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(CNN)Prince may have left us five years ago, but his music lives on and remains always right on time.His estate and Legacy Recordings, a division of Sony Music Entertainment, have debuted a previously unreleased song by the late legend, titled "Hot Summer."The single is from "Welcome 2 America," an album that Prince recorded in 2010 that will be released from his legendary Paisley Park vault in standard and deluxe editions on July 30.The album is described as "a powerful creative statement that

(CNN)DaBaby has attracted some high-profile critics.Elton John, Madonna, Questlove and others have come out to condemn the rapper's comments last weekend at the Rolling Loud music festival in Miami.During the performance, he made false and insulting comments about gay men and HIV, and spoke crudely about women, as well.John, who is gay and a longtime HIV activist, took to Twitter to say "We've been shocked to read about the HIV misinformation and homophobic statements made at a recent DaBaby

(CNN)We see you living your best post-break-up life, Jennifer Lopez!While the paparazzi capture photos of Lopez and former, and now apparently on again, bae Ben Affleck strolling hugged up in the Hamptons, she's sharing how happy she is at the moment."I'm super happy," she said in an interview with Zane Lowe on Apple Music 1 that aired Monday. "I know people are always wondering.

(CNN)When the world thinks "troubled" Britney Spears, the paparazzi captured images of her with a shaved head, attacking a photographer's vehicle with an umbrella in 2007 probably come to mind.But there was another moment, again captured by a crush of photographers, that is, perhaps, more troubling.The time was May 2006 and Spears has been descended upon by photographers outside of a Manhattan hotel as she struggled to juggle a cup in one hand with her then 8-month-old son Sean Preston in her

(CNN)That highly publicized feud between Vin Diesel and Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson a few years ago? Chalk it all up to "tough love."In an interview with Men's Health, Diesel offered up his explanation as to why he and his former "Fast & Furious" franchise co-star had a falling out, something Johnson had addressed publicly back in 2018.According to Diesel, as a producer for the franchise he had to take a hard stance with Johnson who played Luke Hobbs."It was a tough character to embody, the Hobbs

(CNN)Will Smith is excited for you to read his memoir.The superstar put up a few posts over the weekend on his verified Instagram account regarding his forthcoming autobiography, titled "Will."In one, Smith used a filter to give him a Disney character style face -- noting that it was "weird" -- to talk about his first book. "It's been a labor of love," Smith said.

(CNN)We don't know much about Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen for a reason.In a rare interview with i-D, Mary-Kate Olsen says she and her twin are "discreet people -- that's how we were raised."That's a bit of an understatement.The former child stars of "Full House," who went on to build a media empire when they were tweens, are now 30 something fashion moguls and considered practically hermits when it comes to the celebrity world.They almost never grant interviews, aren't on social media, and agreed

(CNN)Welcome new generation of rich kids for us to obsess about.HBO Max (which shares CNN's parent company) has released a trailer for the "Gossip Girl" reboot.The teen drama ran on The CW from 2007 to 2012 and helped make big stars of some of the cast, including Blake Lively and Penn Badgley.The new version is developed by showrunner Joshua Safran, a writer and executive producer on the original series.

(CNN)Garth Brooks is planning to hit the stage in multiple cities this summer.The country music legend has expanded his summer stadium tour, much to the excitement of his legion of fans. Brooks' first show will be July 10 at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas, his first in a stadium since the Covid-19 pandemic hit the US.Then he'll be crossing the country to bring famous tunes like "Two Pina Coladas" and "Friends in Low Places" to multiple cities following the Sin City kickoff.

(CNN)Like everything else she's done, Rita Moreno is an exceptional storyteller, turning "Rita Moreno: Just a Girl Who Decided to Go For It" -- an "American Masters" documentary hitting theaters first -- into a dazzling look at the much-adorned star's career, and the doors left shut, despite her success, by being a Latina in Hollywood during the days of the studio system.Moreno is in the select group EGOT winners -- people who have earned an Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and Tony.

(CNN)Rest assured that Regé-Jean Page is well aware of all the buzz and speculation he's been stirring."I spend a lot of time at the moment talking about what other people are saying about me, as opposed to anything I'm actually doing," the "Bridgerton" star told Variety in a recent interview.From his rise to global fame via one of Netflix's hottest shows to hosting "Saturday Night Live" and causing a clamor for him to take over the James Bond role from Daniel Craig, Page is definitely having a

(CNN)Jordana Brewster may be in one of the summer's most eagerly awaited films, but to her sons, she's just a mom who has a cool job.The "F9" (aka "Fast & Furious 9") star recently talked to CNN and said Rowan, 4, and Julian, 7, get that mom is a movie star and have enjoyed their times on set with her.But when it came to home schooling during the pandemic, they were less than impressed with her skills -- especially Julian."He needs to be in a classroom setting with teachers he respects," she

(CNN)It was Janet Jackson's 55th birthday over the weekend, but Kim Kardashian West got the gift.The reality star/mogul shared on her Instagram stories over the weekend that she had purchased the outfit Jackson wore in the music video for her hit 1993 single "If."Kardashian West shared birthday wishes for Jackson."Happy birthday queen!," Kardashian West wrote on her Instagram Stories, along with a clip of Jackson from the video.The "Keeping Up With the Kardashians" star then shared "For

(CNN)It's amazing enough that Cher has turned 75, but now she says a biopic is coming.The singer, actress, and icon has appeared in plenty of acclaimed films and won an Academy Award for her performance in "Moonstruck." And now her life is getting the movie treatment.Cher tweeted the news Wednesday. "Ok Universal is doing biopic with my friends Judy Craymer, Gary Goetzman producing," she tweeted.

(CNN)Disney+ is getting the witchy band back together again.Bette Midler, Sarah Jessica Parker and Kathy Najimy are set to reprise their roles as the Sanderson Sisters in the forthcoming live-action comedy "Hocus Pocus 2," it was announced Thursday.The spooky sequel to Disney's 1993 Halloween cult classic "Hocus Pocus will premiere exclusively on Disney+ in 2022.In the new film, three young women accidentally bring the Sanderson Sisters back to modern-day Salem and must figure out how to stop

(CNN)Lollapalooza is returning with some major star power.The lineup for the four-day Chicago music festival was announced Wednesday and it's chock full of some musical biggies.Miley Cyrus, Post Malone, Journey, Da Baby, Tyler the Creator, Marshmello and the Foo Fighters are just some of the acts who will be appearing at the city's largest music festival, which is coming back to Grant Park after canceling last year due to the pandemic.More than 165 bands are set to perform on eight stages during

(CNN)"The Late Show with Stephen Colbert" has been virtual -- until now.Colbert welcomed his first-in studio guest on Thursday night's episode.John Krasinski joined him in Colbert's makeshift office studio in the Ed Sullivan Theater office building."The Office" star is promoting his film "A Quiet Place Part II," starring his wife, Emily Blunt, which he wrote and directed.Colbert and Krasinski arm wrestled, which Krasinski said he hadn't done since he was 12."I want you to know, this is not

(CNN)Emily Blunt was nearly cast as Natasha Romanoff/Black Widow in "Black Widow."The "A Quiet Place" actress said in a recent interview on "The Howard Stern Show" that she was initially in talks to play the role in 2010's "Iron Man 2," but that she was was contractually obligated to work on another movie at the time. The role went to Scarlett Johansson.Blunt said, "I actually do want to clean up the story.

(CNN)Howard University announced Wednesday that alunma Phylicia Rashad has been appointed dean of the recently reestablished College of Fine Arts.The "This Is Us" star will begin her role on July 1 and report to Provost Anthony K.

(CNN)A highly anticipated multi-part documentary series from co-creators and executive producers Oprah Winfrey and Prince Harry, The Duke of Sussex, now has a debut date.Apple TV+ announced Monday that "The Me You Can't See," which features stories meant to help lift the veil on the current state of mental health and emotional well-being, will premiere May 21 on Apple TV+.

(CNN)Comedians Chris Rock and Chris Farley were great friends in their seven years together on "Saturday Night Live" in the 90s. In a new interview with Esquire, Rock says that before Farley died of an overdose in December 1997, he knew his friend didn't have long to live.Rock told the story behind an old photo of himself, Adam Sandler, Farley, and David Spade at Rock's "Bring the Pain" comedy tour.

(CNN)Welcome to the mind of Michael Che.That's the concept of the "Saturday Night Live" cast member's new comedy series, "That Damn Michael Che."The trailer for the show on HBO Max (which is owned by CNN's parent company) features the "Weekend Update" co-host sharing his thoughts and showing off his chops in some skits."From the simple mind of Michael Che ("Saturday Night Live," "Michael Che Matters") comes a groundbreaking new comedy series where each episode illustrates what it feels like to

(CNN)Halle Berry definitely saw the conversation about her new bob at last Sunday's Academy Awards.The actress and director debuted her look on the red carpet and let's just say the internet had feelings about the blunt cut bob with bangs.Lots of memes popped up comparing it to the character of Edna Mode from the "Incredibles," actress Linda Hunt and Johnny Depp's character in the 2005 film version of "Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory."Berry used emojis, including tears of joy, to retweet

(CNN)Reese Witherspoon and Britney Spears ended marriages the same year and were raising two kids as single moms and Witherspoon says their treatment couldn't have been more different.The "Big Little Lies" star and producer talked to Time magazine about the "Framing Britney Spears" documentary and how it highlighted for her the similarities between her and the pop star's lives years ago.Witherspoon and Ryan Phillippe split in 2006 and around the same time Spears and her then husband, Kevin

(CNN)Wednesday marks the fifth anniversary of the death of musical icon Prince, and the world has not felt the same since he left us. Nowhere does that feel more true than in the city he both loved and helped to put on the map, Minneapolis.Racial strife existed in the city long before the murder of George Floyd -- a fellow Black man who also adored Minneapolis.

(CNN)Amal Clooney is doing what so many people have been doing during the pandemic -- watching "ER."But according to husband and actor George Clooney, the many dalliances of Dr. Doug Ross have been met with disapproval.

(CNN)Apple has kindly given us our first sneak peek at the second season of "Ted Lasso." In the teaser trailer, debuted on Tuesday, Ted and the blokes from Richmond are back and fighting for their future on the pitch. Part of the strategy for getting back on track involves the addition of a sports psychologist (Sarah Niles of "I May Destroy You" fame) and Ted's tried-and-true strategy -- believing.

(CNN)Chrissy Teigen is not only back on Twitter after taking a bit of a break, but she's also breaking news about her friendship circle. Teigen appeared on Tuesday's episode of "Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen" and during the after show, she revealed that she has connected with fellow California resident Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, when the latter wrote to Teigen following the pregnancy loss of her and husband John Legend's son Jack.

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(CNN)Colton Underwood is returning to reality TV -- but this time on Netflix.

(CNN)Jennifer Lopez and Alex Rodriguez say they are better off as friends.The stars announced on Thursday that they are officially ending their two-year engagement."We have realized we are better as friends and look forward to remaining so," a representative for Lopez told CNN in a statement first reported by NBC. "We will continue to work together and support each other on our shared businesses and projects.

(CNN)"The Talk" returned Monday by jumping right into a conversation about race.It was the first new episode since cohost Sharon Osbourne left the CBS daytime talk show in the wake of a heated discussion she had with fellow cohost Sheryl Underwood over Osbourne's support of her friend, Piers Morgan.Underwood questioned that support after Morgan's negative comments following Prince Harry and Meghan's interview with media mogul Oprah Winfrey were criticized as being rooted in racism.Underwood

(CNN)Georgia has lost a major production because of its newly restrictive voting legislation.It was announced Monday that director/producer Antoine Fuqua and his Fuqua Films and actor/producer Will Smith and his media company Westbrook Inc.

(CNN)JoJo Siwa went public with being a member of the LGBTQ+ community in January and now she's opening up even more. In a cover story with People, the 17-year-old social media star who sells out arenas said she initially didn't want to "label" herself but was happily in a relationship with girlfriend Kylie Prew, 18, and was out to family and friends."I still don't know what I am.

(CNN)For many of us, the pandemic has heightened our appreciation for wine.If you are looking to sip a little something, something with some star power behind it, there are plenty of pours to choose from.Here are just a few of the celebrities who now have their own wines.Cameron Diaz's Avaline: The actress partnered with fashion entrepreneur Katherine Power to create the organic wine Avaline, which launched in July 2020.And while you may come for the famous name, Diaz sounds like she would like

(CNN)Five years after Prince's death, a new album of his previously unreleased music is coming out.The Prince Estate and Legacy Recordings, a division of Sony Music Entertainment, announced Thursday the forthcoming release of the 2010 Prince album, "Welcome 2 America."It is described as "a powerful creative statement that documents Prince's concerns, hopes, and visions for a shifting society, presciently foreshadowing an era of political division, disinformation, and a renewed fight for racial