Future NASCAR Hall of Famer TONY STEWART took part in a sprint car race in Jackson, Minnesota the other night. And his engine blew one lap into it. So fans were disappointed. Then he was signing autographs later, and some idiot in the crowd started yelling at him for QUITTING the race. There’s cell phone footage, and you can see him trying to ignore the guy. But then they start flipping each other off . . . and it’s ON. Tony ran straight at the guy . . . threw a left hook . . . and LANDED it. It may have been a glancing blow. But he definitely hit the guy in the face. No charges have been filed . . . yet.
The average engagement ring now costs $5,680. A website put out a list of celebrity couples who have dropped a LOT of coin on engagement rings, and how much they cost. Here are the most expensive ones they listed . . .
- Mariah Carey and casino mogul James Packer . . . a 35-carat ring worth an estimated $10 MILLION. They got engaged in 2016, then split up less than a year later. But Mariah got to KEEP the ring as part of a settlement deal.
- Kim Kardashian and Kanye West . . . a 15-carat ring worth $8 million.
- Katy Perry and Orlando Bloom . . . $5 million. They got engaged back in February on Valentine’s Day.
- Jennifer Lopez and Alex Rodriguez . . . $5 million. They got engaged in March.
- Beyoncé and Jay-Z . . . $5 million. They celebrated their 11th anniversary in April.
- Jennifer Lopez and Marc Anthony . . . $4.1 million. They got married in 2004, and split up in 2011.
- Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds . . . $2.5 million. They’ll be married seven years this September.
- Anna Kournikova and Enrique Iglesias . . . $2.5 million. They’ve been off-and-on, and never revealed if they actually got married or not. But they had twins in 2017.
- Paris Hilton and actor Chris Zylka . . . $2 million. He popped the question last year, but they split up ten months later.
- Ciara and quarterback Russell Wilson . . . $2 million. They just celebrated their third anniversary.
HULK HOGAN turns 66 in a week, and if you’ve been waiting for an epic comeback . . . it’s not gonna happen. His back is too jacked up from NINE separate SURGERIES he’s had on his spine.
LADY GAGA was spotted kissing a new guy . . . and sorry, “A Star Is Born” super-fans . . . it was not BRADLEY COOPER.
Disney star CAMERON BOYCE’s death has been officially linked to epilepsy, according to the coroner. There were no drugs or alcohol in his system.
Sunday’s “CMA Fest TV Special” will include an appearance from the choir at Andrew Jackson Elementary School in Nashville. You’ll see them doing CARRIE UNDERWOOD’s “The Champion”. Carrie surprised them during a rehearsal . . . and a video of the visit has been making the rounds. The kids went crazy when they saw her. One said, “[She] just popped out of nowhere. She is such an inspiration to me.” Another said, , “I never thought it was going to be, like, Carrie Underwood caring about us. It was really special.” Carrie returned the praise, telling them, “You guys are going to be so amazing. That crowd is gonna NOT know what hit ’em.” Profits from the TV special go to music education, and this is one of the schools that received a CMA Foundation grant.
Famous people love talking about the crummy jobs they had on the way up . . . and we love hearing about them. But here’s a twist: SHERYL CROW has never had a bad job. That’s what she said during a game of “First Best Last Worst” with “Billboard”. Here are a few of her answers: First country performer I looked up to: “Barbara Mandrell. She and her sisters could play everything. She had a TV show and she could play pedal steel. I wanted to be her.” Best advice I ever received: “My dad, from quoting the title of a book he was reading: ‘Don’t Sweat the Small Stuff’.” Worst job I ever had: “Oh wow, I’ve never had any terrible jobs. I’ve been a lifeguard, a waitress, and I’ve been a schoolteacher. And what I’m doing now, so I guess I haven’t really had a terrible job. I was a babysitter, [but] no.”
A CARDI B concert in Indianapolis was canceled 30 minutes before showtime, because of some kind of “security threat”.
IGGY AZALEA paid $64 for a grilled cheese sandwich.
It was a surprising finale on the Bachelorette . . . . . Hannah chose Jed . . . . . . .. and then found out that he had a girlfriend . . . . . . she dumped him and at the end of the show, asked Tyler (the runner up) to go out and his response was “tell me when” . . . . . . and I called it!
In an interview with “Time”, BLANCO BROWN said the first country song that grabbed him was Tim McGraw’s “Don’t Take The Girl”. “When I heard it I was like, ‘Wow, this is a story . . . this is different from what I’m used to hearing. It changed my perspective and broadened my senses.”
GARTH BROOKS’ second Dive Bar tour stop will be in Bakersfield, California on August 15th. He’ll be performing at Buck Owens’ historic Crystal Palace. It’s also the place where he proposed to Trisha Yearwood back in 2005.
KANE BROWN’s headlining show at the 20th anniversary of L.A.’s Staples Center . . . ended up selling out in under two hours. Granger Smith, Blanco Brown, and Season 16 “American Idol” finalist Gabby Barrett are also on the show.
Zelda Williams is 30.
Zac Brown is 41.
Dean Cain is 53.
J.K. Rowling is 54. (Harry’s birthday is also July 31st.)
