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By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — Tyra Banks is among the thousands of people in Los Angeles who have been impacted by the still-active wildfires that have swept through the area, but she’s thankful that most of her cherished mementoes weren’t lost in the fire. Banks, who now lives in Sydney, Australia with her partner,

By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — The nominees for the best of the worst of cinema – the awards known as the Razzies – were released Tuesday, and the oft-derided “Joker” sequel led the pack. “Joker: Folie à Deux” scored seven nominations including worst actor and actress for stars Joaquin Phoenix and Lady Gaga,

By The Associated Press (Associated Press) — Garth Hudson, the Band’s virtuoso keyboardist and all-around musician who drew from a unique palette of sounds and styles to add a conversational touch to such rock standards as “Up on Cripple Creek,” “The Weight” and “Rag Mama Rag,” has died at age 87. “Today, we sadly say

By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — Francisco San Martin, an actor best known for playing Dario Hernandez on the soap opera “Days of Our Lives,” has died, according to the Los Angeles County Coroner’s Office. He was 39. San Martin died by suicide, according to the medical examiner’s report. The Spanish-born actor originated the

By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — A possible young love between Jade Thirlwall and Harry Styles went in the wrong direction, according Thirlwall. The singer-songwriter, who found fame as a member of the girl group Little Mix on the UK’s “The X Factor,” shared her account about a date she once went on with

By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — The show will not go on for the Black Eyed Peas at the moment. The group recently announced on social media that their planned Las Vegas residency at Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino’s PH Live is on hold. “To our dearest Peabodies,” the group wrote Sunday on Instagram.

By Issy Ronald, CNN (CNN) — British guitarist John Sykes, best known for his work with rock bands Thin Lizzy and Whitesnake, has died aged 65 “after a hard fought battle with cancer,” according to a statement on his website. “He will be remembered by many as a man with exceptional musical talent but for

Essay by Sandra Gonzalez, CNN (CNN) — Watching TV heartthrob George Clooney rescue a boy from drowning in a storm drain in Season 2 of “ER” made me realize two things when I was 8 years old: 1) I was heterosexual. 2) “ER” was excellent television. Now, many moons later, I can confirm both those

By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — Conan O’Brien is one of the lucky few whose Pacific Palisades home is still standing after the LA wildfires, but he says he knows many who’ve been affected by the devastation, including his podcast co-host Sona Movsesian. In the latest episode of “Conan O’Brien Needs a Friend” – his

By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — Damon Wayans has no hard feelings about getting fired from “Saturday Night Live” back in Season 11 – mostly because he wanted to be let go from the sketch show. The comedian recalled the incident that led to his firing in Peacock’s “SNL 50” docuseries, saying that the moment

By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — Rami Malek is recounting his at-times complicated upbringing as an Egyptian-American growing up in Southern California. The “Bohemian Rhapsody” actor, his twin brother Sami and sister Yasmine grew up in the Southern California neighborhood of Sherman Oaks in the ’90s. Malek’s parents moved to the US in 1978 from

By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — Singer Chappell Roan believes “musicians are trained to be obedient,” but that’s not her style. In a recent BBC interview, the 26-year-old singer talked about going viral for cursing at a photographer who she felt was being aggressive at the MTV Awards and her comments regarding fans she

By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — Cameron Diaz is out of film retirement after a decade and sounds ready to work. In an interview with “Access Hollywood” to promote her new Netflix film “Back In Action,” costarring Jamie Foxx, Diaz talked about potentially doing a sequel of “The Mask.” The hit 1994 film with

CNN By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — Dave Chappelle shared a powerful message during his opening monologue on the latest episode of “Saturday Night Live.” After the comedian performed a lengthy standup set in which he joked about Sean “Diddy” Combs, among other topics, Chappelle shared a moving story about a time when the late

By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — Dave Chappelle shared a powerful message during his opening monologue on the latest episode of “Saturday Night Live.” After the comedian performed a lengthy standup set in in which he joked about Sean “Diddy” Combs, among other topics, Chappelle shared a moving story about a time when the late