JUNE 25, 2018

Chris Pratt and Bryce Dallas Howard made quite the impression at this weekend’s box office. Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom dominated with $150 million in receipts knocking Incredibles 2 from the top spot.  Ocean’s 8 ($11.6 million), Tag ($8.2 million) and Deadpool 2 ($5.2 million) round out the top five.

 

KIM KARDASHIAN is done with selfies. She says, “I used to spend so much time taking selfies . . . I just would like to live in real time a little bit more.  I don’t mind pictures, but I’m not on my phone the way I used to be.”

 

TAYLOR of Maddie & Tae and some guy she’s dating named Josh posted a video of their trip to Bora Bora. It shows them sipping exotic drinks, snorkeling, riding bikes, and bragging about winning a hotel mini golf tournament . . . all while Dierks Bentley’s “Somewhere On a Beach” plays in the background.

 

CARRIE UNDERWOOD’s legs are becoming as famous as her voice. CMT talked to her trainer, a woman named Erin Oprea, and she said people come to her because they want Carrie’s legs.  She doesn’t give them false hope.  She says it comes from “hard work, determination, and discipline.”  And you can’t be afraid of pumping iron, either . . . because, “Weights make pretty muscles.” Eric has also worked with Kelsea Ballerini, Maren Morris, and Kacey Musgraves.

 

MIDLAND plays a lot of all-genre festivals, and that’s good for country music because they’ve been converting a lot of fans. Guitarist JESS CARSON says, “We get a lot of people come up to us saying they don’t listen to country but they love us.  So, if we can be kind of a bridge or bringing people into the genre.”

 

WALKER HAYES got a tattoo in honor of his deceased daughter, Oakleigh Klover. It features a tiny footprint flanked by her first and middle names.  He posted a photo and thanked the tattoo artist in the caption.

 

CHRIS LANE released a preview track from his upcoming album, “Laps Around The Sun”, which drops July 13th. It’s called “Drunk People”, and that’s exactly what it’s about.

 

SHENANDOAH’s tour bus caught fire yesterday in Forest City, Arkansas. Nobody was hurt.  They posted some photos of the smoking bus and a fire engine that responded to the call.  They’re not expected to cancel any shows.

 

A woman is suing DOLLY PARTON’s Dollywood theme park for over $2 million. She’s claiming that the RiverRush Water Coaster at Dollywood Splash Country malfunctioned, which caused her to fall.  She ended up suffering a compression fracture and other spinal injuries.

 

“The Bachelorette” at 8:00 p.m. on Network. Wayne Newton guest stars when Becca and the guys go to Vegas.

“So You Think You Can Dance” auditions at 8:00 p.m. on Fox.

 

“Jimmy Fallon” – Bebe Rexha.

 

Ricky Gervais is 57.

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