Thursday, March 8, 2018 – Edition: #6172
If the Sheet Fits, Buy It!
BS SHOW BIZ BUZZ:
★ The guy who allegedly stole Frances McDormand’s Oscar is not going to escape criminal charges just because she doesn’t want him prosecuted. It turns out the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences still technically owns the hardware, despite the fact that McDormand ‘won’ it, and her name is engraved on it. Therefore the Academy is listed as the victim on the police report, and they want the book thrown at him. Terry Bryant has now been officially charged with the crime of felony grand theft. If convicted, he faces a maximum of 3 years in state prison.
(Does that mean Gary Oldman should be jailed too? Because he stole the Oscar from Timothée Chalamet!)
-TMZ
★ Mötley Crüe rocker Tommy Lee is alleging that his 21-year-old son, Brandon Lee knocked him unconscious in a domestic altercation. He posted a now deleted photo of his bloodied mouth on Instagram Monday, captioned with: “My heart is broken. You can give your kids everything they could ever want in their entire lives and they can still turn against you. Good job Brandon! Great son!” He later tweeted to TMZ: “My fiancé and I were in bed when my son busted into the room and assaulted me. I asked him to leave the house and he knocked me unconscious.” Brandon is one of the two children Lee had with his ex-wife Pamela Anderson.
-USAToday
★ Wendy Williams will be returning to her show on March 19. She tweeted the news, and was sure to thank her friend, actor Jerry O’Connell, who will be filling in next week as her first-ever guest-host. Williams has been taking some time off to focus on her hyperthyroidism and Graves’ disease , per her doctor’s orders.
-CelebrityInsider, People
★ Sofia Vergara admits she is sad that ‘Modern Family’ is ending next year, but happy to have the chance to focus on making movies. She points out though, that she can’t be picky, because, she feels she is still new to acting, and has never taken an acting class in her life. She says, “I always feel very honored to have a director or my agents call me to offer me a part.”
-ContactMusic
★ A woman claims she tried a skincare product affiliated with Christie Brinkley Skincare only to be left with burns on her face. Carla Young claims that she signed up for a trial of SkinNoir and EyeNoir to be shipped to her home. She says the products are advertised to “replenish and rejuvenate skin.” After using the products, she says she “became aware of burns on her face as a result of the SkinNoir and EyeNoir products.” The woman is suing for pain and suffering, plus medical expenses and lost wages. She is seeking at least $450,000 in damages.
(I’ve been burned by a lot of mail-order offers too!)
-TheBlast
TODAY’S SHOW BIZ SKED:
• “Jimmy Kimmel Live” (ABC/Global): Kathy Griffin, Mike Epps, Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds
• “The Tonight Show starring Jimmy Fallon” (NBC/CTV): Sterling K. Brown, Jack Antonoff, Bleachers
• “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert” (CBS/Global): Mindy Kaling, Chris Hayes, Amberia Allen
• “Late Night with Seth Meyers” (NBC/CTV): Reese Witherspoon, David Remnick, Zach Danziger
• “The Late Late Show with James Corden” (CBS/CTV): Charlize Theron, David Oyelowo, Joel Edgerton
• “Conan” (TBS/Comedy): Walton Goggins, Morgan Saint
• “Watch What Happens Live” (Bravo): David Oyelowo, Elizabeth Hurley
• “The View” (ABC/CTV): Adam Rippon, guest co-host Deborah Roberts
• “The Talk” (CBS): Eric Bana
• “Live with Kelly and Ryan” (ABC/CTV): Reese Witherspoon, Katherine Langford
• “The Ellen DeGeneres Show” (NBC/CTV): Sarah Jessica Parker, Camila Cabello, Das Williams ( R )
• “Champions” (NBC): Series premiere. Vince is living every bachelor’s dream, until his high school fling drops off his estranged son.
• “Showtime at the Apollo” (FOX): Week 2. Performers with various talents compete in hopes of winning over the Apollo crowd and having the opportunity to come back in the season finale for a chance at headlining their very own show at the legendary Apollo Theater.
BS MUSIC NOTES:
• Rihanna – is rumored to be launching a lingerie line. Speculation is that TechStyle wants to add another celebrity to their line of collaborators after working with Kim Kardashian and Kate Hudson. RiRi already has designed footwear for Puma, and launched her own beauty line called ‘Fenty Beauty’.
• Ed Sheeran – donated a guitar to raise funds for 11-year-old Melody Driscoll, who suffers from Rett Syndrom, which affects a victim’s ability to speak, walk, eat and breathe easily. Driscoll’s family will raffle off the guitar to help offset their expenses.
• Migos – Actor Jeff Goldblum has revealed that he’d love to collaborate with them, after being spotted with Quavo in recent months. When asked if they might work together on something, Goldblum said with a laugh, “Oh my gosh, I’d be thrilled to do any, any little thing with him and them…that would be a lot of fun. It could go anywhere! That’s a great idea.”
• Bruce Springsteen – is among the Sony artists who will have a new release for Record Store Day, April 21. Legacy Recordings, the catalog arm of Sony Music, has also announced limited-edition releases by AC/DC and Pink Floyd.
• Heart – Ann Wilson will release a solo album this summer. ‘Songs for the Living, Vol. 1′ will be an album of covers of songs originally recorded by artists who have died in the last several years, including Leonard Cohen, David Bowie, Tom Petty, Chris Cornell and Amy Winehouse. No release date yet. (Maybe she’s waiting for one more…?)
• Marilyn Manson – will hit the road with Rob Zombie this summer on the “Twins Of Evil – The Second Coming Tour”. The 29-date run begins in Detroit on July 11.
• Backstreet Boys – AJ McLean is one of the newest members of the Country Music Association, and he has announced that he’s going to be “the first solo country artist to shake things up”. The Backstreet Boys had a hit collaboration with Florida Georgia Line, ‘God, Your Mama and Me’.
• Jason Aldean – A group of fans who survived the Route 91 shooting in Las Vegas have banded together to present him with a gift of a photobook – and a request: finish the show. The fans are sending the book and some other gifts to Aldean with the request that he return to Vegas for a special show for Route 91 survivors and the families of the victims.
(Second) BORN TO BE WILD:
You’ve probably heard over the years that birth order contributes to certain traits in children. Just lately, a study showed how generally speaking, the firstborn is the most intelligent child. Now: what about that second child? Almost as smart? Not exactly. A study has concluded that second-born boys are more likely to…be criminals. They are statistically prone to be the child who gets in trouble at school or has issues with the law later in life. Researchers from MIT, Northwestern and University of Florida followed thousands of sets of brothers in Denmark and Florida—two dramatically different cultures. They found that second-born boys in both locations were 20-40% more likely to run afoul of authority figures and “enter the criminal justice system” than their older siblings. Why? The study authors theorize that this higher risk of delinquency could be due to the fact that second-born children do not receive the one-on-one focus and doting that their older siblings did. As a result, they may act out as a way to get their parents to focus on them.
(I hope that brainy first child is able to go to law school!)
(The firstborn is smart…or at least smart enough to stay out of jail!)
(What about the third boy….or did the parents give up by then?)
-SimpleMost
APPLE WATCH:
Five types of apples, once thought to be extinct, have been rediscovered in northern Idaho and eastern Washington. David Benscoter, who calls himself an ‘apple detective’, reports that the trees were found growing in the rolling hills of the Palouse agricultural area. Benscoter worked with apple experts at the Temperate Orchard Conservancy in Oregon and Fedco Seeds in Maine to positively identify the apple types. They were compared to written descriptions from old books and antique watercolor paintings. The newly rediscovered apples include the Shackleford, Saxon Priest, Kittageskee, Ewalt and McAffee varieties. He says about17,000 apple varieties are thought to have originated in North America, but only about 4,000 still exist today.
(Or, like 4,005 now…)
(I was sure this was gonna say that they were found at the bottom of the bin at my grocery store…)
(You know what they say: An apple from back in the day…)
-AP
TAKE MY MONEY PLEASE:
Gamechanger! Apparently Starbucks has introduced a new drink that tastes like…(get ready for it….) NUTELLA! Starbucks has introduced the ‘Hazelnut Mocha Coconutmilk Macchiato’, which is available starting this week, and it features what is being called one of the most satisfying flavor combinations: nutty hazelnuts and sweet chocolate. The lucky few who have been able to try it report that it tastes like Nutella – in iced-coffee form. And how could that be a bad thing?
(Sounds good. Too bad I’ll never be able to pronounce it well enough to order it…)
(You had me at Nutella!)
-PopSugar
FROM THE BS POLL VAULT:
A statistical look at who we are and the things we do …
• 29% of people say they have stolen chocolate from a co-worker.
• 50% of adults say dog walking is their main form of exercise.
• 12% of adults think it is easier to hotwire a car than to do their taxes.
• 39% of people say seeing old fast food containers in a date’s car would be a turn-off.
• 40% of men don’t know their partner’s favorite flower.
• 10% of Millennials think senior citizens should stop using emojis.
FORBES’ 2018 TOP 10 BILLIONAIRES:
1. Jeff Bezos, $112 billion (Amazon)
2. Bill Gates, $90 billion (Microsoft, Gates Foundation)
3. Warren Buffett, $84 billion (Berkshire Hathaway)
4. Bernard Arnault and family, $72 billion (Louis Vuitton, Sephora…)
5. Mark Zuckerberg, $71 billion (Facebook)
6. Amancio Ortega, $70 billion (Inditex)
7. Carlos Slim Helu and family, $67.1 billion (America Movil…)
8. Charles Koch, $60 billion (Koch Industries)
9. David Koch, $60 billion (Koch Industries)
10. Larry Ellison, $58.5 billion (Oracle, Netsuite)
-CBS, Forbes
BS CHRONOMETER 03.08.18
TODAY’S CELEBIRTHDAYS . . .
1945 [73] Micky Dolenz, Los Angeles CA, drummer (The Monkees-‘I’m a Believer’, ‘Last Train to Clarksville’)
1959 [59] Lester Holt, Marin County CA, news anchor (“Dateline NBC” since 2006, “NBC Nightly News with Lester Holt” since 2005)
1961 [57] (Debra) Camryn Manheim, Caldwell New Jersey, TV actress (“The Practice” 1997-2004, “Ghost Whisperer” 2006-10)
1977 [41] James Van Der Beek, Cheshire CT, TV actor (“Don’t Trust the B–– In Apartment 23” 2012-13, “Dawson’s Creek” 1998-2003)
1979 [39] Andy Ross, Worcester MA, rock guitarist (OK Go-‘Here It Goes Again’, ‘Get Over It’)
1982 [36] Kat Von D (Katherine von Drachenberg), Monterrey, Mexico, tattoo artist/reality TV star (“LA Ink” 2007-11, “Miami Ink” 2005-06)
TODAY’S BS REASONS TO PARTY . . .
• “International Women’s Day”, first suggested at a 1910 women’s conference in Copenhagen by activist Clara Zetkin. The first “IWD” was observed in Germany the next year. This year’s theme is #PressforProgress NET: http://www.internationalwomensday.com
• “Proofreading Day”, to promote accuracy in written messages. If you hate typos and grammatical errors, thIs iS yer dayb
• “Nametag Day”, today’s celebration of names stipulates that wherever you are, whatever you’re doing, you wear a “Hello, I’m [your name here]” nametag. Or rename yourself!
• “Popcorn Lover’s Day”, observed on the 2nd Thursday of March as a salute to one of our favorite snack foods. Popcorn is actually good for you when eaten plain; but not quite so healthy when loaded with salt and butter (or whatever that goo is they use in movie theaters)
• “World Kidney Day”, an annual global health awareness campaign on the 2nd Thursday of March focused on reducing the frequency and impact of kidney disease and its associated health problems worldwide NET: http://www.worldkidneyday.org
COMING UP . . .
[Fri] Barbie Day
[Fri] False Teeth Day
[Sat] International Bagpipe Day
[Sat] Genealogy Day
THIS DAY IN SHOW BIZ . . .
2003 [15] The singing competition show “Nashville Star” debuts on USA Network (Miranda Lambert comes in 3rd on Season 1)
TODAY’S MUSIC EVENTS . . .
2010 [08] Lil Wayne begins serving a 1-year sentence on firearms charges at Rikers Island in NYC (released after 8 months)
2016 [02] AC/DC postpones the rest of their US tour after singer Brian Johnson is warned he’ll go deaf if he continues (Axl Rose eventually takes over to complete the gigs)
2016 [02] Famed Brit record producer Sir George Martin (The Beatles) dies at age 90
TODAY’S FIRST . . .
2003 [15] 50 Cent’s 1st single, ‘In Da Club’, tops the chart for the 1st of 9 weeks
BULL’S BITS
BS WACK FACTS:
✓ You’re more likely to die from a vending-machine-related accident than to win the lottery.
✓ SOS doesn’t stand for anything. It became the Morse Code distress signal because it was quick and easy to transmit.
✓ Cheese triggers the same part of the brain as hard drugs.
✓ You have never seen your real face, only pictures and reflections of it.
✓ Men who kiss their wives before leaving for work get into fewer car accidents.
✓ The older a father is when he has a child, the uglier the child will be, according to research.
-WhattheFFacts
BS QUESTIONS YOUR SMARTER SELF WOULD ASK:
• Who cares what the square root of anything is?
• Why are kernel and colonel pronounced exactly the same?
• Why didn’t I major in Engineering instead of 18th Century Romance Literature?
• What the heck does ‘fleek’ mean?
• Did you really think that wasn’t going to happen?
• If McDonalds sold Mac and Cheese, would it be called ‘McMac and Cheese’?
• Why don’t you just have one particular spot you put your wallet and keys every day?
• Realistically, is vodka going to help this?
• I know where your car is. Do you, dude?
• New phone, whom is this?
-Twitter
BS PHONE STARTER:
• In what inappropriate setting have you texted someone? In the shower? In a meeting? During a religious service? During sex?
BS RANDOM JOKE:
I don’t understand how God can have Ten Commandments for the whole world when my wife has 152 just for our house.
BS WATER COOLER QUESTION:
Question: 75% of women admit to hiding snacks from their kids and spouse. The two most common places for them to eat the snacks were in their car and HERE.
Answer: In bed!
BS DEEP THOUGHT:
The best time to plant a tree was 20 years ago. The second best time is now.