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For the first time, Nickelodeon's Kids Choice Awards will hand out a trophy for King of Comedy, and Adam Sandler will be the first recipient. It's also been made clear he should expect to be slimed. Adam already has 10 orange blimps, so the sliming should come as no surprise. The KCAs will air on Saturday at 7 p.m.
Ed Sheeran confirmed the name of his next album is "Subtract," and there was a lot of emotional turmoil going on in his life that made him scrap all the songs that he had initially planned on using for the album. He told fans on Instagram that he had dealt with his best friend's death, a court case, and a major health scare with his wife when they discovered she had a tumor while she was pregnant with their second child and that nothing could be done about it until the baby was delivered. Ed says he wrote the new album as a form of therapy in just over a week. "Subtract" comes out May 5th, according to Billboard
Where is everybody? The reason behind Hoda Kotb's absence on the "Today" show has finally been explained. Craig Melvin said, "We can tell you that Hoda has a family health matter that she's been dealing with." Hoda has been gone since Friday, February 17th. As for Savannah Guthrie, she was suddenly pulled off air on Tuesday after testing positive for COVID-19.
Madonna has a new boyfriend: Josh Popper, a 29-year-old boxer, former NFL player, owner of Bredwinners gym in New York City, and coach on the Bravo reality show "Summer House." Madonna has one of her kids training at the gym, and he's been her sparring partner. Madonna and Josh have been sharing photos together on Instagram, and sources tell The Daily Mail that they are dating. It's a quick turnaround after her split from her model boyfriend Andrew Darnell, 23. At least the new guy probably has a later curfew than him.
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Kylie Jenner and Hailey Bieber are feeling the fallout over the Selena Gomez drama. After the did they/didn't they shading drama from a swimsuit pic to eyebrows, Jordyn Woods, Kylie's ex-BFF, has apparently taken Selena Gomez's side in the feud(?). She made an Instagram post wearing lip liner from Selena's makeup brand, Rare Beauty. Fans figure this was her way of throwing her support to "#TeamSelena." Fans are taking to social media showing their love for "Team Selena," leading Kylie to lose over a million followers and making Selena the most followed woman on Instagram. Hailey, in the meantime, had posted photos on Instagram with Justin Bieber to celebrate his 29th birthday, and Selena fans trolled her, with comments like, "You were definitely the rebound," "Forgot to unfollow you," and "#TeamSelena." Of all the problems in the world….
"Hocus Pocus" star Bette Midler isn't afraid to say she's had some work done to keep herself looking good at 77. Bette said at the Costume Designers Guild Awards Monday, "I've been at it for close to 60 years…and I do look fabulous, I know. I've had some tailoring done on my face."
Jena Malone, who played Johanna Mason in "The Hunger Games" movies, revealed that she was sexually assaulted during the filming of the franchise by someone she worked with. She explained to her fans in Instagram that she was able to "make peace" with through "restorative justice," which involves communicating with an offender so they understand the impact of their assault. Jenna added that it was hard to find peace, but in the end she did.
Elon Musk is no longer the richest person in the world, according to Forbes. He has dropped to number two. Bernard Arnault is now listed as the richest person in the world. He is the French CEO of luxury goods company LVMH and is worth nearly $211-billion. Six of the 10 richest people in the world are Americans, including Jeff Bezos (#3), Warren Buffet (#5), and Bill Gates (#6). The richest woman in the world - and the only woman in the top 10, at #10 - is Francoise Bettencourt Meyers, the French granddaughter of the founder of cosmetics company L'Oreal. She is worth $80.7 billion.
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Zachary Levi goes up against Dame Helen Mirren, who plays the villain in "Shazam! Fury of the Gods," but he may have battled her a little too intensely. Zach to Extra that during one of their on-screen fights, "We beat the crap out of each other," but that Helen was left with a pinky injury. Zachary said that at the time, no one even knew. He explained, "I found out with the rest of the world when she was on 'Graham Norton,' so I had no idea this was even happening. But she's such a trouper. She just kept pushing right through it."
Kylie Jenner's baby daddy, Travis Scott, performed in NYC late Tuesday night, and he ended up causing quite the scene at an after-party at a nightclub. Travis wanted to take a spin on the turntables, but the house DJ wasn't having it. That led to Travis hitting them and then taking out the rest of his anger on the equipment, and causing $12,000 worth of damage. Travis' entourage joined in, and club security intervened. Travis then took a fan's phone who had been recording the show and threw it to the ground before storming out.
The start to "Survivor" season 44 has been brutal. Three different players ended up needing medical treatment in the first three days because accidents or heat-induced illness. Bruce Perreault hit his head on a beam while diving in the first challenge. His head was bloodied and he was evacuated after blacking out. Even though Bruce can't continue in this season, Jeff Probst said, "We are officially inviting Bruce to play 'Survivor' again."
Travis Barker has had surgery on his injured finger, but the doctor warned him if he gets back into performing too soon, he could end up with permanent damage. Needless to say, that's what led to Blink 182 postponing their tour, which was supposed to kick off March 11th. In the meantime, while Travis was getting his hand operated on, his wife Kourtney Kardashian was posting bikini selfies by the pool. I hope he was able to arrange for other transportation home because it sure didn't look like she was leaving that chaise lounge anytime soon…
