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By Scottie Andrew, CNN (CNN) — Mushroom Kingdom will soon bid farewell to one of its longest-tenured residents. Charles Martinet, the longtime voice of Nintendo’s beloved plumber Mario, is stepping away from the role after nearly 30 years, the video game company announced. Martinet will become a Mario ambassador instead, “sharing the joy of Mario”

By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — Lana Del Rey is hitting the road. Live Nation announced on Monday that the singer is heading out on a limited tour this fall. It all kicks off on Thursday, September 14 in Franklin, Tennessee and will make stops across ten cities in the US, including Austin, Texas,

By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — Charlize Theron knows she may be looking a bit different these days, and she’s perfectly fine with that. The actress told Allure magazine in a recently published interview: “My face is changing, and I love that my face is changing and aging.” Still, she told the publication, “people

By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — Pamela Anderson has a more natural look these days for a reason. The former “Baywatch” star says she now wears little to no makeup compared to when she was on the series in the early ’90s. Anderson told Elle that back then, “I just went along with what

By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — Being one the hottest female rappers in the game doesn’t shield you from a healthy bout of nerves. Just ask Latto, who at the age of 24 can already count herself among the new wave of hip-hop queens while also enjoying crossover success in reality TV. The Atlanta

By Scottie Andrew, CNN (CNN) — “EVERYBODY MOOOOOVEMENT!”  Eurodance maybe wasn’t due for a comeback for another few decades. But “Planet of the Bass,” a Eurodance parody track that’s become a TikTok hit and a legitimate banger in its own right, makes a compelling case for a return to a more innocent, synth-heavy time. It’s

By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — Taylor Swift capped off her sixth and final “Eras Tour” concert at Los Angeles’s SoFi Stadium on Wednesday with a big announcement that Swifties had been speculating about for weeks. During the surprise song portion of the concert – in which she sang two songs including “New Romantics” –

By Marianne Garvey (CNN) — “High School Musical: The Musical: The Series” will reveal the fates of the original film franchise’s many characters, including Zac Efron and Vanessa Hudgens’ Troy and Gabriella. Many of the movies’ original cast members make an appearance In the Season 4 premiere of the Disney+ series, including Corbin Bleu (Chad),

Review by Brian Lowry, CNN (CNN) — Covering the same terrain as “Dopesick” in too-precious fashion, “Painkiller” is a semi-fictionalized look at the opioid crisis and how Purdue Pharma cashed in on OxyContin at the expense of those who became hooked on the drug. Yet the tonal excesses and wild dramatic devices undermine this Netflix

By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — The telecast of the 75th Emmy Awards has been pushed back to air in January, on Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, the Television Academy and Fox announced Thursday. The awards show has historically aired in September, but there had been speculation that it would either be postponed or

By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — Luke Valentine has been kicked off of “Big Brother 25” after using the n-word on Tuesday night’s live feed. “Luke violated the BIG BROTHER code of conduct and there is zero tolerance in the house for using a racial slur. He has been removed from the house,” CBS

By Marianne Garvey (CNN) — Sydney Sweeney is aware of the rumors about her and sometimes, she admits, it all gets to her. “Sometimes I feel beat up by it,” the “Euphoria” actress, who also has a “Barbarella” reboot in development, told Variety in a cover story published on Wednesday. “It’s hard to sit back

By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — Robbie Robertson, five-time Grammy nominee and celebrated songwriter, singer, guitarist and film composer, has died, according to an announcement sent from his publicity agency Costa Communications, Inc. to CNN. He was 80 and died after a long illness. In a statement, Robertson’s manager of 34 years, Jared Levine,

By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — Jada Pinkett Smith’s struggle with hair loss is tied to one of Hollywood’s biggest recent controversies, and she’s offered an update about it. The actress, 51, has been outspoken about having alopecia, a condition in which a person loses their hair. Pinkett Smith recently posted a past selfie

By Marianne Garvey (CNN) — Octavia Spencer is showing support for her friend Sandra Bullock after Bullock lost her longtime partner Bryan Randall. Randall, a photographer, died on August 5 following a 3-year battle with ALS. Spencer took to Instagram with a message for her friend and former co-star, saying Bullock has “lost her soulmate.”

By Marianne Garvey (CNN) — The attorney for the plaintiffs in the complaint against Lizzo tells CNN that “at least” six more inquiries have come in from other people with similar stories about the singer. Ron Zambrano, the plaintiffs’ attorney and a partner and employment litigation chair at West Coast Employment Lawyers, said, “We have

By Leah Asmelash, CNN (CNN) — Does the name Sylvia Robinson ring a bell? For hip-hop fans, it should. Not only did she found Sugar Hill Records, the first hip-hop record label, with husband Joe Robinson, she also produced the 1979 track “Rapper’s Delight” by The Sugarhill Gang. That track achieved massive commercial success, becoming

By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — The cause of death for Leandro De Niro Rodriguez, the grandson of Oscar-winning actor Robert De Niro, has been determined. According to an email sent to CNN from the New York City Medical Examiner’s Office, the 19-year-old’s death in July was the result of a toxic combination of

By Marianne Garvey (CNN) — Detroit musician Sixto Rodriguez, the subject of the documentary “‘Searching for Sugar Man” – which won the 2013 best documentary Academy Award – has died, according to an announcement on his official website. The following statement, posted on Tuesday, was included in the notice: “It is with great sadness that

By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — According to her daughter Chloe Lattanzi, the late Olivia Newton-John believed in the paranormal and made her a promise before she died one year ago at the age of 73 following a battle with cancer. “Mom and I had talked years back,” Lattanzi told People in an article