After a long two-year hiatus, the hotly-anticipated Essence Festival of Culture is finally back.The iconic festival kickstarted Thursday and will run through Sunday with a star-studded line-up taking to the stage at Caesars Superdome in New Orleans.

Top TikToker Khaby Lame says Will Smith is his biggest acting inspiration, and wants to work on a new movie with him.

A difficult conversation. Country singer Granger Smith and his wife, Amber Smith, wanted to be open with their children in the wake of their son River’s death.“We had to be very honest from the very beginning,” the Texas native, 40, explained on during an appearance on the “Meaning Full Lives” podcast earlier this month. Amber and Granger, 42, lost their 3-year-old son in 2019 after he drowned in ...

Taron Egerton has set his sights on a howling good role.The Black Bird star is interested in taking over Hugh Jackman's former Wolverine role, marking his introduction to the Marvel Cinematic Universe. "I'd be excited but I'd be apprehensive as well," he told The New York Times July 1, "because Hugh is so associated with the role that I'd wonder if it'd be very difficult for someone else to do ...

These are the stories making headlines in fashion on Friday.The SCOTUS EPA ruling and what it means for clean fashionIn the Supreme Court's latest decision, the court ruled to strip the Environmental Protection Agency of its regulatory power to reduce carbon outputs for existing power plants, which will essentially make it more difficult for the Biden Administration to combat climate change. ...

The game has ended before it could even begin.Peacock has called time on its Field of Dreams series, E! News can confirm.Brooklyn Nine-Nine co-creator Michael Schur was leading the charge on the reimagining of the Kevin Costner movie. When the series was first announced in August 2021, Peacock said it would "reimagine the mixture of family, baseball, Iowa and magic that makes the movie so ...

Phoenix Mercury star Skylar Diggins-Smith called her own coach a clown following remarks she made about the WNBA All-Star Game.

Granger Smith and his wife, Amber Smith, were “honest” when telling their two kids about their 3-year-old brother River’s death in June 2019.“We had to be very honest from the very beginning,” Amber, 40, said on a recent episode of Dear Media’s “Meaning Full Living” podcast.

INTEL. ANALYSIS. ACCESS. COMMUNITY.Subscribe to our newsletters LOGIN5 Ways TikTok Stars Are Reshaping the Creator EconomyRyan Pirozzi and Lauren Anderson, Amazon Freevee's co-heads of content and programming (Amazon Freevee, TheWrap)

Wonderwall.comThere's no denying that Pamela Anderson has always been a sight to see on the red carpet! To celebrate the "Baywatch" babe's 55th birthday on July 1, 2022, Wonderwall.com culled the fashion photo archives for a panorama of Pam's looks over the years — and we promise it's entertaining! Let's start with this amazing photo… At the 2001 American Music Awards, Pamela Anderson was sexy ...

Wonderwall.comJoin Wonderwall.com as we take a look at all the stars celebrating milestone birthdays in July… "Home Improvement" and "Baywatch" babe Pamela Anderson — who starred in Broadway's "Chicago" as Roxie Hart in 2022 — turns 55 on July 1.

Kevin Bacon & Kyra Sedgewick are showing off their moves! Watch the couple try out the viral "Footloose" TikTok challenge

Kevin Durant has made a big decision. According to Durant's business manager Rich Kleiman, the two-time NBA Champion has requested a trade from the Brooklyn Nets. Durant and Kleiman are working with Nets general manager Sean Marks on finding a trade, according to ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski. It's also been reported by Wojnarowski that the Phoenix Suns and the Miami Heat are among two of the teams ...

Kevin Durant has reportedly requested a trade from the Brooklyn Nets.

Kevin Bacon and Kyra Sedgwick are kicking off their Sunday shoes.The Footloose star, 63, proved he's still got some smooth moves when he posted a TikTok of himself and his wife trying their hand at the viral "Footloose Drop" dance. Set to the tune of the titular Kenny Loggins track, the challenge requires one person to lift another into the air before dropping them (safely!) when the chorus kicks ...

Shantel Smith wasn’t familiar with The Challenge franchise before she signed on for the new CBS iteration but “just wanted another adventure” after her impressive run on Survivor season 41.The pastor, 35, binged some of the all-star versions of the show but went into The Challenge: USA filming not knowing “how scary it was going to be.”

Sam Smith and Cat Burns teamed up for a performance of ‘Go’ at Freemasons’ Hall on Wednesday during The Late Late Show With James Corden’s London residency.The duo’s charming performance of Burns’ chart-topping single about breaking free from a cheating lover was a vocally enticing take on the emotionally-charged song.

A version of this review of “Clara Solo” first ran when the film premiered at the 2021 Cannes Film Festival.A quiet character study that somewhere along the line morphs into a Costa Rican version of “Carrie,” “Clara Sola” mixes religion, mysticism and sexuality in a way that feels simultaneously odd, disquieting and richly rewarding. It starts out beautifully restrained and ends up somewhere else ...

Enjoying the moment. Olivia Munn and John Mulaney are too focused on raising son Malcolm to think about tying the knot any time soon.“Olivia and John have only been together for a little over a year so they’re really not in a rush to get married. It’s definitely not her focus right now. She really wants to enjoy this time as a new mom,” a source exclusively tells Us Weekly about the couple, who ...

It's all reboots all the time lately, but Prime Video's latest project is definitely a standout. In February 2021, Donald Glover and Phoebe Waller-Bridge announced on Instagram that they were teaming up for a TV remake of "Mr. & Mrs. Smith." However, Variety reported that Waller-Bridge exited the series back in September 2021 due to creative differences. Now, Maya Erskine has taken over ...