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By Lisa Respers France, CNN Da Brat once famously rapped that she was here to “represent for the rest of the family” and now her family is growing. On Tuesday, the 48-year-old recording artist revealed that she is expecting her first child. “I never thought I was going to have kids,” the “Funkdafied” rapper told

By Lianne Kolirin, CNN We’re in the midst of awards season, but the experience might not be as joyful or glamorous as viewers might think. Emma Thompson has two Academy Award wins to her name, but she’s revealed that the Oscars left her feeling “seriously ill.” The British actress, who stars as Miss Trunchbull in

By Marianne Garvey, CNN John Malkovich is talking about his close friend, missing hiker Julian Sands. The two became friends while working together in Thailand in the 1980s and were roommates after filming “The Killing Fields.” Sands, 65, went missing in the San Gabriel Mountains on Jan. 13 during a hike on Mt. Baldy in

By Marianne Garvey, CNN Marvel star Paul Rudd is everywhere now, but there was a time when he felt like he really didn’t belong. The “Ant-Man” and regular in Judd Apatow’s films says his time as Lisa Kudrow’s partner, Mike Hannigan, on “Friends” turned into an appearance in the final episode of one of the

By Scottie Andrew, CNN For years, J.K. Rowling, one of the best-selling authors of all time, has made inflammatory comments about transgender people, particularly trans women, using dehumanizing language and baselessly accusing them of harming cisgender women. Her words have disappointed legions of “Harry Potter” fans and even the stars who brought Rowling’s books to

By Lisa Respers France, CNN Madonna appears to be having the last laugh over comments about her appearance. The superstar singer tweeted an image of her and it felt like a clap back to all the chatter about her face. “Look how cute i am now that swelling from surgery has gone down. Lol [laughing

By Kevin Flower and Julia Vargas Jones, CNN The manslaughter charges against Alec Baldwin relating to the 2021 fatal shooting on the set of the movie “Rust” have been downgraded by prosecutors in New Mexico, which will reduce the prison time the actor could face for the death of the movie’s cinematographer, Halyna Hutchins. The

By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN Rebel Wilson and Ramona Agruma are engaged, the Australian actress shared on Instagram on Sunday. “We said YES!” Wilson said in the post, which was accompanied by photos of the couple at Disneyland, where the engagement appears to have taken place. Wilson’s representative Marcy Engelman confirmed the couple is engaged in

By Alli Rosenbloom, Dan Heching and Eric Levenson, CNN Richard Belzer, the comedian and actor best known for playing the acerbic Detective John Munch across a number of NBC crime dramas, including “Law & Order: Special Victims Unit,” over more than two decades, has died, according to his longtime manager. He was 78. Belzer “passed

By Dan Heching, CNN The BAFTA Film Awards took place at the Royal Festival Hall in London, England on Sunday. The German film “All Quiet on the Western Front” was the sweeping victor of the night, winning seven awards including best film and best director. “We’ve been blessed with so many nominations and winning this

By Hannah Sarisohn, Kevin Flower and Eric Levenson, CNN Tom Sizemore, the “Saving Private Ryan” actor, is hospitalized in intensive care after suffering a brain aneurysm, his spokesperson told CNN on Sunday morning. Sizemore is in critical condition and is in a “wait and see situation,” said the spokesperson, Charles Lago. “His family is aware