OCTOBER 14, 2019

Why haven’t we heard from VAN HALEN for so long? TMZ says EDDIE is being treated for cancer again. He’s supposedly been flying to Germany for several years to be treated for throat cancer. Eddie had a third of his tongue removed back in 2000 due to cancer, but was declared cancer-free in 2002. In 2015 he suggested GUITAR PICKS could have been responsible. “I used metal picks . . . they’re brass and copper . . . which I always held in my mouth, in the exact place where I got the tongue cancer.” He also admitted that he used to smoke and do a lot of drugs, but he added, “my lungs are totally clear.” Supposedly, cancer cells have migrated to his throat over the past five years, and he’s been flying to Germany to have them scraped out.  And for the most part, it’s been keeping his cancer in check.

 

MILEY CYRUS and LIAM HEMSWORTH have moved on. Miley and CODY SIMPSON have confirmed their relationship, and Liam was spotted with actress Maddison Brown from the new “Dynasty”.

 

In his new autobiography, ELTON JOHN says MICHAEL JACKSON was mentally ill – at least when he got older. He says, “I’d known Michael since he was 13 or 14. He was just the most adorable kid you could imagine. But at some point in the intervening years, he started sequestering himself away from the world, and away from reality the way Elvis Presley did. God knows what was going on in his head, and God knows what prescription drugs he was being pumped full of, but every time I saw him in his later years I came away thinking the poor guy had totally lost his marbles. I don’t mean that in the light-hearted way. He was genuinely mentally ill, a disturbing person to be around.” He added that Michael came to a party at his house once, and he found him playing with the housekeeper’s son.  He says, “For whatever reason, he couldn’t seem to cope with adult company at all.”

 

“Joker” made another $55 million this weekend, to win the box office for the second straight week.

 

55 year old SHEPARD SMITH announced that he was leaving Fox News on Friday, and it seemed to come as a surprise to everyone. He’s been with Fox News for 23 years, since it launched in 1996. He signed a new extension last spring, but asked to be let out of his contract.

 

TRACE ADKINS married his girlfriend, Canadian actress VICTORIA PRATT on Saturday in New Orleans . . . and the guy who officiated it was his buddy, BLAKE SHELTON. Trace posted a photo. Victoria is wearing a lovely white gown, while Trace is wearing a lovely black cowboy hat, with boots, a black jacket, and jeans.  Blake’s standing between them, in front of a microphone. This is Trace’s fourth marriage.  He and Victoria became an item back in 2014 while they were filming the movie “The Virginian”.  He was still married to his third wife at the time, and the tabloids had a field day with that breakup. That’s probably why Trace didn’t make a big deal out of this wedding.  In fact, “People” reached out to his team trying to get more details, but no luck.

 

You know who has LUKE COMBS’ back? His fiancée, Nicole Hocking. Last week she went on Twitter to call out the cowards who have been posting nasty comments about their relationship. She posted a photo of a pair of clenched fists and captioned it, “To everyone currently being less than pleasant to me on Twitter for dating a bigger guy. Also, grow up.  It’s 2019.  The double standard for this is absolutely disgusting.”  Luke and Nicole have been together since 2016, which was before he became a country star.

 

JANE FONDA was arrested at a climate change protest in D.C. on Friday.

 

Tragic news for KANE BROWN’s musical family. His drummer Kenny Dixon died in a car accident on Saturday. Kane posted a heartfelt tribute on Instagram.  “Love you so much dude.  You started with me in 2015 when nobody believed we’d make it out of Chattanooga.  I know you’ll be watching over us with that redneck accent we all love, and you will never be replaced.  I promise you that.”

 

ZAC BROWN is suing RYAN TEDDER over a song they worked on together. It’s called “Nowhere Left to Go” and it’s on Zac’s solo album “The Controversy”.  Zac thought he had full rights to it, but Ryan didn’t, so he gave the beat to DIPLO to use on a different song.

 

“Monday Night Football” at 8:15 on ESPN. The Green Bay Packers host the Detroit Lions.

“Dancing with the Stars” at 8:00 p.m. on ABC. This week is Disney Night.

“The Voice” at 8:00 p.m. on NBC.

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