Gary Busey rear-ended a woman in Malibu last week, then fled the scene. So she chased him down. She eventually caught up to him at a restaurant parking lot, where she scolded him and tried to get his information. He told her he has “Progressive insurance,” but refused to give her anything else because, quote, “I’m private.”Then he took off again. The woman got the whole thing on video, and filed a police report, so we’ll see where this goes.
Oprah and The Rock thought they were doing a good thing when they teamed up to ask people to donate to Maui wildfire relief. They even kicked off the fundraiser by dropping $10 million into the pot. But a lot of people think it’s RIDICULOUS for them to ask normal folks to donate . . . especially in this economy . . . when those two could give so much more. And yes, they’re making their voices heard. Oprah, who’s a billionaire two and a half times over, got comments like these on her Instagram: “You have billions. You could donate $100 million and still be as wealthy as before donating. YOU give the money.””10 million is 0.5% of 2 billion, you want my 0.5%? Here comes $16 (I gave it to you post-tax).” “This should be a private message between you and your billionaire mates. It’s so outrageous that you are pleading for money.” “Girlfriend, it would take me almost 20 years to make the amount of money you did JUST TODAY. You do it. We’re struggling over here.” The Rock is worth an estimated $300 million. His blowback included this comment: “Dig in those deep pockets Rock! You got this. Maui will thank you.”
Joe Jonas and Sophie Turner have called it quits after four years of marriage. Joe filed yesterday, but according to a source, he didn’t really want to, and tried to salvage it. His filing claims the marriage is “irretrievably broken”. They share two daughters, ages three and one. He’s asking for joint custody and says the kids have been living with him lately in Miami and on tour with the Jonas Brothers. It’s unclear WHY they’re getting divorced. One source says Joe and Sophie have had many disagreements. Another says they have different lifestyles and alleges that Sophie likes to party, and Joe likes to stay at home.Last year Sophie said she missed England and was going to “drag” Joe back so she could be near her family and friends for her mental health. So it’s all speculation at this point.
“The Exorcist: Believer” opens October 6th, and it’s supposed to be the first installment in a trilogy. Ellen Burstyn is back as Chris MacNeil, attempting to help two young girls who’ve apparently been possessed by the same demon that possessed her daughter Regan in the original movie. Linda Blair famously played Regan, and there’s been no concrete news about her potential involvement. But a new trailer just dropped, and it might contain a little spoiler about that. In the clip, one of the possessed girls says, quote, “Are you looking for Regan? She burns in hell!” So is Regan dead? Was that soundbite creatively edited? Is the demon lying? They do that, you know.
Someone compared Beyoncé’s and Taylor Swift’s tours. Taylor is playing almost three times as many shows, and her shows are an hour longer. Beyoncé has more backup dancers and has worn more than twice as many outfits.
Zach Bryan’s “I Remember Everything” featuring Kacey Musgraves landed at #1 on the Billboard Hot 100. For the first time in Billboard history, there’s been FOUR country songs at #1 IN A ROW. It was previously held by Anthony Oliver’s “Rich Men North of Richmond” (September 2nd and August 26th) . . .Morgan Wallen’s “Last Night” (August 19th and 12th) . . . and Jason Aldean’s “Try That in a Small Town” (August 5th). 2023 has proven to be a big year for country music. The only other year to have four or more country songs reach #1 was 1975. It had five. Zach Bryan became the second country artist to chart at least 18 songs on the Hot 100 in a single week. The first was Morgan Wallen. According to a report from July, country listeners have increased by 20.3% since last year.
Darius Rucker released a video for “Fires Don’t Start Themselves” yesterday. He plays an investigator trying to solve why fires keep erupting over town, from an impassioned couple. He says, quote, “The song is about fires don’t start themselves. It’s about what you think it’s about.” The song is from his upcoming album, “Carolyn’s Boy”. It releases October 6th and is named after his mother.
Blake Shelton posted a selfie video from his tractor as he’s planting seeds on his Oklahoma ranch. He says he got his old friend out of the barn and it’s, quote “Kubota time”. He also sings a impromptu funny song about it.
Brothers Osborne teased a new song with Miranda Lambert called “We Ain’t Good at Breaking Up”. They said it started off as a joke. It’ll be on their upcoming self-titled album that comes out September 15th.
Tracy Lawrence and his Mission: Possible charity teamed up with Brave Experience to release a limited edition beef jerky. Each purchase supports veterans and the homeless. It comes in two flavors: jalapeno and hickory smoked.
In case you didn’t see it, a catfight erupted at the port-a-potties at a Morgan Wallen concert Wednesday night. Two girls ganged up on a woman guarding a door for her daughter, because they unknowingly cut them in line. When the daughter, now nicknamed the “Romper Stomper”, came out and saw what was happening, she quickly took care of business. She says, quote, “[I] just did what I think any daughter would have done, I beat the [eff] out of them.”
Matthew Broderick says he was mugged often when he was growing up in New York City.
Drew Barrymore’s stalker is on the lam and wanted by the law.
Bob Barker’s cause of death was Alzheimer’s disease, which he battled for several years.
“Mary Had a Little Lamb” is the latest property from your childhood that’s been turned into a gory horror movie. Check out the trailer.
Whoopi Goldberg missed the season premiere of “The View” after testing positive for COVID.
“NCIS” has gone international. “NCIS: Sydney” debuts next week on CBS.
You can now eat guitar-shaped ice cream bars from Metallica.
In a promo for the new season of the “Manningcast”, Mike Tyson tells Peyton and Eli that they have the most punchable faces in the history of punching faces.
Pippa Middleton is 40. Kate Middleton’s sister.
Chad Coleman is 49. Tyrese on “The Walking Dead
Mark Chesnutt is 60. Country singer. You might remember his cover of Aerosmith’s “I Don’t Want to Miss a Thing”.
Jeff Foxworthy is 65. He wrote his first redneck jokes around 1987. And he’s still living off all that “You Might Be Redneck” money three decades later.
Jane Curtin is 76. “SNL”, “Kate & Allie” and “3rd Rock from the Sun”.
Swoosie Kurtz is 79. Molly’s mom on “Mike & Molly”, Jake Gyllenhaal’s mom in “Bubble Boy”, and the lawyer Jim Carrey goes up against in “Liar Liar”.
David Allan Coe is 84. Country outlaw who’s currently fighting COVID. You know him from the jukebox classic “You Never Even Called Me By My Name”. But he also wrote the Johnny Paycheck smash “Take This Job and Shove It”.
Jo Anne Worley is 86. Comedic genius from “Laugh In” who played the operatic Wardrobe in “Beauty and the Beast”.
