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Actress Stella Stevens of ‘Nutty Professor’ and ‘Poseidon Adventure’ dies at 84

February 18, 2023 9:16 AM CNN Newsource

By Jay Croft and Melissa Alonso, CNN Actress Stella Stevens, who appeared in a string of movies in the 1960s and ’70s including “The Nutty Professor” and “The Poseidon Adventure,” died Friday from Alzheimer’s disease at 84, said her son, actor and producer Andrew Stevens. She “had been in hospice for quite some time with

Sunken discoveries: Rare Titanic footage and a medieval treasure trove

February 18, 2023 3:59 AM CNN Newsource

By Maureen O’Hare, CNN This week in our travel roundup: New footage of the Titanic revealed for the first time, the medieval treasure trove found under the streets of Amsterdam and the Air New Zealand flight that went on a 16-hour round trip from Auckland to Auckland. What lies beneath Video footage showing the wreck

Kyle Jacobs, songwriter and husband of singer Kellie Pickler, dead at 49

February 17, 2023 8:02 PM CNN Newsource

By Megan Thomas, CNN Kyle Jacobs, a country music producer and songwriter, who co-starred with his wife, singer Kellie Pickler, in a CMT docuseries, has died, according to Nashville police. He was 49. Jacobs died by an apparent suicide in their Nashville home on Friday, according to authorities. CNN has reached out to representatives for

Flight from Auckland lands 16 hours later in … Auckland

February 17, 2023 6:00 PM CNN Newsource

By Marnie Hunter and Francesca Street, CNN It’s the stuff of nightmares. You’re trying to get somewhere, you’ve prepped and planned and you’re doing your best and yet you end up right back where you started. That’s about what happened to frequent flyer Bryan Gottlieb and his fellow Air New Zealand passengers on Thursday when

Roots N Blues becomes Treeline Music Festival

February 17, 2023 4:25 PM Matthew Sanders

The Roots N Blues Festival, which features major touring acts each September, is rebranding.

‘Mayor of Kingstown’ cast explains how Jeremy Renner is as tough as his character

February 17, 2023 11:39 AM CNN Newsource

By Chloe Melas, CNN The crime thriller “Mayor of Kingstown” could not be described as light, escapist television. The Paramount+ series, now in its second season, explores themes of corruption, racism and inequality. It follows the McLusky family as they wield power in the fictional Kingstown, Michigan, where incarceration is the town’s thriving industry. The

‘John Wick 4’ trailer introduces new villain

February 17, 2023 11:16 AM CNN Newsource

By Marianne Garvey, CNN “John Wick: Chapter 4” is bringing us a new villain. Wick, an assassin played by Keanu Reeves, will take on Bill Skarsgård’s The Marquis de Gramont, a new trailer for the movie shows. The upcoming film picks up after the ending of “John Wick: Chapter 3 — Parabellum,” with Wick taking

Penn Badgley says Blake Lively ‘saved’ him

February 17, 2023 10:19 AM CNN

By Lisa Respers France, CNN It sounds like Penn Badgley has great respect for his former costar and girlfriend, Blake Lively. In an interview with Variety, Badgley talked about his former relationship with Lively, whom he was romantically involved with for three years during their time on “Gossip Girl,” which aired from 2007 to 2012.

Penn Badgley says Blake Lively ‘saved’ him

February 17, 2023 10:19 AM CNN Newsource

By Lisa Respers France, CNN It sounds like Penn Badgley has great respect for his former costar and girlfriend, Blake Lively. In an interview with Variety, Badgley talked about his former relationship with Lively, whom he was romantically involved with for three years during their time on “Gossip Girl,” which aired from 2007 to 2012.

Ballet director who smeared dog feces in critic’s face fired

February 17, 2023 9:55 AM CNN Newsource

Inke Kappeler, CNN The director of a leading German ballet company is being investigated by police and has been fired for smearing dog feces on a critic’s face after taking offense to a review she wrote. According to journalist Wiebke Hüster, Marco Goecke, the head of Hanover State Opera’s ballet company, verbally attacked her during

‘Hello Tomorrow!’ brings retro flair to a futuristic sales pitch: Living on the moon

February 17, 2023 9:26 AM CNN Newsource

Review by Brian Lowry, CNN Mixing a retro design and tone with futuristic elements, “Hello Tomorrow!” creates a rocket-powered vehicle for Billy Crudup (after his yeoman work for Apple TV+ in “The Morning Show”) as a fast-talking salesman peddling property on the moon. It’s a perfect metaphor for the value of dreams, in a series

Crying cameramen and freezing conditions: How awards season favorite ‘All Quiet on the Western Front’ was made

February 17, 2023 9:18 AM CNN Newsource

Thomas Page, CNN During war, soldiers look for solace wherever they can find it. In “All Quiet on the Western Front,” director Edward Berger’s film of Erich Maria Remarque’s 1928 World War I novel, that place is the toilet. Paul Bäumer and Stanislaus “Kat” Katczinsky, a schoolboy and cobbler turned soldiers, are perched over a

Paris Hilton wore disguise to keep son’s birth private

February 17, 2023 8:57 AM CNN Newsource

By Lisa Respers France, CNN Paris Hilton has been in the limelight so long that she and her husband, Carter Reum, decided to keep their son’s birth by surrogate private. So much so, Hilton told Harper’s Bazaar that she wore a disguise to the hospital for his birth. “My entire life has been so public,”

Crying cameramen and freezing conditions: How awards season favorite ‘All Quiet on the Western Front’ was made

February 17, 2023 7:46 AM CNN

Thomas Page, CNN During war, soldiers look for solace wherever they can find it. In “All Quiet on the Western Front,” director Edward Berger’s film of Erich Maria Remarque’s 1928 World War I novel, that place is the toilet. Paul Bäumer and Stanislaus “Kat” Katczinsky, a schoolboy and cobbler turned soldiers, are perched over a

‘Do it,’ says solo traveler who uses a wheelchair. ‘You won’t regret it.’

February 17, 2023 7:39 AM CNN Newsource

Tamara Hardingham-Gill, CNN Born with an undiagnosed medical condition, Renee Bruns, who has been using a wheelchair since she was seven, developed a love for travel after spending much of her younger years going from state to state to see medical specialists around the US with her mother. By the time she was 16, Bruns,

This couple traveled through Europe to Brazil — without taking a flight

February 17, 2023 6:33 AM CNN Newsource

Julia Buckley, CNN For many, 2022 was the year that the ever-clearer climate crisis spurred people to fly less. For Rick Turner and his husband Adam Longbottom, their decision to ditch airplanes for a three-month trip around Europe and across to South America was down to something else: 2022’s notorious aviation chaos. “Everyone’s luggage was

André Leon Talley’s possessions fetch almost $3.6 million at auction

February 17, 2023 2:41 AM CNN Newsource

Oscar Holland, CNN Hundreds of items from the estate of late fashion icon André Leon Talley, including paintings, personal photographs and some of his signature capes, have sold at auction for a combined $3.55 million. A trove of the veteran editor’s possessions went under the hammer at Christie’s in New York on Wednesday, fetching almost

Bruce Willis’ wife begs paparazzi not to yell at him in the street

February 16, 2023 11:53 PM CNN

By Toyin Owoseje, CNN Bruce Willis‘ wife, Emma Heming Willis, has called on paparazzi to keep their distance and stop yelling at the “Die Hard” star when they see him in public. Heming Willis made an emotional plea in a video shared on her Instagram page over the weekend, saying “there’s still a lot of

‘Cinema of aspiration’: The romance filmmakers who redefined Bollywood’s quintessential genre

February 16, 2023 7:17 PM CNN Newsource

Tara Subramaniam, CNN A woman in a billowy white dress runs through a bright green and yellow field, her long hair streaming behind her as she reunites with the man she loves in “Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge,” one of the most successful Indian movies of all time. It’s a scene that has been played time

Bruce Willis’ family shares an update on his health and new diagnosis

February 16, 2023 5:30 PM CNN

By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN The family of Bruce Willis has announced that the actor has been diagnosed with a form of dementia called frontotemporal dementia, or FTD for short. In a statement shared Thursday, the 67-year-old star’s family stated that while the news “is painful, it is a relief to finally have a clear diagnosis.”