NORM MACDONALD died yesterday after a nine-year battle with cancer. He was 61. Norm kept his cancer diagnosis a secret from almost everyone. A friend said, "He never wanted the diagnosis to affect the way the audience or any of his loved ones saw him." Adam Sandler, David Letterman, Conan O'Brien, and Jon Stewart were just a few of the stars paying tribute to Norm yesterday on social media.
People freaked out yesterday because BRITNEY SPEARS left Instagram. But she says she's just taking a break from social media to "celebrate [her] engagement," and she'll be back soon.
Drew Barrymore, Molly Shannon, David Arquette, and Michael Vartan had a "Never Been Kissed" reunion on the "Drew Barrymore Show" yesterday.
DREW BARRYMORE and JENNIFER ANISTON also waded into the debate over who's a better onscreen love interest for ADAM SANDLER. They chose each other.
A "Twins" sequel called "Triplets" may start filming early next year. In this one, Arnold Schwarzenegger and Danny DeVito find out they have a third brother, played by Tracy Morgan. Eddie Murphy was originally supposed to do it, but he's too busy now.
JEFF DANIELS says that when he first met CLINT EASTWOOD at a golf tournament, Clint told him, "I saw 'Dumb & Dumber' . . . the toilet scene . . . that happened to me." Then he laughed and walked away.
ELI ROTH has a new Discovery+ show coming out on October 8th called "A Ghost Ruined My Life". Eli says, "It's a hybrid of real people telling their actual stories on camera and amazing directors filming their living nightmares in cinematic stories."
ED SHEERAN says award shows in the U.S. aren't fun, because there's a vibe of "resentment and hatred." But at U.K. award shows, "everyone gets drunk and no one really cares who wins or loses, it's just sort of a good night out."
And RICK ROSS bought his son a Wingstop franchise for his 16th birthday.