Entertainment

By Marianne Garvey, CNN (CNN) — “Glee” star Darren Criss, who played the queer character Blaine on the show, was a favorite of LGBTQ+ audiences, although in real life Criss identifies as a straight, cisgender man. Criss was at the Chicago Comic & Entertainment Expo over the weekend, where he was asked about his “Glee”

By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — The late gospel artist Mandisa was honored by the show that helped launch her career. “American Idol” on Monday paid tribute to the singer, who died earlier this month in Nashville. Mandisa was 47. “We ask for your prayers for her family and close knit circle of friends

By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — While Billy Joel may not have written his 1983 hit “Uptown Girl” about his ex-wife Christie Brinkley, she’s the woman most associated with the tune. Which is why the internet has gone wild for a video showing Brinkley dancing to the song at the piano man’s recent concert.

By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — Music naturally scored with this year’s Tony Award nominations. Alicia Keys’ ambitious musical “Hell’s Kitchen” and “Stereophonic,” a play set in the ’70s about fictional band, led with 13 nods each. “The Outsiders,” a musical based on the popular S.E. Hinton novel, which also inspired a 1983 movie

Review by Brian Lowry, CNN (CNN) — Despite her commitment to “The Handmaid’s Tale,” Elisabeth Moss has kept busy in movies and limited series, including “Shining Girls” and now “The Veil,” a disjointed spy thriller for Hulu. Adopting a British accent, Moss sinks her teeth into the role of an MI6 agent, but her cat-and-mouse

By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — Ryan Gosling stars of the new film “The Fall Guy” and recently made a surprise appearance at Universal Studios Hollywood for the opening of “The Fall Guy Stuntacular Pre-Show.” A video of the “Barbie” star surprising the audience circulated on social media on Monday. The film’s director David

By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — The teaser trailer for “Mufasa: The Lion King” dropped Monday, and who is in it is as exciting for many as what it is. The photorealistic-animated prequel to the hit 1994 film “The Lion King” brings back several of the stars of the 2019 Jon Favreau-directed remake of

By Marianne Garvey, CNN (CNN) — Billie Eilish is returning to the stage. The singer announced an upcoming tour on Monday, pegged to her third studio album “Hit Me Hard and Soft,” which is set to release on May 17. The tour of the same name will kick off in September in North American and

By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — “Survivor” fans have spoken and CBS listened. Host Jeff Probst posted a video from a “For Your Consideration” (FYC) event in Los Angeles over the weekend to make an announcement about the forthcoming fiftieth (yes, you read that correctly) season of the reality competition series. “About 10 seconds

By Marianne Garvey, CNN (CNN) — Anne Hathaway first shared she lost interest in drinking after a bad hangover in 2018. She’s now five years sober. Hathaway first shared her decision to skip alcohol during an appearance on the “Ellen DeGeneres Show,” explaining at the time she wanted to be fully available and present to

By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — Meryl Streep made the most of her AFI Life Achievement Award presentation to Nicole Kidman over the weekend. The two actors costarred together in the 2002 film “The Hours” and Season 2 of “Big Little Lies.” Streep had the audience laughing as she joked about “the very, very

By Dalal Mawad, CNN Paris (CNN) — French actor Gerard Depardieu will face trial in October over allegations of sexual assault, the Paris prosecutor’s office told CNN Monday. The assaults were allegedly committed against two people in September 2021 during the shooting of the film “Les Volets Verts”, the prosecutor’s office added without identifying them.