We might never get to hear it, but along-lost duet recorded by MICK JAGGER and CARLY SIMON in 1972 has been found. It’s a ballad called “Fragile”. There’s no word if or when it’ll ever be released.
GRETCHEN WILSON caused a disturbance on a flight to Connecticut on Tuesday . . . and was arrested after she landed near Hartford. She was in town to do a private show at Mohegan Sun casino. She was flying first class and wanted to use the bathroom, but there was only one on the plane and someone else beat her to it. They exchanged words and there was some shoving. But Gretchen wouldn’t let it go. She kept staring down the aisle and “exchanging threatening hand gestures” with the other passenger. Flight attendants had to warn her to stop. It’s not clear if they said anything to the other passenger. The crew decided to alert authorities, so the Connecticut State Police were waiting when the flight landed. As the cops were talking to Gretchen she supposedly threw her hands in the air and demanded to be arrested. That demand was met. She was charged with “second degree breach of peace” and her bail was set at $1,000. There was originally a court hearing scheduled for yesterday, but that was postponed to September 13th. Gretchen’s attorney was asked to comment, but said that would be “inappropriate” because the court case is pending.
DUSTIN LYNCH had a career moment on Tuesday when he was asked to join the Grand Ole Opry. TRACE ADKINS did the inviting . . . and the official induction will happen on September 18th. Dustin is an emotional guy. He said “I’m a crier. And I held it back to just about two minutes of tears.” It was also a full-circle thing, because Trace was one of the first country stars he met, and probably the first one to insult him. It was back in high school, Dustin was with his girlfriend, and he asked Trace to take a photo with them. He said, quote, “[Trace] looked at me and he looked at her and said, ‘Darlin’, you’re dating this little shrimp?’ Fast forward however many years it’s been and he invites me to become a member of the Opry.” He also made a confession. “The first time I came here I snuck in under someone else’s name. A buddy [got] put on the list and I used his name to get in backstage. I remember sweating bullets.”
JASON ALDEAN and FLORIDA GEORGIA LINE are tight now, but they sure didn’t start off on the right foot. Jason remembers before they met when he saw them backstage looking a little too comfortable. He didn’t like it. “I saw them in the dressing room at the show, and I don’t know who these guys are. So my first question was, ‘Who are you and why are you in my room?'”
OLD DOMINION recently posted a clip of them performing at Nashville’s Wildhorse Saloon back in 2010 . . . and every single customer in the place was dancing. Unfortunately, there were only TWO customers in the place. Yes, they were a couple . . . but at least they were having fun.
Here’s some good news: LORETTA LYNN announced that she’ll be releasing her new album . . . which is called “Wouldn’t It Be Great” . . . on September 28th. This is the album that was delayed because of health issues.
PINK stopped in the middle of a show in Australia the other day, when she saw a sign in the audience that hit her straight in the feels. It said, “My name is Leah. I’m 14 years old. I lost my beautiful Mum last month. I would LOVE a hug . . . Please!” So Pink went into the audience and hugged Leah. Then she signed her arm and took a selfie with her. Leah was actually supposed to go to the show with her mom, but she ended up going with her aunt, who said, “She is so heartbroken. But since the concert, she hasn’t stopped smiling and singing.”
There was talk that “The Big Bang Theory” might continue for two to three more seasons . . . but that’s not going to be the case. Yesterday, CBS announced that the upcoming 12th season will be the last one . . . meaning that the SERIES finale will air next May. They’re promising that it will bring the show to an, “epic creative close.” Eleven seasons in, “The Big Bang Theory” is still one of the biggest shows on TV. Last year, Season 11 averaged 18.9 million viewers, which is still huge.
KIRSTIE ALLEY is on the British “Celebrity Big Brother”, and she’s trying to endear herself to the locals by talking about the time she met PRINCE CHARLES . . . at COURTNEY LOVE’s house
The Raiders’ new stadium in Las Vegas will reportedly include a “small jail and courtroom” for unruly fans. And fans who are caught fighting may have their personal seat licenses and season tickets revoked.
SERENA WILLIAMS tops a “Forbes” list of the ‘Highest Paid Female Athletes.’ She made $18.1 million over the past year . . . however, all but $62,000 of that was from her endorsements.
If you thought maybe the wheels were coming off BEN AFFLECK’s sobriety cart, you were right. And JENNIFER GARNER noticed, too. She went to Ben’s house yesterday to convince him to go to rehab, and he agreed so she drove him there. They left around 6:00 P.M. and ended up at a live-in facility, after a stopover at Jack In the Box. The last straw for Jen was when she saw a picture of Ben receiving a box of booze from a deliver guy a few days ago. Ben’s been in rehab twice . . . in 2001 and this past December.
George Clooney made a total of $239 million . . . easily enough to be #1 on the annual “Forbes” list of ‘The Highest Paid Actors.’ DWAYNE ‘THE ROCK’ JOHNSON is a distant second with $124 million.
- Robert Downey Jr., $81 million
- Chris Hemsworth, $64.5 million
- Jackie Chan, $45.5 million . . . Mostly from the Chinese box office, and his endorsements there.
- Will Smith, $42 million
- Bollywood actor Akshay Kumar, $40.5 million
- Adam Sandler, $39.5 million . . . Mostly through his deal with Netflix.
- Bollywood actor Salman Khan, $38.5 million
- Chris Evans, $34 million
“NFL Preseason Football” at 8:00 p.m. Eastern on Fox. The Cleveland Browns host the Philadelphia Eagles.
“The Gong Show” at 8:00 p.m. on ABC.
Part 2 of the documentary “The Story of the Royals” at 9:00 p.m. on ABC.
Kobe Bryant is 40.
Shelley Long is 69.
Rick Springfield is 69.
Richard Sanders is 78.
Barbara Eden is 87.
