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We waited a year for Chris Rock to respond to THE SLAP at last year's Oscars . . . and to be honest, it was kind of worth it.  Rock unloaded on Will Smith during his live Netflix special Saturday night.  He mentioned Jada's affair with one of her sons friends August Alsina, and said that since last year's Oscars, quote, "Now I watch 'Emancipation' just to see [Will] get whooped."

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Morgan Wallen's new album is HUGE . . . but instead of celebrating with a big industry bash, he went back to his roots, for real.  Last Thursday . . . the day before his new album "One Thing at a Time" was released . . . he performed a surprise concert at his high school.  The crowd included members of the senior class, faculty, and the baseball team. The show was about an hour long, and it took place on the baseball field.  It included the first-ever live performances of several new tracks,  Morgan also invited the principal on-stage, and presented him with a $35,000 donation to the school.  It's going to go toward musical instruments . . . and repairing the field after the concert.

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Jake Gyllenhaal filmed some scenes for the upcoming "Road House" remake at this weekend's UFC 285 event.  Released by Amazon Studios with no date for release except for “sometime next year” has been announced. Jake is playing Dalton . . . although they've changed his first name from "John" to "Elwood". ..Still, I thought he’d be…bigger…

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Ryan Seacrest's departure from Live With Kelly and Ryan was a surprise for fans of the show, but according to The Blast, Seacrest is leaving the morning show to focus on his other jobs, including one that recently opened up. The folks at Good Morning America and ABC News are kicking around having the American Idol star come in to replace T.J. Holmes and Amy Robach. The Blast's sources allege that the folks at ABC News are courting Seacrest, offering to revamp the show completely to support his needs on the show and highlight his strengths.

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Bailey Zimmerman talks about how he got his start in country music ... Bailey says he was building gas pipelines when his first song blew up on Tik Tok. “I wrote my first song that I ever tried to write one night, like two weeks after trying to sing. Then I posted it to Tik Tok and it went viral so then the next morning I just quit my whole job and was like I’m just going to do music.”  Which is something I would NEVER suggest….the music business can be fickle…

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And lastly, It's Women's History Month, so to celebrate…"Everything Nash" has ranked the most influential female artists in country music history.  Their top five are Loretta Lynn, Dolly Parton, Reba McEntire, Tammy Wynette, and Carrie Underwood.

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This is what you want from your viral marketing:  Paramount hired a guy to promote "Scream 6" by hanging around Sonoma Plaza in California dressed as the killer, Ghostface. Well, people who didn't know he was being paid called 911 . . . The studio chose an interesting spot, given that scenes from the original "Scream" were filmed in the area back in 1996.  "Scream 6" hits theaters next Friday.

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Lainey Wilson pledged to donate $1 from every ticket for her sold out tour to We Are Moving the Needle.  It's a nonprofit organization that supports women in the recording and professional audio industry.  Laney said, quote, "Thank you for the genuine and continued support to lift up women in music."

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Something wicked this way comes in the haunting first look at Disney’s newest cinematic take on its popular amusement park attraction.  The studio dropped a teaser trailer for the upcoming pic, and The minute-and-a-half look teases how Gabbie, a single mother and new owner of a very haunted mansion, teams up with a ragtag group to help her and her 9-year-old son, Travis stave off the home’s spooky inhabitants. You can see it below.

https://youtu.be/2_c3PnFj6SY

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Matthew McConaughey and his wife were recently on a flight from Austin, Texas to Washington DC when they experienced severe turbulence. Their flight dropped 4,000 feet. Seven people were sent to the hospital. The plane was diverted. Everyone is expected to be okay.

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Sam Hunt’s got a heck of a romantic bone when it comes to his music, but he’s really thinking ahead when it comes to his daughter.  He tells People magazine that he didn't want to give his daughter a beautiful girl name. “Her name is Lucy Louise. I tell people that I wanted to give her old lady names. I don't want to have to deal with guys coming over when she's older.”

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And lastly…Cinema Blend says Blake Shelton's TV show, "Barmageddon", has been renewed for a second season by the USA Network. It’s a fun show if you haven’t seen it...

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On yesterday's episode of "The Kelly Clarkson Show", Brendan Fraser said he accidentally got choked out while shooting the 1999 movie “The Mummy” it was the scene at the beginning of the movie where his character is hung at an Egyptian prison.  Brendan was standing on his toes with a rope around his neck.  But the guy holding the rope pulled it a little TOO high. Bing Bada Boom and he woke up on the ground with gravel in his teeth. There was a stunt coordinator who said, 'Congratulations, you're in the club . . . the same thing happened to Mel Gibson on 'Braveheart' . . . And YOU wanna be an actor?

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Morgan Evans released a five-part docuseries on YouTube that started out as a look into his life and music in Australia.  But his divorce from Kelsea Ballerini changed things.  He says, quote, "The original focus was on the music and coming home.  "But it's not like I could pretend like something wasn't going on."  That's when he poured his feelings into the song, "Over For You".  The docuseries highlights his impromptu performance of it last fall in Australia.  You can watch it now below.

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL7r7MnMIqdkyIWY48tt8M-dh-iengMkU6

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Blake Shelton tells Entertainment Tonight that he misses Gwen Stefani when he's on tour. "It's terrible being away from home. Right now, they’re having bad storms back in California, and I hate not being there. Not that anything bad is happening... but I know they’re kind of freaked out and it'd be nice to be home.

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If you’ve heard reports that Tom Brady is wanting to launch a standup career, well, they’re BOGUS.  But that doesn't mean he's not interested in comedy. TMZ says Brady is in talks with Netflix to be the subject of a ROAST . . . tentatively titled "The Greatest Roast of All Time". He also plans on spending time with his kids before starting his 10-year, $375 million broadcasting deal with Fox.

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Pamela Anderson has done it…along with many other entertainment personalities…NOW, Paula Abdul tells E! News that a movie about her life is in development. Saying she’s being wooed by different streamers and networks. But for her…it wouldn’t be a straight documentary style…I’m a choreographer, so I’d have to tell it the way my mind works creatively.

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Just when you think HARDY is ready for some well-deserved rest, he surprises us again!  Today, the Mississippi heavy hitter surprised fans to three new performance tracks with an all-new, exclusive Apple Music Sessions. The show stopping offering reimagines two groundbreaking catalog cuts – one of them current Top 10 single "wait in the truck" feat. fellow heavy hitter the reigning CMA New Artist and Female Artist of the Year Lainey Wilson.

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Netflix's first-ever live streaming event is this Saturday with Chris Rock's stand-up special, "Selective Outrage".  There will also be live shows before AND after. "The Show Before the Show" will include messages from Chris' friends like Amy Schumer, Jerry Seinfeld, Arsenio Hall, and Leslie Jones.  It'll be hosted by Ronny Chieng from "The Daily Show" and will air at 10:30 p.m. Chris' stand-up show will be available to stream after it airs.

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We all have a playlist we like to listen to when doing things around the house…working on the truck….Carly Pearce has HER favorite music while exercising ... “A lot of Beyoncé when I’m running. A lot of 90s female artists outside of when I’m running – Faith, Trisha, Shania. I really like electronic music when I’m running, which is really weird, just like remixes and techno stuff. People make fun of me when they listen to what I’m listening to, but some sort of playlist like that, definitely.“ I listen to a lot of pretty heavy rock when I’m in the gym…so yeah…very motivating….

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Tom Sizemore remains in critical condition in the ICU after suffering a brain aneurysm and a stroke on the 18th. His manager said he's still in a coma and his family has been advised to have an end-of-life plan for him because there hasn't been any improvement.

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We haven't seen much of Arnold Schwarzenegger since "Terminator: Dark Fate" in 2019 . . . but that's about to change. He's doing an eight-episode action/comedy series for Netflix called "FUBAR", and a teaser dropped yesterday.  It's about a father and daughter who are forced to work together after they discover they're both CIA operatives. 'FUBAR' premieres on May 25th. It does kind of sound like "True Lies", except the dynamic is switched from husband/wife to father/daughter.

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This is Blake Shelton’s last season on ‘The Voice’, so.. what would it take for him to stay?? “I’d like for Kelly to…not be on the show anymore…I just think there’s to much Kelly Clarkson on the television in general.” ‘The Voice’ premieres on Monday, March 6^th

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And lastly….Jake Owen's dog, Merle, has passed. He posted; “Weird time for me these days. Lost another best friend. We shared almost 14 years together. He went more places than most people ever will, and slept thru most of it. He was with me thru the best of the best and worst moments of my life. Love ya Merle. You were my dawg.”

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