The List for Wednesday, March 22nd 2023

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Chris Hemsworth and his wife Elsa Pataky are catching some heat for supposedly ABUSING their son.  And on his birthday, no less. Their twin sons Sasha and Tristan recently turned 9, and Chris posted a picture from the celebration that bothered a lot of people. It showed Elsa shoving one of the kids’ faces into his birthday cake, while everyone else laughed. Commenters called it violent, unfunny, and even likened it to abuse…others said relax, who at some point hasn’t wanted to shove or get their face shoved into a juicy birthday cake…

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Parker McCollum talks about what drives the “To Be Loved By You” singer to succeed in the music business…‘Making my family proud is like  super, super important to me.  I knew I had to be successful at this and support myself financially doing this and keep my integrity as a songwriter’ Adding he passed on all the ‘up-front’ money for creative control when he got his record deal.

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Could Kelsea Ballerini go the way of Taylor Swift and become less and less “country”?  In a new interview, she basically said becoming a huge cross-over artist is the goal.  Saying,  “I want to play arenas.  I want to be the main draw.  I want the pyrotechnics.  I want to cross over, dare I say.”..Well, it was nice knowin’ ya…

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Tyler Hubbard tells Rolling Stone magazine that his first solo shows were humbling experiences. Saying “Their FGL shows were always so huge. They were big parties. Some of his first solo shows were opening for Keith Urban. They had to squeeze around his draped off gear. No pyro. And half the people there didn’t know who he was. It really made him feel like he was starting over from scratch.” Well, he was….

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The NY Post says Gwyneth Paltrow went on trial yesterday. Dr Terry Sanderson is suing Paltrow claiming she ran over him on the ski slopes of Park City, Utah in 2016. Sanderson’s lawyers opened his lawsuit against Paltrow by telling the court; “Distracted skiers cause crashes. Sanderson is suing for $300,000. Paltrow is countersuing for $1. Sanderson claims he suffered a head injury as a result of the crash…

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And lastly, “Wayne’s World 3” sounds like it might ACTUALLY happen. In an interview with “People” magazine, Dana Carvey said it’s on the horizon.  He also said, quote, “Maybe we’ll do it in puppets.  I’m not sure . . .

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