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 "Avatar: The Way of Water" crossed the $1.7 billion mark globally this weekend, and that means James Cameron will make the rest of the sequels. So, with all the fake humility he could muster, Cameron said, quote, "It looks like I can't wiggle out of this. "I'm gonna have to do these other sequels.  I know what I'm going to be doing the next six or seven years." Cameron noted that "Avatar 3" is already finished, and parts 4 and 5 have been written.

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Joe Don Rooney and model Tiffany Fallon are getting a divorce.  He says she's been having an affair with her personal trainer.  She doesn't deny it, but says they're break up is caused from his alcoholism and drug abuse. To be fair HE says that SHE’S the one hooked on drugs.

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Chase Rice debuted his new song "I Hate Cowboys" on "Good Morning America".  It's off his upcoming album called "I Hate Cowboys & All Dogs Go to Hell" that comes out February 10th.  He also released the video for "I Hate Cowboys".

https://youtu.be/J77KwDL0QAo

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Zac Brown tells The Los Angeles Daily News newspaper that he prefers smaller venues. "Nothing beats performing in front of thousands of people but being in a bar or something with like 100 people is so intimate. You can sing and interact with people and see how your music affects them. It's awesome.“ You can see Zac Brown band this summer at the Hy-Vee Indy Car weekend July 23^rd at the Iowa Speedway.

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Prince Harry claims his father, King Charles III, is jealous of Meghan Markle. In his new memoir, "Spare", he writes, "What he really couldn't stomach was someone new dominating the monarchy, grabbing the limelight, someone shiny and new coming in and overshadowing him."

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Regarding memoirs, Heat magazine says Angelina Jolie may be working on one. A source tells the magazine, “Ange’s book is less likely to delve into relationships, but the troubles she’s had with Brad will be addressed. It’ll be more from a standpoint of helping other women avoid falling into those types of relationships.”

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Starting off with some good news, Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin is awake and he’s breathing on his own.  His ventilator, has been removed and is able to talk. He even joined this mornings team meeting by FaceTime.  The Doctors still have him in Intensive Care but say we know that it’s not only that the lights are on…but someone is home and that all cylinders are firing.

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CNN says Gabrielle Union is under fire for a comment she recently made on the Armchair Expert podcast. She said because she was financially supporting her first husband, Chris Howard, she felt it was acceptable for her to cheat on him. I just felt entitled to it as well. I was paying all the bills. … Like my dad before me, whoever has the most gets to do whatever the hell they want.''

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Luke Combs announced his fourth album, "Growin' Up", will come out March 24th.  It'll have 18 songs.

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Mel Gibson may postpone making ''Lethal Weapon 5'' in order to concentrate on a sequel to ''The Passion of the Christ''. That film earned $612 million on a $30 million budget. Mel could start shooting the movie as soon as June.  I didn’t know you could HAVE a sequel to “The Passion of the Christ”.

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Yellowstone actor Luke Grimes just celebrated a major moment on the show that fans might have missed. In Sunday's episode of the Paramount Network neo-western drama, Grimes' debut country single, "No Horse To Ride," was featured. In a post on Instagram, Grimes shared a photo of his character, Kasey Dutton, and wrote in the caption, "Thanks for watching, and thanks [Yellowstone] for having my song in last night's show. Means the world."

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Oh those sweet harmonies…..They’re a signature element of Midland’s sound, and while they make it look easy, bassist Cameron Duddy says it’s definitely a skill that takes work.  But what happens when your voice just gives out? “Any normal person would be like, ‘Oh, I’m just not gonna sing. You know, I’ll just play bass. That’ll be fun.’ But so much of our sound evolves, and so much of my pleasure personally comes from the three part harmony, that to not do that would basically be like not playing bass, or having a missing instrument.”

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Super Bowl 57 airs on Sunday, February 12th on Fox.  The game takes place at State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona, with Rihanna headlining the halftime show. All that is good to know…but what about the commercials? For now we can confirm that Walter White isn't dead after all.  He's returning for a Super Bowl commercial for Frito-Lay's PopCorners. Bryan Cranston shared a picture of himself as Walter holding a bag of chips, with the caption, "Breaking Soon."

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Entertainment Weekly put together a list of the 20 best guilty pleasure movies.  It includes "Overboard", "Twilight", and "Point Break". Others making that list include “Pretty Woman”, “Miss Congeniality” and “Showgirls”…so, if your favorite movie is on the list don’t feel bad…it’s a guilty pleasure. Well except for “Showgirls” shame on you.

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Brantley Gilbert says he's met a lot of people in the music business, but the one guy who has impressed him the most, is Blake Shelton.  He says Blake has always been "solid, kind, and welcoming."  He adds, quote, "I don't know that you'll meet anybody that'll say a whole lot of negative stuff about Blake."

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In his new book, Prince Harry says Prince William once physically attacked him when they were arguing about his relationship with Meghan Markle.  He says William shoved him to the ground, but later apologized.   At least that's what Harry says in his upcoming autobiography, "Spare". "Spare" comes out next Tuesday.  The title refers to the fact that William is the HEIR to the throne, and Harry is the SPARE, in case anything happens to him.

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Jimmie Allen will be a speaker at the undergraduate ceremony of his alma mater, Delaware State University, in May.  He said, quote, "I met lifetime friends there and learned so much about who I am as a Black man . . . [I] hope I can share something that will inspire the next generation of leaders."

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Shane Profitt met his mentor, Chris Janson, for the first time at a sushi restaurant, which is ironic because up to that point he had never eaten sushi and was pretty sure he didn’t like it. The “How It Outta Be’ singer was only at the restaurant because he was on a date with a girl who said she wanted sushi.  “The crunchy shrimp sushi roll is my go to if we go to a sushi restaurant. I still haven’t stepped into the raw aspect of the sushi side, but maybe one day I’ll expand my horizons and step into that raw sushi aspect. “

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How authentic are the fight scenes in “Yellowstone” and “1923” Actors had to go through a two-week cowboy boot camp. Brian Geraghty, who plays Zane on "1923", said, quote, "You gotta not only ride a horse, but look like you know what you're doing . . . They were running on horses, lassoing, learning how to use an old six shooters. . .so, yeah pretty authentic…

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Hardy tried to help wrestler-musician Elias on "Monday Night Raw" the other day.  He snuck into the ring and smashed a guitar over the back of Elias's opponent, Solo Sikoa.  And then he ran for his life…probably a good plan…

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Feelings are hurt today in the big apple.  Ryan Seacrest claimed on "Live" yesterday that Andy Cohen snubbed him during their competing New Year's Eve broadcasts.  But Kelly Ripa told him, quote, "That's not true.  He said he was trying to get your attention." During last year's broadcast, a very drunk Andy Cohen actually TRASHED Ryan and ABC's New Year's coverage…so, this year..CNN banned alcohol for on-air people.

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The latest news about Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin comes from his uncle. He says he's showing improvement.  He's reportedly only receiving 50% oxygen now, down from 100% when he was first admitted.  But he's still in intensive care and still sedated.

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Warner Bros. is adding a new Elvis Presley special to HBO Max to mark his birthday on Sunday, Jan. 8. Just a Boy from Tupelo: Bringing Elvis to the Big Screen is a new feature on the making of the latest epic movie about the King of Rock and Roll. The special appears to be different from the bonus features included in the Blu-ray release of Elvis. The new documentary is part of Warner Bros.' big awards season push for Elvis, which could be one of the few blockbuster hits nominated for the Best Picture Oscar this year.

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Country singer Lainey Wilson became a viral trend on TikTok last month after a fan posted a video of her performing in bell-bottom leopard-print pants. Wilson, 30, welcomed the newfound attention and used the opportunity to plug her new record, which is coincidentally called Bell Bottom Country. “I can’t even scroll on TikTok on my for you page, without seeing my fat butt on everything. ”Wilson stars as a country singer in Yellowstone Season 5.

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Happy New Year…I guess, 20-23 is making it’s presents known….Last night's "Monday Night Football" game between the Buffalo Bills and the Cincinnati Bengals was postponed, after Bills safety Damar Hamlin collapsed on the field in the first quarter. Hamlin had just tackled receiver Tee Higgins.  He hopped back to his feet, then fell straight backwards.  CPR was administered for several minutes, before Hamlin was taken by ambulance to the University of Cincinnati Medical Center. As of now Hamlin who is 24 years old reportedly had a cardiac event and  is in critical condition.

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The Daily Mail says Jeremy Renner is in critical, but stable condition following a snow plowing accident.  Jeremy was airlifted to a hospital on Sunday after First Responders were called to his mansion in the Sierra Nevada mountains. He was reportedly injured while using one of his industrial snow plows. Hollywoodlife.com says the snow plow ran over one of Jeremy's legs. TMZ says one of Jeremy's neighbors, who's a doctor, placed a tourniquet on his leg in order to stop the massive bleeding. That's when Medics arrived and airlifted Jeremy to the hospital. CNN says Jeremy has undergone two extensive surgeries to save his leg.  He has returned from surgery and remains in the intensive care unit in critical but stable condition."

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Jelly Roll tells Music Mayhem magazine that he plans to lose weight in 2023. "I’m going to spend the first couple months of the year just focusing on family and health. I lost some weight this year in 2022, but in 2023, I wanna finally conquer the demon. Jelly doesn’t have a big tour until about the middle of the year so,  he says he has a friend that owns a gym and we’re gonna start getting after it at the top of the year.

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The National Enquirer claims Tom Cruise was allegedly upset after being snubbed by the Golden Globe Awards for a Best Actor nomination for ''Top Gun: Maverick.'' A source tells the magazine, “Tom expected to walk away with the award for best actor, so you can imagine his reaction when he wasn’t even on the list – he totally blew a fuse! This was the first time in years that Tom was so sure he had a slam-dunk win he was fine-tuning his acceptance speech.”

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For the second year in a row…Jason Aldean and wife Brittany rang in the  New Year at Mar-a-Lago.  Brittany shared some photos on Instagram. There's a shot of them posing with Donald and Melania Trump, and a great pic of the former president kissing Brittany's forehead.  The caption reads, "A fairytale ending to 2022."

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And finally, the best movies and TV shows of 2022 is out.  The most popular movie was "Top Gun: Maverick".  The most popular show was a tie between "Wednesday", and the fourth seasons of "Ozark" and "Stranger Things".

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