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Country star Miranda Lambert has to get a bluebird tattoo because she lost a bet to songwriter Luke Dick. The two of them penned her hit ”Bluebird”. Luke made a bet with Miranda saying that they would get bluebird tattoos if the song topped the country charts. It did…
Blake Shelton says the silver lining of the pandemic is getting to do things that he never had time for. “And that’s literally you know stupid things like pick black berries…we’re actually here this year during the time that black berries are ripe. So, we went and picked blackberries, grew a garden..I grew several acres of sweet corn”
We’ve learned that over the weekend TV icon Regis Philbin passed. His family revealed the news on Saturday that he passed away surrounded by loved ones on Friday. Regis was a fixture on morning TV for a generation, co-hosting ABC’s Live! from 1985 until his retirement in 2011. He also hosted Who Wants To Be A Millionaire and the first season of America’s Got Talent…”some people ask why does the show stay on so long, and I think the answered to me every time people tell me why they watch it. They watch it they say because it makes them feel better and it can’t get better than that. It makes them happy and I’ll never be able to top that” “The hardest working man in Hollywood” Regis Philbin was 88.
TMZ says Kanye West is trying to keep his Presidential campaign alive by spending $30,000 to get on the ballot in Illinois. His campaign team is trying to collect 2,500 signatures. They are paying each potential voter $10 to for signing the ballot..somehow that doesn’t seem legal…
Tom Hanks Becomes A Virtual Hot Dog Vendor For The Oakland Athletics … Tom recorded himself selling hot dogs, peanuts, and soda. The sound bite will be piped into the A’s stadium since there will be no fans in the stands…cowboy Woody hockin Hotdogs…
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In theaters this weekend: Mufasa: The Lion King
Rafiki relays the legend of Mufasa to young lion cub Kiara, daughter of Simba and Nala, with Timon and Pumbaa lending their signature schtick.
https://youtu.be/S2Za6kixNPc?si=R8gqnT6_RpdPE5WL
Mufasa: The Lion King is rated: PG
Stars: Aaron Pierre, Kelvin Harrison Jr and Seth Rogen
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Will Travis Kelce retire if the Chiefs win another Super Bowl? NBC says He just might, KC played Cleveland last weekend. Trav says, "It felt so surreal. I don't know if it's the last time I'll play in Cleveland, but it kinda felt like I was just giving it one last hoorah before I'm done because I've only played there twice in 12 years.
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People Magazine says the Nashville Metro Council has approved a sign for Morgan Wallen’s bar nearly seven months after initially denying it. The decision comes after Wallen appeared in court for throwing a chair off the roof of a Nashville bar.
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RadarOnline.com says Sean 'Diddy' Combs will spend Christmas in jail. He will have lunch at 11 a.m. while playing poker for matchsticks with fellow inmates. For Xmas dinner, he can choose between a meat sandwich or a veggie burger along with steamed rice and corn…Merry Christmas Diddy….
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The Grand Ole Opry turns 100 next year and they are planning a lot of celebrations. It will begin on January 3rd with a showcase from the Opry's longest-tenured member, 87-year-old Bill Anderson.
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