By Lisa Respers France, CNN Dionne Warwick is not on board with the forthcoming Whitney Houston biopic. Warwick, who is a cousin of the late singer, who died in 2012 at the age of 48 after an accidental drowning, told the Los Angeles Times, “I want them to let Whitney rest in peace.” “Leave her
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By Lisa Respers France, CNN Netflix head Ted Sarandos has reiterated his support for Dave Chappelle and the comic’s controversial stand-up special, “The Closer” in an email to company staff. In the email dated Monday and obtained by Variety, the co-chief executive officer responded to the backlash by writing, “We know that a number of
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By Maureen O’Hare, CNN When it comes to instantly recognizable cinematic universes, “The French Dispatch” director Wes Anderson has it nailed. Now the auteur known for his distinctively hued vintage whimsy has entered into a chef’s-kiss-perfect design partnership with luxury travel company Belmond. Anderson has redesigned the 1950s-era Cygnus carriage aboard the world-famous Belmond British
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By Lisa Respers France, CNN Vin Diesel may have viewed his highly publicized feud with Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson as a bit of “tough love,” but Johnson is not backing down from what he said about Diesel. In a new cover story for Vanity Fair, Johnson talked about the role he played in the conflict.
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By Lisa Respers France, CNN Jamie Lee Curtis honored her mother Janet Leigh at the recent “Halloween Kills” premiere by replicating Leigh’s costume from her iconic role in “Psycho.” Curtis, who stars in the latest installment of the popular “Halloween” horror movie franchise, wore a pale blue dress and complimented it with a blonde wig,
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Review by Brian Lowry, CNN “Halloween Kills” is a strange name for a 43-year-old franchise that positively refuses to die. Then again, this 12th film in the series — a direct sequel to the 2018 reset “Halloween” — is odd on various levels, starting with the wholly misguided attempt to weave a half-baked message into
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Review by Brian Lowry, CNN “The Last Duel” of the title doesn’t disappoint in director Ridley Scott’s latest period epic, but the protracted buildup to it somewhat does. A “Rashomon”-like tale that tells its story from different perspectives, this fact-based adaptation of Eric Jager’s book is muddy, bloody and grim but too drawn out in
Continue Reading Review by Brian Lowry, CNN “The Last Duel” of the title doesn’t disappoint in director Ridley Scott’s latest period epic, but the protracted buildup to it somewhat does. A “Rashomon”-like tale that tells its story from different perspectives, this fact-based adaptation of Eric Jager’s book is muddy, bloody and grim but too drawn out in
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By Lisa Respers France, CNN Howie Mandel took to Twitter Wednesday to update his followers after a health scare. The “America’s Got Talent” judge reportedly collapsed Wednesday morning at a Starbucks in Los Angeles and was taken to a nearby hospital. Hours later, he tweeted “I am home and doing better.” “I was dehydrated and
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By Lisa Respers France, CNN The daughter of the late actor and comedian Robin Williams is aware of the viral video of an impersonation of her father and doesn’t want to see it anymore. On Tuesday, actor Jamie Costa posted a five-minute video on his YouTube channel in which he acts out a scene of
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By Toyin Owoseje, CNN Oscar-nominated actor Jonah Hill wants the world to know that his body is not an appropriate talking point. The 37-year-old star, best known for his comedic performances in movies including “The Wolf of Wall Street,” “21 Jump Street” and “Superbad,” took to his verified Instagram page on Wednesday to inform fans
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Francesca Street, CNN When Airbus announced plans to cease production of its A380 aircraft back in 2019, heartbroken aviation fans found solace in the fact that the superjumbo wasn’t set to stop flying anytime soon. Production on this much-loved aircraft was due to continue for another couple years, and plenty of airlines had active A380s
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Megan C. Hills, CNN Luxury brand Coach announced that it will no longer destroy damaged or “unsaleable” goods returned to its stores, after a viral TikTok video claimed the label intentionally “slashed” unwanted items for tax purposes. Without directly referencing the allegations, the American brand wrote on Instagram Tuesday that it had “ceased” destroying in-store
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By Christina Zdanowicz, CNN A larger-than-life marble statue of civil rights pioneer Mary McLeod Bethune is replacing one of a Confederate general in the US Capitol’s Statuary Hall. The daughter of former slaves, Bethune became an influential Black educator and civil and women’s rights leader. She opened a boarding school for Black children in 1904,
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By Leah Asmelash, CNN The Rolling Stones have retired their classic song “Brown Sugar,” which begins with a slave narrative and sexualizes young Black women. Mick Jagger told the Los Angeles Times that the band had phased the song out of their concert lineups. “We’ve played ‘Brown Sugar’ every night since 1970, so sometimes you
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By Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN What was supposed to be a special day over the weekend instead became an emotional roller coaster for a bride whose family couldn’t attend her wedding after Southwest Airlines canceled thousands of flights around the country. Kimberli Romano and Kyle Hlavaty live in Chicago, along with most of her family. The
Continue Reading By Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN What was supposed to be a special day over the weekend instead became an emotional roller coaster for a bride whose family couldn’t attend her wedding after Southwest Airlines canceled thousands of flights around the country. Kimberli Romano and Kyle Hlavaty live in Chicago, along with most of her family. The
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By Amy Woodyatt, CNN Iron Age Europeans enjoyed foods that are still part of our diet today — like blue cheese and beer — new research studying ancient poop has shown. As a rule, human fecal matter doesn’t tend to last for thousands of years, except in a few specific places such as dry caves,
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By Marianne Garvey, CNN Adele has announced a release date for her much anticipated new album. The singer took to social media Wednesday to tell fans that the new album, “30,” will be out on November 19. “I was certainly nowhere near where I’d hoped to be when I first started it nearly 3 years
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By Marianne Garvey, CNN “Dancing with the Stars” had a double elimination on Tuesday night. Brian Austin Green and Matt James were sent home during the Disney-themed week, with Green and his pro partner Sharna Burgess coming in last place for their routines on “Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs” and “Pirates of the Caribbean.”
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