By Marianne Garvey One of the first times Antoinette Jones, the sister of former death row inmate Julius Jones, who was granted clemency last year mere hours before he was scheduled to be executed for a 1999 murder he says he did not commit, met Kim Kardashian she was struck. Not just by Kardashian’s superstar
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Review by Brian Lowry, CNN “Angelyne” approximates its subject in the wrong ways: It’s big, attention-getting and has all the depth of a billboard. Emmy Rossum stars and produced this limited series, which doesn’t profess to be truth but rather a facsimile of it. In a year that’s already given the world the superior “Pam
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By Lisa Respers France, CNN Carmen Electra has entered the world of OnlyFans. The former “Baywatch” star told People it was a “no brainer” for her to join the subscription service that’s known for its adult content. “I, for once, have this opportunity to be my own boss and have my own creative vision to
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Leah Dolan, CNN At the Cannes film festival premiere of Joseph Kosinski’s “Top Gun: Maverick” on Wednesday, former Victoria’s Secret model Adriana Lima became the latest celebrity to turn maternity fashion on its head. Dressed in a custom-made Balmain gown and without a jewel in sight, Lima’s primary red carpet accessory was her pregnant belly.
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By Lisa Respers France, CNN The spotlight in a Virginia courtroom has turned to attorney Camille Vasquez this week. Vasquez serves as one of Johnny Depp’s attorneys in his defamation fight with ex-wife Amber Heard over a 2018 op-ed she wrote for the Washington Post. In the piece, Heard described herself as a “public figure
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Jacopo Prisco, CNN Like many Italians living abroad, Peppe Corsaro missed his mother’s cooking. Born in Sicily, he moved to London when he was 16, and soon started yearning for his home flavors and traditions — especially the bustling Sunday lunch, when mothers and grandmothers cooked timeless favorites for an open-air, marathon feast that could
Continue Reading Jacopo Prisco, CNN Like many Italians living abroad, Peppe Corsaro missed his mother’s cooking. Born in Sicily, he moved to London when he was 16, and soon started yearning for his home flavors and traditions — especially the bustling Sunday lunch, when mothers and grandmothers cooked timeless favorites for an open-air, marathon feast that could
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By Sara Smart, CNN Plenty of Harry Styles fans wish they could put a ring on his finger and some got their wish, sort of. Styles on Wednesday thanked fans for reuniting him with a beloved accessory that went missing during his second weekend of headlining Coachella last month. Styles lost his Gucci ring, valued
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By Sonia Moghe, CNN Amber Heard’s sister testified on Wednesday that she witnessed actor Johnny Depp grab Heard by the hair and hit her in the face repeatedly when they were married. Whitney Heard Henriquez, Heard’s younger sister, testified in court Wednesday as part the ongoing defamation case between Heard and ex-husband Depp. Henriquez said
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By Leah Asmelash, CNN Taylor Swift famously sang about “feeling 22.” A decade later, she’s celebrating it — the class of ’22, that is. The prolific pop singer received an honorary doctorate of fine arts on Wednesday from New York University, and also delivered this year’s commencement speech at Yankee Stadium. “I’m 90% sure the
Continue Reading By Leah Asmelash, CNN Taylor Swift famously sang about “feeling 22.” A decade later, she’s celebrating it — the class of ’22, that is. The prolific pop singer received an honorary doctorate of fine arts on Wednesday from New York University, and also delivered this year’s commencement speech at Yankee Stadium. “I’m 90% sure the
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Sana Noor Haq, CNN A rare Chinese vase dating from the 18th century has sold for nearly £1.5 million ($1.8 million) at auction. The gilded blue artifact was initially valued at £150,000 ($186,000), according to Dreweatts, the English auction house that handled the sale. The seller inherited the vase from his father, a surgeon, who
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Lianne Kolirin, CNN Britain’s Royal Mint has issued a commemorative 50 pence coin to mark the 50th anniversary of Pride UK. The coin, which will not enter circulation, was designed by London artist, writer and LGBTQ+ activist Dominique Holmes. This is the first time Britain’s LGBTQ+ community has been celebrated on official UK coinage and
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By Scottie Andrew, CNN If you’ve missed gawking at human cannonballs and unicycling clowns under a figurative big top while the smell of popcorn wafts through the air, you’re in luck: The Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey circus is being revived less than a decade after it shuttered. The iconic traveling circus, which in
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By Chloe Melas, CNN Pearl Jam’s drummer Matt Cameron says his quotes in a “Rolling Stone” article that published about Taylor Hawkins’ final days were “taken out of context.” Cameron gave an interview to the outlet about the Foo Fighters’ drummer and a conversation he had with him about wanting to take a step back
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By Marianne Garvey Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky appeared via video during opening night of the Cannes Film Festival in France, giving a speech about the importance of filmmaking in the midst of war. “The most brutal dictators of the 20th century loved cinema,” Zelensky said, adding that most films made about those dictators were “horrific
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Sana Noor Haq, CNN Bob Mackie, the designer who drew the sketch for a crystal-covered gown once worn by Marilyn Monroe, said “it was a big mistake” for Kim Kardashian to wear the dress at this year’s Met Gala. Early in his career, Mackie worked as a sketch artist for Paramount costumier Edith Head, and
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By Marianne Garvey Disney+ has released a new trailer for Marvel’s “She-Hulk: Attorney at Law.” The new series stars Tatiana Maslany as She-Hulk/Jennifer Walters, a lawyer who specializes in superhuman-oriented legal cases. The show’s executive producer Kevin Feige, president of Marvel Studios and chief creative officer of Marvel, welcomed Maslany to The Walt Disney Company’s
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By Chloe Melas, CNN Six seasons, more than a hundred episodes and plenty of anticipatory grief led to an emotional hour of “This Is Us” on Tuesday. The penultimate episode of the series titled, “The Train,” culminated in the death of the Pearson family matriarch, Rebecca Pearson [Mandy Moore] of Alzheimer’s. The creator of the
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By Lisa Respers France, CNN “Yellowstone’s” next origin story is getting some major star power. Paramount+ announced Tuesday that Oscar winner Helen Mirren and Academy Award nominee Harrison Ford will star in “Yellowstone’s” prequel series, “1932.” The news comes after the success of another prequel, “1883.” “Yellowstone,” which follows the lives and drama of the
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