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The 50th Annual American Music Awards went down last night. Taylor Swift won all six awards for which she was nominated. That makes her the most decorated artist in AMAs history, with 40 career wins. Here are some of the other big winners;
Artist of the Year - Taylor Swift
New Artist of the Year - Dove Cameron
Collaboration of the Year - Elton John & Dua Lipa, "Cold Heart - PNAU Remix"
Favorite Male Pop Artist - Harry Styles
Favorite Female Pop Artist - Taylor Swift
Favorite Pop Duo or Group - BTS
Favorite Pop Album - Taylor Swift, "Red (Taylor's Version)"
Favorite Pop Song - Harry Styles, "As It Was"
Favorite Music Video - Taylor Swift, "All Too Well (Taylor's Version)"
Favorite K-Pop Artist - BTS
"Dancing with the Stars" veteran and two-time champ Cheryl Burke has announced she is leaving the show after 26 seasons. Cheryl has been with the show since the second season in 2006. Taking to Instagram, she announced, "Tomorrow night will officially be my final dance as a pro dancer on Dancing with the Stars." Calling the decision "one of the absolute hardest" of her life, Cheryl revealed she will be taking time to focus on her podcast "Burke In The Game," as well as on being an advocate for mental health.
After 11 seasons, AMC's "The Walking Dead" came to an end last night. Based on the post-apocalyptic horror comic book series of the same name, "The Walking Dead" first debuted in 2010, and soon became one of the most popular shows on television. Past and present cast members said their farewells to the long-running series with a mixture of celebration and sadness. Multiple "Walking Dead" spin-offs are currently underway, including the return of "Fear the Walking Dead," "Dead City" with Negan, "Red Machete" with Rick and Michonne, and "Daryl Dixon," starring Norman Reedus taking on zombies in France, set to premiere next year, according to Entertainment Weekly.
The self-proclaimed queen of Christmas herself, Mariah Carey, will be taking part in this year's Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade. She shared on social media, "My childhood dream is coming to life! I'm going to be opening for the one and only, SANTA CLAUS, at this year's @macys Thanksgiving day parade!" Mariah is scheduled to appear around 12 pm, before Santa closes the celebration.
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About a week ago, rapper Flavor Flav missed his flight with Spirit Airlines and he lashed out at some of their employees over it. Flav was sitting near the gate, working on his laptop and chatting on the phone, when he noticed the gate agent shutting the jetway door. He ran up, but the woman wouldn't reopen it for him, so he missed the flight. Trying to work it out with another Spirit employee, he got frustrated and started screaming and yelling. Sources claim the big issue was that Spirit actually did reopen the door to let other passengers in but closed it again on Flav and two other people. He told TMZ, "Spirit Airlines shut the door on me while I was in line to board. I was upset and said some harsh words to the gate agent. I apologize to those who witnessed me acting out of character. I do not apologize to Spirit Airlines or the gate agent." Now, in the aftermath, Spirit investigated the incident, refunded Flav and upgraded him to "Gold", its highest frequent flier tier, according to TMZ. But, apparently someone high up in Southwest is a friend of someone on Flav's team, and they offered him to fly free with Southwest anytime he wants.
Todd and Julie Chrisley's son, Grayson Chrisley from "Chrisley Knows Best," has been hospitalized after a serious car accident. According to police in Nashville, Grayson drove into the back of a pickup truck that was stopped in heavy standstill traffic. He doesn't remember what happened, but his vehicle sure tells a story with the mangled bumper, cracked hood, and shattered windshield.
Also in the hospital, Al Roker has been missing from the "Today" show, and now we know why. He took to Instagram to tell fans, "Last week I was admitted to the hospital with a blood clot in my leg which sent some clots into my lungs. After some medical whack-a-mole, I am so fortunate to be getting terrific medical care and on the way to recovery."
Meghan Markle is getting slammed for using her official royal stationary despite relinquishing her royal duties nearly three years ago, when she and her husband, Prince Harry, left the UK for California, RadarOnline.com reports. Meghan has been accused of "showing off" her royal stationary for clout after a photo of a letter she wrote was posted on social media. The stationary featured a gold crown and the initial M.
"Grey's Anatomy" fans may have been calling Patrick Dempsey "McDreamy" for the longest time, but it's a nickname he's not fond of. He said, "…You have something like McDreamy, it's like this is supposedly the perfect male. How do you hold that? I'm not that at all." He called it "unsustainable." In the end though, no matter what they call him, he doesn't regret taking on the role of Dr. Derek Shepherd because it "opened so many doors around the world" for him, among opportunities he wouldn't have otherwise had, according to Fatherly.
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Harry Styles and Olivia Wilde are "taking a break" from each other, though it's not really a breakup. It appears their careers are making it very difficult to maintain a relationship, according to sources. One said, "He's still touring and is now going abroad. She is focusing on her kids and her work. It's a very amicable decision." The two are going their separate ways as he embarks on his South American tour and she heads to London to work on a documentary, according to People.
Jason David Frank, one of the original "Power Rangers," has died, according to TMZ. Sources say it was suicide. Jason is best known as Tommy Oliver, the green ranger, from the original "Mighty Morphin Power Rangers" back in 1993. Jason was a professionally trained MMA fighter and a student of martial arts in everything from Taekwondo, Muay Thai, Judo, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, among others. He is survived by his four children.
Taylor Swift has finally spoken out about the Ticketmaster debacle surrounding her ticket sales. She said, "I'm not going to make excuses for anyone because we asked them, multiple times, if they could handle this type of demand and we were assured they could. It's truly amazing that 2.4 million people got tickets, but it really pisses me off that a lot of them feel like they went through several bear attacks to get them." Taylor said she hopes to provide "more opportunities" to get together with her fans who weren't able to get tickets, adding, "Thank you for wanting to be there. You have no idea how much that means."
Pink's husband, Carey Hart, almost had to skip the American Music Awards red carpet after splitting his pants. Pink shared, "I've been tellin' you guys that Mr Hart has a juicy booty. He ripped his pants!" Carey said, "the a** blew out of my pants!" And that's why long tuxedo jackets have stood the test of time.
