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COURTESY BAD BOY RECORDS, COURTESY VOGUE, 2018, SEAN “DIDDY” COMBS, INSTAGRAM, @CASSIE, CNN, Courtesy Vogue/2018, Sean “Diddy” Combs/Instagram, Instagram/@cassie By Lauren del Valle, Nicki Brown, Kara Scannell, and Eric Levenson, CNN (CNN) — Friday could be the final day on the stand for star witness Cassie Ventura, whose imminent childbirth has become a significant storyline

By Rob Picheta, CNN London (CNN) — Did you enjoy the papal conclave for its politicking, its gaudy hats and its general focus on peace and love, but think: “Instead of picking a pope, I wish these cardinals would step into some cheetah-skin body suits and gyrate suggestively on an exercise ball in a debasing

By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — Stephen “Demo” DeMaria has been at “Saturday Night Live” from before the late-night show even premiered. The now 87-year-old Brooklyn native helped build the audience seats for the show’s Oct. 11, 1975 premiere, according to The Gothamist. He talked to the publication about his plan to retire on

By Kaanita Iyer, CNN (CNN) — CNN will exclusively televise actor George Clooney’s record-breaking Broadway show “Good Night, and Good Luck,” on Saturday, June 7, the network announced Thursday. The limited-run play’s penultimate performance from the Winter Garden Theatre in New York will air live on CNN and CNN International and stream on CNN.com at

By Lauren del Valle, Nicki Brown, Kara Scannell, and Eric Levenson, CNN (CNN) — Friday could be the final day on the stand for star witness Cassie Ventura, whose imminent childbirth has become a significant storyline in the trial of Sean “Diddy” Combs. After two days of the prosecution’s questioning, Cassie Ventura faced a tougher

By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — Cassie Ventura has Sean “Diddy” Combs to thank, in part, for finding the true love of her life. Ventura’s husband, Alex Fine, was Combs’ personal trainer before he became Ventura’s trainer, which led to them falling in love. The two wed in 2019, after her tumultuous relationship with

By Jack Guy, CNN (CNN) — Rock megastar Bruce Springsteen has made a series of critical remarks about US President Donald Trump and the policies of his administration, calling the American leader “unfit” for office. “The mighty E Street Band is here tonight to call upon the righteous power of art, of music, of rock

By Lauren del Valle, Nicki Brown, Eric Levenson, Kara Scannell, CNN (CNN) — After being in the hot seat for about nine hours over two days, Cassie Ventura is done with direct questioning from prosecutors. Next comes the cross-examination from Sean “Diddy” Combs’ defense team. Building on her testimony a day earlier, on Wednesday the

By Thomas Page, CNN Cannes, France (CNN) — Tom Cruise was last at Cannes in 2022, when the film festival gave him an honorary Palme d’Or and, in return, got one of the last bona fide Hollywood stars to grace their red carpet as he launched “Top Gun: Maverick.” Fighter jets swooped overhead, and Cruise,

By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — Rihanna may not have her ninth studio album ready to release quite yet, but she does have a new song coming out soon to tide everyone over. The track, titled “Friend of Mine,” was featured on Wednesday for the first time in the new trailer for the “Smurfs” movie,

By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — Back in August 2019, Alex Fine posted a video of his wife Cassie Ventura, holding and comforting him after he ran 50 miles to raise money for his domestic violence charity. “Just the person I needed with me the whole time,” Fine wrote in the caption of his