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By Lisa Respers France, CNN This story might make you wince for several reasons. Lil Uzi Vert says he was doing some crowd-surfing at a recent music festival when someone yanked out the jewel embedded in his forehead. “I had a show at Rolling Loud (festival), and I jumped into the crowd and they kind

By Mark Morales and Sandra Gonzalez, CNN Michael K. Williams, an actor best known for his role as Omar Little on HBO’s “The Wire,” has died. He was 54. Williams was found dead in his New York City apartment Monday afternoon, a law enforcement official told CNN. Investigators found drug paraphernalia near his body, the

By Lisa Respers France, CNN Kulture Kiari is officially a big sister. Her mom and dad, rappers Cardi B and husband Offset, have welcomed their second child. The couple made the announcement Monday on social media. Cardi B shared a photo of her and Offset with their new bundle in what appeared to be a

By Faith Karimi, CNN Chadwick Boseman’s alma mater has officially renamed a building after him. Howard University placed the late actor’s name over its fine arts building, a year after he died of colon cancer at age 43. The historically Black university released a statement and posted a time lapse video of the letters going

By Rob Picheta, CNN “X-Men” actor Hugh Jackman has revealed that his father, Christopher John Jackman, died on Sunday. He passed away on Australia’s Father’s Day, Jackman said, telling fans on Instagram: “Whilst there is deep sadness, I am filled with such gratitude and love.” “My Dad was, in a word, extraordinary. He devoted his

By Toyin Owoseje, CNN London police say British grime artist Wiley has been charged with assault and burglary. A spokesperson for the Metropolitan Police told CNN on Monday that the 42-year-old musician — real name Richard Kylea Cowie Jr. — is accused of breaking into an east London flat, assaulting the male occupant and causing

By Marianne Garvey, CNN Mark Ronson revealed on Instagram he married actress Grace Gummer. “To my truest love…out of nowhere, you made 45 hands down the greatest year of my life. And i’m sure it took me 45 years to become the man worthy of your love. I hope I spend every one of these

By Lisa Respers France, CNN Kanye West has hit lucky No. 7 with his 10th No. 1 album. His latest, “Donda,” has debuted at the top of Billboard’s Top 200 albums chart, making him the seventh artist to have 10 No. 1 albums, according to Billboard. And that’s not all. With 309,000 equivalent album units

By Chloe Melas, CNN The “Rick and Morty” season 5 finale aired on Sunday night with not just one episode but two: “Forgetting Sarick Mortshall” and “Rickmurai Jack.” A fan-favorite character who hadn’t been seen in a few seasons, Evil Morty came back during the finale — and viewers were here for it. “I want

By Alanne Orjoux, CNN Actor, author, director, food-lover, sexy bartender and dancer (see “Shall We Dance”) Stanley Tucci has revealed that he had cancer about three years ago, but it’s been successfully treated. In an interview in the September issue of Vera, Virgin Atlantic’s inflight magazine, Tucci said he was diagnosed with a tumor at

By Lisa Respers France, CNN Chrissy Teigen shared a milestone over the weekend. “Today is my 50 day sobriety streak!,” she wrote in a caption on a video of her kids interrupting her workout that she shared on her verified Instagram account. “It should be nearly a year but I had a few (wine) hiccups

By Toyin Owoseje, CNN “Boy Meets World” star Danielle Fishel has welcomed her second child with husband Jensen Karp. The 40-year-old actress, best known for playing Topanga Lawrence in the ’90s sitcom, announced the arrival of her baby boy in an Instagram post on Sunday, adding that she had given him a very special name.

By Katharina Krebs, CNN Sarah Harding, singer with the English chart-topping band Girls Aloud, has died aged 39 following a battle with breast cancer. Harding’s mother Marie confirmed the news in a post to her daughter’s official Instagram account on Sunday. “It’s with deep heartbreak that today I’m sharing the news that my beautiful daughter