Celebrity Scoop – 01/28/2020

NICK JONAS JOKES ABOUT FOOD IN HIS TEETH DURING GRAMMYS PERFORMANCE – (01/28/2020)

Nick Jonas performed a high-energy set with his brothers, Joe and Kevin Jonas, Sunday night at the 2020 Grammy Awards.

But during the Jonas Brothers set, it seemed all fans on social media noticed was Nick had a piece of food stuck in his teeth.

The Jonas Brothers began by singing their new song, “Five More Minutes,” before transitioning into their new single, “What a Man Gotta Do.” But it was Nick’s teeth that caught fans’ attention during the live broadcast.

“Who let @nickjonas on stage at the GRAMMYs with food in his teeth? Someone’s getting fired tonight,” one person tweeted.

Another person tweeted: “Nick Jonas had food in his teeth during his performance and I think Joe and Kevin purposely didn’t tell him as pay back for breaking up the band years ago”

Nick found the humor in the situation, though, tweeting shortly after the performance, “So honored to have been back on the GRAMMY stage tonight. At least you all know I eat my greens.”

The JoBros are preparing for a Las Vegas residency, which was announced earlier this month.

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GRAMMY NOMINEE LEWIS CAPALDI MISTAKEN FOR SEAT-FILLER AT SHOW: Lewis Capaldi had one of the biggest songs of the year with his hit “Someone You Loved” and was in attendance at the 2020 Grammys as a nominee – but was still mistaken for a seat-filler at the show. The 23-year-old singer tweeted about the experience. “A lady at the grammys has just come up and offered to take my seat because she thought I was one of the people who sits in the chairs to fill them when someone gets up to use the bathroom #GRAMMYs,” Lewis posted.

NEW KIDS ON THE BLOCK PLAYING BOSTON’S FENWAY PARK THIS SEPTEMBER: New Kids on the Block has lined up a hometown show at Boston’s Fenway Park this September. It’ll be the band’s only non-cruise concert this year. They’ll perform the day after Aerosmith plays the venue and will be joined by Bell Biv Devoe as well as other yet-to-be-announced special guests. Aerosmith will take the stage September 18th to celebrate their 50th anniversary as a group at the Bad Boys of Boston concert and New Kids will perform September 19th. Tickets go on sale to the general public this Friday.

JUSTIN BIEBER FILMS NEW MUSIC VIDEO AT DAYCARE IN LA; RELEASES YOUTUBE DOCUSERIES – (01/28/2020)

Justin Bieber teamed up with Migos star Quavo to shoot a music video at a Los Angeles daycare center.

The stars were accompanied by a gaggle of kids they all danced and clapped in unison. The clip was recorded on Friday.

Bieber also just released of his new YouTube docuseries, Justin Bieber: Seasons. The first episode, titled “Leaving the Spotlight,” focuses on Justin getting back into the studio and onto the stage two years after cancelling the remaining dates on his Purpose Tour in 2017. It features interviews with his wife, Hailey Bieber, and manager Scooter Braun.

The episode also hints that Justin’s new album is coming in February. It notes that parts of the episode were filmed in May 2019, “9 months until album release.”

The 10-episode series has promised to document the process of making Bieber’s upcoming fifth studio album as well as his relationship with wife Hailey Bieber and the recent revelation of his Lyme disease diagnosis.

New episodes will be available every Monday and Wednesday for the next five weeks.

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CHRIS HARRISON WILL HOST UPCOMING BACHELOR SPINOFF: The Bachelor: Listen to Your Heart officially has a host: Chris Harrison. “We got a new mansion, new drama, but it’s still always about love,” Harrison said of the show. The Bachelor: Listen To Your Heart will have 20 single men and women sing songs and live together as they go on Bachelor-style music-focused dates. The Bachelor: Listen to Your Heart premieres April 13 on ABC. 

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Celebrity Scoop – 01/27/2020

DEMI LOVATO HEARS ‘CRY FOR HELP’ IN NEW SONG ‘ANYONE’ – (01/27/2020)

Demi Lovato says she hears a “cry for help” in the lyrics of her new song “Anyone.”

The 27-year-old singer and actress discussed the song in an interview on a New Music Daily with Zane Lowe.

Lovato wrote and recorded “Anyone” prior to her highly-publicized 2018 overdose and hospitalization. She explains:

[“This song was written and recorded actually very shortly before everything happened. I recorded the vocals for it four days before [the overdose]” Lovato told Lowe. “The lyrics took on a totally different meaning. At the time when I was recording it, I almost listen back and hear these lyrics as a cry for help. And you kind of listen back to it and you kind of think, how did nobody listen to this song and think, ‘Let’s help this girl’.”]

Lovato revealed that, leading up to the incident, she felt like she “was in denial” about her issues, which resulted in a two-week hospital stay and subsequent in-patient rehab treatment.

Lovato has been sober for over a year and is focused on her happiness and well-being.

Beyond music, the singer chatted about her sexuality and hopes to start a family soon, though she’s not sure if she wants that to be with a man or a woman. 

Demi premiered her new single “Anyone” last night at The Grammy Awards. Lovato needed to restart the song after she got choked up during her first attempt. She was then able to power through the performance to a standing ovation.

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ARIANA GRANDE CHANGES LYRICS: After reconciling with her father, Ariana Grande changed the lyrics of her hit, “Thank U, Next,” which she performed Sunday at the Grammys. Grande sang “I’ll be thanking my dad because he is so awesome,” instead of “I’ll be thanking my dad/’cause she grew from the drama.” Grande fell out with her father following her parents’ divorce. (The Blast) 

CHANNING TATUM DEFENDS JESSIE J FROM TROLLS – (01/27/2020)

Please note the following story contains language that could be considered offensive.

Channing Tatum is defending his girlfriend Jessie J from trolls. Tatum shared a post on Instagram Friday confirming that he and the “Bang Bang” singer are back together, he noticed some negative feedback from commenters.

The 39-year-old hit up the comments section himself to defend his 31-year-old girlfriend. Responding to a writer who wrote: “Jenna looks better with you,” a reference to Tatum’s ex-wife of nine years, Jenna Dewan, he wrote that there “ain’t nobody more stunning and beautiful to look at” than Jessie.

He continued: “I don’t usually address s— like this. But you seem as good of a terrible happy people hating thoughtless person as any of them. Why don’t you seriously think abut what you’re doing. It’s hurtful and I ain’t about it.”

“If you can’t not be a horrible hateful person on my page and support the infinite and untouchable beauty and woman that Jess is… please kindly get TF out of here,” the Magic Mike star continued. “No one wants you here. Especially me.”

Tatum didn’t stop there. He explicitly compared J and Dewan, with J coming out on top: “And ain’t nobody more stunning and beautiful to look at but even more as a human than Jess. And yeah that includes my ex. Sorry about your opinion. But what I said is facts. Just facts. Ok bye be careful with your actions it’s what you create for yourself.”

He continued: “And just to be super clear for the other people that love to turn sh– around. Jenna is beautiful and amazing in her own right. But no and I mean no is more beautiful or better than anyone else.”

“Beauty isn’t measurable. It’s in the eye of the beholder,” the actor concluded. “So while all you infinitely beautiful people pour over these words and try and find s— to start s— wit. I’m gonna be enjoying my MF night with my gorgeous lady and cuddle up in her beautiful heart.”

The pair made their red carpet debut Friday at the MusicCares Person of the Year gala in L.A. after rekindling their romance, and J shared her delight at being back with Tatum on social media. She wrote: “When you surrender and fearlessly act on the truth that always was. Love GLOWS and GROWS in a different way. Happiness from the inside out. I love you so much baby @channingtatum.”

CUSTODY

Meanwhile, Dewan and Tatum have reportedly come to a custody agreement. The pair share Everly, 6, and have agreed to a joint custody arrangement, with both committing to not use her in social media campaigns or  advertisements without the other person’s consent. 

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Celebrity Scoop – 01/24/2020

JUSTIN BIEBER ACCUSED BY FIONA APPLE OF ‘GAMING THE SYSTEM’ – (01/24/2020)

In a new interview with Vulture, Fiona Apple accused Justin Bieber of “gaming the system” to get his song up the charts. She said, “I feel terrible that anybody would want to be #1 as badly as Justin Bieber wants to be #1.”

For her upcoming album, she says she doesn’t plan to do what she called a “crazy amount of promo” and questioned how the music industry got to this point. She commented, “The climate of art and the music industry is so ridiculous” and went on to compared it to a video game with artists now “checking their scores.” to see who’s made it to the top of the charts.

Her comments were in reference to the fact that Justin Bieber had asked fans to use manipulative streaming and purchasing practices on social media. His post, that went viral, suggested that international fans use a VPN (virtual private network) to make it seem as though they were listening to the song from America.

The U.S. is the only country that the Billboard Hot 100 chart takes into consideration for chart placement. The post also suggested that fans listen to the music with ads and on repeat at a low volume even while they are sleeping. All as an effort to race the song up the chart.

In the end, Bieber’s song “Yummy,” peaked at #2 on that chart.

DEMI LOVATO TO DEBUT NEW BALLAD AT ‘GRAMMY AWARDS’ – (01/24/2020)

Demi Lovato’s upcoming Grammy performance is expected to be emotional. It will mark the fulfillment of a promise she made to herself after nearly dying from an overdose. According to PopCrush.com, she’s expected to debut a new single that was written just 4 days prior to her drug overdose.

The 27-year-old is expected to sing a ballad that reflects her state of mind during that time in her life. She promised herself that it would be the first song she’d perform at a big venue if she ever got the chance again.

The 2020 Grammy Awards are on January 26th and will be Lovato’s first public performance since her 2018 overdose and hospitalization.

FANS FREAK WHEN THEY DISCOVER JAMES CORDEN DOESN’T DRIVE IN ‘CAROOL’ – (01/24/2020)

A Twitter user posted a video of James Corden riding around with Justin Bieber for an upcoming episode of The Late Late Show’s Carpool Karaoke, and fans are freaking the heck out. 

As it turns out, Corden isn’t actually … driving … in the segment. Instead, his car is being pulled by a truck.

Tweetstorms have been erupting ever since. “Saw James Corden and Justin Bieber filming Carpool Karaoke and this is why I have trust issues—he isn’t even driving!” the Twitter user, @ZoliHonig, wrote on the social network, later adding: “Next thing you know they gonna tell us that his friends don’t *actually* need a ride.”

“It should be called Carpull Karaoke,” one social media user tweeted. 

“MY WHOLE LIFE HAS BEEN A LIE,” added another.

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HALSEY CALLED OUT FOR NEGATIVE SOCIAL MEDIA COMMENT – (01/24/2020)

Halsey is apologizing tor tweeting a response to a Pitchfork review of her new album. The review states that “she isn’t quite the radical she thinks she is” and that “too much of the album sounds like the amorphous pop star you might associate with a miserable Lyft ride.”

In response, on Thursday (1-23) she tweeted: “Can the basement that they run pitchfork out of just collapse already.” Afterwards, someone pointed out the address of the magazine as One World Trade Center, in New York City. She quickly deleted the message and re-tweeted.

Halsey then clarified that the original tweet was a total misunderstanding and that she had no idea where the website’s office was located. Her re-post read: “ABSOLUTELY deleted it upon realizing this. Was just trying to make a joke! Intended zero harm. Just figured I could poke at them back with the same aloof passive aggression they poke at artists with! Clearly a misunderstanding ❤️”

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Celebrity Scoop – 01/23/2020

BEBE REXHA, DUA LIPA, SHANIA TWAIN, MORE ADDED TO LIST OF GRAMMY PRESENTERS: Grammy winners Dua Lipa, Shania Twain, Stevie Wonder, Common and Billy Porter and past Grammy nominee Bebe Rexha will take the stage to hand out trophies this Sunday. Past Grammy winner Ozzy Osbourne and his wife, Sharon, will also present an award. Previously announced Grammy performers include Camila Cabello, Billie Eilish, Demi Lovato, Ariana Grande, Jonas Brothers, John Legend, Gwen Stefani with Blake Shelton, H.E.R., DJ Khaled, and Aerosmith with RUN-D.M.C. The 62nd Annual Grammy Awards, hosted by Alicia Keys, air this Sunday night on CBS.

NICK JONAS’ BROTHERS WILL BE HIS BATTLE ADVISORS ON ‘THE VOICE’: Nick Jonas revealed that his brothers Joe and Kevin will be at his side as his Battle Advisors on The Voice. Nick shared the news on his Instagram ahead of the new season launch, which premieres on February 24th. Nick is set to take over the vacant judging chair, next to John Legend, Kelly Clarkson and Blake Shelton on the series.

CHANNING TATUM AND JESSIE J ON AGAIN? Channing Tatum and Jessie J are back together after splitting in December, according to reports. The pair first got together in October of 2018, several months after Tatum and Jenna Dewan parted ways after eight years of marriage. (ET)

VANESSA HUDGENS ROMANCE HEATING UP? A week after her split from Austin Butler, Vanessa Hudgens has been spotted out on a date with Kyle Kuzma, and then supporting the L.A. Lakers star at a game at MSG. Hudgens and Butler were together for nine years. (E!)

JESSE METCALFE AND CARA SANTANA SPLIT: John Tucker Must Die star Jesse Metcalfe has split from his fiancé Cara Santana. The pair were together for 13 years. The news comes after Metcalfe was spotted snuggling up with two other women, including model Livia Pillman. “Cara is heartbroken and has completely shut down and not talking to many people,” a source tells E! News, adding that while Jesse has not moved out yet, they are now arranging that. “Cara was completely blindsided by the photos of him with other women.”

BRAD PITT AND JENNIFER ANISTON ARE NOT GETTING BACK TOGETHER, SO CHILL – (01/23/2020)

Brad Pitt and Jennifer Aniston are not getting back together, so just stop, insiders tell People. 

The pair, who divorced in 2005, got fans all excited by their touchy-feely apparently emotional reunion behind the scenes at Sunday’s Screen Actors Guild Awards.

“Jen was happy for Brad,” a source tells People. “They congratulated each other and that was it.”

The insider adds, “It was an emotional night,” and adds that Aniston “is not dating Brad. They are friends and happy for each other. They want nothing but happiness for each other. She is happy to have Brad back in her life as a friend, but that’s it.”

IN DENIAL

If you choose to remain in denial, don’t worry. Body language expert Blanca Cobb says there’s hope: “A touch doesn’t automatically mean it’s a romantic gesture. However, Jennifer and Brad’s touches lingered just a bit, which implies that there’s a connection. Love can reignite over time.”

Plus, Aniston’s BFF Courteney Cox liked multiple social media posts saying the pair were “still in love” and videos of them hanging backstage.

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ZAYN MALIK DONATES $13,000 TO YOUNG GIRL FIGHTING STAGE 4 CANCER – (01/23/2020)

Zayn Malik helped a 5-year-old Lancashire, England, girl named Caitlin who is battling Stage 4 neuroblastoma.

Caitlin’s mother, Helen Robinson, launched a GoFundMe named “Save Caitlin,” to help cover the costs of her treatments and set the goal to £150,000 – roughly $195,000 US dollars. In a desperate attempt to save her daughter’s life, Helen wants to take her five-year-old to Barcelona for “for life saving treatment which is not available in the UK on NHS.”

After hearing Caitlin’s story, the former One Direction member quietly donated £10,000 – or $13,000 USD. Robinson seemingly confirmed the 27-year-old musician’s donation on her Facebook page, where she wrote, “Omg ZAYN MALIK DONATED TEN GRAND.”

Malik’s apparent donation brought the total money raised for Caitlin to £14,468 of its £150,000 goal as of press time.

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Celebrity Scoop – 01/22/2020

TAYLOR SWIFT REVEALS HER MOM HAS A BRAIN TUMOR – (01/22/2020)

Taylor Swift has revealed that her mother, Andrea, has a brain tumor.

Swift, who has spoken about her mother’s battle with cancer over the years, told Variety in a new interview that while her mother was going through treatment, “they found a brain tumor.”

“And the symptoms of what a person goes through when they have a brain tumor is nothing like what we’ve ever been through with her cancer before. So it’s just been a really hard time for us as a family,” Swift said.

Andrea Swift has become a recognizable figure among Taylor’s die-hard fans, with some of them even posting about her online. She is often seen smiling by her daughter’s side at award shows and in public.

“Everyone loves their mom; everyone’s got an important mom,” Swift, 30, told Variety. “But for me, she’s really the guiding force. Almost every decision I make, I talk to her about it first. So obviously it was a really big deal to ever speak about her illness.”

Taylor confirmed that her mom’s health is the reason she won’t be going on a full tour for her latest album Lover.

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COLDPLAY’S CHRIS MARTIN GOES OFF ON AUTOGRAPH SEEKERS – (01/22/2020)

Coldplay frontman Chris Martin unloaded on a couple of autograph collectors following a benefit show by the British band in Los Angeles on Monday night (January 20th).

According to TMZ, Martin was approached by what was described as several “assertive” autograph seekers shortly after the show. Instead of going patiently through the motions, Martin snapped at them and asked that they show him some “decency” after he played what he called a “s**tty” gig.

Martin did take a moment to collect himself and settled down quickly, proceeding to sign some items before hurriedly walking away.

The concert itself was a benefit for Reform LA Jails, which campaigns for alternatives to incarceration and prison reform. Coldplay’s intimate, 19-song set at the Hollywood Palladium featured a healthy serving of songs from the band’s new LP Everyday Life, as well as a few rarities.

One of those songs, the early fan favorite “Amsterdam,” was abandoned after Martin forgot the lyrics — prompting him to beg the audience, “Please don’t put this on YouTube.” Perhaps he was still thinking about it when he got hit up for his signature after the show.

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NORTH WEST RUINS KIM KARDASHIAN’S COUCHES AS MOGUL’S NEW LINE DROPS – (01/22/2020)

Mother of four Kim Kardashian is doing her usual juggling act as she reveals that her eldest daughter has ruined her couches, as she launches a new line of intimate wear and plans to open a law firm.

North decided to get creative Monday, attempting to do her own and her sister Chicago, 2, and younger brother, Saint’s, 4, makeup a la It Clown. 

Kim shared the results  on her Instagram Story, adding that the makeup experiment ended up getting wiped all over mom’s cream-colored couch. 

“My couch,” Kim captioned a photo of the mess with a broken heart and crying face emojis as a guilty-looking Chicago gazes on.

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LADY GAGA’S NEW SONG ‘STUPID LOVE’ LEAKS ONLINE: Lady Gaga’s new song, “Stupid Love,” is rumored to have leaked. She hasn’t made an official comment on the leak, but some have shared the song and labeled it as Gaga’s first single off of her sixth studio album. Early on Tuesday, fans discovered that the words “Stupid Love” were buried into source code on her official site. Hours later, the song was apparently leaked online.

IN REAL LIFE ANNOUNCES SPLIT TO PURSUE SOLO PROJECTS: In Real Life, the group that was formed on the ABC reality competition series Boy Band in 2017, is breaking up after two and half years together, noting that each of the bandmembers has been presented with individual career opportunities. The guys – Brady Tutton, Chance Perez, Drew Ramos, Sergio Calderon, and Conor Smith – took to Instagram to announce the news to fans. In Real Life released an album titled She Do in 2019 and they also charted two songs in the Top 40 of the U.S. Pop Songs chart. From the album, the single “Tattoo (How ‘Bout You)” peaked at No. 29 on the Mainstream Top 40 chart dated June 8, 2018.

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Celebrity Scoop – 01/21/2020

DJ KHALED, PITBULL, DAN + SHAY, MORE TO PERFORM AT SUPER BOWL PREGAME SHOW: Fox has unveiled its lineup for the 2020 Super Bowl pregame show. Dan + Shay and Pitbull will both take the stage at the NFL Tailgate Tropicale in Miami before the Big Game. Dan + Shay will perform their hit “Tequila,” while Pitbull will perform “Get Ready.” DJ Khaled will be DJing from the sidelines at Hard Rock Stadium as the players take the field for warmups, while Yolanda Adams will perform “America the Beautiful.” Demi Lovato will sing the national anthem. The Super Bowl pregame show airs at 2 p.m. [ET] before the San Francisco 49ers face the Kansas City Chiefs in Super Bowl LIV on February 2nd. Jennifer Lopez and Shakira will team up for the halftime show.

ED SHEERAN, LIZZO, CARDI B AND MORE FEATURED ON MICHELLE OBAMA’S WORKOUT PLAYLIST – (01/21/2020)

Former first lady Michelle Obama has revealed her workout playlist, featuring the likes of Lizzo, Ed Sheeran, Bruno Mars, Calvin Harris, Cardi B and Beyoncé.

“It’s about that time when New Year’s resolutions get a bit harder to stick to,” Obama wrote on Twitter. “To offer a little inspiration, I want to share my go-to #WorkoutPlaylist with you.” She added, “These songs always seem to give me that extra boost to get through my toughest workouts. What’s on your playlist?”

Her song choices include “South of the Border” by Ed Sheeran featuring Camila Cabello and Cardi B, “Finesse (Remix)” by Bruno Mars featuring Cardi B, “Soulmate” by Lizzo, “One Kiss” by Calvin Harris and Dua Lipa, and “Before I Let Go” by Beyoncé.

She also included her “Cool Down” playlist, featuring songs by Sam Smith, Alicia Keys and Frank Ocean.

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RIHANNA COVERS AND CURATES i-D MAGAZINE – (01/21/2020)

Rihanna has graced the cover of i-D Magazine. In a new collaboration entitled Rihannazine, the singer helped create and curate interviews with leaders who are “progressively reshaping the communities across fashion, music, art, and activism—creating a more inclusive and diverse future.”

The leaders featured in the magazine include Rico Nasty, Kelela, Young M.A, author Roxane Gay, Skylar Diggins, #MeToo founder Tarana Burke, Bella and Gigi Hadid, and more.

Yolanda Renee King, the granddaughter of Martin Luther King,Jr., was also feature in the issue. She said, “I’m leaving behind people who are bystanders to gun violence”.

Rihannazine is available online now and will be released as a limited edition magazine in celebration of i-D’s 40th anniversary.

POST MALONE IN TRAILER FOR NEW MARKY MARK MOVIE ‘SPENSER CONFIDENTIAL’ – (01/21/2020)

Post Malone, under his birth name Austin Post, stars in a new Netflix action comedy called Spenser Confidential.

Based on the Boston detective character created by Robert B. Parker in a series of bestselling novels, the movie stars Mark Wahlberg as Spenser and Winston Duke as Hawk.

A new trailer is out now for the movie that features Posty in the opening sequence, instigating a fight with Wahlberg’s titular character while he’s still in prison.

Spenser Confidential streams on Netflix starting March 9th.

The movie’s inspired by the novel Wonderland by Ace Atkins, who took over writing the Spenser book series after Parker died in 2010.

Directed by Peter Berg, the film also features Mark Maron. Malone previously made an appearance in Spider-Man: Into The Spider-Verse as a Brooklyn bystander.

Meanwhile, Malone is also celebrating this year’s Super Bowl with a gig on a floating 40,000 square foot tent, erected on the water of host city Miami’s Biscaye Bay.

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ROB LOWE OFFENDS SPORTS FANS EVERYWHERE WITH HIS HAT – (01/21/2020)

On Sunday night, Rob Lowe attended the San Francisco 49ers vs. Green Bay Packers game in a bid to fight for a spot at the Super Bowl. (San Fran won 37-20). But on Twitter, all eyes were on Lowe, and his hat.

Lowe opted for a hat bearing the NFL shield logo. For many, this was the height of outrage, as pre-Super Bowl games are seen as the time to pick a side, any side, and wear their pride in said side in the form of hats, shirts, pins, banners and other ephemera.

Lowe was born in Charlottesville, Virginia, then raised in Dayton, Ohio, then moved to Malibu. He is a known Indianapolis Colts fan, so no technical connection to anyone playing, but that didn’t stop Twitter from raking him over the coals. 

Said one wit: “Rob Lowe loves all 32 teams equally”.

Another observed: “Full list of people who own generic NFL caps: 1. Roger Goodell 2. Referees 3. Rob Lowe”.

Lowe himself saw his name trending and rejoined: “I didn’t expect my hat to be the most interesting part of this game!”

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Celebrity Scoop – 01/20/2020

‘PARASITE’ MAKES SAG AWARD HISTORY – (01/20/2020)

Korean thriller Parasite made history at the 26th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards last night, becoming the first foreign-language film to win Best Motion Picture Cast. Parasite is just the second foreign language film to score an ensemble nomination in the history of the SAG Awards, following the 1997 Italian movie Life Is Beautiful.

In another streaming stride, Netflix’s The Crown nabbed Best TV Drama and Amazon’s The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel took home Best TV Comedy.

In a repeat of the Golden Globes, Renee Zellweger (Judy) and Joaquin Phoenix (Joker) won for their leading film roles, while Peter Dinklage (Game of Thrones) and Jennifer Aniston (The Morning Show) surprised with their drama series victories. Phoebe Waller-Bridge (Fleabag) and Tony Shalhoub (The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel) took home trophies in their comedy series categories.

Other highlights from the show:

The SAG Awards remained hostless but Eugene and Dan Levy bookended the awards by presenting the first award and kicking the “I Am an Actor” segment up a notch.

During Brad Pitt’s acceptance speech for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role for Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood, the actor joked about how his character in the film “was a difficult part. The guy who gets high, takes his shirt off and doesn’t get on with his wife.” After cracking the joke, a camera panned to his ex-wife Jennifer Aniston, who smiled lovingly and clapped. “I’ve got to add this to my Tinder profile,” Pitt joked at the start of his speech, referring to the statuette. Following Pitt’s acceptance speech, the actor was spotted backstage watching Aniston accept her own prize for The Morning Show – marking the first win for fledgling programming service Apple TV+.

Heath Ledger received a heartfelt shout out from Joaquin Phoenix as the “Joker” star accepted the award for Best Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role. Ledger famously portrayed the comic book villain in 2008’s “The Dark Knight” and won numerous awards, including an Academy Award, a Golden Globe and a SAG Award. With his win, Phoenix, an Oscar nominee, is on the way to collecting the same trio of awards for the role. “Really, I’m standing here on the shoulders of my favorite actor, Heath Ledger,” he said. Ledger died in 2008 from an accidental overdose. He was 28.

The ceremony speeches were mostly more personal than political. That changed briefly when Robert De Niro accepted his award, giving defense to actors wading into the public arena, offering no apology for having “a bigger voice” because of his stardom, noting, “As a citizen, I have as much right as anybody … to voice my opinion.”

SAG-AFTRA Foundation president Courtney B. Vance announced that Marilyn and Jeffrey Katzenberg had pledged a $250,000 matching donation to the foundation in response to Vance’s call to raise an addition $1.5 million for the national nonprofit organization.

5 SECONDS OF SUMMER TO PLAY BENEFIT FOR AUSTRALIAN BRUSHFIRE RELIEF – (01/20/2020)

A slew of Australian celebrities are getting together for a benefit to raise money for Australian brushfire relief efforts, including 5 Seconds of Summer.

The event, G’Day USA 2020 Standing Together, will take place January 25th at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel in Los Angeles.

In addition to a performance by 5SOS, the event will also feature appearances by Aussies like Lost star Emilie De Ravin, Crocodile Dundee star Paul Hogan, Dancing with the Stars pro Kym Johnson, Olivia Newton-John, and actors Billy Zane and Naomi Watts. Olivia Newton-John’s Grease co-star John Travolta will also participate in the event, which has been honoring prominent Australians for 16 years.

All the funds raised will go to the Australian Bushfire Relief Fund, established by G’Day USA’s founding partner, the American Australian Association. Since the fires began September, they’ve destroyed an area bigger than South Korea, killing 29 people and destroying thousands of homes and an estimated one billion animals and countless insects.

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REBEL WILSON DEBUTS SERIOUS WEIGHT LOSS – (01/20/2020)

Rebel Wilson is focused on getting healthy, and part of that includes getting serious about fitness. The 39-year-old comedian debuted a toned-up figure on Instagram. The Cats star also posted a video of herself doing a CrossFit exercise, which her trainer Jono Castano then retweeted. 

He also uploaded a shot of himself and Wilson. He wrote: “Friday vibes but @rebelwilson has been putting in the yards 7 days a week. Proud of you gurl.”

Wilson has dedicated 2020 to health, telling followers she’s determined to make-over her life in ways big and small. She wrote earlier this year on social: “I put on the athleisure and went out for a walk. Deliberately hydrating on the couch right now and trying to avoid the sugar and junk food which is going to be hard after the holidays I’ve just had but I’m going to do it!”

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RIHANNA AND BILLIONAIRE BOYFRIEND HASSAN JAMEEL SPLIT – (01/20/2020)

Rihanna is a single lady! US Weekly has reported that the singer and her billionaire boyfriend Hassan Jameel have split after three years together. Not much is known about the split but bnack in June 2019, RiRi had a lot to say about her relationship with Hassan. 

She told Interview Magazine, “I got into a new relationship, and it matters to me. It was like, ‘I need to make time for this.’ Just like I nurture my businesses, I need to nurture this as well. I’ll shut things down for two days, three days at a time. On my calendar we now have the infamous ‘P,’ which means personal days. This is a new thing.”

Since her breakup, RiRi has been seen around town with a new guy: A$AP Rocky. The two were spotted hanging out together at the fifth annual Yams Day at Brooklyn’s Barclay Center on Friday (January 17th).

Prior to that, A$AP supported Riri in London last month when her Fenty brand was honored at the Fashion Awards and at her Diamond Ball back in September. Then in December, RiRi was seen at A$AP’s concert in Sweden.

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