Will Smith’s mother: ‘That’s the first time I’ve ever seen him go off’
By Lisa Respers France, CNN Carolyn Smith, Will Smith’s mother, was gathered with family at her home in the Philadelphia suburbs Sunday night,…
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Katy Perry split her pants during ‘American Idol’ performance
By Marianne Garvey, CNN Katy Perry was singing the perfect song for a wardrobe malfunction on “American Idol.” On Monday’s episode,…
Continue Reading Jason Momoa dashes hopes of Lisa Bonet reconciliation
By Lisa Respers France, CNN Despite speculation to the contrary, Jason Momoa says he has not reunited with Lisa Bonet. The “Aquaman” star…
Continue Reading Jada Pinkett Smith talked loving her bald head days before the Oscars
By Lisa Respers France, CNN Hair was on Jada Pinkett Smith’s mind before the Oscars. Less than a week before her husband Will Smith smacked…
Continue Reading ‘Frozen in time’: Rescued film near Chernobyl shows life before the nuclear disaster
Jacqui Palumbo, CNN Thirty years after families in northern Ukraine were forced to abandon their homes following the Chernobyl nuclear disaster in…
Continue Reading Will Smith resigns from the Academy
By Brian Stelter, CNN Business After slapping presenter Chris Rock on stage at last weekend’s Academy Awards, Will Smith announced in a…
Continue Reading Will Smith hit Chris Rock on Oscars telecast
By Lisa Respers France and Stephanie Elam, CNN Chris Rock made a joke about Jada Pinkett Smith’s shaved head, which did not appear to go over…
Continue Reading Will Smith and Chris Rock have a history that predates the Oscars slap
By Lisa Respers France, CNN Sunday night wasn’t the first time Chris Rock had joked about Jada Pinkett Smith, but it may have been his last.…
Continue Reading Will Smith issues apology to Chris Rock over slapping incident at Oscars
By Sandra Gonzalez, CNN Will Smith has issued an apology for striking presenter Chris Rock at Sunday’s Academy Awards. In a post on Instagram…
Continue Reading Will Smith slapped Chris Rock. Now what?
By Lisa Respers France, CNN By now it seems like everyone has seen or heard about Will Smith slapping Chris Rock at Sunday’s Academy Awards…
Continue Reading Academy ‘condemns’ actions of Will Smith at Oscars, starts ‘formal review’ of slapping incident
By Chloe Melas The Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences in a statement issued on Monday condemned the actions of best actor winner Will Smith…
Continue Reading These joyous moments from the Oscars shouldn’t be overlooked
By Scottie Andrew and Leah Asmelash, CNN So … those Oscars were somethin’, huh? Though a certain slap heard around the world may have…
Continue Reading Airlines want to drop mask and Covid-19 test rules. What do doctors say about it?
By Marnie Hunter, CNN Mask mandates in the United States are speeding toward what could be their final frontier: transportation. In less than a…
Continue Reading Jessica Chastain used her Oscars speech to support the LGBTQ+ community
By Lisa Respers France, CNN Jessica Chastain won the best actress Oscar on Sunday night for “The Eyes of Tammy Faye” and used the moment…
Continue Reading Phil Collins and Genesis hold last concert
By Marianne Garvey, CNN Phil Collins and Genesis performed a final concert Saturday night at London’s 02 arena. Collins, who has been dealing…
Continue Reading Best picture winner ‘CODA’ is just one recent film influenced by deaf creators who are changing the industry
By Scottie Andrew, CNN In Siân Heder’s Oscar-winning coming-of-age film “CODA,” the Rossi family living room is a place the…
Continue Reading Will Smith and Chris Rock have a history that predates the Oscars slap
By Lisa Respers France, CNN Sunday night wasn’t the first time Chris Rock had joked about Jada Pinkett Smith, but it may have been his last.…
Continue Reading These joyous moments from the Oscars shouldn’t be overlooked
By Scottie Andrew and Leah Asmelash, CNN So … those Oscars were somethin’, huh? Though a certain slap heard around the world may have…
Continue Reading What we know about the death of Foo Fighters drummer Taylor Hawkins
By Dakin Andone, CNN The death of Foo Fighters drummer Taylor Hawkins shook the music world this weekend, with fans and musicians everywhere reeling…
Continue Reading Chris Rock isn’t pressing charges against Will Smith for the Oscars slap
By Toyin Owoseje, CNN Chris Rock will not be pressing charges against Will Smith following their onstage altercation at this year’s Oscars, the…
Continue Reading Seborga: The Italian village that wants to be a country
Jacopo Prisco, CNN Atop an idyllic hill in the Italian Riviera sits a tiny village with a big dream: becoming an independent nation. The Principality…
Continue Reading Chris Rock isn’t pressing charges against Will Smith for the Oscars slap
By Toyin Owoseje, CNN Chris Rock will not be pressing charges against Will Smith following their onstage altercation at this year’s Oscars, the…
Continue Reading Standout looks from the Oscars 2022 red carpet
Oscar Holland, CNN Contributors: Angie Orellana Hernandez, CNN After last year’s limited-capacity event, the Academy Awards returned in full…
Continue Reading Standout looks from the Oscars 2022 red carpet
By CNN Staff After last year’s limited-capacity event, the Academy Awards returned in full force Sunday evening — and the red carpet was…
Continue Reading Will Smith apologizes to the Academy and fellow nominees during best actor speech
By Lisa Respers France, CNN Will Smith won his first Academy Award on Sunday night and offered his apologies to the Academy and others for an earlier…
Continue Reading Troy Kotsur’s moving Oscar win brings audience to its feet with silent applause
By Chloe Melas, CNN Troy Kotsur made history at the 2022 Oscars, becoming the first deaf performer to win an Academy Award in the best supporting…
Continue Reading ‘CODA’ wins the Oscar in a streaming breakthrough, but Will Smith steals the show
By Brian Lowry, CNN “CODA” won best picture, but that historic breakthrough for streaming service Apple TV+ at the Oscars was…
Continue Reading Ariana DeBose makes Oscars history
By Chloe Melas and Lisa Respers France, CNN Ariana DeBose won best actress in a supporting role for “West Side Story” at the Academy…
Continue Reading Beyoncé gave us an opening as only she could
By Lisa Respers France and Marianne Garvey, CNN What happens when you mix the woman who gave us “Lemonade” with the legendary tennis…
Continue Reading Meet Scot, the 1,600-pound great white shark swimming off Florida’s coast
By Zoe Sottile, CNN Florida’s got yet another spring breaker in town: Scot, a massive great white shark, has been recorded swimming off the…
Continue Reading Taylor Hawkins may have been the greatest Queen fan of all time
By Susannah Cullinane, CNN Taylor Hawkins became a drummer after being wowed by Roger Taylor performing with Queen. Years later, it was Hawkins who…
Continue Reading The Academy is partnering with TikTok stars to help create buzz around the Oscars
By Faith Karimi, CNN Reece Feldman, 23, is living out his dreams at the 94th annual Academy Awards. The Oscars are embracing TikTok stars to help…
Continue Reading Oscar winners 2022: See the list
By Lisa Respers France, CNN The 94th Academy Awards were presented Sunday. See below for a full list of nominees, with winners indicated in bold.…
Continue Reading Country music singer and police officer Jeff Carson dies at 58
By Tina Burnside and Emma Tucker, CNN Award-winning country music singer Jeff Carson has died at the age of 58, according to a statement from the…
Continue Reading How to watch the Oscars: Time, channels and more
By Chloe Melas, CNN The 94th Academy Awards will be presented at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles on Sunday. Wanda Sykes, Amy Schumer and Regina Hall…
Continue Reading Museum exhibit curated by its own security guards opens in Baltimore
Zoe Sottile, CNN On most days, Rob Kempton guards the many beautiful works on display at the Baltimore Museum of Art — but this weekend,…
Continue Reading Colombia AG releases Taylor Hawkins’ preliminary toxicology screening
By Chloe Melas and Stefano Pozzebon, CNN Colombia’s Attorney General’s Office released a preliminary “forensic medical study”…
Continue Reading Lin-Manuel Miranda skipping Oscars due to wife’s positive Covid test
By Andy Rose, CNN Director, composer and actor Lin-Manuel Miranda, who is Oscar nominated for best original song for his work on the film…
Continue Reading A 9-year-old Foo Fighters fan got to meet — and play for — Taylor Hawkins, just three days before he died
By Sara Smart, CNN On Tuesday, a 9-year-old girl set up her drum kit outside of the Foo Fighters’ hotel in Paraguay, hoping to impress the…
Continue Reading Taylor Hawkins honored in video tribute at the Grammys
By Chloe Melas, CNN Late Foo Fighters drummer Taylor Hawkins was honored during the Grammy Awards on Sunday. Grammys host Trevor Noah introduced a…
Continue Reading The Queen drummer who inspired Taylor Hawkins says it feels like he’s lost a brother
By Jason Hanna, CNN Roger Taylor, the Queen percussionist who Taylor Hawkins had said inspired him to get into drumming, says he feels like…
Continue Reading The Oscars: Three times when real events challenged whether the show must go on
By Brian Lowry, CNN Like any awards show, the Oscars are built on the inherently self-absorbed notion that what happens in the room and who takes…
Continue Reading ‘Diana: The Musical’ and LeBron James ‘win’ worst of the year from the 42nd annual Razzies
By Scottie Andrew, CNN It’s almost Oscar Sunday, which means the 42nd annual Golden Raspberry Awards — the Razzies, to its fans and many…
Continue Reading Here’s where you can stream Oscar-nominated movies
By Brian Lowry, CNN While some Oscar-nominated movies are still playing in theaters, odds are if you want to catch up on the nominees, you’ll…
Continue Reading The all-women newsroom at the heart of Oscar-nominated ‘Writing With Fire’ holds power to account
By Harmeet Kaur, CNN To watch “Writing With Fire” is to get a crash course in journalism fundamentals. The documentary from Indian…
Continue Reading New book reveals real stories behind history’s most unforgettable Oscar looks
Angie Orellana Hernandez, CNN The Academy Awards are all about who takes home the golden statuette, but also who looks best doing so. Celebrities…
Continue Reading The people donating their rental homes to refugees
Julia Buckley, CNN On 24 February, as she watched the news of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, Desislava Tosheva was staring at her couch.…
Continue Reading Seoul Fashion Week: A vision of Korean designers’ creative future
Stephy Chung, CNN Korean culture has spread across the world like wildfire in recent years, with the hugely successful K-pop, K-film and K-beauty…
Continue Reading Elizabeth line: Huge new underground railway opens deep beneath London
Barry Neild, CNN A huge new subterranean railway whisked fare-paying passengers deep beneath the streets of London for the first time on Tuesday as…
Continue Reading The week in travel, foodie edition: Cult candy, lasagna in a tube and $3,600 tea
By Lilit Marcus, CNN This week at CNN Travel, we’re eating our dinner out of the world’s coolest toothpaste tube, dreaming about sunny…
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