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1 month ago | 
cnn.com | Megan Thomas
James Austin Johnson plays President Donald Trump in an Easter-themed cold open on 'Saturday Night Live' on April 12, 2025. NBC CNN — After an unholy week on Wall Street and in Washington, “Saturday Night Live” kicked off its new episode with help from the Bible. With Mikey Day portraying Jesus, the cast began the show by enacting a parody of Matthew 21:13, when Jesus cleansed the temple of merchants and money changers.
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1 month ago | 
cnn.com | Megan Thomas
Ike Barinholtz, Seth Rogen, Kathryn Hahn and Chase Sui Wonders in "The Studio." Apple TV+ CNN — The new Apple TV+ series “The Studio” is a typical office comedy, set in a workplace that on any given day might be visited by Martin Scorsese, Zoë Kravitz or Zac Efron.
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Dec 7, 2024 | 
cnn.com | Michelle Watson |Dan Heching |Megan Thomas
Steve Mensch, the president and general manager of studio operations at Tyler Perry Studios, died in a plane crash Friday night, according to officials. The Florida Highway Patrol said troopers found Mensch dead at the scene of a crash just after 8 p.m. in Citrus County, Florida. The agency does not name Mensch as the man who died, though the Citrus County Sheriff’s Office said it was Mensch, 62, from Fayetteville, Georgia.
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Nov 22, 2024 | 
cnn.com | Ashley R. Williams |Megan Thomas |Sandra Gonzalez |Lauren Mascarenhas
Former "Empire" actor Jussie Smollett arrives at court for his arraignment in Chicago on February 24, 2020. Kamil Krzaczynski/Reuters/File CNN — Nearly six years after actor Jussie Smollett was accused of staging a hate-crime hoax in downtown Chicago and lying to police, an Illinois Supreme Court decision overturned his conviction on Thursday over prosecutorial issues, according to the Associated Press.
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Oct 8, 2024 | 
cnn.com | Megan Thomas
Anderson Cooper spoke with Andrew Garfield for Season 3 of the CNN podcast "All There Is." CNN CNN — Andrew Garfield is generous with his grief. Not that one’s mourning process should be assigned value by others, but Garfield’s ability to so lovingly and poetically express his grief for his mother, Linda, who died of pancreatic cancer in 2019, offers a gift of connection, and, perhaps, catharsis, to anyone experiencing loss.
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Sep 20, 2024 | 
cnn.com | Megan Thomas
Monsters: The Lyle And Erik Menendez Story. (L to R) Cooper Koch as Erik Menendez, Nicholas Chavez as Lyle Menendez in episode 203 of Monsters: The Lyle And Erik Menendez Story. Miles Crist/Netflix CNN — If you’ve reached the end of your streaming queue or want to escape to a movie theater this weekend, you’re in luck.
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Aug 10, 2024 | 
cnn.com | Megan Thomas |Dan Heching
The familiar feels good. That was the obvious crowd sentiment at the D23 Disney Entertainment Showcase on Friday, where the company previewed its upcoming lineup of film and streaming comfort content. D23, for those unfamiliar with the biennial pilgrimage of Disney fans to Anaheim, California, is part cosplay convention, part promotional pep fest. For the 12,000 people who gathered in a packed arena for an evening of Disney trailers, teases and stars, it was like a pop revival of infectious fun.
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Aug 1, 2024 | 
cnn.com | Megan Thomas
MrBeast, the incredibly popular YouTuber with a nice-guy reputation, is facing scrutiny for resurfaced racist comments he made years ago online. In a video reportedly filmed around 2017 that recirculated over the weekend, MrBeast, whose real name is Jimmy Donaldson, 26, is seen responding to a viewer who commented about “selling” Black people. “The most I would pay is probably 300,” Donaldson says in response.
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Jun 30, 2024 | 
newsbreak.com | Megan Thomas
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Jun 30, 2024 | 
cnn.com | Megan Thomas
The actor joined Coldplay on guitar for a performance of their hit “Fix You” at the massive UK music festival over the weekend, and celebrated with a tribute to the band shared on social media. “Glastonbury all the love and thanks to the @coldplay team who took such great care of us. And many thanks to Chris, Will, Johnny, Guy and Phil,” Fox wrote, alongside a carousel of photos showing his time at the fest. “Oh yeah in case you were wondering…it was f*cking mind blowing.
