No one has ever said how ROSEANNE BARR’s absence will be addressed on “The Conners” . . . but JOHN GOODMAN may have just let the cat out of the bag: In a new interview, he was asked about his character’s future, and he said, “It’s an unknown. I guess he’ll be mopey and sad because his wife’s dead.” This was basically the most likely solution . . . in the last couple episodes of “Roseanne”, she was dealing with a secret addiction to prescription painkillers and heading for knee surgery. So there’s two ways she can die right there. Elsewhere in the interview, John said he hasn’t been in touch with Roseanne recently. He did send her a thank you e-mail when she signed away her rights to the show, but he didn’t hear back from her. John said he was “surprised” by the cancellation and the fall-out. He also said that he was “brokenhearted” and even went through a period of depression after ABC fired her. “The Conners” premieres on October 16th.
MARY-KATE and ASHLEY OLSEN spend most of their time out of the spotlight. They seem relatively normal in a new interview with the “Wall Street Journal”. If you can believe it, they’re 32 years old already, and they still do everything together. As Mary-Kate puts it, “We came out of the womb doing that.” They also describe their relationship as, “a marriage and a partnership” that has its “ups and downs.” Ashley adds, “It’s been 32 years of learning how to communicate.” As for their relative media silence, Ashley says, “I don’t know if it’s because of the way we grew up . . . we just don’t like talking about ourselves or talking about what we’re doing . . . It’s not really our approach.”
MATT LAUER is either optimistic about a career resurgence. The “New York Post” says he ran into some fans at a restaurant, and he told them that he’ll be back soon. A source said, “A group of older ladies came over to [him], saying, ‘We miss you!’ . . . and he said, ‘I’ve been busy being a dad. But don’t worry, I’ll be back on TV.’”
A new social media meme says that your RAP NAME is ‘Young’ PLUS the last thing you spent money on. In some cases, it might actually work . . . in others it sounds ridiculous . . . but either way it’s amusing. And the best part is that some celebrities got in on the action. Here are a few:
Sarah Silverman: “Young Lyft”, which is pretty good.
Alec Baldwin: “Young Tennis Shorts”
Billy Eichner: “Young Smoothie”
Zach Braff: “Young Pillow Case”
Kathy Griffin: “Young Penne Vodka”
Busy Phillips: “Young Gogo In-flight Internet”
Some non-celebrity highlights include: “Young Comprehensive Insurance Plan,” “Young Back to School Supplies,” “Young Gas,” “Young Personal Pizza,” “Young Tesla Model 3,” and “Young Terrible’s Stampede,” which is apparently a car wash.
JOHN MCCAIN had prepared a statement to be read after his death. It was delivered yesterday by a former campaign manager. Meanwhile, there’s a rumor going around that his wife CINDY could take his Senate seat. WARREN BEATTY, JOE BIDEN, and MICHAEL BLOOMBERG will be among JOHN MCCAIN’s pallbearers.
WEIRD AL YANKOVIC finally got his star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
Brad Paisley, Dan + Shay, Brett Eldredge, Dustin Lynch, Old Dominion, Tony Bennett, and Brett Young are some of the performers at this year’s “CMA Country Christmas”. REBA MCENTIRE is hosting for the second straight year, and it’ll air sometime during the holidays on ABC.
Labor Day is coming up, so JUSTIN MOORE was asked what he’d be doing for a living if the country thing didn’t happen. “It probably would’ve been something with sports. I was going to be a physical therapist or trainer traveling with a baseball team . . . whether it be college or professional.”
BRETT ELDREDGE celebrated National Dog Day on Sunday by singing “Somewhere Over The Rainbow” to his best friend, Edgar.
MIRANDA LAMBERT’s ex-boyfriend Evan Felker is NOT moving back in with his ex-wife. A source said, “There is no reconciliation in the works. They’re not getting back together.”
Maura Tierney is on the mend after she was involved in a bicycle accident. The Affair actress, who stars as Helen Solloway on the Showtime drama, was riding her bike late Monday morning in Los Angeles when she was involved in the accident. A car hit her back tire, which caused her to fall to the ground.
The Boot put together their list of the Top 10 Country Songs of the 2010s.
- “Girl Crush”, Little Big Town (2014) – There was some confusion and controversy about what the song meant . . . but it became a huge it, winning two Grammys, two CMAs, and a CMT Award.
- “Body Like a Back Road”, Sam Hunt (2017) – Spent 34 weeks at the top of the Hot Country Songs chart.
- “The House That Built Me”, Miranda Lambert (2010) – It was her first Number One on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart, and it won her a Grammy, two CMAs, and three ACMs.
- “You Should Be Here”, Cole Swindell (2015) – It’s a tribute to his late father, and it’s become an “anthem for others who have experienced personal loss.”
- “Springsteen”, Eric Church (2012) – It was inspired by a girl he took to a Springsteen show, and also how he reveres the way The Boss has built his career.
- “Die a Happy Man”, Thomas Rhett (2015) – A hit song about a happy marriage.
- “Humble and Kind”, Tim McGraw (2016) – Tim didn’t write it, but he made it his. It won a Grammy, a CMA Award, an American Music Award, and a CMT Award.
- “Something In the Water”, Carrie Underwood (2014) – The spiritual theme helped earn it a Grammy and two CMT Awards . . . plus a Billboard Music Award for Top Christian Song, and two Inspirational Country Music Awards.
- “Nobody to Blame”, Chris Stapleton (2015) – It was his first Top 10 hit, and was one of the reasons people finally started noticing his amazing talent.
- “That’s My Kind of Night”, Luke Bryan (2013) – It stayed at the top of the charts for 11 consecutive weeks, and, according to The Boot, “sealed his status as a superstar.
Cassadee Pope is 29.
Leann Rimes is 36.
Jake Owen is 37
Jack Black is 49.
Jason Priestley is 49.
Shania Twain is 53.
Scott Hamilton is 60.
Daniel Stern is 61.
Wayne Osmond is 67.
David Soul is 75
