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January 3, 2025
Saturday 4th January 2025
Welcome to The List,
The “Forbes” list of the richest self-made women in America is out. Pop star Rihanna is the youngest billionaire on the list. She’s 34 and valued at $1.4 billion. Other celebrities who made the list include Kim Kardashian ($1.8 billion), Kylie Jenner ($600 million), and Madonna ($575 million).
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Scotty McCreery tells People Magazine that he and his wife are ready for their first baby. Saying, “We got a little man on the way. We always knew we wanted kids, but we always knew we wanted to travel and have time on the road, to see things and experience life. So seems like now’s a good time to settle down a little and expand the family.”
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The numbers are staggering, how much will Tom Cruise make on his latest blockbuster? He could earn up to $90 million for “Top Gun: Maverick”. The movie has made $1.1 billion at the box office so far and he’s set to earn 10% of Paramount’s cut, not to mention what he’d get from the DVD and streaming release.
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It’s International Kissing Day. So what’s the best country song with the word “kiss” in the title? An online poll gave the top spot to “This Kiss” by Faith Hill. The top ten also include “Kiss an Angel Good Mornin'” by Charley Pride . . . “You Shouldn’t Kiss Me Like This” by Toby Keith . . . and “Just a Kiss” by Lady A.
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Warner Bros. and Legendary Pictures made some scheduling announcements last week, including the release date for Godzilla vs. Kong 2. The sequel to the acclaimed 2021 monster flick will premiere on March 15, 2023. Of course, there’s plenty of time for more scheduling shakeups between now and then.
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When your name is Hank Williams Jr., lets face it, fireworks are small potatoes. So, Hank celebrated the 4th of July by firing his Civil War canon in his back yard. Being Bocephus’ neighbor has certain expectations. ABC is doing a two-hour live special for Disney’s “Beauty and the Beast” to celebrate its 30th anniversary. Kelsey Grammer said the script for a “Frasier” reboot is almost done saying he cried while reading the first part of it. Yeah, Sounds hilarious!
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Welcome to ‘At the Movies’ Brought to You by North Grand Cinema in Ames…
In theaters NOW: “A Complete Unknown”
“It’s New York, 1961. Against the backdrop of a vibrant music scene and tumultuous cultural upheaval, an enigmatic 19-year-old named Bob Dylan from Minnesota arrives with his guitar and revolutionary talent, destined to change the course of American music.”
https://youtu.be/NO9hXSD5K4A?si=G2i73uy4cssa9PZk
“A Complete Unknown” is Rated: R
Stars: Timothee Chalamet, Edward Norton and Elle Fanning
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Welcome to The List,
Lainey Wilson and former NFL quarterback Devlin "Duck" Hodges were one of country music's most beloved couples of 2024, so it's only natural that fans are buzzing about whether they might be taking the next step and tying the knot sometime soon. Bunnie Xo is wondering, too. She confessed to Wilson that she's "manifesting" a wedding for her in 2025. Lainey has even offered to propose to HIM!!
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It's not too unusual for Luke Combs to tease new music before releasing it, but this time, he's got one important question to go along with his unreleased demo. "Who should I duet this with?" he asked fans as he posted a clip of something that appears to be titled "More Less Than Perfect." Combs' new song is a love ballad with lyrics that appear to be directed at a person who fell in love with him, even though he thinks he doesn't deserve her attention.
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Blake Lively has filed a lawsuit against her "It Ends with Us" co-star and director, Justin Baldoni, according to court docs…as well as the film’s production company, Wayfarer Studios. Lively filed a sexual harassment complaint against Baldoni with the California Civil Rights Department on Dec. 20. On Dec. 31, Baldoni and his publicists also sued the New York Times for libel, after the news outlet published a Dec. 20 article about Lively's claims that she'd been the victim of a smear campaign after speaking up about sexual harassment on the set of "It Ends with Us."
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And lastly, Megan Markle started the new year with a fresh Instagram post from a newly launched account. In it, the Duchess of Sussex happily runs barefoot along the sand on a beach while wearing a white button-up shirt and a pair of white jeans rolled up above the ankle. Writing 20-25 in the sand before running out of the shot. Though the former “Suits” actress, 43, turned off the comments for the post, several stars showed their support by “liking” it, including her pals Serena Williams and Chrissy Teigen.
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