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By Lisa Respers France, CNN Dolly Parton has weighed in on the #FreeBritney movement. During an appearance Thursday on “Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen,” the legendary country star was asked about Britney Spears and her conservatorship battle. “Well, I try to not get involved in other people’s business,” Parton said. “I think she

By Toyin Owoseje, CNN Jamie Lee Curtis has proudly shared for the first time that her younger child is a transgender woman. The Golden Globe-winning actress made the announcement — with her daughter’s permission — in a new cover interview with the AARP magazine, saying she and her husband Christopher Guest “watched in wonder and

Review by Brian Lowry, CNN Anchored by an impressive performance from Matt Damon, “Stillwater” confounds expectations in mostly frustrating ways. Director/co-writer Tom McCarthy (the Oscar-winning “Spotlight”) has set up a movie about a father determined to help free his daughter, but unlike the usual can-do Americans in this sort of tale, he’s clearly in way

By Lisa Respers France, CNN Get ready for awards season buzz. Will Smith is portraying Richard Williams, the father of tennis stars Venus and Serena Williams, in the forthcoming film “King Richard.” The movie “follows the journey of Richard Williams, an undeterred father instrumental in raising two of the most extraordinarily gifted athletes of all

Review by Brian Lowry, CNN “The Green Knight” offers a reminder, if any were needed, why you don’t see many movies adapted from 14th-century poems. Even those intrigued by tales of King Arthur and his knights might find this ambitious film as impenetrable as armor, although the lush imagery and epic tone provide some compensation

By Chloe Melas, CNN Chrishell Stause and “Selling Sunset” boss Jason Oppenheim are dating. The couple made their relationship Instagram official, showcasing photos from a recent trip to Italy. Oppenheim spoke out about the new romance to Us Weekly on Wednesday saying, “I care about her deeply and we’re very happy together.” Jason’s twin brother,

By Marianne Garvey, CNN Travis Scott has dropped surprise new Fragment merchandise. It comes ahead of the highly anticipated release of the Travis Scott x Fragment Air Jordan 1’s. Scott announced the collection with in a video post to Instagram, which features Hiroshi Fujiwara, Fragment’s creator. In the video, Scott is seen answering a call

By Lisa Respers France, CNN Is Fred Durst transforming for Lollapalooza? Limp Bizkit is scheduled to perform this weekend at the massive Chicago music festival and Durst has people talking about a new look he shared on his verified Instagram account. The usually backwards baseball cap wearing rapper/actor/director switched it up. In the photo he

By Al Goodman and Claudia Rebaza, CNN Colombian pop star Shakira could stand trial for alleged tax evasion of 14.5 million euros ($17 million) in Spain, a judge at a court near Barcelona has ruled. There is “sufficient evidence” to hold a trial for Shakira’s alleged tax evasion for the years of 2012, 2013 and

By Lisa Respers France, CNN Candace Cameron Bure has offered a rare apology after some of her followers didn’t quite get what she was trying to do in a TikTok video. The “Fuller House” star lip-synced to a snippet of audio from Lana Del Rey’s “Jealous Girl.” The lyrics are “Baby I’m a gangsta too/

By Marianne Garvey, CNN It’s day seven of the Olympics in Tokyo and a big day for both swimming and gymnastics. Here are some events available to watch on Thursday — remember Tokyo is 13 hours ahead of US Eastern Time: Women’s gymnastics: The individual all-around final began at 6:40 a.m. ET and primetime coverage

By Jessica Hasbun, CNNE Dominican merengue legend Juan de Dios Ventura Soriano, also known as Johnny Ventura, died Wednesday at the age of 81, his son Jandy Ventura confirmed to CNN. The singer-songwriter died of a heart attack at the Medical Union Clinic in the northern city of Santiago, in the Dominican Republic, according to his son.

By Jeevan Ravindran, CNN Bob Odenkirk’s “Breaking Bad” co-stars Bryan Cranston and Aaron Paul have sent well wishes to the actor after he collapsed on the set of his hit TV show “Better Call Saul.” The 58-year-old suffered a “heart related incident” that caused him to collapse, representatives for the actor told CNN Wednesday, adding

By Sandra Gonzalez and Chloe Melas, CNN Dusty Hill, the bearded bassist with American blues-rock band ZZ Top, has died, according to the band’s official website. He was 72. “We are saddened by the news today that our Compadre, Dusty Hill, has passed away in his sleep at home in Houston, TX,” the statement, from

By Marianne Garvey, CNN “Arthur” is coming to an end after 25 years. PBS Kids plans to end the iconic children’s series, screenwriter Kathy Waugh revealed during a recent interview on the “Finding DW” podcast. Executive producer Carol Greenwald said reruns will continue to be available on PBS Kids. “Arthur is the longest-running kids animated

By Lisa Respers France, CNN There’s plenty happening at the Olympics in Tokyo, not to mention the news being made — including gymnast Simon Biles’ decision to drop out of Tuesday’s team competition and the upcoming individual all-around competition. Here are some events available to watch on Wednesday, keeping in mind that Tokyo is 13

By Marianne Garvey, CNN Lorenzo Lamas is in love and engaged. The actor took to Facebook to update his relationship status to engaged. He popped the question to Kenna Nicole Smith five months ago. “Kenna and I met through my Godmother Francesca Daniels last April. I proposed to Kenna on Thursday the 11th of February

By Lisa Respers France, CNN With so much going on regarding her conservatorship Britney Spears is looking to decompress. The pop star posted video Tuesday on her verified Instagram account of her painting. “As you guys know there’s a lot of change going on in my life at the moment and today I was feeling