Steven Spielberg’s seafaring thriller that had
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By Lisa Respers France, CNN Comedians Tiffany Haddish and Aries Spears have been accused of having “groomed and molested” two then-minor siblings years ago, according to a lawsuit filed in Los Angeles Superior Court. The complainants are referred to as “Jane Doe” and “John Doe” in the suit, which states their names are being withheld
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By Marianne Garvey, CNN Sarah Michelle Gellar and Freddie Prinze Jr. celebrated 20 years of marriage on Thursday. The “Buffy the Vampire Slayer” actress noted the day on Instagram and shared a few photos of the couple. Gellar also joked to Howard Stern, who asked Prinze Jr. more than 20 years ago “if he ‘will
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By Lisa Respers France, CNN First, Laverne Cox was mistaken for Beyoncé at the US Open. Now, two other legends have been mixed up. The internet had a field day after former tennis pro and analyst Mary Carillo identified Dionne Warwick, who was sitting in the stands, as Gladys Knight. Carillo’s colleague, Chanda Rubin, also
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By Marianne Garvey, CNN Kanye West returned to Instagram and had some things to say about his family. West said he was going to be the one to decide where his four kids go to school. “I’m the kids father,” he wrote. “Hollywood is a giant brothel Pornography destroyed my family I deal with the
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Review by Brian Lowry, CNN Adapted from a film short into a movie, “Honk for Jesus. Save Your Soul” exhibits the strain of the magnification process — as premises go, feeling a little light in terms of the collection plate. The central performances, however, make this dark satire awkwardly watchable, with Sterling K. Brown and
Continue Reading Review by Brian Lowry, CNN Adapted from a film short into a movie, “Honk for Jesus. Save Your Soul” exhibits the strain of the magnification process — as premises go, feeling a little light in terms of the collection plate. The central performances, however, make this dark satire awkwardly watchable, with Sterling K. Brown and
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Review by Brian Lowry, CNN Although devoted to Armie Hammer and his family, the title “House of Hammer” evokes thoughts of British horror films released under the Hammer label from the 1950s to the ’70s, which doesn’t feel coincidental. That’s because this three-part Discovery+ docuseries is unfortunately presented as if it were a horror movie,
Continue Reading Review by Brian Lowry, CNN Although devoted to Armie Hammer and his family, the title “House of Hammer” evokes thoughts of British horror films released under the Hammer label from the 1950s to the ’70s, which doesn’t feel coincidental. That’s because this three-part Discovery+ docuseries is unfortunately presented as if it were a horror movie,
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By Scottie Andrew, CNN What a time to be a fantasy fan: Between “House of the Dragon” and “The Rings of Power,” there are dozens of new characters and stories set in the familiar worlds of “Game of Thrones” and “The Lord of the Rings” for audiences to invest in. But “Thrones” fans had their
Continue Reading By Scottie Andrew, CNN What a time to be a fantasy fan: Between “House of the Dragon” and “The Rings of Power,” there are dozens of new characters and stories set in the familiar worlds of “Game of Thrones” and “The Lord of the Rings” for audiences to invest in. But “Thrones” fans had their
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By Lisa Respers France, CNN What a way to make a living. Dolly Parton has remade her hit song “9 to 5” as a duet, this time with Kelly Clarkson. The song comes more than 40 years after the original and was recorded as part of the forthcoming documentary, “Still Working 9 to 5.” The
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By Sandra Gonzalez, CNN Nothing — not thunder, not lightning, not even a stomach bug — was going to put a damper on Jennifer Lopez’s big day. That is according to the star herself, who in her latest newsletter opened up about “unexpected setbacks” that threatened to spoil her wedding to Ben Affleck. “It had
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