By Sandra Gonzalez and Sonia Moghe, CNN Amber Heard and Johnny Depp were both found liable for defamation in their lawsuits against each other on Wednesday, with a jury awarding damages to both. Depp sued Heard, his ex-wife, for defamation over a 2018 op-ed she wrote for The Washington Post in which she described herself
Continue Reading By Sonia Moghe, CNN A jury has found both Amber Heard and Johnny Depp liable for defamation in their lawsuits against each other. The jury awarded significantly more damages to Depp, a legal win for the actor. Depp sued Heard, his ex-wife, for defamation over a 2018 op-ed she wrote for The Washington Post in
Continue Reading By Lisa Respers France, CNN Jada Pinkett Smith briefly addressed the Oscars slap incident on Wednesday’s episode of “Red Table Talk.” Pinkett Smith’s husband, Will Smith, took to the stage at the Academy Awards in March and slapped presenter Chris Rock after he made a joke about Pinkett Smith’s close-cropped haircut. The actress suffers from
Continue Reading By Stephanie Busari, CNN Kunle Adeyanju is a self-confessed daredevil who has climbed Mount Kilimanjaro twice and cycled from Lagos to Accra over three days. But it is his latest adventure that is creating a buzz after he successfully completed a motorcycle ride from London to Lagos. The journey took 41 days as he traveled
Continue Reading By Lisa Respers France, CNN Sam Ashgari is opening up about how he and Britney Spears are dealing with their pregnancy loss. “We’re positive about it,” Ashgari told GQ. “It’s something that happens to a lot of people. And one beautiful thing that I heard was when the baby’s ready, it’ll come,” he said. “So
Continue Reading By Marianne Garvey JoJo Siwa is responding to a critic who doesn’t want her judging “So You Think You Can Dance.” A viewer took to Twitter to write that they were disappointed Matthew Morrison was leaving the show as a judge instead of Siwa, citing Morrison’s Broadway experience. Siwa saw the message, retweeted it, and
Continue Reading By Lisa Respers France, CNN When it comes to Liam Payne and Zayn Malik’s relationship, it sounds complicated. Payne appeared on the podcast “Impaulsive with Logan Paul” and his former One Direction bandmate’s name came up in the context of Paul’s brother, social media star Jake Paul, having feuded with the singer back in 2020.
Continue Reading By Lauren Said-Moorhouse, Max Foster and Rob Picheta, CNN Grab your party hats and hang up your bunting — the Platinum Jubilee celebrations for the UK’s Queen Elizabeth II are nearly upon us. No other monarch in British history has achieved 70 years of service. The Queen, then aged 25, acceded to the throne on
Continue Reading Tamara Hardingham-Gill, CNN After spending several years renovating a nearly finished California home with his husband, the last thing graphic designer Mark Goff was thinking about was taking on another big project. But curiosity got the better of him when a blog about renovating a ruined chateau in France popped up on his computer screen,
Continue Reading Jacqui Palumbo, CNN In the lead-up to Queen Elizabeth II’s Platinum Jubilee celebrations, marking 70 years of her reign, there has been no shortage of the 96-year-old British monarch’s visage on “Team Queen” T-shirts, commemorative plates and decorative flags. Now, Stonehenge has been adorned with the Queen’s likeness, too, thanks to English Heritage, a charity
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By Leah Asmelash, CNN The “Star Wars” franchise is sticking up for actor Moses Ingram after she revealed she had received hundreds of racist messages and comments on social media. The franchise tweeted that it was “proud to welcome” Ingram, who just made her debut as Reva in the Disney+ series “Obi-Wan Kenobi.” “If anyone
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By Gregory Wallace and Pete Muntean, CNN White House officials met Tuesday with travel industry officials, who pressed the Biden administration to end its requirements that vaccinated international travelers take a coronavirus test before flying to the United States. Airlines for America, representing major US air carriers, and the US Travel Association, representing the broad
Continue Reading Revew by Brian Lowry, CNN Chronicling the history of a band devoted to chaos and anarchy makes for a messy subject, which might explain why “Pistol” — a six-part limited series about the rise of the Sex Pistols — is such a dreary exercise. Director Danny Boyle meticulously replicates the period, but despite plenty of
Continue Reading By Leah Asmelash, CNN The “Star Wars” franchise is sticking up for actor Moses Ingram after she revealed she had received hundreds of racist messages and comments on social media. The franchise tweeted that it was “proud to welcome” Ingram, who just made her debut as Reva in the Disney+ series “Obi-Wan Kenobi.” “If anyone
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By Lisa Respers France, CNN Bobby Brown is happily married, but he still sounds a bit smitten with Janet Jackson. “Janet was the crush of my life,” Brown said during his A&E two-night documentary, “Biography: Bobby Brown.” “What was it about Janet?,” he said. “Everything. Her little smile, body, her dance moves, her little laugh.”
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By Lisa Respers France, CNN Just before welcoming a child with Rihanna was earlier this month, A$AP Rocky shared some thoughts about how he planned on approaching fatherhood. In a recently published interview with Dazed just before Rihanna gave birth, the rapper said he “will always remind my children to never lose their imagination, even
Continue Reading Sarah Sekula, CNN Clickety clack sounds. Steam whistles. Conductors sporting overalls. What’s not to love about train travel? In a world of instant gratification, welcoming a slower travel experience can be a lovely change of pace. Whether it’s a day trip or a long-distance haul, you’ll score instant nostalgia with one of these incredible North
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Francesca Street, CNN The sun was starting to set over Skara Brae, a prehistoric stone village on the Orkney Islands, an archipelago off the most northerly tip of Scotland. A lone figure stood alone among the 3,000 year-old stone buildings, cradling a cup of tea in the waning light. Rachael was a history graduate in
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Jacqui Palumbo, CNN In a photograph by Tommy Kha, the artist, dressed as Elvis Presley in a bedazzled low-cut white suit, stares at the viewer from behind a table in a retro-looking bright teal kitchen. There’s a sense of the uncanny valley with his blank, unbreaking gaze, and the harsh light flattening his figure. But
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Jacqui Palumbo, CNN The “Mona Lisa” was the subject of attempted vandalism on Sunday when a visitor to the world-famous Louvre museum in Paris smeared frosting all over the Renaissance-era painting’s protective glass. The man, who appeared to wear a wig in videos of the incident shared on social media, approached the painting in a
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