Tuesday, December 10, 2024 — Edition: #7853
Sheet Happens!
BS SHOW BIZ BUZZ:
★ Jacques Audiard’s Spanish-language musical “Emilia Pérez” came away with the most Golden Globes nominations yesterday. It received 10 nods, one shy of the record set by Robert Altman’s “Nashville” in 1976. The Netflix flick scored a best best motion picture nod, as well as nominations for director Audiard, actress Karla Sofía Gascón, supporting actresses Selena Gomez and Zoe Saldaña, and 2 original songs. In second place was “The Brutalist” with 7 nominations, Edward Berger’s Vatican potboiler “Conclave” has 6, and critical darling “Anora” and “The Substance” both have 5 nods. TV nominations are led by “The Bear” with 5, and “Only Murders In The Building” and “Shogun”, with 4 each. The 82nd Golden Globes will air Jan. 5 on CBS (and stream on Paramount+), with host Nikki Glaser.
-TheWrap
★ Attorney Tony Buzbee has reacted to Jay-Z denying that he — along with Sean “Diddy” Combs — raped his client at a 2000 MTV VMAs afterparty when she was 13. After Jay-Z called the lawsuit a “blackmail attempt,” Buzbee tweeted that when his “firm sent (Jay-Z’s) lawyer a demand letter on behalf of an alleged victim, that victim never demanded a penny from him.” Buzbee alleged that his client “only sought a confidential mediation.” Buzbee also claimed that since sending the letter, Jay-Z, also known as Shawn Carter, has sued the attorney under a pseudonym, and has “tried to bully and harass me and this plaintiff.” He concluded: “We will let the filing speak for itself and will litigate the facts in court, not in the media.”
-PageSix
★ “Real Housewives” star Brandi Glanville has blamed a facial parasite as being possibly responsible for the dramatic change in her appearance. Glanville shared a selfie on X, and wrote: “What happened? I wish I knew I’ve been in &out of the hospital this (past year and a half, and) spent almost every dollar I have trying to figure it out. Some Dr.’s say I have a parasite that jumps around my face. Some say it’s stress induced edema. I personally say it’s Bravo.” Fans were shocked after Glanville posted a selfie in which her face appeared to be swollen. In October 2023, ET reported one of her sons called 911 after she collapsed at home, and her “face blew up like a basketball”.
-TheWrap
★ Katie Holmes is setting the record straight about her daughter Suri Cruise’s finances. On Sunday, Holmes shared a post on Instagram disputing a report from the Daily Mail that alleged that 18-year-old Suri had become a millionaire after her trust fund from her father Tom Cruise recently kicked in. The outlet quoted a source as saying that Suri gained access to her trust fund from Cruise, and has an additional trust fund from her mother. Over a screenshot of the article, Holmes wrote: Completely false,” Daily Mail you can stop making stuff up.” In the caption, she wrote: “Enough.”
-People
★ Tyler Perry kept his lips sealed when it came to pals Meghan Markle and Prince Harry. In a new interview, the movie producer shut down questions about assisting the royal couple flee the UK in 2020. When asked how he helped the duo prepare for their move, Perry — who lent the Duke and Duchess of Sussex his California mansion, private jet and security team – stated: “I didn’t. Meghan is from California. She knows California well. So, there was nothing to prepare them for.” He continued, sharing: “I will say this. What I learned about mentioning them — because there’s this insatiable appetite to know all about them — is that any question that is asked becomes the headline of anything I say.”
-OK!
TODAY’S SHOW BIZ SKED:
• “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” (ABC/Global): Ryan Seacrest, Monica Barbaro, Keith Urban
• “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon” (NBC/CTV): John Mulaney, Linda Cardellini, Julien Baker & TORRES
• “The Late Show With Stephen Colbert” (CBS/Global): Mindy Kaling, Saul Trujillo
• “After Midnight” (CBS/Global): Sasheer Zamata, Vinny Thomas, Jeff Hiller
• “Late Night With Seth Meyers” (NBC/CTV): Colin Jost, Sharon Horgan, Patrick Radden Keefe
• “Watch What Happens Live” (Bravo): Sutton Stracke, Jeremiah Brent
• “The Daily Show” (COM): TBA
• “The View” (ABC/CTV): Holiday fun with Marc Summers
• “The Talk” (CBS): Nick and Vanessa Lachey, Chris Diamantopoulos
• “Live With Kelly and Mark” (ABC/CTV): Sarah Michelle Gellar, Justin Baldoni, Stella Cole
• “The Kelly Clarkson Show” (Check local listings): Stephanie Hsu, Ethan Slater, Ben Folds
• “The Drew Barrymore Show” (Check local listings): Cynthia Erivo, Fortune Feimster
• “The Jennifer Hudson Show” (Check local listings): Jennifer Love Hewitt, Pat Houston and Rickey Minor
• “The Voice (NBC): Live: Recap Finale Top 5 Performances
• “LEGO Masters” (Fox): Celebrity Holiday Bricktacular featuring Sophia Bush, Holly Robinson Peete, Eric McCormack and Lil Rel Howery.
• “FBI” (CBS): After a park ranger is shot dead by a masked assailant, the team discovers a string of connected crimes, and an online conspiracy theory community. Followed by “International” and “Most Wanted”.
• “Toy Story That Time Forgot” (ABC): While at a post-Christmas play date, the gang finds that some cool new action figures turn out to be delusional, leaving it up to Trixie to save the day.
BS MUSIC NOTES:
• Charli XCX – has been declared “Mother of the Year” by the LGBTQ+ social networking app Grindr. For its 2024 Grindr Unwrapped: Gay Year In Review, the app surveyed users on pop culture topics and trends, and she came first. #2 was Lady Gaga, followed by Beyoncé, Céline Dion and Chappell Roan.
• Sabrina Carpenter and Chappell Roan — teamed up for a festive duet of Wham! ‘Last Christmas’. In her new Netflix holiday special “A Nonsense Christmas”, which premiered on Friday, the 2 are seen in the aftermath of a holiday house party, complete with empty wine bottles and scattered red cups. The pair perform the 1984 hit while reading the lyrics karaoke-style on a vintage TV. LINK: https://tinyurl.com/y47c4vbe
• Coldplay – are giving all their love to Dick Van Dyke for the legendary performer’s 99th birthday. Friday, the group unveiled a short-film-style music video for ‘All My Love’, focusing on Van Dyke’s life and career Directed by Spike Jonze and Mary Wigmore, the 7-minute visual shows him dancing, showing off his infectious sense of humor, and offering up musings about his personal journey. LINK: https://tinyurl.com/2akudrdt
• Bob Dylan — Christmas day will bring with it the theatrical arrival of “A Complete Unknown”, the highly anticipated biopic about Bob Dylan starring Timothée Chalamet. Friday, 2 songs from the soundtrack were released, including Chalamet’s recording of the Dylan classic ‘Like a Rolling Stone’. The soundtrack will be released Feb. 28. LINK: https://tinyurl.com/4da5bu33
• Soundgarden – The surviving members of the group will reunite for a Seattle Children’s Hospital benefit show this Saturday at the 1100-capacity Showbox in Seattle WA. Billed as Nudedragons, the name Soundgarden reunited under in 2010, the December 14 show will feature Kim Thayil, Ben Shepherd and Matt Cameron, with singer Shaina Shepherd.
• Led Zeppelin — The official trailer for “Becoming Led Zeppelin” has arrived. What looks to be the definitive document of the group from director Bernard MacMahon features a wealth of archival and rare interview and live footage. It will receive an exclusive theatrical release in IMAX on Feb. 7. LINK: https://tinyurl.com/msavt6jf
• Ella Langley and Riley Green – Their collab ‘You Look Like You Love Me’ has jumped from #7 to #1 on Billboard’s Country Airplay chart. It’s Green’s second chart-topper, following his appearance on Thomas Rhett’s ‘Half of Me’, which hit #1 in November 2022.
• Jelly Roll – Now that he’s off the road, he’s trying out a new look in his downtime. Wife Bunnie Xo shared video of him modeling a new pair of khaki overalls. That’s a big change for Jelly, who typically is seen in mostly-black ensembles. He wears a sheepish smile in the clip, which she labelled “When your husband is in his farmer era”. LINK: https://tinyurl.com/5y4awjvh
• Blake Shelton – says that he and wife Gwen Stefani definitely are not Starbucks regulars. When asked what their go-to order is, he responded: “Starbucks is a little too hardcore for both of us. I just like regular coffee that we drink at the house.” And when they DO drink Starbucks coffee? “It’s like, ‘Oh my God, are we about to…like, stay awake for a week?'”
SHOOTING THE BULL
A PRESCRIPTION FOR HOT COCOA:
When you’re feeling stressed, do you find yourself reaching for some fatty snacks? Well, researchers from the University of Birmingham have a suggestion that just might save your heart health — have a hot cup of cocoa! Their study found that drinking cocoa can counteract the negative effects of fatty foods, which impair the body’s recovery from stressful moments. The research revealed a fascinating defense mechanism that could help protect your body’s blood vessels when stress pushes you toward unhealthy eating habits. They point out that if you want to take advantage of these benefits, you should look for minimally processed cocoa powder. Oh, and another pro tip: For those who don’t like cocoa, green tea is another healthy option.
(Darn. It couldn’t have been rum and eggnog?)
(So, they’re saying that fatty foods are especially bad for you when you’re stressed out? What are you supposed to do after a bad day at work? Cook broccoli?)
-StudyFinds
PET POLL:
Everyone who has ever owned pets has at least one good story – and now, a new survey of 2,000 pet owners is revealing the craziest calamities pets have unleashed on their owners. The Talker Research poll respondents told tales of stolen dentures, hearing aids, and even a Thanksgiving turkey. One person said their pet “ate a laptop, a Bible, two chargers, and a pillow because we left him in the house alone for 30 minutes.” Pet parents reported their furry friends have brought live pigeons, possums, snakes, bats, and bunnies into their homes. A quarter of pet parents reported their pet has gotten themselves into a conundrum in the last day. And among newer pet owners, 54% said they had experienced a pet catastrophe in the last few days.
(…and if you’ve never had Rover lock you out of your car, are you even really a dog owner?)
(What’s YOUR worst pet mishap?)
-SWNS
BARROOM BITS:
There are lots of calendars released around this time of year, often to raise money for an important cause, and sometimes featuring suggestive photos. But this one takes the beefcake. A hilarious new calendar for 2025 featuring pub regulars in awkward poses around their hometown of Leek in Britain has come out in time for Christmas. In it, a brave group of working men proudly showcase their beer guts, after stripping naked to raise cash for prostate cancer research. The crew of 20 men, who call themselves the Leek Calendar Boys, are seen protecting their modesty with things like a boxing glove, a traffic cone and even a chainsaw, as they pose for the Full Monty-style calendar. They came up with the idea while sitting in the Blue Mugge Pub in Staffordshire, chatting about fundraising over a pint, after realizing that most of them had been affected in some way by cancer. Other clever methods the calendar boys used to cover their naughty bits include a well-placed drum kit, a stuffed pheasant, pet ferrets, and, this being a collection of photos of working men, a sausage from the local butcher. LINK: https://tinyurl.com/3bex6kzk
(…and now, everyone is saying of the bar they go to: “Where everybody knows your shame!)
(I saw the calendar. Next year, they’d better do some fundraising for what it did to my eyes!)
-SWNS
HOT GEN Z SLANG TERMS OF 2024:
By now, you’ve heard that the Oxford Dictionary word of the year is “brain rot,” a deterioration of the mind due to over-consuming “trivial” content online. Now, here are the 7 new Gen Z slang terms that ‘cooked’ in 2024…
► For You page (or FYP): A social media feed that contains personalized content based on the user’s interest. (So, you’re telling me that not everyone’s feeds are filled with ads for mouthwash and adult diapers?)
► Touch grass: To participate in normal activities in the real world, as opposed to online experiences and interactions. (Purely theoretical, to some…)
► Nepo baby – A person who gains success or opportunities through familial connections.
► Street corn: Grilled corn on the cob that is coated with a creamy spread.
► Burrata: Mozzarella formed into a ball-shaped casing that contains curds and cream.
► Ultra-processed – Containing or made primarily with highly processed ingredients, including artificial additives (coloring, flavoring, and preservatives) and typically having high levels of fat, sugar, or salt. (Synonym: delicious!)
► International Bitterness Unit: A unit of measurement used to assess the concentration of a bitter compound found in hops to provide information about how bitter a beer is.
► Cash grab: The greedy pursuit of an opportunity for making money, especially when done without regard for ethics, concerns, or consequences. (Sorry kids, you didn’t make this one up!)
► Shadow ban: To cause a user or their content to be hidden from some or all other users, usually without the user’s knowledge.
(Note to self: Don’t start using these. Not only will you look like you’re trying too hard, but by now, these words are so “2024”, everyone will “OK, Boomer” you!)
-NYPost
DID YOU KNOW?
Driving while listening to a certain seasonal song could land you in a snowbank if you’re not careful. This fearsome festive news comes from a study by researchers from the South China University of Technology. They say that listening to songs with a BPM (beats per minute) greater than 120, while driving, such as ‘Frosty the Snowman’, can subconsciously encourage distraction and dangerous driving habits. After evaluating a lengthy list of Christmas tunes, Frosty the Snowman, first recorded by Gene Autry, with a BPM score of 172, was named “the most dangerous” to drive to. The second most dangerous song was found to be Mariah Carey’s ‘All I Want For Christmas Is You’, with a nerve-jangling BPM of 150. (If you ask me, with Mariah’s song, we should be a lot more concerned about it causing MURDER than bad driving!)
-NYPost
BS CHRONOMETER 12.10.24
TODAY’S BS REASONS TO PARTY . . .
• “Dewey Decimal Day”, honoring Melville Dewey, born this day in 1851 in Adams Center, NY. At 21, he invented the “Dewey Decimal Classification System” while working as a student assistant in the Amherst College library. For creating this revolutionary filing system, he’s known as the ‘Father of Modern Librarianship’. (Wow, let’s not overDUE it…)
• “International Human Rights Day”, honoring the UN Declaration of Human Rights in 1948.
• “Nobel Prize Awards Day”. The awards were established by the will of Swedish chemist (and dynamite inventor) Alfred Nobel, and have been held on this date since 1901. The current value of each award is about US $1.1 million.
• “National Lager Day”. Lager is typically characterized as a light, summer beer. Most lager is matured or conditioned at a cold temperature, and with a particular yeast, resulting in a “crisp” and “refreshing” taste. The term lager means “storeroom” or “warehouse” in German.
• “Festival for the Souls of Dead Whales”, to celebrate and memorialize all whales that have died. Whales can live more than 200 years, and provide minerals and vitamins to the Inuit people who hunt them. Today, you’re invited to watch a documentary about whales or ‘speak whale’ like ‘Dory’ in “Finding Nemo”. LINK: https://tinyurl.com/bfle7mp
AND REMEMBER . . .
[Wed] App Day
[Wed] Stretching Day
[Thurs] Poinsettia Day
[Fri] Salesperson’s Day
This Month is…Fruitcake Month
This Month is…Read a New Book Month
TODAY’S CELEBIRTHDAYS . . .
1952 [72] Susan Dey, Pekin IL, TV actress (“The Partridge Family” 1970-74, “L.A. Law” 1986-1992)
1960 [64] (Sir) Kenneth Branagh, Belfast Northern Ireland, movie actor (“Harry Potter & The Chamber of Secrets”)/movie director (“Thor”)/screenwriter (“Hamlet”)
1961 [63] Virenia “Nia” Peeples, Hollywood CA, TV actress (“Fame” 1983-86, “Pretty Little Liars” 2010-17)/R&B singer (‘Street of Dreams’)
1964 [60] Bobby Flay, NYC, TV chef (“Beat Bobby Flay” since 2013, “Boy Meets Grill”, and about 15 more)
1972 [52] Andrea Canning, Collingwood ON, journalist (“Dateline NBC” since 2012)/TV writer (“Hallmark” and “Lifetime” channels)
1974 [50] Meg White, Grosse Pointe Farms MI, former rock drummer (White Stripes-‘Seven Nation Army’, ‘Icky Thump’)/married to Jack White 1996-2000
1985 [39] Raven-Symoné, Atlanta GA, TV actress (“That’s So Raven” 2002-07, “Kim Possible” 2002-07, “The Cosby Show” 1989-92)/TV personality (“Scrabble” host since 2024, “The View” 2015-16)
THIS DAY IN SHOW BIZ . . .
2005 [19] Comedian Richard Pryor dies of heart failure at 65 after battling Multiple Sclerosis.
2009 [15] James Cameron’s 3-D sci-fi epic “Avatar” has its world premiere in London. (It becomes the highest-grossing movie of all-time — $2.9 billion.)
TODAY’S MUSIC EVENTS . . .
1984 [40] The African famine relief song ‘Do They Know It’s Christmas’ by Band Aid is released in North America. (It had been released in the UK one week earlier).
2005 [19] After 5 years of dating, Garth Brooks and Trisha Yearwood tie the knot in a private ceremony at their home in Owasso, Oklahoma.
2007 [17] Led Zeppelin play a one-off show at the O2 Arena in London, the biggest reunion in rock history. John Bonham’s son, Jason, plays drums at the show, a benefit for late Atlantic records president Ahmet Ertegun’s Education Fund.
TODAY’S FIRST . . .
2012 [12] Colorado makes marijuana legal for recreational use (the first state to do so).
TODAY’S RECORD . . .
1964 [60] Reverend Martin Luther King Jr is awarded the Nobel Peace Prize at age 35, the youngest ever to win the award.
BULL’S BITS
BS WHACK FACTS:
✓ You can’t sneeze in your sleep because your brain shuts down the reflex.
✓ Acids in the human stomach can dissolve a razor blade.
✓ Your body uses 300 muscles to balance itself when you’re simply standing still.
✓ Mice can fit through a hole the size of a ballpoint pen.
✓ Butterflies don’t eat – they only drink.
✓ Cows moo in accents, depending on where they live.
-Factinate, ReadersDigest
Best of BS . . .
BS REASONS THE GRINCH IS AWESOME:
• He basically walks around naked and no one seems to even notice.
• He has the most sturdy sled known to man.
• Baby Grinch is almost as cute as Baby Yoda.
• He is able to get Whoville to stop singing that stupid song for at least a few minutes.
• I’ve never seen anyone, anywhere with better facial expressions.
• Unlike many politicians, his heart is actually capable of growing.
• When showing up to holiday family gatherings, he personifies who we all want to be.
• He helps you take down your Christmas decorations.
• He is so full of hate that he should be on X.
• It ain’t easy being green.
• How bad can he really be if he loves his dog that much?
-Twitter, first published in BS in 2019
TODAY’S SCOOP OF BS:
➠ Sabrina Carpenter and Barry Keoghan have split. (Problems between the two started when Sabrina Carpenter realized she was dating Barry Keoghan…)
➠ 35% of people admit they have used their cell phone to avoid talking to someone in person. (Forget that. I just start talking really loudly to myself . . . it works just as well!)
➠ A study says that Gmail users make larger charitable donations than Yahoo, Hotmail, or AOL users. (However, Yahoo, Hotmail, and AOL users are more charitable when it comes to sending money to Nigerian princes who need help with an urgent matter…)
➠ Last week marked the 32nd anniversary of the first text message. (Or, as my friend texted me, “Tooth decay is the 32nd anvil-sorry of the fist Texas massage.”
➠ NASA says warp drive may soon become a reality. (“Star Trek” fans thought they’d NEVER see this in real life. Sorry. Thinking of boobies.)
BS WEB GOODIE:
The beautiful game just got beautifuller: https://tinyurl.com/2hw6xfju
BS RANDOM JOKE:
The difference between me and Superman is this: He has super vision, and I require supervision.
☎ BS PHONE STARTER:
What odd holiday tradition have you started – or continued?
BS WATER COOLER QUESTION:
When it comes to holiday shopping, men are more likely than women to do THIS. What is it?
Answer: Shop online at work
BS DEEP THOUGHT:
Most great people have attained their greatest success just one step beyond their greatest failure.