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By Lisa Respers France, CNN Hilaria Baldwin is trying to balance it all as a new mother of seven. She and husband Alec Baldwin recently announced the birth of their new daughter, Ilaria Catalina Irena Baldwin. On Monday she posted on the Instagram stories portion of her verified account a photo of her with two

Review by Brian Lowry, CNN “Hostages” tells several major stories in one, from the history of US intervention in the Middle East to the Iranian hostage crisis‘ impact on presidential politics to that period’s influence on media, launching “Nightline” as a byproduct. The result is a highly resonant trip down bad-memory lane, highlighting how those

By Lisa Respers France, CNN Kelly Ripa is opening up about her complicated relationship with her former morning show co-host, the late Regis Philbin. The pair co-hosted “Live With Regis and Kelly” from 2001 and 2011. She writes about their relationship in her new book “Live Wire: Long-Winded Short Stories.” Ripa told People writing about

By Lisa Respers France, CNN There’s a reason why Chadwick Boseman’s character in the “Black Panther” sequel was not recast following his death in 2020. In an interview with Empire magazine, Marvel Studios president Kevin Feige said “It just felt like it was much too soon” to recast the late actor, who died at the

By Marianne Garvey Megan Thee Stallion cares about your mental health. The entertainer has created a website called “Bad Bitches Have Bad Days Too,” which offers visitors to the site a vast and diverse list of free therapy organizations, various crisis helplines and places to find substance abuse help, among other resources. Special attention is

By Scottie Andrew, CNN James Earl Jones, who for decades has provided Darth Vader’s iconic, menacing voice, will not record new lines for new “Star Wars” projects. Instead, Jones’ voice will live on artificially through an AI program that can recreate his voice, so Vader can deliver new lines of dialogue and maintain the commanding

By Marianne Garvey Christina Ricci will be the first to tell you she doesn’t like her terrifying “Yellowjackets” character Misty Quigley. “I mean, she’s not somebody that I would choose to be friends with,” Ricci tells CNN of her Emmy-nominated role. Still, she does like playing her even if she is untrustworthy. “I really enjoy

By Marianne Garvey “House of the Dragon” star Emily Carey is reacting to actress Olivia Cooke now stepping in to reign as the series takes a time jump. Cooke and Emma D’Arcy will now play the adult versions of their characters, Queen Alicent Hightower and Princess Rhaenyra Targaryen. Carey and actress Milly Alcock departed the

By Lisa Respers France, CNN “Batgirl” may have been scrapped, but that hasn’t stopped interest in the film. The movie’s star Leslie Grace shared a video montage of some behind-the-scenes moments on her verified TikTok account. “I couldn’t resist,” she wrote in the description of the video, set to the Omar Apollo song “Evergreen.” The

By Lisa Respers France, CNN Welcome, Ilaria Catalina Irena Baldwin! Hilaria Baldwin and Alec Baldwin announced the birth of their new daughter, their seventh child together, on social media with a video montage of the new baby. Born on September 22 and weighing 6lbs 13oz, the newborn was welcomed joyfully by her parents. “She’s here!,”

By Lisa Respers France, CNN While production of Season 6 of “The Crown” was briefly paused after the death of Queen Elizabeth II, Season 5 is still on track to start November 9. When the popular series returns to Netflix, Imelda Staunton will take over the role of the Queen from Olivia Colman who portrayed

By Chloe Melas, CNN Armie Hammer and his estranged wife Elizabeth Chambers’ contentious split in 2020 was widely publicized, but more is coming to light about why that may have been the case. As the recent Discovery+ docuseries “House of Hammer” has brought allegations of sexual abuse by Hammer back into the headlines, CNN has