Harvey Weinstein's retrial on rape and sexual assault charges is set to begin Wednesday with opening statements. The retrial comes before a Manhattan jury a year after New York's highest state appeals court overturned the disgraced movie mogul's conviction. Weinstein, 73, faces one rape count and two criminal sexual act counts. The Oscar winner, once one of Hollywood’s most powerful producers, has pleaded not guilty and denied ever assaulting anyone or having nonconsensual sex. At the center of the retrial are three women, with two alleging that Weinstein forcibly performed...

CNN’s Jake Tapper tore into the owner of CBS’ parent company following the sudden departure of longtime 60 Minutes producer Bill Owens. Owens stepped down on Tuesday after 24 years on the show, telling staff that he was no longer able to make “independent decisions” and could no longer run the show as he had previously. His departure comes as the show faces attacks from President Donald Trump, who is suing CBS in a multibillion-dollar lawsuit. At the heart of Trump’s case is his claim that 60 Minutes deceptively edited...

Families come together in times of trouble. That was true of Jasmine “Jazzy” Pace’s family. When Jazzy’s great-grandmother was dying, for example, they banded together. They rallied around her. The end came two days before Thanksgiving 2022. The family decided to hold Thanksgiving anyway -- to be together, just as “Granny” would have wanted. But the next day, a text from Jazzy’s phone said she wasn’t coming anymore. That was unlike her, but her family thought maybe she just needed space. Worried, the family came together again. This time, it...

Yes, 'propmaster' is the real job title for people who oversee props on movie sets, and I regret not becoming one just because of that. This has only gotten worse since stumbling across Scott Reeder, known online as Scott Prop and Roll. Scott's a propmaster with years of industry experience who's made a side hustle out of explaining and showing off certain tricks others in his profession will use to ensure a scene goes off without a hitch. My personal favorite is the secret behind onscreen raw egg yolk. But...

Good morning from New York court. We've just been seated in the room where disgraced Hollywood film producer Harvey Weinstein's retrial is set to begin today. Last week, the court weeded through dozens of potential jurors to find a panel of seven women and five men - as well as six alternates - to weigh Weinstein's fate. A court of appeals overturned Weinstein's previous conviction for sex crimes in New York last April, before he was indicted on new sexual assault charges in the state in September. Court is expected...

Josh Gad wants you to hit up your local comic bookstore — and you just might get a reward! The actor, 44, is celebrating the trade paperback release of his comic book series – written in collaboration with Ben and Max Berkowitz – with a golden ticket giveaway à la . Taking inspiration from the beloved Roald Dahl novel, the authors have hidden 15 collectible golden tickets inside copies of the comic that have been distributed to 10 comic book stores in North America, according to a press release shared...

Travis Kelce is cringing after an old tweet of his resurfaced. During the April 23 episode of their New Heights with Jason and Travis Kelce podcast, the Kansas City Chiefs star, 35, was roasted over a 2010 Easter tweet which recently went viral by his brother and co-host Jason Kelce . “We have potentially the greatest tweet ever tweeted on Easter day. This is the best thing ever,” Jason, 37, said. Travis replied, “This is so f------ dumb,” as Jason continued, “…This famously old tweet from Travis Kelce, ‘Happy Easter...

Influencer Dominique McShain has died at age 21, PEOPLE can confirm. The news comes about one year after she shared that she was diagnosed with incurable colorectal cancer in April 2024. On April 6, she posted an emotional message on social media to inform her followers that she was nearing the end of her life. The young TikTok star said she was recently given a prognosis "of only a few days to a few weeks to live." Her liver was "failing rapidly to the point of jaundice," she wrote, and...

Pedro Pascal is continuing to stand up for the trans community. The "Last of Us" star, 50, stepped out at the "Thunderbolts" premiere in London on April 22 wearing a white T-shirt with the phrase "protect the dolls." The shirt is used to express support for trans women, who are sometimes referred to as dolls. Fashion designer Conner Ives created the shirt and wore it at London Fashion Week in February. He told The New York Times that he woke up the morning after his fashion week show with a...