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By Lisa Respers France, CNN Laverne Cox was at the US Open recently when she started trending. That’s because she was misidentified on Twitter as Beyoncé. Here’s how it happened: “The Morning Show” actor Choni Francis posted a clip that included a masked Cox enjoying a tennis match and tweeted that it was Queen Bey.

By Sandra Gonzalez, CNN Charlbi Dean, an actress whose star had just begun to rise with a starring role in Palme d’Or winner “Triangle of Sadness,” has died, a representative for the actress confirmed to CNN. She was 32. The representative confirmed reports that Dean died from unexpected and sudden illness on Monday but did

By Artemis Moshtaghian, CNN Police in Baltimore have arrested a street vendor who allegedly threatened violence and tried to extort a crew member working on the Apple TV+ production of “Lady in the Lake.” Baltimore Police say Keith L. Brown, 43, verbally threatened violence against members of the production crew, brandished a gun and demanded

By Harmeet Kaur, CNN DC Comics’ attempt to commemorate Hispanic Heritage Month has instead offended fans. The publisher previewed several variant covers in June for new stories featuring Latin American characters, which were set to release in September when Hispanic Heritage Month begins. But the artwork was largely centered around food, prompting criticism from some

By Marianne Garvey, CNN J.K. Rowling says she was invited to participate in the “Harry Potter 20th Anniversary: Return to Hogwarts” reunion special earlier this year but declined. The “Harry Potter” author was on Graham Norton’s “Radio Show” podcast, where she said “no one said don’t come” to the reunion, she just decided she didn’t

Review by Brian Lowry, CNN At its core a two-hander, and at its best in those moments, “The Patient” begins quite well before losing momentum in the middle, regaining it amid twists and unexpected turns that carry through to the end. Not quite hefty enough to support even its relatively short episodes, the 10-part limited

By Sandra Gonzalez, CNN Actor Eugenio Derbez, known for his work in films like “CODA” and the remake of “Overboard,” was injured an accident of an undisclosed nature and is facing a long recovery, according to his wife, Mexican actress and singer Alessandra Rosaldo. In a statement posted to Instagram in Spanish, Rosaldo, who has

By Toyin Owoseje, CNN Robert “Bob” LuPone, the Tony and Emmy nominated actor arguably best known for his role in hit TV show “The Sopranos,” has died at the age of 76. He died on Saturday following a three-year battle with pancreatic cancer, said the Manhattan Class Company (MCC) Theater, the influential off-Broadway theater company

By Leah Asmelash, CNN Daniel Radcliffe is getting weird in the new official trailer for the upcoming “Weird Al” Yankovic biopic. The new trailer for “Weird: The Al Yankovic Story” dropped on Monday, featuring Radcliffe as the famed quippy singer. Radcliffe — with his curly brown mop of hair, wire-rim glasses and bushy mustache —

By Marianne Garvey Nicki Minaj paid tribute to artists who have inspired her when she was presented with the Video Vanguard Award at Sunday’s MTV Video Music Awards. “I wrote this down, I don’t know why, but this was in my spirit to say: I wish that Whitney Houston and Michael Jackson were here,” Minaj

By Marianne Garvey, CNN The MTV Video Music Awards were presented on Sunday. See below for a full list of nominees with the winners indicated in bold. VIDEO OF THE YEAR Doja Cat — “Woman” — Kemosabe Records / RCA Records Drake ft. Future & Young Thug — “Way 2 Sexy” — OVO/Republic Ed Sheeran

By AJ Willingham, CNN Note: This article contains light spoilers for “House of the Dragon” and “Game of Thrones.” Whenever a fantasy story treads too far into gruesome violence or plain old human exploitation, storytellers like to trot out four little words: “But it’s historically accurate.” That was the explanation the creators of the “Game