Entertainment

By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — Taika Waititi doesn’t mind getting super candid about why he joined the Marvel Universe with 2017’s “Thor: Ragnarok.” On Monday’s episode of the “Smartless” podcast, the Oscar-winning director admitted that even though the Marvel Cinematic Universe is massively popular, he still initially “had no interest in doing one of

By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — Stephen Colbert is calling in sick this week from his “Late Show” hosting duties. Colbert announced on Threads Monday that he has to cancel this week’s previously scheduled new episodes of “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert” as he recovers from surgery. “Sorry to say that I have to

By Marianne Garvey, CNN (CNN) — Are you ready for it? Taylor Swift has announced that her “Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour concert film” will be available to rent or buy on streaming services starting on her birthday, Dec. 13. “I was thinking a fun way to celebrate the year we’ve had together would be

By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — Jennifer Lopez’s first solo album in a decade officially has a release date. Lopez made the announcement Monday in her newsletter, “On the JLo.” “THIS IS ME…NOW, HEAR IT. SEE IT. LIVE IT,” the announcement reads. “The Musical Experience Begins 2.16.24.” The same day the album drops, “This

By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — It appears that Blue Ivy Carter has her mother Beyoncé’s work ethic. In “Renaissance: A Film by Beyoncé,” the singer reportedly shares that her daughter read some negative comments about her dancing during the tour. The 11-year-old, who is the daughter and eldest child of Beyoncé and her

By Marianne Garvey, CNN (CNN) — Natalie Portman calls it “an accident of luck” that she was not harmed while working as a child actor. During a conversation with Variety’s Awards Circuit Podcast, the Oscar-winning actress said despite her overall positive experience performing as a child, she would not advise kids to enter the entertainment

By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — Linda Evangelista still turns heads as one of the world’s first supermodels, but she says she’s “not interested” in dating. In an interview with the Sunday Times, the 58-year-old was asked about it and explained why she has no desire to be involved with anyone right now. “I

By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — Taylor Swift invited the family of Ana Clara Benevides Machado, a fan who died before an “Eras Tour” show in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, to her final performance in the country Sunday, a source close to the singer confirmed to CNN. A photo of the family of Benevides

By Issy Ronald, CNN (CNN) — Rock icon Ozzy Osbourne opened up about his health struggles in a recent interview with Rolling Stone, and said he would “die a happy man” if he could perform one more show to express his gratitude to his fans from the stage. “If I can’t continue doing shows on

By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — The 2023 Soul Train Awards aired Sunday night and it was a good time, especially for singer SZA. The awards show – which honors the best in Black culture, music and entertainment, and is named for the long-running review show “Soul Train” – was hosted by Emmy-winning actor,

By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — John Travolta says a near-death experience he had while piloting a plane in 1992 inspired him to take on his role in the new Disney+ short film “The Shepherd.” “The Shepherd” tells the story of a young pilot attempting to land safely after experiencing electrical failure mid-air. The premise

By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — Janet Leigh Holden McCormack, the wife of “Will & Grace” star Eric McCormack, has filed for divorce after 26 years with the actor. Holden McCormack filed a divorce petition with the Los Angeles Superior Court last week, citing “irreconcilable differences” as ground for divorce, according to a copy of

By Leah Asmelash, CNN (CNN) — It wasn’t enough for Beyoncé to command stadiums around the world this summer. Queen Bey is now coming to movie theaters. “Renaissance: A Film by Beyoncé,” a documentary about the artist’s record-breaking world tour, will be released Friday, gracing fans with an early Christmas gift. Beyond several trailers promoting

By Sharif Paget and Aya Elamroussi, CNN (CNN) — Marty Krofft, co-producer of iconic children’s television shows including “H.R. Pufnstuf” and “Land of the Lost,” died Saturday afternoon in California, his representative announced. He was 86. Krofft died of kidney failure in Los Angeles surrounded by family and friends, his publicist B. Harlan Boll said

By Dan Heching, CNN (CNN) — For devotees of “The Hangover” film franchise, there’s some good news, and some bad news. Bradley Cooper recently visited the “New Yorker Radio Hour,” during which he shared his feelings on whether he would be interested in doing a fourth installment of the popular Todd Phillips-directed movie series about