Netflix announced that Former President Barack Obama and former first lady Michelle Obama have entered into a multi-year agreement with the streaming company. The contract is to produce scripted series, unscripted series, docu-series, documentaries and features. Michelle Obama said, “Netflix’s unparalleled service is a natural fit for the kinds of stories we want to share, and we look forward to starting this exciting new partnership.”
HUGH GRANT is marrying his 39-year-old girlfriend. They’ve been together more than six years, and she’s the mother of three of his five children. Hugh is 57, and this will be his first marriage.
“Arrested Development” co-stars JASON BATEMAN and WILL ARNETT were in a taxi that rear-ended another car in New York City last night. They weren’t injured, but the driver of the car reported some back pain.
BRAD PITT has a really quick cameo in “Deadpool 2”, which he did because his kids loved the first one. The screenwriter says it was a lot easier to get celebrity cameos this time around, since the original was such a hit.
JAKE GYLLENHAAL is in talks to join the next “Spider-Man” movie as the villain Mysterio. And MICHAEL KEATON is coming back as the Vulture . . . who was in prison at the end of the first movie.
During a recent show, PAUL SIMON forgot the words to a song. So he PUNISHED himself by singing a song he HATES. That song was the Simon & Garfunkel classic, “The 59th Street Bridge Song (Feelin’ Groovy)”.
ARIANA GRANDE and PETE DAVIDSON from “Saturday Night Live” are “casually” seeing each other.
CHARLIZE THERON will play MEGYN KELLY in a movie about the sexual misconduct allegations against former Fox News boss ROGER AILES.
ADAM RIPPON is your new “Dancing with the Stars” champion.
CAMILA CABELLO is skipping tonight’s TAYLOR SWIFT show in Seattle, because she suffered from dehydration and a fever after the “Billboard Music Awards”.
BLAKE SHELTON will be replacing Kathie Lee on the June 6th edition of the “Today Show”. He and HOTA KOTB will be at Blake’s Ole Red bar in Nashville doing a pre-party for the “CMT Music Awards”, which is going down that night. They’ll also be announcing the five finalists for Video of the Year.
DIERKS BENTLEY is very proud of his skills at making peanut butter and jelly sandwiches. He says, quote, “I mean I am good. I can make THREE in under 30 seconds . . . evenly spread the peanut butter and jelly. I do that professionally as a father for my kids.”
ASHLEY MCBRYDE announced the dates of her “The Girl Going Nowhere Tour.” It’ll kick-off September 5th in Atlanta, Georgia . . . with DEE WHITE opening most shows. Dec. 8 – Chameleon Club, Lancaster,
