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The legendary leader of Public Enemy will narrate the four-part docuseries, The Story of Hip-Hop with Chuck D, according to Deadline.

The series is being produced by PBS and the BBC, and Chuck D is serving as an executive producer.

The hip-hop community has, from the start, been doing what the rest of media is only now catching up to,” the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame member said in a statement. “Long before any conglomerate realized it was time to wake up, hip-hop had been speaking out and telling truths. Working with PBS and BBC is an opportunity to deliver these messages through new ways and help explain hip-hop’s place in history and hopefully inspire us all to take it further.”

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Backstreet Boys AJ McLean and Nick Carter have both been on ABC’s Dancing with the Stars, and now their bandmate Howie Dorough will be trying his luck on a different kind of celebrity dance show.

FOX’s The Real Dirty Dancing, hosted by Stephen “tWitch” Boss, has celebrities learning the actual dance routines from the iconic 1987 film Dirty Dancing while staying at Virginia’s Mountain Lake Lodge, which stood in for the fictional Catskills resort Kellerman’s in the movie. And yes, the famous “lift” is one of the things they’ll have to learn.

In addition to Howie, the other celebs who are competing will be High School Musical star Corbin Bleu, chef Cat Cora, retired NFL star Antonio Gates, comedian Anjelah Johnson-Reyes of MADtv fame, Bachelorette runner-up Tyler Cameron, Loni Love of The Real and WWE Divas champ Brie Bella.

In each episode of the four-episode series, one celebrity couple will be “put in a corner,” and at the end, one male and one female contestant will be crowned the winning “Baby” and “Johnny.”

The Real Dirty Dancing airs Tuesdays on February 1, 8, 15 and 22 at 9 p.m. ET/PT on Fox.

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Sia revealed in a new interview that she considered suicide after critics said her Music movie was harmful to the autistic community.  Critics and autistic actors slammed the film after dancer Maddie Ziegler was cast as a nonverbal girl on the spectrum.

Speaking to the New York Times, Sia admitted the controversy had an alarming effect on her mental health, revealing, “I was suicidal and relapsed and went to rehab.”  The interview was conducted by comedian Kathy Griffin, whom Sia credited for “[saving] my life” for helping her generate positive buzz after the intense backlash.

The Australian singer previously revealed that Ziegler was not her first choice for the role and that she “actually tried working with a beautiful young girl nonverbal on the spectrum,” but that actress withdrew from the project because she “found it unpleasant and stressful.”

Sia also said the character in question was “based completely on my neuro-atypical friend… I made this movie with nothing but love for him and his mother.”

Despite her seemingly good intentions, Music hit a sour note with the autistic community and its advocates.  Actress Ashley Wool, who is on the spectrum, said the movie was “doing active harm to people.”  Others condemned Music for not being inclusive and claimed it depicted those with autism as infants.

Sia previously apologized for the controversy and said she had “been listening” to concerns.  After the film received two Golden Globe nods, she added a disclaimer to the film that said, “MUSIC in no way condones or recommends the use of restraint on autistic people. There are autistic occupational therapists that specialize in sensory processing who can be consulted to explain safe ways to provide proprioceptive, deep-pressure feedback to help with meltdown safety.”

She later redacted the scenes in question.

If you are in crisis or know someone in crisis, call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-TALK (8255) or contact the Crisis Text Line by texting HOME to 741741. You can reach Trans Lifeline at 877-565-8860 (U.S.) or 877-330-6366 (Canada) and The Trevor Project at 866-488-7386.

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Dierks Bentley is one of four stars, all hailing from diverse corners of country music, to be inducted into the Music City Walk of Fame in 2022.

Also in the 2022 incoming class are outlaw singer-songwriter Bobby Bare, Grand Ole Opry mainstay Connie Smith and Grammy-winning blues act Keb’ Mo’. An induction ceremony will take place on April 5 at 2 p.m. CT in Nashville, at Music City Walk of Fame Park.

All four honorees will be on hand for the event. They’re claiming the 90th, 91st, 92nd and 93rd stars on the walk.

Meanwhile, Dierks has been hard at work on his next musical endeavor. After releasing his latest number-one hit, “Gone,” last year, he followed it up with “Beers on Me” — a duet with Hardy and Breland, and, most recently, a fan club exclusive track called “Tell ‘Em Right Now.” Look out for new music from the singer in the months ahead, as he’s been teasing a new album.

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Metallica‘s upcoming concert in Las Vegas just got a bit spookier.

Ice Nine Kills are set to open the show, which takes place February 25 at Sin City’s Allegiant Stadium. In a tweet, the horror-themed metallers share that they’re “beyond honored” to be supporting the “Enter Sandman’ legends.

As previously reported, Greta Van Fleet will also be on the bill.

In addition to opening for Metallica, INK will be hitting the road in March on the Trinity of Terror tour, which also features Black Veil Brides and Motionless in White.

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 Britney Spears called her sister a “selfish little brat” in a scathing new message following Jamie Lynn Spears‘ tell-all on the Call Her Daddy podcast.

Britney first shared her thoughts on Tuesday, but quickly deleted them.  Now, the gloves are off and, on Wednesday, she added three more pages.

The “Toxic” singer refuted Jamie Lynn’s recollection of her youth, where she said she was an “afterthought” and felt she “didn’t matter,” and said their mother, Lynne Spears, “worshipped” and doted on Jamie Lynn.

“I flew home to Jamie Lynn on the couch watching her tv shows right after Justin [Timberlake] and I broke up… I was a ghost there !!!!!” she remarked and claimed Jamie Lynn teased her about the breakup.  “When I came home you and your little friends all thought I wasn’t cool… You and your friends all dyed your hair like Christina Aguilera and [said] you no longer would play with me anymore !!!”

Britney claimed their mom’s preferential treatment of Jamie Lynn enabled her to act like a “selfish little brat.”  She then referenced a story from Jamie Lynn’s Things I Should Have Said memoir about their mother hitting her with a purse and recalled what prompted the alleged abuse.

“My mouth was on the floor the way you talked back to Mamma when I came home … Shocked out of my mind,” she wrote. “You were f****** hateful to her.”

Britney ended by refuting Jamie Lynn’s story that she was the one who drove a wedge in their relationship.  “I NEVER shut you out ever… You can paint it however you like but dear child … YOU shut me out when i needed you the most !!!! Writing in your book saying I wasn’t like your mom anymore … No, you hurt me.”

Jamie Lynn has yet to respond.

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Avril Lavigne said not long ago that she was planning to turn the plot of her signature song “Sk8er Boi” into a movie, and now she says it’s turning out to be an all-consuming project.

Appearing on After School Radio on Apple Music Hits, Avril told Blink-182′s Mark Hoppus  — who also appears on her new album — “I’m in the process of putting together a film right now for it. That’s a lot of work, I’ll tell you. Meeting with production companies…I have my story line and my idea and then assembling a team, talking and meeting with different writers. And then I get different pitches and then I talk to them.”

“So I found someone right now that I’m digging. And so I think we’re moving forward,” Avril adds. “And then once the script’s written, I’m just producing and overseeing the whole project.”

Then she asks Mark, “But will you make a cameo?”

As for why the time is right for a “Sk8er Boi” movie, Avril notes that this year marks the 20th anniversary of her debut album Let Go.  As she explains, “I don’t know if it’s just because of how long it’s been or with a resurgence, or whatever you want to call it, in the pop punk scene right now, but people are really bringing up ‘Sk8er Boi’ a lot…it’s taken on a whole new life of its own,” she adds.

Avril’s new album Love Sux is due out next month, and she tells Hoppus, “My last album was very introspective and deep and this one is just rocking all the way through…I feel this is my most alternative record sonically…I just wanted to not hold back at all and just…guitars, drums, just go for it.”

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Last year, Ridley Scott, the director of Lady Gaga’s latest film House of Gucci, told the ReelBlend podcast that he wanted to release a director’s cut of the movie.  Now Gaga is hinting that the director’s cut may include scenes that show her character, Patrizia, and Salma Hayek‘s character, Pina, being, well…more than friends.

PopCrave has posted a clip from a panel on the film hosted by MGM Studios, in which Gaga says, “There’s a whole side of this film that you did not see where Pina and I developed a sexual relationship.”

As the audience laughs, Gaga teases, “Director’s cut, who knows? But this is a testament to [Ridley Scott] as a director because he let us go there.”

In the film Gaga plays Patrizia Reggiani, who hires a hit man to kill her ex-husband, Maurizio Gucci, with the help of her friend and spiritual advisor, Pina Auriemma.

“I remember being on set with Salma and going, ’So, after Maurizio dies, maybe it gets…hot?’”  Gaga continues.

“You think she’s kidding!” Salma cracks.

If Scott does end up releasing a director’s cut, though, it’s not guaranteed that this so-called scene will be included. Meanwhile, Gaga and the film continue to rack up award nominations; next month, she’ll find out if she’s been nominated for a second Best Actress Oscar.

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