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By Marianne Garvey, CNN The first trailer for “The Last Duel,” Ridley Scott’s period drama, has debuted. Matt Damon, Adam Driver, Jodie Comer and Ben Affleck star in the anticipated film, based on the book by Eric Jager. Affleck plays King Charles VI and Damon plays knight Jean de Carrouges, who must settle a dispute

By Lisa Respers France, CNN Charlamagne Tha God is making good on his promise to bring more diversity to media. The popular radio host has landed a late-night talk show on Comedy Central. “Tha God’s Honest Truth With Lenard ‘Charlamagne’ McKelvey” is a weekly half-hour show set to premiere September 17. The show will revolve

By Lisa Respers France, CNN In August, it will have been seven years since the death of Robin Williams shocked the world. The famed comedian and actor died by suicide in 2014 after battling Lewy body dementia. Williams would have turned 70 on Wednesday. Twitter remembered him with postings of photos of some of his

Review by Brian Lowry, CNN Who’s a good show? Not “Turner & Hooch,” which goes to the dogs in the wrong way, leaving behind a Disney+ series that’s basically a remake but tries too hard to position itself as a sort-of revival. The result is a semi-confused cop drama that no amount of drooling and

By Brian Lowry, CNN The Olympics will go on without the roar of in-person crowds, while offering a dizzying assortment of events via not only NBC and its sister cable networks but dedicated site NBCOlympics.com and the company’s new streaming platform, Peacock. Peacock’s 2020 launch was actually intended to coincide with the Olympics, which were

By Marianne Garvey, CNN Dolly Parton just recreated her 1978 Playboy magazine cover for her husband’s birthday. The country music legend, now 75, did the shoot as a present for her spouse, Carl Thomas Dean, and shared it with fans on social media. “You’re probably wondering why I’m dressed like this. Well, it’s for my

By Lisa Respers France, CNN After decades in the business Marla Gibbs knows that the show must go on and it did on Tuesday after the actress became overcome at her Hollywood Walk of Fame ceremony. Gibbs, 90, was at the podium giving a speech during the unveiling of her star on the Walk of

By Lisa Respers France, CNN Khloe Kardashian is the mother of a biracial child and wants to fully embrace that. Appearing on Leomie Anderson’s “Role Model” podcast the reality star/entrepreneur talked about raising her 3-year-old daughter, True, whose father is professional basketball player Tristan Thompson. “I will be always learning and trying to do the

By Leah Asmelash, CNN Broadway is finally coming back, after going dark last year to prevent the spread of Covid-19. More than a year into a global pandemic and amid an international social justice movement, Broadway, it seems, is changing. Seven new plays — which do not include musicals — joining this fall’s lineup are

Review by Brian Lowry, CNN Dating shows keep getting weirder, but the basic formula remains remarkably faithful to the early days of television. So on the heels of Netflix’s “Love is Blind” (which returns next week) and in advance of HBO Max’s “FBoy Island” comes “Sexy Beasts,” which weds the hidden-face conceit of “The Masked

By Marianne Garvey, CNN “Bachelorette” Katie Thurston is one week away from hometown dates and says she’s excited about the guys who she has found a “connection” with. “I’m actually really excited going into this week with this core group of guys who I have connections with and hopes for,” Thurston told hosts Tayshia Adams

By Lisa Respers France, CNN The jokes ranged from speculation over photoshop to “What happens when you order a small Ice T.” Actor and rapper Ice T’s 5-year-old daughter Chanel looks like his twin in a picture of her and her mother, Ice T’s wife Coco Austin, and social media cannot deal. The photo shows

By Lisa Respers France, CNN When Justin Bieber posted a photo of him and his wife captioned “Mom and Dad” his followers were like “baby, baby, baby, oh.” But wait a minute before you start picking baby names. His wife, Hailey Bieber, was not having it and was quick to shut down any pregnancy speculation.

By Lisa Respers France, CNN Remember when Kanye West rapped “My presence is a present,” on his 2010 single “Monster?” Well the gift looks like it may be back. West’s team announced Monday that he will present a listening event for his expected new album, “Donda,” at 8 p.m. Thursday at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta.

By Megan Thomas, CNN Lady Gaga and Tony Bennett will share the stage at New York’s Radio City Music Hall for two nights next month in what’s being billed as their final performances together. “One Last Time: An Evening with Tony Bennett and Lady Gaga” will open on August 3, to coincide with Bennett’s 95th

By Marianne Garvey, CNN Chelsea Handler hates the status quo. So, if she’s got to get out and move the needle herself, she will. That’s why she’s developed new material for a new standup tour, “Vaccinated and Horny,” a title that is very on brand for Handler, but, she says, also holds a deeper message.

By Sandra Gonzalez, CNN Is Aquaman changing up his look for his upcoming sequel? Actor Jason Momoa, who brings the character to life on the big screen, teased his heroic dye job on Instagram on Sunday. “This is the last day of the brown. I’m gonna be a blonde — supposedly have more fun,” he

By Chloe Melas, CNN Halsey is a mom. The singer announced on her Instagram on Monday that she and her boyfriend, Alev Aydin, have welcomed their first child together. “Gratitude. For the more ‘rare’ and euphoric birth. Powered by love,” Halsey captioned a series of photos from the birth. She did not reveal the baby’s