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By Scottie Andrew The Grammys are happening this Sunday — a little later than usual — but happening nonetheless! Pushed from January due to a surge in Covid-19 cases, the 64th Grammys are set in Las Vegas this year. Expect performances from Gen Z stars and nominees Lil Nas X, Olivia Rodrigo and perennial winner

By Zoe Sottile, CNN Musician and actress Camila Cabello took to Instagram to share her struggles with body image. The Cuban-American performer, who recently starred in a rendition of “Cinderella,” detailed the pressures that come with being under the spotlight. “I’ve worn bikinis that were to small and paid no mind to how I looked,

From Jake Tapper’s Book Club A note from CNN’s Jake Tapper: Let me start this week’s newsletter with a confession. If the Book Club show and newsletter only reflected those books I found myself reading over the past few years, many would have been thrillers by middle-aged white men. Good books—highly enjoyable, well-written, well-rendered—but I

By Aya Elamroussi, CNN Estelle Harris, the actress known for playing George Costanza’s mother on “Seinfeld,” died Saturday, her agent told CNN. She was 93. Harris, whose distinctive voice was sought after in various roles, unforgettably played Estelle Costanza on the 90s sitcom, often bickering with her on-screen husband Jerry Stiller and her fictional son,

By Brian Stelter, CNN Business After slapping presenter Chris Rock on stage at last weekend’s Academy Awards, Will Smith announced in a statement Friday that he has resigned from the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts & Sciences. “I am resigning from membership in the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, and will accept any

By Scottie Andrew, CNN Jerrod Carmichael’s latest stand-up special might be his most revelatory yet. The acclaimed comedian comes out as gay in his new HBO special, “Rothaniel,” a few years after he first referenced relationships with men in a previous film for HBO. (CNN shares parent company WarnerMedia with the network.) In the intimate

By Lisa Respers France, CNN Like many people who watched the encounter that ended with Will Smith slapping Chris Rock on stage Sunday at the Academy Awards ceremony, Oscars lead producer Will Packer thought it was a planned bit. But as Smith — angered by a joke Rock told about Smith’s wife, Jada Pinkett Smith

By Scottie Andrew, CNN The Grammys are happening this Sunday — a little later than usual — but happening nonetheless! Pushed from January due to a surge in Covid-19 cases, the 64th Grammys are set in Las Vegas this year. Expect performances from Gen Z stars and nominees Lil Nas X, Olivia Rodrigo and perennial

By Andy Rose and Chloe Melas, CNN After Will Smith slapped comedian Chris Rock on stage Sunday at the Academy Awards ceremony, Los Angeles police officers were prepared to arrest Smith, according to an interview with the award show’s producer, but the comedian was adamant he did not want to press charges. In an excerpt

By Chloe Melas In the moments following Will Smith’s stunning on-stage slap of Chris Rock during Sunday’s Oscars telecast, members of the Academy of Motion Picture and Arts and Sciences leadership “firmly asked” Will Smith’s publicist for the actor to leave the ceremony, according to a source with knowledge of the situation. Smith “was firmly

By Sandra Gonzalez, CNN The Razzies, a tongue-in-cheek award show that hands out honors to the worst cinema of the year, has rescinded its prize for Bruce Willis after the actor’s family revealed he is struggling with aphasia, a medical condition that affects his cognitive abilities. “After much thought and consideration, the Razzies have made