Jennifer Lopez apparently has a habit of NOT returning her engagement rings when her relationships go sour. 

That would give Jennifer a $17 MILLION collection of engagement

1.  Ojani Noah:  $130,000.  J-Lo married him in 1997, and divorced him in ’98.

2.  Cris Judd:  $200,000.  He married Jennifer in 2001.  They divorced in 2002.

3.  Ben Affleck:  $2.6 million.  Ben slipped this first engagement ring on J-Lo’s finger in 2002.  They never made it to the altar.  They broke up in 2004.

4.  Marc Anthony:  $6.5 million.  They got married in 2004 and stayed married until 2011 . . . a virtual lifetime for Jennifer.  Along they way they had twins, Max and Emme, who are 16 now.

5.  Alex Rodriguez:  $2 million.  He popped the question in 2019, but they split in 2021, without ever saying “I do.”

6.  Ben Affleck, Mark 2:  $5.6 million.

The final song Eddie and Alex Van Halen worked on together is going to be released on the audio version of Alex’s upcoming memoir, “Brothers”.  It comes out October 22nd.

It was just announced that Miranda Lambert will receive the “Country Icon Award” at this year’s People’s Choice Country Awards. Miranda will be the second recipient of the honor, following Toby Keith in 2023. A statement from NBCUniversal said, “A tour de force in Country music for more than 20 years, Miranda Lambert’s groundbreaking albums continue to capture the hearts of fans all around the world. “We’re so excited to celebrate her career, fierce individualism, and innovation in the industry with the Country Icon Award.” Miranda can add this Country Icon Award to her three Grammys . . . eight CMT Music Awards . . . 14 CMA Awards . . . and 35 ACM Awards. The 2024 People’s Choice Awards take place September 26th, live from the Grand Ole Opry stage.  They’ll air on NBC and Peacock at 8:00 p.m.

Dolly Parton has been married to Carl Dean since May 30th, 1966.  That’s 58 years!  A while back, Dolly was asked if she had any words of advice for a successful marriage.  She said, “Yeah.  Stay gone as much as you can.” “Have respect and love for each other . . . [and] you need to be good friends, too.” Gotta love Dolly’s sense of humor, but she’s also spitting some truth here.  Go do you.  It’ll keep things fresh at home.

Lainey Wilson’s new album “Whirlwind” is out TODAY . . . and she’s everywhere hyping it. On social media, she teased a sassy song called “Ring Finger”, which references “Goodbye Earl” by the Chicks . . . and a breakup track called “Devil Don’t Go There”. Thomas Rhett also has new music out today.

Jelly Roll toured for years before he got famous.  So, when Hotels.com asked him to sit down and talk about all of the different hotel experiences he’s had over the years, he felt more than qualified. And he shared two hacks that are pretty clever.  But, the first one he did when he wasn’t even a guest of the hotel.  Jelly said, “We were so broke that we would sleep in our van outside of like a Hampton Inn . . . and then when they did the continental breakfast in the morning, we’d wake up and walk in there, and we’d just walk by the desk and lie.” He would say, “Like, ‘Alright man, I’ll see you in the room in a second.  I’m going to go grab a muffin.’  And then we’d all just rush into the continental breakfast and eat.” That’s brilliant . . . and probably a misdemeanor.  But the next one is totally legal. Jelly said, “If you ever come into a hotel late at night, and the late-night desk person is there.  That’s the person to ask for the late checkout.  I’m telling you.  They will put it in right there.  It’s never failed.” And, knowing how late Jelly has probably rolled into some of these hotel rooms, you know he needs that extra hour of sleep.

Dolly Parton has been married to her husband Carl Dean since May 30th, 1966.  That’s 58 years!  So, she’s gotta have some great advice for the rest of us. A while back, Dolly was asked if she had any words of advice for a successful marriage.  She said, “Yeah.  Stay gone as much as you can.” She clarified that you also need to, quote, “Have respect and love for each other . . . [and] you need to be good friends, too.” Gotta love Dolly’s sense of humor, but she’s also spitting some truth here.  Go do you.  It’ll keep things fresh at home.

Call this “Let It AirBnb”: Original Beatles drummer Pete Best and his younger brother have converted one of the earliest venues where the Beatles performed into a short-term rental property. The Casbah Coffee Club hosted the early Beatles nearly 40 times.  There are now five AirBnB units above the club, each named after the original members of the Beatles – Lennon, Best, McCartney, Harrison and founding bassist Stuart Sutcliffe. Rooms are roughly $200 a night and each has been decorated with exclusive Beatles memorabilia, including band photos, classic posters and old instruments. Bookings have already drawn people from throughout the U.K., as well as Scotland, Canada and the U.S. There’s no suite devoted to Ringo Starr, who later replaced Pete Best

Patrick and Brittany Mahomes donated $5 million to a football center at his alma mater, Texas Tech.

Shelley Long is 75.  Diane Chambers on “Cheers”. 

Rick Springfield is 75.  Soap actor turned “rock star”. Dr. Noah Drake on “General Hospital”.

Richard Sanders is 84.  Les Nessman on”WKRP In Cincinnati”. Barbara Eden is 93.  Jeannie on “I Dream of Jeannie”.