By Marianne Garvey Viola Davis has been cast as a villain in “The Hunger Games” prequel, “The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes.” The film’s official Instagram released the news on Monday. The Oscar winner will play Dr. Volumnia Gaul, the head gamemaker of the 10th annual Hunger Games. The cast for the prequel also includes
Continue Reading Amarachi Orie, CNN A painting believed to be by Pablo Picasso and estimated to be worth millions of dollars has been found during a drugs raid in Iraq, according to authorities. The allegedly stolen artwork was discovered on Saturday in the possession of three people in the Diyala province in central-eastern Iraq, reports the state-run
Continue Reading By Lisa Respers France, CNN It ain’t nothing but a “C” thang baby. And in this case, the “C” stands for cereal. Snoop Loopz is a brand new cereal from Snoop Dogg’s Broadus Foods line that he co-founded with fellow rapper Percy “Master P” Miller. Miller recently shared an announcement about the new cereal on
Continue Reading Jacqui Palumbo, CNN The wood-walled conference room has a sterile quality, and the men in muted suits seated around the wide central table are eerily alike, as if duplicated. But this photograph of a high-level corporate meeting has one outlier — a woman with short, curled hair seated on the far left. She lines up
Continue Reading Review by Brian Lowry, CNN After six seasons building toward Saul Goodman’s foreshadowed fall, “Better Call Saul” presented its final chapter, faced with the burdensome expectations raised by its Emmy-winning predecessor, “Breaking Bad.” Adding callbacks from that series and building on its own run, the show delivered a thoughtful contemplation of what transformed the title
Continue Reading Oscar Holland, CNN More than a decade since it broke ground, the long-awaited Taipei Performing Arts Center opened to the public in Taiwan’s capital last week. After years of construction delays and debates over a budget that has climbed to 6.7 billion New Taiwan dollars ($223 million), attention can finally turn to the dozens of
Continue Reading By Cheri Mossburg, Amir Vera and Taylor Romine, CNN Rapper A$AP Rocky pleaded not guilty Wednesday to assault charges stemming from a 2021 shooting incident in California. In a Los Angeles courtroom, the artist, whose given name is Rakim Mayers, appeared before Judge Victoria Wilson to answer to two counts of assault with a semiautomatic
Continue Reading By Sandra Gonzalez, CNN In case you were convinced otherwise, Bryce Dallas Howard reports that the gender pay gap is not extinct. The actress, speaking to Insider, said she was paid “so much less” than her co-star Chris Pratt for their work in the “Jurassic World” films, released in 2015, 2018 and 2022. “When I
Continue Reading By Scottie Andrew, CNN Sacheen Littlefeather had only 60 seconds to speak at the 1973 Academy Awards. In her brief speech, she refused the Oscar for best actor on behalf of Marlon Brando, faced a mixture of loud boos and cheers, and defended the rights of Native Americans on national TV. Almost 50 years later,
Continue Reading Review by Brian Lowry, CNN If 2020 basketball nostalgia belonged to the Chicago Bulls, the Los Angeles Lakers have owned 2022 with HBO’s “Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty,” “They Call Me Magic” and now “Legacy: The True Story of the LA Lakers,” a 10-part docuseries premiering on Hulu. Yet despite the opportunity
Continue Reading Review by Brian Lowry, CNN If 2020 basketball nostalgia belonged to the Chicago Bulls, the Los Angeles Lakers have owned 2022 with HBO’s “Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty,” “They Call Me Magic” and now “Legacy: The True Story of the LA Lakers,” a 10-part docuseries premiering on Hulu. Yet despite the opportunity
Continue Reading By Marianne Garvey Ben Affleck has had a very big year with reason to celebrate as he turns 50 on Monday. The actor/director and wife Jennifer Lopez were photographed in New York on Sunday. The newlyweds have been traveling the world together this summer. They celebrated Lopez’s birthday in July in Paris, days after the
Continue Reading By Lisa Respers France, CNN Good luck getting Adele to admit whether or not she is engaged to Rich Paul. In a new cover article with Elle magazine, the British singer played it close to the vest when it comes to her status with her American sports agent boyfriend. “Well, I’m not married,” is how
Continue Reading By Marianne Garvey Millie Bobby Brown is enrolled in Purdue University and attending classes online. The “Stranger Things” star revealed the news in an interview with Allure magazine, saying she is studying human services, where “you learn about the system and how to help young people.” Purdue University is located in West Lafayette, Indiana. “Stranger
Continue Reading By Lisa Respers France, CNN Padma Lakshmi is supporting her ex-husband Salman Rushdie in his recovery. The “Top Chef” star tweeted Sunday that she is “relieved” Rushdie is “pulling through after Friday’s nightmare” in which he was stabbed multiple times while on stage in New York. “Worried and wordless, can finally exhale,” Lakshmi also wrote
Continue Reading By Toyin Owoseje, CNN Tom Holland says he is stepping away from social media to focus on his mental health. The “Spider-Man: No Way Home” star, who has been absent from digital platforms in recent weeks, made a fleeting return to Instagram on Sunday to announce he had deleted Instagram and Twitter from his devices.
Continue Reading By Toyin Owoseje, CNN Tom Holland says he is stepping away from social media to focus on his mental health. The “Spider-Man: No Way Home” star, who has been absent from digital platforms in recent weeks, made a fleeting return to Instagram on Sunday to announce he had deleted Instagram and Twitter from his devices.
Continue Reading By Faith Karimi, CNN The 911 call starts with a jarring observation: “A car just went through my neighbor’s house.” Anne Heche had crashed her blue Mini Cooper into a home in Los Angeles on August 5, and the caller, as heard in a recording obtained by CNN, was unaware that the veteran actor was
Continue Reading By Scottie Andrew and Chloe Melas, CNN Anne Heche, an entrancing actor whose versatility powered an admirable career in television and film spanning four decades, has died at 53. “Anne Heche has been peacefully taken off life support,” a representative for her family told CNN earlier Sunday night, and later confirmed the actress’ passing. Heche’s
Continue Reading By Claudia Dominguez, CNN Actress and director Denise Dowse, whose prolific career featured roles in “Beverly Hills, 90210,” “Insecure” and “Ray,” has died, her family confirmed to CNN Sunday. She was 64. “With a heavy heart I have to announce her passing away,” the actress’ sister Tracey Dowse said in a statement. She also announced
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