Entertainment

By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — Actor Ian McKellen is on the path to recovery after falling during a performance at a theater in London, according to a statement from the producers of play in which he is starring. The producers of “Player Kings,” a new version of Shakespeare’s “Henry IV” that was adapted by

By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — It’s all rise for Chappell Roan. The emerging pop star drew in a major crowd at the Bonnaroo Music Festival in Tennessee over the weekend, validating festival organizers’ decision to move her performance to a bigger stage to accommodate anticipated crowds. Some Chappell supporters even began camping out around

By Marianne Garvey, CNN (CNN) — Scooter Braun is saying goodbye to one part of the music industry. The recording artist manager, who has worked with Justin Bieber, Ariana Grande, Demi Lovato and other stars, announced he is retiring from music management. Braun instead will focus on being CEO of HYBE America, which he sold

By Marianne Garvey, CNN (CNN) — All of George Strait’s fans, friends and exes must live in Texas. The country music star performed at Kyle Field at Texas A&M in College Station, Texas over the weekend and set a new record for the largest US ticketed show in history. The crowd topped at 110,905 people,

By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — This year’s Tony Awards was a bit of a family affair for Angelina Jolie and her daughter Vivienne. The pair attended the event in support of “The Outsiders,” a musical based on the beloved S.E. Hinton novel. Jolie served as a producer on the musical and her 15-year-old

By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — Jodie Turner-Smith has ex-relationship goals. When the “Queen & Slim” star was asked about her ex-husband Joshua Jackson dating Lupita Nyong’o in a recent interview with The Cut, Turner-Smith has a positive response. “Good for them. We need happiness in order to peacefully co-parent,” Turner-Smith told the publication.

By Leah Asmelash, CNN (CNN) — Looking back, the early pandemic period seems almost like a fever dream. In the first half of 2020, we hunkered down in our homes. The outside world brimmed with a perilous danger we didn’t quite understand, so we spent our days connecting with friends and family over screens. For

By Jack Guy, CNN (CNN) — “Superman” star Henry Cavill has asked dads the world over for their advice as he and partner Natalie Viscuso prepare for the birth of their first child. “Oh yeah…..and Happy Father’s Day ye dads out there. Turns out I shall be joining your hallowed ranks soon! Any tips??” wrote

By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — The 2024 Tony Awards took place on Sunday in New York City, and it was exactly the kind of song-and-dance spectacle that theater lovers far and wide could’ve hoped for. While there were many show-stopping performances and memorable speeches, there were a couple key moments that stood out. From

By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — “House of the Dragon” returned on Sunday for its long-awaited second season and the lesson in the premiere episode is that if you wish to carry out a hit on a one-eyed adult prince, maybe don’t hire the rat exterminator because he might kill a child instead. But let’s

By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — The 2024 Tony Awards were held on Sunday night at the David H. Koch Theater at Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts in New York City. Oscar and Tony award winner Ariana DeBose returned to host the telecast for the third time. The Daniel Aukin-directed production “Stereophonic,” a play

By Megan Thomas, CNN (CNN) — Jennifer Lopez is celebrating the dad heroes in her life. The “Atlas” star on Sunday paid tribute on social media to her husband Ben Affleck and her own dad, David Lopez. “Our hero. Happy Father’s Day,” Lopez wrote on a black-and-white photo of Affleck in a fighter plane, which

By Alli Rosenbloom and Gloria Pazmino, CNN (CNN) — Sean “Diddy” Combs has returned his symbolic key to New York City after Mayor Eric Adams said a committee recommended “nullifying and rescinding” it. Combs was asked to return the key after video footage obtained by CNN showed him physically assaulting his then-girlfriend Cassie Ventura in 2016, according to a June

By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — Joe Alwyn is speaking publicly for the first time about the end of his years-long relationship with Taylor Swift. In a new interview with the Sunday Times, Alwyn said that he understands “people’s curiosity” about his life but hopes that “anyone and everyone can (empathize) and understand the difficulties