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By Marianne Garvey Matthew Broderick will sit out Broadway’s “Plaza Suite” after testing positive for Covid-19. The actor tested positive on Tuesday, “despite strict adherence to COVID safety protocols,” the production announced. Broderick stars in the Neil Simon play alongside his wife Sarah Jessica Parker, who has tested negative and will continue performing. The show

By Lisa Respers France, CNN It’s not that Paula Patton doesn’t give a cluck, she’s just taking getting roasted over her chicken frying skills in stride. The actress caused quite a stir recently when she shared a video on Instagram in which she prepared her mother Joyce Patton’s “famous” fried chicken recipe. In it, Patton

By Marianne Garvey, CNN Sean Penn appeared on both Fox News and MSNBC on Tuesday night to advocate support of Ukraine. In February, the actor was in Ukraine shooting a documentary for Vice about the Russian invasion of the country. He has since traveled between Ukraine and Poland. Penn revealed how he had first been

By Benjamin Brown, CNN British musician Ed Sheeran has won a high-profile copyright case over his 2017 hit song “Shape of You.” In a London High Court verdict Wednesday, a judge ruled Sheeran did not copy grime artist Sami Switch’s song “Oh Why.” Switch, whose legal name is Sami Chokri, claimed Sheeran plagiarized a key

By Scottie Andrew, CNN Pete Davidson and film buffs with small bladders, Netflix has heard your pleas. After the “Saturday Night Live” star bemoaned the lack of “short-ass movies” in a digital short of the same name, Netflix introduced a new category for films that fit Davidson’s definition of a film that runs no more

By Lisa Respers France, CNN Calm down, everyone. It was just Jason Momoa being a gentleman, not in love. The “Aquaman” star has addressed speculation that he is dating actress Kate Beckinsale after the pair was spotted chatting at an Oscars after party. Momoa, who announced his split from Lisa Bonet in January, told Extra

Review by Brian Lowry, CNN There’s something comforting about Ken Burns’ PBS documentaries dealing with subjects that predate video, since the filmmaker, unlike most of the industry, eschews dramatic reenactments in favor of a low-tech approach. Enter “Benjamin Franklin,” four hours devoted to the Founding Father, capturing all the facets of a man described as

Review by Brian Lowry, CNN “The Bubble” is an apt title for what plays like one long, hermetically sealed inside joke, a making-of-a-movie satire filled with winking Hollywood references and plenty of stars. It’s also an old-fashioned family affair, with co-writer/director Judd Apatow joined by his wife and daughter, none of which can make this