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By Elizabeth Wagmeister (CNN) — Barbie and Ken will likely grace the stage at the Golden Globes next month, but the show’s organizers have had a hard time finding someone with the “Kenthusiasm” to host the event. With Globe nominations being announced Monday morning, a search for the host is still underway, CNN has learned.

By Lillian Bautista, CNN (CNN) — Fortnite, the online battle royale video game, is collaborating with bestselling singer The Weeknd in its debut “Fortnite Festival” on Saturday. The in-game festival will act as a virtual music festival featuring songs from various artists including Billie Eilish, Olivia Rodrigo and Kendrick Lamar. The festival for the hit

By Dan Heching, CNN (CNN) — Ryan O’Neal’s “Love Story” costar Ali MacGraw shared an emotional tribute to him after learning of O’Neal’s death on Friday. “Working with Ryan, all those years ago, was one of the great experiences of my film career, and we remained friends ever after,” MacGraw wrote in a statement shared

Analysis by Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — Pop Life Chronicles: Sign up for CNN’s entertainment newsletter CNN’s Lisa Respers France is your plugged-in BFF chronicling the week’s most impactful entertainment stories. Every Thursday she’ll pop into your inbox with binge-worthy content and illuminating industry news. Sure it’s the most wonderful time of the year, but also

By Marianne Garvey, CNN (CNN) — Get ready to rock. Def Leppard and Journey have announced they’re co-headlining a stadium tour. They last teamed up on a 2018 joint tour. The latest tour will see the groups tour in North America in summer 2024. Also joining the shows on select dates will be Cheap Trick,

By Dan Heching, CNN (CNN) — Oscar-nominated actor Ryan O’Neal, star of several landmark films including “Love Story” and “Paper Moon,” has died, according to his son, Patrick, who posted the news to social media. He was reportedly 82. “My dad passed away peacefully today, with his loving team by his side supporting him and

By Brian Lowry, CNN (CNN) — At a 2017 screening of “If You’re Not in the Obit, Eat Breakfast,” an HBO documentary about those who have lived into their 90s hosted by then-95-year-old Carl Reiner, producer Norman Lear credited the other people on the panel – fellow nonagenarians Reiner, Mel Brooks and Dick Van Dyke

By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — Debut “Bachelorette” Trista Sutter and husband Ryan Sutter are marking 20 years of marraige. The couple, who got engaged on the series and later wed in a televised special, are among the few marriage success stories in the franchise. Ryan Sutter marked their anniversary on Instagram, writing, “They

By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — The Queen of Christmas has no problem giving another holiday star her flowers. Mariah Carey is celebrating Brenda Lee’s Christmas classic, “Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree” topping the Billboard Hot 100 chart, 65 years after the song’s initial debut. Lee posted a photo on her Instagram stories of

By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — Derek Hough’s wife Hayley Erbert is recovering after emergency surgery. The “Dancing with the Stars” judge shared on social media that Erbert, who is also a professional dancer, had fallen ill. “At the end of last night’s tout performance in Washington, D.C., my wife Hayley became disoriented and

By Issy Ronald, CNN (CNN) — It’s now virtually impossible to imagine “The Devil Wears Prada” without Meryl Streep’s bravura portrayal of icy fashion magazine editor Miranda Priestly, but the three-time Oscar winner almost didn’t land the part, the movie’s producer, Wendy Finerman, told the “Hollywood Gold” podcast. “And Meryl, people thought we were crazy.