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By Isaac Yee, CNN (CNN) — Are you ready? Beyoncé is coming home for Christmas. The singer will perform during the halftime show of the Houston Texans-Baltimore Ravens NFL game on Christmas Day in her hometown of Houston, Netflix announced on Sunday. “Your early Christmas wish has been granted as Beyoncé will perform during Netflix’s

By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — Taylor Sheridan’s hit western series “Yellowstone” may soon be coming to an end, but the producer’s latest offering “Landman” might just be the show to fill that void. “Landman” stars Billy Bob Thornton and chronicles the gritty tale of the dangerous oil business in the boomtowns of West Texas.

By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — Actor Taylor Lautner is reviving the “Twilight” saga love triangle debate of the late aughts in a very 2024 way. In a hilarious video, Lautner pretended to write in the voice of an irate internet dweller: “Honestly screw Edward. Bella should’ve ended up with Jacob.” A scene from 2012’s

By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — The already expansive “Dune” universe is about to get even bigger. In Max’s six-part prequel series “Dune: Prophecy,” premiering Sunday, the story will stretch far beyond the vast Spice-infused deserts of the planet Arrakis that Timotheé Chalamet’s character Paul Atreides walked in the recent “Dune” movies directed by Denis

By Dan Heching, CNN (CNN) — Zoe Saldaña has already given us so much – emotionally pivotal characters in three bestselling film franchises, on top of a long list of TV and movie credits – her role in Netflix’s genre-busting new thriller/musical hybrid “Emilia Pérez” feels like icing on a very rich cake. The “Avatar”

By Jordan D. Brown, CNN (CNN) — Betty White will once again grace Americans’ lives, not on TV, but on your mail. The US Postal Service will honor the beloved American TV icon with her own stamp next year. The postal service announced the stamp on Friday as part of its new slate of stamps

By Nayeli Jaramillo-Plata, CNN (CNN) — PBS Kids’ newest star Carl – a raccoon with autism who collects everything from lint to plush toys – is making history as the network’s first lead character on the spectrum. “Carl the Collector,” which premiered Thursday, follows Carl and his neurodiverse animal friends as they tackle social interactions

By Kara Scannell and David J. Lopez, CNN (CNN) — Sean “Diddy” Combs has continued to attempt to obstruct the federal government’s investigation into his sex trafficking case and is trying to taint the jury pool even while he is in federal jail, prosecutors allege in a new court filing. A review of recorded calls

By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — If you are someone who doesn’t want to even think about Christmas until after Thanksgiving, apologies in advance. For those who are ready, we’ve got you. Plus, Mariah Carey says the countdown has begun, and we all know that her word is law when it comes to this.

By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — Plenty of people loved Hugh Grant’s character in the 1999 rom-com “Notting Hill,” but Grant is not one of them. He talked about playing William Thacker, opposite Julia Roberts as Anna Scott, during a conversation for Vanity Fair’s “Scene Selection.” “Whenever I’m flicking the channels at home after

By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — Conan O’Brien will host the next Academy Awards. It will mark the Emmy-winning television host and comedian’s first time at the helm of the Oscars. “We are thrilled and honored to have the incomparable Conan O’Brien host the Oscars this year,” Academy Chief Executive Officer Bill Kramer and

By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — Eva Longoria has chosen to live her life outside of the US. The “Desperate Housewives” star told Marie Claire in an interview published Wednesday that she and her husband José Bastón, along with their six-year-old son Santiago, no longer call Los Angeles home base. For years, her family has

By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — Denzel Washington rules on screen, but there is one thing audiences won’t get to see him do in his latest film. In an interview to promote “Gladiator II” with Gayety, the Oscar-winning actor talked about playing Roman emperor Macrinus. Washington was asked about “how gay” he thought the

By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — Nicole Kidman has worked with some amazing directors, but there’s one she has not. In a recent interview with Vanity Fair, the Oscar-winning actress was asked about her AFI Lifetime Achievement Award’s speech in which she listed some of the filmmakers she’s worked with. They included Jane Campion,

By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — Ariana Grande would like to put to rest a popular inaccuracy about a lyric in the hit Broadway musical “Wicked.” Grande stars a Glinda, later known as the good witch in “The Wizard of Oz,” in the big-screen adaptation of the musical. She and co-star Cynthia Erivo, who

By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — Taylor Swift trolling Ryan Reynolds is how we learned how close she is to the actor and his family. Swift showed her support for his “Deadpool & Wolverine” movie over the summer with a social media post that shouted out Reynolds as “my godkids’ sperm donor!” Reynolds has

By Jack Guy, CNN (CNN) — Hollywood star Sydney Sweeney has hit out at what she calls “fake” pronouncements on female empowerment in the entertainment industry. Sweeney made the comments in an interview with Vanity Fair published Wednesday, responding to widely reported comments made by Hollywood producer Carol Baum earlier this year, who said Sweeney

By Dan Heching and Cheri Mossburg, CNN (CNN) — Legendary musician, composer and producer Quincy Jones died from pancreatic cancer, according to his death certificate. The document, a copy of which was obtained by CNN on Wednesday, listed no other contributing factors to Jones’ death but noted that he had been living with cancer for

By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — “Squid Game” was a huge hit for Netflix, but the man behind the juggernaut South Korean drama is sharing that it wasn’t all roses for him. Producer Hwang Dong-hyuk said he lost “eight or nine” teeth during filming of the first season in an interview with BBC. So

By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — Brett Goldstein knew he had to nail the emotional scene at the center of this week’s episode of “Shrinking,” in which Alice (Lukita Maxwell) confronts the man who killed her mother in a drunk driving accident, played by the “Ted Lasso” alum. Thankfully, this isn’t his first time riding