Last Thursday, ZAC EFRON appeared on the online special “Earth Day! The Musical” . . . but he didn’t look quite like himself. He’d put on some muscle, and that may or may not have had something to do with his face taking on a slightly different shape. Some people compared him to the “Handsome Squidward” from “SpongeBob SquarePants”. People are speculating that he had plastic surgery, or maybe Botox and other fillers. Zac has his share of defenders, who are calling out everyone for commenting on his look. Someone also pointed out that people were freaking out about how much weight Chadwick Boseman had lost . . . before we knew he was battling CANCER.
JUSTIN BIEBER performed for inmates at the California State Prison in L.A. last month . . . but he chose to sing “Lonely” . . . a song that doesn’t sound much like a pick-me-up for people who spend their lives behind bars. Justin was there to support the prison’s faith-based programs. He also sat down with inmates in the prison yard listening to speakers who were spreading the gospel. And Justin did sing three other songs during his performance, but there’s no word what they were.
In an interview with “People“, CHRIS JANSON gave the frightening details about his house fire earlier this month. Everyone got out safely, and no one was injured. The whole family was asleep when his wife Kelly heard a beep coming from downstairs, so she woke him up. He said, “If it weren’t for her hearing that faint ‘beep, beep’ of the fire detector, it could have been very bad.” The fire was in his basement studio right below their bedroom. He called 911, and Kelly and the two kids evacuated. Then he tried to put out the fire with huge buckets of water. “I went into survival mode. This was not a little fire. This was a legit, ‘7-foot flame, taller than me’ fire. It was a ‘melting my ceiling fan onto my ottoman’ fire.” “[It] melted my ottoman and literally created a campfire essentially right in the middle of my studio room. Thankfully, it didn’t burn the house.”
LUKE BRYAN announced that his rescheduled “Proud to Be Right Here Tour” will kick off July 8th in Syracuse, New York . . . and run into October. Dylan Scott, Caylee Hammack, Runaway June, and DJ Rock will open select show. Details are at LukeByran.com.
CHRIS STAPLETON has added close to 20 dates to his All-American Road Show tour. There are a ton of special guests, depending on the show. They include Willie Nelson, Sheryl Crow, Caylee Hammack, Dwight Yoakam, Jamey Johnson, Margo Price, Mavis Staples, and The Highwomen. Hit up ChrisStapleton.com for more info.
SAM HUNT guest stars on a new song by Indie-pop singer SASHA SLOAN. It’s called “When Was It Over?”, and you can listen to a sample on Sam’s Twitter.
The In Memoriam segment at last night’s “Oscars” – it included: Chadwick Boseman, Sean Connery, Wilford Brimley, Brian Dennehy, Cicely Tyson, Cloris Leachman, Olivia de Havilland, Christopher Plummer, George Segal, Kelly Preston, Fred Willard, Hal Holbrook, Carl Reiner, Diana Rigg, Jerry Stiller, Ja’net Dubois, and DMX. As usual, a lot of stars were left off the broadcast, but are recognized on the official Oscars website. They include: Robert Conrad, Jessica Walter, Mac Davis, Dustin Diamond, Larry King, David L. Lander from “Laverne & Shirley”, Dawn Wells from “Gilligan’s Island”, James Lipton, Little Richard, Regis Philbin . . .David “Darth Vader” Prowse, Helen Reddy, Tanya Roberts, Kenny Rogers, Alex Trebek, Eddie Van Halen, Lyle Waggoner.
Maren Morris is flaunting her tan and toned physique! On Thursday, “The Bones” singer, 31, posted a series of photos from her tropical vacation with husband Ryan Hurd, showing off her figure in a strappy orange bikini. In the snap, Morris sported a two-piece swimsuit and accessorized the look with a pair of tortoise shell Ray-Ban sunglasses and a gold body chain. “Tan almost everywhere. Jan almost everywhere. 🌴,” the singer captioned the post, referencing a line from The Office.
ELON MUSK is going to host “Saturday Night Live” on May 8th, with musical guest MILEY CYRUS.
Last night’s “Oscars” were supposed to be different. There was supposed to be some kind of “theatrical” quality to the show. But frankly, it was pretty run-of-the-mill, other than an “opening credits” scene, featuring first presenter REGINA KING walking into L.A.’s Union Station and onto the stage. Also, it was a very small set, with basically just nominees in the house. As threatened, winners were encouraged to spend a little more time yapping, and many of them did. They also showed a lot fewer movie clips throughout the show . . . most notably during the Best Supporting Actor and Actress awards. TYLER PERRY won the night when he called on Americans to MEET IN THE MIDDLE while accepting the Humanitarian Award. He said, quote, “I refuse to hate someone because they are Mexican or because they are black or white. Or LGBTQ. I refuse to hate someone because they are a police officer or because they are Asian. I would hope we would refuse hate. “And I want to take this . . . humanitarian award and dedicate it to anyone who wants to stand in the middle . . . Because that’s where healing, that’s where conversation happens, that’s where change happens. It happens in the middle. Anyone who wants to meet me in the middle to refuse hate, to refuse blanket judgment, and to help lift someone’s feet off the ground, this one is for you, .” “Nomadland” was the big winner, with Best Picture, Best Actress for FRANCES MCDORMAND, and Best Director for CHLOÉ ZHAO. . . whose pigtails and lack of makeup may have been the standout look of the night. ANTHONY HOPKINS won Best Actor for “The Father”, although he wasn’t there to collect .oldest acting winner to win . . and DANIEL KALUUYA won Best Supporting Actor for “Judas and the Black Messiah”. 17 women won
The Indianapolis 500 is set to be the largest sporting event in the world since the start of the coronavirus pandemic began more than a year ago. Indianapolis Motor Speedway worked with the Marion County Public Health Department to announce that a 40-percent venue capacity can attend the Memorial Day weekend race. The speedway is the largest sporting facility in the world with the ability to host close to 400,000, however, only 135,000 will be allowed at the event this year.
A prop axe used in the classic 1980 movie The Shining is on sale for more than $62,000. The 35-inch poly foam axe was substituted for the original wooden axe as a safety measure and for ease of use during filming and was used in long shots and when two or more characters were on screen. Additionally, the foam axe comes with an authenticated signed photo of Jack Nicholson.
Martha Stewart announced she is releasing her 99th cookbook in September. “Fruit Desserts” will have more than 100 recipes that highlight peak fruits of each season, desserts for every mood and plate and include pavolovas, tarts, pies, cakes, and more. “Fruit Desserts” is available for pre-order now and in stores on September 28.
Jessica Lynch is 38. P.O.W. who was rescued in Iraq back in 2003. She’s a 5th grade teacher now.
Stana Katic is 43. Detective Kate Beckett on “Castle”. Now she stars as kidnapped FBI agent Emily Byrne on “Absentia“.
Jay DeMarcus is 50. Rascal Flatts
Melania Trump is 51
.Carol Burnett is 88. Comedy legend.
