The List for Thursday, July 21st 2022

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Apparently, Hollywood and the various streaming services haven’t heard how bad the economy is, because movie stars are still getting MASSIVE payouts. Tom Cruiseis projected to earn $100 million for “Top Gun: Maverick” alone.  Of course that also includes profit participation and all those other perks.  But check out what these other stars are getting paid for their upcoming movies:

Dwayne Johnson, “Black Adam”. . . $22.5 million

Chris Hemsworth, “Extraction 2”. . . $20 million

Jason Momoa is getting $15 million for “Aquaman 2”. . . Eddie Murphyis getting the same for a fourth “Beverly Hills Cop”. . .

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Alana “Honey Boo Boo” Thompson is reportedly getting weight loss surgery next month.  She’s 275 pounds, and wants to slim down to 125.  She’s tried to lose weight through diet and exercise, but it’s not working.

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Miranda Lambert and Gwen Sebastian have finished their” summer camping” vacation.  Miranda shared photos that included a group pic on a river raft.  She wrote, “Thanks to Gwennie’s family for the great hang and high note to end on.  What an amazing trip.  Best summer ever.”

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Was there a song or album you were obsessed with as a kid?  Lady A’s Charles Kelley remembers being 10 years old and listening to Nirvana’s album “Nevermind” over and over.  He says, quote, “Anytime I hear it I’m immediately teleported back.  The sound of it blew me away.”

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Henry Cavill quickly started to trend on Wednesday following a report that the actor could announce his return as Superman at the first San Diego Comic-Con event since the pandemic. News of Cavill’s possible appearance was mentioned in passing in a Deadline report on what to expect at the fan convention this weekend, but that was all that it took for Twitter to run wild.

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