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CNN By Lauren Lee, CNN (CNN) — Having grown up in the west African country of Benin, when two-time Oscar-nominated actor Djimon Hounsou immigrated to the US in 1990 to pursue his acting dreams, he felt a pain he could not ignore. “I certainly felt a tremendous void, and that void is due to the lack of

By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — Before “Friends,” David Schwimmer certainly had some odd jobs. Aside from being a rollerskating server at Chicago’s famed retro-style diner Ed Debevic’s, Schwimmer worked for his mother Arlene – a divorce lawyer – as a process server, he shared while appearing on Monday’s episode of “The Late Show with

By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — Danielle Fishel is sharing an update about her health. The “Boy Meets World” star said on Monday’s episode of her “Pod Meets World” podcast that she has completed “active cancer treatment” following her announcement in August that she was diagnosed with DCIS, which stands for ductal carcinoma in situ

By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — Rachel Accurso, better known as toddler-educator-of-the-internet Ms. Rachel, is bringing her popular YouTube series to Netflix. A four-episode season of Ms. Rachel’s videos that will include “interactive lessons that teach letters, numbers, colors, shapes, and more” will be available to stream on January 27, the streamer announced on Tuesday.

By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — Ben Stiller and his wife, actress Christine Taylor, are known to be one of Hollywood’s longest and happiest marriages, but that has not always been the case. In an interview with the New York Times, Stiller was asked about he and Taylor, who married in 2000, having split

By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — Beyoncé is postponing an announcement she had previously teased to unveil on January 14, writing in a statement posted to her Instagram page that her decision to postpone was “due to the devastation caused by the ongoing wildfires around areas of Los Angeles.” “I continue to pray for healing

By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — Jimmy Kimmel got emotional Monday night as he addressed the ongoing wildfires in Los Angeles. “As you know it has been a very scary, very stressful, very strange week here in LA, where we work, where we live, where our kids go to school,” Kimmel said with his

By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — Mayim Bialik and Melissa Rauch are friends who have stayed in touch since their series “Big Bang Theory” went off the air in 2019, but they have once again worked together. Bialik is playing an exaggerated version of herself on Tuesday’s episode of “Night Court,” which Rauch stars

By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — Singer Jessica Simpson and Eric Johnson have announced their separation. Simpson said in a statement on Monday night that she and her husband of ten years have “been living separately” while “navigating a painful situation in our marriage.” “Our children come first, and we are focusing on what is

By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — Days after “The Hills” alums Heidi Montag and Spencer Pratt lost their home in the Palisades Fire, Montag’s followers are showing up to support her by streaming her music. Montag’s 2010 song and album “Superficial” claimed the No. 1 spot on iTunes’ charts Monday, with Bad Bunny’s DeBÍ TiRAR

By Elizabeth Wagmeister, CNN (CNN) — As they say in Hollywood, the show must go on. On Monday, it was announced that both the Grammys and Oscars would proceed as planned on February 2 and March 2, respectively, answering a question that has been debated behind the scenes by decision makers tasked with figuring out

By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — Hoda Kotb can finally sleep in. The former “Today” co-host shared a photo on social media Sunday of a set of alarms on her phone turned off. “No alarm…whaaaaaaaattttt???” she wrote in the caption of the photo, which showed alarms for 3:00 am, 3:15 am and 3:30 am.

By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — Leslie Charleson, who played popular character Dr. Monica Quartermaine for almost 50 years on “General Hospital,” has died, the program’s executive producer announced on Sunday. She was 79. “It is with a heavy heart that I announce the passing of my dear friend and colleague, Leslie Charleson. Her