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‘Will & Grace’ stars and more pay tribute to Leslie Jordan: “You were loved, sweet man”

October 24, 2022 by WDNY Radio

Many are paying tribute to actor Leslie Jordan, who died Monday in Los Angeles in a car crash. He was 67 years old.

Jordan is best known for his roles as Beverley Leslie on Will and Grace, Sid in the TV series The Cool Kids and several characters in American Horror Story.

Following news of his death, many in Hollywood took to social media to remember Jordan, including his “Will & Grace co-star, Eric McCormack.

“Crushed to learn about the loss of @thelesliejordan, the funniest and flirtiest southern gent I’ve ever known,” McCormack wrote on Twitter. “…Gone about thirty years too soon. You were loved, sweet man.”

Sean Hayes: “My heart is broken. Leslie Jordan was one of the funniest people I ever had the pleasure of working with. Everyone who ever met him, loved him. There will never be anyone like him. A unique talent with an enormous, caring heart. You will be missed, my dear friend.”

Lynda Carter: “Leslie Jordan put a smile on the faces of so many, especially with his pandemic videos. What a feat to keep us all laughing and connected in such difficult times… It feels so cruel that this could happen to such a beautiful soul.”

George Takei: “I am stunned at the death of Leslie Jordan, who delighted us with his many roles on television and film. Leslie, we are heartbroken at your loss and will miss your mirth and your inimitable spirit.”

Billy Eichner: “Leslie Jordan. What an angel. Gone much too soon. RIP.”

Ellen DeGeneres: “I just heard about Leslie Jordan. This is unbelievably tragic. He was such a light.”

Jim Parsons: “…Leslie was both a man of the earth and an absolute angel….I am shocked and sad beyond words to learn of his death, but I am equally filled with immense gratitude at having crossed his path on his journey. Rest in peace, you good, good man.”

Music notes: Jewel, Lance Bass, Taylor Swift and Harry Styles

October 24, 2022 by WDNY Radio

Jewel says winter isn’t coming, it’s already here. The Alaska native shared a TikTok of all the snow dumped on her porch. “Came home to a snow storm,” she explained, showing off her personal winter wonderland.

Lance Bass honored the late Leslie Jordan, who died in a car crash on Monday. “Legend is not a large enough word to describe Leslie Jordan. No one made me laugh harder. This one is heartbreaking. Rest well my friend,” he wrote on Instagram. Jordan was 67.

Taylor Swift is ready to release another music video off her Midnights album. She announced on Instagram that her “Bejeweled” music video pays homage to Cinderella — since midnight does play a huge role in the fable. “This video is wild, whimsical and created SPECIFICALLY for you, my beloved fans who have paved this shimmering path,” she teased. She also warned, “Look out for some dazzling cameos!”

Taylor is also in some hot water for another music video of hers. Fans are saying the scene in her “Anti-Hero” music video where she stands on a scale that reads “FAT” is fatphobic. ET Canada reports the issue fans have is that Taylor is very slender and views being fat as a negative. Meanwhile, other fans pointed out Taylor struggled with an eating disorder and was lampooned for gaining weight during her Reputation era.

Need a quick and easy Halloween costume? Vogue recommends dressing up as Harry Styles either during his Better Homes & Gardens shoot or his promotion of Don’t Worry Darling.

Music notes: Demi Lovato, Selena Gomez, Taylor Swift and Harry Styles

October 24, 2022 by WDNY Radio

Demi Lovato honored the late Leslie Jordan on their Instagram Story, writing, “My sweet Leslie .. Your smile and personality lit up the room when I met you. I’m so glad we remained friends after meeting not long ago.. we had more plans but our time was cut short. You will be so dearly missed by so many. I’m so honored to call you a friend. I love you sweet angel.” Jordan died Monday in a car crash. He was 67.

Selena Gomez teased new music on Monday, writing on Instagram, “‘My Mind & Me,’ my new song from the upcoming film on @AppleTVPlus, is out November 3rd.” The single arrives at 8 a.m. ET and can be pre-saved now.

Speaking of new music, Taylor Swift is ready to release another music video off her Midnights album. She announced on Instagram that her “Bejeweled” music video pays homage to Cinderella — since midnight does play a huge role in the fable. “This video is wild, whimsical and created SPECIFICALLY for you, my beloved fans who have paved this shimmering path,” she teased. She also warned, “Look out for some dazzling cameos!”

Need a quick and easy Halloween costume? Vogue recommends dressing up as Harry Styles either during his Better Homes & Gardens shoot or his promotion of Don’t Worry Darling.

Chloë Grace Moretz and Jack Reynor are gamers in real life and in Amazon’s new series ‘The Peripheral’

October 24, 2022 by WDNY Radio

Amazon launched its latest series The Peripheral over the weekend, and for stars Chloë Grace Moretz and Jack Reynor, it was a bit of art imitating life.

Based on sci-fi author William Gibson‘s book of the same name, the series has Chloë playing Flynn, a young woman who along with her brother Burton, played by Reynor, scrape a living in a near-future small-town America thanks to her skill as a VR gamer.

However, in testing out some bleeding-edge tech, Flynn exposes a real world and a deadly conspiracy from the future.

With that in mind, ABC Audio wanted to know how far Chloë’s real-life gaming experience goes. Simply put, if you’ve played the first-person shooter Modern Warfare 2, there’s a pretty good chance the actress has taken you out.

Chloë admitted with a laugh, “It’s funny, actually…I stopped tweeting for a long time, and then recently I started getting back into tweeting, and it’s because I was playing the Modern Warfare 2 beta, — we were actually playing together,” to which Reynor corrects, “We were killing it together!”

Chloë continues, “And I was really tweeting about it! And everyone was like, ‘Chloë’s gotten hacked again. Like what happened to her?’ I was like, ‘No, I just really I like the game but I don’t usually tell people about it.'”

She adds, “But Jack and I actually we play a lot together and it’s always been a big part of my life, gaming. So yeah, I’d like to say I think I’m good at it!” Reynor continues, “She is. I’ll second that.”

eBay removing Jeffrey Dahmer costumes

October 24, 2022 by WDNY Radio

If you’re looking to portray one of America’s most infamous serial killers this Halloween, don’t bother looking on eBay.

The online auction giant has been removing costumes that were being sold on the site in the wake of the runaway popularity of Netflix’s Dahmer: Monster and the streaming service’s popular Conversations with a Killer, which features the convicted murderer.

A rep for eBay confirmed it wasn’t a recent decision regarding Dahmer specifically but said the company was merely enforcing its “Violence and Violent Criminals” policy, which states, “Listings that promote or glorify violence or violent acts, or are associated with individuals who are notorious for committing violent acts, are not allowed.”

Starring Evan Peters as the titular killer and Niecy Nash, Dahmer – Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story became one of the most-watched series in Netflix’s history.

Ava Max says she’s been changing her hair because of her breakup

October 24, 2022 by WDNY Radio

Ava Max knows heartbreaks are painful and difficult to heal from, which is why her new album, Diamonds & Dancefloors, is about her own recovery.

Ava told Maxim that her new album was born out of the worst year in her life, which had her questioning everything about herself. “A really bad breakup kind of changed my perception on everything, the way I look at life, the way I write music, the way I feel about my hair, which is a big deal for me,” she said.

Ava was known for her platinum blonde “Max Cut,” which was an asymmetrical bob. Since the breakup, however, she has become chameleon-like, trying out several different styles and colors this year.

She is now moving past the heartbreak and hopes her album will help others. “Each song [on the album] is very emotional and also makes you want to dance at the same time,” she said.

Elsewhere in the interview, Ava opened up about being the victim of bullying. One of the worst incidents was in middle school, when a girl lured her into the bathroom. “She put my head in the toilet and I screamed,” she recalled. “We both got expelled and then I went to a private Christian school. And I also got kicked out of that school. So, I had a tough time.”

Ava said her parents, who are Albanian immigrants, chose to homeschool her and sparked her love of music.

Ava’s mother, Andrea, is an opera singer and is the superior singer. “She could out-sing me any day,” she smiled. “Her opera voice, she can break windows.”

Overall, Ava said she owes much to her parents. “Seeing my parents struggle made me think, how did my parents do it?” she reflected.

Diamonds & Dancefloors arrives in January.

Latto brings out Stacey Abrams during Atlanta stop on Lizzo’s Special Tour

October 24, 2022 by WDNY Radio

Latto gave fans an unexpected surprise during the Atlanta stop of Lizzo‘s Special Tour Saturday and brought out Democratic candidate for Governor of Georgia, Stacey Abrams.

Holding a “My body, my choice” sign, Abrams made her appearance during Latto’s performance of “Pxssy,” which the Atlanta rapper made in response to the overturning of Roe v. Wade earlier this summer. Latto then gave the mic to Abrams, who encouraged fans to stand up for their rights and exercise their right to vote.

“I’m not going to interrupt your fun,” Abrams is heard saying in a clip posted to Twitter. “I just want to remind you that if you believe it’s ‘My body, my choice,’ I need your vote.”

Latto and the crowd broke out in cheers and applause before Abrams shouted, “This is our time, this is our choice.”

Latto has previously spoken out on issues regarding women’s rights.

“It’s giving pro-choice,” she said during her Best New Artist acceptance speech at the 2022 BET Awards in June. “It’s never giving a man policing my body.”

Abrams’ appearance during the tour stop marks the latest for the politician, who will be on the ballot for Governor of Georgia in the 2022 midterm elections on November 8.

Mike Campbell & The Dirty Knobs featured on new ‘Front and Center’ episode debuting Saturday

October 24, 2022 by WDNY Radio

A new episode of PBS live music series Front and Center featuring a performance by longtime Tom Petty guitarist Mike Campbell and his current band The Dirty Knobs will start airing on select stations this Saturday, October 29.

The program captures Campbell & The Dirty Knobs playing a concert at Brooklyn Bowl in Brooklyn, New York this past March. The show features renditions of songs from the band’s two studio albums as well as some classics from Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers and Petty’s solo releases, including “Refugee,” “You Got Lucky” and “Runnin’ Down a Dream.”

The Front and Center episode, which is part of the series’ 11th season, can also be viewed on the show’s official YouTube channel starting October 29 at midnight ET.

Campbell & The Dirty Knobs are continuing to promote their second album, External Combustion, which was released in March. The group is currently serving as The Who‘s opening act through a November 1 performance at the famed Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles.

Mike and his band will also play a special concert on Tuesday, October 25 at The Fillmore in San Francisco to celebrate the forthcoming release of Petty and the Heartbreakers’ Live at The Fillmore 1997 collection. The multiple-format box set, which Campbell co-produced and can be preordered now, features highlights from Petty and the Heartbreakers’ 20-show residency at the historic venue in 1997.

Kenan Thompson confirms ‘Good Burger 2’ on the way, script already written

October 24, 2022 by WDNY Radio

Good Burger fans, rejoice, for the hit ’90s movie will soon see its sequel.

That’s according to the film’s star, Kenan Thompson, who confirmed to Entertainment Tonigh t that Good Burger 2 is well underway.

“We’re getting really close on Good Burger 2,” Thompson told ET. “It’s gonna happen, and I think it’s gonna happen soon. We’re gonna figure out when the pocket of time will be to shoot it, but it’s gonna happen.”

Thompson revealed that a draft of the script has been completed and that he and “a couple friends and a couple people from Paramount and Nickelodeon” had a reading of it. “And it was so funny,” Thompson added.

The original Good Burger, which released in July of 1997, stars Thompson alongside All That castmate Kel Mitchell. Thompson said of his longtime TV partner, “Kel has not missed a step,” adding, “It’s like old slippers, and that character is just ripe for jokes. We read like, over 100pages and laughed the whole time. It was so much fun.”

While they haven’t yet started filming the long-awaited sequel, the Saturday Night Live star says “I don’t think anything is gonna derail it.”

Reba McEntire awarded plaque for selling nearly 60 million albums

October 24, 2022 by WDNY Radio

Reba McEntire is “fancy” when it comes to selling records.

During her debut solo headlining show at Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena on Friday night, the country legend was presented with a plaque backstage for selling more than 58 million albums worldwide.

After the set, Reba took to Instagram to reflect on the experience, calling it a “very special night.” “Thanks for being such a wonderful crowd. It will sure be a night I’ll never forget,” she shares in the caption alongside a gallery of photos from the show.

The Nashville show is part of the fall leg of her Reba: Live in Concert tour, which continues through November 19 and picks back up again in March 2023.

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