Month: September 2021

On Friday, MTV announced that one of its star performers at the upcoming VMAs will no longer perform. A tweet posted to the official VMAs account read: “Due to a change in production elements, Lorde can no longer perform at this year’s show. We love Lorde and cannot wait for her to perform on the VMA stage in the future!” It’s unclear what production elements changed, but Lorde’s video for the title track of her new album, Solar Power, is nominated for Best Cinematography at the show. Due to a change in production elements, Lorde can no longer perform at this year’s show. We love Lorde and cannot wait for her to perform on the VMA stage in the future! 💛 — Video Music Awards (@vmas) September 3, 2021 It’s not the first VMAs controversy for the star. The last time she a...

CM Punk has been making the rounds on all of AEW’s programming. First was Rampage. Next was Dynamite. Now, it is time for Dark. Punk closed out the special Saturday night edition by singing the Golden Girls theme song to the crowd. Fresh off Jurassic Express’ victory in the main event, CM Punk’s music hit. Excalibur stiffed Punk on a handshake, because the masked man lacked peripheral vision. Taz was not buying that excuse while busting chops. Once in the ring, Punk was tasked with sending the crowd home happy. Naturally, he broke out in tune to Jungle Boy’s theme song. Punk praised the crowd for being so into the shows, teased a match with Jungle Boy, and thanked the fans for being friends by singing the Golden Girls theme song. Jungle Boy was too young to know the lyrics. P...

Willard Scott, the beloved weatherman who charmed viewers of NBC's "Today" show with his self-deprecating humor and cheerful personality, has died. He was 87. His successor on the morning news show, Al Roker, announced that Scott died peacefully Saturday morning surrounded by family. An NBC Universal spokeswoman confirmed the news. No further details were released. "He was truly my second dad and am where I am today because of his generous spirit," Roker wrote on Instagram. "Willard was a man of his times, the ultimate broadcaster. There will never be anyone quite like him." "He played such an outsized role in my life and was as warm and loving and generous off-camera as he was on," Katie Couric tweeted. Scott began his 65-year career at NBC as an entry-level page at an affiliate s...

Angelina Jolie revealed she didn't make the decision to divorce Brad Pitt, her estranged husband and father of her children, "lightly." Jolie opened up about her marriage to Pitt in an interview published Saturday by The Guardian. "I'm not the kind of person who makes decisions like the decisions I had to make lightly," Jolie told the outlet. "It took a lot for me to be in a position where I felt I had to separate from the father of my children." When asked by The Guardian what the last five years had taken from her the actress responded, "I mean, in some ways, it's been the last decade. There's a lot I can't say." BRAD PITT FILED FOR REVIEW IN CUSTODY BATTLE WITH ANGELINA JOLIE FOLLOWING DISQUALIFICATION OF PRIVATE JUDGE Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt were married for two ...

Comedian Fuquan Johnson died this weekend of an apparent overdose -- along with two others -- while a fourth person is in the hospital ... the recent girlfriend of one Darius Rucker, TMZ has learned. Law enforcement sources tell TMZ ... there was a get-together Friday night at someone's house in the Venice neighborhood of L.A., where Johnson was in attendance -- as was Kate Quigley ... a comedian/model who has been, of late, dating the Hootie & the Blowfish lead singer -- this after the guy split with his longtime wife just last summer. Darius' rep, however, confirms to TMZ ... he is not dating Kate, and hasn't been f...

6:10 PM PT -- Weinstein, through his assistant, tells TMZ ... "It's very clear to me that this is for more sales on Angie's BOOK. THERE WAS NEVER an assault, and NEVER an attempt to assault." HW adds, "It is brazenly untrue and clickbait publicity. You're Angelina Jolie, every male and female in the world, I'm sure, shows interest in you. Is the whole world assaulting you?" 3:12 PM PT -- Sources close to Brad tell TMZ ... he never "teamed up" with Weinstein for "Inglourious Basterds" -- he was simply part of a movie that Tarantino directed, which happened to get distributed by TWC. Angelina Jolie says Brad Pitt's continui...