Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez were recorded going on a coffee run, and after Jen got in the car, Ben slammed the door behind her. It’s not clear if they were fighting, but it looks like he may have just been upset about being filmed.
“Jeopardy!” is still going strong despite the Writers Guild strike . . . because Ken Jennings crossed the picket line. He’ll film the final episodes of the season next week. Mayim Bialik is sitting out to show support for the writers.
Ed Sheeran performed solo and with Luke Combs at last night’s ACMs. He said, “I talk about this to my wife all the time. I would love to transition to country. I love the culture of it . . . I just love the songwriting.” Ed lived in Nashville two different times and soaked in a lot while touring with Taylor Swift during her country years. He’s also hip to how dedicated everyone is to the craft. “It’s like a community. There’s not a place in Europe where you could point and say, ‘That’s the home of songwriting.’ Nashville is a hub of incredible songwriters, incredible performers. I really feel inspired being around everyone.” We’ll see if anything happens
Jimmie Allen’s former day-to-day manager filed a lawsuit yesterday claiming he RAPED her. She’s in her 20s, graduated from Vanderbilt in 2019, and it was her first job out of college. She says that over the course of 18 months, he forced himself on her multiple times, including on two different trips to L.A. One was when he guest starred on “Idol” in 2021. She claims they had a work dinner. Then she woke up naked in bed with him and didn’t remember anything. She says he told her to take Plan B, and that she was a virgin until that night. She also claims he assaulted her two months after that when he went to L.A. to do “The Ellen DeGeneres Show”. She says he groped her on a plane, and exposed himself at the hotel where they were both staying. She also claims he videotaped multiple sexual encounters to, “blackmail her to stay silent.” He’s not facing criminal charges right now. She’s just suing him. He put out a statement admitting they had an affair, but claims it was consensual. “It is deeply troubling and hurtful that someone I counted as one of my closest friends, colleagues, and confidants would make allegations that have no truth to them whatsoever.” He added the affair lasted almost two years. And it was only after things ended that she, “hired a lawyer to reach out and ask for money.” Her lawyer claims that didn’t actually happen. They say they asked to “meet to discuss Allen’s behavior and resolution of [their] client’s claims.” But they never specifically asked him to pay her off. They say Jimmie’s lawyers said no to the request and suggested they’d publicly shame her and ruin her career. So she “had no choice but to be proactive in protecting herself” by filing the lawsuit. She’s also suing her former employer, Wide Open Music, and its founder for supposedly firing her after she complained. “Variety” magazine got access to hundreds of her texts with Jimmy and other people, and say the texts do “corroborate parts of her story.” Jimmie announced last month that he and his wife Lex . . . who’s pregnant with their third kid . . . were separating.
Savannah Chrisley from “Chrisley Knows Best” quietly dated Nate Smith recently. It’s already over, but there are no hard feelings. Savannah says he’s “literally the best” . . . and they “had so much fun” together over several months. But ultimately, it didn’t work out, because his career is really taking off with sold-out stadium tours, but she has a lot of obligations back at home with her kids.
Carrie Underwood recently took a trip to Florida with her sisters-in-law. While there, they visited a tattoo shop where Carrie got a white daisy on her forearm, and she’s got the pics to prove it. This marks her third tattoo, she also has a four-leaf clover and a black cat.
Taylor Swift and Matty Healy — who sparked romance rumors earlier this month — were spotted “kissing” on Thursday at Casa Cipriani in New York City,
“My Big Fat Greek Wedding 3” is a thing.
Emma Stone plays the “monster” in “Poor Things”, which is being described as kind of a new take on “Frankenstein”.
“Good Morning America” will replace Amy Robach and T.J. Holmes with Eva Pilgrim and DeMarco Morgan.
Tom Brady is feeling the love from his former NFL team. He is set to be honored at the New England Patriots’ 2023 home opener,
NEW MUSIC
• “Never Enough”, Parker McCollum. This is his fourth album.
• “Religiously. The Album”, Bailey Zimmerman. This is his debut full-length album.
• “Live at Billy Bob’s Texas”, Tracy Lawrence. An 18-track live album that was recorded last October at the historic Billy Bob’s Texas.
• “448”, Jeff Carson. This is the album Jeff was recording when he passed away unexpectedly last year. Guests include Craig Morgan, Michael Ray, and Darryl Worley.
Kim Fields is 54. Tootie in “The Facts of Life”. Now she’s on a Netflix sitcom called “The Upshaws”.
Tony Hawk is 55. The greatest skateboarder in video game history.
Scotty Schwartz is 55. The kid who got his tongue stuck to the pole in “A Christmas Story”
Stephen Baldwin is 57. His daughter Hailey Baldwin, married Justin Bieber.
Emilio Estevez is 61. “Breakfast Club” jock. Son of Martin Sheen, brother of Charlie Sheen
Kix Brooks is 68.
Burt Bacharach is 95. Superstar composer. He’s written SEVENTY Top 40 hits including “The Look of Love”, “What’s New, Pussycat”, “What the World Needs Now Is Love” and “That’s What Friends Are For”.
