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Jason Momoa revealed yesterday that Ben Affleck is returning as Batman in "Aquaman and the Lost Kindgom".  They were trying to keep it a secret, but they were outed by a tour bus on the Warner Brothers lot.  Ben already suited up for "The Flash", which is supposed to come out in June of 2023 . . . providing Ezra Miller can keep his nose clean.  But "Aquaman" hits theaters in March, three months earlier.

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Amy Grant had a bike accident on Wednesday and was taken to the hospital to be treated for "cuts, lacerations, and abrasions.”  Amy had open heart surgery two years ago so I'm sure they're being extra cautious.  Her husband Vince Gill canceled three shows to be with her.  she was wearing a helmet and is scheduled to be released soon.

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Deadline Hollywood says another Rocky spin-off movie is in development. MGM plans to produce a film called ''Drago''. It will focus on Dolph Lundgren's character as well as his son Viktor, who was seen in ''Creed 2''.

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The British tabloids are saying that Miranda Lambert's husband Brendan McLoughlin has to ask her for money, and it's "driving him crazy."  Miranda loves posting photos of all the good times she and her husband have on Her Instagram.  Brendan retired from the NYPD in 2020, and became a member of her security team.  Sure, but I doubt he's clocking in with the rest of the team.  My guess is that he has a "Miranda company credit card" and no worries…

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The Daily Mail says Tom Cruise spent yesterday paragliding off the side of a mountain in the UK. He was filming scenes for ''Mission Impossible 8.'' Tom left the area in a helicopter and is being allowed to film a portion of the movie in Westminster Abbey…As always…it’s GGOD to be Tom..

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While they play musical chairs over at The Voice, Variety magazine says Luke Bryan, Katy Perry and Lionel Richie are returning for a sixth season to judge American Idol. Remote auditions will begin on Wednesday, August 3^rd…American Idol Season 6 premieres Spring 2023 on ABC.

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Proud dog dad Chris Evans won't let his pup Dodger have his own Instagram account because then he wouldn't have enough stuff to post on his own page.  The duo also announced a partnership with the dog food brand Jinx, so we can expect some cute commercials soon.

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Barbara Mandrell is celebrating her 50th anniversary as a Grand Ole Opry member on Saturday . . . and several performers will be there to help pay tribute, including Carrie Underwood, CeCe Winans, Suzy Bogguss, and Linda Davis.

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The Rock surprised fans dressed as Krypto, his character from the animated movie "DC League of Super-Pets".  AND made a family’s dream come true. You can see the whole thing go down Below...

https://www.instagram.com/tv/Cgfzz6_F3tp/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link

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Kane Brown tells Music Mayhem magazine that he's caught the acting bug.  His agent says movie companies have been sending him scripts and want to cast him. He likes action movies, horror movies, but he’s never been in a movie, so he says he’ll take whatever he can get and see where that goes. – Start with acting classes….cause you didn’t become a country music star just by getting up on a stage…

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Tennessee native Morgan Wallen is paying all the expenses for a local little league team to go to the Dixie Youth Baseball World Series.  A couple of the kids honored him by getting Morgan Wallen-inspired mullets.

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And lastly, there’s a pool float inspired by the door that Rose survives on in "Titanic".  You'll be able to settle the long-debated question:  Could Rose have saved Jack?  It's available from Amazon for $30.

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Aaron Rodgers showed up at Packers training camp yesterday looking exactly like Nicolas Cage in "Con Air" . . . long hair, facial hair, wife beater, jeans and boots.  He even posted comparison pics on Instagram.

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Ashley McBryde is still afraid to talk to Dolly Parton because of something she did 10 years ago.  She was new to Nashville and housesitting at Dolly's place when a microwave caught fire and almost burned the place down.

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The "MTV Video Music Award" nominees were announced yesterday.  Kendrick Lamar, Lil Nas X, and Jack Harlow lead with seven, followed by Doja Cat and Harry Styles with six.  The ceremony will be Sunday, August 28th.  Voting is open. The VMAs are that one special day each year that Music Television gets to step outside its comfort zone and focus on music.

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Jason Aldean, his wife Brittany, and their two kids recently took a little trip to Utah, and they loved it.  Brittany shared some highlights on Instagram, including their son Memphis snarling at "regular tea."  He prefers the SWEET tea they have in the South..

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Vogue magazine says Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez are continuing their honeymoon in France. Jennifer went viral yesterday when she was photographed wearing a pair of six inch high heels to dinner at a Peruvian restaurant. The heels were made of PVC material.  Is she doing her part for the environment?

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Cole Swindell has a hit song with 'She Had Me At Heads, Carolina' no doubt but he got approval from Jo Dee Messina’s writer first!  “The original songwriters of the Jo Dee Messina song gave us their blessing. We wrote this with them and I think it’s just gonna take you back to the ‘90s…the first time you heard Jo Dee Messina’s ‘Heads Carolina, Tails California’- pretty cool to get to put our own spin on it.” Top Kix at Six here we come…

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We start The List today with some sad news Paul Sorvino the actor who played mob boss Paul Cicero in the movie ‘Goodfellas’ passed away yesterday.  He also played a gangster in the Tom Cruise thriller "The Firm", Journalist Yashar Ali pointed out that we've recently lost FOUR legends from the fictional mob:  Sorvino and Ray Liotta from "Goodfellas", James Caan from "The Godfather", and Tony "Paulie Walnuts" Sirico from "The Sopranos". Paul Sorvino passed of natural causes, he was 83.

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Luke Combs flew a cancer patient named Addi and her family to his show in Columbus, Ohio on Saturday.  He put them a luxury suite, gave them a tour of the venue . . . and then brought Addi to the stage and serenaded her.  You can watch the touching below.

https://youtu.be/oAOl7-Qdq0k

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It’s Summer and already we’re talking about Halloween!!  This Season The Simpsons will parody Stephen King’s classic novel It in a special singular Treehouse Of Horror episode.

Details of the show’s upcoming 34th season were teased at San Diego Comic-Con on Saturday where executive producer Matt Selman announced that one of the two Halloween episodes in the next season will be dedicated entirely to a parody of It. The 34th season is set to premiere on September 25 on Fox.

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Blake Shelton shared a photo of THREE racing helmets that were given to him by his buddy, Jimmie Johnson.  One of the helmets is autographed, but the others have photos of two different men.  Blake didn't mention their names in the caption.  But, someone in the comments shed some light on that. Quote, "Love this.  I saw the backstory of you and Jimmie helping with the design and the fact that it has your brother and dad included.  What a special gift."  Blake's dad Richard passed away in 2012.  His older brother Richie died in a car crash in 1990.  He was 24.

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Ace Showbiz says Vin Diesel celebrated his 55th birthday yesterday by having dinner with Helen Mirren. The two are filming the tenth Fast and the Furious movie in Rome. A source says they downed wine. "Diesel was wearing a blazer, which he then took off to reveal a tank top, because.. it’s Vin Diesel…

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And finally, Bloomberg says Brad Paisley has sold the rights to his music to an investment firm called Harbor View. They paid $25 million for his song catalog.

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