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On Saturday, Drake announced the release of a poetry book called “Titles Ruin Everything: A Stream of Consciousness”. The book is described as a “168-page collection of never-before-published poems about “fame, romance, and relationships.” He also said, “I made an album to go with the book. They say they miss the old Drake girl don’t tempt me. FOR ALL THE DOGS.” No release date for the album was given.
Kourtney Kardashian and Travis Barker revealed that they’re having a baby boy. In a very appropriate gender reveal moment posted to Instagram, Kourtney sat on the Blink-182 drummer’s lap as he performed a drumroll before slamming the cymbals, making blue confetti rain down on them and a mass of blue streamers filled the air.
“Magnum P.I.’s” reprieve at NBC is coming to an end. The network has opted not to order additional episodes beyond the 20-episode 5th season picked up last year. The now final season has already aired its first 10 episodes, with the remaining 10 scheduled for 2024.
Minnesota Governor Tim Walz declared June 23 and 24 “Taylor Swift Days”, in recognition of her 2 concerts at Minneapolis’ U.S. Bank Stadium. He tweeted: “Taylor Swift will forever & always be a positive influence, setting an example with her truthfulness, grace, and strength of character.” That came a day after Minneapolis temporarily renamed itself “Swiftie-apolis”.
Rihanna is stepping down as CEO of her lingerie brand Savage X Fenty. Former Anthropologie group CEO Hillary Super will take over. The brand helped launch RiRi into billionaire status in 2021, along with her other brands, including makeup line Fenty Beauty. She’ll remain executive chair of Fenty X Savage.
Paul McCartney and Slash watched as Foo Fighters made an emotional ‘secret’ return to Glastonbury Friday, billed as The Churnups, for their first UK gig since the passing of late drummer Taylor Hawkins. Dave Grohl said to the crowd of 210,000: “You guys (freaking) knew it was us the whole time…right? We’re not good at secrets.”
‘Wheel of Fortune’ co-star Vanna White is making plays given host Pat Sajak’s upcoming retirement. The letter-turner is negotiating a new contract and Fox News says only one thing is going to get her to stay on the game show – more money. Her last pay raise was reportedly 20 years ago; Pat also earns five times her $3 million salary, per ‘People’.
Celine Dion’s “My Heart Will Go On” has seen a streaming spike due to the OceanGate disaster. And Netflix is bringing “Titanic” back in a week, but it’s not clear if that’s connected to the tragedy.
Adam Sandler gave a shout-out to a teen golfer who goes by the name Happy Gilmore. After Happy announced he’s going to Ball State University, Adam said, quote, “Go get em Happy. Pulling for you.”
John Goodman feels bad for Roseanne, and he says, quote, “I know for a fact that she’s not a racist.” Asked if he’d work with her again, he said, quote, “I just don’t know. I miss her. I wish her well.”
Ed Sheeran opened for himself at Saturday’s Maryland show after Khalid got in a car accident. He surprised fans with a 30-minute acoustic set of songs from his album, “Subtract”.
This is a pretty big level of star power. Garth Brooks partied with Michael Jordan, Bubba Wallace and Tyler Reddick in Nashville. They were all in town for yesterday’s NASCAR race. It isn’t shocking that Michael was there. If you didn’t know, he’s the co-owner of 23XI Racing, which fields cars for Bubba and Tyler.
Bryan Cranston is working on concepts for a “Malcolm in the Middle” reunion, and he’s really, really sure it’ll happen.
Following the news that the OceanGate Titan imploded on its way to explore the ruins of the Titanic, Adele polled the audience of her Las Vegas residency to see how many people would journey to the bottom of the ocean. Scores of people cheered, the singer said, “That’s a very good proportion,” before asking how many would willingly go to space. She shared, ‘I wouldn’t do it either but only because I’m a bit of a p***y. I’m a scaredy cat of everything. I wouldn’t even go on roller coasters. But also, I just genuinely don’t have an interest in the deep sea or space.”
Selena Gomez appears to have unfollowed a string of famous people on Instagram. TMZ reported Sunday that she no longer follows Zayn Malik – whom she was rumored to have been dating in March. His ex, Gigi Hadid, and her sister, Bella, have also been scrubbed from her “following” tab. Dua Lipa will also no longer show up in the “Calm Down” singer’s feed.
“Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse” vied for the number one spot at the domestic box office over the weekend, leaving “Elemental” in second place. The film pulled in $19.3 million, while its rival brought in $18.4 million. Meanwhile, “The Flash” took third place with $15.2 million. Following close behind this was “No Hard Feelings”.
Harrison Ford isn’t ready to leave the big screen behind just yet. The 80-year-old actor told CNN’s Chris Wallace recently, “I don’t do well when I don’t have work.” The Indiana Jones star added, “I love to work… I love to feel useful. It’s my Jones, I want to be helpful.”
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