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Venom Star Tom Hardy won two gold medals in a charity jiu-jitsu tournament in England.  It was in support of an organization that teaches the martial art as a form of therapy for veterans and members of the military and emergency services who experience depression and PTSD.

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Stadium tours can be intimidating, but not to Luke Combs.  Here's what he said when someone asked how he feels about them. Quote, "Honestly, [an] indescribable feeling . . . and hopefully I get to do it for a whole lot longer.  But yeah, there's really nothing like it."

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Keanu Reeves really IS John Wick.  A producer for the franchise said Keanu has done 90% of his own stunts in the first four movies. This statistic comes from a new book all about the series called "They Shouldn't Have Killed His Dog". To put Keanu's badassery into perspective, he turns 58 next week.  The first "John Wick" came out in 2014, making him like 49 or 50 when he started the series.  So yep, he's been doing all this stunt work throughout his 50s.

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Feathers are being ruffled, The new issue of "Rolling Stone UK" has Harry Styles on the cover, and it crowns him the, quote, "New King of Pop".  As you might expect, that isn't going over well with Michael Jackson fans. Michael's own nephew Taj Jackson Tweeted, "There is no new King of Pop.  You don’t own the title Rolling Stone, and you didn't earn it, my uncle did. Decades of dedication and sacrifice.  The title has been retired.  No disrespect to Harry Styles, he's mega talented.  Give him his own unique title."

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If you want to follow someone on Instagram that's always interesting, I suggest Kacey Musgraves.  She's been on tour in Japan . . . and has been sharing videos and pics on her Instagram stories. The one everyone's talking about is the clip of her eating a fried cricket.  She also posted a photo of the "deep-fried insects" section of the menu, and that features scorpions and tarantulas… ah…nope!! nope…and nope…

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And finally Delaware Online reports that Jimmie Allen is going to start a side hussle….he’s training for the WWE in January.

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Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez had a proper wedding at Ben's estate in Georgia on Saturday.  They didn't just throw a party to celebrate they got married all over again.  J-Lo wore a full-on wedding gown, train and all this time.  All their kids were there, along with celebrity guests including Matt Damon, Jimmy Kimmel, Kevin Smith, and Jason Mewes.

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Will Smith posted a video where he and his son Trey discover a tarantula in their home.  Will filmed the spider while standing on a chair, telling Trey to get rid of it because, quote, "you're young and strong, you can handle the bite." Eventually, they teamed up.  Trey put a glass bowl on top of the spider, and Will slipped a piece of paper under it… and like the manly men they are….hightailed it to a Holiday Inn…don’t really blame them….

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Craig Morgan received the wrong merchandise shipment for his shows last week.  He ended up with Adele's CDs,  but sold them at his booth anyway.  Craig thinks maybe the gods are saying they should do a duet.

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The milestones keep rolling in! After 13 weeks on the big screen, Top Gun: Maverick has collected $683 million in North America, enough to overtake Marvel’s “Avengers: Infinity War” ($678 million) as the sixth-highest grossing movie in domestic box office history. Top Gun: Maverick will be available on streaming services August 23^rd and out on DVD November 1^st.

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Blake Shelton has new priorities in life…He tells Entertainment Tonight that Gwen Stefani, and not his career, is it. Saying ''Look, I love music and I love The Voice. I love all the cool things I get to do with my job, but those things all take a backseat now to Gwen and the kids and it’s just a new phase of my life.'' Thankfully it doesn’t include another mullet….

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Paramount Pictures is developing a ''Ferris Bueller's Day Off'' spin-off.  “Sam and Victor’s Day Off” is about the two valets that took Cameron's father's red Ferrari for a joy ride in Chicago.  The creators of ''Cobra Kai'' are developing this film

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Shaquille O'Neal is a giver.  He says, "My favorite thing to do when I'm in a Best Buy, or Walmart, is if I see a kid, I get them something that I see he's looking at. Of course, I make them ask their parents first. Someone videoed him giving a homeless woman in front of a restaurant a plate of food…that video went viral and it allowed the woman's family to find her.

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Brad Pitt is in a bit of a pickle…His Make It Right Foundation built homes in the Lower 9th Ward of New Orleans, in order to help people displaced by Hurricane Katrina. Well, his foundation got SUED because the homes were supposedly poorly built. They’ve made an agreement with a nonprofit called Global Green . . . who will fork over $20.5 million so all the problems can be fixed.  To which Brad is extremely grateful…

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Fox Business News says Papa John's has created a new pizza inspired by HBO's Game of Thrones prequel. The Dragon Flame Pizza will debut this Sunday when HBO premieres the GOT prequel series ''House of the Dragon''. The Dragon Flame Pizza is topped with Sriracha dry spice, smoked chicken, Italian sausage, green peppers, chilies, melted cheese, chili dust and garlic. HBO Max’s Game of Thrones prequel  ‘House Of The Dragon’ premiers Sunday August 21^st.

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Scarry time for 89-year-old Willie Nelson he said he had Covid back in May and almost didn't survive.  He tested positive while on his tour bus, and when he got back home, he had to get a mobile medical unit to his ranch. Two weeks later, he was playing again, dogged a bullet there….

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Congratulations goes to Lee Brice!  He just earned his 13th Gold single with his hit  "Soul".  Saying he’s completely bowled over time and time again by how amazing the fans are! They keep my music playing and keep showing up to the shows – this is all because of them."

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Tyler Hubbard of Florida Georgia Line has released his first solo EP today.  It's called "Dancin' in the Country" and has six songs.  He'll be singing them while on tour this fall with Keith Urban.  The full-length album comes out in January.

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