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Review by Brian Lowry, CNN Setting a high bar for HBO’s upcoming “The White House Plumbers,” “Gaslit” looks at Watergate from the perspectives of several key players, deriving its title from the horrid treatment of Martha Mitchell. Losing a bit of momentum down the stretch thanks in part to its diffused storylines and semi-satirical tone,

By Scottie Andrew, CNN Kid Cudi said his upcoming feature on Pusha T’s album will mark his last time working with Kanye West, his former friend and collaborator. Reports of the tracklist for Pusha T’s upcoming album showed that Cudi, whose real name is Scott Mescudi, and West, who now goes by Ye, would appear

By Chloe Melas and Lisa Respers France, CNN Actor Johnny Depp took the stand in a Fairfax, Virginia court on Tuesday in his defamation case against his ex-wife Amber Heard. In his roughly three-hour testimony, which will continue Wednesday, the Oscar-nominated star spoke in detail about Heard’s allegations of domestic abuse, his history with substance

By Lisa Respers France, CNN Like many of us, Nick Carter of the Backstreet Boys picked up some weight while quarantining at home during the pandemic. But he also found some inspiration. The father of three with his wife Lauren Kitt told CNN he was at home when a song idea came to him about

By Marianne Garvey Spoiler warning: At the end of “The Batman,” director Matt Reeves has a scene where Paul Dano’s The Riddler is at Arkham Asylum, sharing a cell with an “Unseen Arkham Prisoner” with a distinct laugh. Reeves has since revealed that the character, played by actor Barry Keoghan, is The Joker. An earlier

By Lisa Respers France, CNN As Jennifer Grey promotes her forthcoming memoir, “Out of the Corner,” she is speaking out about multiple topics, including her two rhinoplasty surgeries. “But when I was a kid, I was completely anti-rhinoplasty. I mean it was like my religion,” she told People magazine.” I loved that my parents did

By Lisa Respers France, CNN Jessica Simpson wants you to know she didn’t drop 100 pounds overnight. During a recent appearance on “The Real,” the singer and entrepreneur said it took three years and “determined patience” to shed the weight. “I believe in setting small goals for yourself because in my life and how I’ve

By Leah Asmelash, CNN Rapper Kendrick Lamar has announced his return, revealing the date of his long-awaited fifth album. Almost eight months after announcing his departure from his longtime label Top Dawg Entertainment, the Pulitzer-Prize winning artist revealed his next album, called “Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers,” will be released on May 13. Lamar

By Marysabel Huston-Crespo, CNN Rosalía is about to embark on an ambitious world tour that will take her to 15 countries, among them, the United States. The US leg of the “MOTOMAMI” tour starts on Sept. 15 at the MGM Music Hall in Boston and ends on Oct. 22 in Miami. The tour is produced

By Marianne Garvey Composer Danny Elfman perforned an unusual show at Coachella over the weekend, with a set list that included the “Simpsons” theme and a song from “The Nightmare Before Christmas.” The crowd was also treated to tracks off his latest solo album “Big Mess,” songs from films he’s scored, and a number of

By Lisa Respers France, CNN Josh Brolin says he would have been an older and “more raspy” Batman than Ben Affleck. During a recent conversation on the podcast “Happy Sad Confused,” Brolin said he lost out on playing the Dark Knight to Affleck. Director Zack Snyder went with Affleck as Batman in 2016’s “Batman v

Review by Brian Lowry, CNN This week brings a second season of “Russian Doll,” but in a sense, the true TV version of a Russian nesting doll is “Better Call Saul,” deftly adding one more layer each year as it has approached the outer shell that was “Breaking Bad.” The beginning of the final season

By Lisa Respers France, CNN Jennifer Aniston says she has long suffered from sleep problems. The 53-year-old star told People magazine that it’s been an issue for her for decades. “I think it started somewhere in my 30s or even earlier, but you just don’t start to notice the effects of a lack of sleep