Video has surfaced of WILL SMITH making fun of a bald band member on “The Arsenio Hall Show” in 1991. But the guy says he doesn’t have alopecia, and he wasn’t bothered by it. He just took it as a joke.
CHRIS ROCK kicked off his standup tour in Boston last night, and the crowd met him with a standing ovation. After they quieted down, he asked them, “How was your weekend?” Then he announced that he WASN’T going to talk about the Oscars. “I don’t have a bunch of [stuff] about what happened, so if you came to hear that, I have a whole show I wrote before this weekend, and I’m still kind of processing what happened. So at some point I’ll talk about that [stuff]. And it’ll be serious, and it’ll be funny.” Later on in his set, he said, “Except for some other pretty weird things, life is pretty good right now.” He got another standing O at the end of the show.
Netflix is going to reboot the “Spy Kids” franchise with a new movie from the original director ROBERT RODRIGUEZ. No other details are known except it will introduce a new family of spies.
MIRANDA LAMBERT is doing a Las Vegas residency at the Zappos Theater inside Planet Hollywood Resort and Casino. There are 24 dates stretching out over six different months, and it all kicks off in the fall. There are shows in September, October, November, and December . . . and then after a two month break, she’ll pick it up again in March and April of 2023. She says, “There’s something really creative about imagining a residency in Las Vegas. I’ve had fun designing our sets, merchandise, and clothing and boot lines . . .So, this opportunity allows me to lean in a bit more into that side of myself, and think about how to really bring country music to life in this room. I think everyone will like what we’ve dreamed up.” Tickets go on sale April 7th.
As expected, people are upset that ERIC CHURCH canceled his concert on Saturday so he could watch North Carolina play in the Final Four. “The Washington Post” and “Billboard” grabbed some comments. Here are a few. . .”Canceling a show to watch a basketball game is one of the most diva moves ever.” “The hoops we jumped through to secure childcare, drive four-plus hours to see an artist that we have literally bought every record from. This is bull.” “An entire weekend’s travel plans up in smoke. Keep treating your fans this way and you won’t have any left.” “I appreciate you wanting to experience the basketball game with your family but how about those of us who were coming to the concert with OUR family? You could have at least [effing] rescheduled San Antonio instead of just up and canceling. I’m a huge sports fan and I get it, but that is not cool, man.” Some people did understand: “You did nothing wrong, Eric. You support your team at all costs” . . . and . . . “If he wants a day off to enjoy his personal life then so be it.”
Somebody at a charity auction paid $150,000 for the dress that REBA MCENTIRE was wearing THAT night. It was at the Celebrity Fight Night event in Arizona earlier this month. It was an impulse offer by Reba, and the woman who bought it wanted to take it home. The money went for cancer research.
“CMT Storytellers” is coming back. The first episode will star BROOKS & DUNN and it’ll debut April 13th. B&D will be backed by a full band, and, per tradition, will be sharing the stories behind many of their greatest songs.
ELI YOUNG BAND performed “Love Talking” during their show at the Grand Ole Opry back in February.
BRUCE WILLIS is stepping away from acting after being diagnosed with aphasia. It’s a condition that affects a person’s ability to speak or write, and even to understand words. Bruce is 67 years old. His wife, daughters, and his ex-wife DEMI MOORE made a joint statement yesterday on social media. They said, “To Bruce’s amazing supporters . . . This is a really challenging time for our family and we are so appreciative of your continued love, compassion, and support . . .”We are moving through this as a strong family unit, and wanted to bring his fans in because we know how much he means to you, as you do to him. As Bruce always says, ‘Live it up’ and together we plan to do just that.” Those who have worked with Bruce over the last few years have noticed he was having cognitive issues on set, like remembering lines. A source even said his family had moved in to take care of him. Many celebrities have already voiced their support and well wishes for Bruce. Here are a few of them:
JAMIE LEE CURTIS commented on Demi’s post, “Grace and guts! Love to you all!”
SETH GREEN tweeted, “I have so much love for Bruce Willis, and am grateful for every character he’s given us. Hugs and love for the whole family . . . thank you for sharing him with us all.”
SARAH PAULSON commented on his daughter RUMER’s post, “He was such an incredible acting partner to me, and is the loveliest, most gentle and hilarious man. He reigns supreme in my book.”
TOM PARKER, the lead singer of the British boy band THE WANTED, passed away yesterday at age 33. He was diagnosed back in October 2020 with inoperable stage four aggressive type of brain cancer.
DAVID and VICTORIA BECKHAM were the victims of a burglary that happened February 28th at their London home. The masked intruder was pretty bold considering they were IN THE HOUSE at the time. The thief broke in through an upstairs window while David, Victoria, and their daughter were downstairs relaxing. They didn’t realize what happened until their son Cruz came home and saw one of their spare rooms had been ransacked. A source said, “The [thief] had broken through a window and darted straight back out of the same one with a small number of items. Luckily none had a huge amount of sentimental value to the family.” The items taken were designer and electronic goods, that were worth thousands of dollars. The source also added that the Beckhams were, “clearly shaken up.” Police are investigating the incident, including their security footage.
‘N SYNC is teasing SOMETHING . . . but we don’t know what yet. They Tweeted a picture of a woman wearing a sweatshirt that seems to say “Pop!” on the back. But it’s hard to tell. It’s partially obscured, because she’s inside the “N” from ‘N Sync. It also says “Vol. 7 Coming Soon” . . . and the caption says, “Something is Coming . . .”Fans are getting HYPED, thinking maybe there’s a REUNION coming. ‘N Sync hasn’t released new music since they went on a “hiatus” in 2002.
Rhea Perlman is 74. Carla on “Cheers”.
Gabe Kaplan is 77.
Shirley Jones is 88. “The Partridge Family”.
Richard Chamberlain is 88. ’80s superstar. Your mom would remember him as the sexy priest from “The Thorn Birds”.
William Daniels is 95. Mr. Feeny on “Boy Meets World” . . . the voice of K.I.T.T. on the original “Knight Rider” . . . and Dustin Hoffman’s dad in “The Graduate”.
