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This year, The Grand Ole Opry will celebrate its 95th anniversary, all this month, they have a non-stop list of special guests, performances, livestream events and more. The festivities start on the third, which is the same day that the Opry reopens to limited in-person audiences with some extra safety measures in place.
Gabby Barrett’s life and career is at the center of an documentary by Amazon Music called Breakthrough: Gabby Barrett. Gabby reflects on milestone moments — from singing in gospel choir when she was nine, to being on American Idol, to preparing for the release of her debut album, Goldmine. Breakthrough: Gabby Barrett premieres on Amazon Music on Monday.
I guess, WWE wrestler John Cena Never Gets Sick Of Hearing His Theme Song …“It’s been about twenty years, and I’ve heard that music every night multiple times five nights a week and I never ever get sick of it” He plays a character named ‘Peacemaker’ in the new James Gunn movie “The Suicide Squad” that is tentatively scheduled for an August 6th, 2021 release.
Jason Sudeikis talks to Ellen about how he and his family kept busy through the pandemic..playing video games, his daughter loves to sing, and bought his son Otis a drum kit for his birthday way back in April…”Why? Exactly, because we’re idiots, we’re idiot actors..we’re, artists we don’t know what we’re doing..we’re just oy yoy yoy…”
And finally, October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month and Ellen talks about the importance of getting checked…”I get checked on a regular basis, you get into a routine as much as nobody wants to do it I’m so used to it now. I went in a little while ago, I went into the room, opened up my gown, leaned against the weird machine and the doctor came in said put those away I’m a dentist. My point is those medical buildings are big…make sure you’re looking in the right door”
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Luke Combs was shocked to hear "People" magazine named him the sexiest 34-year-old on the planet. He told a reporter that when he heard they put him on a list, he thought it was for eating the "most cheeseburgers."
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Keith Urban was doing an interview for a recent edition of Variety magazine when he said he has two sides to his personality. "I’ve got a dutiful, responsible, reliable side. And I’ve got this animalistic, wild, reckless, irresponsible, What does this button do?' side. I constantly have to keep them both in check to make sure one side isn't taking more control than it should."
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Jay Leno recently suffered a 60-foot fall down a hill at a hotel resulting in injuries to his eyes and face that were left bruised along with a broken wrist. Which has led to wild internet conspiracies that Jay has a “gambling problem” and debt collectors were sending a message…
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Lastly, remember Jussie Smollett? Well his conviction for allegedly staging a hate crime against himself has been overturned by the Illinois Supreme Court. They ruled that he shouldn't have been prosecuted after making a deal with the D.A.
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