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By Toyin Owoseje, CNN Travis Barker has flown on a plane for the first time since he survived a deadly plane crash 13 years ago, TMZ reports. According to the online outlet, the Blink-182 drummer took a flight to Cabo San Lucas, Mexico, from Los Angeles with his girlfriend, Kourtney Kardashian, on Saturday. Photographs obtained

By Deanna Hackney, CNN Folk and country singer and songwriter Nanci Griffith, whose album “Other Voices, Other Rooms” won the 1994 Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Folk Album, died on Friday. She was 68. Griffith passed away in Nashville, Tennessee, according to her management company. A representative for Gold Mountain Media did not give a

By Scottie Andrew, CNN There’s a scene in the very first episode of HBO’s critically acclaimed prestige drama, “Succession,” that is about as viscerally unsettling to watch as a Jigsaw death trap in a “Saw” film. The pilot sees the media magnate Roy family — an amalgam of the Murdochs, the Hearsts and other dynasties

By Brian Lowry, CNN If you need any further proof that things have changed for comic-book fans from the bad old days — when Hollywood tended to vamp up and camp up those titles, if they deigned to produce them at all — look no further than this week, which saw the streaming arrival of

By Harmeet Kaur, CNN In times like these, everyone needs a superhero. Fortunately, you can find one on Free Comic Book Day. On Saturday, stores across North America will be handing out special Free Comic Book Day editions of books from a range of publishers, including favorites like Marvel and DC. And yes, they’ll really

By Lisa Respers France, CNN Elton John and Dua Lipa love each other. And we should be grateful for that because it’s yielded us the track “Cold Heart (Pnau Remix),” which dropped on Friday. The song features John singing lyrics from his 1989 single “Sacrifice” and Lipa coming with lyrics from the classic John hit,

By Lisa Respers France, CNN Paulina Porizkova got vulnerable on Instagram Thursday. The model and actress shared a tearful, grief stricken selfie. In the caption she wrote, “I know you all enjoy happy posts, seeing people pick themselves up, dust off their pants and get back on the horse, all while smiling to let you

Review by Brian Lowry, CNN “Coda” is a small movie, exquisitely made. Touching, funny and stirring, it would be the kind of movie you’d urge a friend to run out and see, except they’ll only need to stay home and ante up to stream it on Apple TV+. The tech giant’s streaming service stepped up

Review by Brian Lowry, CNN If you’re the type who enjoys consuming an eight-episode limited series and thinking “What the heck did I just watch?” when it’s over, “Brand New Cherry Flavor” might be for you. Otherwise, this bizarre Netflix drama will likely be an acquired taste, mashing up bad-old Hollywood with the supernatural, witchcraft

By Toyin Owoseje, CNN Selma Blair believed she was “shooting the final days of (her) life” at one point during the filming of an upcoming documentary following her battle with multiple sclerosis (MS), a trailer for the movie reveals. The actress, best known for her work in films like “Cruel Intentions” and “Legally Blonde,” was

By Lisa Respers France, CNN The news that Britney Spears’s father is willing to step down as the conservator of her estate was met with joy and cautious optimism on social media by the singer’s supporters. In a court filing obtained by CNN, Jamie Spears defended his actions as conservator, but said he is willing

By Amy Woodyatt, CNN The Rumors are true — Lizzo and Cardi B have collaborated. Lizzo dropped the video for her first new single in two years on Friday, which features her and pregnant rap superstar Cardi B. The stars — dripping in finery — are both center stage in the gold-plated video, which takes