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"Basketball Wives" star Mehgan James is suing Lyft over a driver who left her stranded, according to Radar. She says the driver had all the windows down, and she asked if he could roll up hers. That apparently annoyed him and he "began driving significantly faster than the speed limit in the carpool lane," swerving in and out of lanes before pulling over on the highway, swearing at her and telling her to get out of the car. Mehgan says she refused to get out because they were in the middle of the highway and asked the driver to drop her off at the next exit. That's when he refused and "using force, grabbed her by the head of her hoodie sweatshirt and violently pulled her out of the vehicle, causing her to fall on the ground. Doe driver then drove away leaving Plaintiff stranded on the highway." Mehgan says she had to walk ten minutes on the side of the highway to get somewhere safe.
Shaun Weiss, the goalie in the "Mighty Ducks" movie, has finished his court-ordered drug program, the condition set forth by the court to have his criminal case for burglary dismissed. Shaun had been arrested back in January 2020 for trying to steal stuff from a car in someone's garage. At the time of his arrest he was unrecognizable, painfully thin. Fast forward about eight months and he looks happy, healthy, and ready to move on with his life. See the difference at TMZ.com.
The Kennedy Center Honors is returning December 5th. This year, actress and singer Bette Midler, Motown Records founder Berry Gordy, "Saturday Night Live" creator Lorne Michael, and singer Joni Mitchell are among this year's honorees, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
Celebrity trainer Jillian Michaels claims tens of thousands of dollars-worth of stuff is missing after having her stuff moved by a moving company, according to TMZ. When she moved from L.A. to Miami, Jillian hired FlatRate Moving and Storage, but she says $30,000 of clothes, tools, and outdoor furniture was missing and a lot of other stuff was damaged because of careless packing. Maybe all that missing stuff is in that one last box she forgot to check.
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I told you yesterday that Worcester has become a hot spot for movies lately, and now there's word that "Black Panther: Wakanda Forever," will film a chase scene in Worcester in about a month, according to MassLive. A production team was in Worcester last month to scout exterior shots for the scene.
Delays, delays… "American Horror Story" is the latest production to shut down due to a positive case of COVID. Variety reports that production has halted on season 10 after an actor on the show tested positive. The show was supposed to premiere on FX in late 2020 before the pandemic hit. If all goes well, season 10 is scheduled to premiere on August 25th. And, avclub.com reports that "Downton Abbey 2" has been delayed until March 18, 2022. The movie was supposed to be released December 22, 2021.
Marla Gibbs, 90, who played Florence Johnson on "The Jeffersons" from 1975 to 1985 and Mary Jenkins on "227" from 1985 to 1990, had a scare during her Hollywood Walk of Fame ceremony earlier this week. She was at the podium giving a speech when she stopped for a second and looked like she was about to faint. Her daughter took the stage to tell everyone Marla just needed a minute to cool down in the 90-plus degree heat. When Marla took the stage again, she said, "I just got overwhelmed for a minute. I haven't been excited until this moment." Norman Lear, who helped make Marla famous, was also on-hand for the ceremony, according to CNN.
The British government interrupted Ed Sheeran during an interview. Ed, who had just returned to England after spending time in the U.S., was in the middle of an interview with "Harry Potter" actors Oliver and James Phelps for their podcast when the government called making sure he was self-isolating at home, according to The Sun. Ed apologized for leaving the interview to take the call, but when the government rings, you answer. After all, the queen doesn't leave messages.
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To say that Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson's time in the "Fast & Furious" family is completely over seems to be an understatement. As we told you, there was no love lost between him and Vin Diesel when they did the eighth installment in 2016. More recently, Vin attempted to explain what happened between them by saying that they had different views on how the Hobbs character should be played. According to The Hollywood Reporter, the way he saw it, the character needed to be separated from The Rock's persona – which he described as a matter of "tough love." As far as The Rock is concerned, Vin's comments were laughable. He said in a recent interview, "I laughed and I laughed hard. I think everyone had a laugh at that. And I'll leave it at that. And that I've wished them well. I wish them well on 'Fast 9.' And I wish them the best of luck on 'Fast 10' and 'Fast 11' and the rest of the 'Fast & Furious' movies they do that will be without me." And there it is…
Chrissy Teigen is keeping things light on social media now that she's in the so-called "cancel club." She's apologized a few times already amid her bullying scandal but tells TMZ that she has to accept that she might be a member of the cancel club "forever." She did say though that she is going to be staying out of everyone's business from now on and focus on living her life and taking care of her family. In the meantime, Courtney Stodden is still calling out Chrissy saying she never did reach out to apologize personally. Courtney even suggested Chrissy take some positive action by doing some anti-bullying charity work.
Hayden Panettiere has reunited with her ex-boyfriend Brian Hickerson. They grabbed a bite in West Hollywood last weekend, nearly two months after he was released from jail after serving time for domestic violence against her. Brian says they're "not back together," but they're working on making amends.
Dr. Dre has been ordered to pay his estranged wife, Nicole, spousal support to the tune of almost $300,000 starting August 1, according to radaronline.com. The judge also ordered Dre to keep paying for Nicole's health insurance. Dre will pay a total of $3,519,672 per year until Nicole remarries or "enters into a new domestic partnership." That right there is 300,000 reasons to stay single.
