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By Dan Heching, CNN Julie Powell, a bestselling author who chronicled her efforts to prepare every recipe in Julia Child’s “Mastering the Art of French Cooking,” which later inspired the movie “Julie & Julia,” died Oct. 26 at her home in New York. She was 49. Her death was confirmed to the New York Times

Opinion by Allison Hope, CNN The pressure for 18-year-old actor Kit Connor to come out had been building on social media for months. Connor, a star of Netflix’s teen romcom, “Heartstopper,” said Monday that he felt he was being forced out of the closet — a concerning new development at the intersection of cancel culture

By Dan Heching, CNN The tragic shooting death of rapper Takeoff has prompted several stars to take to social media to honor the fallen artist. Takeoff, who was part of the successful group Migos, died early Tuesday morning after shots were fired at a Houston, Texas bowling and pool hall. He was 28. Ja Rule

By Scottie Andrew, CNN When Patrick Haggerty was gearing up to record his very first country music album, he had a choice to make. He could be the industry-friendly country star and remain in the closet, or he could use music to make a statement about what it was like being a gay man in

Review by Brian Lowry, CNN Making the most of its extensive access to Giancarlo Granda, the figure at the center of it all, Hulu’s “God Forbid: The Sex Scandal that Brought Down a Dynasty” pulls back the curtain on a salacious tale of sex, lies, hypocrisy, and political intrigue — for streaming purposes, a divine

By Marianne Garvey, CNN Peacock has announced that a “Friday the 13th” prequel series titled “Crystal Lake” is coming to the streaming service. The series comes from producers at A24 and writer and showrunner Bryan Fuller. “Friday the 13th is one of the most iconic horror franchises in movie history and we were dying to

By Lisa Respers France, Chloe Melas and Amir Vera, CNN Takeoff, who was one-third of the platinum-selling rap group Migos, was shot and killed early Tuesday in Houston, Texas, authorities said. He was 28. Police received a call of a shooting in progress around 2:34 a.m. local time, Houston Police Department Chief Troy Finner said

By Dan Heching, CNN Laura Dern has returned to working with one of her previous collaborators — but you may have missed it. The “Jurassic Park” star has a small part in the second season premiere of HBO Max’s ensemble dramedy anthology “The White Lotus,” in a voice role as Dominic Di Grasso’s (Michael Imperioli)