The List for Friday, April 28th 2023

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Jelly Roll won’t let his soaring popularity get in the way of his main objective:  Helping people who are struggling, just like he was. Last year, Jelly donated $250,000 to support youth who were locked-up at Nashville’s Davidson County Detention Center . . . a facility where HE spent time as a teen.  And there’s more where that came from. In an interview with the “New York Times”, he says, “That’s not even scratching the surface of my plan.  I’m going to build halfway houses and transitional centers.  That’s my real heart.”

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They announced the first-round performers for next month’s ACMs.  They include Luke Combs, Miranda Lambert, Jelly Roll, Morgan Wallen, Ashley McBryde, Keith Urban, Kane Brown, Lainey Wilson, and Cody Johnson. The “58th Academy of Country Music Awards” is going down May 11th.  It’s being held for the first time in Frisco, Texas and it’ll air on Prime Video.

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Baller Alert says Floyd Mayweather is denying reports he recently purchased a diamond encrusted baseball cap, with his logo, for $1 million. He instagrammed,  “I don’t know who started the rumor that my hat was a million dollars. But it was 30K.” In another post, Mayweather added, “30K is still a pricey number for a Snapback.”

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The Wrap says Vince Vaughn has agreed to star in the sequel to “Dodgeball”. The original film was released in 2004 and starred Vince and Ben Stiller as rival gym owners. (DROP) The sequel’s description reads: “It will continue the story of Vaughn’s prize-winning gym”. It was a fun movie, it was a reminder that if a wrench is flying toward you..you should duck.

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John Krasinski is working on a movie right now called “If”.  It’s about a young girl who starts seeing everyone’s imaginary friends who’ve been left behind after their “humans” grew up. And it’s got a voice cast that’s RIDICULOUSLY stacked.  It includes: Matt Damon, Jon Stewart, Emily Blunt, Maya Rudolph, and many others.  John says, quote, “This cast is insane.  I know for a fact that I will never get a better cast.”. It sounds more interesting than a live action ‘Little Mermaid’.

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And finally, with all the other things that are happening in the Judd family since Naomi’s suicide. NOW Pop Culture magazine says her former manager, Michael Dolan, is suing her estate for unpaid commissions. Judd’s estate has yet to comment on the lawsuit. Dolan says he’s owed a 6% commission for managing Judd’s career.

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