On Saturday, KEANU REEVES was on a commercial flight from San Francisco to L.A., when it was diverted due to a, “mechanical indication.” Fortunately, the plane landed safely at a remote airport in Bakersfield, California but unfortunately, the passengers were still more than 100 miles away from their destination. Keanu immediately started organizing a van ride to Burbank for anyone who was interested. Once the road-trip started, Keanu entertained the other passengers by using his phone to read facts about Bakersfield and play country music. He also said goodbye to passengers as they were dropped off.
A crew member who worked on “The Dirt”, the Netflix movie about MOTLEY CRUE, was electrocuted on the set, and now he’s suing Netflix and the band. The guy says he was handing down metal pipes to other crew members, and one of them made contact with a power line, sending an electric current that, “entered his body and blew out through his right foot.” He says it left him with third-degree burns on 50% of his body, and required a partial amputation of his foot . . . as well as multiple surgeries and skin grafts. He wants at least $1.8 million in damages.
BRANTLEY GILBERT and his wife Amber are expecting their second child. She shared a photo on Instagram that featured pink balloons, plus the announcement. “Finally, I can share a big secret. Barrett will be a big brother to a baby sister in September. It’s been so hard to keep this under wraps, so thanks for being patient and waiting on me to share when we were ready.” Barrett is 16 months old.
When an Instagram fan told JUSTIN BIEBER he just married HAILEY BALDWIN to get back at SELENA GOMEZ, Justin replied that he still loves Selena, but Hailey is the best thing that’s ever happened to him.
As he nears his 80th birthday, Tom Brokaw is still managing his cancer pain — while experimenting with new treatment methods. The NBC News Senior Correspondent, 79, was diagnosed with incurable multiple myelomathis, a rare type of cancer that causes bone pain. After his diagnosis in August 2013, he started treatment at the Mayo Clinic — and announced in December 2014 that he was in remission. TOM says his cancer treatments cost him nearly $10,000 a day.
Luke Combs makes history as the first artist to lead all 5 of Billboard’s country charts simultaneously for multiple weeks: Hot Country Songs, Country Airplay, Country Streaming Songs, Country Digital Song Sales and Top Country Albums (all dated March 30). Combs first staged the quintuple chart achievement on the lists dated March 9. One other artist previously led all five charts simultaneously for one week: Kane Brown, on Oct. 28, 2017.
It almost seems like BROOKS & DUNN didn’t really retire back in 2010 . . . because they’ve stayed pretty active. There’s the solo stuff, their Vegas residency with Reba McEntire, and now their upcoming “Reboot” album. But they really did call it quits as far as being a duo that would record and tour on a regular basis. And that break came at the perfect time. KIX BROOKS says, quote, “I think it was good for both of us. There’s stuff you want to do, and when you’re on the ‘hillbilly treadmill’ there’s really no time. There wasn’t any time off for us. We went twenty years without stopping.” He says that “hillbilly treadmill” started rolling when their first four singles went number one, and after that it was like being on a rocket ship of success. Tons of people were relying on them for their living, which was great . . . but exhausting. RONNIE DUNN says the much-needed break allowed him to reconnect with the boss, and yes, I’m talking about his wife. “I learned how to sit for extended periods of time and go ‘I understand, honey, yes. I’m listening.'”
We’re going to see the “ACM Flashbacks” feature again this year. Brooks & Dunn will do something with Luke Combs . . . and George Strait is paired up with Miranda Lambert. Miranda’s also going to do a medley of her greatest hits. The “non flashback” collaborations include: Dierks Bentley with Brandi Carlile . . . Eric Church and Ashley McBryde . . . Maren Morris with Brothers Osborne . . . Jason Aldean and Kelly Clarkson . . . and Kane Brown with R&B singer Khalid.
Brenda Song is 31.
Fergie is 44.
Nathan Fillion is 48 – Rookie – Castle
Mariah Carey is 49.
Pauley Perrette is 50. Abby NCIS
Quentin Tarantino is 56.
Bart Conner is 61.
