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Celine Dion is dealing with a rare neurological condition called "Stiff Person Syndrome".  It may sound made-up, but it's real . . . and it's pretty serious. In an Instagram message to fans, she said that it affects only about one in a MILLION people, and it's been causing the debilitating spasms she's been experiencing. that makes it difficult to sing and even walk.

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Have you ever been to a concert and locked eyes with one of the performers?  They're not faking the connection.  Well, at least Cody Johnson isn't.  He says there's a "perfect pinpoint" to fans when he's on stage, and he uses it. "If you look at people in the eye you [can] see them waving and when you wave, they see it.  I try to make a personal connection with people, no matter where they're sitting.  I know that sounds weird and impossible, but it's possible."

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Elle King had to cancel shows after suffering a concussion.  She slipped down the stairs in the middle of the night making a bottle to feed her son.  Saying "I tried to push and played three shows, but the travel, lights, all of it exacerbated things."  Elle thanked the artists who stepped in for her.

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Al Roker has been discharged from the hospital — again — and is feeling thankful.  the NBC morning show weatherman, 68, announced via Instagram Thursday evening.  Fans grew worried after Roker disappeared from the “Today” show in mid-November. He later revealed that he was in the hospital for blood clots in his legs and lungs. Roker was rushed back to the hospital the following day for the same problem and remained there for nearly two weeks. Now, he’s back home and happy.

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Jackson Dean says he wants to spend Christmas this year with his extended family “My sister had a kid, my brother had a kid, and there’s about 11 of us in the immediate family now. And I’ve been gone for a while man, I have not been present. I’ve been out doin’ my thing and I don’t get to see ‘em too often, so , I’m gonna just go home and be present.” The “Don’t Come Lookin’ star opens for Eric Church at the Iowa State Fair in August next year.

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And lastly if you care… The JoBlo movie website says a fourth Rush Hour movie is in the works. And The NY Post says another Britney Spears Monopoly game is now on sale on Amazon.com. It costs $60. Gold Records are used instead of houses..and all the play money is being held in a trust…

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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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