Tuesday 16th December 2025
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Disney+ is turning into a two-tier platform starting December 8th. There will be Disney+ Basic, which will include ads for $7.99 per month. And Disney+ Premium, which has no ads for $10.99 per month
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The “CMT Storytellers: Darius Rucker” special will air Wednesday, August 31st on CMT. The hour-long episode will feature Darius sharing stories about his solo career, and his time with Hootie & the Blowfish.
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After “Only Murders in the Building” ends, Steve Martin will start winding down his career. He says he won’t seek out any more movies or TV shows. Quote, “This is, weirdly, it.”
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Patrons at Dollywood got the shock of their life on Monday when the real Dolly Parton came rolling by in a golf cart . . . and she was with her good friend, the real Willie Nelson
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TMZ says Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck have finally found a place to call home. They are going to live at Jennifer’s Bel-Air, California home once it is done being remodeled. The remodel is expected to take a year. Ben and Jen are renting a $60 million Beverly Hills mansion in the meantime.
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The “ACM Honors” will be back on a major network this year . . . Fox on September 13th. They were on Circle last year and haven’t been on a major TV network since CBS had them in 2017. Honorees include Miranda Lambert, Chris Stapleton, and Shania Twain.
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Trivial Pursuit was created in the 1970's. Do you know what year?
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Diddy is allegedly gearing up for a one-billion-dollar legal smackdown against Netflix over the docuseries Sean Combs: The Reckoning. His camp says there’s unauthorized personal footage in the series. The director fired back saying the footage came to them legally, with full rights, and added that Diddy has basically filmed himself obsessively for decades. She also says they repeatedly asked his legal team for comment and heard… nothing. I’ve watched it and let’s just say, this lawsuit is gonna need popcorn. We with him all the luck.
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Lainey Wilson and Devlin Hodges are reportedly planning a big, expensive wedding and sources say Lainey wants the best of the best. Here’s the twist: neither one of them is swimming in mega-millions. But Lainey loves everyone, considers everyone a friend, and apparently invited half of Nashville. Rumored guests include Dolly, Blake and Gwen, Luke Bryan, Jelly Roll, Morgan Wallen, and more. At this point, it’s less a wedding and more a CMA after-party with vows.
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The lineup is out for New Year’s Eve Live: Nashville’s Big Bash and it is stacked. Lainey Wilson, Zach Top, Riley Green, Megan Moroney, and a whole parade of country hitmakers are ringing in the new year. So if you’re staying home on New Year’s Eve, congratulations Nashville already planned your soundtrack.
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And finally… when Leslie Nielsen died, he went out exactly how you’d expect. A fart machine was placed in his casket and anyone walking up to the bar at his funeral could push a button and make him fart. Even in death, the man committed to the bit. That’s not just comedy… that’s legacy planning.
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