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By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — Lisa Marie Presley was devastated when her only son, Benjamin Keough, died at the age of 27 in 2020. We now know how deeply she grieved. In “From Here to the Great Unknown,” a new memoir by the late Presley, finished by her daughter, Riley Keough, the pair

By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — Billie Eilish has gone from teen phenom to bone fide adult, according to her brother, producer and collaborator Finneas O’Connell. It’s one of the reasons why O’Connell, for the first time, won’t be accompanying his Grammy-winning little sister on her “Hit Me Hard and Soft” tour – with the

By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — Lyle and Erik Menendez weren’t happy with a recent Netflix project about their lives, but another title from the streamer is giving them an opportunity to have their say. In “The Menendez Brothers,” a new documentary, the two men speak in extended interviews about what happened in the

By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — Actor Chris Pine is telling a different type of story these days. The “Star Trek” star has a new children’s book out, titled “When Digz the Dog Met Zurl the Squirrel: A Short Tale About a Short Tail.” “A lot of the impetus for writing, the joy of

By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — Oscar-winning actor Sally Field has opened up about a “life-altering” abortion she had as a teenager, aiming to highlight the issue of reproductive rights. Field recalled the ordeal in a video posted to her Instagram, saying that she got an abortion when she was 17 in Tijuana, Mexico, on

By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — Cissy Houston, Grammy-winning singer and mother of Whitney Houston, has died, according to Gwendolyn Quinn, a representative for The Estate of Whitney E. Houston. She was 91. According to a statement, the singer was surrounded by family when she died Monday at 10:30 a.m. ET while in hospice

By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — Life in the “Great British Bake Off” tent just isn’t for everyone. This is especially true for the amateur baking competition show’s former co-host Sandi Toksvig, who served as co-host alongside longtime “Bake Off” fixture Noel Fielding between 2017 and 2020. The comedian and writer told The Times in

By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — For years, Kathy Bates has believed she missed thanking someone pivotal during her acceptance speech after she won the Oscar for best actress in 1991 for her performance in “Misery.” During an interview with “CBS Sunday Morning” in which she promoted her new series “Matlock,” Bates talked to

By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — Janice Small Combs is defending her superstar son, Sean “Diddy” Combs. The musician and producer is currently in federal custody as he awaits trial for his indictment in the Southern District of New York on counts of racketeering conspiracy, sex trafficking and transportation to engage in prostitution. He

By Rosa Rahimi, CNN (CNN) — Al Pacino has revealed that he nearly died of Covid-19 in 2020, and shared his view on what happens after death. In interviews with The New York Times and People magazine, the Oscar-winning actor recounted his experience contracting the virus and briefly having no pulse. Pacino, 84, told the

By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — Madonna is mourning the loss of her younger brother. Christopher Ciccone, a designer, dancer and artist, died “peacefully” on Friday, according to a statement from Ciccone’s family provided to CNN by his representative Brad Taylor. He was 63. The superstar paid tribute to Ciccone in a post on her

By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — Andrew Garfield and Florence Pugh’s chemistry on the set of their new movie was so electric, they didn’t even hear their cue to cut while filming a steamy love scene. During an appearance at the 92nd Street Y on Friday to promote “We Live in Time,” Garfield colorfully recalled