Man broke into ex-girlfriend’s home, damaged property, flushed fish down toilet, police say – LINK
Billionaire’s wife Katherine Asplundh shuts down her Instagram after attempts to bully stranger into handing over her handle went viral – as users join forces to punish her – LINK
A charity tribute event to Chester Bennington of Linkin Park is set for August 18th at the Utilita Arena in Birmingham, England. The show, called 1000 Lights, will raise money for the UPRAWR Mental Health Foundation and will feature members of Funeral for a Friend, Holding Absence, Caskets and The Blackout playing along with 1000 musicians – LINK
Korn have officially announced that their second collaboration with Adidas will be out May 15th and features many items in green – including a green sequin track suit – LINK
Coheed and Cambria have released a new stand-alone single and video. Check out “The Joke” on YouTube now.
Ozzy Osbourne and The Cult bassist, Billy Morrison have released the first episode of the internet TV show, ‘The Madhouse Chronicles’ on YouTube. The show covers aliens in this first episode, talking everything from celebrity alien sightings to the possible anatomy of extraterrestrials – LINK
Ann Wilson of Heart was on the ‘Broken Record’ podcast and says fans taking selfies at her concerts can be “distracting” – LINK
Frankie Valli has been granted a restraining order against his oldest son Francesco Valli, who is now required to stay at least 100 yards away from the 90-year-old singer and his property and was granted a no contact order through 2027, according to a judgment filed in a Los Angeles court on April 29 – LINK
RIP:
Steve Albini, the musician and engineer responsible for classic albums by Nirvana, Bush and Pixies, has died of a heart attack Tuesday night. He was 61 – LINK
TV
A spinoff of The Office is coming to Peacock and none of the characters from the classic series will be featured in the new version, but the concept is the same – LINK
Paris Hilton and Nicole Richie are getting ready to be reality TV stars all over again! There’s no real details but sources told TMZ that it will differ from ‘The Simple Life” in the 2000s – LINK
Check out a trailer for Lady Gaga’s “Chromatica Ball” chronicling her 2022 stadium tour in support of her 2020 album. The special is heading to Max on May 25th – LINK
MOVIES
Sydney Sweeney will portray trailblazing boxer Christy Martin in a new biopic about the first woman to sign with iconic promoter Don King and the only female boxer to appear on the cover of Sports Illustrated – LINK
Lionsgate got temporarily banned from TikTok for a livestream promoting “The Strangers – Part 1” on Tuesday night. It apparently had shadowy footage with a masked person holding a sign that said “Is Tamara here?” It freaked a lot of people out, and TikTok said it violated its rules against “dangerous activities and challenges” –
The Blockbuster movie outlook is kind of bleak this year. 2024 marks the first since 2009 that there isn’t a Marvel film to kick off the summer box office season – and that could mean a sales slump for a key time for the film industry – LINK
MISC:
A Disney+, Hulu, and Max bundle will launch this summer. There’s no word on what it’ll cost – LINK
If you collect all of your Apple product stickers and put them all over your crap, you are not going to be happy: Apple is discontinuing supplying Apple stickers in the boxes of the new iPad Pros and iPad Airs. According to sources, corporate informed Apple stores about the change. Retail locations will get Apple stickers to hand out to anyone who wants one – LINK
AND FINALLY
After eight years off the road, Martin Lawrence is launching a 36-city stand-up tour. He told TMZ, “Comedy gives me that instant gratification. Seeing the fans up close and in person, making people laugh, doing what I love most; this is what it’s all about for me.” He will be at Chaifetz Arena on Feb 28th – LINK
TV TONIGHT
Thursday, May 9th
TOP TALK SHOW GUESTS:
- Jimmy Kimmel – Singer Andra Day
- Stephen Colbert – Actor Ryan Gosling
- Jimmy Fallon – Singer Laufey
- Drew Barrymore – Actress Emily Blunt
- GMA – Musician Sean Paul
- Today – Singer Mishka
DON’T MISS TV:
- Young Sheldon (CBS)
- Ghost (CBS)
- Law & Order (NBC)
- Grey’s Anatomy (ABC)
- In Pursuit With John Walsh (ID)
- Reginald the Vampire (SyFy)
WHAT TO STREAM:
- In Limbo (Hulu – series premiere)
- Dark Matter (Apple TV+ – series premiere)
- Hollywood Con Queen (Apple TV+ – limited series)
- In Pursuit With John Walsh (MAX)
- Reginald the Vampire (SyFy)