Entertainment Bollywood actress Jacqueline Fernandez was one of many stars on the green carpet. Giuseppe CACACE / AFP

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Entertainment This image released by HBO shows Justin Kirk as Jeryd Mencken in a scene from the series "Succession." (HBO via AP)

‘Succession’ Fans Brace for Series Finale of Emmy-Winning Hit Drama

Jennifer Gould, an Oregon-based trusts and estates lawyer, thinks the premise of “Succession” – HBO’s hit series chronicling a billionaire media mogul and his…

Entertainment Director Justine Triet, Palme d'Or award winner for the film "Anatomie d'une chute" (Anatomy of a Fall), Director Hirokazu Kore-eda, the receiver of the Best Screenplay award for the film "Kaibutsu" (Monster) on behalf of screenwriter Yuji Sakamoto, and Director Jonathan Glazer, Grand Prix award winner for the film "The Zone of Interest", stand with their awards as they pose for a photo during the closing ceremony of the 76th Cannes Film Festival in Cannes, France, May 27, 2023. (Reuters)

‘Anatomy of a Fall’ Wins Cannes Film Festival’s Palme d’Or; 3rd Time Female Director Wins Top Honor

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Entertainment Bollywood actress Urvashi Rautela arrives to attend the 23rd International Indian Film Academy (IIFA) awards In Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, Friday, May 26, 2023. (AP Photo/Kamran Jebreili)

Green Carpet in UAE Welcomes India's Film Elite for Bollywood Awards Ceremony

Indian celebrities and Bollywood stars on Friday walked a green carpet for a second year in a row in the United Arab Emirates — the signature color of the…

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Entertainment FILE PHOTO: Singer Celine Dion and Pepe Munoz arrive to attend the Haute Couture Fall/Winter 2019/20 collection show by designer Alexandre Vauthier in Paris, France, July 2, 2019. REUTERS/Regis Duvignau/File Photo

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Canadian pop singer Celine Dion announced on Friday that she was canceling the European stretch of her world tour, scheduled to resume this summer, due to a…

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Entertainment FILE - In this Sunday, Jan. 29, 2017 file photo, Hugh Grant arrives at the 23rd annual Screen Actors Guild Awards at the Shrine Auditorium & Expo Hall in Los Angeles. (Photo by Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP, file)

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British actor Hugh Grant, who is suing Rupert Murdoch's UK newspaper arm with Prince Harry over phone-hacking and other allegations, can proceed with some of…

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Entertainment The 23rd edition of the International Indian Film Academy Awards (IIFA) is set to take place in Abu Dhabi on May 26-27

Abu Dhabi to Host 23rd International Indian Film Academy Awards

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Entertainment Singer Tina Turner arrives on the red carpet for the fashion show by 77-year-old designer Giorgio Armani at the 798 art complex in Beijing on May 31, 2012 . (Photo by MARK RALSTON / AFP)

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Entertainment This image released by Disney shows Halle Bailey as Ariel, left, and Jonah Hauer-King as Prince Eric in "The Little Mermaid." (Disney via AP)

Halle Bailey Soaks up Good Vibes for Ariel Role in ‘Little Mermaid’ 

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Entertainment The Netflix logo at the Netflix Tudum Theater in Los Angeles, California, on September 14, 2022. (AP)

Netflix to Charge an Additional $8 Month for Viewers Living Outside US Subscribers’ Households 

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Entertainment A picketer walks underneath a billboard highlighting Warner Bros. animated characters during a Writers Guild rally, Monday, May 22, 2023, outside Warner Bros. Studios in Burbank, Calif. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)

Study: Hollywood Needs to Depict Safer Gun Use in Film and TV

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Entertainment FILE PHOTO: The Sony logo is displayed outside the company's headquarters in Tokyo, Japan, Feb. 16, 2023. REUTERS/Issei Kato/File Photo

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Entertainment Leonardo DiCaprio, from left, Lily Gladstone, director Martin Scorsese, Robert De Niro, Cara Jade Myers, and Janae Collins pose for photographers upon arrival at the premiere of the film “Killers of the Flower Moon” at the 76th international film festival, Cannes, southern France, Saturday, May 20, 2023. (AP)

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Entertainment  This image released by Disney shows Halle Bailey as Ariel and Jonah Hauer-King as Prince Eric in "The Little Mermaid." (Disney via AP)

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Entertainment Robert De Niro, from left, director Martin Scorsese, Lily Gladstone and Leonardo DiCaprio pose for photographers at the photo call for the film “Killers of the Flower Moon” at the 76th international film festival, Cannes, southern France, Sunday, May 21, 2023. (AP)

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Entertainment This file photo taken on May 15, 1976, shows Austrian actor Helmut Berger and French actress Suzy Dyson during the Cannes Film Festival in Cannes, southern France. (AFP)

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Entertainment The 76th Cannes Film Festival - Screening of the film "Black Flies" in competition - Red Carpet Arrivals - Cannes, France, May 18, 2023. Sean Penn, Tye Sheridan and Director Jean-Stephane Sauvaire pose. REUTERS/Sarah Meyssonnie

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