America’s Got Talent’ Favorite Grandma Lee Has Passed away at a Florida nursing home at the age of 85. Lee, who appeared on season four of ‘America’s Got Talent, was a favorite of the audience and judges alike. Lee says she wants her ashes spread over a Krispy Kreme store so her daughters will actually visit her after she’s gone.
Actor Chris Pratt and his author wife Katherine Schwarzenegger are preparing to welcome their first child together, according to reports. The couple will mark their first wedding anniversary on June 8, and sources tell People.com that Pratt and his bride will have double the reason to celebrate. The child will Katherine’s first, while Pratt already shares son Jack, seven, with his former wife, Anna Farris.
NASCAR driver Ryan Newman said yesterday that he will return to racing when the season resumes after he was involved in a fiery crash during the last lap of the Daytona 500 in February. He was hospitalized for two days with serious but non-life threatening injuries. Newman announced his plan to return to the racetrack during the broadcast of the eNascar iRacing Pro Invitational Series at virtual Talladega Superspeedway. “That’s the absolute plan, for sure,” Newman said. “I’m healthy. I’ve been blessed with another layer of this situation giving me more time to heal and look forward to being back in the seat.”
Carly Pearce Says “I Hope You’re Happy Now” Is An Apology …Carly Pearce’s I hope you’re happy broke billboards top 40 list last week “What makes it so beautiful is this is my apology to this person. I actually was pretty emotional at first when I saw the artwork of the heart and listening to the song because I genuinely didn’t mean to hurt this person and I genuinely hope the best for them and I genuinely hope that they’re happy now. So I will never exploit their name or poke fun at them in the way that I did the guy that hurt me. But this is a genuine feeling that I think he probably knew would eventually come out in some way in my music, because that’s what we do as songwriters. And I feel like what I went through so many people go through and what Lee is singing about so many people go through.”
Tim McGraw wants your mom in his upcoming video.
According to a post on his official website, Tim is seeking clips of moms for use in a compilation video. The clips can be old videos, new videos, video calls, or—if your mom has passed—a video of you remembering your mom in a special way…to find out how you can be a part of celebrating moms with Tim McGraw –
“Moms are amazing! They love us, support us, and make us proud,” reads the website statement. “To show the world just how special moms really are, we’re making a video celebrating moms, and we need your help to be a part of it! All you have to do is send us video of you and your mom, and we might use it in our video!”
Video submissions are due by May 1.
Get details and video suggestions HERE
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Chris Stapleton's Traveler Whiskey is partnering with Dale Earnhardt Jr's, JR Motorsports, to field their first car in the Daytona 500. Defending NASCAR Xfinity Series champion, Justin Allgaier, will be behind the wheel of the number 40 Traveler Whiskey Chevrolet
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‘’Mission: Impossible 8’’ features jaw-dropping action sequences like Tom Cruise hanging onto a plane flying upside down. Director Christopher McQuarrie says, "We had a small screening and someone said, 'I was suffocating throughout the entire sequence. I almost had a heart attack.' And I thought, 'I guess we did something right.’ Mission Impossible 8 “The Final Reckoning” hit theaters in May.
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Tori Spelling tells Page Six that she evacuated from the Los Angeles wildfires with only the important stuff. Her five children, pets and five belongings including a Los Angeles tee, a jacket from 1985, a seashell, crystals, and her contacts.
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If you were ever wondering how Kenny Chesney stays in such good shape, Here’s his secret…it's because he practices singing while RUNNING on a TREADMILL.
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Country stars were asked to choose one album to take with them on a deserted island. Jelly Roll would go with Garth Brooks' greatest hits, so he can get, quote, "More bang for his buck" . . . And Lainey Wilson would bring "I Hope You Dance" by Lee Ann Womack. Which Country album would YOU take….
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Tim McGraw will headline the first-ever, all-day concert event at the legendary Field of Dreams field in Dyersville, Iowa this August. That's pretty cool because Tim's dad, Tug McGraw, played 19 seasons in Major League Baseball.
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Justin Baldoni is suing Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds for $400 million, claiming they orchestrated a smear campaign against him and tried to take control of their movie, "It Ends with Us".
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Director David Lynch died yesterday, after battling emphysema. He was 78. Former Major Leaguer and actor Bob Uecker also passed yesterday, due to lung cancer. He was 90 years old.
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