MARCH 22, 2019

MICHAEL JACKSON’s reputation is pretty much shot at the moment . . . but he’s still got clout with the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Michael’s in there twice.  He was inducted with the JACKSON 5 in 1997, and as a solo artist in 2001. And the Hall says he’s staying.  As far as they’re concerned, he’s in there for his contributions to music . . . which, no matter what else he’s done, were HUGE. Next weekend  JANET JACKSON gets inducted.  Will she mention Michael in her speech?  Probably.

 

DAVID LETTERMAN was on “Ellen” yesterday. He said, “Here’s the mistake I made: I stayed on TV way too long.  It turns out that nobody had the guts to fire me, and I should’ve left 10 years ago.  You want to make sure you have some energy to direct toward other things . . .”There’s more to life than [asking celebrities] ‘So tell me about your pet beaver.'”  Dave retired in 2015, after 33 years in late night. He’s basically back on TV now, with his Netflix show, “My Next Guest Needs No Introduction”. It’s not as much of a drain as being on TV every night . . . and he does have time to do other stuff, like spending time with his family and working with Habitat for Humanity.  A second six-episode season of the show is coming soon.

 

Xochytl Greer recently spent $30,000 on plastic surgery to look like the Duchess of Sussex, Meghan Markle. Greer, who works as an attorney and has three kids, became a fan of the actress after seeing her on Suits.  She said, “I really liked her character, Rachel Zane.”  Operations Greer has undergone include grafting fat into her cheeks and buttocks and liposuction in her abdomen and inner and outer thighs.

 

CHER is absolutely crushed because she just lost her favorite T-shirt. It’s a, “black studded rhinestone shirt, with white pirate,” and she’s had it 30 to 40 years.  She says, “I’m asking St. Anthony to get involved, he finds everything.”

 

Forget BRADLEY COOPER, LADY GAGA has reportedly been spending time with JEREMY RENNER, who plays Hawkeye in the “Avengers”. He’s 48, and she turns 33 next week.

 

LUKE COMBS may be dominating the charts, but it hasn’t gone to his head. He’s still willing to scoop the cat litter because it needs to be done.  Even when showbiz is calling. “Somebody showed up at my house yesterday for an interview.  I was out changing the cat litter.  They were just floored that I was [doing that].” He’s also smart enough to know that his hot streak will cool down.  “It could all be gone tomorrow, so [I’m] just trying to enjoy the moment and not get too caught up in why it went to Number One so quick or why people want to hear it so much.” He really feels like he’s the same guy he was in college.  He says the only difference is that he has nicer boots, and people recognize him in stores.

 

Texas country singer JUSTIN CARTER has died because of an accidental shooting during the filming of a music video. He was 35.   The video was being filmed in his apartment and the gun was in his pocket when it went off.  His mother told Fox News that the bullet “caught him in the corner of his eye.”

 

SCOTTY MCCREERY and his wife Gabi have been married eight months. He says, “The other day she was lying in bed and she said, ‘Remember when they told you there would come a day when you’d have to get yourself to the airport?  That day is today.’  I said, ‘Well, I don’t blame you.  You stay in bed.'”

 

KOBE and VANESSA BRYANT are about to welcome their fourth daughter, and Kobe thinks Vanessa wants to try again . . . for a boy.

 

ROSEANNE now blames SARA GILBERT for destroying her show and ruining her life.

 

DONNY & MARIE are ending their 11-year Vegas residency.

 

JORDAN DAVIS is nominated for New Male Artist of the Year at next month’s ACMs, and he’s feeling pretty confident that he’s going to lose. “Last year was my first one to actually be at live so it was a lot of fun, so this will be my first one as a nominee. ACMs is always fun, so I’m excited to be a nominee this time.  Luke Combs is in there, so I think I know who’s gonna win it.” The Boot put together a page of country artists that have NEVER won an ACM Award.  Surprising ones include Chris Young, Randy Houser, Kip Moore . . . and Big & Rich, who have been nominated 17 times.

 

LANCO has released a new song called “Rival”. It’s the first single from their upcoming album.  No word when that’ll be out.

 

SARA EVANS feels like she’s been forced out of country music, because she’s a woman. “I literally don’t feel like I’m in the genre anymore.  And I hate that because my whole entire life was country music.  I grew up on it.  I grew up on a farm in Missouri.  Country music was just my entire world.”

 

Saturday at 8:00 p.m. on Nick: The “Kids Choice Awards”.

Saturday at 8:00 p.m. on NBC: “The World Figure Skating Championships”.

Reese Witherspoon is 43

William Shatner is 88.

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