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By Marianne Garvey, CNN Sara Bareilles will return to Broadway as the lead Jenna Hunterson in the musical “Waitress.” The production returns on Sept. 2 at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre amid a larger post-pandemic reopening. Producers Barry and Fran Weissler announced the news Wednesday, saying that the play will run until Jan. 9, 2022. Bareilles

By Marianne Garvey, CNN Oprah Winfrey and Gayle King have a truly unique friendship. The two, who have been friends for over 40 years, say their deep bond is due to a lack of jealously over each other and a genuine happiness for their respective achievements. In a video posted to Oprah Daily, the two

By Lisa Respers France, CNN Val Kilmer says he has tried for years to find his voice and he’s still using it, even after losing it to cancer. The trailer for his documentary, “Val,” has dropped and looks to offer an intimate portrait of the esteemed actor. “For over 40 years Val Kilmer, one of

By Marianne Garvey, CNN Model Gigi Hadid shares 10-month old daughter Khai with singer Zayn Malik. The two have decided to protect their child’s privacy when it comes to paparazzi, the press and social media, saying they will not be sharing photos of her face. Hadid posted an open letter on Twitter Tuesday, in which

By Lisa Respers France, CNN Matt Mauser, whose wife died in a helicopter crash along with Kobe Bryant, his daughter 13-year-old Gianna and six others last year, paid tribute to her during his “America’s Got Talent” audition which aired Tuesday night. Christina Mauser was a coach at the basketball legend’s Mamba Sports Academy. Her husband

Review by Brian Lowry, CNN The penultimate episode of “Loki” began with the main Loki blustering that he had “several thousand questions” for the new variants that he had encountered, which was understandable after the fourth-episode cliffhanger. Yet like the third installment, this frustrating placeholder of an episode left any major revelations for another day

By Chloe Melas, CNN Samuel D. Ingham, a court-appointed attorney who has represented Britney Spears for the entirety of her almost 13-year conservatorship, has submitted a petition to resign from his position, according to a court filing obtained and dated Tuesday by CNN. In the filing, Ingham stated that the resignation would be effective upon

Review by Brian Lowry, CNN “Monsters at Work” basically does for “Monsters, Inc.” what Marvel’s Disney+ series have done for its movies, creating a space to expand on situations and characters outside the confines of a major film. While not quite as grand in its ambitions, the Pixar show — two decades after the first

By Sandra Gonzalez, CNN Elmo’s latest companion is going to find her fur-ever home on Sesame Street. Sesame Workshop on Tuesday announced a new resident: Tango, Elmo’s adopted puppy. Tango will be introduced officially in “Furry Friends Forever: Elmo Gets a Puppy,” a 30-minute special debuting August 5 on HBO Max. (HBO Max and CNN

By Lisa Respers France, CNN We see you living your best post-break-up life, Jennifer Lopez! While the paparazzi capture photos of Lopez and former, and now apparently on again, bae Ben Affleck strolling hugged up in the Hamptons, she’s sharing how happy she is at the moment. “I’m super happy,” she said in an interview

By Marianne Garvey, CNN Pete Davidson says he’s about two years away from removing the last of his tattoos he’d like to forget. The “Saturday Night Live” recently opened up about the painful and “embarrassing” process, because he can’t believe some of the tat choices he’s made over the years. “I’ve made a lot of