Month: July 2021

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Parker McCollum is engaged to his girlfriend Hallie Ray Light

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Parker McCollum announced his engagement to girlfriend Hallie Ray Lighton, captioning a photo of himself and Light with: “She said yes!” as Hallie holds up her left hand to show off her new ring.  Lighton also posted on Instagram Stories sharing a video of herself and her engagement ring, and reposted a family member’s celebratory photo as well.

McCollum is best known for his single “Pretty Heart,” which hit No. 1 on the country charts in 2020. McCollum and Light have been dating since 2019; in late 2020, as part of his Hollywood Gold EP, McCollum released “Hallie Ray Light,” a love song named for her.  On July 30, McCollum will drop a brand-new album, Gold Chain Cowboy.

Parker McCollum Is Engaged!

 

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Gwen Stefani and Blake Shelton are married in intimate wedding ceremony

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Gwen Stefani and Blake Shelton are husband and wife.  Stefani, 51, and Shelton, 45, tied the knot in an intimate ceremony at Shelton’s Tishomingo ranch in Oklahoma.  Stefani posted pictures from their wedding on her Instagram account with the caption: “July 3rd 2021 dreams do come true !!! ❤ @blakeshelton i love you

The news of their wedding comes several weeks after Stefani shared that her family had celebrated a bridal shower for her. The couple has been teasing their highly anticipated wedding for several months. In May, Shelton said: “I want her to do all of that stuff and handle it because it’s going to be great. She’s in the middle of planning the thing, and she’s always so mindful … of me.”

Stefani and Shelton met on the set of The Voice in 2015, where the couple bonded over their divorces — Shelton from Miranda Lambert, and Stefani from Gavin Rossdale.  Last October 2020, Shelton proposed, with the couple announcing their engagement on Instagram sharing a photo of Stefani and Shelton kissing as she showed off her ring. Shelton popped the question at his ranch in Tishomingo, where the pair spent most of lockdown during the pandemic.

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See the new trailer for the upcoming film “Clifford the Big Red Dog”

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Paramount Pictures shared the trailer for the new film Clifford the Big Red Dog, featuring David Alan Grier as the voice of Clifford. Clifford the Big Red Dog is based on the Norman Bridwell children’s book series of the same name.

The trailer shows Emily (Darby Camp), a young girl, and her uncle Casey (Jack Whitehall) discover a small red puppy. Emily’s wish for Clifford to be big and strong magically transforms him into a giant dog. Clifford is seen exploring New York City with Emily (Camp) and Casey (Whitehall) and getting into mischief along the way. Tony Hale, Sienna Guillory, Russell Wong and John Cleese co-star.

Clifford the Big Red Dog opens in theaters Sept. 17.   Check out the trailer at the link: here.

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Kevin Smith shares full-length trailer for ‘Masters of the Universe: Revelation’

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Filmmaker Kevin Smith shared the first official trailer for his upcoming animated series, Masters of the Universe: Revelation. Smith tweeted, along with the 2-minute preview: “THE BEGINNING OF THE END OF THE UNIVERSE starts now! See the story trailer for our @MastersOfficial #REVELATION animated series, only on @netflix July 23rd! (Please send lots of love to our @powerhouseanim directors @PatrickStannard & @ProbablyAcon for all the Powerful visuals!)” 

The show, set to debut on Netflix July 23, is based on the popular Mattel line of action figures. Smith is the showrunner and executive producer, and will feature the voices of Mark Hamill, Lena Headey, Chris Wood, Sarah Michelle Gellar, Liam Cunningham, Stephen Root, Diedrich Bader, Griffin Newman, Tiffany Smith, Henry Rollins, Alan Oppenheimer, Susan Eisenberg, Alicia Silverstone, Justin Long, Jason Mewes, Phil LaMarr, Tony Todd, Cree Summer, Kevin Michael Richardson and Kevin Conroy. Revelation is a sequel to the animated series He-Man and the Masters of the Universe, which aired from 1983 to 1985.

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President and First Lady arrive in Miami, as rescue efforts at Surfside condo collapse site are suspended

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Officials said that rescue efforts at the site of the collapsed Surfside, Florida condominium building were halted on Thursday out of concern about the stability of the remaining structure. Search crews that have working over the last week stopped work shortly after 2 a.m., Miami-Dade County Mayor Daniella Levine Cava told a news conference.

The halt in rescue efforts came on the same day that crews and relatives of those still missing met with President Joe Biden. The president’s visit comes a week after Champlain Towers South, a 12-story beachfront condominium building in Surfside, suddenly came crashing down. Biden and first lady Jill Biden thanked first responders and search and rescue teams, and met with the families of victims. Biden commended the strength of the families of people involved in the condo collapse, and after visiting the site with Mrs. Biden, the president said that the families were “realistic” about the prospect that the chances of their loved ones’ survival decreases by the day but said “at minimum” they hope to recover the bodies.

The number of confirmed dead is now 18, with residents still unaccounted for standing at 145. Concerns remained that the still standing portion of the complex could also collapse, with Miami-Dade Fire Rescue Assistant Chief Raide Jadallah saying: “What we know is that the columns on the east side of the building are kind of, of concern, not compromised, but just right now of concern. Hypothetically, worst-case scenario: If these columns are truly really bad, we are worried they could collapse right back into the parking garage.”

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Trump Organization, CFO Allen Weisselberg plead not guilty to tax fraud charges in Manhattan DA investigation

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The Trump Organization’s chief financial officer, Allen Weisselberg, and lawyers for the company appeared in front of a Manhattan judge Thursday, pleading not guilty to charges in what prosecutors called a sweeping tax fraud scheme. The charges were unsealed after former President Donald Trump’s longtime aide and the company were indicted by the Manhattan District Attorney and Attorney General Letitia James. Weisselberg entered the courtroom in handcuffs and entered the not guilty plea on charges related to alleged failure to pay taxes on corporate benefits and perks. Moments before Weisselberg pleaded not guilty to grand larceny, lawyers on behalf of the Trump Organization pleaded not guilty to charges of scheme to defraud.

The 15-count indictment alleges Weisselberg and the Trump Organization cheated New York State and New York City out of taxes by conspiring to pay senior executives off the books from 2005 through this year. Prosecutors allege Weisselberg evaded taxes on $1.7 million in income that included apartment rent, car payments and school tuition. Weisselberg’s estranged, former daughter-in-law turned over several boxes of documents from her divorce to prosecutors. She claimed they show financial transactions from Weisselberg to her family for rent, cars and private school tuition.

Weisselberg, an employee of 48 years, operated as CFO of the Trump Organization as well as the Trump family’s personal bookkeeper. He also appeared on Trump’s reality show “The Apprentice.” Trump himself was not charged, but he isn’t in the clear. The grand jury will be sitting in November, so it’s possible he could still see indictments. The former president did say his company’s actions were “standard practice” and “in no way a crime.”

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Jimmie Allen, Alan Jackson, Jennifer Nettles, Mickey Guyton to perform on ‘A Capitol Fourth’

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Several country singers are among the lineup for PBS’ annual Fourth of July special A Capitol Fourth. Alan Jackson, Jimmie Allen, Mickey Guyton and Jennifer Nettles have all been announced as performers during the show, which will air on PBS on Sunday, July 4.  Jackson will perform from the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville, and Nettles will perform from the famed Town Hall in NYC’s Times Square with the Broadway Inspirational Voices. Allen and Guyton will take the stage in Washington, DC.

The show will be hosted by actress and singer Vanessa Williams. Others on the lineup who will perform include Broadway stars Ali Stroker and Laura Osnes, Gladys Knight, Jimmy Buffett, Cynthia Erivo, Pentatonix  Auli’i Cravalho, and Train. The National Symphony Orchestra will play under the direction of top pops conductor Jack Everly and opera singer Renée Fleming will open the show with a special performance of the national anthem.

A Capitol Fourth will air on July 4 from 8 to 9:30 p.m. ET, as well as to troops serving around the world on the American Forces Network. The annual special can be heard over NPR member stations nationwide, and will stream on Facebook, YouTube and PBS. and will be be available as Video on Demand for a limited time only from July 4 to July 18, 2021.

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Maddie & Tae release their video for “Woman You Got”

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Maddie & Tae have released the video for their song “Woman You Got.” The song, which was released as a single in March, is the first preview of the follow-up to their album The Way It Feels.

Maddie Font (neé Marlow) and Tae Kerr (neé Dye) penned the song with Laura Veltz and Mark Holman; their long-delayed second album The Way It Feels was released in 2020 and included their second chart-topping hit, “Die From a Broken Heart.”

Maddie & Tae also will be playing live shows this summer, including supporting performances on Brett Young’s The Weekends Tour beginning in September.   Check out the video for “Woman You Got – here.

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‘Plaza Suite’ starring Sarah Jessica Parker and Matthew Broderick to open on Broadway in March 2022

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Plaza Suite, starring real-life couple Matthew Broderick and Sarah Jessica Parker, will return to Broadway in 2022. Producers announced on social media that the revival of the Neil Simon play will begin previews Feb. 22 at Hudson Theatre in New York, and officially open March 28.  Tickets are available now at the link: here.

Plaza Suite is a three-act comedy that follows three different couples at the famed Plaza Hotel in New York. John Benjamin Hickey will direct the revival, which was originally to open in April 2020. The production was delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Broderick and Parker previously co-starred on Broadway in the 1995 revival of How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying. Broderick’s other Broadway credits include Beach Memoirs, and The Producers.

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Harry Connick Jr. to play Daddy Warbucks in NBC’s ‘Annie Live!’ special

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Harry Connick, Jr., has joined the cast of the NBC special Annie Live!  Connick, 53, will play Daddy Warbucks in the TV musical. NBC announced earlier this month that Empire actress Taraji P. Henson will play Miss Hannigan.

Connick confirmed the news in a statement to People: “It’s such a classic show and it’s a show that I’m so familiar with, just from seeing it a million times. And it’s one of those things where you watch it and enjoy it and never really imagine yourself a part of, so when I was asked to play Daddy Warbucks it was kind of surreal because that’s such an iconic role. It wasn’t something I ever really thought about. I was just thrilled that I was asked to do it.”

Annie Live! is based on the Broadway musical, which was itself inspired by the Harold Gray comic strip Little Orphan Annie.  Annie Live! will air late this year and will be NBC’s first live musical since Jesus Christ Superstar Live in Concert, which aired in 2018.

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