Yesterday Tom Brady made his exit official. Over his 20-year career with the Patriots, Brady went to the Super Bowl NINE times, and won six. And he announced he was leaving in two goodbye notes – one to the organization and one to the fans. He said, “Although my football journey will take place elsewhere, I appreciate everything that we have achieved and am grateful for our incredible TEAM accomplishments.” The 42 year old repeatedly said that he wants to play until he’s 45 – but apparently, he and the Patriots didn’t see eye-to-eye on a new, multi-year deal. So, Brady is moving on to a “new stage,” and according to reports, he’s already signed a deal with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, which is worth $30 million a year. He turns 45 in August of 2022, so it might be two or three years. Brady is replacing JAMEIS WINSTON, who becomes an unrestricted free agent today. And Brady WILL have a supporting cast, with two Pro Bowl wide receivers in MIKE EVANS and CHRIS GODWIN. Godwin wears Brady’s #12 . . . but they’ll surely be able to work out something if Brady wants to keep it. As for the Patriots, there are a bunch of QBs who could be in-line to take over for Brady, including Winston, Cam Newton, and Andy Dalton.
Unfortunately, you can’t get together with your friends and binge-watch “The Office” right now. But you can still watch it together, while you’re apart. Netflix has a new browser extension called Netflix Party, and it allows people all over the world to sync up their streams so they can watch stuff together and talk about it in a sidebar chat. It’s free, but it’s only for the Google Chrome browser. You can get it at NetflixParty.com.
4 players on the NBA’s Brooklyn Nets have tested positive for the coronavirus, including KEVIN DURANT. The other three haven’t been identified. Kevin says, “Everyone be careful, take care of yourself and quarantine. We’re going to get through this.” Kevin is 31. The last team that the Nets played was the Lakers on March 10th. The next day, the NBA postponed the season when RUDY GOBERT of the Utah Jazz became the first player to test positive. Gobert’s teammate DONOVAN MITCHELL was later diagnosed with coronavirus. The only other player known to have it is CHRISTIAN WOOD of the Detroit Pistons. One of the actresses from “Frozen 2” has it. 26 year old RACHEL MATTHEWS, and she’s the voice of Honeymaren. She got tested because she came in contact with a confirmed case.
JARED LETO didn’t find out just how serious the coronavirus was, or how extensive our attempt to contain it had become, until Monday because he was MEDITATING. Yesterday he Tweeted, “Wow. 12 days ago I began a silent meditation in the desert. We were totally isolated. No phone, no communication etc. We had no idea what was happening outside the facility. Walked out yesterday into a very different world. I’m getting messages from friends and family all around the globe and catching up on what’s going on. Hope you and yours are ok. Sending positive energy to all. Stay inside. Stay safe.”
Two old-school actors have died: 84-year-old former “Carol Burnett Show” star LYLE WAGGONER, and 92-year-old “Cimarron Strip” star STUART WHITMAN. Lyle died yesterday. He’d been suffering from cancer. In addition to “The Carol Burnett Show”, he later played Steve Trevor on the “Wonder Woman” show in the ’70s alongside LYNDA CARTER. He was also a model and in 1973, he became “Playgirl’s” first male seminude centerfold. For the past 40 years, he ran a company called Star Waggons, which rented motor homes and trailers for actors and crew members to use on movie and TV sets. Stuart Whitman died on Monday of natural causes, although he was reportedly battling skin cancer. In addition to “Cimarron Strip”, Stuart’s best known roles include “The Comancheros”, “Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines”, and he got an Oscar nomination in 1961 for playing a convicted child molester in “The Mark”. He also starred in “The Longest Day”.
BLAKE SHELTON tweeted, “I have an announcement. With basically everything I had scheduled being canceled for the foreseeable further, Gwen Stefani and I have made a decision together. I am growing my mullet back as a symbol of hope or some [crap] like that. Anyway, it’s coming back. For real. Stay tuned.” He teased us about it coming back on the “Gayle King Grammy Special” interview in January, but there’s no way he knew we were headed for a pandemic.
Amanda Bynes and Paul Michael are expecting a baby. The baby news comes just over a week after it was reported that Bynes and Michael had called it quits just 3 week after announcing their engagement. Bynes also deleted every photo she’d posted of herself and Michael from her Instagram account.
LUKE BRYAN found another way to get us talking about his Two Lane American Golden Lager. He got with MORGAN WALLEN and a couple of other guys and had a shotgunning contest. He lost.
TYLER HUBBARD’s wife Hayley set up a gender reveal of their third child while they were on vacation in Africa. They visited an animal rescue organization and arranged to have an orphan elephant walk by wearing a blue scarf to indicate they’re having a boy. They have a son, Luca . . . and a daughter, Olivia.
GABBY BARRETT and INGRID ANDRESS have made chart history together. Each of their debut singles have cracked the Top 10 on the Billboard Country Airplay chart. That’s the first time that two songs by solo female country artists have gone back-to-back in the top 10 since the chart launched in 1990. Gabby’s “I Hope” is at #9, and Ingrid’s “More Hearts Than Mine” follows at #10.
KEITH URBAN strapped on his guitar and did a free concert from the warehouse where he stores his gear. His wife NICOLE KIDMAN was there, and so was a guy playing backing tracks and someone running the camera.
CHRIS YOUNG has cancelled his tour dates through May 10th because of the coronavirus pandemic. He’s still holding out hope that his “Town Ain’t Big Enough World Tour” will resume on May 28th.
Cats snagged six Golden Raspberry Awards for worst picture, worst supporting actress, worst supporting actress and actor for Rebel Wilson and James Corden, worst director for Tom Hopper, worst screenplay and worst screen combo for “Any Two Half-Feline/Half-Human Hairballs.” Other worsts include John Travolta for The Fanatic and Trading Paint, Rambo: Last Blood for worst remake, rip-off or sequel, and Hilary Duff for The Haunting of Sharon Tate.
American Idol judge and pop star Katy Perry has thought about having Lionel Richie and Luke Bryan perform at her wedding. And she’s thinking of having Ryan Seacrest officiate the ceremony. The wedding was all set for Japan with 150 guests, but she and her fiance Orlando Bloom are hitting pause because of coronavirus.
TV game show Let’s Make a Deal was presented with a certificate from Guinness World Records. Host Wayne Brady unveiled a water gun during last Friday’s 90s-themed episode that measured 12 feet and 7.75 inches long. A representative from Guinness examined the gun to ensure it actually shot water. The show also earned a record when it unveiled the world’s largest cereal bowl that weighed 3,504 pounds.
“The Masked Singer” at 8:00 p.m. on Fox. The Astronaut, Night Angel, Rhino, Swan, and T-Rex perform again. Last week revealed Sarah Palin as the Bear.
The series premiere of “Little Fires Everywhere” on Hulu. It stars Reese Witherspoon as a woman whose perfect life falls into chaos after renting out part of her home to Kerry Washington.
Charley Pride is 86.
Mike Rowe is 58.
Geoffrey Owens is 59. Elvin on “The Cosby Show”. After a photo of him working at Trader Joes went viral and he was job shamed for it, Tyler Perry offered him a job, and he also landed a guest spot on “NCIS: New Orleans”.
Vanessa Williams is 57
Queen Latifah is 50.
Phillip Sweet from Little Big Town is 46.
Adam Levine is 41
