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Jada Pinkett Smith trying to stay in the news after her book unfortunately bombed…has now come out and said the Oscar slap was a good thing and that it actually “saved her marriage” .  In fact, she now calls it the "holy slap," because "so many positive things came after it."

Adding "After all those years trying to figure out if I would leave Will's side, it took that slap for me to see I will never leave him.  Who knows where our relationship would be if that hadn't happened?"  Well, we know you’ve been apart for 10 years thus far and if all of this is true, then who's the new lady Will's been hanging out with?

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We all know the emotional roller coaster that comes with teaching the kids how to drive…country stars are no different…People magazine says Luke Bryan continues to teach his son Bo how to drive. The magazine quotes Luke as saying; "He's grown up on the farm driving side-by-sides and stuff like that. I just assumed that it would translate to being on the highway. It did not.

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Sad news, Ryan O'Neal died last week.  He was 82.  There's no word on the cause of death, but he's battled both leukemia and prostate cancer over the past two decades.

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What if "The Hunger Games" was a real thing, right now . . . and every state was sending a pair of "tributes" to fight AND DIE in the games? What would those tributes look like?  As you probably know, in the book and the movies, the tributes are sent to the games dressed in outfits that are supposed to exemplify their particular regions. So somebody used A.I. to determine what Hunger Games tributes from each state in the U.S. would look like Wisconsin tributes covered in cheese squares?  Iowa is decked out in fall and corn colors browns and dark yellow…If you’d like to see for yourself

(Check 'em all out here.)

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We asked Riley Green what his most prized possession would be right now. "Lately it’s become guitars. Guitars, I’ve realized that I don’t need near as many as I have but I look at them like it’s an investment. You know, it’s like a piece of art I can hang in my house. Plus, you know, I do make money playing one, so there’s no reason I can’t have a couple of nice ones I feel like.”

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The fifth and final season of "Stranger Things" will start shooting next month.

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A Christmas TRAGEDY almost occurred in Buffalo, New York on Wednesday night.  Chevy Chase attended a screening of "Christmas Vacation". . . and when he came out to greet the crowd, he fell off the stage.  Chevy was actually wheeled onstage in a wheelchair, but then he got up and walked toward the edge of the stage.  That's when he went down. He's okay though.

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Chris Janson tells Whiskey Riff that during a recent Oklahoma City concert, he accidentally threw his harmonica into the crowd. He asked a fan, "Oh, are you okay?" Fortunately, the fan wasn't hurt…there is a difference between “tossing” and “fast pitching” Chris…for next time….

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GQ Magazine says Ben Affleck recently wore a custom pair of Dunkin' Donuts Nike sneakers in Los Angeles. These unique sneakers were commissioned by Dunkin' Donuts to celebrate the release of a movie Affleck worked on.  I bet when he takes them off it’s the sweet aroma of freshly baked donuts….

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This is what you call a missed marketing opportunity: There's a new movie coming out called "No Way Up".  It's about a plane that crashes in the Pacific Ocean and ends up submerged, but in an air pocket.  The survivors have limited time to escape, but there's something standing in their way:  A SHARK has made its way onto the plane!!! And the question I have for everyone who had even a limited part in making this movie happen is: Why on Earth is this movie not called "Sharks on a Plane" ???

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Morgan Wallen has to wear disguises in public these days.  Sometimes after going hunting, he'll leave ON his cap, camo top, and face paint . . . so he can "sneak around, and maybe even visit a Mexican restaurant."

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Mariah Carey sent flowers and a note to Brenda Lee after her Christmas song "Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree" reached No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.

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