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By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — Richard Simmons’ former staff members have shared what would end up being the late fitness guru’s final social media post. In a message posted to Simmons’ X account from “Richard’s staff,” it was stated that Simmons often planned his posts ahead of time. “As you know, on the weekends,

Essay by Scottie Andrew, CNN (CNN) — If anything especially notable happened between late July and December of last year, I can’t remember it. All I know is pink. I was too busy spending my time with “Barbie.” I’ve seen the film upwards of 20 times since it premiered on July 21, 2023. Half of

By Dan Heching, CNN (CNN) — Amid celebration around the release of his new movie “Twisters,” Glen Powell took a moment to honor an acting “legend” who came before him. The “Hit Man” star posted a picture of himself alongside late actor Bill Paxton – who starred in the 1996 film “Twister” – on X

By Denise Royal and Sara Smart, CNN (CNN) — A federal grand jury in Miami charged rapper Sean Kingston and his mother each with one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud and five counts of wire fraud, according to an indictment filed last week and announced Friday in a news release from the US Attorney’s Office, Southern

By Dan Heching, CNN (CNN) — One comedy giant saluted another this week after the passing of Bob Newhart, who died Thursday morning at the age of 94. Carol Burnett tweeted a fond farewell to the late star later on Thursday, sharing a black-and-white photo of the pair on a set in 1964. “I had

By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — Years ago, Matthew McConaughey shared that while he and Kate Hudson were filming “Fool’s Gold” in 2008, she made a hygienic request of him. “She always brings a salt rock, which is some natural deodorant, and says, ‘Would you please put this on?,’” he reportedly said at the

By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — Janet Jackson loves performing. Doing publicity around her work, not so much. During an interview with the radio program “Heart Evenings with Dev Griffin,” the topic of being interviewed came up and Jackson made clear her feelings. “I don’t mean to be rude, but I have to be

By Randi Kaye, CNN (CNN) — Long before singer songwriter Aaron Lee Tasjan was collaborating with the likes of Lady Gaga and producer Jack White, he was just a kid growing up in the Midwest struggling to belong. He turned to music. “It completely saved me,” Tasjan told CNN’s Randi Kaye in a recent interview.

By Amarachi Orie, CNN (CNN) — Actress Cheng Pei-pei, best known for her martial arts roles in films such as “Come Drink with Me” and “Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon,” has died. She was 78. “It is with a heavy heart that we announce that the rumors are true. Our mother, Cheng Pei Pei, passed away

CNN By Dan Heching and Todd Leopold, CNN (CNN) — Bob Newhart, whose stammering, deadpan unflappability carried him to stardom as a standup comedian and later in television and movies, has died, according to a statement from his longtime publicist Jerry Digney. He was 94. Digney said Newhart died in Los Angeles on Thursday morning

CNN By Dan Heching and Todd Leopold, CNN (CNN) — Bob Newhart, whose stammering, deadpan unflappability carried him to stardom as a standup comedian and later in television and movies, has died, according to a statement from his longtime publicist Jerry Digney. He was 94. Digney said Newhart died in Los Angeles on Thursday morning

By Dan Heching and Todd Leopold, CNN (CNN) — Bob Newhart, whose stammering, deadpan unflappability carried him to stardom as a standup comedian and later in television and movies, has died, according to a statement from his longtime publicist Jerry Digney. He was 94. Digney said Newhart died in Los Angeles on Thursday morning after

By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — This is America, which means Donald Glover has choices. And the actor and writer has made one in deciding to retire his musical alter ego, Childish Gambino. “It’s not fulfilling,” he told the New York Times in a recent interview. “I just felt like I didn’t need to

By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — Gymnastics champion Simone Biles reflects on her previous Olympic competitions as she prepares for the Paris games in a new Netflix docuseries, “Simone Biles Rising.” Biles made the surprising decision to withdraw from competition at the Tokyo Olympics in 2021 after she was becoming disoriented in her routines

By Dan Heching, CNN (CNN) — When it comes to influential films in the world of climate research and weather reporting, few (if any) can hold a candle to “Twister,” Jan de Bont’s epic action movie that has spawned a sequel blowing through theaters this weekend. When the film came out in 1996, Dr. Elizabeth

By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — No one puts Britney Spears in a corner. The singer was mentioned in a recent episode of “The Osbournes Podcast” in which Ozzy Osbourne said he was “fed up with seeing poor old Britney Spears” dancing on social media. “You know, it’s sad,” the legendary rocker said. “Very,

By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — Glen Powell gets an A for effort. The “Twisters” star is already prepping for his next movie, while simultaneously working on getting his college degree from the University of Texas in Austin. In a recent interview with IndieWire, Powell, 35, explained how he plans to juggle his course

By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — There are plenty of actors who want more than anything to leave the characters that made them famous behind, but Jerry Ferrara is not one of them. Twenty years after the debut of “Entourage,” the man who played Salvatore “Turtle” Assante smiles as he talks to CNN about

By Shania Baweja, CNN (CNN) — Naomi Pomeroy, renowned chef and “Top Chef Masters” star, died in a tubing accident in Oregon over the weekend, local authorities said. She was 49. Pomeroy drowned in the Willamette River in Corvallis, Oregon, on Saturday, July 13th, according to a news release posted to Facebook by the Benton County Sheriff’s

By Cheri Mossburg and Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — In the latest round in Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie’s ongoing litigation over the former couple’s French winery Château Miravel, the two are fighting over Jolie’s request for Pitt to turn over third-party communications related to a 2016 plane incident. “These private, third-party communications are far