The List for Tuesday, July 10th 2023

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Things are heating up between Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt regarding their French winery…She filed new court papers against Brad Pitt’s claim that he built their French winery business. Angelina says he is an actor, not a winemaker, and that he deals in illusions, the Academy Award winner said…not dirt and grapes….

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The media is really invested in the box office battle between “Barbie” and “Oppenheimer”, which both open on July 21st.  Even though they don’t seem like they’d have any audience crossover at all.  But maybe that’s not the case.  AMC Theaters says that around 20,000 people who belong to their Stubs rewards program have already bought tickets to see both movies ON THE SAME DAY.

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When Lainey Wilson performed on “American Idol” in May it was kind of a homecoming.  Strike that.  Let’s call it “returning to the scene of the crime”.  The crime is how many times “Idol” rejected her in the past.  She talked about it in an interview BEFORE the May appearance where we learned she got rejected SEVEN times!!  Never got past the first round…and “The Voice” didn’t work out either.

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With Mission Impossible: Dead Reckoning Pt 1 in theaters tomorrow, The Daily Mail says Tom Cruise has his sights set on his next movie AND leading lady.  Margot Robbie. A source tells the newspaper,.Tom and Margot made ‘tentative plans’ to meet up and discuss the project when they return to Los Angeles,

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The Country Music Association (CMA) has revealed performances featured in the 2023 edition of its annual CMA Fest primetime special, airing Wednesday, July 19th at 7 pm on ABC and the next day on Hulu.  The three-hour Musical Event of the Summer hosted by Dierks Bentley, Elle King and Lainey Wilson features can’t-miss collaborations and unforgettable performances that took place during the 50th anniversary of CMA Fest just last month in Nashville.

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Jennifer Garner is taking boxing classes in Los Angeles to prepare for her role as Elektra in ”Deadpool 3”.

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