By Scottie Andrew, CNN “September,” Earth, Wind & Fire’s effervescent ode to the last night of summer, is an enduring jam for all seasons. Part of its alchemy lies in Andrew Woolfolk’s jubilant saxophone. Woolfolk, a longtime Earth, Wind & Fire member whose sweet signature instrument made songs like “September” impossible not to dance to,
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By Marianne Garvey Robin Roberts nearly turned down a 2012 interview with then-President Barack Obama about marriage equality because she was afraid she would be outed. The “Good Morning America” anchor said she was told there was a possibility Obama was going to announce a shift in his stance on marriage equality at the time,
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By Marianne Garvey Bad Bunny is set to join the Marvel universe. The Grammy-winning artist will star as El Muerto in a standalone Marvel movie for Sony, scheduled for release in 2024. Bad Bunny made a surprise appearance during the announcement at CinemaCon. El Muerto is Juan Carlos, a man who was a champion wrestler
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By Lisa Respers France, CNN Anna-Marie Campisi and Mursel Mistanoglu of “90 Day Fiancé” have welcomed their first child. Campisi announced the news that their son, Gokhan John, was born via a surrogate on April 11. She wrote in the caption of a series of photos that their son was born five weeks early but
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By Sonia Moghe, CNN After 13 days of testimony, attorneys for Johnny Depp on Tuesday rested their case in his defamation trial against Amber Heard, and Heard’s legal team began presenting their side. Depp is suing Heard, his ex-wife, alleging that a 2018 op-ed she penned defamed him and caused him to lose work in
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By Forrest Brown, CNN Atlanta is “The Big City” to Deep South residents. But once you leave the region, it starts to feel smaller. It’s only the seventh-largest metro area in the United States. And it doesn’t even crack the top 40 in metro areas worldwide. But once again, Atlanta can boast of having the
Continue Reading By Forrest Brown, CNN Atlanta is “The Big City” to Deep South residents. But once you leave the region, it starts to feel smaller. It’s only the seventh-largest metro area in the United States. And it doesn’t even crack the top 40 in metro areas worldwide. But once again, Atlanta can boast of having the
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By Stella Chan and Josh Campbell, CNN A day after releasing videos and documents related to the fatal shooting on the “Rust” movie set, Santa Fe County Sheriff Adan Mendoza told NBC’s “Today” that text messages are “concerning” and the investigation continues into who brought live ammunition on set. Cinematographer Halyna Hutchins was fatally shot
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By Lisa Respers France, CNN Viola Davis is aware that not everyone loves her portrayal of Michelle Obama in the Showtime series, “The First Lady.” She told BBC News that it is “incredibly hurtful when people say negative things about your work” but comes with the territory. “How do you move on from the hurt,
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Jacqui Palumbo, CNN When Hajar Benjida began photographing exotic dancers around the Atlanta area, she didn’t want to take typical images of them performing on stage. Instead, she photographed many of the women at home, including Cleo, who had recently given birth to a baby boy named Andy. One of Benjida’s striking images is composed
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By Josh Campbell, Paul Vercammen, Holly Yan and Travis Caldwell, CNN Actor Alec Baldwin, who fatally shot a cinematographer on the set of the Western movie “Rust” in 2021, and the film’s armorer, Hannah Gutierrez Reed, will each be charged with two counts of involuntary manslaughter, prosecutors said Thursday. The family of Halyna Hutchins, who
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By Amir Vera, Cheri Mossburg and Josh Campbell, CNN Newly released video evidence from the investigation into a deadly shooting last year on the set of the film “Rust” shows investigators’ first interview with actor Alec Baldwin shortly after the incident. Baldwin was handling a gun while rehearsing a scene at the Bonanza Creek Ranch
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By Chloe Melas, CNN Jared Padalecki is recovering after a car accident, according to his former “Supernatural” co-star, Jensen Ackles. Ackles revealed the news with Padalecki’s permission, he said, while at a fan event in New Jersey over the weekend. Video of his remarks was shared on social media. “I don’t know if you guys
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Hafsa Khalil, CNN When Britain marks Queen Elizabeth II‘s 70 years on the throne in June, a striking tree-shaped sculpture will stand outside Buckingham Palace, at the very center of the celebrations. Designed by Heatherwick Studio, the 69-foot “Tree of Trees” will feature 350 indigenous British trees attached to a giant steel frame, reflecting The
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By Toyin Owoseje, CNN Sharon Osbourne has said her latest facelift left her looking like a Cyclops. The 69-year-old TV personality underwent the five-and-a-half-hour cosmetic procedure back in October. However, she was stunned by the “horrendous” results when the bandages were removed, and her face appeared lopsided. Recounting her initial shock in an interview with
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By Scottie Andrew, CNN Lana and Lilly Wachowski, the filmmakers behind “The Matrix” series and “Cloud Atlas,” are auctioning off nearly 200 props and film ephemera from their vast archives. It wasn’t easy to part with some of the treasures, Lilly Wachoswki said, including original pieces from some of the most iconic moments from the
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By Marianne Garvey Actor Johnny Depp concluded his testimony in his defamation trial against Amber Heard in a Fairfax, Virginia court on Monday. His fourth day on the stand, Depp was cross-examined by Heard’s attorney, Ben Rottenborn. He was asked about audio recordings of arguments with Heard and whether she was the only person who
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Review by Brian Lowry, CNN If “The Wire” defined the futility of the drug war — and not incidentally ranks as one of the greatest series ever made in the eyes of a loyal few — its fictional look at policing Baltimore merges with a fact-based version in “We Own This City,” a spare but
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By Marianne Garvey Billie Eilish wrapped up her second weekend of headline Coachella sets with performances of “NDA,” “Therefore I Am,” and “you should see me in a crown.” The singer was jumping around the stage so much at one point she fell. “Ow,” she told the crowd. “You guys, I seriously ate s—. Seriously.
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By Toyin Owoseje, CNN Britney Spears says she is taking a break from social media, weeks after telling the world she is pregnant with her third child. The 40-year-old pop star revealed in an Instagram post on Sunday that she will be stepping back “for a little while.” “I’m going on a social media hiatus
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