Month: July 2021

Whitney Collings -- one of the early members of TV's "Bad Girls Club" -- died from a toxic mix of booze and hard drugs ... including fentanyl and cocaine. According to her death certificate, obtained by TMZ, Whitney's immediate cause of death was acute intoxication by the combined effects of fentanyl, cocaine, alcohol and clonazepam ... which is a prescription medication used to prevent/control seizures and prevent panic attacks. Whitney died at Melrose-Wakefield Hospital in Boston. The manner of death is listed as accidental and she was buried in Peabody, MA on December 10. Interesting side note: Her occupation is listed as sales in the cannabis industry. Recreational weed is legal in Massachusetts. TMZ broke the story ... Whitney died on Decembe...

A California film producer was arrested on Thursday on charges that he used his production company, PaperChase Films, as a front for an international prostitution ring. Dillon Jordan, who produced “Skin” and “The Kindergarten Teacher,” was indicted last month on prostitution and money laundering charges. The indictment was unsealed on Thursday. The charges allege that Jordan ran the operation from 2010 at least through May 2017, arranging travel for women to meet clients for sex around the country. He also allegedly used accounts in the names of the production company and an event planning business to collect payments and pay expenses for the prostitution business. The payments were sometimes described as “modeling fees,” “appearance fees,” “consulting fees” and “house party f...

The big Hollywood deals, they keep a-happening. Yesterday, we reported that independent film studio A24 was entertaining a possible sale. Now comes the news that Lionsgate has acquired a partial stake in Spyglass Media Group, a production company with a history dating back over twenty years. Deadline reports that Lionsgate “has acquired the vast majority of the Spyglass Media Group’s feature film library of approximately 200 titles and formed a strategic content partnership.” The deal will give Lionsgate a 20% overall stake in Spyglass. Lionsgate CEO Jon Feltheimer had this say about the agreement: “This agreement continues to grow our valuable portfolio of IP while partnering us with Gary Barber, one of the leading entr...

Standup comic Gabriel Iglesias has revealed he's tested positive for COVID-19  despite being fully vaccinated. He shared the news via social media as he explained the reason he has had to cancel his upcoming show in San Antonio, Texas. Iglesias, who turned 45 on Thursday, said he's experienced chills, body aches and the loss of taste and smell but that the symptoms aren't 'debilitating'. Sick: Standup comic Gabriel Iglesias said Thursday he's tested positive for COVID-19 despite being fully vaccinated and has experienced chills, body aches and loss of taste and smell 'I've been vaccinated and I give credit to that for getting me through this as quickly as it did,' he added. Posting a video message on his Instagram titled 'Announcement I didn't want to make on my bda...

The Walt Disney Co. plans to move most Southern California-based jobs not fully dedicated to Disneyland in its Parks, Experiences and Products Division to a new regional facility in central Florida, it announced on Thursday. “I want to share news about an exciting project that has been in various stages of planning since 2019,” wrote Josh D’Amaro, chairman of Disney Parks, Experiences and Products Division, in a letter to staff that was obtained by Deadline. “This new project will create a dynamic environment to support our expanding business – a brand-new regional campus which will be built in the vibrant Lake Nona community of Orlando, Florida.” “In addition to Florida’s business-friendly climate, this new regional campus gives us the opportunity to consolidate our team...

Blake Shelton and Gwen Stefani are very much out in public following their recent wedding ... playing music together at a venue in a small town in Blake's neck of the woods. The newlyweds grabbed a couple microphones and guitars Thursday for a free concert at Ole Red -- a bar Blake owns in Tishomingo, OK ... and they were up close and personal with the bar patrons in a super intimate setting. Waiting for your permission to load the Facebook Video. Blake told the crowd he can't believe Gwen's singing in this little outpost in his home state ... and everyone got a front-row view to her new wedding ring. Blake's rehearsing for...

Rosé has received a sweet gift from American singer John Mayer! Last month, John Mayer complimented the BLACKPINK member for her cover of his song “Slow Dancing in a Burning Room” on the JTBC variety show “Sea of Hope.” On July 16, Rosé took to her Instagram Stories to share photos of a pink guitar gifted by John Mayer. She wrote, “Life is complete,” and added, “Thank you,” while tagging John Mayer. The note from John Mayer reads, “Rosé, I should be thanking you! (So thank you.) -John.” Check out Rosé’s cover of “Slow Dancing in a Burning Room” here! How does this article make you feel?