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Zack Sharf Digital News Director Stephen Colbert stood up for Jimmy Kimmel following Donald Trump‘s latest social media outburst over the Oscars, where host Kimmel dissed Trump live on stage by reading the former president’s criticism of the ceremony and saying: “Thank you for watching, I’m surprised you’re still — isn’t it past your jail time?” In an April 17 post on Truth Social, Trump slammed “stupid Jimmy Kimmel” and called him a “horrendous” host. Trump also blamed Kimmel for the show’s “big ratings drop.” “You keep my friend Jimmy Kimmel’s name out of your weird little wet mouth, OK?” Colbert fired back during “The Late Show.” “I’m mad.

Jimmy Kimmel “might” be hosting the 2025 Oscars after Donald Trump said he was “a fool” and the “worst host ever” at this year’s ceremony. Kimmel, 56, kicked off his ABC talk show by revealing he received nearly a hundred messages after he appeared to have once again agitated “our Kentucky fried former president.” In a lengthy Truth Social media post made by the former president, Trump, 77, claimed that Kimmel “still hasn’t recovered from his horrendous performance and big ratings drop as Host of The Academy Awards.”Kimmel said on “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” that his ratings had, in fact, been pretty high. “I don’t know.

Wicked director Jon M. Chu will make his Broadway directorial debut with a new stage adaptation of his 2018 hit film Crazy Rich Asians, producers announced today.

Johnny Depp is back on the red carpet.

K.J. Yossman Johnny Depp said he felt “strangely, oddly, perversely lucky” to have been offered the role of French King Louis XV at the U.K.

A man who won a staggering £21million on the lottery ended up squandering all his money within just five years. Convicted felon David Lee Edwards was left destitute and living in a faeces-ridden shed within a few short years of his shock win.

Ron Thompson, a veteran character actor best known for his role in Ralph Bakshi’s rotoscope film American Pop and his 1970s TV series portrayal of Detective Nopke in Baretta, died Saturday at age 83 in Los Angeles. No cause was given by Professor Rel Dowdell of Hampton University, who confirmed the death.

The Purge,” and is about 1% as entertaining.“Civil War”’s schtick is that it’s not specifically political. For instance, as the US devolves into enemy groups of secessionist states, Texas and California have banded together to form the Western Forces.

Chip Gaines is probably regretting this social media exchange!

Shucked”), will begin previews at the Booth Theatre on 45th Street in late August and then open in mid-September. Produced by Chris Harper (“Company”), “The Roommate” has signed a lease in Shubert Alley for 16 weeks.While it will certainly be a thrill to see the 79-year-old star of “Rosemary’s Baby” back on the boards for the first time in a decade (her last go-round was in “Love Letters”), what’s really piqued my interest is Patti’s Card.In July 2022, LuPone, 74, very publicly left Actors’ Equity, the professional actors union that a performer typically is a member of to work on Broadway and at many other top-tier theaters around the country. “Quite a week on Broadway, seeing my name being bandied about.

EXCLUSIVE: Tom Payne, the British actor who starred in Fox drama series Prodigal Son, has new representation.

It was supposed to be the battle of the big men as UConn’s 7-2, 280-pound center Donovan Clingan took on Purdue’s 7-foot-4, 300-pound Zach Edey, but the NCAA Men’s Basketball National Championship didn’t turn out that way. It was Huskies’ guard Tristan Newton who led his team with 20 points and 7 assists, and in so doing earned Most Outstanding Player honors for the Final Four for a second year in a row.

Cage The Elephant have dropped a charismatic new single titled ‘Good Time’ – check it out below.Shared today (April 5), the new track marks the latest single to be taken from the Kentucky-bred six-piece’s upcoming album ‘Neon Pill’, which they announced back in February.Musically, the new track sees Matthew Shultz, Brad Shultz, Daniel Tichenor, Jared Champion, Nick Bockrath and Matthan Minster make a nod to their fan favourite mid-2010s classics, with the frontman jumping into the track with the brash opening lines: “I’m the bright lights, I’m the feature/ I’m a spacehead, I’m a creature/ I’m a lover, I’m a fable/ I’m the glutton at your table”.It also sees the members create an eye-catching variety of layers, with cheeky guitar chords being paired with the fuzzy, unconventional keyboard melody.Check out the track below.“‘Good Time’ was one of those rare tracks that captivated me almost instantaneously. The instrumentation hit so hard, with an energy that was so commanding, that it was almost as if I couldn’t have kept myself from writing something to it if I had wanted to,” said the frontman of the new track.“[It’s] very different from anything we had ever written before, and somehow it still felt relatively familiar in contrast to our prior works,” he added.

What was the catalyst for Brittany Cartwright realizing she needed to break up with Jax Taylor? We mean, we’ve heard they had problems for some time. Was it just one big fight that caused it? No, it was something else entirely that told Brittany it was time to leave…

Anna Tingley If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Variety may receive an affiliate commission. A total solar eclipse is coming to the U.S, the first time since 2017 and the last time until 2044.

Barack Obama loves to share a list. The former President of the United States is known for them, whether he’s sharing his favorite books, his favorite songs, or his favorite films. Today, he’s shared his March Madness picks, a basketball tournament that pits Division I college basketball teams against eachother.

Knocked Loose brought out Static Dress frontman Olli Appleyard to perform ‘Billy No Mates’ last night (March 9).The Kentucky band are currently on tour in the UK and last night played Project House in Static Dress’s hometown of Leeds, where Appleyard and the band joined forces for a special rendition of the track from Knocked Loose’s 2016 debut album ‘Laugh Tracks’.The tour is set to conclude at London’s O2 Kentish Town Forum tonight (March 10).Check out fan-filmed footage of their rendition of ‘Billy No Mates’ below:olli fuckin appleyarddont try copyright block me this time elon pic.twitter.com/9N5g29YJBo— cam (@camageddon_) March 9, 2024It’s not Appleyard’s only big guest spot of late – in January, he performed ‘Diamonds Aren’t Forever’ with Bring Me The Horizon on two dates of their recent arena tour, where Static Dress was one of their support acts.Meanwhile, Knocked Loose recently announced a new album, ‘You Won’t Go Before You’re Supposed To’ and dropped its lead single ‘Blinding Faith’. It is set to land May 10 via Pure Noise, which is set to feature collaborations with Poppy and Chris Motionless from Motionless In White.“On this album, we go the fastest we’ve ever gone; we go the scariest we’ve ever gone.

You know, even if this woman wasn’t going to prison we wouldn’t trust her as our pediatrician!

Julie Chrisley has been grappling with something even scarier while serving time in federal prison — and her daughter Savannah is only hearing about it after the fact.

The Campbellsville University community is mourning the loss of a young student athlete.

Selome Hailu CBS has renewed “Tracker” for a second season. Based on Jeffery Deaver’s novel “The Never Game,” the series stars Justin Hartley as Colter Shaw, a lone-wolf survivalist who roams the country as a reward seeker, using his expert tracking skills to help private citizens and law enforcement solve mysteries while contending with his own fractured family. The series is based on the bestselling novel The Never Game by Jeffery Deaver.

Michael Che and Colin Jost had a running gag on Saturday Night Live‘s “Weekend Update,” cracking jokes about Mitch McConnell after announcing he was stepping down as Senate Republican leader.

Cage The Elephant have announced details of a new album called ‘Neon Pill’. Check out the latest single ‘Out Loud’ below.Announced today (February 29), the LP marks their first full-length album in five years – following on from 2019’s Grammy-winning ‘Social Cues’– and is set for release on May 17.

Savannah Chrisley is sharing some insight about her mom’s prison stay.

A tragic youngster has died after his head got stuck during his first night in a new medical bed, an inquest has heard.

Bang Yongguk has announced his upcoming 2024 US tour, titled ‘III’, featuring 11 concerts in April.Today (February 29), Bang Yongguk and his label YY Entertainment announced the dates and venues for the 2024 ‘III’ US tour, which will kick off on April 5 with at concert at the Warsaw in New York City.Thereafter, the rapper will play one-night-only shows in the cities of Louisville, Chicago and Orlando, followed by two concerts in the state of Texas. Those will be held in Dallas and Houston on April 14 and 17.Following those performances, the South Korean musician will hold concerts in Phoenix and Las Vegas, before heading over to California to play shows across three different cities in the state.

Sen. Mitch McConnell is stepping down.

Knocked Loose have announced a new album, ‘You Won’t Go Before You’re Supposed To’ and dropped its lead single ‘Blinding Faith’.The Kentucky metalcore band will release their third LP on May 10 via Pure Noise, which is set to feature collaborations with Poppy and Chris Motionless from Motionless In White.Per a press release, the album’s title came from a conversation that frontman Bryan Garris had with a woman who was sitting next to him on a plane. When he admitted that he was finding it particularly difficult to manage his “borderline phobia” of flying, she told him, “You won’t go before you’re supposed to.”“On this album, we go the fastest we’ve ever gone; we go the scariest we’ve ever gone.

country music legend Loretta Lynn, auditioned for “American Idol” on Sunday’s episode of the ABC music competition show, surprising the judges. Judges Katy Perry, Lionel Richie and Luke Bryan seemed to be in the dark about her impressive family tree — at first. “Growing up, I sang music my entire life,” Russell said.

according to IMDB’s Box Office Mojo.The action flick, based on a manga series, opened in theaters on Feb. 2.It managed to beat out “Bob Marley: One Love,” which moved down to second place this week with sales of $3.7 million.The biopic, based on the life of the famous Reggae singer-songwriter, has taken in over $100 million globally since its Valentine’s Day release.“Ordinary Angels,” starring Hilary Swank, landed in third with a $2.3 million-dollar take.The film, which Variety said “tugs at the heartstrings,” is based on a true story of a Kentucky hairdresser who helped a widower whose daughter needed a liver transplant during a blizzard.The suspense thriller “Madame Web,” which was in second place last week, fell to fourth, taking in $1.575 million.

Louder Than Life Festival returns to Louisville’s Kentucky Expo Center and they’re bringing some of the biggest names in metal to celebrate their tenth anniversary.Headliners this year include Slayer — playing their first gig since 2019 — as well as Slipknot, Mötley Crüe, Korn and Judas Priest.They’ll be joined by The Offspring, Sum 41, Dropkick Murphys, Breaking Benjamin and Disturbed.Plus, Rammstein’s Till Lindemann and Rage Against The Machine’s Tom Morello will be there, too.In total, nearly 125 heavy acts will play over the long four-day weekend.And if you can’t wait to get your hands on passes, you can make them yours as soon as today.Four-day passes start at $219 before fees on Vivid Seats.$119 before fees is the lowest price we could find on single-day passes.Need a few more details before slamming that buy button?We’ve got everything you need to know and more about Kentucky’s 2024 Louder Than Life Festival below.All prices listed above are subject to fluctuation.A complete breakdown of all the best single and multi-day passes can be found here:(Note: The New York Post confirmed all above prices at the publication time. All prices are in US dollars, subject to fluctuation and include additional fees at checkout.)Vivid Seats is a verified secondary market ticketing platform, and prices may be higher or lower than face value, depending on demand.

Slayer are getting back together for their first live appearances in half a decade.The thrash metal legends announced their retirement in 2019 and marked the end of their near-four decade career with a lengthy farewell world tour.Until now, a Slayer reunion had been looking rather unlikely, especially since Kerry King had announced a solo album, ‘From Hell I Rise’, just weeks ago. He had previously described his new endeavour as “an extension of Slayer”.Hopes of a reunion were also dashed when King told Rolling Stone that he said he could “pretty much say a hundred per cent no” to the chances of it happening.

Lionsgate’s collaboration with faith based movie producers Kingdom Story Company (Jesus Revolution, American Underdog, I Can Only Imagine) has reaped boxoffice rewards for both, and with their latest, Ordinary Angels, the inspiring true story of a small Kentucky town that comes together in a historic snowstorm in order to transport a 3-year-old girl to an Omaha hospital for a life-saving liver transplant, they have another surefire heartfelt film tailor-made for audiences looking for a little uplift. This actually would have made a perfect Christmas season release but has been delayed for several months, now opening in the same February corridor where Kingdom’s surprise hit, Jesus Revolution did well last year. Midwest crowds will especially respond to a never-say-never tale that is about bringing people together, not tearing them apart in this age of division.

“American Idol,” was involved in a fatal crash in Kentucky on Tuesday when a car plowed into a bus carrying the singer and several members of his band.The driver of a Toyota Rav4, 53-year-old James Mcpheron of Mount Veron, Ky., died.“While traveling back from a vacation last night, rising country star Alex Miller and several members of his band were on a bus that was hit by a car,” a statement shared on Miller’s Instagram read on Wednesday. “Sadly, the driver of the car is deceased.” “Alex sends his thoughts and prayers to the gentleman and his family,” the statement continued. “No one on the bus was injured.

Seasick Steve has announced details of his new album ‘A Trip A Stumble A Fall Down On Your Knees’, and has shared its lead single ‘Backbone Slip’.The album is set to be released on June 7 via SO Recordings and can be pre-ordered here. To go alongside the announcement, Steve has also confirmed a run of six UK instore and outstore live shows to take place around the release date – see all the details below.Speaking about the new song, Steve has said: “Some people just can’t let loose, ya know what I mean? ‘Like a wooden statue’.

Neil Young is showing no signs of slowing down.The 78-year-old rocker just announced he’s releasing “FU##IN’ UP” on April 26 and touring all over North America with Crazy Horse this spring.Along the way, the former CSNY member will drop into Camden, NJ’s Freedom Mortgage Pavilion on Sunday, May 12 and Queens, NY’s Forest Hills Stadium on Tuesday, May 14.He’s also slated to headline at the New Orleans Jazz Festival as well as Louisville, KY’s Bourbon and Beyond Festival this year.And if you want to hear the “Old Man” crooner deliver signature tracks like “Ohio,” “Heart of Gold” and more live, you can snatch up tickets as soon as today.Although inventory isn’t available on Ticketmaster until Friday, Feb.