Tuesday, July 17, 2018 Edition: #6256

Can You Believe This Sheet?

BS SHOW BIZ BUZZ:
★ Paris Jackson has revealed that she is bisexual. While answering fans’ queries on Instagram, the daughter of Michael Jackson wrote that she is bisexual, although she does not care for the label. It had been rumored the 20-year-old model/actress may have been exploring her options when she appeared to be in a romantic fling with model Cara Delevingne.
-TheBlast
★ The WWE showed that it still has a few tricks up its sleeve on Sunday when it issued a surprise announcement on Sunday saying that Hulk Hogan has been reinstated into the WWE Hall of Fame, leading many fans to believe he could be making a return to the ring shortly. In a statement on their website, the WWE wrote, “After a three-year suspension, Hulk Hogan has been reinstated into the WWE Hall of Fame. This second chance follows Hogan’s numerous public apologies and volunteering to work with young people, where he is helping them learn from his mistake.” The wrestling legend was famously suspended by the WWE in 2015 after he was caught on tape making a racial comment.
-TheBlast
★ Comedy Central’s roast of Bruce Willis went down on Saturday, and one of the hilarious highlights was a surprise visit from his ex-wife, Demi Moore. Moore , who was married to Willis from 1987-2000, wasn’t listed on the lineup of roasters, but brought the house down with some well-aimed jabs at her ex, including this zinger: “I look at our marriage like ‘The Sixth Sense’… You were dead the whole time.” “The Comedy Central Roast of Bruce Willis” is slated to air on Monday, July 30.
(…With a Vengeance!)
-MSN
★ Melissa McCarthy says that her 11 and 8 year-old daughters will have to wait until they’re 40 to watch her latest movie, the crime-comedy “The Happytime Murders”. Despite the fact that she stars with an all-puppet cast, the film is R-rated, and McCarthy says, ”It’s definitely a grown-up movie. My kids are like, ‘We can’t wait to see this!’ And I’m like, ‘I can’t wait to show you, when you’re 40! It will be so wonderful, when you’re 110 and you can see this!’”
-ContactMusic
★ Brooklyn Beckham quit his prestigious photography course in New York because he’s ‘homesick’. Brooklyn, the eldest of David and Victoria’s four children, has deferred the course for an internship with a respected British photographer. Apparently Victoria was ‘thrilled’ at Brooklyn’s return, telling friends that she couldn’t believe how much she missed him.
-DailyMail
★ ‘Abraham’ is returning to “The Walking Dead”. Or at least Michael Cudlitz, who played Abraham is. The actor will be working behind the camera, directing the seventh episode of the show’s upcoming ninth season. This isn’t something a former actor has ever done before, which means Cudlitz is making series history. ‘The Walking Dead’ season 9 is expected to debut in October.

TODAY’S SHOW BIZ SKED:
• “Jimmy Kimmel Live” (ABC/Global): Jonah Hill, Bo Burnham, Jim James
• “The Tonight Show starring Jimmy Fallon” (NBC/CTV): David Spade, Lily James, Charlie Puth
• “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert” (CBS/Global): Chrissy Metz, Lewis Black, Luke Combs
• “Late Night with Seth Meyers” (NBC/CTV): Joel McHale, Beth Ditto, Nimesh Patel, Emmanuelle Caplette
• “The Late Late Show with James Corden” (CBS/CTV): Will Ferrell, Eva Longoria, Jo Koy ( R )
• “Conan” (TBS/Comedy): Eva Longoria, Luke Hemsworth, Ben Harper & Charlie Musselwhite ( R )
• “Watch What Happens Live” (Bravo): Liv Tyler, Neve Campbell
• “The View” (ABC/CTV): Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson
• “The Talk” (CBS): Josh Lucas, guest co-host Tichina Arnold
• “Live with Kelly and Ryan” (ABC/CTV): Niecy Nash, Eric Dittelman
• “The Ellen DeGeneres Show” (NBC/CTV): Heidi Klum, Tonya Harding, the Tonga Sisters ( R )
• “MLB Baseball All-Star Game” (CHECK LOCAL LISTINGS): 89th Midsummer Classic from Nationals Park in Washington, D.C.

BS MUSIC NOTES:
• Ariana Grande – Her fiancé Pete Davidson has hit back at critics after she wore his late father’s FDNY badge. One took exception, saying: “No girl should ever wear your dad’s chain. So disrespectful.” Davidson responded with “for ur information that’s not just some girl. That’s my fiancé. she’s the greatest person I know…My dad would be so happy and love her so much.”
• Taylor Swift – Had some trouble with one of her set pieces at her concert in Philadelphia Saturday night. While singing ‘Delicate’, she literally got stuck up in the air in a floating bubble that was supposed to bring her out into the audience. At one point, she said to the audience that “I’m pretty sure I’m stuck up here. It’s a nice view though.” (Video is online!)
• Mariah Carey – Halted a Vegas concert on Saturday and invited one of her backup dancers onstage so his beau could propose. Carey shared a video of the magical moment on Twitter, writing, “he said yes!!!”
• Led Zeppelin – are teasing pics of the illustrated anniversary book fans have been eagerly awaiting since its announcement seven months ago. ‘Led Zeppelin by Led Zeppelin’ celebrates the band’s 50th anniversary, and includes input from the three surviving members.
• Pearl Jam – were joined on stage by Jack White for a cover of Neil Young’s ‘Rockin’ in the Free World’ at Portugal’s NOS Alive festival on Saturday night.
• Sammy Hagar – His supergroup The Circle, — also featuring bassist Michael Anthony, drummer Jason Bonham and guitarist Vic Johnson — has reportedly finished their first album of original material, and it’s a concept album. Bonham says the as-yet-untitled record is meant to be played from start to finish, rather than picked apart song by song.
• Cole Swindell – has revealed the cover art and track listing for his new album, “All of It”, out Aug. 17. It features 12 songs, five of which Swindell co-wrote with some of Nashville’s top songwriters. He has been sharing pieces of the album since early this year.
• Deana Carter – is a married woman. The 52-year-old ‘Strawberry Wine’ singer married Jim McPhail on July 6 in a private ceremony in Florida. It’s her third marriage.
• Garth Brooks – His daughter Allie is an aspiring musician. Dad says of the recent college grad: “She’s gonna have to do this on her own. So she’s just kinda digging in and getting started in the business, and it’ll take her where she’s supposed to go.”

THIS WEEK’S VIDEO RELEASES:
• “Isle of Dogs” (PG-13, Animation/Comedy): Set in Japan, Isle of Dogs follows a boy’s odyssey in search of his lost dog. (Bryan Cranston, Edward Norton)
• “Tully” (R-Rated, Comedy): A mother of three including a newborn, is gifted a night nanny. Hesitant to the extravagance at first, she comes to form a unique bond with the thoughtful, surprising, and sometimes challenging young nanny named Tully. (Mackenzie Davis, Charlize Theron)
• “Super Troopers 2” (R-Rated, Comedy): When a border dispute arises between the U.S. and Canada, the Super Troopers are tasked with establishing a Highway Patrol station in the disputed area. (Jay Chandrasekhar, Kevin Heffernan)
• “I Feel Pretty” (PG-13, Comedy): A woman struggling with insecurity wakes from a fall believing she is the most beautiful and capable woman on the planet. Her new confidence empowers her to live fearlessly, but what happens when she realizes her appearance never changed? (Amy Schumer, Michelle Williams)
• “Truth or Dare” (PG-13, Horror): A harmless game of Truth or Dare among friends turns deadly when someone — or something — begins to punish those who tell a lie or refuse the dare. (Lucy Hale, Tyler Posey)

THE LAST OF A DYING BREED:
Even John Oliver couldn’t save them. Blockbuster Video has closed its two remaining stores in Alaska, leaving the chain’s location in Bend, Oregon as its last location in the United States. The two Alaska locations in Anchorage and Fairbanks closed on Sunday, and will begin selling their remaining stock today. The closures come despite a campaign from HBO host John Oliver to increase business at the stores by donating a jockstrap worn by Russell Crowe in the 2005 film “Cinderella Man” as a tourist attraction. The manager of the Oregon store says that they “have no plans on closing anytime soon.” Blockbuster still runs a streaming service and vending machines in some European countries, as well as several physical locations in Australia.
(Just as well. I much prefer wasting the whole evening deciding what to watch from the comfort of my couch anyway!)
(The Oregon store might still make a go of it, but it’ll be an upstream battle…)
(The clearance sale starts today? I’m hoping to get my hands on a “Be kind and rewind” sign!)
-TheHill

IT’S GOOD FOR YOU…MAYBE:
Because over a third of North American adults take a multivitamin every day, you would hope that they are doing us some good. That may or may not be the case, but if you are taking one in the hope that doing so will reduce your risk for heart disease, you might as well save your money. A review of studies done around the world found no association between multivitamins and the risk for cardiovascular disease, coronary heart disease or stroke incidence or mortality.  Lead author of the review, Dr. Joonseok Kim of the University of Alabama, says that while multivitamins rarely cause harm, “They’re not completely safe either. Some ingredients can interact with other medicines and cause side effects.”
(Darn! Back to exercising and eating veggies!)
(Maybe they should come up with a Vitamin H!)
-NYTimes

BIGGEST LOSERS:
As Twitter continues its purge of suspicious accounts, here are the accounts that have lost the most followers so far:
✗ Twitter: 7.8 million
✗ Katy Perry: 2.8 million
✗ Justin Bieber: 2.7 million
✗ Lady Gaga: 2.5 Million
✗ Barack Obama: 2.4 million
✗ Taylor Swift: 2.3 million
✗ Rihanna: 2.2 million
✗ Britney Spears: 2.1 million
✗ The Ellen Show: 2.0 million
✗ YouTube: 2.0 million
(Although some of Bieber’s lost numbers might be disgruntled pre-teens who heard that he got engaged!)
-LATimes

BS CHRONOMETER 07.17.18

TODAY’S CELEBIRTHDAYS . . .
1935 [83] Donald Sutherland, Saint John NB, movie actor (“Hunger Games” movies)/TV actor (“Crossing Lines” since 2013)/Hollywood Walk of Fame (2011) COMING UP…”Ad Astra” 2019

1947 [71] Duchess of Cornwall (Camilla Parker Bowles Windsor), Plumpton UK, Prince Charles’ longtime mistress whom he finally wed in 2005

1952 [66] David Hasselhoff, Baltimore, MD, TV actor (“Knight Rider”, “Baywatch”, judge on “America’s Got Talent” from 2006-2009 and (ha!) recording artist)

1960 [58] Mark Burnett, London UK, really rich TV producer (“Survivor”, “The Voice”)

1975 [43] Carey Hart, Seal Beach CA, former motorcycle racer and freestyle motocross racer who now competes in offroad truck races. (Also known for his ownership of Hart & Huntington Tattoo Company) Married to Pink since 2006

1976 [42] Luke Bryan, Leesburg GA, country singer (‘Kick the Dust Up’, ‘I See You’)

1979 [39] Mike Vogel, Abington PA, movie actor (“The Help, “Cloverfield”)/TV actor, (“Under the Dome” 2013-15)

1985 [33] Tom Cullen, Aberystwyth, Wales, TV actor (‘Lord Gillingham’ on “Downton Abbey” 2013-2014)

1992 [26] Billie Lourd, Los Angeles CA, TV actress (“Scream Queens” 2015-16, “American Horror Story” 2017-18) Daughter of late actress Carrie Fisher

TODAY’S BS REASONS TO PARTY . . .
• “World Emoji Day”, celebrating the little pictograms that have become a modern form of punctuation. Why July 17th? That’s the date famously displayed on the iOS Calendar Emoji.

• “Peach Ice Cream Day” (aka ‘Fuzz Ripple’). Who cares why? Gimme some! Most ice cream makers only make the stuff during summer.

• “Yellow Pig Day”, a mathematician’s holiday celebrating yellow pigs (is there such a thing!?!), and the number 17. It’s been celebrated annually since the early 1960’s, primarily on college campuses, and primarily by mathematicians.

• “National Tattoo Day”, a celebration of body art; everything from the artwork decorating the proud owners of tattoos to the thousands of studios that continue to crop up around the country. (These days, are you a rebel if you DON’T have a tattoo?)

• “World Day for International Justice”, celebrated as part of an effort to recognize the emerging system of international criminal justice. July 17 was chosen because it is the anniversary of the adoption of the Rome Statute, the treaty that created the International Criminal Court.

AND REMEMBER . . .
[Wed] Caviar Day
[Wed] Perfect Family Day
[Thurs] Get to Know Your Customers Day
[Thurs] Daiquiri Day

THIS DAY IN SHOW BIZ . . .
2004 [14] Martha Stewart is sentenced to five months in prison plus five months in home confinement for lying to federal investigators

TODAY’S MUSIC EVENT . . .
1991 [27] Fourteen years after the deadly crash of Lynyrd Skynyrd’s Baton Rouge-bound aircraft, the surviving members of the band, reunited under the name “Lynyrd Skynyrd 1991,” return to the Louisiana city to kick off a new tour. (The band is currently on their “Last of the Street Survivors Farewell Tour”)

TODAY’S FIRSTS . . .
1955 [63] ‘Disneyland’ officially opens in Anaheim CA, less than a year after construction began (now hosts over 17 million visitors a year, who spend close to $3 billion)

2013 [05] In an effort to curb obesity rates, United Arab Emirates offers citizens 1 gram of gold for every kilogram of weight they lose

TODAY’S RECORD . . .
1982 [36] 52-year-old Don Bennett of Seattle becomes 1st ‘One-Legged Mountain Climber’ to hop to the top of Washington’s 14,408-ft Mount Rainier

BULL’S BITS

BS WACK FACTS:
✓ The Statue Of Liberty was originally intended to go to Egypt.
✓ Michelangelo hated painting – in fact, he wrote a despairing poem about painting the Sistine Chapel.
✓ Rats actually laugh when tickled.
✓ A classic violin contains about 70 different pieces of wood.
✓ The state of Florida is bigger than the entire country of England.
✓ If you put Saturn in (an insanely large) bathtub, it would float.
-Lifebuzz

BS REJECTED HOSTEL NAMES:
• Drunks in Bunks
• Hostel California
• Stabby McStabbingtons
• Bed n’ Brexit
• Hannibal’s Hostel
• Trump Towers
• Fawlty Showers
• Deliverance Lodge
• Bedbugs and Broomsticks
• Hostel Work Environment
• Bring Your Own Bed and Breakfast
-Twitter

BS SHOWER THOUGHTS:
• Two babies born at the exact same time on different sides of the world would have different birthdays.
• Did you ever wonder why pictures are square or rectangular, but camera lenses are round?
• 100 years ago, everyone owned a horse and only the rich had cars. Now, everyone owns a car and only the rich have horses.
• Taking a nap to get rid of a headache is the biological equivalent of “turn it off and then on again.”
• I wonder if I’ve ever drank milk from the same cow twice.
• There is no cool way to chase a ping-pong ball.
• Do twins ever realize that one of them was unplanned?
• How would a mermaid give birth?
• If you try to rob a bank, you won’t have any trouble with rent payments for the next 10 years, whether you are successful or not.
• If you punch yourself and it hurts, are you strong or are you weak?
• Since your own voice sounds so much better to you than it actually sounds, imagine what Morgan Freeman hears when he speaks!
-Cheezburger

BS PHONE STARTER:
In your opinion, what is the best (or worst) tourist attraction that you’ve ever visited?

BS RANDOM JOKE:
I’m not passive aggressive, unlike some people I know…

BS WATER COOLER QUESTION:
Question: A survey asked people what they wished their smart speaker could do. THIS was the number one answer. What?
Answer: Teach a foreign language.

BS DEEP THOUGHT:
It’s not who you are that holds you back, it’s who you think you’re not.