Entertainment

By Brian Lowry, CNN HBO has responded to former stars of the Los Angeles Lakers who have criticized the network’s series “Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty,” which dramatizes the team’s championship run in the 1980s. After initially declining to comment, HBO issued a statement Tuesday saying: “HBO has a long history of

By Stephanie Elam and Jason Kravarik, CNN Leonardo DiCaprio has made the climate crisis and environmental conservation his life’s work — mainly off screen, though sometimes on. In addition to leading his own environmental foundation, the film star sits on the board of several other organizations, and his advocacy has been celebrated by the United

Review by Brian Lowry, CNN “Black-ish” crammed a lot into its series finale, from a callback to its premiere to a cameo by gymnast Simone Biles, from moving out of the family’s house — and the memories that elicited — to a raucous New Orleans-style funeral. But it was the last scene that really sold

By Marianne Garvey, CNN Actor Johnny Depp resumed his testimony in a Fairfax, Virginia court in his defamation case against his ex-wife Amber Heard on Wednesday. Depp discussed the changing nature of his relationship with Heard. He accused Heard of name calling and making demeaning comments about him at times in their relationship that would

By Taylor Romine, CNN A 30-year-old man was sentenced to 190 years to life in prison for the 2021 murder of Jacqueline Avant, a philanthropist and the wife of music icon Clarence Avant, the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s office announced Tuesday. “Today marks the end of a tragic case that rocked our community,” District

Review by Brian Lowry, CNN Setting a high bar for HBO’s upcoming “The White House Plumbers,” “Gaslit” looks at Watergate from the perspectives of several key players, deriving its title from the horrid treatment of Martha Mitchell. Losing a bit of momentum down the stretch thanks in part to its diffused storylines and semi-satirical tone,

By Scottie Andrew, CNN Kid Cudi said his upcoming feature on Pusha T’s album will mark his last time working with Kanye West, his former friend and collaborator. Reports of the tracklist for Pusha T’s upcoming album showed that Cudi, whose real name is Scott Mescudi, and West, who now goes by Ye, would appear

By Chloe Melas and Lisa Respers France, CNN Actor Johnny Depp took the stand in a Fairfax, Virginia court on Tuesday in his defamation case against his ex-wife Amber Heard. In his roughly three-hour testimony, which will continue Wednesday, the Oscar-nominated star spoke in detail about Heard’s allegations of domestic abuse, his history with substance

By Lisa Respers France, CNN Like many of us, Nick Carter of the Backstreet Boys picked up some weight while quarantining at home during the pandemic. But he also found some inspiration. The father of three with his wife Lauren Kitt told CNN he was at home when a song idea came to him about