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Jada Pinkett isn't the only one dropping truth bombs on us.  Britney Spears detonates a few in her upcoming memoir "The Woman in Me", This has to be the biggest:  She had an abortion when she was dating Justin Timberlake it was his idea. She also explains why she shaved her head in 2007.  “The Woman In Me” Is already No.1 on Amazon’s bestsellers list…it hits shelves Tuesday.

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Lee Greenwood has written a letter to Maren Morris asking her to reconsider her decision to quit country music. He wrote, "To suggest that country music is 'too patriotic' is to not understand country music at all. It's in our very name: Country music. Our music is written for love of our country, our heart for America. It's not that politics has infiltrated country music, it's quite the opposite — music ends up reflecting the very conversations happening across the country today."

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There's a conspiracy theory that Eminem died in a car crash in 2006 and was replaced by a clone.  Evidence includes the fact that his face has changed and he doesn't rap or dress the way he used to.  We all change as we get older…

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Tom Brady thinks NFL football as we know it will eventually turn into flag football over time because the refs are calling too many penalties. He says, quote, "You throw a 15-yard flag for something that, you know, 20 years ago maybe wouldn't have had a flag.  That affects the game in a big way." Quote, "There's so many people that want it less and less physical, it's more like flag football, which is going to be in the Olympics in 2028.  Maybe football goes to flag football over a period of time."

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NBC says prosecutors are planning to recharge Alec Baldwin with involuntary manslaughter in connection with the 2021 shooting on the set of his movie, "Rust." The forthcoming charges will be brought before a grand jury next month. Alec insists that he did not pull the trigger of the gun that killed cinematographer Halyna Hutchins. Sources say a possible plea deal may be in the works.

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Luke Bryan and Peyton Manning may be the next long-term co-hosts for the CMA Awards.  Luke told "Good Morning America" they did such a good job last year that they were asked to come back "while walking off stage."

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Well, can’t wait for this one to hit theaters…Chuck Norris can cure a zombie by biting it.  I don't know if that was ever an official Chuck Norris Fact, but it might be soon.  Because someone was FINALLY smart enough to put Chuck in a zombie movie. It's called "Zombie Plane", and Chuck will actually be playing HIMSELF.  So will Vanilla Ice. In the movie, the government has trained celebrities to be undercover agents . . . which explains Vanilla Ice being able to kick zombie butt.  Obviously, there was never any doubt about Chuck. There's no word when we'll be able to bask in the glow of its cinematic brilliance.

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Some people want a fast car…others a nice new home…Chris Janson? Well, he’s kind of a bird of a different feather…he tells CMT that HIS dream is to own a civil war cannon!  In fact he’s actively looking for one.  Saying “I don’t know what I’ll do with one if I get it…I just know I want one.”

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Flag football will be an Olympic sport at the 2028 games in Los Angeles.  There will be men's and women's divisions.  Squash is also being added, while cricket, lacrosse, baseball, and softball will make their returns.

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"Top Gun" is now a reality show.  "Top Gun: The Next Generation" is coming to Nat Geo, but a premiere date hasn't been announced yet. The show will follow Navy student pilots "every step of the way" during training, as they embark on, quote, "some of the most challenging flight tests possible, including landing on an aircraft carrier at sea." This will reportedly be the first time this level of access has been given to the pilot training program.

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Blake Shelton assisted his wife Gwen Stefani in collecting items from their farm to decorate their porch for fall.  They shared a video of them using white homegrown pumpkins, corn stalks, flowers, and leaves. Blake also said hi to Gwen's fellow "The Voice" coaches.  Quote, "Niall [Horan], Reba [McEntire], and John [Legend], y'all need to come out here and do some country stuff . . . Reba!"

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Dolly Parton is headlining this year's Dallas Cowboys Thanksgiving Day game Halftime Show.  They're playing the Washington Commanders, and the festivities start at 4:30 p.m. Eastern on CBS.

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We start with sad news today, no doubt you’ve already heard there are Three deaths to report Suzanne Somers from "Three's Company", Piper Laurie from "Carrie", and Mark Goddard from the original "Lost in Space" TV series. Piper Laurie is best known for playing the crazy religious nut Margaret White in the 1976 horror classic "Carrie" she was 91…Mark Goddard passed away last Tuesday due to pulmonary fibrosis Goddard played Major Don West on the "Lost in Space" TV series in the 1960s.  He was 87.

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Hardy returned to the stage last Thursday after taking a week off to focus on his mental health. He canceled two shows earlier this month and postponed another and was upfront about why.  He said he's been dealing with a ton of anxiety ever since his tour bus crash last year. He announced the cancelations on October 3rd, a year and a day after the crash where he and four others were seriously hurt. He stopped the show to address it at one point and got pretty emotional.  He thanked fans for having his back the past couple weeks, and said he's never felt more supported in his whole life. VIDEO

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Toby Keith made a surprise appearance at Jason Aldean's show in Oklahoma on Friday.  He told the crowd that the "Almighty's been riding shotgun" with him, and he's ready to go back to work.  And then he and Jason sang "Should've Been a Cowboy".

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Given that Tom Cruise is one of the biggest action movie stars in history, you'd think there'd be toys and action figures based on his characters all over the place. But there aren't.  And there's a reason for that.  Tom supposedly has a clause in his movie contracts that says his likeness CAN'T be used to create merchandise . . . including toys and video games. In fact, in the "Minority Report" video game, the main character was given blonde hair, much shorter than Tom's in the movie, in order to avoid any similarity…I didn’t think you could GET shorter than Tom…

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Jada Pinkett Smith tells The Times newspaper that she thinks she and Will Smith will live together again while it’s reported that Jaden and Willow Smith are relieved that their parents have revealed their separation. Chris Rock just wants Jada to stop talking about him! Jada has been discussing their past, including Chris asking her out while she was married to Will Smith. A source tells the newspaper, "Chris is over it and would love for her to keep his name out of her mouth.

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Parker McCollum announced the dates of his Burn It Down Tour 2024.  It kicks off January 18th in Spokane, Washington . . . with a stop in Des Moines June 27^th and runs into late August.  Corey Kent, Larry Fleet, George Birge, and Catie Offerman will be opening select shows.

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Apparently, some movie theaters tried to have a last minute advance screening of “Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour” and it didn’t go well. Multiple sources say theaters were NOT happy with having to prepare for potential mass demand with so little advance notice. The irony is, the demand probably wasn't all that great.  Due to the last-minute call for the advance screenings, theaters were reporting weak crowds.

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Dustin Lynch at one time was on a different path…he went to Med School before making it big. But what did his parents think of him dropping out for Country music? “When my parents started traveling around seeing  the cash I was getting. They were like ‘this is good, this is fun, we can have fun with you and you’re making good money and making rent and you’re off our payroll’

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Jason Aldean tells Billboard magazine that he doesn't need to win awards to know his songs are good. "I would much rather have thousands of people screaming my songs back to me than have any number of awards. When it comes down to it, you'd rather have the people like the songs than the critics."

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America’s Got Talent: Extreme is being sued by a contestant who got injured  during the practice session of his stunt for the show.  The stunt involved two cars exploding in mid-air and HE got smashed between them and fell 20 feet to the ground. He survived and is now suing NBC saying the network and the show's producers kept encouraging contestants to perform bigger and more dangerous stunts, while cutting corners on safety to save money.  And it nearly cost him his life.

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Tommy Davidson tells the Club Shay Shay podcast that Will Smith confronted him after an unplanned on-screen kiss with Jada Pinkett Smith in 1988. Saying "Will came into the trailer and he’s standing over me and he’s like, ‘I don’t appreciate that, man. I don’t appreciate that.’ And I’m like, ‘What are you talking about?’ And [he’s biting his lip like] he might do something."

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Reba McEntire tells NBC that she is mad at Taylor Swift for dating Travis Kelce. "Oh, my gosh, I am so mad at her because I had a crush on him. Now I can't have a crush anymore because he's dating her. I was so devastated."

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We start with Jada Pinkett, we talked about it a little yesterday.  Today we find out that Chris Rock took that Oscar slap for NOTHING . . . because Will Smith and Jada Pinkett weren't even together when it happened. The first thing Jada said to Will once they were alone was, quote, "Are you okay?" Jada says that right after the slap, during a commercial break, Chris came to the end of the stage and tried to apologize to her.  But she told him, quote, "I can't talk about this now, Chris.  This is some old stuff." As for the joke that prompted the slap, Jada won't say it offended her.  Quote, "I mean, that's what comedians do.  Sounds like there’s a lot of manipulation going on here….

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If you’re a coffee lover you share something in common with Kelsea Ballerini she tells Billboard magazine that her morning cup of coffee sets the tone for her day. She says she’s had coffee that ruins her day because it’s not good enough and she’s had coffee that starts her day off well and she feels like Wonder Woman. It just really matters.”

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Tomorrow is Friday the 13th, and Spirit Halloween has found a pretty cool way to celebrate.  They're taking over the Blairstown Diner in New Jersey . . . which was featured in the ORIGINAL "Friday the 13th", back in 1980. They're hosting events throughout the day, including ax throwing, free horror caricatures, horror face painting, and a bloody pie eating contest.

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US Weekly says Britney Spears talks about Justin Timberlake in her upcoming book, ‘’The Woman In Me’’. The memoir is set to be released on October 24th. Britney is both excited and nervous. A source tells the magazine, "Justin's not going to be happy.

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Have you ever tried to act cool, and ended up embarrassing yourself instead?  Jelly Roll can relate. He posted a video making fun of himself after he beefed it while getting off a private jet the other day. It was a pretty hard tumble but it sounds like he'll be okay.  We have the video HERE.

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Dolly Parton revealed Wednesday the creation of What Would Dolly Do? Radio, a four-part radio series airing on Apple Music’s global live-streaming radio station Apple Music 1.  The show will air weekly leading up to the release of Parton’s highly-anticipated rock album “Rockstar” on Nov. 17. Dolly shares her beloved and often hysterical stories, sharp wit and wisdom on the show.

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