Netflix is ready to roast Tom Brady. The iconic NFL quarterback is set to be the first subject of what will be a series of new Netflix comedy specials called “Greatest Roasts of All Time” or “GROAT”. His roast will be filmed in 2023, following his next season in the NFL.
“American Idol” season 20’s 3-hour finale on May 22 will not only feature performances from the finalists, but viewers will also see songs from judges Katy Perry, Lionel Richie and Luke Bryan, plus Carrie Underwood, Earth, Wind & Fire, Flo Rida; Idol alum Gabby Barrett, James Arthur, Sara Bareilles, Melissa Etheridge, Michael Bublé, Tai Verdes and Thomas Rhett.
Abba spent 7 hours a day for more than a month working on routines for their upcoming “Voyage” digital performance spectacular. The 4 members wore motion-capture suits in front of 200 cameras with about 40 people working behind the scenes, says Benny Andersson. The resulting “experience” will see the “ABBA-tars” of the group perform alongside real-life musicians on a 196-show run starting May 27.
“Law & Order” star CHRISTOPHER MELONI says he works out NAKED at his home gym, and doesn’t black out the window. Quote, “I’m okay with that. My wife is not.”
A director who worked with TOM CRUISE says that Tom wanted to celebrate his own birthday by having an eight-hour meeting. He told the director, quote, “I want to be making a movie. That’s the best birthday present.”
CHRIS ROCK could very well be the host of the 2023 OSCARS. At least an executive at ABC is open to the idea. The WILL SMITH-free ceremony will take place Sunday, March 12th.
ABC’s fall schedule includes four hours of “Bachelor in Paradise” per week, along with “Celebrity Jeopardy!” on Sunday nights, and new shows starring Hilary Swank and Niecy Nash.
GABBY BARRETT’s husband Cade Foehner gave her a “breast milk ring” for Mother’s Day this year, and she loves it. It was made from her own breast milk. It also has her daughter’s birthstone on it.
KEITH URBAN was on “The Ellen DeGeneres Show” yesterday, and she asked him to sing, so he did “Blue Ain’t Your Color”. When he was done, he GAVE her his guitar as a gift. It’s a vintage 1960 Gibson Les Paul Jr.
RYAN GOSLING will play the lead in a movie version of the old LEE MAJORS series “The Fall Guy”.
Helen Mirren and Harrison Ford are set to star in “1932”, the next installment of Paramount+’s “Yellowstone”. The series is scheduled to be available for streaming in December.
TRAVIS SCOTT donated $1 million in scholarships to help 100 black students who are graduating from HBCUs this year.
Britney Spears is using music to cope with the loss of her recent pregnancy, saying it helps her “to gain insight and perspective.” Her fiance, Sam Asghari, wrote on Instagram, “We will be expanding our family soon.”
Lana Del Rey has been using meditative automatic singing to aid in the creation of her new album. She admitted that she isn’t as “rich with ideas” as she once was and added, “Now I need someone to force me into the studio. Ideas don’t even come to me in the car anymore, my favorite place.”
On Tuesday, Netflix released the trailer for “Spiderhead”, starring Chris Hemsworth. The futuristic movie shows Chris running a prison and performing experiments on the prisoners. Miles Teller and Jurnee Smollet star as two of the inmates.
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