If you’ve dreamed of being in the studio audience for a taping of “Jeopardy” or “Wheel of Fortune”, you’ll have to wait until the coronavirus scare dies down. Both shows won’t tape in front of a live studio audience because of the outbreak. First and foremost, they want to protect ALEX TREBEK, who’s battling Stage 4 pancreatic cancer, and has a compromised immune system. Also both shows’ audiences typically skew OLDER, with plenty of out-of-town tourists, who have recently traveled by plane. As we’ve all heard by now, those most at risk of becoming very sick from coronavirus are older adults and those with serious medical conditions. So far, ABC, NBC and CBS haven’t changed their procedures for talk-show audiences, but there’s a decent chance that those tapings could also make changes in the near future.
The NBA, NHL, MLB and Major League Soccer are closing access to locker rooms and clubhouses to all non-essential personnel in response to the coronavirus crisis. That means NO reporters. They all say the changes are temporary, and are meant to protect the players and staff.
KATIE COURIC is the latest famous person to “work from home” after having some contact with someone who was later diagnosed with COVID-19. Katie says she’s voluntarily quarantining herself . . . and hasn’t had any symptoms. Her infected friend was Rick Cotton, who’s the head of Port Authority in New York City. Hopefully, he recovers soon.
Italian designer GIORGIO ARMANI has donated 1 roughly $1.4 million to four hospitals in Italy to help tackle the outbreak.
STEPHEN KING does NOT like people comparing COVID-19 to his book “The Stand”.
The organizers of Coachella and Stagecoach are reportedly in talks to move both festivals to October. They’re currently scheduled for next month.
PEARL JAM was supposed to kick off their North American tour on March 18th, but they’ve postponed it. RICHARD MARX canceled his European tour . . . and MADONNA canceled the rest of her dates. Also, KISS has canceled “meet and greets.”
Televangelist JIM BAKKER has been ordered to stop promoting a fake coronavirus cure. The World Health Organization wants to make it clear there’s no cure or vaccine for the coronavirus . . . yet.
CRISTIANO RONALDO played the 1,000th game of his career in front of an empty stadium.
Experts say people over 60 should stay away from crowded cruise ships, movie theaters, shopping malls, and religious services.
BARRY BONDS feels like he got a “death sentence” after his steroids scandal. And if he’s not getting into the Hall of Fame, Major League Baseball should just say so. He has 2 more years of eligibility.
CHARLES BARKLEY is planning to sell a bunch of memorabilia, including his MVP trophy and his Olympic gold medal from 1996. And he wants to use the money to build affordable housing in Leeds, Alabama, where he grew up.
There was a chance that “nine months pregnant” MAREN MORRIS would go into labor while performing at the Houston Rodeo Show on Saturday. Obviously she didn’t, but she did joke about it during the show. She told the crowd, “If I go into labor during this show, it’s all good because it just means that my kid really wanted to be born in Texas. He’s kicking. He knows that my adrenaline is on full blast.” According to one report, she was “so dialed in” during her performance that she was “occasionally short of breath between songs.” She gave it everything she had, and along the way made it a lifetime memory. She told the crowd, “For the rest of my life, I’m gonna look back at this show and show my son footage of it. And tell him it got him out the door.” By the way, the car that brought her to the stage stayed there for her entire show.
BRANTLEY GILBERT found a great way to support our veterans and farmers at the same time. For his tours, he partnered with an organization called Farmer Veteran Coalition. They help our nation’s veterans find work in agriculture. Instead of outsourcing the catering for his staff and crew, he’s buying the meats, produce, dairy, and everything locally. And anything that’s leftover stays local for those who need it. He loves that he’s getting it “all right from the source.”
34 yr old Kaley Cuoco and her 29 yr old husband Karl Cook have a big day coming up! They will finally be moving into their first house together in April. Actually Karl has been at home and Kaley has been in New York City for the past few months filming her upcoming HBO Max series The Flight Attendant while their house was being built. “When I wrap in April, that will be our first time in our new house,” Kaley said. “We are going steady. He gave me his letterman jacket and we are moving in together.” During an interview last year, Kaley first revealed that she and Karl were living apart “because of work and his business and his horses are a few hours away from where I was currently living.”
Two of the JOLIE-PITT kids have had surgeries recently. ANGELINA JOLIE says Zahara has been “in and out of surgeries,” but didn’t say why. Shiloh reportedly had hip surgery. BRAD PITT has been there to support his daughters.
Remember TIM MCGRAW saying he hopes Ingrid Andress will workout with the crew when they’re on tour? Well, he released another part of that interview and this time he basically says EVERYONE joins him for the workouts because it builds team spirit. They even use the time to discuss how to make the show better.
Carly Pearce and Michael Ray are set to make the live TV debut this week of their new duet, “Finish Your Sentences.” The couple will perform the song on ABC’s Good Morning America Wednesday during the 8 a.m. hour. This marks the national TV debut of the duet that’s featured on Carly’s recently released self-titled album. Immediately following the GMA slot, they heads to Pop of the Morning on the E! network for an interview during the 11 a.m. hour. Carly will end the week by making a solo appearance on The Rachael Ray Show on Friday to sing an acoustic rendition of “You Kissed Me First.”
Former presidential candidate PETE BUTTIGIEG will guest host “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” on Thursday night
The 24th season finale of “The Bachelor” at 8:00 p.m. on ABC.
“Ellen’s Game of Games” at 8:00 p.m. on NBC.
Emily Osment is 28
Olivia Wilde is 36.
Carrie Underwood is 37.
Paget Brewster is 51. Emily Prentiss on “Criminal Minds”.
Jasmine Guy is 58 – Whitley on a Different World
Sharon Stone is 62.
Chuck Norris is 80.
