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By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — “Saturday Night Live” cast member James Austin Johnson returned as Donald Trump during the latest episode’s cold open to give his version of the president’s recent “Liberation Day” tariff announcement. During the sequence, Johnson as Trump stood at the podium recreating Trump’s announcement in the Rose Garden, joking that

By Dan Heching, CNN (CNN) — Will Forte is remembering when his good friend and “MacGruber” costar Val Kilmer – who he called “the most interesting person in the world” – ended up living with him for nearly three months. In an essay published by Vulture on Friday, Forte remembered Kilmer, who died from pneumonia

By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — “The White Lotus” Season 3 finale is upon us and, of course, there are some wild theories floating around the internet that may come to pass during Sunday’s sure-to-be wild closing episode. Some of those theories border on full-throttle conspiracies, others are just straight-up ridiculous, and the rest just

By Eve Brennan, CNN London (CNN) — UK police have charged British comedian and actor Russell Brand with rape and other sexual offenses against four women. Brand has been charged with one count of rape, one count of indecent assault, one count of oral rape and two counts of sexual assault, London’s Metropolitan Police said

By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — Conan O’Brien is opening up about his decision to honor a commitment he made to receive the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor at the Kennedy Center for Performing Arts. Several performers have canceled performances at the renowned and historically bipartisan arts institution after President Donald Trump criticized

By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — Bruce Springsteen is set to release over 80 new songs this summer with his newly announced “Tracks II: The Lost Albums” collection. Planned for release on June 27, the seven full-length albums will include songs by The Boss that have never been heard. The songs span Springsteen’s decades-long career

By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — “The White Lotus” has been a popular destination for viewers, but one artist who has contributed to the success of series announced he won’t return for another stay. Cristóbal Tapia de Veer, the composer for the HBO drama, told the New York Times that he’s had creative disagreements

By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — Rosamund Pike has let us know that while Pierce Brosnan may not have been shaken or stirred on the set of their James Bond film, she believed he was stripped a bit. In a conversation this week’s on David Tennant’s podcast, Pike recalled filming the 2002 James Bond

By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — In what would be the final years of his life, Val Kilmer leaned into a different type of art than acting, but he never forgot his fans. In a social media post, shared just weeks ago, Kilmer joined artist David Choe with some Batman-themed art. “It’s been awhile,”

CNN By Alli Rosenbloom and Brian Lowry, CNN (CNN) — Val Kilmer, a movie star who throughout his career proved he was up for any task, from playing a cocky naval pilot to wearing the Batman suit, died on Tuesday, according to his daughter Mercedes Kilmer, who released a statement to the New York Times

By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — Shia LaBeouf is approving the release of a new documentary that lifts the veil on his teaching methods at the “experimental theater company” he founded at the Slauson Rec Center in South Central LA. The trailer for “Slauson Rec,” released Tuesday, documents intense and revealing interactions between LaBeouf and

By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — Jimmy Fallon should consider gifting his long-time friend Jack Black a belt. The star of “A Minecraft Movie” made an appearance on “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon” Monday night, where he played an energetic guitar solo to the crowd and lost his pants in the process, revealing

KOAT By Josh Campbell, CNN (CNN) — A New Mexico judge has signed off on the public release of investigative records in the death of actor Gene Hackman and his wife Betsy Arakawa last month in Santa Fe, but blocked the public disclosure of certain video and photos captured by law enforcement. The Hackman family

By Josh Campbell, CNN (CNN) — A New Mexico judge has signed off on the public release of investigative records in the death of actor Gene Hackman and his wife Betsy Arakawa last month in Santa Fe, but blocked the public disclosure of certain video and photos captured by law enforcement. The Hackman family estate

By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — Dwyane “The Rock” Johnson says he is feeling grateful after an airplane he was traveling in recently was forced to make an emergency landing. Johnson recalled the ordeal in a video posted to his X page, saying that while on his way to the United Football League season opener

By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — Roger Daltrey and Pete Townshend of The Who have been performing together for more than 60 years and admit they feel it. Daltrey, 81, reportedly talked about the impact of his years on the road during a performance late last week for the Teenage Cancer Trust at London’s

By Issy Ronald, CNN (CNN) — Acclaimed British actress Helen Mirren has criticised the James Bond franchise for the way in which it portrays women, saying “the whole concept” of the movies is “drenched and born out of profound sexism.” Mirren, who is starring in the new Paramount+ crime thriller series “MobLand” alongside former James

By Lauren Mascarenhas and Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — Richard Chamberlain, an actor who got his start playing a hunky TV doctor and went on to become a miniseries maestro, died on Saturday, according to his publicist. He was 90 years old. Chamberlain died in Hawaii of complications following a stroke, publicist Harlan Boll said

By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — Oscar-winner Mikey Madison appeared during the cold open of the latest episode “Saturday Night Live,” which put a spin on the White House’s Signal group texting scandal. Madison – the episode’s host – along with Sarah Sherman and Ego Nwodim played high school students texting each other some normal