Ever wonder how Tim McGraw gets his killer physique? Now, he’s giving you with a behind-the-scenes look at his mobile gym!
Performing live every night onstage is workout enough, but even before he takes the stage, Tim engages in a rigorous physical regimen that results in rock hard abs and muscles. He uses medicine balls, a punching bag and a Torque Push Sled to help build muscle.
A video shows the country superstar running with the sled in the parking lot on one of his tour stops, trucking past all the tour buses, in addition to doing chin-ups on the side of the bus. Tim also brings a full-on gym with him on the road that includes a treadmill and squat rack.
“I’ve always been involved in fitness. I’ve always tried to take care of myself,” Tim previously shared with Men’s Journal. ”When I really got serious about fitness, I thought it would be a cool world to be in.”
Tim’s on-tour workout also includes a 30-minute walk on the treadmill, stretching, yoga and body weights.
Those “six degrees of Kevin Bacon” are about to get a lot shorter for contestants on a forthcoming quiz show.
ABC Audio has confirmed the famously-connected actor will headline and co-produce Lucky 13, from the creators of the one-time phenomenon Who Wants To Be a Millionaire?
Billed as a “60-minute high-stakes general knowledge” show with the “simplicity of Millionaire,” the Studio 1-produced show will air all over the world, with the actor hosting in some international English-speaking markets.
Calling it “addictive fun,” in a statement, Bacon noted, “I played the game and I was hooked. It’s not only about how much you know, but it’s also about how much you think you know…”
The show’s creators, Claudia Rosencrantz and Adrian Woolfe, dreamt up Millionaire and brought it to just about every country on the planet; Famously, it was a five-night-a-week ratings juggernaut for ABC in the late ’90s, with the late Regis Philbin hosting.
Woolfe explains, “It’s hard to believe that it’s 24 years since we launched Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? It feels like the right time for quiz to enjoy its time in the spotlight once again…”
He added, “Whilst I would not wish to make a direct comparison between the two formats, there’s an engaging simplicity and magnetic tension to Lucky 13 that I hope will keep viewers hooked and on the edge of their seats.”
After reports surfaced Monday morning that Meek Mill parted ways with Roc Nation management, the rapper joined the conversation to clarify the news.
He kicked off his series of tweets Monday afternoon by shedding light on recent probation reform advancements achieved in Florida and citing the work of the Reform Alliance — a nonprofit organization created with Roc Nation founder, Jay-Z.
Meek then addressed the departure rumors.
“All I seen today was meek and roc part ways,” he wrote. “…I’m personally handling my own business so I can take risk and grow ..we came to that agreement together..I have a label deal with roc for my artist and I got reform super tied with them and many other investments wit jigga”
In follow-up tweets, Meek expanded upon his grievances with Atlantic Records — to which he says he’s been signed since 2014 — clarifying the difference between the music label and Roc, his management.
“And roc nation is my family don’t mix my post aimed at Atlantic mixed up with roc or MMG,” he said “…they ain’t stop nothing I’m doing we made about a 100m together des mike and Hov saved my life b4 And put a lot of energy into it I’m not behind on my favors in life wit my people I’m good.”
The Philly native says he “only made 11m on records out of like a 100m..” and “only could drop every 9 months.”
Despite his continued label woes, Meek ended off by tweeting a message of confidence and optimism.
“Luckily I built my money and resources up they woulda starved me out…. Ima make that 11 million dollars one project … s**t might be sponsored by a bank or one of my friends! Let’s see what happens lol,” he wrote.
Tyler Hubbard has been added to Keith’s The Speed of Now World Tour as an opening act, joining previously announced opener, Ingrid Andress.
Tyler, who recently launched his solo career after a decade as a member of Florida Georgia Line, will hop on the tour in the fall, beginning on September 3 at The Shoreline Amphitheatre in Mountain View, California and wrapping up his run on November 4 at the Peoria Civic Center in Illinois.
“I’m psyched that my brutha Tyler Hubbard is going to come out and join Ingrid [Andress] and me on the fall leg of my Speed of Now World Tour,” Keith says in a statement. “It’s going to be a blast!”
“To be asked to be on that tour with them is incredible. I can’t wait to get out, play some new songs for you guys, hang out and share a stage with Keith and Ingrid,” Tyler raves in a video, praising Keith as one of his “longtime heroes and good buddies.” “I’m super excited, can’t wait to see you guys on the road.”
Tyler also announced that he has a new song called “Way Home” dropping on Friday. His latest single, “5 Foot 9,” is climbing up the charts, currently at #20.
Zack de la Rocha channeled his inner Dave Grohl during Rage Against the Machine‘s concert in Chicago Monday after suffering an apparent leg injury.
According to Consequence.net, de la Rocha left the stage with the help of a few crew members toward the beginning of the show. When he returned, he spent the rest of the concert seated on an onstage monitor.
Consequence also posted a video of the very end of the show, which sees de la Rocha hugging each of his bandmates while still sitting down. Eventually, two crew members arrived and literally swept him off his feet, carrying him backstage while he gave the peace sign to the crowd.
Rage hasn’t made any public statements about de la Rocha’s condition, but if it’s serious enough, maybe he’ll be the latest artist to make use of Grohl’s throne. The Foo Fighters frontman brought the giant, guitar-adorned structure on tour in 2015 after breaking his leg during a show in Sweden earlier that year, which he finished despite the gruesome injury.
Grohl has previously lent the throne to Guns N’ Roses frontman Axl Rose during his tour with AC/DC.
Rage’s Chicago show was just the second date on the band’s much-anticipated reunion tour, which kicked off last weekend following a two-year pandemic delay. The outing, which marks the “Killing in the Name” outfit’s first live shows in 11 years, continues Tuesday with another show in Chicago.
Wendy Williams is open to finding love again, but that doesn’t mean she sees wedding bells in the future.
“I can’t wait to fall in love,” the Wendy Williams Show star told HollywoodLife. “However, there’s no money in getting married, so I will never get married again. But to fall in love, I’ll probably have to go through 40 or 50 men before I find the right one.”
And, when it comes to the right one, Wendy shared, “He’s got to make more money than me…I know what I want.”
Wendy was married to Kevin Hunter for over 20 years before filing for divorce in April 2019. They share one son — 21-year-old Kevin Hunter Jr.
Bruce Springsteen and The E Street Band‘s return to North American stages for the first time since 2016 will begin in February of 2023.
Bruce and the band will kick off their 2023 world tour with 31 U.S. dates starting February 1 in Tampa, Florida, and will wrap things up April 14 in Newark, New Jersey, before launching their previously announced European leg. After the European trek, which runs from late April through late July of 2023, Springsteen will return to North America for another leg starting in August.
Tickets for the U.S. arena shows will go on sale starting July 20 at 10 a.m. local time, via Ticketmaster’s Verified Fan platform. You can register for Verified Fan starting now through July 17 for the chance to score tickets. If you receive an access code via the platform, you can buy tickets between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. local time. Any tickets left will then go on sale that same day at 3 p.m. local time, no code required.
For shows in Houston; Philadelphia; Cleveland; and Brooklyn, New York, the on-sale starts at 10 a.m. local time with no code required.
(TOKYO) — Crowds gathered on Tuesday to pay respects and lay flowers near former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s private funeral at Zojoji temple in Tokyo.
Abe was shot and killed in Nara on Friday while campaigning for a Liberal Democratic Party candidate.
Officials identified the gunman as 41-year-old Tetsuya Yamagami. Police are still investigating possible motives, but so far Yamagami has told the police he had “a grudge” against a “certain group.” But the authorities haven’t identified the organization or explained its connection to Abe.
The assassination — which was carried out using a homemade gun that police said may have been built by following an online tutorial — has shocked the nation. Gun use is strictly prohibited in Japan without a license, which are limited to hunting, sport or industrial purposes.
“Mr. Abe is one of the greatest prime ministers in Japan’s history. A lot of people look up to him. We are so sad that we lost him,” Shinki Kitaoka, who stood in a crowd in front of the Zojoji temple to commemorate Abe, told ABC News.
When asked about the apparent murder of the leader, Kitaoka said, “Everybody around me, all of my friends and family are shocked. The day I heard the news I just started crying immediately. It was so shocking.”
Yutaka Takeda, another onlooker who came to see the ex-prime minister off, described the shock he felt after the news broke last Friday as being similar to the shock he felt when he heard of U.S. President John F. Kennedy’s assassination in 1963.
“Almost everyone here in Japan is experiencing deep sorrow,” Yutaka said.
A limited number of family members and those who were close to the former prime minister attended the temple funeral, according to Japanese media.
“I have lost my brother. But at the same time, Japan has lost an irreplaceable leader,” Defense Minister Nobuo Kishi, Abe’s brother, said in a statement, calling the assassination an “act of terrorism.”
“You were supposed to be the one giving the memorial address at my funeral. I enjoyed going often to drink and play golf together,” Deputy Prime Minister Taro Aso said in his memorial address.
Abe’s body was carried in a hearse from the temple and through the streets of Tokyo. Mourners lined the roadway and deeply bowed as the motorcade passed by.
The hearse made brief stops at the former leader’s Liberal Democratic Party headquarters, the prime minister’s office, and the parliament building, before arriving at the Kirigaya Funeral Hall, where Abe would be cremated.
ABC News’ Anthony Trotter, Hakyung Kate Lee, Eunseo Nam and Hyerim Lee contributed to this report.
Bridgerton‘s Jonathan Bailey is set to star in the Showtime limited series Fellow Travelers, opposite Matt Bomer and Allison Williams, according to Deadline. The political thriller follows “the volatile romance of two very different men who meet in the shadow of McCarthy-era Washington.” Bomer will play handsome, charismatic Hawkins Fuller, who avoids emotional entanglements, until he meets Bailey’s Tim Laughlin, a young Fordham University graduate, earnest about his political and religious convictions and filled with optimism about the post-WWII future. Meanwhile, Bailey will return to Bridgerton for season three…
TBS has canceled Nasim Pedrad‘s coming-of-age sitcom Chad ahead of its season-two premiere on Monday, according to Entertainment Weekly. The series follows a 14-year-old pubescent boy — played by Pedrad — navigating his first year of high school on a mission to become popular. The cable network hopes to find another home for the series created and executive-produced by the Saturday Night Live alum…
Midway through its freshman season, Apple TV+ has handed a season-two renewal to Loot, the comedy series starring Saturday Night Live alum Maya Rudolph. Loot centers on Rudolph’s billionaire Molly Novack, whose life spirals downward after her husband of 20 years betrays her. With the help of her devoted assistant Nicholas, played by Kim Booster, and Michaela Jaé Rodriguez‘s Sofia Salinas, who runs Novack’s charity foundation, Molly embarks on a journey of self-discovery. Nat Faxon, Ron Funches and Stephanie Styles also star…
(NEW YORK) — Since the U.S. Supreme Court’s overturning of Roe v. Wade, ending nearly five decades of a precedent that protected the constitutional right to an abortion, there has been a lot of public debate and confusion over what constitutes an abortion and what is considered legal.
Emergency contraceptive medications such as Plan B, also known as the morning-after pill, taken to prevent pregnancy after unprotected intercourse, have also been falsely interpreted by some as a form of abortion.
With no exact consensus, some states have defined “life” as beginning at conception or fertilization — the moment egg meets sperm. Meanwhile, the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) — the nation’s leading physician group for OB-GYNs — says complex medical concepts are being “misused” by state legislators.
“Conception and pregnancy are not the same thing,” said Dr. Elizabeth Schmidt, assistant professor of obstetrics and gynecology and director of family planning at North Shore University Hospital in New York. “Conception is not a medically recognized term.”
But doctors say the debate about when life begins shouldn’t have any bearing on Plan B, which works to stop pregnancy even earlier in the process — before fertilization, or conception.
What is Plan B?
Plan B is a progesterone hormone, which prevents ovulation or the release of an egg when taken at the appropriate time. This effectively prevents fertilization or the meeting of the sperm and egg for pregnancy. If taken after ovulation has already occurred, Plan B has no effect and there is no evidence that it harms an already established pregnancy, according to ACOG.
“Pregnant people make progesterone, and Plan B is a type of progesterone, so it makes sense that it would have no effect on a developing embryo,” Schmidt told ABC News.
Why is it confused with abortion?
Some of the confusion may stem from the Food and Drug Administration’s own website, which explains that Plan B “may prevent a fertilized egg from attaching to the womb (implantation).” The problem, experts say, is that this description is not accurate.
When the FDA first approved emergency contraception back in the late 1990s, it wasn’t totally clear how the pills prevented pregnancy, said Susan F. Wood, Ph.D., George Washington University professor and former director of the FDA’s Office of Women’s Health.
Now, she said, “new evidence [that has] been around for about 10 years now has shown that actually, Plan B works, probably essentially only through that first mechanism — blocking ovulation.”
Still, the FDA’s statement has been interpreted by some to imply abortion, resulting in objections to Plan B.
How does Plan B work?
“When used as emergency contraception, Plan B only affects ovulation,” Schmidt said. “Studies have failed to show any effect from levonorgestrel on the uterine lining when used as a one-time dose in emergency contraception.”
In a 2001 study published in Contraception, scientists looked at 45 women who were treated with short-term levonorgestrel administration — the same hormone found in Plan B — and observed no impairment in the lining of the uterus whether levonorgestrel was administered around or after ovulation. Previous studies on monkeys and rats have also failed to show a significant effect of the levonorgestrel hormone on uterine lining to prevent the implantation of a fertilized egg.
Taken collectively, this evidence suggests Plan B works primarily on the first step in the process — preventing the body from releasing an egg in the first place, or ovulating.
If the body has already released an egg prior to taking Plan B, the drug does not stop an egg from meeting sperm, and it does nothing to prevent a fertilized egg from implanting in the uterus.
Wood said given the current legal environment, the FDA should consider updating the language on its website “to pull Plan B out of the line of fire” from anti-abortion groups.
When reached for comment by ABC News, an FDA spokesperson did not comment directly on the language on its website but emphasized that “emergency contraception is used to reduce the chance of pregnancy after unprotected sex.”
“Plan B is an extremely safe medication and there are no medical contraindications to its use. It is safer than Tylenol — which is sold over the counter without restriction,” Schmidt said.
Although contraception currently remains legal throughout the U.S., the growing abortion restrictions in the country are now bringing some forms of contraception into question.
In his concurring opinion on the overturning of Roe v. Wade, Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas wrote that in the future, the court should reconsider other “demonstrably erroneous” precedents, including the 1965 ruling in Griswold v. Connecticut, which protects the right of married couples to buy and use contraception without government restriction.
“Limiting access to any medical care can have disastrous effects on communities,” Schmidt said. “It has been shown that states with restricted access to abortion also have higher rates of maternal and infant mortality. The situation is going to get even worse by prohibiting access to emergency contraception and abortion, which will disproportionately affect the most vulnerable and disadvantaged.”
Dr. Esra Demirel is a fellow in Minimally Invasive Gynecologic Surgery at NYU Langone Health and is a contributor to the ABC News Medical Unit.
ABC News’ Anne Flaherty contributed to this report.
