Entertainment

By Marianne Garvey, CNN Naya Rivera’s family is remembering her on the one-year anniversary of her tragic death. The “Glee” star went missing on July 8 last year on California’s Lake Piru, while boating with her son, Josey Hollis Dorsey, who is now 5. Dorsey was later found alive, while Rivera was determined by investigators

By Marianne Garvey, CNN “The Crown” star Emma Corrin is opening up about gender identity. The actor, who earned a Golden Globe for playing Princess Diana in the Netflix hit, took to Instagram to detail the “journey” of being queer and binding their chest. “Some time before I bought my first binder…very intimate, very new,

By Chloe Melas, CNN Scarlett Johansson says her highly anticipated movie “Black Widow” began to really take shape in 2017, amid the #MeToo movement. Johansson said in a new interview with Yahoo that she and the screenwriters felt inspired to draw comparisons between the Marvel character’s story and that of women who had experienced abuse

By Marianne Garvey, CNN Halsey has debuted new video tied to her upcoming album. A pregnant Halsey is seen in the 13-minute, silent video walking through the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York before stopping to reveal her own album cover art for “If I Can’t Have Love, I Want Power,” her fourth album.

By Faith Karimi, CNN First there was blackface. Now there’s “Blackfishing.” The term has been increasingly in the news to describe behavior by White entertainers who appear to be imitating the appearance of Black people. It’s not a compliment. The latest example is pop star Iggy Azalea, who has drawn criticism for her look in

By Chloe Melas, CNN Lynne Spears is asking the Los Angeles County Superior court to allow her daughter Britney Spears to choose her own conservatorship attorney. In a court filing obtained by CNN Wednesday and dated July 1, Lynne Spears states via her attorneys that her daughter is in a much different place than when

By Chloe Melas, CNN Robert Downey Jr. is paying tribute to his father, Robert Downey Sr., who died Tuesday. He was 85. “RIP Bob D. Sr. 1936-2021…Last night, dad passed peacefully in his sleep after years of enduring the ravages of Parkinson’s ..he was a true maverick filmmaker, and remained remarkably optimistic throughout..According to my

By Stella Chan, CNN Suzzanne Douglas, an accomplished stage and screen actress who starred “Tap” and the television series “The Parent ‘Hood,” has died, her representative told CNN in a statement on Wednesday. She was 64. “The industry has lost a truly talented artist with the passing of Suzzanne Douglas,” her publicist Penny Vizcarra said.

By Lisa Respers France, CNN Juvenile doesn’t just want you to get his latest song stuck in your head, he wants you to get stuck in the arm. The New Orleans-based rapper has teamed up with fellow artists Mannie Fresh and Mia X to remake his iconic hit “Back That Thang Up” into a new

By Lisa Respers France, CNN Hasan Minhaj will host a star-studded virtual event to assist the people of India as they battle the Covid-19 crisis. Vax.India.Now will spotlight what’s happening on the ground in India and educate viewers on how they can help save lives and make an impact in the region, which has been

By Amy Woodyatt, CNN An intruder was removed from the “Love Island” villa after a security breach on Tuesday evening, a spokesperson for the hit British reality TV series has confirmed. “Last night a security breach was identified and an intruder was removed from the Villa with immediate effect,” a spokesperson for “Love Island” said

By Marianne Garvey, CNN Sara Bareilles will return to Broadway as the lead Jenna Hunterson in the musical “Waitress.” The production returns on Sept. 2 at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre amid a larger post-pandemic reopening. Producers Barry and Fran Weissler announced the news Wednesday, saying that the play will run until Jan. 9, 2022. Bareilles

By Marianne Garvey, CNN Oprah Winfrey and Gayle King have a truly unique friendship. The two, who have been friends for over 40 years, say their deep bond is due to a lack of jealously over each other and a genuine happiness for their respective achievements. In a video posted to Oprah Daily, the two