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Is "Die Hard" a Christmas movie or not?  The world may never truly get to a consensus on this. But this might sway a few people.  A new trailer that was made to promote the movie's release on 4K presents "Die Hard" as, quote, "The greatest Christmas story ever told." Bruce Willis's John McClane is just a dad who wants to spend the holiday with his family, but, quote, "gets stuck at the office party." In case you're wondering where Bruce stands on the issue . . . during his Comedy Central Roast in 2018, he said "Die Hard" is, quote, "a Bruce Willis movie."

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James Gunn and his partner Peter Safran are really shaking things up at DC.  And that includes a big switch for Jason Momoa. Sources say that after "Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom" comes out next December, Jason will be officially done with the character.  But he's not getting the axe. Instead, he's going to play a DIFFERENT DC character . . . the anti-hero Lobo.

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Tyler Hubbard just coming off some fall dates with Keith Urban and Ingrid Andress and Keith’s “The Speed Of Now World Tour” and now his focus is on the holidays’ "I love Christmas as well, you know? I think it's taking time away from work and just kind of getting grounded again, spending good quality time with family and friends, and just the spirit around that time of year just feels great.”

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In theaters this weekend Avatar: The Way Of Water  tells the story of the Sully family and the trouble that follows them,. Zoe Saldana says some of the cast members were competing to see who could hold their breath the longest. underwater scenes in the movie. “So, I do remember when I came into work one day, they were like Kate did seven…and I said she did seven minutes under water?! I came on and said I gotta step up!” Avatar: The Way Of Water' Staring Zoe Saldana, Sigourney Weaver and Kate Winslet is in theatres on Friday…We’ll take a closer look Thursday with ‘At The Movies’ during the Drive At Five.

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Dolly Parton's matter-of-fact honesty is one of the million things we love about her.  During an interview on "CMT Hot 20 Countdown" she revealed a secret function of the wigs she wears. saying "My wig cap has a little pocket on it in the back because my clothes are so tight, my mic pack don't fit nowhere, there's only room for me in my clothes. "So I have it to where the mic fits in my hair 'cause I wear wigs all the time and so it goes right over it and we just kind of mic it around and it works perfect."

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And finally, NBC says Kane Brown and Breland will perform during tomorrow night's season finale of ''The Voice' and Music Mayhem magazine says Bailey Zimmerman is going to perform during Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin Eve countdown on ABC.

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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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