Entertainment

By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — This season of the notoriously racy Netflix series “Bridgerton” is all about Penelope Featherington, and Nicola Coughlan, the actress who plays her, leaned into her sex scenes for a reason. Coughlan stars as the heroine this time around in Season 3, and she was aware of the conversations

Review by Brian Lowry, CNN (CNN) — Tackling a complicated subject in a provocative way, “Power” looks at the historical factors that have shaped modern policing, through the prism of the political movement that has grown around the deaths of Black people at the hands of police. As works of advocacy go, director Yance Ford’s

By Marianne Garvey, CNN (CNN) — Benny Blanco is feeling the love for his girlfriend of nearly a year, Selena Gomez. The producer and songwriter appeared on “The Drew Barrymore Show” to promote his new cookbook, “Open Wide: A Cookbook for Friends,” where he told Barrymore he wakes up every day and can’t believe he

By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — Jason Kelce literally swept Quinta Brunson off her feet. The “Abbott Elementary” star and creator shared the story of how it all happened during an appearance on “Late Night with Seth Myers” on Thursday. Myers shared a photo of the now-retired Philadelphia Eagles football player lifting her off

By Scottie Andrew, CNN (CNN) — When it premiered in 2011, “Bob’s Burgers” was rough around the edges. Eldest daughter Tina, an eighth grader, graphically lusted after boys and zombies. Bob was prone to beleaguered bouts of yelling. Louise and Gene, in fourth and sixth grade respectively, made risqué jokes beyond their years, and Bob’s

Review by Brian Lowry, CNN (CNN) — Long before “fake news,” “The Big Cigar” looks back to the time of a fake movie – specifically, one designed to provide Black Panther Party founder Huey P. Newton cover to flee America for Cuba. Yet what should be an enticing mashup of the civil-rights movement and Hollywood

By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — Zach Bryan and his girlfriend Brianna LaPaglia were involved in a scary car accident earlier this week, according to LaPaglia, who recalled the experience in a candid video posted to her TikTok page earlier this week. LaPaglia, a Barstool sports blog personality known more commonly as Brianna Chickenfry, said

Review by Brian Lowry, CNN (CNN) — Editor’s note: The following contains spoilers about the “Young Sheldon” series finale. Seventeen years after “The Big Bang Theory” made its debut, spinoff “Young Sheldon” has remained one of the bigger hits that network TV can still produce in this diluted day and age. Yet the CBS comedy

By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — The 2024 Academy of Country Music (ACM) Awards took place on Thursday with country music superstar and actress Reba McEntire as the ceremony’s host. Lainey Wilson – who won this year’s entertainer of the year award – and Chris Stapleton were the big winners of the evening, each taking

By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — Billie Eilish has always done things her own way. Whether it be releasing her 2016 viral hit “Ocean Eyes” onto Soundcloud, a DIY music streaming site, or writing and recording her record-breaking debut album “When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go?” with her collaborator and brother Finneas

By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — Jessica Biel is the author of a new children’s book focused on destigmatizing and normalizing the conversation around menstruation. “A Kids Book About Periods” is “designed to inspire positive conversations between children and adults,” according to an official synopsis, and was inspired by Biel’s own personal experience getting her

By Lisa France, CNN (CNN) — Drake got some good news on Thursday when nominations for the BET Awards were announced. The rapper leads with seven nominations, including album of the year for “For All The Dogs (Scary Hours Edition),” best male R&B/Pop artist, best male hip hop artist and two for video of the

By Marianne Garvey, CNN (CNN) — Glen Powell’s parents trolled him at a screening of his new movie “Hit Man.” Along with the special screening, Powell was being inducted into the Texas Film Hall of Fame in Austin, TX., on Wednesday. His parents Cyndy and Glen Powell Sr. stood behind him on the carpet, holding

By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — Kevin Spacey is pushing back on the “rush to judgment” against him and is being backed by some big names as he seeks to reclaim his acting career. Sharon Stone and Liam Neeson issued statements of support for Spacey in a story by The Telegraph. “I can’t wait