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The 64th Annual GRAMMY Awards happened last night, and the night's big winner was Silk Sonic, with Bruno Mars and Anderson Paak going four for four, taking home trophies for Record of the Year and Song of the Year for "Leave The Door Open," which also won Best R&B Performance (a tie with Jazmine Sullivan's "Pick Up Your Feelings") and Best R&B song. Olivia Rodrigo also had a pretty great night, taking home three trophies, including the coveted Best New Artist honor, as well as Best Pop Solo Performance for "Driver's License," and Best Pop Vocal Album for "Sour." As for Album of the Year, that went to Jon Batiste's "We Are." This year's GRAMMYs were once again hosted by Trevor Noah, who included a joke about the Will Smith slap, saying, "We're gonna be keeping people's names out of our mouths."
Actress Mo'Nique and director Lee Daniels have finally ended their longstanding feud. As we told you, she claimed that he, along with Tyler Perry and Oprah Winfrey, blackballed her for declining to promote "Precious" during awards season for free. Lee joined Mo'Nique on stage during her "The Queen of Comedy" event in Staten Island over the weekend to publicly apologize. He said, "I am so sorry for hurting you in any way that I did," telling the audience, "She was my best friend, my best friend. Y'all think that 'Precious' was just — that was God working, through both of us. And we're gonna f***ing do it again!" The two then hugged and said, "I love you." Mo'Nique is reportedly replacing Octavia Spencer in the upcoming Netflix horror film, "Demon House." Read more with tmz.com.
The Red Hot Chili Peppers got a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, and their fans came out for it. Photos and videos on tmz.com show Hollywood Blvd shut down to traffic because of the massive amount of fans who showed up for the ceremony. Flea, John Frusciante, Anthony Kiedis and Chad Smith were even honored by the USC marching band. The Red Hot Chilli Peppers started off in Los Angeles back in the 1980s and never went out of style. The band is about to release its 12th studio album, "Unlimited Love."
This season, "The View" is inviting back some former hosts to celebrate the 25th anniversary, and last week Raven-Symoné, who co-hosted from 2015 to 2016, made an appearance with her wife of almost two years, Miranda Pearman-Maday. Raven says she's lost 40 pounds thanks to a new sugar-free diet and her wife's "help and guidance and love and fantastic cooking skills."
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It was inevitable this day would come, but BTS fans are devastated that two of the guys from the group have to join the military. All South Korean males between 18 and 28 are required to spend a year and a half serving their country, with BTS no exception. South Korea's Ambassador to Great Britain recently said, "It is very much expected that young Korean men serve the country, and those BTS members are role models for many young-generation Koreans." They did get an extension initially – back in December, 2020, the South Korean National Assembly changed their Military Service Act to allow K-Pop artists to postpone their time in the military. The new rules now say that any K-Pop artist who receives government medals will be able to put their service off for two years. Unfortunately, some BTS members are coming close to that deadline. Kim Seok-jin turns 30 in December and Suga, a.k.a. Min Yoon-gi, is also set to turn 30 next March, according to TMZ.
There's been all this talk about Will Smith and Chris Rock, but has anyone bothered to check in with Questlove about the infamous slap? Questlove made an appearance on Jimmy Fallon's show and said he is ready to put the whole Oscars drama behind him after it ruined his moment of winning. As a matter of fact, he didn't even know what had happened until later on. He explained, "They tell you ahead of time, 'This is your category,' so in that moment, you're either going to be full of anxiety or, for me, I've been meditating for the last two years. So, when I opened my eyes, I was like, 'Why is everyone so quiet?' I literally was not present for that whole entire moment." He added, "As I'm walking to the stage, I'm kind of putting two and two together, and I realize that that was a real moment maybe three seconds before I spoke words, but in my mind, they were just doing a sketch or whatever, and I'm just like, 'OK Ahmir, remember to thank your mom, your dad.' So I was not present at all. I was just in a blank space." Read more with Radar.
Estelle Harris has passed away at the age of 93, according to USA Today. She died of natural causes on Saturday night. Estelle, who was recognizable by her nasally, high-pitched voice, was best known for playing George Costanza's mother on "Seinfeld." Her TV son, Jason Alexander, tweeted, "One of my favorite people has passed – my tv mama, Estelle Harris. The joy of playing with her and relishing her glorious laughter was a treat. I adore you, Estelle. Love to your family. Serenity now and always." Estelle was also known as the voice of Mrs. Potato Head in the "Toy Story" movies.
Halsey attended last night's GRAMMYs, and it was similar to the last time she went. Halsey explained, "The last time I attended the Grammys was 2017 and it was 3 days after I had my first Endometriosis surgery. I walked the carpet with my stitches still in 😅. As luck would have it, I'm attending tomorrow for the first time in years and I had surgery again (you guessed it) 3 days ago. Only posting this to say, if you see me be gentle lol I'm fragile. Fragile but excited."
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Will Smith has resigned from the Academy of Motion Pictures of Arts and Letters in the aftermath of him slapping Chris Rock. He called his actions "shocking, painful, and inexcusable." He also said he's heartbroken and wants to put the focus back on the winners. The Academy will still conduct a formal investigation and disciplinary process, which could lead to more punishments. According to Variety, here's where things still stand; he is no longer a voting member of the Academy, he still gets to keep his Best Actor Oscar for "King Richard," he can still get invited to future Academy Awards ceremonies, and he can still be nominated for future consideration . In the meantime, both Netflix and Sony announced that they were putting projects with him on hold for the time being, including production on "Bad Boys 4."
Soccer star Hope Solo was arrested on Thursday after police say she was found passed out behind the wheel of her car with her 2-year-old twins inside it with her. According to the arrest warrant, a bystander saw Hope passed out in her car for more than an hour in a Walmart parking lot with the engine was running. Police at the scene smelled alcohol. Hope refused to do a field sobriety test and had blood taken instead. She has a court date set for June 28th.
Jimmy Fallon and Jimmy Kimmel surprised their viewers by swapping late-night programs on Friday. The prank required Jimmy Fallon to fly to Los Angeles to record "Jimmy Kimmel Live," while Jimmy Kimmel traveled to New York to surprise "The Tonight Show" audience. Apparently, they've been working on this for a couple of years, according to Jimmy Kimmel.
Doja Cat nearly missed accepting her award at the 64th Annual Grammy Awards last night. As it was announced that she won Best Pop Duo/Group Performance with SZA for their collaboration on "Kiss Me More," Doja Cat was on her way back from the restroom. Luckily, SZA took a while to get on stage because she was using crutches, but she called out Doja who ran to get up on stage. Doja said she never went so fast before as she adjusted her dress on stage. It was nice to see her so happy after just weeks ago, she threatened to quit music altogether, according to OK. Good thing the win was for a duo/group or it would have been a quiet, awkward time on stage 'til she got there.
