Wednesday, October 11, 2023 – Edition: #7572
The BS Press!
BS SHOW BIZ BUZZ:
★ Joe Jonas and Sophie Turner have reached an agreement regarding the custody of their 2 daughters. Page Six says it has seen court documents stating that the former couple believe an “amicable resolution on all issues between them is forthcoming.” Jonas and Turner have also reached a temporary custody agreement for 3-year-old Willa and 1-year-old Delphine. The girls will remain with Turner through Oct. 21, and the actress is permitted to travel with them throughout the US or UK as she pleases. She’ll deliver the girls to Jonas on the 21st, and they will remain with him until Nov. 2. The pair will continue to hand off custody to each other through January, giving the kids the opportunity to spend Thanksgiving with their father and Christmas with their mother.
-PageSix
★ An iconic Michael Jackson clothing item is hitting the auction block. The black and white leather jacket the King of Pop wore during one of his “Pepsi Generation” ads in 1984 is up for grabs — and it’ll probably go for a king’s ransome. It’s not from the infamous ad where he burned himself on set — it’s the one where he’s seen dancing in the streets with others. This was the first Pepsi commercial Jackson did, and the jacket will go under the gavel starting Nov. 10 through the Propstore — and is estimated to fetch anywhere from $230,000 to $460,000.
-TMZ
★ Brooke Burke dropped a bombshell revelation about her time as a contestant on “Dancing With the Stars” in 2008, admitting that she not only had a thing for pro partner Derek Hough at the time — she was tempted to engage in a “love affair” with him. Speaking on Cheryl Burke’s “Sex, Lies and Spray Tans” podcast, Brooke said: “I was crushing on Derek, for sure.” That confession prompted a shocked response from Cheryl, who noted that Hough often told her how “hot” he thought Brooke was at the time. Brooke continued, saying: “Had I not been married, I would have actually hoped we would have had a love affair.”
-ET
★ According to a report, the “Dancing With the Stars” producers were disappointed in Jamie Lynn Spears’ elimination on October 3. The competition show bosses were apparently hoping Spears would last longer, so they could potentially reconnect the actress with her estranged sister Britney Spears on air. A source said: “They really thought that they would have had a chance to get Britney to the ballroom and come(on) to the show — to not only support her sister but (also) support her book release.”
-OK!
★ Part of the original cast of “Mean Girls” have reunited for a new on-screen project — and it’s not the upcoming movie musical adaptation. Over the weekend, Lindsay Lohan, Amanda Seyfried and Lacey Chabert were spotted on set, notably without the 4th member of The Plastics, Rachel McAdams. Just Jared showed pics of Lohan holding a clutch that reads, “Plastics Club Member, Est 2004” with the tagline from the movie: “On Wednesdays we wear pink.” TMZ spotted the women in a convertible and on a football field. It’s rumored the 3 are filming a Pepsi commercial for that could air during the Super Bowl.
-Messenger
★ Netflix has revealed that “The Crown’s” 6th and final season will be split into two parts, with Part 1, consisting of 4 episodes, set to premiere Nov. 16, followed by the 6-episode Part 2, the final batch of episodes, starting on Dec. 14. Netflix also released a brief teaser for the upcoming season, which shows the camera panning into a plush sitting room as a clock ticks. The teaser looks back on the life of the late queen, played by Claire Foy and Olivia Colman in earlier seasons, before settling on Imelda Staunton, who portrays the late monarch in the final season. LINK: https://youtu.be/ykn9pD9H56U
-PopCulture
TODAY’S SHOW BIZ SKED:
• “Jimmy Kimmel Live” (ABC/Global): Sean Penn, Nicole Byer, Megan Moroney
• “The Tonight Show starring Jimmy Fallon” (NBC/CTV): Bailey Zimmerman
• “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert” (CBS/Global): Sen. John Fetterman, Melissa Villaseñor
• “Late Night with Seth Meyers” (NBC/CTV): Reba McEntire, Werner Herzog, Tom Odell, Greg Clark Jr.
• “Watch What Happens Live” (Bravo): Reba McEntire, Troye Sivan
• The View” (ABC/CTV): Julie Fox
• “The Talk” (CBS): Jaime Camil, Alexandra Breckenridge
• “Live with Kelly and Mark” (ABC/CTV): Lisa Edelstein, Jessie James Decker (R)
• “The Kelly Clarkson Show” (Check local listings): Eva Mendes, Craig Morgan, Blake Shelton
• “The Drew Barrymore Show” (Check local listings): Lucy Liu
• “Jennifer Hudson Show” (Check local listings): Robin Thicke
• “Survivor” (CBS): Tribes must hook a win in the reward challenge to earn a large fruit platter and the chance to raid the camp of one of the losing tribes. Followed by “The Amazing Race”.
• “Celebrity Jeopardy!” (ABC): Quarterfinal #3: Christopher Meloni, Sherri Shepherd and Katie Nolan
• “The Masked Singer” (Fox): 2000s Night
BS MUSIC NOTES:
• Olivia Rodrigo – Monday, she played a one-off intimate performance in downtown LA for American Express cardholders. But don’t worry – the rest of us can see it too. A recording of the show went up on Rodrigo’s YouTube channel last night. It’ll be there through tomorrow.
• Dua Lipa — seems to be teasing her new era! Monday, she deleted all posts on her Instagram and changed her profile pic to a kaleidoscopic image of her eye. No official announcement yet, but she has been sharing updates on the progress of her third studio album throughout the year, indicating that it embraces the sounds of “1970s-era psychedelia.” LINK: https://www.instagram.com/dualipa/
• Amy Winehouse — The video for her 2007 hit ‘Back to Black’ has reached 1 billion views on YouTube. The black-and-white clip sees the singer mourning a failed romance, then joining a funeral procession, and spotting a gravestone that reads, “R.I.P. the Heart of Amy Winehouse.” However, the gravestone imagery was removed from the video after she died in 2011 at age 27.
• U2 — paid tribute to those killed over the weekend by the Palestinian militant group Hamas. At their Sunday Vegas show, the group performed ‘Pride (In the Name of Love)’, the 1984 classic originally written about Martin Luther King Jr., with altered lyrics. Bono asked the crowd to “sing with us and those beautiful kids at that music festival.”
• Tom Petty – The late rocker’s Oct. 20 birthday will be celebrated in style with the release of “Extra Mojo”, an expanded edition of his 2010 album “Mojo”. It features 2 previously unreleased recordings, one of which — a cover of Sonny Boy Williamson’s ‘Help Me’ — is out now, along with a music video. LINK: https://youtu.be/wpTNWxMqYJc
• Russell Dickerson – is now a dad of 2. He and his wife, Kailey, welcomed their second son, Radford Arthur Dickerson, on Sunday. Kailey wrote on Instagram: “Lil Rad man made his way into the world 17 hours after the show in Kansas City… Dad was dropped-off at the hospital on the tour bus and all… But we made it! LINK: https://tinyurl.com/5fh4h3ct
• Gabby Barrett – Her new song ‘Cowboy Back’ was inspired by her husband Cade Foehner. She said the song “is all about appreciating the hardworking guys out there with strong values – those who are authentically country.” LINK: https://tinyurl.com/2mv2msc2
• Toby Keith – His performance of ‘Don’t Let the Old Man In’ on the inaugural People’s Choice Country Awards on Sept. 28 (where he received the Country Icon Award) resulted in a sales spike of 482% last week for the 2018 song, according to Luminate. The song also jumped from #11-1 on the Digital Song Sales chart.
SHOOTING THE BULL
WEIGHT A MINUTE:
➢ Here’s some info that could come in “handy”. And I’m sorry for just delivering the worst pun, ever. A British psychologist says that the secret to weight-loss may lie in…eating with your wrong hand, Professor Richard Wiseman, who teaches at the University of Hertfordshire, says that using your non-dominant hand for eating will likely lead to less food consumption, because doing so takes longer, and forces you to be more mindful, because you need to “sort out coordination issues”. (At least until you get used to it – and then you can shovel it in really quickly with both hands!)
➢ That myth of being “fat but fit”? Yeah, it’s been debunked by a new study. German researchers found that obese individuals, even if they appear healthy, are still 50% more susceptible to coronary heart disease – and are also much more likely to develop Type 2 diabetes. The researchers say that weight management and recommendations for weight loss are important for people living with “metabolically healthy obesity”. (Also unhealthy? Recommending weight loss to someone living with “metabolically healthy obesity”!!)
-NYPost, StudyFinds
DOESN’T ‘RING’ TRUE:
Up until now, we’ve mainly been using our doorbell cameras to try to spot porch pirates, and to decide whether we want to answer the door. But now, the maker of “Ring” doorbell cams is hoping someone can use their product to…spot an alien! The company is offering 1 million dollars to the user who films “unaltered scientific evidence of a real extraterrestrial lifeform” using their Ring device. In a statement, Ring said: “Whether it’s a video of an Extraterrestrial walking (or flying?) up your driveway and asking for directions — or an unidentifiable lifeform exhibiting unusual and extraordinary behavior in your backyard — submit your best footage!” Now, the company is fully aware that the chances of someone shooting footage of an ET with their doorbell cam is fairly remote, so they are also awarding runner-up prizes in the Million Dollar Search for Extraterrestrials: An ‘Out of this World’ prize of a $500 Amazon gift card. For that, they’re looking for “alien costumes and accessories, homemade spacecrafts, and Extraterrestrial-inspired communication with your Ring device”. LINK: https://tinyurl.com/2p9h8npj
(That second prize will be easy-peasy – especially in MY neighborhood!)
(…and just for clarity, they are offering a reward for capturing aliens on video…not capturing aliens. I had to say that, because, well…my kids…!)
-PopCulture
MEOWCH:
Over the past week or so, the recipients of various Nobel Prizes have been announced, honoring the pinnacle of human achievement in sciences and art. And sure, those awards have their place. But let’s not overlook this: A charismatic black cat named Giles is the winner of the 15th Annual Hambone Award, given by Nationwide Insurance to the most ridiculous (yet still mild) pet medical claim of the year. It seems Giles took home a trophy — and some stitches — after getting stuck in a sofa bed. The Hambone Awards were inspired by a claim where a dog got mild hypothermia after getting stuck in a refrigerator and eating an entire ham. This year’s winner, Giles, had stiff competition — including a parrot who got in a fight with a door, and a phone charger-chewing puppy. The family of the Hambone winner receives a trophy, gift card, and an opportunity to donate to a pet charity of their choice.
(…and probably a surcharge on their pet health insurance!)
(What’s the most “Hamboned” pet injury you’ve ever heard of?)
-CNN
SOBER OCTOBER:
Giving up booze for the month could do more than save you from a wicked hangover. Here are some of the other benefits you may experience if you totally teetotal…
✓ Healthier skin: You (or others) may notice your skin ‘glowing’ in a way not seen before as soon as 2 weeks after giving up booze. That’s because alcohol is a diuretic, so it can dehydrate the skin.
✓ Weight loss: By the 3rd week without alcohol, you may see the scale dip. One beer totals about 154 calories, 5 ounces of wine about 123, and a shot of the hard stuff about 100 per ounce. That, of course, can quickly add up, especially when you consider the added calories in whatever you use as mix. (Plus the pizza you and your buddies order at 2:30am!)
✓ Better sleep: Yes, you can probably pass out very easily after an evening of drinking. But alcohol disrupts the Rapid Eye Movement sleep-stage, leaving you feeling tired the next day. (As if I was doing anything the next day anyway…)
✓ Lowered risk for future health scares: Four weeks or more of sobriety not only allows the liver to recoup, it can also lower your risk of heart disease and cancer.
(One more benefit: You may go a full 31 days without saying something so off-color that you end up sleeping on the couch!)
-NYPost
DID YOU KNOW?
The average homeowner encounters a bug or other pest about 5 times per week, both inside and outside their home, according to a survey. And when bugs cross their path, 15% go into “exterminator mode”, immediately squishing a bug, regardless of where they see it — inside or outside. The survey of 2,000 Americans also found that 43% said if bugs or pests are found inside their home, only then would they kill it. A third (32%) will do the same only to bugs they see outside. 22% would call in a professional or get someone else to squish it for them. (Right? That’s why I got married!)
-SWNS
BS CHRONOMETER 10.11.23
TODAY’S BS REASONS TO PARTY . . .
• “Coming Out Day”, a day to ‘announce your sexuality and be proud of it’, sponsored by the Human Rights Campaign to encourage gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender people to “Talk About It” with their families and friends. LINK: https://www.hrc.org/resources/national-coming-out-day
• “International Day of the Girl”, an observance by the UN to increase awareness of the inequality faced by girls, based upon their gender. The gap affects access to education, nutrition, legal rights, medical care, and protection from violence.
• “You Go, Girl Day”, celebrating women who break down gender barriers and stereotypes. More specifically, the day celebrates Kathryn Dwyer Sullivan, who became the first American woman to walk in space, on this date in 1984.
• “Emergency Nurses Day”, a part of “Emergency Nurses Week”. Today, we say thank you to them for their hard work, dedication, service, and commitment.
• “Southern Food Heritage Day”, the official day to pull out your cast iron pans and start up the smoker to enjoy your favorite traditional dishes from America’s South. (Which is best? Catfish? Gumbo? Jambalaya? Pork jowls fried in possum fat?)
• “It’s My Party Day”, What a great opportunity to have some fun. It’s a party day. You can make it simple, or elaborate. Invite family and friends. (Also, you can “cry if you want to”!)
• “Kraken Day”, also known as “Myths and Legends Day”. It’s a part of Cephalopod Awareness Days. Cephalopods are a class of marine invertebrates, related to snails and clams.
AND REMEMBER…
[Thurs] Pulled Pork Day
[Thurs] World Arthritis Day
[Fri] Friday the 13th
[Sat] Be Bald and Be Free Day
This Week is…Improve Your Home Office Week
This Month is…Bat Appreciation Month
TODAY’S CELEBIRTHDAYS . . .
1946 [77] Daryl Hall, Pottstown PA, pop singer/guitarist/keyboardist (Hall & Oates-‘Private Eyes’, ‘Kiss on My List’)/TV-webcaster (“Live From Daryl’s House” 2007-20)/Rock & Roll Hall of Fame 2014/Songwriters Hall of Fame 2004
1961 [62] Steve Young, Salt Lake City UT, former NFL QB (3-time Super Bowl champ with San Francisco 49ers)/former NFL analyst (“ESPN Monday Night Football” 2001-23)/Pro Football Hall of Fame 2005
1962 [61] Joan Cusack, Evanston IL, movie actress (“Working Girl”, “In & Out”, “Addams Family Values”)/TV actress (“Saturday Night Live” 1985-86, “Shameless” 2011-15)/sister of John Cusack
1965 [58] Lennie James, Nottingham England, TV actor (“The Walking Dead” 2010-18, “Fear the Walking Dead” 2018-23)
1968 [55] Jane Krakowski, Parsippany NJ, TV actress (“30 Rock” 2006-13, 2020, “Ally McBeal” 1997-2002)/movie actress (“Vacation”)/Broadway actress (Tony Award-“Nine”, “Grand Hotel”)
1976 [47] Emily Deschanel, LA CA, TV actress (‘Dr Temperance Brennan’ on “Bones” 2005-2017)/sister of Zooey Deschanel
1977 [46] Matt Bomer, Webster Groves TX, TV actor (“White Collar” 2009-2014, “American Horror Story” 2014-21), “Will & Grace” 2018-20/movie actor (“Flightplan”)
1985 [38] Michelle Trachtenberg, New York NY, TV actress (“Buffy the Vampire Slayer” 2000–03, “Gossip Girl” 2007-12)/movie actress (“Harriet the Spy”)
1989 [34] Michelle Wie, Honolulu HI, pro golfer (US Open winner 2014)/at 13, the youngest to qualify for an LPGA Tour event
1992 [31] Cardi B, The Bronx NY, rapper (‘Bodak Yellow’, ft. Megan Thee Stallion-‘WAP’)
THIS DAY IN SHOW BIZ . . .
1975 [48] “Saturday Night Live” (then known as “Saturday Night”) premieres on NBC, with George Carlin as host. Billy Preston & Janis Ian are musical guests
2006 [17] The sitcom “30 Rock”, created by, and starring, Tina Fey alongside Alec Baldwin and Tracy Morgan, premieres on NBC
2022 [01] Golden Globe and multiple Tony Award-winning actress Angela Lansbury, the star of “Murder, She Wrote”, dies at 96
TODAY’S MUSIC EVENTS . . .
2009 [14] 54-year-old Jo Wood, wife of Rolling Stones’ Ronnie Wood, is granted a divorce after 24 years of marriage on the grounds of adultery (64-year-old Ron had begun a relationship with a 20-year-old)
2009 [14] Barbra Streisand hits #1 on the album chart with “Love Is the Answer”, making her the only artist to have a #1 album in 5 different decades (now stands at 6 after her 2014 album, “Partners”)
2016 [07] Rod Stewart is knighted at Buckingham Palace, becoming Sir Roderick David Stewart
THIS DAY IN SPORTS . . .
1992 [31] Deion Sanders plays a game for both the Atlanta Falcons (NFL) & Atlanta Braves (MLB), becoming the first athlete ever to suit up for 2 pro sports in the same day
BULL’S BITS
BS WHACK FACTS:
✓ Scientists believe that people who dream about an activity will actually get better at it in real life.
✓ If removed from the stress of the modern world, the average human would sleep about 10 hours a day.
✓ The term “astronaut” comes from Greek words that mean “star” and “sailor.”
✓ Zebras have only one toe on each foot.
✓ Los Angeles’ full name is “El Pueblo de Nuestra Senora la Reina de los Angeles de Porciuncula”.
✓ Ancient Roman surgeons were trained to block out the screams of human pain.
-MentalFloss, BestLife, Fact
Best of BS . . .
WORST WAYS TO START A CONVERSATION:
• “You know what your problem is?”
• “Does this look infected to you?”
• “So, I just got released yesterday…”
• “Are you going to eat that?”
• “Don’t take this the wrong way, but…”
• “When are you due?”
• “Do you know anything about suppositories?”
• “Hey, I just met you, and this is crazy…but here’s my number. So, call me maybe.
-Twitter, first published in BS in 2017
EIGHTH DEADLY SINS (take your pick):
• Confusing Star Trek with Star Wars
• Pineapple on pizza
• Driving slowly in the fast lane
• Giving away the ending of a movie
• Using the wrong ‘your’
• Leaving the milk jug in the fridge with just a mouthful remaining
• Puns
• Ketchup on steak
• Dutch Oven
• Not enjoying the first 7 deadly sins
-Twitter, first published in BS in 2018
BS WEB GOODIE:
Typical day: https://tinyurl.com/6wy2hma7
BS RANDOM JOKE:
I knocked over a plant in the kitchen, but my cat saw me, so I had to spray myself with water to show the law applies to everyone!
BS NAME THE COMPANY FROM THE TAG LINE:
We give you the slogan, you tell us the company that famously uses it in its advertising. We’ll start with an easy one…
• “Finger Lickin’ Good” [KFC]
• “Have it Your Way” [Burger King]
• “What’s in your wallet?” [Capital One]
• “Save Money. Live Better” [Walmart]
• “We Bring Good Things to Life” [General Electric]
• “Because You’re Worth it” [L’Oreal]
• “Have a Break” [Kit Kat]
• “Move the Way You Want” [Uber]
• “Always Fresh. Never Frozen. [Wendy’s]
• Tough one? “Let’s Go Places” [Toyota]
-LandofTrivia
BS PHONE STARTER:
What was the most unexpected knock you got on your front door?
BS WATER COOLER QUESTION:
Question: A survey says that abs are the #1 thing that we’d like to ‘chisel’ at the gym. What body part came in second?
Answer: Shoulders
BS DEEP THOUGHT:
Build your own dreams, or someone else will hire you to build theirs.
