Month: December 2023

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‘CMT Crossroads: Bret Michaels & Chris Janson’ to debut Dec. 20th

Chris Janson at Long Island Community Hospital at Bald Hill on July 3^ 2019 in Farmingville^ New York.

Bret Michaels of the rock band Poison and country star Chris Janson will headline the latest installment of CMT Crossroads, marking the first on-stage collaboration between Michaels and Janson.

Michaels and Janson perform each other’s biggest hits, including Poison’s “Every Rose Has Its Thorn,” “Talk Dirty To Me” and “Your Mama Don’t Dance” as well as Janson’s “Fix a Drink,” “Good Vibes” and “Buy Me A Boat.”

Said Michaels: “CMT Crossroads with my friend Chris Janson was a bucket list and nothing but a good time. We brought nothing but hits and an absolute game-changer of fun, big energy and what may be the biggest, rowdiest & most good-time lovin’ fans. This will be a music history-making event, so tune in Dec. 20 and get ready for your chance to see Chris and I on my ‘Parti-Gras Mardi Gras 2024 Tour.’”  Added Janson: “This Crossroads is pure rock and roll. What a blast to do this with a hero and friend, Bret Michaels. Two good buddies, having nothing but a good time, literally. Tune in, and turn it up!”

‘CMT Crossroads: Bret Michaels & Chris Janson’ is set to air on Wednesday, Dec. 20 at 8 p.m. CT, with an encore presentation at 9 p.m. CT. For more information, click here.

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Taylor Swift’s ‘Eras Tour’ sets record with over $1 billion in sales

Taylor Swift at Hermosa Beach on August 11^ 2019 in Hermosa Beach^ CA

Taylor Swift’s ‘Eras Tour’ has set a new world record with over $1 billion in gross ticket sales.  The tour has earned an estimated $1.04 billion in 2023, with 4.35 million tickets sold to 60 shows – becoming the first in history to reach the billion-dollar milestone.

Additionally, Eras Tour merchandise earned an approximate $200 million in 2023, while Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour concert film has grossed $250 million in worldwide ticket sales — making it the highest-grossing concert film of all time.

It is already estimated that Swift’s Eras Tour ticket sales will reach $1 billion again in 2024, which would take the tour’s total to more than $2 billion.

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Taylor Swift’s ‘Eras Tour’ sets record with over $1 billion in sales

Taylor Swift at Hermosa Beach on August 11^ 2019 in Hermosa Beach^ CA

Taylor Swift’s ‘Eras Tour’ has set a new world record with over $1 billion in gross ticket sales.  The tour has earned an estimated $1.04 billion in 2023, with 4.35 million tickets sold to 60 shows – becoming the first in history to reach the billion-dollar milestone.

Additionally, Eras Tour merchandise earned an approximate $200 million in 2023, while Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour concert film has grossed $250 million in worldwide ticket sales — making it the highest-grossing concert film of all time.

It is already estimated that Swift’s Eras Tour ticket sales will reach $1 billion again in 2024, which would take the tour’s total to more than $2 billion.

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Josh Duhamel & Minka Kelly to star in Netflix drama ‘Ransom Canyon’

Josh Duhamel at the TCL Chinese Theater IMAX on January 18^ 2023 in Los Angeles^ CA

Netflix shared details about their new “romance-fueled family drama and contemporary Western saga” Ransom Canyon, starring Josh Duhamel and Minka Kelly.  Netflix posted on X: “Ransom Canyon, starring Josh Duhamel and Minka Kelly, is a new romance-fueled family drama and contemporary western saga that charts the intersecting lives of three ranching families, all set against the rugged expanse of Texas Hill Country. Coming soon to Netflix.”

A press release said that Ransom Canyon “charts the intersecting lives of three ranching families, all set against the rugged expanse of Texas Hill Country.” Duhamel will play Staten Kirkland, the owner and sole occupant of the Double K Ranch who is described as a “steadfast and stoic” character who “leads the charge to resist outside forces threatening his way of life and the land that he loves.” Kelly will portray Quinn, a character that has “often found herself in the shadow of others, who after a stint in New York pursuing her career as a concert pianist has returned to Ransom Canyon to carve out a new path for herself.”

There are 10 books in the Ransom Canyon book series, with Season 1 of Netflix’s TV adaptation loosely based on the first one from 2015, Ransom Canyon. Netflix has ordered 10 episodes for Ransom Canyon; the first two will be directed by Amanda Marsalis (Ozark, Umbrella Academy).

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Suspect charged with murder of Detroit synagogue leader Samantha Woll

Detroit police car in front of Comerica Park

Prosecutors in Detroit say that a man being held in connection with the fatal stabbing of Detroit synagogue leader Samantha Woll, and has been charged with her murder. The suspect, Michael Jackson-Bolanos, 28, of Detroit, was taken into custody Sunday as part of the investigation into Woll’s death outside her home in October. Jackson-Bolanos has pleaded not guilty, and was returned to jail without bond.

Wayne County Prosecutor Kym L. Worthy shared that there are “no facts to suggest” that the suspect knew Woll, or that her killing was motivated by antisemitism, adding at a news conference: ‘there’s not a shred of evidence to suggest this was a hate crime.’  The suspect faces additional charges of breaking and entering without permission and lying to a peace officer.  Detroit Police Chief James White said the suspects was being investigated for larcenies in the area of Woll’s home, but had been released, adding that ‘once he was released, we kept an eye on him until we had enough to ultimately make an arrest.’

Woll had served as board president of the Isaac Agree Downtown Synagogue in Detroit and worked in Democratic politics in Michigan. Her family thanked Detroit police’s homicide task force through their attorney, saying: “through their dedication and tireless efforts we firmly believe that they have successfully solved this senseless crime. We cannot thank them enough.”

The 40-year-old Woll was a high-profile member of the city’s Jewish community and her slaying came amid heightened tensions and growing antisemitic and Islamophobic incidents in the U.S. following the conflict in the Gaza Strip, however investigators reiterate there was no information suggesting her death was a hate crime.

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Search underway for suspect in abduction attempts of 3 women near University of Arizona

entrance to The University of Arizona located in Tucson^ Arizona

Police are searching for a man suspected of trying to abduct three different women near the University of Arizona campus in Tucson this past week. The Tucson Police Department said in a news release that the abduction attempts happened on three different days and in three different off-campus locations, adding that they have identified at least two of the victims as students at the university, both of whom were assaulted in the incidents. The third woman is a student at University of Arizona, as well.

Officers with the University of Arizona Police Department received a call from a student on Sunday, reporting that a man approached her from behind, put his arm around her waist and assaulted her. The student was not injured, police said, and after she screamed, the suspect ran off.  Another victim reported to Tucson Police’s sexual assault unit that she had been followed by a driver matching the suspect’s description on Wednesday morning, Dec. 6, and also shared an updated description of the suspect and his vehicle.

Tuscan Police have described the suspect as a man with a dark complexion, possibly Hispanic, between 5 feet 10 inches and 6 feet tall, with a medium to heavyset build and “close buzz cut hair.” The suspect was seen driving a “dark purplish four-door hatchback or crossover vehicle with a dented front bumper, tinted windows, and no front license plate”.  According to police, the vehicle is either a dark blue 2000s Toyota Camry or Toyota Corolla.

Chris Dennison, the assistant police chief in Tucson, asked members of the surrounding community to help by joining the police department’s open camera registry, which “allows residents and business owners to voluntarily register their surveillance cameras with the police department.”   In addition, he said both the FBI and U.S. Marshals Service have also joined their search for the suspect.

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Brad Paisley and wife Kimberly open free toy store for families in need during the holidays

Kimberly Williams-Paisley and Brad Paisley at Radion City Music Hall; 2019

Brad Paisley and his wife, actress Kimberly Williams-Paisley have opened a free toy store in the Nashville area, affording low-income families the opportunity to shop for holiday gifts. The Paisleys welcomed 400 families into their toy store last week, with gifts ranging from video games to clothes, stuffed animals and more.

The goal of the store was to help those in need, and give parents ‘dignity of choice’ during the holiday season, utilizing the same concept Brad and Kimberly have done with their free grocery store, ‘The Store’. The Store received approximately 2,000 donated items and raised $20,000.

Brad explained: “The emotional aspect of being able to give your child something your child wanted versus just something to sort of get you through the holidays, that’s such a load off the minds of somebody who maybe didn’t think they were going to be able to do that.”

Brad and Kimberly strive to help even more families in need in the Nashville area, with Kimberly saying: “There’s so much we want to do… And really like the toy store has shown us that we can keep going and we can keep expanding and growing.”

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Maren Morris breaks silence on ‘ongoing’ divorce proceedings from ex, Ryan Hurd

Maren Morris at MGM Grand Garden Arena on May 20^ 2018 in Las Vegas

Maren Morris is breaking her silence regarding her ‘ongoing’ divorce from estranged husband Ryan Hurd, two months after filing to end the marriage.

After Morris was asked about her new look during an appearance on The Howard Stern Show, she joked that she “cut all the trauma out of my hair” when she got her short bob: “I think this year has — for a lot of people, not just me — a lot of people that are close to me have gone through it. I’ve known so many people that have gone through breakups or divorces.” When Stern noted that Morris, 33, herself “went through a divorce this year,” she replied, “It’s ongoing. … I would like this to sort of wrap up.” Morris later said that she wasn’t thinking about dating again, adding, “I don’t have the headspace for that yet. But I’m writing so much right now. That’s kind of been my way of dating, is just through song.”

Morris filed for divorce on October 2, citing “irreconcilable differences” as the reason for the split.  The former couple tied the knot in 2018, and welcomed son Hayes Andrew Hurd on March 23, 2020, just a day before their second wedding anniversary.

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Jessica Chastain and Peter Sarsgaard star in the trailer for ‘Memory’

Jessica Chastain arrives for the Showtime’s ‘George Tammy’ FYC event on May 15^ 2023 in Hollywood^ CA

Writer-director Michel Franco’s film Memory has released a trailer, starring Jessica Chasten and Peter Sarsgaard

Memory features Sarsgaard as single father Saul, who has early onset dementia; and Chastain as Sylvia, a recovering alcoholic who becomes Saul’s caretaker and develops a relationship with him. Elsie Fisher plays Saul’s daughter and Brooke Timber plays Sylvia’s. The film also stars Merritt Wever, Jessica Harper, and Josh Charles as Saul’s brother.

A film synopsis reads: “Sylvia is a social worker who leads a simple and structured life, that is blown open when Saul follows her home from their high school reunion. Their surprise encounter will profoundly impact both of them as they open the door to the past.”

Memory opens in select theaters Dec. 22 and goes into wide release on Jan. 5.  Take a look at the trailer – here.

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Tiffany Haddish charged following second DUI arrest in Los Angeles

Tiffany Haddish at the 2023 ESPY Awards on July 12^ 2023 in Hollywood^ CA

Tiffany Haddish has been charged after her second DUI arrest in Los Angeles.  According to TMZ, the 44-year-old was charged with two misdemeanors: driving under the influence of alcohol and driving with a .08 percent blood alcohol content. Haddish’s arraignment has been scheduled for Dec. 22.

The Beverly Hills Police Department confirmed that Haddish was cited by officers after witnesses allegedly observed her stopped in the middle of Beverly Drive, apparently asleep with her car still running. The incident marked Haddish’s second arrest for driving under the influence — the first occurred in January 2022, where she was arrested in Atlanta, Georgia after officers responded to a report of someone sleeping behind the wheel. Haddish faced charges of DUI and improper stopping on a roadway, and was released after posting a $1,666 bond.

Following her November arrest, Haddish said she pledged that “this will never happen again,” adding, “I’m going to get some help so I can learn balance and boundaries.” 

Tiffany Haddish Charged After Los Angeles DUI Arrest

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