WEDNESDAY, FEBRARY 16, 2022

Nick Cannon’s new song “Alone” is about how he still loves Mariah Carey, but they’re probably better off where they are now.  And on “Celebrity Big Brother”, Lamar Odom said he’s going to try to reconnect with Khloe Kardashian.

BOB SAGET’s widow and his three daughters have filed a lawsuit to block the release of any more materials relating to the investigation into his death.  This would include reports, audio and video recordings, and photographs. They say it would cause the family, “irreparable harm in the form of extreme mental pain, anguish, and emotional distress.” They also want those materials to be exempt from public records requests, claiming that, “no legitimate public interest would be served by the release or dissemination of the records to the public.” Saget died of head trauma last month at a hotel in Orlando, Florida.  Authorities concluded that he fell and hit his head, then went to sleep and didn’t wake up. Following their initial report, they released a detailed description of Saget’s injuries, which sounded a lot more severe.  It’s possible that the ensuing media speculation it caused led to this lawsuit.

The family of Halyna Hutchins is suing Alec Baldwin and others over her death on the set of the movie “Rust”.  They say Baldwin deserves the largest share of the blame, since he held the weapon that killed her.  They’re seeking unspecified damages.

Anyone have $450,000 to spare?  That’s how much a ticket to space will cost you with Virgin Galactic, but before you stress about money, the down payment is only $150,000.  Sales open today on their website. The flights last around 90 minutes and reach a maximum speed of 2,600 miles per hour.  It only includes four passengers and takes off out of New Mexico.  Passengers will also go through training and get fitted for an Under Armour spacesuit. Purchasing a ticket also comes with other perks, like a membership to Virgin Galactic’s community of Future Astronauts, which offers exclusive events, trips, and space-readiness activities. Being a Virgin Galactic astronaut also comes with the opportunity to purchase an “Astronaut Edition” Range Rover from Land Rover.  And an exclusive “Astronaut Wings” ceremony.

Chris Stapleton, Kelsea Ballerini, Walker Hayes, Maren Morris, Thomas Rhett, Carly Pearce, and Ashley McBryde are among the first round of performers for next month’s ACMs.  More names will be announced the closer we get to the show.

BRETT YOUNG and his wife Taylor have two little girls . . . and the man is loving every minute of it.  In a recent interview he talked about going full “girl dad” with his two-year-old daughter Presley. “We’re on a Minnie Mouse phase in my house right now.  As if there wasn’t enough pink with me and three girls, everything Minnie Mouse is also pink.  Pink and hearts and balloons, and whatever. “[We’re] not in the ‘can I paint your nails’ stage quite yet.  I know it’s very close, we just started painting her nails and I know I’m next.” Brett grew up in Southern California, and was obsessed with Disneyland as a kid, so he’ll be encouraging the girls to live their best Disney life.  “[It’ll be] like, ‘sure you can put Minnie’s bow in Daddy’s hair . . . that sounds wonderful.'”

WILLIE NELSON is canceling several indoor concerts “until the COVID situation improves.”  The canceled shows are in March and April

TRACE ADKINS will be singing the National Anthem at Sunday’s Daytona 500.

REBA MCENTIRE is releasing a CD and DVD of spiritual songs, called “My Chains Are Gone”, on March 25th.  The DVD has performance that were recorded at concerts she did in 2017, and last year . . . and guests include Kelly Clarkson, Trisha Yearwood, and The Isaacs.

JIMMIE ALLEN is a guest mentor on the upcoming season of “American Idol”.  The 20th season starts February 27th on ABC.

Queen Elizabeth has reportedly released a perfume for pups. The Happy Hounds Dog Cologne, which smells of “coastal walks,” is described as “a rich, musky scent with citrus notes of bergamot”. The pup-friendly perfume, which will be sold for $13.53 in the gift shop of the Sandringham Estate in Norfolk, is described as a “unisex” and “long-lasting” fragrance that can “be used on male and female dogs,” the publication reports.

JOHN MULANEY voices Chip and ANDY SAMBERG is Dale in a “Chip ‘n Dale: Rescue Rangers” movie.  It comes out on Disney+ on May 20th.    A new “SpongeBob” movie is in the works, along with three movies for Paramount+ set in the “SpongeBob” universe.

John McEnroe is 63

Lisa Loring is 64.  Wednesday, the little girl from the original 1964 version of “The Addams Family”.

Ice-T is 64. 

Levar Burton is 65.  Geordi La Forge on “Star Trek: The Next Generation” . . . host of PBS’s “Reading Rainbow” . . . and young Kunta Kinte on “Roots”.

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