By Lisa Respers France, CNN “Sesame Street” brought Damar Hamlin to “The Masked Singer.” On an episode that aired Wednesday night, the Buffalo Bills player, who collapsed after suffering cardiac arrest during a game in January, surprised the audience and judges with an appearance. The show opened with a group of “Sesame Street” characters, including
Continue Reading Melissa Alonso, CNN The party looks set to go on well into the night in Miami’s South Beach, for now at least, after ban on alcohol sales after 2 a.m. was temporarily halted. Earlier this week a judge ruled that last call for booze in parts of South Beach can be shifted from 5 a.m.
Continue Reading By Christian Edwards, CNN Tom Cruise didn’t attend the Oscars ceremony this year, but there’s a special occasion the Hollywood star didn’t want to miss: Michael Caine’s 90th birthday celebrations in London. The “Top Gun: Maverick” actor has been credited with helping to drive audiences back to the big screen, so it was a surprise
Continue Reading By Toyin Owoseje, CNN “Luther” star Idris Elba is joining forces with Nigerian media mogul Mo Abudu in a mission to champion representation and diverse storytelling in the global film and TV industry. The Golden Globe winner, who is of Sierra Leonean and Ghanaian descent, will be working with Abudu to develop emerging talent from
Continue Reading By Dan Heching, CNN Jeremy Renner‘s family is in his corner as he continues healing from his accident. The “Avengers” star shared a sweet post to his Instagram Story on Wednesday, showing a handwritten note that he received from his nephew, Auggie. “I am very lucky because my uncle is hawk-eye,” the note read, in
Continue Reading By Jackie Wattles, CNN A gargantuan mass of seaweed that formed in the Atlantic Ocean is headed for the shores of Florida and other coastlines throughout the Gulf of Mexico, threatening to dump smelly and potentially dangerous heaps across beaches and put a big damper on tourist season. The seaweed, a variety called sargassum, has
Continue Reading By Dan Heching, CNN Newly crowned Oscar-winner Ke Huy Quan is thoroughly aware that success doesn’t come easy, and is open to ideas on how to make his good fortune last. In a new interview with Variety published on Wednesday, the “Everything Everywhere All at Once” star mentioned how he doesn’t yet have his next
Continue Reading Francesca Street, CNN A light-filled, green haven that brands itself as a “destination in itself,” Singapore’s Changi Airport has reclaimed its spot at the top of Skytrax’s annual ranking of the world’s best airports. Skytrax, a UK-based airline and airport review and ranking site, compiles its list by surveying travelers from across the world and
Continue Reading By Marianne Garvey, CNN Bobby Caldwell, the soulful singer and songwriter behind R&B hits like “What You Won’t Do For Love” and “Open Your Eyes,” has died, according to a statement from his wife, Mary Caldwell. He was 71. “Bobby passed away here at home. I held him tight in my arms as he left
Continue Reading By Marianne Garvey, CNN Kelly Clarkson says she’s done with marriage, but open to finding love again and committed to supporting her children as they adjust to her divorce. The singer recently talked about her split from Brandon Blackstock, the father of her two children, and the impact it has had on her family. “I
Continue Reading Review by Brian Lowry, CNN By now “Ted Lasso” has reached the formula stage, following a familiar game plan in kicking off its third and presumably final season. That’s not a knock on the Emmy-winning comedy as much as a tacit endorsement of wrapping things up, with the show and its trademark niceness having run
Continue Reading By Marianne Garvey, CNN Diplo is talking about his love life. In a conversation with model and actress Emily Ratajkowski for her “High Low” podcast, the DJ described himself as “more of a vibe guy” than focused on a partner’s gender. “I don’t want to define that I’m gay, but I think the best answer
Continue Reading By Marianne Garvey, CNN Kelly Clarkson says she’s done with marriage, but open to finding love again and committed to supporting her children as they adjust to her divorce. The singer recently talked about her split from Brandon Blackstock, the father of her two children, and the impact it has had on her family. “I
Continue Reading By Lianne Kolirin and Zoe Sottile, CNN Legendary rock guitarist Brian May has received a knighthood from Britain’s King Charles III. May, who was a founding member of the band Queen, will now be known as Sir Brian, following the investiture ceremony at Buckingham Palace on Tuesday. The star received the title of Knight Bachelor
Continue Reading Leah Dolan, CNN The three words that best describe Hunter Schafer’s Vanity Fair Oscars party look? Less is more. Dressed in a bias-cut white silk skirt, a single ivory-colored feather and — crucially — nothing else, Schafer was bound to raise a few eyebrows. Google searches for the actor and model skyrocketed on Sunday night
Continue Reading Story by Lilit Marcus, photos by Noemi Cassanelli, CNN Like many of his peers, Dan McAulay was furloughed from his job as a pilot during the pandemic. Being based in Macao, a city that had one of the world’s strictest approaches to the coronavirus pandemic, he found himself with a lot of time on his
Continue Reading By Josh Campbell and Taylor Romine, CNN The special prosecutor for the 2021 fatal shooting on the set of the movie “Rust” in New Mexico has stepped down, the office of New Mexico’s First Judicial District Attorney shared in a statement Tuesday. Andrea Reeb, the special prosecutor, said in the statement that “after much reflection”
Continue Reading By Dan Heching, CNN Freddie Prinze Jr. says that his time on the set of “I Know What You Did Last Summer” — the 1997 slasher film that served as one of his first-ever jobs in Hollywood — was a “miserable” experience. The “She’s All That” star appeared in a video interview with TooFab published
Continue Reading By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN Three years into the pandemic, Tilda Swinton is ready to put Covid-19-related film set rules behind her. While appearing at a South By Southwest (SXSW) festival event in Austin, Texas on Monday, Swinton said that she was told she had “to wear a mask at all times” while in production on
Continue Reading By Alli Rosenbloom As Oscar-winner Jamie Lee Curtis continues to relish her big win at Sunday’s Academy Awards, she’s making it a point to honor her family. Appearing on “Today” on Tuesday, Curtis told hosts Hoda Kotb and Savannah Guthrie that she will be referring to her Oscar statue using they/them pronouns “in support of
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