JOHNNY DEPP is being sued for assault and battery by a location manager on his movie “City of Lies”. Gregg Brooks says they reached their deadline while filming at a hotel in Los Angeles, and it was HIS unfortunate responsibility to tell Johnny it was time to wrap for the night. Johnny wasn’t happy about that. According to Gregg’s lawsuit, Johnny screamed, ” You have no right to tell me what to do! I don’t give [an eff] who you are and you can’t tell me what to do!” Then he punched Gregg twice in the ribs, and told him, “I will give you $100,000 to punch me in the face right now.” Not surprisingly, his breath reeked of alcohol. Gregg is seeking unspecified damages.
JUSTIN BIEBER has confirmed that he and HAILEY BALDWIN are engaged. He said, “You are the love of my life Hailey Baldwin and I wouldn’t want to spend it with anybody else.” How does Selena Gomez feel about all this? A source says, “She’s recording new music and gearing up for new projects. She hasn’t been thinking about Justin. She’s in a great place and is very happy.”
Remember last month when JAKE OWEN thanked a fan on Instagram who said nice things about him? Well, CMT asked him about it and he said the guy’s comments were flattering, and when he’s flattered he says thanks. He actually LIKES to read Twitter after a show because he wants to know what people are saying. He believes all performers want to be loved, although they may not admit it. “The reason we all got into this . . . the reason we all want to walk out on stage and sing songs and hear people clap is that we want to know that people are appreciating what we’re doing. We’re all kind of like puppies. We just need to be patted on the head and told that we’re loved.”
Here’s a trivia question for you: What is LUKE BRYAN planning to do – that Blake Shelton, Florida Georgia Line, Jason Aldean, Dierks Bentley, John Rich, Kid Rock, and Alan Jackson have already done? He’s opening a club in Nashville – called Luke Bryan’s 32 Bridge Kitchen + Drink. You may recognize the “32 Bridge” because it’s also the name of his clothing line. No word when it’ll be open for business.
Tab Hunter, the 1950s heartthrob who portrayed Joe Hardy in the Damn Yankees! movie, has died 3 days short of his 87th birthday. The story of the relationship between Hunter and Anthony Perkins, who played Norman Bates in Alfred Hitchcock’s Psycho, is in the works as a film titled Tab & Tony. It’s based on Hunter’s account of coming to terms with his sexuality in 1950s Hollywood. He played the substitute teacher Mr. Stuart in Grease 2 (1982) and a decade later wrote the story for Dark Horse (1992).
A.J. FRANCIS of the New York Giants is mad at the TSA for spilling his mother’s ashes during a baggage screening.
MIRANDA LAMBERT will be the15th artist-in-residence at the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum in Nashville. She’ll be doing two shows . . . the first on September 19th, and the second on September 26th. Former artists-in-residence include Vince Gill, Connie Smith, Kenny Rogers, and Alan Jackson.
CARLY PEARCE hit up Twitter last week saying she lost her wallet in Philadelphia. Or maybe it was stolen. Either way, she posted an update saying that she got it back. “Thanks to the PD of Philly, my wallet was found.”
GARTH BROOKS is going to be the first artist to headline a concert at Indiana’s Notre Dame stadium. It’ll happen sometime in the fall.
TRAVIS DENNING is 25 years old, and has never had a crappy day job. “When I was 16 all the way through high school, my job was playing music . . . that’s how I made money. My weekends were spent in restaurants, bars, clubs, and my parents would be there, schlepping around my gear for me and helping me out. [I’m] very fortunate to have folks like that.”
Walmart yodeling kid MASON RAMSEY will release his debut EP – “Famous” . . . on July 20th.
“Star Wars 9” is guaranteed to be the SMOOTHEST film in the series since the original trilogy . . . because BILLY DEE WILLIAMS is returning as Lando.
Jessica Simpson is 38.
Sofia Vergara is 46.
Gary LeVox is 48.
