Thursday 16th January 2025
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New details about the Indiana Jones 5 movie go like this…It’ll take place in the 1960s . . . and yet somehow, Indy still finds himself fighting the Nazis. The movie is set against the backdrop of the space race between the U.S. and the Soviet Union. But the Big Bad played by Mads Mikkelsen is based on Wernher von Braun, a real-life former Nazi who went on to become a NASA engineer. And ‘Indi’ has a problem with that…
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The series finale of “The Walking Dead” aired last night. And some actors from the show kept a memento to remember the Zombie Apocalypse by. Jeffrey Dead Morgan (Negan) has his bat, Lucille, and Norman Reedus (Daryl) kept his vests and some crossbows. Josh McDermitt (Eugene): He was gifted his mullet.
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About three weeks after Lauren Alaina caught the bouquet at Hardy’s wedding . . . she got engaged. Her boyfriend Cam Arnold proposed on Friday, and she brought him to the stage of the Grand Ole Opry on Saturday. Cam is a partner in a Nashville-based insurance firm, and he does NOT like the spotlight. Lauren told the crowd she had to “negotiate” with him before he agreed to join her on stage.
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Granger Smith dropped a surprise album on Friday called “Moonrise”. And it’s also the soundtrack for a new MOVIE he’s starring in called “Moonrise”. It premieres December 15th on the family-friendly streaming service Pure Flix. He says “It’s about a country singer (imagine that) who’s really stubborn (sounds familiar).
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Shania Twain is being honored with the Music Icon award at the “People’s Choice Awards”. She’ll also perform a medley of her greatest hits. The show airs December 6th on NBC and E!.
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“Black Panther: Wakanda Forever” won the box office again. Mariah Carey will perform “All I Want for Christmas Is You” at the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day parade. It airs 9:00 a.m. Eastern on NBC and Peacock. Taylor Swift would like you to know that it’s been “excruciating” for her to see all that chaos involving Ticketmaster and her new tour…So now we know what Taylor NEXT album is going to be about….
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Variety magazine says Paris Hilton has raised $800,000 for the victims of the Los Angeles wildfires. The funds will assist hundreds of families. Hilton's non-profit, 11:11 Media Impact, made a significant grant to the GoFundMe Wildfire Relief Fund.
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The NY Post says Jay Leno used his vintage fire truck to deliver food to the L.A. firefighters battling the devastating wildfires. Leno cooked BBQ from the back of his 1941 American LaFrance fire truck. The wildfires have scorched 40,000 acres.
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Jason Aldean and Rascal Flatts will perform at Trump's inauguration ball after the swearing in on Monday. Billy Ray Cyrus signed on to play the "Victory Rally" that's happening ahead of it on Sunday. That should turn some heads at “The View”.
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The 12th annual iHeart Country Festival will take place May 3rd at the Moody Center in Austin, Texas. Performers include: Brooks & Dunn, Thomas Rhett, and Megan Moroney.
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Here's the latest on how the Southern California wildfires have been affecting your favorite celebrities . . . David Spade is offering $5,000 to anyone who helps catch people lighting fires…. Beyoncé is donating $2.5 million to the wildfire relief effort, Metallica's All Within My Hands Foundation is donating $500,000 . . The Grammys are still on for February 2nd from L.A.'s Crypto.com Arena. The show will help raise money for the relief effort.
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Morgan Wallen posted a photo of himself in the studio the other day with the caption, "Locked in." Given that it's been almost two years since he released his last album, "One Thing at a Time", most people are guessing a new one should be on the way this spring.
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Drew Barrymore chose revenge "decades ago" when she found out an ex-boyfriend was cheating on her. On her show yesterday, she revealed that she made him watch her have drinks with the woman he was cheating on her with.
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Carrie Underwood will perform "America the Beautiful" at Donald Trump's inauguration on Monday. Quote, "I am humbled to answer the call at a time when we must all come together in the spirit of unity and looking to the future."
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