By Chloe Melas, CNN Alicia Keys’ hit song “Girl on Fire” is taking its message of female empowerment to a new audience. The Grammy winner spoke to CNN about how her 2012 single inspired her new graphic novel of the same name. “‘Girl On Fire’ is such a special song … I mean, who knew
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By Brian Lowry, CNN Emilio Delgado, who spent more than 40 years entertaining generations of children playing the Fix-It Shop owner Luis on “Sesame Street,” has died, according to his manager. He was 81. “We are saddened by the news of Emilio’s passing. Emilio was an immense talent who brought so much joy and smiles
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By Harmeet Kaur, CNN In an early scene from the new Pixar film “Turning Red,” the character Mei hides out in the bathroom on a morning before school. Having spiraled from a particularly embarrassing encounter the night before, she’s woken up to find that she’s turned into a giant red panda. Mei’s mother Ming assumes
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By Lisa Respers France, CNN Amanda Bynes is thanking her supporters as she prepares to try and end her court-ordered conservatorship. The “All That” star posted a brief video on Instagram recently. “What’s up Instagram, Amanda Bynes here,” she said. “My court date is coming up in two weeks. I want to thank you all
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By Marianne Garvey, CNN One of the “The Masked Singer” contestants accidentally became unmasked. McTerrier’s head came completely off during a performance Wednesday night as he sang “Working For The Weekend” by Loverboy for the panelists. He took a stumble and somehow, the costume’s head toppled over and off. The man tried to conceal his
Continue Reading By Harmeet Kaur, CNN In an early scene from the new Pixar film “Turning Red,” the character Mei hides out in the bathroom on a morning before school. Having spiraled from a particularly embarrassing encounter the night before, she’s woken up to find that she’s turned into a giant red panda. Mei’s mother Ming assumes
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By Lisa Respers France, CNN A video of Kim Kardashian speaking about working women is receiving some backlash. The clip comes from a Variety interview with Kardasian, her sisters Khloe and Kourtney and their mother, Kris Jenner, who manages them. The group was promoting their forthcoming Hulu reality series, “The Kardashians.” “I have the best
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Julia Buckley, CNN So you’ve always wanted a destination wedding. Italy, maybe. In the Eternal City, perhaps. Or one of those hilltop towns — think of the wedding photos! There’s just one problem — weddings are expensive at the best of times, destination weddings involve even more expense, and these aren’t the best of times.
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Review by Brian Lowry, CNN Reuniting star-producer Ryan Reynolds and director Shawn Levy after their winning collaboration on “Free Guy,” “The Adam Project” has the generic feel of a project created by committee, combining action, humor and smart-alecky one-liners in a way that’s at best aggressively okay. That’s probably enough for Netflix coming off a
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By Lisa Respers France, CNN Chloe Cherry has been a breakout star as Faye on “Euphoria,” but her previous career was as an adult film actress. She talked about her experiences as a porn star recently on the podcast “Call Her Daddy.” Cherry said she worked really hard in the industry, where she starred in
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Richard Collett, CNN “Who wouldn’t want to buy an island?” Marshall Mayer asks above the roar of the engine as the boat cuts through the still waters of the Caribbean Sea. Belize City is fast disappearing behind, as a group of mangrove-covered islands grows larger on the horizon. “And I don’t know about you,” says
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By Chloe Melas, CNN Kelly Clarkson and Brandon Blackstock’s divorce is settled. Their divorce agreement, obtained by CNN, states that Clarkson will pay a monthly child support payment to Blackstock of $45,601. The couple have two children together and will share custody. The singer and talk show host must also make a one-time payment of
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By Shelby Rose, CNN Sirens blare in the distance. Everywhere she looks, there’s devastation. Windows are cracked and pieces of wood and building debris lie scattered in the streets. The streets are eerily empty. This is the scene that Ukrainian photographer Valeria Shashenok witnesses every day when she walks down the street in war-torn Chernihiv,
Continue Reading By Shelby Rose, CNN Sirens blare in the distance. Everywhere she looks, there’s devastation. Windows are cracked and pieces of wood and building debris lie scattered in the streets. The streets are eerily empty. This is the scene that Ukrainian photographer Valeria Shashenok witnesses every day when she walks down the street in war-torn Chernihiv,
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By Chloe Melas and Tina Burnside, CNN Ryan Coogler was detained by police in January after being mistaken for a bank robber. The “Black Panther” director was in Atlanta, attempting to make a withdrawal from his account with Bank of America. The teller received an alert on his account, according to the police report obtained
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By Marianne Garvey, CNN Tony Hawk has broken his leg, which he admits may affect his future in skateboarding. Hawk, 53, who retired from professional skateboarding in 2003, still skates often. He took to Instagram with the news of his injury, saying he faces a long road to recovery. Alongside a photo of his X-ray
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By Marianne Garvey A trailer for Mayim Bialik’s directorial debut, “As They Made Us,” has been released. The movie, centered around a dysfunctional family with a dying father, was also written by the “Jeopardy” host. Bialik told USA Today that she began writing the movie after her father died in 2015. The film stars Dianna
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By Lisa Respers France, CNN Grab your fan, gentle reader, as things are about to steam up on the second season of “Bridgerton.” A new trailer dropped Wednesday and we meet newcomers Kate Sharma (played by Simone Ashley) and her younger sister Edwina (Charithra Chandran), who arrive just in time for the competition to win
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By Lisa Respers France, CNN Please don’t ask Courteney Cox to quote dialogue from “Friends” episodes. Despite the 10 seasons she spent on the massively popular series, Cox has reminded the world that she doesn’t remember much about her time on the show. She recently told “Sunday Today” that her lack of memory put her
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Review by Brian Lowry, CNN Andy Warhol was such a distinctive figure — cutting across the worlds of art, media and pop culture — that a docuseries about his life could hardly be boring, and “The Andy Warhol Diaries” isn’t. But this six-part Netflix production does unfold at a languid, almost-hypnotic pace, while employing AI
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