Today is Always Sunny in Philadelphia co-creator Rob McElhenney‘s 46th birthday, and to help him celebrate — and bust his chops — his pal and Wrexham AFC Football Club partner Ryan Reynoldsis singing about it.
Flexing his vocal muscles that he pumped for his holiday musical Spirited, Ryan sings McElhenney’s praises, in a charming Irish jig about how to pronounce the latter’s name.
“Pronouncing all those Ns and Es and Hs can perplex ’em, so here’s a little birthday gift from all your mates in Wrexham,” Ryan sings, complete with footage of people screwing up Rob’s name on camera. “While ways to massacre it and mispronounce it there are many/If there was doubt, now there won’t be any — it’s McElhenney,” the song goes.
The uplifting ditty not only features out of context cringey clips from McElhenney’s career, but also happy townsfolk and Wrexham fans and players, dancers, and celebrities including Rob’s Always Sunny co-star and wife Kaitlin Olson, as well as his fellow show co-creators Charlie Day and Glenn Howerton.
The over-the-top production is part of an ongoing prank war between pals Ryan and Rob, ending with a chalkboard, showing Ryan adding a “tick” to his side of the board.
Joe Biden and Lady Gaga in 2016; Ethan Miller/Getty Images
Lady Gaga and President Joe Biden have known each other for years: Back in 2016, they worked together to raise awareness of sexual assault, especially on college campuses. She also campaigned for him and, of course, sang the national anthem at his inauguration. Now, he’s made her part of his administration — sort of.
Gaga has been named a co-chair of the President’s Committee on the Arts and the Humanities, along with Oscar-winning TV and movie producer Bruce Cohen. The committee was founded in 1982 to advise the president on enhancing federal support for the arts, humanities, and museum and library services, which it deems relevant to the country’s “health, economy, equity, and civic life.”
The committee tweeted, “Welcome newly appointed members…we look forward to partnering to positively impact the arts, libraries, museums, and humanities work across the country.”
Other members of the committee include George Clooney, Jennifer Garner, Shonda Rhimes, Kerry Washington, Grammy winner Jon Batiste and rocker Joe Walsh of The Eagles.
Gaga retweeted the announcement, offering her thanks to the committee and to Biden. One fan responded, “I don’t know what this means but slay.”
A better-informed fan wrote, “this makes me so unbelievably happy, knowing that someone with your heart, intelligence, and experience will be leading the way for the connection between the arts and humanity.”
Queen is back with episode 13 of their year-long YouTube series Queen The Greatest Live, this time taking a look at the band’s iconic stage wear.
Not surprisingly, Brian May and Roger Taylor share that it was frontman Freddie Mercury who had the biggest impact on what the band looked like on stage.
“The clothes are part of it, and no one was more aware of that than Freddie,” May shares. “Freddie really pioneered a lot of stuff…And what we tried to do was, I guess, call on the traditions of opera and other art forms and make the costumes speak for us, make them part of the storytelling.”
Roger adds, “For Freddie it was an aspect of the live show that he reveled in, and he particularly enjoyed surprising his fellow band members, as much as he did the fans.” He notes, “You know, we could have gone ‘don’t be so ridiculous,’ but because it was Fred, it was ‘yeah, come on. That’s brilliant.’ You know, why not?”
Kelly Clarkson‘s tenth studio album chemistry will be out June 23 and it features some unexpected guest artists.
Kelly revealed the album’s track list, and one song, “that’s right,” features legendary drummer/percussionist Sheila E., best known for her work with Prince and for her ’80s hits “The Glamorous Life” and “A Love Bizarre.” Another song, “i hate love,” features another legend: Steve Martin.
In addition to being an acclaimed comedic TV and film actor, Martin is also an accomplished banjo player, so perhaps that’s what the Only Murders in the Building star has contributed to that track.
As for the album’s title, Kelly explained on Instagram, “Having chemistry with someone is an incredible, and overwhelming, feeling. It’s like you have no choice in the matter. You are just drawn to each other. This can be good and bad. This album takes you down every path that chemistry could lead you down.”
As previously reported, Kelly has just released two new songs from the record: “mine” and “me.” She says that’s because “I didn’t want to release just one song to represent an entire album, or relationship. There are many stages of grief and loss on this album. Each song is a different stage and emotional state.”
Of note, Kelly co-wrote “me” with “abcdefu” singer GAYLE who, like her, is from Texas.
Here’s the track list for chemistry:
“skip this part”
“mine”
“high road”
“me”
“down to you”
“chemistry”
“favorite kind of high”
“magic”
“lighthouse”
“rock hudson”
“my mistake”
“red flag collector”
“i hate love” (feat. Steve Martin)
“that’s right” (feat. Sheila E.)
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It’s still not clear what happened to Jamie Foxx, after his daughter Corrinnoted on Tuesday that he’d suffered a “medical complication,” and that, “due to quick action and great care, he is already on his way to recovery.”
That said, his former Ray co-star Kerry Washingtonposted to social media a get well message to the Oscar winner. Complete with a throwback picture of the two of them, Kerry wrote, “Sending you all the love and prayers my movie huzbin,” adding a string of prayer and heart emojis.
TMZ doesn’t know exactly what emergency Foxx suffered, either, but noted it was “serious enough” that family members rushed to his hospital bed.
For their part, many of Foxx’s and Washington’s fans admitted her post “scared” them. “What happened?” commented more than one.
Another vented, “I don’t like this… scared tf outta me.”
(NEW YORK) — One couple found out that they are truly a match — in more ways than one.
After being together for more than 20 years, a husband and wife pair learned they were rare matches as living donors.
Dexter Holaday had been living with a rare genetic disorder called polycystic kidney disease, when in late 2021, he was told he needed a kidney transplant.
“The average timeframe for a kidney, with my blood type, is five years for a deceased donor,” Holaday told ABC News’ Good Morning America. “So it’s kind of a waiting game.”
Living donor kidneys are generally healthier than deceased donor kidneys, which leads to greater long- and short-term survival rates. However, in 2022, living donors accounted for only 29.7% of all kidney transplants nationwide, highlighting the need for living donors, according to the Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network, part of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
Despite the rarity of living donor kidneys, Holaday and his wife June began their search for a match.
“We had flyers, we had sent out over 400 Christmas cards,” June Holaday told GMA.
More than 90,000 people nationwide are currently waiting for a kidney; the average wait time for a deceased donor kidney is three to five years, and more than 22 people a day die in the U.S. while waiting for a transplant, according to the National Kidney Foundation.
Up against time and despite having different blood types, June Holaday decided to still get tested to see if she could be a living donor for her husband — even if the chances were extremely thin.
After months of testing, June Holaday found out she defied the odds. She was a match and was approved to give her husband the gift of life.
“I think we finally breathed a sigh of relief for the first time in the whole journey,” June Holaday said of learning she was a match for her husband.
Living donor transplant surgeries happen simultaneously in rooms next to each other to ensure the organ is transplanted quickly and safely. On March 28, the Holadays went into the lifesaving operation room, together.
Dr. Leigh Anne Dageford, a surgeon at Massachusetts General Hospital, performed June Holaday’s nephrectomy. She said the Holaday’s situation was “beautiful.”
“To be a true perfect match, it’s one out of 100,000, but given the advances we have these days, we don’t always have to have that exact perfect match,” Dageford said. “It is an amazing love story. Her willingness to do this, to continue to have a wonderful life with him. For the rest of their lives together is beautiful.”
Dr. Nahel Elias, the surgical director of the kidney transplant program at Massachusetts General Hospital, was right next door to transplant June Holaday’s kidney into her husband Dexter.
“It is not only life-changing,” Elias said. “It’s life-enhancing and it’s life-extending.”
Dexter Holaday said he is “absolutely grateful” for his wife, describing what she did as “amazing.”
June Holaday called her donated kidney just a “spare,” and wants to encourage others to sign up to be living donors.
“Anyone can function on one kidney. I want to shout it from the rooftops like, ‘Share your spare, share your spare!'” she said. “Someone in this country will need you at some point.”
Soon, we’ll have something other than Britney Spears‘ Instagram posts to read.
Page Six reports that the singer’s memoir, for which she reportedly received a $15 million advance, will be coming out in the fall, and a source describes it as “a story of triumph,” as well as “a story of survival, finding her way out of the crippling conservatorship to finding happiness with her husband Sam Ashgari.”
Page Six reports that Britney worked with a ghostwriter, Sam Lansky, a novelist and journalist who has profiled big names like Adele and Madonna. A source tells Page Six, “Britney’s book is brutally honest and from the heart. No stone is left unturned. It’s truly a female empowerment story – her taking control of her life.”
Another source dishes that the book “is an inspiring read, not only because it shows the strength of Britney’s spirit, but because her story is told with such style, wit, intelligence, honesty, and without any self-pity. She is entirely winning in these pages.”
The source declares, “This book will…shake the world. I believe that it will also be a groundbreaking instant bestseller.”
(LOUISVILLE, Ky.) — The brain of Louisville, Kentucky, mass shooting suspect Connor Sturgeon will be tested for chronic traumatic encephalopathy, commonly known as CTE, a family spokesperson told ABC News.
The results of the testing will take several weeks, spokesperson Pete Palmer said.
Sturgeon, 25, allegedly killed five people and injured eight others in Monday’s mass shooting at Old National Bank. Sturgeon, who worked at the bank, was armed with an AR-15 and was killed by officers at the scene.
CTE is a degenerative brain disease found in those with a history of repetitive brain trauma — often athletes and veterans.
Former NFL player Phillip Adams, who police said killed six people in Rock Hill, South Carolina, in 2021, had CTE at the time he carried out the mass shooting, according to the Boston University CTE Center. CTE can only be formally diagnosed after an autopsy. Adams, who spent 21 years playing tackle football, died from a self-inflicted gunshot after the shooting.
According to the Louisville Courier Journal, Sturgeon experienced multiple concussions from playing sports as a child.
Sturgeon’s mother called 911 the morning of the shooting, telling the dispatcher, “He’s never hurt anyone, he’s a really good kid.”
The suspect’s family said in a statement Tuesday, “While Connor, like many of his contemporaries, had mental health challenges which we, as a family, were actively addressing, there were never any warning signs or indications he was capable of this shocking act. While we have many unanswered questions, we will continue to cooperate fully with law enforcement officials and do all we can to aid everyone in understanding why and how this happened.”
“No words can express our sorrow, anguish, and horror at the unthinkable harm our son Connor inflicted on innocent people, their families, and the entire Louisville community,” the family added.
Netflix has dropped the first trailer for Never Have I Ever‘s upcoming fourth and final season. Mindy Kaling‘s coming-of-age dramedy follows the life of an Indian American teen and stars Maitreyi Ramakrishnan, Poorna Jagannathan, Richa Moorjani, Jaren Lewison, Darren Barnet, Lee Rodriguez and Ramona Young, with narration from John McEnroe. “Buckle up, nerds! Devi and the gang return for their senior friggin’ year,” reads the logline. As Devi, had seemingly gotten over her crush on Paxton and moved on to Ben, played respectively by Barnet and Lewison, it appears she will have a new distraction this season and his name is Ethan — played by Michael Cimino. Never Have I Ever, The Final Episodes, premieres June 8…(Trailer contains uncensored profanity.)
Deadline reports Top Gun: Maverick star Glen Powell is in talks to star alongside Daisy Edgar-Jones in Twisters, a sequel to the 1996 disaster film Twister. The original film, starring Helen Hunt and Bill Paxton, became a huge hit, earning nearly $500 million at the worldwide box office. Twisters is slated for a July 19, 2024 release…
Kevin Hart‘s action-comedy series Die Hart has gotten a third season renewal at Roku after season 2’s record-breaking premiere weekend, according to Variety. Die Hart 2: Die Harter nearly doubled the first season’s debut weekend audience on its March 31 weekend premiere, making it the No. 1 Roku Original TV series weekend premiere of all time by both unique views and streaming hour engagement, per to the streamer…
(NEW YORK) — NFL tight end Foster Moreau announced three weeks ago that he was diagnosed with Hodgkin lymphoma, a type of cancer of the lymph nodes.
The former Las Vegas Raiders player-turned-free agent was shopping for a new team and getting physical exams to assess his health and fitness when Dr. John Amoss, a team physician for the New Orleans Saints, saw a lump in Moreau’s neck.
“He sat me down and he goes, ‘You’ve heard of Hodgkin’s lymphoma, right?’ And I say, ‘Yeah.’ And he goes, ‘OK, well, from the tests that we see, that could be a strong possibility,'” the 25-year-old recalled to ABC News’ Good Morning America.
“I felt strong. I felt like I was running well. I mean, my offseason training was going just fine, and then he tells me something’s there that I could’ve never imagined and it rocks my world,” Moreau said.
He said for the first time in years, he cried in his mother’s arms.
“You know, it’s hard. It’s hard. And at a time where none of us could do anything other than be with loved ones and pray, she was instrumental,” Moreau said of his mother.
Before Amoss had taken a closer look at the lump in Moreau’s neck, the football player said he had noticed it before but didn’t think it could be cancer.
“I didn’t think it was anything. I thought I was coming down with a cold,” Moreau recalled.
Now, the 25-year-old encourages others to go see their doctors, even if they’re scared or don’t want to.
“I’d say to anyone who doesn’t want to get a checkup, afraid to see your doctor, afraid to take whatever test you’ve gotta take, it’s not gonna change the outcome, right? It’s better to know,” Moreau said.
Moreau said his doctors have given him a positive prognosis so far.
“It’s at stage 2, so it’s spread from the initial location. But it appears to be a slow spread and we should be able to get rid of all of it,” he said.
Moreau also feels it’s his responsibility to share his personal health journey publicly.
“This happens to everyone all the time in every walk of life every day. So for me to have the gall to think that I could get up here and be inspirational, I don’t think that I could do that. I think that there’s children in the children’s hospital that are far more inspirational. Truthfully, I’ve had some smart people in my corner who’ve told me, ‘Look, regardless, you’re gonna get up and you’re gonna inspire millions. And that’s just a part of what God’s put on your shoulders,'” he said.
He’s also tackling his upcoming cancer journey, which includes chemotherapy treatment, in the same way he approaches football.
“There’s no other way to look at it, right? So I’m preparing for my opponent, right? Hodgkin’s lymphoma, chemotherapy, I’m preparing for being on an IV, for six, seven, eight hours. Whatever it takes, right? Because I mean, there’s no other option. There’s no option,” Moreau said.
“You only have a finite amount of time on this Earth. For me, I’m gonna make it count. And right now, making it count is whuppin’ up on cancer’s butt,” he added.
