CHER says that JACK NICHOLSON didn’t want her in “The Witches of Eastwick”, because she was too old and not sexy enough. She was 40 at the time. Of course, she got the part. And Jack is nine years OLDER than she is, anyway.
“Sources” say that ANGELINA JOLIE is “insanely jealous” of AMAL CLOONEY for taking her place as America’s favorite smart, sexy humanitarian. And she thinks Amal is doing it on purpose . . . playing some kind of “single white female” game on her.
REESE WITHERSPOON talked to KACEY MUSGRAVES for her show “Shine On with Reese”. The episode debuts today on DirecTV and AT&T. She talked about moving to town equipped with a photo of herself that her sister took . . . and a promo CD that her mom helped put together. “I took it to all the publishing companies and I was like, ‘Hey, I’m a new voice in town. If you need a demo singer, I need cash. I can sing my own harmonies and also these are songs I wrote.'” It was those songs that helped get her in the door.
“Time” magazine asked MIRANDA LAMBERT about her “relationship with guns.” They brought up that she’s a lifetime NRA member, and that she’s had a handgun license since her early 20s. She’s 34 now. “My dad was a police officer, so early on I was taught gun safety, what guns were for, how to use them and when not to touch them. I’ve just grown up around them, so it’s my normal. I’m a girl, I travel a lot by myself, and I like to carry to protect myself. I know everybody has an opinion on it and it’s polarizing, but for me it’s just a way of life.” They also asked about the difference between being a solo act, and working with PISTOL ANNIES. “Something about being together makes us a force to be reckoned with. We can get more raw and rugged than we would alone.” She said the new Annies album will have a “fall release” . . . and it’s going to be terrific.
“People” did a “what to know” feature on ASHLEY MCBRYDE. There’s a lot of good stuff, but let’s start with how she discovers new music. “I like to drunk download things when I’m out at night and then I have a surprise the next day.” She grew up on a cattle farm in the Ozarks . . . she’s the youngest of six siblings . . . she got rejected from “The Voice” and “American Idol” . . . and she recorded an album “in the sanctuary of a church.”
EVA LONGORIA will play Dora’s mom in the live-action “Dora the Explorer” movie.
“Twilight” is returning to theaters in October for its 10th anniversary.
CARRIE UNDERWOOD released the track listing and songwriting credits of her “Cry Pretty” album, which drops September 14th. She co-wrote nine of the songs, including the title track. The album also includes “The Champion”, her Super Bowl duet with LUDACRIS.
BRETT YOUNG will be headlining the “CMT on Tour: Here Tonight” . . . which gets going November 16th in Royal Oak, Michigan. TYLER RICH and RACHEL WAMMACK are the openers.
CHRIS STAPLETON paid tribute to Aretha Franklin at his concert in Los Angeles on Saturday. He called her “the greatest singer that ever lived” . . . and performed “Do Right Woman, Do Right Man”.
DEVIN DAWSON has some headline dates coming up. He’s calling it the Stray Off Course Tour and it’ll kick-off November 1st in Columbia, South Carolina. SEP29 – Bloomsburg Fairgrounds BLOOMSBURG, with Brett Eldredge and Abby Anderson SEP30 Merriweather Post Pavilion COLUMBIA, MD
BETTY WHITE: FIRST LADY OF TELEVISION _ This documentary honors the legend that is Betty White and her remarkable career. It includes hilarious clips from her long career and comments from friends and co-stars, including Valerie Bertinelli, Georgia Engel, Tina Fey, Valerie Harper, Jennifer Love Hewitt, Gavin MacLeod, Carl Reiner, Ryan Reynolds, Tom Sullivan, Alex Trebek and many more. (8p ET, PBS)
Kenny Rogers is 80.
Usain Bolt is 32.
Kacey Musgraves is 30.
