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The new Miss America is Nia Franklin.

No one had noticed Colin Kaepernick sitting on a bench as the American national anthem rang out during a pre-season match on August 16, 2016. No questions were asked, no objections raised.

Americans have used protest to uphold democratic principles throughout our history, writes Piper Perabo. I'd protest Brett Kavanaugh's nomination for Supreme Court again, but I also look forward to the day when you don't need to get arrested to defend settled law, like a woman's right to abortion, she writes.

Congratulations are in order for Tiffany Haddish, Ron Cephas Jones, Samira Wiley and Katt Williams.

Miss America has undergone a series of changes in the last year intended to transform the annual competition from a beauty pageant to a platform for empowering young women in the #MeToo era.

Actor Bill Daily, best known for his role as Roger Healey in the popular 1960s sitcom "I Dream of Jeannie," has died at the age of 91, his son J. Patrick Daily said.

Goodbye, yellow brick road.

Nicki Minaj and Cardi B's feud has reached a fever pitch.

Mac Miller, a rapper and producer who began his rise in the music industry in his late teens, has died, his attorney David Byrnes tells the Washington Post.

Rapper Mac Miller's sudden death at age 26 has left the music community stunned.

Men have been stalking women in Lifetime movies practically from the get-go, but that conceit receives a very contemporary twist in "You," a darkly comic series -- based on Caroline Kepnes' bestselling book -- that comes from super-producer Greg Berlanti. At times creepy, often absurd, it's not necessarily the show for the #MeToo era, but it's certainly a good reminder to go change all your web passwords.

Actor Geoffrey Owens has gone from being job-shamed to landing a major Hollywood gig.

Some of Hollywood's most powerful stars will join forces Friday night for the annual Stand Up To Cancer telecast.

Heidi Klum and Tim Gunn are saying "Auf Wiedersehen" to the series that made them household names so they can create a new show with Amazon.

Can you imagine riding in an elevator and bumping into one of your favorite stars?

Nicki Minaj wants to help Geoffrey Owens out financially.

An attorney for actor Jimmy Bennett told CNN he is "shocked, appalled, and disgusted" by the "representations, mischaracterizations, and attacks" in a letter posted by Asia Argento's lawyer.

Jim Carrey makes a triumphant return to TV with "Kidding," a Showtime series that reunites him with the director of one of his best movies, "Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind." The result is a sweet, melancholy, occasionally funny show that marks one of the new TV season's early highlights.

HBO has quietly shed erotic programming from its late-night lineup, but there's still "The Deuce," a fascinating, high-class and timely drama, situated during the formative days of modern pornography but -- as filtered through that prism -- with a lot to say about where we are now.

Burt Reynolds, the mustachioed megastar who first strutted on screen more than half a century ago, died Thursday, according to his agent Todd Eisner.