(NOTE LANGUAGE) In promoting the start of the second season of his Paramount+ show Mayor of Kingstown, co-creator Hugh Dillon opened up toThe Hollywood Reporter about the Taylor Sheridan-produced show’s injured lead, Jeremy Renner.
The Marvel movie star and twice-Oscar-nominated actor was critically injured on New Year’s Day when his massive Snowcat plow vehicle ran him over. After emergency surgeries and time in the intensive care unit of a Reno hospital, he’s recovering at home.
Dillon, who is also an actor, also appears on Mayor of Kingstown. He said Renner insisted that promoting the drama go on as planned. “That’s the thing about Jeremy. He just doesn’t want anything to get in the way, you know? He’s a stand-up f***ing dude. He just wants it to rock.”
To Dillon’s point, Renner has been promoting the show via Twitter while he recovers.
He adds of the star, “We’re like a hockey team. He’s our captain who’s been injured, and that’s really all of it. He’s a f***ing fighter. Excuse my language, but that’s the glory of that dude. He’s like Bobby Clarke on the Philadelphia Flyers in the ’70s,” adding, self-deprecatingly, “That [comparison] is just terrible.”
Dillon expressed it was “all hands on deck” when they heard the news: “We all wanted to just support him and do press for him. He’s family.”
Mayor of Kingstown‘s second season debuted on January 15; the show is now streaming on Paramount+.
Bret Michaels is getting nostalgic for the past with his new single. The Poison frontman just dropped the tune “Back in the Day,” described as a “feel good, road trip anthem song that will help you beat the winter blues.”
He also dropped a video for the song, which is described as “a modern day MTV throwback video to the early days of the music TV network,” featuring never-before-seen images and photos.
The new track comes as Bret is set to launch his limited engagement summer Parti-Gras tour. The tour features Jefferson Starship and Night Ranger, along with special appearances by ex-Journey singer Steve Augeri and Sugar Ray‘s Mark McGrath. It’s set to kick off July 13 in Clarkston, Michigan.
A new biography on legendary artist Leon Russell is about to hit store shelves. Leon Russell: The Master of Space and Time’s Journey Through Rock & Roll History, written by author and founding member of Buffalo Tom, Bill Janovitz, will be released March 14 by Hachette Books.
The book, which has the support of the Russell estate, is described as “the definitive, never-before-told chronicle of one of the most important music makers of the 20th century,” calling Russell a “truly mythical figure in American music.”
Russell, who passed away in 2016, was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame and the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2011. He wrote such songs as “Delta Lady” and the Grammy Hall of Fame tune “A Song for You.” He had his own hits with songs like “Lady Blue” and “Tight Rope.” Over the years he collaborated with a huge list of artists, including Eric Clapton, Elton John, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers and Bob Dylan.
Geopolitical tensions between the U.S. and China may be high, but one sign of a thaw will be coming to a theater near you, if you live in the Middle Kingdom.
The country has reportedly decided to end its four-year ban on Marvel Studios movies, with Black Panther: Wakanda Forever opening there this weekend as China celebrates the Lunar New Year, traditionally a huge movie-going window.
Further, Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania will debut on the same day it opens in the U.S., February 17.
The ban, which wasn’t officially announced, meant the entire run of Marvel Studios’ Phase Four films, including Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness and Thor: Love and Thunder, went un-screened there. While both films ended up as some of the highest-grossing movies of the year, missing out in the movie-hungry Chinese market definitely dinged their bottom lines, to the tune of millions.
Prior to the ban, the last Marvel Studios films to open in China were Avengers: Endgame and Spider-Man: No Way Home — the latter a Sony Pictures co-production — in 2019.
Marvel Studios is owned by Disney, the parent company of ABC News.
boygenius, the trio made up of Phoebe Bridgers, Julien Baker and Lucy Dacus, will release their full-length debut album on March 31.
Simply titled the record, the effort follows boygenius’ self-titled EP, which dropped in 2018. Its artwork features Bridgers, Baker and Dacus raising their hands in the air, like the indie singer-songwriter version of Pearl Jam‘s Ten.
Along with the album news, boygenuis has shared three songs off the record: “Emily I’m Sorry,” “$20” and “True Blue.” You can listen to them now via digital outlets.
boygenius will play their first live show since 2021 at this year’s Coachella in April.
Here’s the track list to the record:
“Without You Without Them”
“$20”
“Emily I’m Sorry”
“True Blue”
“Cool About It”
“Not Strong Enough”
“Revolution 0”
“Leonard Cohen”
“Satanist”
“We’re in Love”
“Anti-Curse”
“Letter to an Old Poet”
(NEW YORK) — Pharmacies have announced they are dropping their restrictions on how much over-the-counter cold medication for children that customers can buy.
Due to a respiratory virus season that began earlier than usual — followed by an earlier and unprecedented demand of certain medications — national pharmacy chains limited purchases of Children’s Tylenol, Motrin and ibuprofen in some locations.
However, now that cases of the flu and RSV have been declining steadily and supply challenges are improving, Walgreens and Rite Aid told ABC News they are lifting their caps on pediatric fever-reducing medications.
As of last month, Walgreens was limiting online purchases to six per customer while Rite Aid was limiting to five per customer, although there was no limit in store.
“Walgreens has worked diligently with our suppliers to ensure we have enough supply to meet customer demand nationwide,” a spokesperson said in a statement. “Due to the improved in-stock conditions of over-the-counter pediatric fever-reducing products, we have removed the online-only purchase limit. This was originally put in place to prevent excess purchasing behavior.”
Meanwhile, Rite Aid said it will lift the limit it had for online purchases “by the end of the week.”
Not everybody’s ready to lift their caps yet, with CVS telling ABC News there are currently no plans to lift their purchase limit of two boxes of medication both online and in store.
Kroger placed a cap of two pediatric pain medications and four cold and flu items per customer but has not yet announced a change in plans. Kroger did not immediately respond to ABC News’ request for comment.
The Consumer Health Products Association, which represents the makers of over-the-counter medicines and dietary supplements, said manufacturers will continue to produce the drugs and get them on shelves as quickly as possible.
“Manufacturers are still producing 24/7 and shipping children’s pain and fever reducers to retailers, with no intention of letting up,” Anita Brikman, senior vice president of communications & public affairs at the CHPA, told ABC. News.
“We were heartened to see Walgreens lifting the purchasing limits due to ‘improved in-stock conditions.'”
According to Brikman, sales of over-the-counter pain relievers and fever reducers were up 30% in December 2022 compared to December 2021.
She noted this is “less of an increase in unit sales” than in November 2022, when sales were up 65% compared to November 2021.
Brikman added that demand “may also be lessened thanks to the continued decline in reported flu cases since the numbers peaked the first week of December.”
Experts previously told ABC News that if customers cannot find brand-name medication to look for generic options.
Additionally, if parents cannot find children’s medication, they should not give them adult medication because medicine for children is dosed based on weight and age. Giving them adult doses can have serious consequences.
“Parents should be cautious and don’t give your child a full adult dose because that could be harmful to them,” Dr. Stephen Schondelmeyer, a professor of pharmaceutical care and health systems at the University of Minnesota, told ABC News in December. “Do not use aspirin. If you find that the shelves are empty at the pharmacy, ask your pharmacist what alternatives are there or consider looking at other pharmacies as well, and the pharmacist can advise you on what the appropriate dose is for a child.”
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Screaming Trees bassist Van Conner has died at age 55.
The news was announced in a Facebook post by Conner’s brother and Screaming Trees guitarist Gary Lee Conner, which was also shared by the “Nearly Lost You” rockers. According to the post, Van died Tuesday night following “an extended illness.”
“It was pneumonia that got him in the end,” Gary writes of his brother. “He was one of the closest friends I ever had and I loved him immensely. I will miss him forever and ever and ever.”
Van and Gary were founding members of Screaming Trees alongside frontman Mark Lanegan. They played on each of their albums before the band broke up in 2000.
Van’s passing follows Lanegan’s passing last February at age 57.
(ALBUQUERQUE, N.M.) — A New Mexico man, who lost his bid for the state legislature as a Republican, will make his first court appearance on Wednesday since being arrested for allegedly orchestrating recent attacks at the homes of four Democratic lawmakers.
Solomon Peña, 39, is scheduled to appear for an initial hearing at the Metropolitan Courthouse in downtown Albuquerque at 1:30 p.m. local time, according to online records. He faces a slew of charges including multiple counts of shooting at a home and shooting from a motor vehicle, aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, conspiracy and being a felon in possession of a firearm.
There was no immediate contact information for Peña available.
Peña is accused of paying four men to shoot at the residences of Bernalillo County Commissioner Adriann Barboa on Dec. 4; New Mexico House Speaker Javier Martinez on Dec. 8; then-Bernalillo Commissioner Debbie O’Malley on Dec. 11; and state Sen. Linda Lopez on Jan. 3, according to a press release from the Albuquerque Police Department. No one was injured in the shootings, and police expect to file charges for the other men who were allegedly involved.
Police allege that Peña “paid the men cash and sent text messages with addresses where he wanted them to shoot at the homes.” He also allegedly “went with the men and attempted to shoot at one of the homes, but the AR handgun he was using malfunctioned. Another shooter fired more than a dozen rounds from a separate handgun,” police said.
Peña was taken into custody on Monday, as detectives served search warrants at his apartment and at the home of two of the men he allegedly paid, according to police. An image of the suspect released by police shows him wearing a MAGA sweatshirt and standing in front of Trump flags.
Police credited detective work matching shell casings. A break in the case came when a Bernalillo County Sheriff’s deputy stopped a silver Nissan Maxima about 4 miles away from Lopez’s home on Jan. 3, just 40 minutes after the shooting. The driver, identified as Jose Trujillo, was arrested on an outstanding warrant. Deputies found more than 800 fentanyl-laced pills and two firearms inside the car, which was registered to Peña, according to police.
In November, Peña unsuccessfully ran against Democratic incumbent state Rep. Miguel P. Garcia for House District 14. Police said Garcia had sued Peña in August, arguing that the Republican candidate was not eligible to serve in the New Mexico House of Representatives because he is a convicted felon and was not pardoned by the governor. A judge ruled in September that Peña could remain on the ballot because the law is unconstitutional, according to police.
Police said Lopez and county commissioners told detectives that Peña “showed up uninvited at their homes in November after the election” and “provided them with documents that he said indicated fraud in the election results.”
(SYRACUSE, N.Y.) — An 11-year-old girl was walking home after getting milk for her family when she was shot and killed in Syracuse, New York, officials said.
Brexialee Torres-Ortiz was struck by a gunman in a car who was firing at a different person, Syracuse Police Chief Joe Cecile said at a news conference Tuesday, calling it a “true tragedy.”
Brexialee was at a corner store that was about 100 yards from her apartment, he said.
Officers responded to the shooting at about 7:45 p.m. Monday and found Brexialee shot in the mid-section, Cecile said. She was taken to a hospital where she died, he said.
A 19-year-old man was also shot at the scene, Cecile said. He was struck in the leg and is expected to survive, according to the chief.
It’s not clear if the 19-year-old was the target, Cecile said. There’s no apparent connection between the 19-year-old and Brexialee, he added.
Brexialee loved to dance, Cecile said. She was president of her fifth-grade class and part of her school’s high honors program, the chief said.
Cecile said he talked to Brexialee’s principal who spoke of “how much she cared about others and showed it every day.”
“We lost a special young lady,” Syracuse Mayor Ben Walsh said. “My heart breaks for her family, her friends, her classmates. It is an unimaginable pain.”
No arrests have been made and Cecile pleaded with the community to come forward with tips.
“I would hope that the public, that the community, would be more forthcoming on an incident involving a little 11-year-old girl who had nothing to do with crime,” he said.
The GLAAD Media Awards are ready to honor the next class of LGBTQ artists and allies who uplifted the community over the past year.
People like Kim Petras and Demi Lovato were highlighted by the Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation and are among this year’s group of nominees for outstanding music artist. They will compete against fellow honorees Betty Who, Hayle Kiyoko, Fletcher, Aitta, Rina Sawayama, Orville Peck and others.
Dove Cameron is up for the GLAAD Award breakthrough music artist, alongside fellow acts Steve Lacy, Omar Apollo, Doechii, Jordy and more.
David Archuleta is up for outstanding variety or talk show episode for his appearance on The Jennifer Hudson Show, as is Kelly Clarkson for her daytime talk show’s episode “Spirit Day.”
In addition, Selena Gomez‘s show Only Murders in the Building has been nominated for outstanding comedy series, while Harry Styles‘ My Policeman is up for outstanding film – limited release.
The 2023 GLAAD Media Awards will be held March 30 in Los Angeles. Another ceremony will take place in New York City on May 13.
