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By David Mack, CNN (CNN) — Michael Packard wants you to know he wasn’t swallowed by a whale — he was inside one. Yes, he knows what the crush of a whale’s jaw feels like as it clenches down, and how dark it is inside there once it does. He knows what a whale’s tongue

By Zoe Sottile, CNN (CNN) — As anger builds online against comedian Shane Gillis’ description of women as “whores” during his “Saturday Night Live” monologue, one party is staying noticeably absent from the conversation: “SNL” itself. The show and its network NBC haven’t commented publicly on the backlash, nor have they responded to requests for

By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — Is Brooklyn’s PR rep behind the feud between Kelly Clarkson and a toy store, and maybe the “Girls” revival announced on Tuesday? The New York borough — a part of the city now better known for its gentrified neighborhoods — has been thrust into the center of two

By Max Feliu, CNN New York (CNN) — It was a star-studded gathering at Lincoln Center, with the likes of Steven Spielberg and Alec Baldwin toasting New York’s new Philharmonic director with champagne, arepas and the din of salsa music. It’s been a while since the city’s cultural elite has buzzed as it has with

By Lianne Kolirin, CNN (CNN) — Joni Mitchell has finally become an American citizen, more than 60 years after leaving her native Canada. The legendary singer-songwriter posted a picture of herself holding a US flag at the naturalization ceremony on Tuesday, with the caption: “A journey that began 62 years ago.” In the image shared

By David Mack, CNN (CNN) — In Christopher Nolan’s take on “The Odyssey,” there are several nail-biting scenes in which Trojan soldiers face off against much larger foes, including a towering cyclops and an army of behemoth soldiers. Going into this awards season, “The Odyssey” is shaping up to be that giant, seen as the

By Alli Rosenbloom, Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — RJ Mitte, the actor best known for his role on the Emmy-winning television show “Breaking Bad,” has died, according to a spokesperson from the office of Justice of the Peace Cyndi Hinojosa in Brownsville, Texas. The spokesperson said the 34-year-old actor died Monday, and that it’s

By Alexandra Skores, Dan Heching, Mark Morales, Jeff Winter, CNN (CNN) — Actress Selma Blair has been charged with two counts of second-degree assault after an alleged incident during which flight attendants were injured aboard a commercial flight from Los Angeles to New York City on Sunday night. Blair, who did not enter a plea,

By Amarachi Orie, CNN London (CNN) — British comedian and actor Russell Brand arrived at Southwark Crown Court in London on Monday, where he is due to stand trial on accusations of rape and sexual assault. The 51-year-old has pleaded not guilty to three charges of rape, one charge of indecent assault and three counts

By Rhea Mogul, CNN (CNN) — Eight years after “Crazy Rich Asians” broke new ground for Asian representation in Hollywood, the blockbuster that became a cultural phenomenon is writing a new chapter. The franchise will return in a new television series on HBO Max, the streaming platform announced on social media, with the main cast

By T.M. Brown, CNN (CNN) — Creed is, to most people, a band that represents one particular moment: the turn of the millennium, when it was one of the biggest musical acts in the world and its 1999 stadium-sized anthem “Higher” — which, as many people found out later, was mostly about Jesus — was

By Brian Lowry, Dan Heching, CNN (CNN) — Eva Marie Saint, the Academy Award-winning actress who excelled in roles opposite such stars as Cary Grant and Marlon Brando, has died, according to her publicist Jeff Sanderson. She was 102. In a written message, Sanderson said Saint died Tuesday of natural causes surrounded by family and

By Charlotte Reck, CNN (CNN) — Gillian Anderson has become the latest Hollywood star to call out theatergoers’ behavior, after a video posted on social media showed her asking superfans not to distract her by repeatedly sitting in the front row of her London West End show. While signing memorabilia for fans outside the Soho

By Zoe Sottile, CNN (CNN) — Sam Altman thinks the upcoming movie about him looks terrible. “I did see the movie trailer,” the OpenAI founder recently told CNBC of “Artificial,” which comes out this Christmas. “I mean, it looks like an awful movie, but I appreciate people’s creativity, and I really do support that.” The

By Leah Asmelash, CNN (CNN) — Mahershala Ali is the star of the new action thriller, “Your Mother Your Mother Your Mother.” But he’s been asked about a different movie — a reboot of the 1998 hit “Blade” — while promoting the film. The highly anticipated project would have brought the vampire-slaying antihero, with Ali

By David Mack, CNN (CNN) — It’s a common complaint against Hollywood that trailers frequently give away too much of the movie they’re trying to get audiences to see. The new Tom Cruise film “Digger” may be suffering from the opposite problem. A “Dr. Strangelove”-esque parable about greed and climate change, “Digger” opened in cinemas

By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — Michael Goessling remembers being eight years old and grooving to The Doobie Brothers. “I was a crazy Doobie Brothers fan and people remember me singing along to ‘China Grove’ and listening to their music like ‘Black Water’ back in the day,” the now 59-year-old said in an interview.

By David Mack, CNN (CNN) — Over almost four decades, Russell T Davies has established himself as one of the most influential TV showrunners in the UK — and in the global queer community. In shows like “Queer as Folk,” “Years and Years,” “It’s a Sin” and “A Very English Scandal,” Davies has explored the

By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — The rapper Rick Ross was arrested Thursday morning in Miami, Florida, on domestic violence related charges, authorities confirmed to CNN. Ross, whose legal name is William Leonard Roberts, was booked into Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center at 6:10 a.m. Thursday morning, according to information provided by the Miami-Dade

By Zoe Sottile, CNN (CNN) — People lined up from early morning for the slim chance they might get a first public view of “You Can See Everything,” Nathan Fielder’s top-secret Elizabeth Holmes documentary, which held a sold out premiere in New York on Wednesday before heading to theaters in two weeks. One lucky person