By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — Hey, Upper East Siders. “Gossip Girl” here. Penn Badgley was spotted discussing a certain iconic wedding scene featured in the original CW “Gossip Girl” series finale during his “Podcrushed” SiriusXM podcast on Wednesday, and the subject of his real-life ex-girlfriend Blake Lively of course came up. Badgley played Dan
Continue Reading By Carlie Porterfield (CNN) — A vast collection of art, furniture, silver, ceramics, and jewelry long held in the private collection of the Rothschild banking dynasty sold for more than $62.6 million over several auctions at Christie’s New York. The sales, which concluded on Tuesday, marked the first dedicated auction in North America of works
Continue Reading By Alli Rosenbloom and Dan Heching, CNN (CNN) — Kourtney Kardashian is full of gratitude after experiencing a scary medical complication during her pregnancy. “As someone who has had three really easy pregnancies in the past, I wasn’t prepared for the fear of rushing into urgent fetal surgery,” she wrote on her verified Instagram page
Continue Reading by Samantha Tse, CNN (CNN) — Last week, the 80th edition of the Venice Film Festival opened amid the actors’ strike that has Hollywood at a standstill, rendering the usually glitzy red carpet a more muted affair. Venice is one of the biggest events of the film festival circuit. Often seen as the launchpad to
Continue Reading Jack Guy, CNN (CNN) — Archaeologists have found four Roman swords and a shafted weapon known as a pilum dating from 1,900 years ago in a cave near the shore of the Dead Sea in Israel. The rare cache of weapons was found in the En Gedi Nature Reserve, preserved in wooden and leather scabbards,
Continue Reading By Issy Ronald, CNN (CNN) — The Rolling Stones announced the details of their new album, “Hackney Diamonds,” in a live-streamed interview with comedian Jimmy Fallon on Wednesday in London, marking the release of their first new music in 18 years. Composed of 12 tracks, the album also marks the band’s first new music since
Continue Reading By Kimberley Lovato, CNN (CNN) — On a busy late July weekday at the beach in Incline Village, Nevada, on the north shore of Lake Tahoe, swimmers dip in and out of the frigid sapphire water while a kids’ summer camp wraps up for the day. The 20-something counselor belts out an order to his
Continue Reading By Marianne Garvey, CNN (CNN) — Aaron Paul says he doesn’t get residuals from “Breaking Bad” from Netflix, where the show streams. Paul joined the SAG-AFTRA picket line in Los Angeles, along with his former co-stars Bryan Cranston and Jesse Plemons last week. “I don’t get a piece from Netflix on ‘Breaking Bad’ to be
Continue Reading By Marianne Garvey, CNN (CNN) — Joe Jonas and Sophie Turner have issued a joint statement about their decision to “amicably” divorce. Jonas and Turner shared a statement on Instagram on Wednesday. “After four years of wonderful marriage we have mutually decided to amicably end our marriage,” they wrote. “There are many speculative narratives as
Continue Reading By Marianne Garvey, CNN (CNN) — Priscilla Presley appeared at the Venice Film Festival for the premiere of Sofia Coppola’s “Priscilla,” the film that chronicles her relationship with Elvis Presley. At a press conference following the premiere, Presley addressed her age gap with the late singer, saying he was “respectful” of her age. The two
Continue Reading Julia Buckley, CNN (CNN) — Venice has finally revealed the details for its entrance fee, making it the first city in the world to charge daytripper visitors. Starting in spring 2024, visitors to the floating city will have to pay 5 euros ($5.40) to enter on peak days if they’re not staying the night. But
Continue Reading By Jack Guy, CNN (CNN) — French film actress Emmanuelle Béart has revealed that she was a victim of incest, continuing a national reckoning with child sexual abuse in France. Béart, a multi-award-winning star at home who is best known to international audiences for her appearances in “Manon des Sources” (1986) and “Mission: Impossible” (1996),
Continue Reading By Joshua Berlinger Paris (CNN) — I never thought I would hear Tom Selleck’s mustache discussed in the same breath as a royal wig made of pubic hair, but the Museum of Decorative Arts in Paris is full of surprises. Both are part of the museum’s exhibition “Des Cheveux et des Poils,” which translates to “Hair and
Continue Reading By Doug Drury (CNN) — Anyone who has traveled by air in the past 10 years will know how stressful airports can be. You didn’t leave home as early as you should have. In the mad rush to get to your gate, the security screening seems to slow everything down. And to add insult to
Continue Reading CNN By Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN New York (CNN) — Tom Brady has a new employer: Delta Air Lines. The seven-time Super Bowl champion is expanding his post-NFL career business ventures, joining Delta to work on internal employee training and appear in external advertising campaigns. Delta said Wednesday that Brady would become a “strategic adviser” to
Continue Reading By Christy Choi, CNN (CNN) — The sale of over 400 pieces of jewelry once owned by late art collector Heidi Horten broke records at a series of auctions earlier this year. But amid ongoing criticism from Jewish advocacy groups and human rights organizations over the source of the Austrian billionaire’s wealth, Christie’s auction house
Continue Reading By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — Arnold Schwarzenegger is remembering a frightening moment that left him “freaking out” while recovering from open-heart surgery. In a YouTube video posted late last month, the actor and former governor of California said that he awoke to doctors telling him that his surgery – which was meant to be
Continue Reading By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — Joe Jonas and Sophie Turner are going their separate ways. The singer filed a petition for divorce in Florida on Tuesday in Miami Dade County, according to public records obtained by CNN. The petition states the marriage is “irretrievably broken” as grounds for dissolution. CNN has reached out to
Continue Reading By Forrest Brown, CNN (CNN) — Disney is adding a sixth ship to its growing cruise line, the entertainment giant announced late Tuesday morning in a video presentation. It will be christened the Disney Treasure, and it’s brimming with the kind of colorful, pop-culture theming you’d expect, with nods to “The Lion King,” Marvel superheroes,
Continue Reading By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — While Maya Hawke is certainly proud of her dad Ethan Hawke for his iconic career and for being nominated for multiple Oscars, it was Ethan’s viral moment sitting next to Rihanna at the 2015 NBA All Star game that really stands out for the “Stranger Things” actor. “I’ve been
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