Ariana Grande feels she "earned" her role in the Wicked movies.

The 32-year-old star played Glinda in the fantasy musical films, and Ariana has revealed that she blocked out external criticism before shooting the films.

Speaking to Variety, Ariana shared: "I learned very quickly that I was going to have to shut it out.

"There was a lot of ...Read more

CBS News named veteran anchor and correspondent Adriana Diaz and business journalist Kelly O'Grady as the new co-hosts for "CBS Saturday Morning."

The duo will officially start this week, the division announced Friday. The previous longtime co-hosts, Michelle Miller and Dana Jacobson, were let go in a wave of company-wide staff reductions in ...Read more

One chimpanzee with a typewriter could pound out the script for "Primate" in an hour. Some pretty young things throw a pool party at an Oahu home and — yikes! — the family's rabid pet chimp bashes in their skulls. That's it, that's the plot. Any tease that the movie could possibly be about anything more — a love triangle, a recently ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — The Oscar race for best picture came into clearer focus as the Producers Guild of America announced its annual nominees for the Darryl F. Zanuck Award on Friday morning. The 10 nominees (full list below) represent established Oscar-season contenders like "Sinners," "One Battle After Another," "Hamnet" and "Marty Supreme," as well...Read more

NEW YORK — Rapper Fetty Wap has been released early from prison nearly three years after he was found guilty of conspiracy to distribute cocaine.

The “Trap Queen” singer, whose legal name is Willie Junior Maxwell II, was moved out of the federal prison in Sandstone, Minnesota, on Wednesday and into “community confinement” in ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — R. Scott Gemmill, the creator and showrunner of "The Pitt," has always felt comfortable in a hospital.

He initially had ambitions of going into medicine — he studied gerontology, which explores the processes and problems of aging, and did some volunteer work at hospitals. He also took a nurse assistant course.

"I really ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — You're HBO, and your newest release is an explosive documentary about one of the most controversial sectors of the United States government: the Border Patrol. What do you do to get it as much attention as possible?

We're seeing their strategy play out right now.

"Critical Incident: Death at the Border" recounts the death of ...Read more

Chris Pratt's father-in-law Arnold Schwarzenegger gifted him a giant portrait painting of himself dressed as Santa Claus with his three grandchildren.

The Guardians of the Galaxy actor is married to Arnie's daughter Katherine and the couple have had two daughters and a son together since marrying in June 2019.

Chris has given a glimpse into ...Read more

Cary Elwes was pleased to immerse himself in acting work after losing his home in the California wildfires.

The Princess Bride star and his family lost their property in the devastating inferno last year but he was relieved to have the escape of working on the movie Dead Man's Wire in the aftermath.

Cary told People magazine: "The minute I ...Read more

Following the capture of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro by U.S. military forces over the weekend, nationals of the South American country have expressed mixed feelings of fear, joy and incertitude about what is to come for their long-beleaguered homeland.

Notable artists from Venezuela and its diaspora have chimed in on the ongoing ...Read more

MINNEAPOLIS — National TV audiences are getting accustomed to seeing Minneapolis in a less-than-flattering light.

The ICE shooting of Renee Nicole Good is the latest tragedy to draw high-profile journalists from network and cable outlets, all jockeying to capture dramatic footage for viewers who have, in the last seven months, witnessed the ...Read more

All eyes are on Venezuela this week, following the U.S. raid in Caracas that seized President Nicolás Maduro on Saturday.

The South American leader and his wife, Cilia Flores, have a lengthy trial ahead after pleading not guilty to “narco-terrorism conspiracy” charges; their next court appearance is scheduled for March 17. In Maduro’s ...Read more

Jack Osbourne learned from Ozzy Osbourne's "mistakes" as there were times when the late Black Sabbath star "wasn't the greatest parent".

The 40-year-old TV star has opened up about his relationship with his father - who died in July at the age of 76 - and revealed he didn't always have the best relationship with the rocker because of his long-...Read more

Sir Paul McCartney treated George Clooney to a personal performance of When I'm Sixty-Four when he reached the age last year.

The Hollywood actor marked the milestone in May 2025 and he has now revealed he received a special video message from McCartney in which he belted out the Beatles classic as a birthday surprise.

When asked about his ...Read more

Catherine, Princess of Wales says "nature has helped me heal" in a video to mark her 44th birthday.

The video follows the royal on an early morning walk in Berkshire as she explains the benefits of the natural world to viewers through a voiceover.

The final film in Catherine's Mother Nature series comes a year after the princess announced she ...Read more

Morrissey has returned with the title track from his forthcoming solo album Make-Up Is A Lie.

The former Smiths frontman is set to return with his first studio album in more than five years after signing a new deal with Sire Records, a Warner Records imprint that once housed his old band. The record is scheduled for release on March 6.

The ...Read more

Richard Dreyfuss says the USA "can't afford to have a Donald Trump type person in the presidency" because his time in the White house is having a damaging effect on American society.

The Jaws actor - who played oceanographer Matt Hooper in Steven Spielberg's 1975 shark blockbuster - runs The Dreyfuss Civics Initiative, a non-profit, non-...Read more

PHILADELPHIA — Donna Kelce made her reality television debut on Peacock’s "The Traitors," with Thursday’s premiere including the first three episodes of the fourth season.

“People think I’m this sweet little old lady,” Kelce said to start the first episode. “They’re not going to know what’s coming.”

If you’ve never seen ...Read more

Britney Spears is wanted to headline a concert at Copacabana Beach.

The organisers of Rio de Janeiro's biggest free show are keen to bring the pop idol to Brazil.

When quizzed on the speculation that the Toxic hitmaker is circling a Copacabana performance, organisers reportedly said "we still believe in it".

The 44-year-old star hasn't ...Read more