When Lainey Wilson finally made it in the music industry, she was so overwhelmed that it gave her anxiety and depression since it all happened at once. “I was like, ‘Why in the world am I depressed during this time of my life? This is everything I’ve ever wanted. I had several breakdowns, I guess you could say, I was just losing it. I was like, ‘I don’t know if I can, like, go any further.'” Lainey turned to Reba McEntire for advice to pull herself out of the vicious cycle and keep going. “[Reba] said, ‘I do it for somebody else.’ And that right there has put so much in perspective for me. I get on that stage and I do it for other people.”She talks about it in her new documentary, “Lainey Wilson: Keepin’ Country Cool”, which premieres Wednesday on Netflix.
Ella Langley and Morgan Wallen debuted a new duet Saturday night at Morgan’s concert in Alabama. He said, quote, “Ella wrote this song and sent it [to] me about a month ago and I loved it.” It’s called “I Can’t Love You Anymore” and it comes out Friday.
After decades of friendship and working together on Only Murders in the Building, things shifted for Meryl Streep and Martin Short. Insiders suggest they’ve reached a point where they are practically inseparable. While they’ve kept things relatively low-key, the signs are all there. They aren’t just “dating” in the way we usually think of it; they are building a partnership designed for the long haul.
Jelly Roll crashed WWE’s WrestleMania 42 on Saturday night and came to Cody Rhodes’ aide. Cody threw Pat McAfee onto a table, then Jelly climbed up, jumped across, and body slammed him through the table.
Kacey Musgraves rode out on a horse to her 13-song set at Coachella. She made the live debut of three songs from her upcoming album, including her duet with Willie Nelson (sadly he wasn’t there). She also added new lyrics to George Strait’s “All My Exes Live in Texas” and performed Brooks & Dunn’s “Neon Moon”.
“Facts of Life” superstar Mindy Cohn has been secretly battling cancer for a second time.
Jim Parsons doesn’t miss Sheldon Cooper, and isn’t interested in a “Big Bang Theory” revival.
Eddie Murphy received a lifetime achievement award from the American Film Institute, and Mike Myers showed up in full Shrek makeup to honor him. The ceremony will air on Netflix on May 31st.
TV Tonight: “American Idol” and the series premiere of “Funny AF with Kevin Hart”.
Miranda Kerr is 43.
Joseph “Don’t Call Me Joey” Lawrence is 50. Joe Longo on “Melissa and Joey”, Joey Russo on “Blossom”, and Joey Donovan on “Gimme a Break!”.
Carmen Electra is 54.
Shemar Moore is 56. Hondo on the “S.W.A.T.” remake. He wss also on “Criminal Minds”.
Andy Serkis is 62. “The Batman”. He’s also arms dealer Ulysses Klaue in two of the Marvel movies: “Avengers: Age of Ultron” and “Black Panther”.
Crispin Hellion Glover is 62. George McFly in “Back to the Future”.
Don Mattingly is 65. Former New York Yankees star.
Jessica Lange is 77. ”
George Takei is 89. Sulu on “Star Trek”
