Health officials in Trinidad & Tobago actually investigated NICKI MINAJ’s claim that her cousin’s friend got swollen testicles from the COVID vaccine. They couldn’t find any evidence of it, and they’re not happy that they had to waste their time on it.

The first “Harry Potter” film is turning 20 . . . so to celebrate, HELEN MIRREN will be hosting a competition quiz show. “Harry Potter: Hogwarts Tournament of Houses” will air later this year on Cartoon Network and TBS, before heading to HBO Max.

SNOOP DOGG and MARTHA STEWART are back for a Halloween special on Peacock. “Snoop and Martha’s Very Tasty Halloween” will pit teams of three bakers against each other to build, quote, “over-the-top, full-sensory, immersive 12 by 12 worlds” inspired by the holiday. The show starts streaming on Peacock on October 14th.

LIZZO won an award at the “VMAs” on Sunday, but she wasn’t there to collect it, because she was busy doing other things. NAUGHTY things. In a TikTok video she said, quote, “I really won a VMA while I was getting my back blown out last night . . . I’ll be there next year promise.”

REBA MCENTIRE was touring a 100-year-old building in Oklahoma on Tuesday when a staircase collapsed. Luckily, no one was on it. There was only one minor injury. Reba and several others were evacuated through a second story window.

THOMAS RHETT says he’s “getting close” to releasing his next album, “Country Again, Side B”. It’ll have three or four collaborations, and maybe, just maybe, one of them will be “Salt”, the song he wrote with ERIC CHURCH.

A remake of the WHITNEY HOUSTON movie “The Bodyguard” is in the works, but there’s no word on casting yet.

Yikes! Ed Sheeran says the MTV Awards were “filled with resentment and hatred” and called the atmosphere “uncomfortable.” He said all of the artists are sweet people but surrounded by large entourages of people wanting others to fail.

Lil Nas X has made ‘Time’s 100 Most Influential People of 2021’ list. In a piece for the magazine, Kid Cudi said that he thinks Lil Nas X can help destroy the “homophobic cloud over hip-hop.” He explained, “There’s a homophobic cloud over hip-hop, and he’s going to break that s— down. We have to stand with him. I’m going to do whatever I have to do to let him know — you have my support.”

Billie Eilish has been chosen as one of TIME’s most influential people and appears on the cover of the magazine’s October issue. The TIME 100 list is also making another appearance on television. Stars scheduled for the second annual televised event include Drew Barrymore, Darius Rucker of Hootie and The Blowfish, Simone Biles, Naomi Osaka, Dolly Parton, and Tom Brady. It airs on September 20th, on ABC.

Lady Gaga and Tony Bennett have announced three concert specials as part of the promotion for their upcoming album, Love For Sale. The duets album comes out October 1st and the title track will be released as a single on Friday. The first concert special will air on CBS on November 28th and will also be available soon afterwards on Paramount Plus.

BTS will be returning with a live-streaming concert next month. This marks the band’s first concert in nearly a year. The last one was viewed across 191 countries and regions and incorporated cutting edge technologies. The BTS streaming concert event, ‘Permission To Dance On Stage’, will be October 24.

Kelly Clarkson will be releasing a new holiday single next week called “Christmas Isn’t Canceled (Just You.)” This marks the first release from her forthcoming ninth studio album. The new single will be out on September 23rd. Her last Christmas release was in 2013.

Bella Hadid shared a photo of herself getting vaccinated taken on August 6th in response to fans who assumed she skipped the Met Gala because she didn’t meet the COVID restrictions for the event. She captioned the Instagram Story with, “For all those concerned.”