79-year-old Dolly Parton wants to assure fans that she’s NOT dying, after her sister Freida asked for prayers. Dolly posted a video from the set of an upcoming Grand Ole Opry commercial. “I know lately everybody thinks that I am sicker than I am. Do I look sick to you? I’m working hard here! Anyway, I wanted to put everybody’s mind at ease . . . and I appreciate your prayers because I’m a person of faith. I can always use the prayers for anything and everything, but I want you to know that I’m OK . . . when [my husband Carl] passed, I didn’t take care of myself. So I let a lot of things go that I should have been taking care of. There are just a lot of rumors flying around, but I figured if you heard it from me, you’d know that I was okay . . . I don’t think God is through with me and I ain’t done working. So I love you for caring and keep praying for me.” A rep for Dolly added that she’s fine, and is just waiting for a procedure for kidney stones.
Alan Jackson’s final concert is set for June 27th at Nashville’s Nissan Stadium. He’ll be joined by many special guests like Luke Bryan, Eric Church, Luke Combs, Miranda Lambert, Carrie Underwood, Keith Urban, and more. Alan says, “It’s been a long road, and it’s taken me places I never imagined. But I can’t think of a better place to put on a big show and give the fans a finale than in Nashville and include so many special friends. We just felt like we had to end it all where it all started for me, and that’s in Nashville, Music City, where country music lives.”
Zach Bryan responded to backlash over his new song “Bad News”, after claims that it’s critical of ICE. He says, “This song is about how much I love this country and everyone in it more than anything . . .”I served this country, I love this country and the song itself is about all of us coming out of this divided space . . . Left wing or right wing we’re all one bird and American. To be clear I’m on neither of these radical sides.”
Lauren Alaina shared a tear-filled video with a message for anyone struggling with alcohol addiction, in recognition of what would have been her father’s 13th year of sobriety. She lost her father last year, after he relapsed. She says, “If you’re struggling, there are so many people who love you . . . Be kind to yourself. Be kind to others. Life is so short. Take care of yourselves. There are people that love you. Don’t ever forget that.” Lauren also shared that she’ll be donating her father’s clothes to a veteran organization. He was a proud Army veteran.
George Clooney says a new “Ocean’s” movie will probably start filming next year.
TV Tonight: “Thursday Night Football”and “9-1-1: Nashville”
Megan Moroney is 28. “Tennessee Orange”.
Jacob Batalon is 29. Peter Parker’s best friend Ned in the MCU “Spider-Man” movies.
Bella Hadid is 29. Gigi’s sister
Scotty McCreery is 32.
Tyler James Williams is 33. Gregory Eddie on “Abbott Elementary”, Noah on “The Walking Dead”, and the star of “Everybody Hates Chris”.
Zachery Ty Bryan is 44. Tim Allen’s oldest son Brad on “Home Improvement”.
Sean Lennon is 50. John & Yoko’s son.
Brandy Clark is 50.
Steve Burns is 52. The original host of “Blues Clues” . . .
Scott Bakula is 71. Special Agent Pride on “NCIS: New Orleans”. Sci-fi fans know him from “Quantum Leap” AND “Star Trek: Enterprise”.
John O’Hurley is 71. J. Peterman on “Seinfeld”.
Tony Shalhoub is 72. “Monk”,
Sharon Osbourne is 73.
Jackson Browne is 77.
