Jack Guy, CNN | Oscar Holland, CNN A jersey worn by basketball star Michael Jordan during one of the most famous seasons in his NBA career sold for a record $10.1 million at a New York auction Thursday. The eight-figure sum was more than double initial estimates, setting a new auction record for a piece
Continue Reading By Zoe Sottile, CNN YouTuber, TikToker, and all-around internet influencer Trisha Paytas is known for creating controversy with her larger-than-life personality — and the birth of her first child is no exception. Paytas, 34, announced the birth of her first daughter on Friday on Instagram and Twitter. The baby was born Wednesday and weighed 8.9
Continue Reading By Sandra Gonzalez, CNN Well, she didn’t punch him. But Jimmy Kimmel did take some time during Quinta Brunson’s appearance on his late-night talk show Wednesday to apologize for what he called a “dumb comedy bit” that some viewers felt took away from her Emmy victory on Monday. “People said I stole your moment,” Kimmel
Continue Reading By Sandra Gonzalez, CNN “Saturday Night Live” has added four new faces. Joining the cast as featured players in Season 48 are: Marcello Hernandez, Molly Kearney, Michael Longfellow and Devon Walker. Hernandez is a Cuban/Dominican stand up comedian, writer, and actor who has opened for comedians like Jim Breuer and Gilbert Gottfried, according to his
Continue Reading By Harmeet Kaur, CNN Prosecutor Casey Novak has a strong track record. Over numerous seasons of “Law & Order: Special Victims Unit,” the tough and persistent assistant district attorney convicts scores of sex offenders and delivers justice to their victims. But the actor who played her says she’s since realized that TV doesn’t mirror reality.
Continue Reading By Marianne Garvey Naomi Ackie shines as Whitney Houston in the upcoming biopic “I Wanna Dance with Somebody.” Houston fans can see Ackie, whose credits include roles in “Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker” and “Doctor Who,” starring as the late singer in a trailer for the film, which was released on Thursday. “From New
Continue Reading By Marianne Garvey, CNN “America’s Got Talent” has a new winner. (Spoilers ahead.) On Wednesday night, the talent competition featured a round of final, live performances and the winner was Mayyas. The Lebanese all-female alternative dance group collected the $1 million prize and the opportunity to headline a residency at the Luxor Hotel & Casino
Continue Reading By Marianne Garvey, CNN Brittany Snow and her husband Tyler Stanaland have made the “difficult decision” to separate. The two have been married for two years. The “Pitch Perfect” star and Stanaland, who appears on the Netflix real estate show “Selling the OC,” shared the news on social media. “After time and consideration, Tyler and
Continue Reading Nimi Princewill, CNN Calls are growing in South Africa for Britain’s royal family to return the world’s largest known clear-cut diamond in the wake of Queen Elizabeth II’s death. Known as the Great Star of Africa or Cullinan I, the diamond is cut from a larger gem that was mined in South Africa in 1905
Continue Reading By Lisa Respers France, CNN Zac Efron has heard about speculation that he altered his face with plastic surgery, but he says that’s not close to the truth. “It was funny,” he told “Entertainment Tonight” about people thinking he had gone under the knife. “It sucks. I almost died, but we’re good.” While promoting his
Continue Reading Francesca Street, CNN Welcome to the future of European high-speed rail travel. French railway company SNCF and train manufacturer Alstom have unveiled the first completed TGV M, a next-generation high-speed double-decker train that features a longer, more aerodynamic nose — perfect for hurtling across the French countryside. Alstom dubbed the new train “the TGV of
Continue Reading By Lisa Respers France, CNN Nick Cannon is back on new daddy duty. Cannon announced on his verified Instagram account Wednesday the arrival of Onyx Ice Cole Cannon, his daughter with model LaNisha Cole. “God has given me and @MissLanishaCole the privilege of hosting an Angel here on earth,” Cannon wrote in the lengthy caption
Continue Reading Review by Brian Lowry, CNN The gap between a star performance and the movie containing it has seldom been wider than in “Blonde,” which features Ana de Armas stunningly capturing the look and essence of Marilyn Monroe in the service of a film that’s pretentious, heavy handed and lengthy to the point of exhaustion. Netflix
Continue Reading Review by Brian Lowry, CNN Although “inspired by true events,” “The Woman King” clearly isn’t tethered to them, using the underlying story of 19th-century female warriors in an African kingdom as the jumping-off point for a rousing action vehicle, augmented by plenty of melodrama. That combination yields a strong showcase for the stars, featuring a
Continue Reading Julia M. Chan, CNN While bamboo has been used in construction in Asia for thousands of years, it’s starting to catch on in sustainable housing development in parts of the United States and other places in the world. Bamboo Living co-founder and chief architect David Sands is at the forefront of modern sustainable bamboo construction.
Continue Reading Leah Dolan, CNN Life imitated art on the front row of the Michael Kors show on Wednesday when assigned seating placed Vogue editor-in-chief Anna Wintour and actor Anne Hathaway next to one another in a display of PR genius. Wintour was, as always, dressed in her signature look — a pair of dark sunglasses skewing
Continue Reading By Lilit Marcus, CNN Hanoi’s popular “train street” is once again the subject of a significant crackdown. The street, where trains travel along a track just inches away from homes and businesses in the Vietnam capital, has long been one of the most popular tourist sites in Hanoi and a regular favorite on social media.
Continue Reading Francesca Street, CNN Andye was only in Paris for three days. On day one, she jumped aboard the Metro train that would change her life forever. It was September 2016. Andye, born in Haiti and brought up in the US, was 25 and finishing up a Master’s degree in Amsterdam, in the Netherlands. She was
Continue Reading By Sandra Gonzalez, CNN Well, she didn’t punch him. But Jimmy Kimmel did take some time during Quinta Brunson’s appearance on his late-night talk show Wednesday to apologize for what he called a “dumb comedy bit” that some viewers felt took away from her Emmy victory on Monday. “People said I stole your moment,” Kimmel
Continue Reading By Nicole Chavez, CNN Latinos are avid consumers of TV content and having on-screen representation is leading many of them to spend more time on a streaming platform and binging shows, a new Nielsen audience report says. The report, which was released Wednesday, analyzes how Latinos watch television and the impact of representation, both on
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