Popeye is right! Scientists in Germany say they’ve found a chemical in SPINACH called ecdysterone (ick DIS tur ohne) and they say that chemical is close enough to STEROIDS that spinach should be a banned substance for athletes. They think spinach belongs on the list of doping supplements. The scientists ran a test where some athletes ate almost nine pounds of spinach a day and some didn’t. The ones who ate the spinach increased their strength up to 3 times more. The researchers say, “Our hypothesis was that we would see an increase in performance, but we didn’t expect it to be that big.” The World Anti-Doping Authority says it’s planning to look more into spinach and ecdysterone based on the results of this study.
PAMELA ANDERSON said that her boyfriend of 2 years, French soccer star ADIL RAMI, has been cheating on her, and has been physically and emotionally abusive. He denies it.
JAMES HOLZHAUER finished 454th in the World Series of Poker, which is in the top third of the 1,800 contestants. But it’s not high enough to win any money. So he effectively lost his $1,500 entry fee. But he’s got a few extra bucks these days.
The soundtrack to the “Lion King” remake will include a NEW song by ELTON JOHN and TIM RICE. It’s called “Never Too Late”, and it’ll play over the end credits.
In honor of June being Pride Month, JAKE OWEN posted an online tribute. He wrote a few words and included a surprise song. Here’s what he said: “Some of my closest friends and coworkers are part of the #LGBT community and I couldn’t be more happy for the progress they’ve made. I’m inspired by people loving people, no matter who you are. I believe the world needs more love. No matter where it comes from. So with that said, I Googled ‘gayest’ songs of all time and the boys and I decided to put our country spin on Cher’s ‘Believe’. Hope you dig.” If you like banjo, you’ll like this. He posted it on his Instagram page. He also called it one of his “backstage random songs” that he’s going to release soon.
There are a couple of videos making the rounds of GRANGER SMITH singing “Heaven Bound Balloons” at Country LakeShake in Chicago last weekend. There’s no doubt his late son River is heavy on his mind. The person who posted the first clip is only a couple of rows away and you can see the sadness in his face. When he’s done singing he looks up at the sky, and then after a moment he pulls a Lightning McQueen toy car out of his pocket and walks off the stage. Supposedly there wasn’t a dry eye in the crowd. And Granger also got a new tattoo of his son’s name on his right forearm.
NICOLE KIDMAN and MERYL STREEP will co-star in the Netflix movie “The Prom”.
Looks like we’re going to be getting a live album from KACEY MUSGRAVES. A fan on Twitter requested an “Oh What A World Tour” live album . . . and she responded with, “Working on it.”
MICHAEL RAY poured his heart out in an Instagram post that included a photo of himself and CARLY PEARCE celebrating their one-year anniversary. He wrote, “Carly you’re my foundation in life and I can’t wait for 99 more years with you. Thank you for choosing me, you’re the gift I’ll never know how I deserved. I love you forever and a day.”
JO DEE MESSINA has been dealing with some tough times, including a battle with cancer, a separation from her husband, and financial difficulties. But she’s not alone. According to PopCulture.com, her life has become more spiritual.
O.J. Simpson started a Twitter account and has already gained more than 650,000 followers. Now he is making plans for a pay-per-view or subscription-based podcast in which he’ll offer his side of what happened the night Nicole Brown Simpson and Ron Goldman were murdered. A source said, “The man has to earn a living. And right now, there is a perfect storm of an opportunity for him to speak.”
Christie Brinkley and Billy Joel got divorced 25 years ago. However, the two are now on good terms and still host singalongs together. Brinkley said, “Alexa loves to do harmony. She has me do the soprano part and then she does all the harmony around it. The harmony part is the most difficult. And of course, I love it because she does all the work and makes me sound good!”
A property in Los Angeles known as the Chartwell went on the market in October for $245 million. Now, the price has been reduced to $195 million. The house was built in 1933 and features views of downtown Los Angeles and the Pacific Ocean as well as a car gallery that can hold 40 cars and a 12,000 bottle wine cellar. The house was used as the setting for the 1960s TV show The Beverly Hillbillies.
“Jimmy Fallon” – Daisy Ridley, Colin Quinn, and Little Big Town.
Ariana Grande is 26.
Jennette McCurdy is 27.
Derek Jeter is 45.
Gretchen Wilson is 46.
Chris O’Donnell is 49.
Sean Hayes is 49.
Nick Offerman is 49.
