Entertainment

By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — The members of Hollywood’s crew member unions include people who – literally – help keep the lights on around town on film and television show sets, the same ones that will go dark again if the unions’ contract negotiations fail and another strike descends upon an industry still sore

By Marianne Garvey, CNN (CNN) — For Simon Cowell, becoming a dad has both changed and saved him. The “America’s Got Talent” producer and judge spoke to “The Diary Of A CEO” podcast, where he said he had “reached the point where nothing mattered” after the loss of his parents, Julie and Eric, in 2015

By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — Maren Morris shared some personal news, while celebrating Pride Month over the weekend. “Happy to be the B in LGBTQ+,” the Grammy-winning singer wrote in a post on Instagram on Sunday. “Happy pride.” The “B” in LGBTQ+ stands for “bisexual.” Morris received plenty of praise in the comments

By Brian Lowry, CNN (CNN) — One of the benefits of streaming has been an increased flow of series and movies from around the globe, as services try to keep their shelves filled with fresh alternatives. Subscribers in the US, moreover, seem much less resistant than in years past when it comes to watching shows

By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — For her birthday this year, Natalie Portman had a gift for some of her closest friends. The actress used her birthday post to thank them for their support. “This year, on my birthday, I want to celebrate my gratitude for my friends who lift me up again and

By Jack Guy, CNN (CNN) — Pop megastar Billie Eilish has revealed how she was ghosted by an old friend, and opened up about the loneliness of fame. Speaking on the BBC podcast “Miss Me?” with hosts Lily Allen and Miquita Oliver, Eilish said she experienced a “crazy ghosting” last year. The term refers to

By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — Move over, Jerry. Julia Louis-Dreyfus has entered the chat. Last month, comedian Jerry Seinfeld sparked discourse online when he told the New Yorker in an interview that he felt there isn’t any “funny stuff” to watch on TV anymore, complaining that it was “the result of the extreme left

By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — Nicholas Galitzine and Leo Woodall have more in common than they thought. Though they confess at the start of their “Actors on Actors” installment that they root for rival soccer teams, the pair realized in the midst of their conversation that they had auditioned for the other’s respective role

By Scottie Andrew, CNN (CNN) — In November 1983, the US, Soviet Union and the rest of the world were teetering closer than ever on the edge of nuclear war. A NATO military exercise had spooked the Soviets, who thought the exercise was merely a cover for a real nuclear strike on the USSR, prompting

By Marianne Garvey, CNN (CNN) — Somewhere between the immaturity of Bravo’s “Vanderpump Rules” and ridiculousness of the “Housewives” franchise, lies “The Valley.” The latest Bravo reality series, which concluded its first season earlier this week, has a different tone than many of the network’s other “Bravolebrity” shows that seem intentionally cast and edited for