By Marianne Garvey When Brittney Johnson floated on stage in a magic bubble Monday night, she got a standing ovation. Johnson also got a two-minute ovation at the close of the show. As the full-time Glinda in the Broadway musical “Wicked,” Johnson made history on Monday as the first Black woman to play the lead
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By Lisa Respers France, CNN Kanye West is all over the headlines right now. Between his (now mostly deleted) social media posts about estranged wife, Kim Kardashian and her boyfriend, “SNL” star Pete Davidson, to the end of his brief relationship with actress Julia Fox and his forthcoming “Jeen-yuhs: A Kanye Trilogy” coming to Netflix,
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By Lisa Respers France, CNN “The Sopranos” went off the air in 2007, but people are still debating the ending. Which is one of the reasons why people were happy to see Jamie-Lynn Sigler, who played Meadow Soprano on the drama, recreate the show’s opening credits sequence in a Super Bowl ad. The actress is
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By Marianne Garvey, CNN Tyrese Gibson is mourning the death of his mother Priscilla Murray, who died on Monday from Covid-19 and pneumonia, according to the actor. Murray had been hospitalized last week and died on Monday, Gibson shared. “On behalf of my family and everyone who ever spent anytime praying for my mother, this
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By Sandra Gonzalez and Lisa Respers France, CNN And the Oscar host duties go to … Wanda Sykes, Amy Schumer and Regina Hall. On Tuesday the trio were officially named hosts of the upcoming 94th Academy Awards during the “Good Morning America” telecast. “Good morning America I’m not sure who thought this was a good
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By Lisa Respers France, CNN Naturally, Netflix gifted us with a look at the new season of “Bridgerton” on Valentine’s Day. A teaser trailer dropped Monday and it did not disappoint. It starts with a voice over by Julie Andrews, who serves as the voice for “Lady Whistledown.” “Dearest gentle reader,” she asks. “Did you
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By Chloe Melas, CNN Whoopi Goldberg has returned to “The View” following being suspended by ABC News over controversial comments she made and apologized for about the Holocaust. “There’s something kind of marvelous about being on a show like this because we are ‘The View,’ and this is what we do,” Golberg said in her
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By Chloe Melas, CNN Jordan Peele has another movie bound to give you a fright. The director, who rose to fame for his hit 2017 film “Get Out,” has released a trailer for his upcoming horror movie, “Nope.” The film starts Keke Palmer and Daniel Kaluuya, where they are playing characters who are working on
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By Lisa Respers France, CNN Celebrities spotted not wearing a mask at Sunday’s Super Bowl game were met with cries of “hypocrisy” by some on social media. Those attending the event at SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles were given KN95 masks because Los Angeles county requires masks to prevent the spread of Covid-19 at “mega
Continue Reading By Lisa Respers France, CNN Celebrities spotted not wearing a mask at Sunday’s Super Bowl game were met with cries of “hypocrisy” by some on social media. Those attending the event at SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles were given KN95 masks because Los Angeles county requires masks to prevent the spread of Covid-19 at “mega
Continue Reading By Chloe Melas, CNN Whoopi Goldberg has returned to “The View” following being suspended by ABC News over controversial comments she made and apologized for about the Holocaust. “There’s something kind of marvelous about being on a show like this because we are ‘The View,’ and this is what we do,” Golberg said in her
Continue Reading By Chloe Melas, CNN Whoopi Goldberg has returned to “The View” following being suspended by ABC News over controversial comments she made and apologized for about the Holocaust. “There’s something kind of marvelous about being on a show like this because we are ‘The View,’ and this is what we do,” Golberg said in her
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Text by Leah Asmelash and Scottie Andrew; illustration by Leanza Abucayan, CNN Everyone loves a good romantic comedy, and those who claim they don’t are lying. Though often ridiculed, or dismissed as “chick flicks,” these movies appeal to something we all crave: love. To watch these movies is to be charmed — don’t we all,
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By Marianne Garvey A wild trailer for “Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness” aired during Sunday’s Super Bowl. The movie is set after the events in “Spider-Man: No Way Home” and “Avengers:Endgame.” An official synopsis for the movie reads: “After the events of ‘Avengers: Endgame,’ Dr. Stephen Strange continues his research on the Time
Continue Reading By Marianne Garvey A wild trailer for “Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness” aired during Sunday’s Super Bowl. The movie is set after the events in “Spider-Man: No Way Home” and “Avengers:Endgame.” An official synopsis for the movie reads: “After the events of ‘Avengers: Endgame,’ Dr. Stephen Strange continues his research on the Time
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By Kelly McCleary and Chris Boyette, CNN Ivan Reitman, a storied producer and director behind some of Hollywood’s biggest comedies, has died, according to the CEO of Sony Pictures Motion Picture Group. He was 75. Reitman created some of the most enduring comedic films of the ’80s and ’90s, including 1984’s “Ghostbusters,” which he produced
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By Joe Sutton and Susannah Cullinane, CNN Rapper Kodak Black was among four people shot early Saturday near an after-party in West Hollywood for singer Justin Bieber, Black’s lawyer said. Attorney Bradford Cohen posted about the shooting near The Nice Guy restaurant and lounge on his verified Instagram account Saturday. “There was an unprovoked attack
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By Lisa Respers France, CNN Old skool hip-hop showed the kids a thing or two Sunday night at the Pepsi Super Bowl LVI Halftime Show. The “original gangsters” Snoop Dogg and Dr. Dre performed with Dre’s mentee Eminem, the Queen of R&B hip-hop Mary J. Blige, and rap star Kendrick Lamar. It marked not only
Continue Reading By Lisa Respers France, CNN Old skool hip-hop showed the kids a thing or two Sunday night at the Pepsi Super Bowl LVI Halftime Show. The “original gangsters” Snoop Dogg and Dr. Dre performed with Dre’s mentee Eminem, the Queen of R&B hip-hop Mary J. Blige, and rap star Kendrick Lamar. It marked not only
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By Sandra Gonzalez and Emma Tucker, CNN Team Fluff won the 18th Puppy Bowl on Sunday against Team Ruff by a slim margin with a final score of 73-69 after a face-off that lasted three hours. Puppy Bowl XVIII kicked off on Sunday morning with a feature of “From Puppy Bowl with Love,” which revisited
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