Pauly Shore debuted his short film about Richard Simmons at the Sundance Festival. And he said that Richard actually texted him and wished him good luck.
Valerie Bertinelli got cut from Food Network’s “Kids Baking Championship” after being a host and judge for 12 seasons. She says it was due to budget cuts, but it still hurts.
Dolly Parton isn’t through being a rock star just yet. On Friday, for her 78th birthday, she released a “deluxe” version of her “Rockstar” album on streaming services. It includes five tracks that were previously only on certain “exclusive retailer” versions of the album. They are:
“The Entertainer” by Billy Joel
“Hit Me with Your Best Shot” by Pat Benatar
“Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)” by the Eurythmics
“Two Tickets to Paradise” by Eddie Money
“Bridge Over Troubled Water” by Simon & Garfunkel
Speaking of Dolly’s birthday: The Grand Ole Opry held a tribute to Dolly at the Ryman Auditorium Friday night . . . and Elle King showed up and RUINED IT. She showed up HAMMERED, which she proudly announced to the crowd, and proceeded to BUTCHER Dolly’s 2001 song “Marry Me”.
Chris Stapleton just teamed up with Buffalo Trace to create his own signature whiskey called, “Traveller Whiskey”. But some people are confused, because recently he said in a “GQ” article that he was “all but sober”. Well, Chris would like to clarify a few things. As he likes to tell people that, “he got in a drinking contest with himself in his 20s and lost.” But now that he has kids a lot has changed, including his drinking habits. He went on to say, “It’s a disservice to sober people to call me sober. I’m a 45-year-old man who has a lot more responsibilities and a lot less time for leisure than I used to have. But I do enjoy it. The first room you walk in at my house, there’s probably 200 bottles of bourbon there.” So, while he’s definitely not sober, he’s gotten older and wiser.
Parker McCollum had to pause the first show on his Break It Down tour Thursday night to break up a catfight. Two girls were causing trouble while he was performing his song “Speed”. He said “Both of them got to go.
Chris Young played a surprise set at Bootleggers Inn in Downtown Nashville. It included acoustic renditions of “Gettin’ You Home”, “Famous Friends”, and “Aw Naw”.
Jamie Foxx is back on set! On Saturday, the 56 year old actor was spotted filming his upcoming Netflix movie Back in Action with costar Cameron Diaz for the first time since experiencing a medical emergency last April. A source said that Foxx was “very quiet” while shooting and “just focused on working.”
Christopher Masterson is 44. Francis on “Malcolm in the Middle”.
Guy Fieri is 56. Celebrity chef.
Diane Lane is 59
Steven Adler is 59. Former Guns N’ Roses drummer.
Linda Blair is 65. Superstar of “The Exorcist”.
Teddy Gentry from Alabama is 72.
Steve Perry is 75. Original Journey singer and Rock and Roll Hall of Famer.
