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Death Comes in Threes? Maggie Smith from "Harry Potter", John Ashton from "Beverly Hills Cop", and Kris Kristofferson…depending on who you arbitrarily decide to count.  But we basically suffered three MAJOR losses: Maggie her latest roll was as Professor Minerva McGonagall.  She was 89 years old, and there’s no word on the cause of death. John Ashton was best known . . . and let's be honest, he was kind of ONLY known . . . for playing Detective Sergeant John Taggert in the "Beverly Hills Cop" movies.  He died Thursday after a brief battle with cancer.  He was 76. Country music legend Kris Kristofferson passed away peacefully Saturday at his home in Hawaii, surrounded by family.  No cause of death was given.  He was 88 years old.

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Remember the infamous “Door Scene” at the end of Titanic? Kate Winslet revealed that it was filmed in a waist-high water tank.  Leonardo DiCaprio was actually on his knees.

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Jelly Roll had a weekend most of us couldn't imagine in our wildest dreams.  He had a sold-out concert at Madison Square Garden, and then got a police escort through Manhattan so he could be the musical guest on "Saturday Night Live".

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Taylor Swift is allegedly collaborating with Travis Kelce on new music.  She says he’s musically gifted.  Fans should expect him to be included in her next album one way or another.  Why can’t she just let him play Football…

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Hoda Kotb is leaving the "Today" show early next year.  She says, quote, "I had my kiddos late in life, and I was thinking that they deserve a bigger piece of my time pie." She'll stay with NBC in some capacity, but she didn't elaborate.

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The "People's Choice Country Awards" took place last night in Nashville.  Morgan Wallen won the People's Artist of 2024 . . . and the Album of 2024 went to Luke Combs with "Fathers and Sons".  Shaboozey won for New artist for 2024 and gave thanks to Beyonce’ for some reason…

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Jimmy Fallon is allegedly leveraging his celebrity friendships to boost 'The Tonight Show’s' declining ratings and revenue.  An insider says, “When Jimmy took the Tonight Show job ten years ago, he pretty much insisted on five tapings a week and promised the decision would pay for itself. For the first few years of the show, it apparently did. But 2024 is a different time and the amount of advertisers willing to pay tens of thousands of dollars for thirty seconds during Jimmy’s show have definitely shrunk.

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A new docuseries on Hulu starring Luke Bryan called "It's All Country" will premiere on November 15th.  The show will do a deep dive with some of Country music's biggest stars and try to uncover the secret stories of their biggest hits.

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The Sun says Diddy fears being “Epstined” specifically poisoned in jail and is not eating.  Diddy faces charges of trafficking and racketeering and has been denied bail.

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Who's on your Mount Rushmore of Country Music?  Someone asked Miranda Lambert.  Her four picks were Emmylou Harris, George Strait, Merle Haggard, and Willie Nelson.

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Jennifer Aniston's home was recently the target of a swatting prank. Someone called the cops concerned about a friend's well-being. Law enforcement spoke with Aniston to confirm she was safe. They are now investigating the prank.

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Dolly Parton is Miley Cyrus' godmother.  But they just found out that they're actually related by BLOOD, too.  They're 7th cousins, once removed . . .  And it all comes from a common ancestor named John Brickey, who was born in 1740 in Virginia.

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Brett Favre revealed yesterday that he has Parkinson's disease. He was testifying before Congress yesterday about a welfare fraud scandal he's caught up in.  He's not actually facing any charges, and he's already repaid more than $1 million in funds that were allegedly misspent.  Favre turns 55 next month.  He played 20 years in the NFL, mostly with the Green Bay Packers.  It's not clear that his condition was caused by concussions.

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Jelly Roll just made his acting debut across from Sylvester Stallone on episode two on this season of "Tulsa King".  He played himself in the episode and looked good up there.

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Johnny Cash just became the first musician ever to receive a statue at the U.S. Capitol.  The statue says, "Johnny Cash . . . 1932 [to] 2003 . . . Singer, Songwriter, Artist, Humanitarian."

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The "Purple Rain" soundtrack tops "Rolling Stone" magazine's list of the 101 greatest soundtracks of all time.  It's followed by "Help!" and "The Harder They Come".

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