Since splitting from LISA BONET, JASON MOMOA has been living in a CAMPER VAN in a friend’s yard. A source says, quote, “He’s really not a private jet, luxury resort kind of guy.”
Steelers quarterback BEN ROETHLISBERGER retired yesterday, after 18 seasons. He said, quote, “The time has come to clean out my locker, hang up my cleats, and continue to be all I can be to my wife and children. I retire from football a truly grateful man.”
Guest appearances for NBC’s “Celebrating Betty White: America’s Golden Girl” special were announced. It’ll air on Monday night at 10 p.m. and will be available to stream the next day on Peacock. There will be tributes from: President Biden . . . Drew Barrymore . . . Cher . . . Ted Danson . . . Jimmy Fallon . . . Tina Fey . . . Goldie Hawn . . . Vicki Lawrence . . . Jane Leeves . . . Jay Leno . . . Joel McHale . . . and Tracy Morgan. NBC also said there will be, quote, “clips and never-before-seen footage that best captures Betty’s irreverent tone, spirit, and impeccable comedic timing that are a hallmark of her decades-long career.”
There are ways to meet a celebrity, and ways not to. This one goes in the NOT column: A crazy TAYLOR SWIFT “fan” crashed his car into her New York City apartment building early yesterday morning. He drove the wrong way down a one-way street to get there, and hit both the building and a fire hydrant. Then he got out and started ripping the intercom out of the wall. When police showed up, he told them he wasn’t leaving until he got to speak to Taylor. There’s no word if she was even there at the time. He was arrested and taken to a nearby hospital . . . most likely for a psych evaluation.
Last year at this time WALKER HAYES and his family could go to Applebee’s, or wherever, and mind their own business. And then “Fancy Like” came along and boy did things change. He was asked about it in an interview. He said, quote, “As far as fame is concerned it’s the recognition. Like, if we go to Chick-Fil-A everybody wants to meet us and get a picture with the whole family. I love it, everybody’s so nice, but that was huge [and] it happened overnight.” I like this part even better. Now all of a sudden that family down the street wants a piece of him. Quote, “I got neighbors now who want autographs, but I haven’t seen them, you know, for a couple years. I’m like, I’m the same dude. “But you know my story . . . and while that is an adjustment, I’m so grateful because those people buy music, and they sing along, and they learn the dances, or their kids [do] . . . and that’s all I wanted to happen.”
Eric Church has partnered with real estate and hospitality entrepreneur Ben Weprin as co-owners of new six-story property Chief’s at the corner of 2nd Avenue and Broadway in downtown Nashville, with plans to begin renovating the food, beverage and live entertainment space this year.
EASTON CORBIN’s has bulging biceps. He posted a couple of photos yesterday. Why is he trying to get your attention? Maybe because he just signed a record deal on Monday, and will be releasing new music later this year.
TRACY LAWRENCE is a singer in a honky-tonk in his “Don’t Drink Whiskey” video. A couple of actors play the cowboy and ballerina who seem to be having “relationship issues.”
PARIS HILTON wants to name her future daughter London because, quote, “it’s my favorite city and I think Paris and London sound cute together.”
JOHN LARROQUETTE did the opening narration for 1974’s “The Texas Chain Saw Massacre” . . . and he came back for the NEW sequel that comes out February 18th on Netflix.
George Clooney is opening up about his upcoming movie with Brad Pitt. The Oscar-winning actor and director says that he and Brad agreed to take a lower salary if the studio agreed to one condition. The untitled thriller movie, rumored to be a “tale of two lone wolf fixers assigned to the same job”. George said he and Brad would like to take less money as long as there’s a guarantee that they can have a theatrical release, and that was agreed upon.
MEREDITH VIEIRA, STAR JONES, and ELISABETH HASSELBECK are returning to “The View” in February to mark the show’s 25th season.
Ariel Winter is 24. Alex Dunphy on “Modern Family”.
Elijah Wood is 41. Frodo Baggins in the “Lord of the Rings” trilogy.
Nick Carter is 42. The Backstreet Boys.
Joey Fatone is 45. ‘N SYNC and “Dancing with the Stars”
Sarah McLachlan is 54. Singer
Barbi Benton is 72. Gorgeous “Hee Haw” star who appeared in several “Playboy” spreads AND lived with Hugh Hefner from 1969 to 1976
Mikhail Baryshnikov is 74. Legendary ballet dancer
Alan Alda is 86. Hawkeye Pierce on “M*A*S*H” . . . AND Senator Arnold Vinick on “The West Wing”.
