A “Harry Potter” TV series is in the works. The word is that each season will draw from one of the original novels. J.K. Rowling will have creative input, but she’s not the primary creator or showrunner.
The new “Fatal Attraction” series that hits Paramount+ this month actually brings the story 15 years into the future, when Dan finishes serving a prison sentence for killing Alex, and vows to prove his innocence.
Taylor Swift’s website is offering merchandise exchanges after people are complaining about the print fading on certain items.
Christine McVie’s cause of death was revealed to be a massive stroke caused by metastatic cancer.
Bad news for the dude who stormed the field at Dodger Stadium to propose to his girlfriend last week … TMZ Sports has learned he’s been hit with a 1-year ban for the stunt. Ricardo Juarez revealed the punishment Monday — saying he can’t go back to Chavez Ravine for 12 more months due to his impromptu proposal — buthe wasn’t all that upset over it. Because she said yes.
Kelsea Ballerini is catching heat AND being praised for performing with “Drag Race” stars at the “CMT Music Awards” on Sunday. She KNEW it would divide her fans. So whatever your views are, it was a bold choice. She’s been criticized a lot on social media in the past two days, and also gotten a lot of LOVE. But here’s the one comment that jumped out at us . . .Someone who’s still a fan said that if you want to hate on Kelsea for performing with drag queens, you have to hate on Dolly Parton too. Because she did it first. “One of the funniest stories she tells is about entering and LOSING a Dolly Drag Queen contest.” Dolly talked about it in a 2012 interview with “Nightline”. She secretly entered a drag show once, and exaggerated her make-up so no one knew. But of all the Dollys on stage, she got the least amount of applause.
Ashley McBryde promised to get a Grammy tattoo earlier this year after she and Carly Pearce won Best Country Duo/Group Performance for “Never Wanted to Be That Girl”. Promise kept. It’s a tattoo of a golden Gramophone on her left wrist and forearm . . . and it was in full view at the CMTs on Sunday. She said, quote, “Fresh tattoo, yeah. It’s still healing.”
This is just a guess, but I think I cracked the code of how interviewers convince stars to stop and talk to them when they’re walking the red carpet at award shows. They bribe them with booze. Somebody on the red carpet asked Lainey Wilson if she was nervous about the show. She said, quote, “A few cameras down, they gave me a tequila shot and that kind of helped. That’ll help. A prayer and a tequila shot.”
Matthew Ramsey from Old Dominion is still recovering from his ATV accident. He posted an update where he said he’s getting stronger every day, but that they’re going to have to RESCHEDULE more shows. He also said that his bandmate Trevor Rosen has named his walker “Walker Hayes.”
Last week The Band Perry announced they’re going on hiatus. Well, shocker, yesterday Kimberly Perry shared that she’s starting her solo career. She said with her new record label she finally feels seen. Quote, “I’ve reconnected with myself and my creative center, it’s all been so beautiful.”
Patty Loveless and Tanya Tucker are the 2023 inductees into the Country Music Hall of Fame . . . along with songwriter Bob McDill. Patty will be in the “Modern Era Artist” category, and Tanya in the “Veterans Era Artist” category. They’ll be formally inducted during a ceremony next fall.
Somebody asked Nate Smith what he’d say if he could talk to himself 10 years ago. Was his answer, A.) Invest everything in Crypto . . . B.) Drink more Natty Light . . . or C.) None of the above. Correct! “I’d say keep writing. Keep learning to be a better person and take your time. It’s coming, be patient.”
Jamie Lynn Spears is 32. “Zoey 101” and Britney’s little sister.
David Blaine is 50. Magician.
Nancy McKeon is 57. Jo Polniaczek on “The Facts of Life”. She’s also Demi Lovato’s mom on “Sonny with a Chance”.
Robert Downey Jr. is 58. He IS Iron Man.
David Cross is 59. “Arrested Development” superstar, formerly of “Mr. Show”.
Steve Gatlin is 72. The Gatlin Brothers.
Craig T. Nelson is 79. Mr. Incredible in “The Incredibles” . . . the dad on NBC’s “Parenthood” . . . “Coach” . . . and the dad in “Poltergeist”.
