Tuesday, July 3, 2018 Edition: #6246

The BS Press!

BS SHOW BIZ BUZZ:
★ Kaley Cuoco spent the last day of June doing the best thing possible — getting married. She exchanged vows with her fiancé, professional equestrian Karl Cook. Cuoco shared a few photos from her big day, captioning one, “Legally KCSQUARED 6-30-18.” Cuoco and Cook got engaged on her birthday last year after two years of dating.
-TheBlast
★ Andy Dick is facing sexual battery charges after allegedly groping a stranger on the streets of Los Angeles. A woman filed a police report claiming that Dick squeezed her butt twice as he walked past her on a sidewalk in April. She also said he made lewd comments. This is the latest in a long line of alarming incidents for Dick, who forged a reputation as a controversial performer, but has struggled to maintain his career following frequent and unpredictable outbursts dating back to 2007 when he was dragged by his feet off “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” for repeatedly touching Ivanka Trump and trying to kiss her.
-TheDailyBeast
★ Heather Locklear will reportedly head to a long-term treatment facility to tend to her substance abuse and mental health issues, capping off a tumultuous week that included both an arrest and a possible overdose. Locklear’s voluntary stint is supposed to last 14 days, but there is a chance that she could stay longer. TMZ is quoting a source as saying that “Heather has a pretty big team giving her support. The family is hopeful this time around that she will get better whereas the many times before they were not”.
-NYDailyNews
★ Chris Pratt has reportedly been quietly dating Arnold’s daughter Katherine Schwarzenegger for about 2 months. The two were photographed on a picnic date in mid-June, but apparently they had been on a number of low-key dates before that. A source says that “They both really like each other. Chris is smitten by Katherine and is super happy about how it’s going so far.” Pratt and his ex-wife Anna Faris announced their separation in August 2017. Faris is now dating Michael Barrett.
-Cosmopolitan
★ Despite having a rough year following the separation from Channing Tatum, Jenna Dewan obviously has no plans to slow down any time soon. The professional dancer and actress is partnering with dancewear brand Danskin on a sexy yet comfortable athleisure line. Her capsule collection will be launching this fall and will have an assortment of pieces available, including crop tops, leotards and of course, the classic Danskin leggings.
-CelebrityInsider

TODAY’S SHOW BIZ SKED:
• “Jimmy Kimmel Live” (ABC/Global): Drew Barrymore, David Harbour, Andrea Bocelli ( R )
• “The Tonight Show starring Jimmy Fallon” (NBC/CTV): John Travolta, Sophia Bush, Dierks Bentley ( R )
• “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert” (CBS/Global): Ethan Hawke, Toni Collette, Jeff Arcuri ( R )
• “Late Night with Seth Meyers” (NBC/CTV): Claire Danes, Hannibal Buress, Amber Mark, Brian Frasier-Moore ( R )
• “The Late Late Show with James Corden” (CBS/CTV): Jennifer Garner, Freddie Highmore, Eddie Kaye Thomas, Adam Cayton-Holland ( R )
• “Conan” (TBS/Comedy): Joe Manganiello, Natasha Leggero, Benjamin Gibbard ( R )
• “Watch What Happens Live” (Bravo): Fredrik Eklund, Captain Sandy Yawn ( R )
• “The View” (ABC/CTV): Martha Stewart ( R )
• “The Talk” (CBS): Alison Brie, Jack Reynor
• “Live with Kelly and Ryan” (ABC/CTV): Idina Menzel, Vanessa & Veronica Merrell, the Vamps
• “The Ellen DeGeneres Show” (NBC/CTV): Lauren Graham, Ben Feldman, Kacey Musgraves ( R )
• “America’s Got Talent” (NBC): Season 13 premiere
• “Strokes of Genius” (CW): Tennis icons Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal are chronicled in depth in a retrospective on their epic 2008 Wimbledon final, which saw Nadal end Federer’s five-year reign on Centre Court. Based on the 2009 book by L. Jon Wertheim.

BS MUSIC NOTES:
• Shawn Desman – His Canada Day-eve concert in Wasaga Beach, ON was made a free event after only 17 tickets were sold. The town spent $90,000 to book the singer.
• Alessia Cara – is among the first announced performers for The 2018 IHEARTRADIO MMVAs. Halsey, and Marshmello ft. Anne-Marie will also perform at the August 26th event. Cara co-hosted last year.
• Ariana Grande – Fans have noticed that she has some new ink on her left foot. Her new tat includes the numbers “8418,” which is the badge number worn by her fiancé Pete Davidson’s late father, New York City firefighter Scott Davidson, who died in 2001 during the Twin Tower attacks.
• Drake – His ‘Scorpion’ album surpassed 300 million worldwide streams within 24 hours of its release, and has dominated the Spotify (#1-23 of the Top 25 in the US), Apple Music (all of the Top 25), and iTunes (#1 album and three tracks in the Top 10) charts since its arrival.
• Drake – took to his Instagram Story to pay an emotional tribute to rapper Smoke Dawg after he was reportedly shot dead in Toronto on Saturday night. Smoke Dawg, who was a member of the Halal Gang, supported Drake on his “Boy Meets World” tour in 2017.
• Sheryl Crow – Has lined up a number of superstars to appear on what she is calling her ‘final’ album. Stevie Nicks, Joe Walsh, Don Henley and Keith Richards are among the guests who’ll make cameos on the album, expected next year.
• Red Hot Chili Peppers – Less than two weeks after putting one of his houses on the market, Flea has purchased two. He and his wife, model Frankie Rayder, bought an “architecturally significant” 5.7-acre compound in La Crescenta, Calif. for $4.25 million. It consists of two houses next to each other, one futuristic in design, and the other with a retro-1950s vibe.
• Dave Grohl – When asked what he would do if Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson called on him to replace Neil Peart in Rush, he responded: “I would say, ‘I’m not physically or musically capable, but thanks for the offer.’”
• Florida Georgia Line – Their inaugural ‘FGL Fest’ will take place on Sept. 8 at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. It will happen inside Turn Four of the legendary race track, and feature performances by Cole Swindell, Stephanie Quayle, Riley Green, Mason Ramsey, Jillian Jaqueline, and RaeLynn, with FGL headlining
• Dierks Bentley – Says this of his role as a performer: “I know what’s going on at my shows. People are coming out to blow off steam and have a great time. I’m kind of like the lead bartender: Jumping up on the bar table, drinking shots with you and singing ballads with you like at an old Irish pub somewhere.”
• Johnny Cash – The “Mama Cash Home” in Henderson, TN — the former home his parents, Ray and Carrie — is for sale. The 2,800-square-foot home is listed for $845,000. The property, which Johnny purchased for his parents, is across the street from his own former residence, which burned down in 2007.

THIS WEEK’S VIDEO RELEASES:
• “Ready Player One” (PG-13, Action/Fantasy): When the creator of a virtual reality world called the “OASIS” dies, he releases a video in which he challenges all OASIS users to find his Easter Egg, which will give the finder his fortune. (Tye Sheridan, Olivia Cooke, Ben Mendelsohn)
• “Beirut” (R-Rated, Drama): Caught in the crossfires of civil war, CIA operatives must send a former U.S. diplomat to negotiate for the life of a friend he left behind. (Rosamund Pike, Jon Hamm)
• “7 Days in Entebbe” (PG-13, Drama/Suspense): Inspired by the true events of the 1976 hijacking of an Air France flight en route from Tel Aviv to Paris, and the most daring rescue mission ever attempted. (Rosamund Pike, Daniel Brühl)
• “Borg vs McEnroe” (R-Rated, Drama): The story of the 1980s tennis rivalry between the placid Björn Borg and the volatile John McEnroe. (Sverrir Gudnason, Shia LaBeouf)
• “You Were Never Really Here” (R-Rated, Drama/Suspense): A traumatized veteran, unafraid of violence, tracks down missing girls for a living. When a job spins out of control, Joe’s nightmares overtake him as a conspiracy is uncovered. (Joaquin Phoenix, Judith Roberts)
• “Journey’s End” (R-Rated, Drama): Set in a dugout in Aisne in 1918, it is the story of a group of British officers, led by the mentally disintegrating young officer Stanhope, as they await their fate. (Paul Bettany, Sam Claflin)

NEW INFO ON THE OLD:
A new study says that if you are lucky enough to live to the ripe old age of 105, your risk of death will actually DECREASE. Research conducted by the Italian National Institute of Statistics shows that if you are 106 years old, you actually have lower risk of death than someone who is 102. ISTAT researchers collected info from almost 4,000 people older than 105. They found that after the age of 80, death rates began decreasing, plateauing at 105. Of course, this does not mean that people over the age of 80 or over the age of 105 don’t die. The results show that the death “rate” — how many people die in a particular time period — slows down. Researchers think this may indicate that the upper limit of the human lifespan has not yet been reached and that someday, people may live beyond Jeanne Louise Calment’s world record of 122 years and 164 days.
(But they’ll still complain that they’re cold!)
(Sure, your odds of dying drop when you hit 105, but does your car insurance bill come down? Nooooo!)
(Someday we’re gonna have an awful lot of people saying “Back in MY day…”)
-ABC

APPETITE APP:
Finally, they have come up with a better way to tell if food has gone bad than to take a deep sniff and wonder if you are going to gag. Researchers have come up with a way to have your smartphone do the risky ‘smelling’ for you. Using already-established technology known as near-field communication, they created a small device that operates on wireless technology, that when combined with a sensor, can detect the smelly gases associated with rotting meat. It can detect those gases earlier than the human nose, and send the info to a smartphone to alert the user of the quality of the food. Foodborne illnesses make 48 million people sick each year.
(Does this mean I might never have to hear the words “Is this good?” again?)
(So now smartphones can ‘sniff’ food and tell if it’s bad…but NOBODY can come up with a radar-detector app?)
(I have teenagers. My food is a lot more likely to be ‘gone’ than ‘gone bad!)
-CP

THE SKY’S THE LIMIT:
If you feel like you’d really like to make your proposal to the one you love “out of this world”, this might be the way to go. But be forewarned: It’s a LONG way to go. A French marriage proposal planner that specializes in creating extravagant proposals has introduced a new concept for popping the question that will definitely let her know that you are “over the Moon” for her: A chance to propose while flying around the Moon. Beginning in 2022, the ApoteoSurprise agency says they will be able to offer suitors the chance to enjoy:
• Twelve weeks of technical and physical training.
• Takeoff from the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida
• The theme from “2001- A Space Odyssey”) playing in the two space tourists’ helmets when the first effects of weightlessness are felt.
• Arrival in lunar orbit three days later, flying within 200-300 kilometers of the Moon.
• Cut-off of all communication with Earth for around thirty minutes while the capsule flies over the dark side of the Moon.
• The Frank Sinatra song ‘Fly Me to the Moon’ played halfway through the orbital flight, allowing the suitor to make his marriage proposal far from any form of human life (engagement ring secretly hidden in his spacesuit).
• A spectacular Earth-rise seen from behind the lunar craters and return trip of nearly four days before atmospheric re-entry and final touchdown.
The flight-plan will mirror that of the mythical Apollo 8 mission in 1968. The spacecraft, traveling at a speed of up to 38,000 km/h, will be equipped with eight cameras allowing the couple to capture every moment of their engagement trip. How much? Just $145 million.
(Plus it’ll absolutely destroy however her first husband proposed to her!)
(I’d have a backup plan. These companies are always going broke at the worst possible time!)
(Obviously only for the very wealthy. Ha! Too late, Harry!)
LINK: https://www.proposeinparis.com/marriage-proposal-moon
-ProposeinParis

BS CHRONOMETER 07.03.18

TODAY’S CELEBIRTHDAYS . . .
1943 [75] Kurtwood Smith, New Lisbon WI, TV actor (‘Red Forman’ on “That 70’s Show” 1998-2006, “The Ranch” since 2017)

1962 [56] Tom Cruise (Thomas Mapother IV), Syracuse NY, movie star (“Risky Business”, “Jerry Maguire) COMING UP…”Mission: Impossible – Fallout” 2018

1962 [56] Thomas Gibson, Charleston SC, TV actor (‘Aaron Hotchner’ on “Criminal Minds” 2005-16)

1964 [54] Yeardley Smith, Paris, France, TV voice actress (‘Lisa Simpson’ on “The Simpsons” since 1989)

1971 [47] Julian Assange, Townsville, Australia, Entrepreneur (founder of WikiLeaks) BS FACTOID: Since June 19th, 2012 he’s been living at the Ecuadorian Embassy in London, where he’s been granted political asylum

1973 [45] Patrick Wilson, Norfolk VA, movie actor (“Insidious”, “The Conjuring”) COMING UP…”Aquaman” 2018

1980 [37] Olivia Munn, Oklahoma City OK, movie actress (“Magic Mike”, “Iron Man 2”)/TV actress (“The Newsroom” 2012-14, “The Daily Show” 2010-11) COMING UP…”The Predator” 2018

1989 [29] Elle King, Los Angeles CA, pop singer (‘Ex’s & Oh’s’, ‘America’s Sweetheart’)

TODAY’S BS REASONS TO PARTY . . .
• “Compliment Your Mirror Day”, Participation involves complimenting your mirror on having such a wonderful owner and keeping track of whether other mirrors you meet during the day smile at you. (This is much more fun if you have a prescription for medical marijuana)

• “International Plastic Bag-Free Day”, a day to pick paper over plastic or, even better, a bag that’s reusable. ‘Disposable’ plastic bags are one of the world’s worst environmental problems.
NET: http://www.plasticbagfreeday.org

• “Stay Out of the Sun Day” (unless you’re working on a melanoma collection) At least they decided NOT to have this on a Sunday!

• “Chocolate Wafer Day”, These crispy, sweet snacks are an American favorite, with their waffle surface pattern and thin layers. Variations of chocolate wafers can also be found around the world. In Egypt, there are special kinds of wafers called “freska” that are only sold on the beach in the summertime

• “Eat Your Beans Day”, celebrating beans of all sizes, shapes and colors. Beans (legumes) are one of the longest-cultivated plants, dating back to the seventh millennium BC. They are also an excellent source of protein, fiber, iron and complex carbohydrates (not to mention fart jokes…)

• “American Redneck Day”, you might be a redneck if…
✓ You have flowers planted in a bathroom appliance in your front yard
✓ You mow your lawn and find a car
✓ You can spit without opening your mouth
✓ You’ve ever used a toilet seat as a picture frame

AND REMEMBER . . .
[Wed] Independence Day
[Wed] National Barbecue Day
[Thurs] Workaholics Day
[Thurs] Graham Cracker Day
This Week Is…Be Nice To New Jersey Week
This Month Is…Cell Phone Courtesy Month

THIS DAY IN SHOW BIZ . . .
1985 [33] “Back To the Future” opens in movie theaters, starring Michael J Fox, Christopher Lloyd, and a customized 1981 DeLorean DMC-12 sports car (the first film of a triology)

2012 [06] “The Amazing Spider-Man”, starring Andrew Garfield & Emma Stone, opens in movie theaters (goes on to gross over $750 million worldwide)

TODAY’S MUSIC EVENTS . . .
1971 [47] Jim Morrison of The Doors is found dead in a bathtub at age 27. No autopsy is performed, and while drugs are suspected, the official cause is listed as heart failure

2002 [16] Elton John becomes the first-ever performer to be granted an honorary doctorate from England’s Royal Academy of Music

TODAY’S FIRST . . .
2004 [14] Maria Sharapova wins her 1st Grand Slam tennis title by beating Serena Williams 6-1, 6-4 at Wimbledon

TODAY’S RECORD . . .
1988 [30] Rocky Kenover sets a world record by skydiving 403 times within 24 hours, averaging 1 jump every 3 minutes using 7 planes, 10 pilots, and 50 parachute packers (The record now? 640!)

BULL’S BITS

BS WACK FACTS:
✓ Nerve impulses sent from the brain move at a speed of 274 km/h.
✓ The total length of all the blood vessels in the human body is about 100,000 km.
✓ A newborn child can breathe and swallow at the same time for up to seven months.
✓ 50,000 cells in your body died and were replaced by new ones while I was reading this sentence.
✓ The average human body contains enough sulphur to kill all the fleas on the average dog.
✓ The average human body contains enough fat to make seven bars of soap.
-BrightsideMe

BS HOW DOGS WOULD CELEBRATE THE 4TH OF JULY:
• A bark-B-Q
• Having drinks with friends & telling the story of how they almost got that darned mailman.
• Eating and pooping.
• Partying with no clothes on!
• Being grilled and eaten. Whoops. Wrong kind of dog.
• Following children and drunk people around, waiting for someone to drop some food.
• Sleeping as much as possible, same as me.
• Lighting up some barklers.
• Pausing to reflect on the sacrifices of the brave people who helped form this great nati—SQUIRREL!!!
• Banning fireworks.
-Twitter

BS WHYZITS:
• Whyzit most women’s clothing still doesn’t have pockets?
• Whyzit the word ‘verb’ is a noun?
• Whyzit they call a sculpture a ‘bust’ when it stops just before the part it’s named after?
• Whyzit the word ‘little’ is twice as large as the word ‘big’?
• Whyzit when we do someone a favor we say, “It was the least I could do”? Wouldn’t the least thing we could do be absolutely nothing?

BS RANDOM JOKE:
Smoking will kill you and bacon will kill you, but, smoking bacon will cure it.

BS PHONE STARTER:
Which profession is a total dating turn-off? Would you go out with a mortician? Garbage collector? Stripper? Accountant?

BS WATER COOLER QUESTION:
Question: About 1/3 of women say they learned a lot about their significant other the first time they did this with him? What?
Answer: grocery shop

BS DEEP THOUGHT:
Change the way you look at things and the things you look at change.