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Jennifer Lawrence made a statement to "Variety" that she's gonna need to backpedal on.  It wasn't really offensive or anything, but it was pretty dumb. In a new interview, she said nobody had ever put a woman in the lead of an action movie before "The Hunger Games".  Sigourney Weaver, Linda Hamilton, Angelina Jolie, Pam Grier, and many others would like to have a word with her.

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Blake Shelton is the cover story of this week's "People".  One interesting thing he talked about was how "The Voice" took a chance on him when he started on the show back in 2011.  It was 10 years into his career as a country artist . . . and never really made it to the 'A Level' of country artist until becoming a coach on the show…Now, he’s looking at his last season on ‘The Voice’ and going forward…creating more music and gardening with Gwen.

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Country Now took the guess work out of what you'll be seeing on tonight's "CMA Country Christmas".  They made a list of every song that will be performed, and I'm in for all of it.  But if I had to pick the moment I'm looking forward to the most, I'd go with the Carly Pearce - Molly Tuttle bluegrass medley. The CMA Country Christmas airs tonight 8pm on ABC.

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I can't believe Hardy's been hiding this from us since his wedding in October.  The other day he shared a video of Ozzy Osbourne congratulating him and his wife Caleigh on their big day, and wishing them "a wonderful life together."  Ozzy also calls Hardy by his first name, Michael. I’d LIKE to play the audio for you…but…it’s Ozzy…so…you know…

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 The original "Avatar" will air on ABC on Sunday, just days before the sequel hits theaters.  It'll be the first time it's ever been on broadcast TV AND it’s starting early, at 7pm, to fit in all three-thousand hours of blue people mayhem, with commercials. The broadcast is set to end at 10:30pm.  Avatar: The Way of Water is in theaters December 15^th.

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And finally, sadly, Fox cancelled the country music drama "Monarch" after one season..the season and SHOW finale was Tuesday night.

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I can sum up last night's "People's Choice Awards" in three words:  Lizzo . . . Selma . . . Shania. Lizzo received the People's Champion Award, "To be an icon isn't about how long you've had your platform.  Being an icon is what you do with that platform." Then she brought 17 female activists onstage, introducing each one by name, and explaining the work they do Selma Blair won Competition Contestant of the Year for doing "Dancing with the Stars" while battling MS.  Shania Twain picked up the Music Icon Award and proved exactly why she deserved it with a fantastic medley of her hits.

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Kane Brown tells Music Mayhem magazine that he plans to do another duet with his wife. Saying, “The support me and my wife have gotten for our song warms both our hearts. There will definitely be another song with us in the future. We’re gonna write another song and release it. We just want it to be better than this one.”

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Mila Kunis and Ashton Kutcher were honored by GoFundMe.com for helping raise $37 million for Ukrainian refugees.  Their effort is the second-largest campaign in GoFundMe history.

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Joe Rogan has issued a challenge to The Rock:  Admit you're on steroids. On a recent episode of his podcast, Rogan said, quote, "The Rock should come clean right now . . . “There's not a chance in hell he's clean, not a chance in hell as big as The Rock is at 50” ..Adding He is so massive and he's so different than he was when he was 30." And while he didn't directly accuse them, he noted that Chris Hemsworth and Hugh Jackman got "super-jacked" for their superhero roles.

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Showtime says "George & Tammy" was its most-watched premiere ever.  Jessica Chastain stars as Tammy Wynette, and Michael Shannon plays George Jones.  It aired Sunday on Showtime, Paramount+, and CMT, and pulled in 3.3 million combined viewers.  You can probably catch it still on those streaming networks.

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The Judd family is dropping their lawsuit over Naomi Judd's death records.  They were trying to block the release of the police files over privacy concerns.  But now, they're letting it go.  A judge is expected to approve the voluntary dismissal.

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As you may have heard by now Kirstie Alley famous for playing Rebecca Howe on “Cheers” and films "Star Trek 2: The Wrath of Khan", "Drop Dead Gorgeous", and the "Look Who's Talking" Passed yesterday. After what her family described as a "short battle with cancer. It was only recently discovered Kirstie Alley was 71…

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Rapper Ice Cube wants to make another "Friday" sequel but needs Warner Brothers to give him control of the franchise.  Quote, "They need to do the right thing, get it to us, let us turn it into more money, and make the fans happy." He’s says he’s already written two scripts for a potential sequel.

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Here's a good reason to stay home Thursday night: The ABC docuseries "Superstar" premiered last year, with each one-hour episode about a different celebrity.  Last year's lineup included Whitney Houston, Kobe Bryant, Robin Williams, and Patrick Swayze. Season two starts this Thursday, and the first episode is all about the great Reba McEntire.  It includes guest appearances by Dolly Parton, Carrie Underwood, Miranda Lambert, Luke Combs, Kristin Chenoweth, Wynonna Judd, Luke Bryan, Darius Rucker, and Dierks Bentley.

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The word is out…two more movies in the Pirates of the Caribbean franchise are in the works.  Director Jerry Bruckheimer who produced all five films in the saga said as much.  The idea is to bring Johnny Depp back as Captain Jack Sparrow and a Margo Robbie spinoff is a possibility.

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Have you seen Blake Shelton’s show 'Barmageddon' ... WWE Hall of famer Nikki Bella, Carson Daly in a cowboy hat and of course…Blake Shelton on  stage at his bar Ole Red…He got the idea for the opening for the show from Kelly Clarkson “She opens everyone of her episodes with a song, so thought man, I’m gonna do that.  I’m going to do what Kelly does but better. So, I decided that I’m gonna do a classic bar karaoke theme song every episode of Barmageddon.” in the premier episode it was Blake versus Kane Brown.  'Barmageddon' airs on Mondays on USA.

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And finally, Carly Pearce will be on "The Voice" tonight for the semifinal results show.  She'll be performing her latest hit, "What He Didn't Do".  It airs at 8:00 p.m. on NBC.

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Clint Black's wife Lisa Hartman Black backed out of his gig in Kansas on Saturday night, because she wasn't feeling well.  The show went on without her with Clint and their daughter Lily.  The Black Family is in the midst of their Mostly Hits & The Mrs. Tour, which kicked off last month.

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The good news: Tommy Wirkola’s holiday-themed action-thriller Violent Night scared up a solid $13.3 million in its box debut, while holdover Black Panther: Wakanda Forever continued to be a crowd-pleaser in topping the chart with $17.6 million.  Wakanda Forever has now earned an impressive $394 million domestically. Before I get a chance to see this movie It’ll be on Disney+…

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Thomas Rhett says since he’s had kids…he’s had to learn a new skill.. ’compartmentalization’  “Next year, I think I’m gonna at least try to compartmentalize all my different job flows. So like, if we’re gonna write, let’s just write. If we’re gonna play shows, let’s make sure that the show is the focus. And if we’re gonna be dad, let’s make sure that being dad is the focus, and not try to do it all at the same time. I think that’s the biggest thing I learned this year.”

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Mark Wahlberg’s house is up for sale…if you’re interested!!  . . it’s a European style mansion has 12 bedrooms, 20 bathrooms, a two-story library, a wine cellar, a cigar cellar, a movie theater, a basketball court, a tennis court, a skate park, a fireplace, a health club, a five-hole golf course, a driving range and a pool. He’s dropped the selling price from $87.5 Million to an even easier to swallow price of $79.5 million…The HOA fee for the home is $3,000 a month.

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Toby Keith is finally speaking out about his cancer battle, addressing it for the first time since his June 2022 reveal to fans.“I’m thinking about getting back into fighting shape.  I need a little bit of time to ah, rest up, heal up.  It’s pretty debilitating to have to go through all that.  As long as everything stays hunky dory then, we’ll look at something good in the future.” Keith had been diagnosed with the disease in the Fall of 2021 and has been quiet about it since. But as PEOPLE shares, Keith will sit for an upcoming interview with CMT Hot 20 Countdown and discuss his optimism about the future.

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What do you do when you have more money than you know what to do with…well, if you’re Kim Kardashian you hire a pianist to wake up your kids every morning with Christmas songs. So, of course, people had to share their thoughts.  Here are some of the comments online: Amanda Hirsch from the "Not Skinny But Not Fat" podcast posted, quote, "I guess rich people don't use Spotify," with a video of herself playing a toy piano. Then someone commented, quote, "And this is why she needs that [$200,000 a month] child support."

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 Trailers for "Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny", "Guardians of the Galaxy Volume 3", and "Transformers: Rise of the Beasts" came out yesterday.  They're all hitting theaters next summer. Indiana Jones in June…Guardians of the Galaxy 3 in May…and Transformers in June.

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Luke Bryan recently told a great behind-the-scenes story from "American Idol".  He was on the set Face Timing with his 14-year-son "Bo" when Katy Perry made the mistake of eavesdropping.  Here's Luke talking about it, "So [Bo] goes, 'Dad, do we have any doe pee around here?'  Which is doe urine.  [Katy] was like, 'Did your son just ask you, do you have any dope around the house?'  "I said, 'Katy, he's asking for doe pee,' and she goes, 'like urine from an animal?’  I was like, 'yes, that's what we use to bring the big bucks in.'  I feel sorry for her and Lionel [Richie] and the country education that they have to get from me."

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Morgan Wallen released a three-song set today called "One Thing At A Time - Sampler".  All three tracks will be on his next album, whenever that drops.  Also, he announced the dates of his 2023 world tour. His One Night At A Time World Tour will kick off with some dates Down Under in March.  The North American leg starts April 15th in Milwaukee, and stretches all the way into October. He'll be bringing Hardy, Parker McCollum, Ernest, and Bailey Zimmerman along to open select shows.  The dates closes to kix country include Milwaukee April 15^th , Moline Il April 28^th  and Chicago June 23^rd.

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Walt Disney World employees banded together to march for fair wages on Wednesday. The large group, many of whom were still dressed in costumes. Disney has not publicly commented on the Wednesday rally. The status of negotiations remains unclear at this time. But seeing Snow White with a sign that says “Magic doesn’t pay the bills”…might bring some people to the table.

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Lastly, If you missed out on tickets to Garth Brooks' Vegas residency because they sold out almost immediately, here's your second chance.  He's extending the residency through 2024.  Hit up Ticketmaster.com/GarthVegas for details.

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