Entertainment

By Chloe Melas, CNN Lynne Spears is asking the Los Angeles County Superior court to allow her daughter Britney Spears to choose her own conservatorship attorney. In a court filing obtained by CNN Wednesday and dated July 1, Lynne Spears states via her attorneys that her daughter is in a much different place than when

By Chloe Melas, CNN Robert Downey Jr. is paying tribute to his father, Robert Downey Sr., who died Tuesday. He was 85. “RIP Bob D. Sr. 1936-2021…Last night, dad passed peacefully in his sleep after years of enduring the ravages of Parkinson’s ..he was a true maverick filmmaker, and remained remarkably optimistic throughout..According to my

By Stella Chan, CNN Suzzanne Douglas, an accomplished stage and screen actress who starred “Tap” and the television series “The Parent ‘Hood,” has died, her representative told CNN in a statement on Wednesday. She was 64. “The industry has lost a truly talented artist with the passing of Suzzanne Douglas,” her publicist Penny Vizcarra said.

By Lisa Respers France, CNN Juvenile doesn’t just want you to get his latest song stuck in your head, he wants you to get stuck in the arm. The New Orleans-based rapper has teamed up with fellow artists Mannie Fresh and Mia X to remake his iconic hit “Back That Thang Up” into a new

By Lisa Respers France, CNN Hasan Minhaj will host a star-studded virtual event to assist the people of India as they battle the Covid-19 crisis. Vax.India.Now will spotlight what’s happening on the ground in India and educate viewers on how they can help save lives and make an impact in the region, which has been

By Amy Woodyatt, CNN An intruder was removed from the “Love Island” villa after a security breach on Tuesday evening, a spokesperson for the hit British reality TV series has confirmed. “Last night a security breach was identified and an intruder was removed from the Villa with immediate effect,” a spokesperson for “Love Island” said

By Marianne Garvey, CNN Sara Bareilles will return to Broadway as the lead Jenna Hunterson in the musical “Waitress.” The production returns on Sept. 2 at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre amid a larger post-pandemic reopening. Producers Barry and Fran Weissler announced the news Wednesday, saying that the play will run until Jan. 9, 2022. Bareilles

By Marianne Garvey, CNN Oprah Winfrey and Gayle King have a truly unique friendship. The two, who have been friends for over 40 years, say their deep bond is due to a lack of jealously over each other and a genuine happiness for their respective achievements. In a video posted to Oprah Daily, the two

By Lisa Respers France, CNN Val Kilmer says he has tried for years to find his voice and he’s still using it, even after losing it to cancer. The trailer for his documentary, “Val,” has dropped and looks to offer an intimate portrait of the esteemed actor. “For over 40 years Val Kilmer, one of

By Marianne Garvey, CNN Model Gigi Hadid shares 10-month old daughter Khai with singer Zayn Malik. The two have decided to protect their child’s privacy when it comes to paparazzi, the press and social media, saying they will not be sharing photos of her face. Hadid posted an open letter on Twitter Tuesday, in which

By Lisa Respers France, CNN Matt Mauser, whose wife died in a helicopter crash along with Kobe Bryant, his daughter 13-year-old Gianna and six others last year, paid tribute to her during his “America’s Got Talent” audition which aired Tuesday night. Christina Mauser was a coach at the basketball legend’s Mamba Sports Academy. Her husband

Review by Brian Lowry, CNN The penultimate episode of “Loki” began with the main Loki blustering that he had “several thousand questions” for the new variants that he had encountered, which was understandable after the fourth-episode cliffhanger. Yet like the third installment, this frustrating placeholder of an episode left any major revelations for another day