Russell Wilson might be injured physically, but he was thinking overtime to spoil his wife Ciara for her 36th birthday. Ciara shared a video on Instagram showing how Russ pulled out all of the stops by renting the restaurant at the top of Seattle’s Space Needle for a private birthday dinner for two. The space was decorated with balloons and flowers.
Brendan Fraser will play the villain in HBO Max’s “Batgirl” movie as Gotham’s very own pyromaniac, Firefly. “In The Heights” star Leslie Gordon will play the title heroine as Barbara Gordon – who is also revealed to be the daughter of police commissioner and Batman ally Jim Gordon.
Chris Harrison will be a Bachelor no more. The former “Bachelor” host announced his engagement to “Entertainment Tonight” correspondent Lauren Zima on Instagram, writing: “The next chapter starts now!”.
“Saturday Night Live” bosses are said to be “scrambling” to replace Ed Sheeran after he tested positive for coronavirus. He revealed he had contracted the virus and, despite pledging to honor as many commitments as he can from home, producers are exploring their options for the Nov. 6 show, when he is scheduled to be the musical guest.
The Beatles’ “Let It Be” is back on the Billboard 200 albums chart, re-entering at #5 following its deluxe special edition reissue on Oct. 15. The group’s final studio album was first released in 1970, and doubled as the soundtrack to the documentary film of the same name.
Gwen Stefani has revealed a secret COVID battle forced her to cancel several shows in Feb. 2020. She returned to her residency at Zappos Theater in Las Vegas on Friday, and shared her coronavirus story with the audience.
Brandi Carlile has announced her 2022 “Beyond These Silent Days Tour”. It kicks off June 11 at the Gorge Amphitheater in George WA, her home state. So far, there are 10 additional shows, including in Nashville, Chicago and Boston.
The armorer on the set of the Alec Baldwin movie “Rust” angered Nicolas Cage on a previous Western by discharging firearms without warning. Another crew member says Cage yelled, quote, “You just blew my [effing] eardrums out,” then walked off the set in a rage.
Warner Bros. is allegedly working on a video game in the style of Super Smash Brothers, called “Multiversus”. Players will choose from characters like Shaggy from “Scooby Doo”, Gandalf from “Lord of the Rings”, and Batman.
ZENDAYA fans are upset that she’s only in “Dune” for about seven minutes. Especially since she’s all over the trailers, and has been “paraded” at press events like she’s one of the main stars.
KEANU REEVES gave his four-man stunt crew personalized Rolex watches as a wrap gift for “John Wick 4”. An etching on the back identifies them as “The John Wick Five” . . . and each one is personalized, with a “thank you” from Keanu.
BILL MURRAY says he agreed to do “Ant-Man 3” because he really likes director Peyton Reed and one of his earlier films: “Bring It On” . . . which he thinks is, quote, “damn good.”
TRAVIS SCOTT announced the lineup for his 3rd annual Astroworld Festival that’s taking place November 5th and 6th in Houston. Besides himself, the bill includes Tame Impala, Bad Bunny, SZA, Lil Baby, and Young Thug. Oh, and Earth, Wind & Fire, too.
Here’s CARRIE UNDERWOOD making history again. Her duet with JASON ALDEAN on “If I Didn’t Love You” is Number One on “Billboard’s” Country Airplay chart. She’s the first female artist to have a #1 on that chart in the 2000s, 2010s, and 2020s. It’s also her 16th Country Airplay Number One, and that’s the most by any female country artist. Reba McEntire is next with 11.
So of course PARIS HILTON documented her engagement for a TV series. It’s called “Paris in Love”, and it hits Peacock on November 11th.
Adele has announced the first two dates of her tour in support of her forthcoming album, “30”. She’ll play two nights at London’s Hyde Park next summer. The sprawling green is the middle of her hometown and has hosted concerts by everyone from The Rolling Stones, to Queen, to Elton John. Scheduled for July 1st and 2nd, tickets will go on sale through Ticketmaster on October 30.
The ring that Taylor Swift famously wore for the cover of her album, Red, has been duplicated and is being sold to the public. The one she wears is diamond studded and worth over $7,000. The replica she’s selling to fans is cast from silver-plated metal and is set with cubic zirconia. It sells for $45 on her website.
Machine Gun Kelly says his next album will be “more grown-up” than his current one, “Tickets to My Downfall”. He compared the two lyrically and said that his first one was metaphorically like high school and the next one will be more like college.
Megan Thee Stallion announced on Instagram that she’s graduating college this year. The 26 year old posted a photo holding a bedazzled graduation cap and wrote that she was taking her graduation pictures and couldn’t wait for everyone to see them. Her online degree in health administration will be from Texas Southern University.
“Dune” is getting a sequel. Legendary Entertainment shared the news on Twitter. “Dune: Part 2” will hit theaters on Oct. 20th, 2023.
HBO has picked up “Succession” for a fourth season only two episodes into Season 3. According to Deadline, the move is unsurprising given the fact that the family saga drew more than 1.4M viewers across all platforms on its premiere, marking the best launch night performance of any original series since HBO Max went live.
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