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World Mourns Diego Maradona: ‘He Always Seemed Indestructible’
The world took to social media on Wednesday to mourn the death of Argentine soccer player Diego Armando Maradona, among the greatest soccer players of all time, whose career skyrocketed in Italy where he played …
‘SNL’ Brings Back Morgan Wallen After Cancellation, Timothee Chalamet to Make Hosting Debut
“Saturday Night Live” is giving country singer Morgan Wallen a second chance. The sketch comedy show has slated Wallen as the musical guest for Dec. 5, with host Jason Bateman after canceling his scheduled October …
Producer Jacob Pechenik Sails Into Venice Canals Contemporary
“New Girl” star Zooey Deschanel and her producer second husband Jacob Pechenik (“Rock the Casbah,” “Solace”) officially split last year, and the erstwhile couple wasted little time selling their $5.9 million marital home in Manhattan …
In New Canaan, There Goes Rhymin’ Simon
Married musicians Paul Simon and Edie Brickell are so eager to get rid of their country estate in bucolic (and posh) New Canaan, Conn., they’re willing to endure a bank account-brutalizing multimillion-dollar loss. First listed …
Jamie Dornan on Why ‘Wild Mountain Thyme’ Is the Irish Love Story He’s Been Waiting For
Jamie Dornan was in lockdown with his family when he received a fan letter that was more than a little creepy. The star of the “Fifty Shades of Grey” movies was sent “a collage of …
Diane Keaton: Watching Recut ‘Godfather: Part III’ Was ‘One of the Best Moments of My Life’
It was a call that took Diane Keaton by surprise. Three decades after “Godfather Part III” opened to middling reviews and box office grosses, Francis Ford Coppola returned to the editing bay to tinker with …
CAA Music Head Rob Light on the Industry’s Year of Idling Dangerously: ‘Everyone’s Figured Out How Important the Live Side Is’
CAA partner and music division head Rob Light spoke with Variety as part of the cover story on the 25th anniversary of the changeover at the top of the agency. Light was there when those …
‘Selena’ Star Christian Serratos on Playing the Singer and the Inevitable Jennifer Lopez Comparisons
Getting to play Selena, one of the most popular Mexican American entertainers in modern times, was reason enough for Christian Serratos to take the titular role in Netflix’s new bio series “Selena.” But more than …
Diego Maradona, Argentine Soccer Great and World Cup Winner, Dies at 60
Arguably the greatest soccer player to ever live, Argentina’s Diego Armando Maradona has died, his attorney confirmed to Reuters. He was 60. Several news outlets across Latin America are reporting that the former World Cup …
‘The Truffle Hunters’ Directors on How They Filmed a Secretive, Vanishing World
“The Truffle Hunters” is a stark contrast to many of this year’s acclaimed documentaries. Pandemics, wars and political failures are far away from the film’s secretive, enveloping look at the elderly men and their dogs …
