AUGUST 27, 2018

EDDIE MURPHY is 57 years old about to become a father for the 10TH time. No official word . . . but his girlfriend Paige Butcher looks pregnant.   They also have a daughter who’s two years old. Eddie also has an 11-year-old daughter with MEL B. He has FIVE kids with his ex-wife Nicole Mitchell.  There are four daughters and a son, between the ages of 16 and 26. He also has a 27-year old son with a former girlfriend, and a 29-year-old son with another former girlfriend. So, if you’ve been following along on a calculator, Eddie’s next kid will be his 10th . . . with his fifth baby mama.

 

“The Big Bang Theory” isn’t the only major show disappearing in 2019. According to reports, Jim Parsons turned down an offer of over $50 million to stay on The Big Bang Theory. Here are 14 more you’ll have to live without after next year: “Game of Thrones”, after 8 seasons . . . “Homeland”, after 8 seasons . . . “A Series of Unfortunate Events”, after 3 seasons . . . “Gotham”, after 5 seasons . . . “Broad City”, after 5 seasons . . . “The Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt”, after 4 seasons . . . “Veep”, after 7 seasons . . . “Jane the Virgin”, after 5 seasons . . . “Killjoys”, after 5 seasons . . . “Crazy Ex-Girlfriend”, after 4 seasons . . . “iZombie”, after 5 seasons . . . “The Affair”, after 5 seasons . . . “Shadowhunters”, after 3 seasons . . And”Transparent”, after 5 seasons.

 

Playwright NEIL SIMON died on Sunday of complications from pneumonia. He was 91.  His works include:  “The Odd Couple”, “Sweet Charity”, “The Sunshine Boys”, “Biloxi Blues”, and “Barefoot in the Park”.

 

MELISSA MCCARTHY’s R-rated puppet movie “The Happytime Murders” was a bomb. It opened in 3rd this weekend, with just $10 million.  “Crazy Rich Asians” held onto the top spot, another $25 million.

 

A drunk guy jumped onstage at the end of the BEYONCÉ and JAY-Z show in Atlanta Saturday night. Backup dancers ran interference and nobody was injured, but a source says the guy made some kind of “contact” with Jay.

 

TAYLOR SWIFT’s Nashville fans got a pretty cool treat at her show on Saturday.   She brought FAITH HILL on stage to help her perform “Tim McGraw”. And then she did one better, and brought out the real TIM MCGRAW.

 

BEN AFFLECK and JENNIFER GARNER have reportedly settled their divorce.

 

The LAPD arrested some thieves, and discovered that they were also planning to hit DEMI LOVATO’s house while she was away at rehab.

Comedy legend TIM CONWAY from “The Carol Burnett Show” is suffering from dementia, and his daughter is battling with his current wife over his care.

 

GARTH BROOKS has been doing a cover of ASHLEY MCBRIDE’S hit “Girl Going Nowhere” during his concerts – as “Boy Going Nowhere”. He recently surprised her by asking if he could include his cover on an upcoming live album. Ashley says, “It’s really cool to have Garth Brooks cut my song. “It’s even COOLER when his name pops up on your phone.  I don’t have him as a contact, but when the name popped up, I was showing everybody!  I was like, ‘Do you see this?!  It’s Garth!” She adds, “You just melt.  Your knees go out from under you.  He’s the nicest guy in the world.”

 

Luke Bryan, Sugarland and Dan + Shay will announce the CMA nominations tomorrow from Luke’s Nashville bar on “Good Morning America”. The 52nd Annual CMA Awards, hosted by Carrie Underwood and Brad Paisley, will be broadcast live from Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena Nov 14th at 8pm on ABC.

 

Gretchen Wilson acknowledged her recent arrest in a Facebook post, but didn’t share any details since it’s still an open investigation. She said, “I would like to respect the process, and am confident that the truth shall prevail.”

 

Miranda Lambert has already split up with her boyfriend Evan Felker, and now says she is “happily single.” They were last seen together last month. Miranda sold out Friday’s show in Detroit, and sent a playful Tweet to her fans to share her excitement by wiggling about in a form-fitting pink top.

 

 

 

Jeff Cook from Alabama is 69.

Barbara Bach is 71.

Daryl Dragon is 76.

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