BEN STILLER gets the hype around PETE DAVIDSON, because he’s been around him and says he’s personable and has charisma. He also says people like the way he takes his life experiences and turns them into material on “Saturday Night Live”.
Warner Brothers wouldn’t let COLIN FARRELL’s version of the Penguin smoke in the upcoming movie “The Batman”. He says, “[As if] a bunch of 12-year-olds are going to start smoking Cuban cigars because [of The Penguin].”
Out of 18 seasons and 392 episodes of “Grey’s Anatomy”, ELLEN POMPEO ( who plays Meredith Grey ) has only seen a handful. She said when she directs episodes, she goes back and watches older ones to try to keep the spirit of the early days alive.
Runaway June singer NAOMI COOKE is leaving the band. She’s the second original member of the trio to quit. Hannah Mulholland left in 2020, and Natalie Stovall took her place soon after. That means Jennifer Wayne is only remaining original member. Don’t know if the band will replace Naomi . . . but it sure sounds like they’re staying together. Here’s what they Tweeted out yesterday, “We can’t wait to get back on the road! Counting down the days.” According to their tour page, they have two shows in the U.K., on March 12th and 13th. Jennifer Wayne is expecting a baby in April, so that could be tenuous. Their summer tour kicks off June 23rd in Mack, Colorado.
LUKE COMBS’ life is really going to change when his wife Nicole gives birth to their first child this spring. They’re expecting a boy. During his recent Opry appearance, he was asked how he’s handling it. “I’m nervous. I got a lot of stuff to do. I got a lot on my plate I don’t even realize is on there yet. I’m uncovering things every day. I’m buying all kinds of clothes I didn’t know existed. I didn’t know what a bassinet was. But that’s a thing, apparently. I realized the baby doesn’t need me at all. I’m just there to clean stuff. I think? It comes out, and it’s like, ‘Why are you mouth breathing all over me? I don’t need you to be around.'”
Spirit Music Group has purchased 90% of JASON ALDEAN’s music catalog, for a reported $100 million. The catalog includes nine albums, starting with his 2005 self-titled debut, through his 2019 album, “9”. It also includes 34 Top 10 singles. And it was announced last month that he was the recipient of the Country Radio Broadcasters 2022 Artist Humanitarian Award. He was recognized for his charitable work through the years. The award arrived on Wednesday, and his wife Brittany posted a photo of him holding it. “My sweet hubby [will] never tell y’all this because he’s a man who does amazing things behind closed doors. Here’s to raising millions to help others, babe. Your selflessness doesn’t go unnoticed.”
CARLY PEARCE is still young enough to remember what it was like trying to get noticed in Nashville. She was asked what advice she’d give to the young female country singers. She’d tell them to “speak your truth and don’t be afraid of it. And like Dolly Parton and Loretta Lynn, push boundaries and be “unapologetically yourself.”
Actress SALLY Kellerman died. She was in the original movie version of “M*A*S*H” as Hot Lips Hoolihan, and the Rodney Dangerfield comedy “Back to School”. The Grand Funk Railroad song “Sally” was about her.
TROY AIKMAN is reportedly leaving Fox to join “Monday Night Football” on ESPN.
JOHN LEGEND gets trolled for looking like Arthur the animated aardvark. Well, the creator of “Arthur” now wants to make a live-action movie with him.
AMANDA KLOOTS will be missing from “The Talk” for a few days after testing positive for Covid-19. Her husband died from it two years ago.
JOHN MAYER had to cancel some shows after he and some other members of his band caught COVID.
Chelsea Handler is 47.
Nancy O’Dell is 56.
Karen Grassle is 80. Caroline Ingalls on “Little House on the Prairie”.
Sally Jessy Raphael is 87.
