What’s Trending: Monday, June 13th, 2022
#JustinBieber
o He posted a video this weekend sharing a health update after cancelling several shows.
o He revealed that he has Ramsay Hunt syndrome and that it has left his face half paralyzed.
o Experts say his full recovery may take months and that it’s unusual for someone as young as he is to receive such a diagnosis.
o He said in the video, “As you can see, this eye is not blinking. I can’t smile on this side of my face. This nostril will not move. So there’s full paralysis on the side of my face. So for those who are frustrated by my cancellations of the next shows, I’m just physically, obviously not capable of doing them. This is pretty serious.”
o Doctors say full recovery tends to occur in only about 80% of patients but that his recovery is very promising.
#JenniferHudson
o She has officially achieved EGOT status!
o She won her first-ever Tony Award last night when A Strange Loop won best musical.
o She is a producer on the show.
o It was the final trophy she needed to complete the EGOT of having won an Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, and Tony.
o She won her Oscar from Dreamgirls, two Grammy’s for her 2009 self-titled album and a Daytime Emmy for the animated short Baba Yago, which she co-produced and voiced last year.
#SquidGame
o The show is officially coming back.
o Netflix announced that the popular South Korean show is green lit for a second season.
o A letter to fans posted on social media said, “And now, Gi-hun returns. The Front Man returns. Season 2 is coming.”
o The show is about contestants who are desperate for money so they play deadly children’s games to win a cash prize.
o They also teased new characters and said viewers would be introduced to Cheol-su, the boyfriend of the show’s animatronic doll, Young-hee.
o The director, writer, and executive producer Hwang Dong-hyuk said, "It took 12 years to bring the first season of Squid Game to life last year. But it took 12 days for Squid Game to become the most popular series ever."