Month: June 2023

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Lainey Wilson, Dierks Bentley & Elle King to host ‘CMA Fest’ on ABC

Dierks Bentley, Elle King and Lainey Wilson have been announced as the hosts of the CMA Fest, a three-hour primetime television event set to air this summer.

Returning as co-hosts are Bentley and King, who had the gig at last year’s 2022 CMA Fest special. Wilson is a new  to the hosting lineup for 2023. The CMA Fest television event shares all the highlights and behind-the-scenes fun of the 2023 CMA Fest, set to take place in Nashville from June 8-11. In addition, this year marks the festival’s 50th anniversary, and a number of special celebrations marking the anniversary are expected to take place.

Bentley and Wilson are both set to perform on the Nissan Stadium stage during the 2023 CMA Fest, along with Miranda Lambert, Luke Bryan, Luke Combs, Eric Church and Tim McGraw and more.

CMA Fest — the ‘Music Event of Summer’ — will air on Wednesday, July 19 at 8/7c on ABC.

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Shannen Doherty shares that her cancer has spread to her brain

‘Beverly Hills 90210’ alum Shannen Doherty is sharing an update about her battle with Stage 4 cancer, revealing on social media that her breast cancer has spread to her brain.

In a post shared on Instagram, Doherty spoke about her fear as she was placed under a machine for radiation treatment, alongside a video that shows her crying as she’s inside the machine: “January 12, 2023. On January 5th, my ct scan showed Mets in my brain. Yesterdays video was showing the process of getting fitted for the mask which you wear during radiation to your brain. January 12, the first round of radiation took place. My fear is obvious. I am extremely claustrophobic and there was a lot going on in my life. I am fortunate as I have great doctors like Dr Amin Mirahdi and the amazing techs at cedar sinai. But that fear…. The turmoil….. the timing of it all…. This is what cancer can look like.” The actress had earlier shared a video of the process of the medical professionals fitting her head for a mask that will hold it steady while she goes under the machine, captioning that video “January 9, 2023.” A doctor talks with Doherty through the process as she lays flat.

Doherty was first diagnosed in 2015 with breast ancer, and has open about her long battle with the disease. In 2016, she revealed that she underwent numerous rounds of chemotherapy before her cancer went into remission in 2017. However in 2020, Doherty revealed that her cancer returned and was now Stage 4, having spread from it’s original location.

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Netflix shares the trailer for the upcoming thriller ‘Bird Box Barcelona’

Netflix has shared a teaser trailer for the post-apocalyptic thriller Bird Box Barcelona, which expands on the 2018 film Bird Box starring Sandra Bullock as a mother who must shield her children from an evil force while also fighting for her own survival. The Barcelona-set thriller is the first of what is expected to be a series of movies to expand the Bird Box universe.

Bird Box Barcelona stars Mario Casas and Georgina Campbel, and is described as “an expansion” of the original movie. A film synopsis reads: “After a mysterious force decimates the world’s population, Sebastian (Casas) must navigate his own survival journey through the desolate streets of Barcelona. As he forms uneasy alliances with other survivors and they try to escape the city, an unexpected and even more sinister threat grows.” The cast also includes Alejandra Howard, Naila Schuberth, Diego Calva, Patrick Criado, Lola Dueñas, Gonzalo De Castro, Michelle Jenner and Leonardo Sbaraglia.

Bird Box Barcelona premieres July 14. Take a look at the trailer – here.

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Chris Christie launches campaign for Republican presidential nomination

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Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie entered the Republican primary race, launching his second presidential campaign. Christie took aim at former President Donald Trump as he announced his candidacy Tuesday night at a town hall at the New Hampshire Institute of Politics in Manchester. Said Christie: “The person I am talking about who is obsessed with the mirror, who never admits a mistake, who never admits a fault and will always find someone else — and something else — to blame for whatever goes wrong but finds every reason to take credit for anything that goes right is Donald Trump.”

In 2016, Christie ran against Trump for the GOP nomination but dropped out after he finished sixth in the New Hampshire primary. Trump and Christie became allies, with Christie heading up Trump’s presidential transition team until shortly after the election. However after Trump refused to concede his loss in 2020, Christie became a vocal GOP critic.

Christie was the U.S. attorney for New Jersey from 2002 to 2008 under President George W. Bush, and then served two terms as New Jersey governor from 2010-2018, but came under scrutiny after a political scandal in 2013 involving lane closures at the George Washington Bridge dubbed “Bridgegate” – allegedly retaliation against a Democratic mayor who refused to endorse Christie’s re-election. Christie allies were sentenced to short prison terms in 2017 after a jury determined that they had shut down two of the three lanes leading to the bridge, resulting in a monumental traffic jam in Fort Lee, New Jersey.

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Federal judge blocks Florida ban on care for transgender minors

On Tuesday, a federal judge in Florida temporarily blocked portions of a new law in the state that bans transgender minors from receiving puberty blockers, ruling that the state has no rational basis for denying patients treatment. Transgender medical treatment for minors has been available in the United States for more than a decade and is endorsed by major medical associations; however, it has been subject to restrictions or outright bans in many states recently. The lawsuit challenged the law Gov. Ron DeSantis signed shortly before he announced a run for president.

Federal Judge Robert Hinkle issued a preliminary injunction to allow three transgender children to continue receiving treatment, with his ruling narrowly focused on the three children whose parents brought the suit. Attention on the new law has focused on language involving minors, and Hinkle’s ruling focuses on the use of GnRH agonists, known as puberty blockers, and cross-sex hormones. The lawsuit doesn’t address other language that makes it difficult to near impossible for adults to receive or continue gender-affirming care.

Said Judge Hinkle: “The elephant in the room should be noted at the outset. Gender identity is real. The record makes this clear.”  He added that those who mistakenly believe gender identity is a choice also “tend to disapprove all things transgender and so oppose medical care that supports a person’s transgender existence,” adding, “there are ris,ks attendant to not using these treatments, including the risk — in some instances, the near certainty — of anxiety and depression and even suicidal ideation. The challenged statute ignores the benefits that many patients realize from these treatments and the substantial risk posed by foregoing the treatments.”  Hinkle said three children in the lawsuit will “suffer irreparable harm” if they cannot begin puberty blockers and that “the treatment will affect the patients themselves, nobody else, and will cause the defendants no harm.”

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Jake Owen to launch “Loose Cannon” tour this fall

Jake Owen has announced a fall tour in support of his new album, “Loose Cannon,” kicking off in September 7th in Cleveland, Ohio.

Dubbed the Loose Cannon Tour, the 12-date trek will see Owen performing in cities including Detroit, Minneapolis, St Louis and Las Vegas. Singer/songwriter Tyler Booth and sibling trio Daves Highway will serve as support on the tour.

Owen shared in a statement: “I’m so excited to get back on the road and share all the new music from Loose Cannon with you. This collection of songs was made for the fans and I look forward to seeing everyone party and sing along at each show. Can’t wait to see y’all out there!”

Tickets go on-sale Friday, June 9 at 10 a.m. local time. Head here for more information.

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Carly Pearce announces new song “We Don’t Fight Anymore” with Chris Stapleton

Carly Pearce announced her new single, “We Don’t Fight Anymore” (featuring Chris Stapleton) will drop on June 16. “We Don’t Fight Anymore,” written by Pearce with frequent collaborator Shane McAnally and Pete Good, was produced by McAnally, Josh Osborne, and Pearce. It’s the first new music since Carly’s third studio album 29: Written In Stone. 

Pearce said of the song: “I’ve always wanted to write music that makes people feel something—whether that is feeling seen, less alone, happy or even uncomfortable. ‘We Don’t Fight Anymore’ felt like I was writing one of those stories that, whether or not we want to include it in our social media highlight reel, we’ve either been there or are living there right now. Having Chris Stapleton join me on this song was a dream come true and he unlocked an element to the story that I didn’t even know it needed.”

Pre-order “We Don’t Fight Anymore” – here.

Carly Pearce announces ‘We Don’t Fight Anymore’ with Chris Stapleton

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Dwayne Johnson returning to ‘Fast & Furious’ franchise in spin-off film

Dwayne Johnson is returning to the Fast & the Furious film franchise, despite his very public falling out with ‘F&F’ star Vin Diesel.

Johnson wrote on Instagram: “HOBBS IS BACK. And he just got lei’d. Luke Hobbs will be returning to the Fast & Furious franchise. Your reactions around the world to Hobbs’ return in Fast X have blown us away The next Fast & Furious film you’ll see the legendary lawman in will be the HOBBS movie that will serve as a fresh, new chapter & set up for FAST X: Part II … Last summer @vindiesel and I put all the past behind us. We’ll lead with brotherhood and resolve — and always take care of the franchise, characters & FANS that we love.”

Johnson first played Hobbs in 2011’s Fast Five, returning to the role in 2013’s Fast & Furious 6, 2015’s Furious 7, 2017’s The Fate of the Furious, and 2019’s Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw.  Johnson appeared for a cameo in the current release Fast X,  after publicly vowing in 2021 not to return because of his dispute with Diesel. Johnson said, however: “I’ve built my career on an “Audience First” mentality and that will always serve as my North Star … Congratulations to my Fast Family & Universal Studios on the global success of FAST X and as always, Hobbs & @SevenBucksProd are motivated to help take the Fast franchise to new and exciting places for fans worldwide.”Daddy’s gotta go to work” — HOBBS#HobbsIsBack#FastAndFurious#PutYourFunderwearOn.”

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Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross compose score to ‘Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles’ film

News broke that Nine Inch Nails bandmates and composers, Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross, have scored the upcoming Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem movie, setts hit theaters on August 2, 2023

The film’s director Jeff Rowe tweeted the news, confirming Reznor and Ross’ involvement in the film:  “Well now that my teenage hero [Tony Hawk] has leaked that my music heroes are doing this I can add that the score is absolutely amazing. Exhilarating, terrifying, heartbreaking, full of sounds I didn’t know existed. I don’t have the vocabulary to describe it. I love it so much.” Seth Rogen, who also stars, writes, and produces the film, added, “This has been a thrilling process and I can’t wait for you all to see this movie and hear this incredible score.” The film also stars voice acting by Jackie Chan, John Cena, Ice Cube, Post Malone, Maya Rudolph, Hannibal Buress, and Paul Rudd, among others.

A film synopsis reads: “After years of being sheltered from the human world, the Turtle brothers (Leonardo, Michelangelo, Donatello, and Raphael) set out to win the hearts of New Yorkers and be accepted as normal teenagers through heroic acts. Their new friend April O’Neil helps them take on a mysterious crime syndicate, but they soon get in over their heads when an army of mutants is unleashed upon them.”

In 2021, Reznor, Ross, and Jon Batiste won an Academy Award for Best Original Score for the Pixar animated film Soul. , marking the second for Reznor and Ross, who won their first Oscar for their original score for the David Fincher-directed The Social Network in 2011. Ross and Reznor also recently scored Fincher’s film The Killer, premiering on Netflix on November 10.

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3 more victims are found dead in collapsed Davenport, Iowa apartment building

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The bodies of three residents who lived in the apartment building that collapsed in Davenport, Iowa, were found over the weekend. On Saturday, 42-year-old Branden Colvin’s body was found in the rubble; and the bodies of 51-year-old Ryan Hitchcock and 60-year-old Daniel Prien were recovered on Sunday.

Officials initially planned to demolish the building at 324 Main St. swiftly after it partially collapsed on May 28, and rescuers said there were no credible reports of any missing persons at that time.  However last Tuesday, the city halted plans to demolish the partially collapsed building because at least five residents were missing. Rescuers would go on to save more than a dozen people, as well as several pets, from the six-story structure. Of the five missing residents, two had been accounted for before discovering the bodies of the remaining three.

A structural engineer from Select Structural Engineering in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, investigated the building on Feb. 2 and discovered a “localized area of brick [that] is cracked and crumbling” on the exterior wall on the west side of the building. Reports dating Feb. 8 said of the west wall crumbling “this engineer determined that this is not an imminent threat to the building or its residents, but structural repairs will be necessary.” During a second inspection later that month, the same engineer, said “the mason pointed out that the area immediately to the north of the work area has a large and potentially dangerous void beneath the facade wythe of clay brick.”

The 16,200-square foot, 79-unit mixed-use complex was purchased in June 2021 by Davenport Hotel LLC., owned by Andrew Wold. Wold has been fined $300 and a $95 court fee for failing to maintain a “safe, sanitary, and structurally sound” property.

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