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By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — Patti LuPone may have apologized for some recent controversial remarks, but that doesn’t mean the curtain has dropped on the drama. The actress sparked a major backlash after disparaging comments she made about fellow Broadway stars Kecia Lewis and Audra McDonald in a recent interview with the New

By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — Billy Joel at one point wanted to “end it all,” according to the documentary “Billy Joel: And So It Goes.” The new film, which premiered at Tribeca Festival in New York City this week, revisits the some of the singer’s struggles, including two suicide attempts following an affair

By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — History will be made Saturday. For the first time ever, a performance of a record-breaking Broadway production will broadcast and stream live on CNN and CNN International. Add to calendar: Apple / Outlook or Google The play, “Good Night, and Good Luck,” stars George Clooney as veteran CBS

By Amarachi Orie, CNN (CNN) — British actor Tom Felton, best known for playing Draco Malfoy in the “Harry Potter” film franchise, will reprise his role as the arrogant antagonist – this time, on stage. Felton announced his role in the Broadway production of “Harry Potter and the Cursed Child” on Instagram Thursday, in a

By Amanda Jackson and Taylor Galgano, CNN San Antonio, TX (CNN) — A family who moved to a south-side San Antonio neighborhood roughly six years ago said that they were warned right away about an eccentric man who lived across the street. They were told, they said, that Jonathan Joss would play drums on his

By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — Tom Cruise is now a title-holder for a daring stunt he performed for the latest installment of the “Mission: Impossible” franchise. According to the Guinness Book of World Records, Cruise now holds the title for the “most burning parachute jumps by an individual,” with his jump count clocking in

By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — Morten Harket has revealed he has Parkinson’s disease. The singer of a-ha, the band behind the 1985 hit and innovatively animated music video “Take On Me,” shared the news during an interview with the group’s biographer. “I’ve got no problem accepting the diagnosis,” Harket said. “With time, I’ve

By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — There was a time when Leah Remini and Jennifer Lopez seemed joined at the hip. Then, they appeared to no longer be friends. Remini gave some insight into where the two now stand in an interview with Us Weekly. “Right after the divorce, we’d text each other loving

By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — Halle Berry has a message for those critical of her steamy Mother’s Day post. Berry shared a video on Instagram in honor of the May holiday and used it as an opportunity to promote her Let’s Spin intimacy gel, along with her boyfriend, musician Van Hunt. “I’m going

CNN By Elizabeth Wagmeister and Dan Heching, CNN (CNN) — At one point during Sean “Diddy” Combs’ federal criminal sex trafficking and racketeering trial, defense attorney Brian Steel asked a witness, who was testifying under a pseudonym, if she retained counsel in order to “join the #MeToo money grab against Mr. Combs.” The question came

By Dan Heching, CNN (CNN) — Universal Pictures on Wednesday unveiled the trailer for the sequel to the 2024 hit “Wicked,” based on the Tony-winning Broadway musical. The promo clip for the new film, which is titled “Wicked: For Good,” seemingly picks up just where last year’s first installment left off, with Glinda (Ariana Grande)

By Elizabeth Wagmeister and Dan Heching, CNN (CNN) — At one point during Sean “Diddy” Combs’ federal criminal sex trafficking and racketeering trial, defense attorney Brian Steel asked a witness, who was testifying under a pseudonym, if she retained counsel in order to “join the #MeToo money grab against Mr. Combs.” The question came during

By Lauren del Valle, Nicki Brown, Eric Levenson, CNN (CNN) — A forensic video expert and a woman who said Sean “Diddy” Combs dangled her over a balcony took the stand Wednesday in the Hip-hop mogul’s federal criminal trial. The testimony came as the prosecution has sought to prove Combs and some in his inner

By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — James Blunt’s song “You’re Beautiful” is beloved, even though it’s not about what some people imagine. The British singer recently shared a video and post on social media in which reflected on his hit earworm. “20 years ago today, I released a song that bought me this house,”

By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — As the federal criminal trial of Sean “Diddy” Combs continues, many parts of his past are being revisited. That includes his father’s friendship with the late gangster, Frank Lucas. Melvin Combs was a drug dealer who was fatally shot in 1972, when his son Sean Combs was three

By Olivia Kemp, CNN (CNN) — The original cast of “Back to the Future” has reunited – not for a reboot, but to help locate a piece of movie history that went missing about 40 years ago. A hunt is underway for the cherry red Gibson ES-345 guitar, which was played by Michael J. Fox

By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — Gracie McGraw is embracing Pride month. In a post on social media, the 28-year-old daughter of country superstars and actors Tim McGraw and Faith Hill celebrated recognition of the LGBTQ+ community and its history in the month of June. “Happy freaking Pride. I love being queer,” she wrote.

By Dan Heching, CNN (CNN) — Patrick Schwarzenegger is still coming off the “whirlwind of emotions” that was the making of “The White Lotus” Season 3. The actor, who is taking part in a new campaign for Venmo with costar Aimee Lou Wood, spoke to CNN recently about how his perspective has changed since the

By Lauren del Valle, Nicki Brown, Eric Levenson, Kara Scannell, CNN (CNN) — A former hotel security officer and a financial executive for Bad Boy Entertainment took the stand Tuesday in Sean “Diddy” Combs federal racketeering and sex trafficking trial. The money-focused testimony came as the prosecution sought to prove that Combs created a criminal