What’s Trending: Monday, June 14th, 2021
#Drake
o After many delays, Drake says his upcoming album “Certified Lover Boy” will be out soon.
o It was originally set for a January 2021 release but that was postponed after he had a knee injury.
o He just said in an interview that the album will for sure be out before the end of the summer.
o When he was pushed on the date of release, he wouldn’t confirm, only that it would be in the next couple of months.
#NedBeatty
o Some sad news, the Oscar-nominated actor known for his work in such films as Network and Superman, has died at the age of 83.
o His manager told TMZ that he died around 7:30am yesterday of natural causes.
o He was surrounded by his friends and loved ones.
o Other film credits include “Deliverance,” “Rudy,” and he was also the voice of Lotso Huggin Bear in “Toy Story 3.”
#JeffBezos
o An anonymous bidder grabbed the first seat on Jeff Bezos’ spacecraft.
o They paid $28 million to accompany him on the six-seat craft’s inaugural human flight.
o Nearly 7600 people from 159 countries registered to take part in the auction for a seat on the spacecraft named “New Shepard.”
o The New Shepard has flown more than a dozen successful flights without crews.
o The winning bid amount will be donated to Club for the Future, the foundation created by Bezos’ rocket company, Blue Origin.
o The name of the auction winner will be released in the next few weeks.
#AliciaSilverstone
o The actress recently made an astonishing revelation and we all owe her an apology.
o We have been saying her name wrong for years!
o She recently posted a TikTok responding to the viral challenge that asks: “Tell me what your name is and then tell me what people mispronounce it as.”
o She said, “My name is Uh-LEE-see-uh … not Uh-lee-sha,” the actress said while shrugging her shoulders. She captioned the clip, “Just an FYI.”