(NOTE LANGUAGE) Singer Keyshia Cole is no stranger to sharing her personal life stories, and after enduring a tumultuous last year with the losses of both her mother and father, the 40-year-old star recently opened up about finally getting answers to a mental health struggle.
On her Instagram story earlier this week, Cole explained how a recent visit to the emergency room revealed a diagnosis of severe anxiety.
“I’m so proud of getting a few hours sleep, literally have been getting None! So not ok. SMH,” she wrote, as shared by The Jasmine Brand. “And have been having the worst anxiety attacks. When I can literally feel my heart hurting. Had to to take my a** to the emergency room. They gave me damn medicine for anxiety. I didn’t KNOW wtf was happening to me.”
Cole’s frequent updates on the status of her mental health seem to be helpful for those who may experience the same struggles. Fans and fellow celebrities chimed in on Instagram to not only show support to the singer but to also share their own mental health stories.
“That’s happened to me before,” rapper/producer Rico Love said. “I went to the ER . You literally feel like your having a stroke or something (in your mind of course because if you’ve never had a stroke you have no way of knowing what it feels like).”
One fan detailed a similar experience, saying, “Yep. I’ve been exactly there. Once I thought I was having a heart attack.”
Many users extended grace to the star, who, in a series of re-tweets in 2019, hinted at a struggle with depression. One user asked if she’s ever dealt with depression, to which Cole responded, “Of course.”
For mental health resources, visit the National Alliance on Mental Illness’ website.
Kane Brown is putting an international tour on the books.
This September, he’ll launch his Drunk or Dreaming Tour, a string of dates that will take him to Australia, New Zealand, Canada, the U.K. and Europe. It’s the first time that the country star has ever brought a tour to New Zealand or Australia.
Restless Road — the group that Kane signed to his own label, and duetted with on the 2020 release “Country Roads” — will join him on most of the overseas dates. Other opening acts appearing on the shows include Jessie James Decker, Chris Lane and Blanco Brown.
News of the overseas trek is part of an exciting few weeks for Kane, as the singer has been teasing the release of his new single, “Like I Love Country Music.” That song is due out Friday, and is expected to also appear on his much-anticipated, as-yet-unannounced third studio album.
Tickets for Kane’s Drunk or Dreaming Tour go on sale on Friday, May 13, but there’s a pre-sale going on now.
Sharon Osbourne is getting assistance from an IV amid her bout with COVID-19.
On Wednesday, the wife of Ozzy Osbourne shared a photo of her hooked up to an IV drip while sitting up in bed next to two dogs and giving the peace sign. In the caption, she simply wrote the word “Covid” bookended by two profanity emojis.
As previously reported, Sharon, 69, tested positive for COVID-19 after returning home to care for her husband, 73, when he was diagnosed with the virus last week. In an interview with the U.K.’s The Talkthis past Monday, Sharon said that she felt “OK,” while adding that Ozzy was “doing much better.”
Sharon previously caught COVID-19 in December 2020, and was briefly hospitalized.
Olivia Rodrigo joined a growing list of artists condemning the recent leak from the Supreme Court that indicated the justices were set to overturn Roe V. Wade, the landmark 1973 decision that made abortion a constitutional right.
Olivia performed in Washington D.C. on Wednesday and tore into anti-abortion sentiments. “Because we’re in D.C., I couldn’t pass up the opportunity to say how heartbroken I am over the Supreme Court’s potential decision,” she said, according to Billboard, which drew a strong response from the audience.
“Our bodies should never be in the hands of politicians,” the Grammy winner declared. “I hope we can raise our voices to protect our right to have a safe abortion, which is a right that so many people before us have worked so hard to get.”
The 19-year-old singer joins a string of pop stars who slammed the potential ruling, which includes Harry Styles, Mariah Carey, Adam Levine, Billie Eilish, Ava Max and many others.
Halseypenned a fiery letter to fans on Tuesday, which said in part, “I cannot stress enough the implications of this moment in history. This is a cruel attack on our fundamental right to choose if and when to have a child. I felt this way before I became a mother and I feel this way even more now after having my son.”
Ariana Grande also spoke out against the decision and said via her Instagram story, “It’s never been more necessary to make sure you and everyone you know and care about are registered to VOTE in ALL elections.”
Stardate: October 13th, 2021:Anson Mount is recording one of the most legendary monologues in pop culture: The opening to the original Star Trek series, famously voiced by William Shatner. The Star Trek: Strange New Worlds star, who plays Captain Kirk’s predecessor, Captain Christopher Pike, is having a moment.
“At one point, I said ‘Guys…we’re going to remember this moment for the rest of our lives,'” he tells ABC Audio. That’s when the date, and the Blue Origin launch come into the picture. “And I realized of course…William Shatner is in orbit right now! I was like, oh man. Don’t ever try to outdo Shatner!”
Talk about living up to expectations. The Paramount+ show, set a decade before Captain Kirk takes command of the Starship Enterprise, is rich in Star Trek history and lore, showcasing new and classic characters like Mister Spock, played by Ethan Peck.
“I feel a huge amount of pressure to do this properly,” Peck tells ABC Audio, referring to the legacy of Leonard Nimoy, who played Spock for almost 50 years. “Because it is such an iconic character not just in Star Trek, but I think in television history. It’s forced me to grow personally.”
Rebecca Romijn — who stars as Pike’s Number One, Una Chin-Riley — echoes the sentiment. “You feel that pressure, you want to make sure you’re not letting anybody down,” the X-Men star says, telling ABC Audio the Trek franchise is in good hands when it comes to this outing.
“We ask a lot of questions, we don’t want to get anything wrong,” she says. “Pronunciation is always a big thing with our dialogue! But yeah, I would say I feel like a caretaker first and foremost.”
The track, titled “Supermodel,” is set to premiere next Friday, May 13. It’s available now to pre-save.
“Supermodel” will be first new Måneskin song since last fall’s “MAMMAMIA.” It appears to be a different track from the politically charged “We’re Gonna Dance on Gasoline,” which the Italian rockers debuted at their first Coachella set last month.
(NOTE LANGUAGE) A$AP Rocky dropped off his new song and video, “D.M.B.,” on Thursday, and the star of the cinematic visual is none other than his girlfriend, Rihanna.
Directed and executive produced by Rocky himself, through his creative agency, AWGE, the nearly five-minute-long video, shot in New York last summer, features imagery of the soon-to-be-parents having fun in the streets of Rocky’s hometown and enjoying each other’s company. As an ode to the couple’s love story, a pre-baby bump Rihanna frolics with and beside her boyfriend as the two depict a story of ride-or-die partners.
Declaring his love of women in the new track, Rocky raps, “I was lost then, but I found you / I was slim thick, with a bounce too / It’s your tough love that I’m bound to / I f**k it up, then it’s round two.”
Considering the full song title, “Dat’s My B***h,” and the fact that their baby is expected any day now, it could be safe to say Rocky isn’t letting Rihanna go anywhere, anytime soon. (Video includes uncensored profanity.)
Taylor Swift dropped yet another ‘Taylor’s Version’ re-recording of one of her songs from 1989: “This Love.” The song will be featured in the upcoming tv series The Summer I Turned Pretty.
“Thank you @jennyhan for debuting my version of This Love in the trailer for @thesummeriturnedpretty,” Taylor announced on Instagram. I’ve always been so proud of this song and I’m very [emotional] about this turn of events.”
The Grammy winner then shocked fans by revealing, “‘This Love (Taylor’s Version)’ comes out tonight at m i d n i g h t!” — and, of course, people are already hard at work piecing together what clues the singer may have left in her caption.
The working theory, which has been for some time, is that Taylor is ready to release her newly re-recorded version of her 1989 album because “This Love” isn’t the only track off the record to get a ‘Taylor’s Version’ makeover. Last year, she released “Wildest Dreams” after featuring it in another movie trailer for DreamWorks’ animated film Spirit Untamed.
It’s currently unknown when Taylor will drop her new and improved 1989, but fans are holding out hope it’ll arrive very soon.
As for the The Summer I Turned Pretty TV series, based off the trilogy of books authored by Jenny Han, it arrives June 17 on Amazon Prime Video.
Gabby Barrett shared the music video this week for her current single, “Pick Me Up,” and it’s a mini-movie that tells a love story dating back to 1962.
Things start off with a high school-aged girl, played by Gabby, who goes for a ride in the shotgun seat of her boyfriend’s truck. Fans will probably recognize the guy behind the wheel: It’s Cade Foehner, Gabby’s real-life husband, whom she met while the two were contestants on American Idol.
The next scene flashes forward to 1978, with the same couple — now married, with a young daughter running around the house. It’s another nod to Gabby’s real-life love story: She and Cade share a daughter named Baylah May, who was born in early 2021.
Though there are bills marked “past due” on the table, the pair still find time for each other, with Cade turning on the radio and leading Gabby in a dance around the living room.
Their love story stays strong into the present day: By the end of the video, Gabby’s an elderly woman in a nursing home, but Cade — also wearing makeup that makes him look older — still shows up with flowers.
“Pick Me Up” is one of four new tracks Gabby released on the deluxe version of her Goldmine album in late 2021.
(FLORENCE, Ala.) — The inmate who escaped from a Florence, Alabama, jail with a corrections officer last Friday was awaiting trial on capital murder charges. But those charges were just the latest in a litany of other offensives in his past, according to authorities in multiple states.
Inmate Casey White, 38, and Lauderdale County Assistant Director of Corrections Vicky White, 56 — who are not related — should be considered dangerous, the U.S. Marshals Service warned.
Authorities said they believe Vicky White willingly participating in the escape from the Lauderdale County facility.
The pair “may be armed with an AR-15 rifle, handguns and a shotgun,” the U.S. Marshals Service said.
At the time of his escape, Casey White was facing two counts of capital murder for the stabbing Connie Ridgeway, a crime he allegedly confessed to, according to the U.S. Marshals Service.
Ridgeway, an Alabama mother, was found dead in her living room on Oct. 23, 2015, in an apparent murder-for-hire, AL.com reported.
He could face the death penalty if convicted, Lauderdale County Sheriff Rick Singleton said.
“We really need to get Casey White behind bars again as soon as possible before someone else is hurt,” Ridgeway’s son, Austin Williams, told ABC News this week.
Casey White was previously convicted of a 2015 crime spree involving a home invasion, carjacking and a police chase, according to the U.S. Marshals Service.
After a crime spree in Alabama, Casey White stole an SUV and drove to a rest stop in Giles County, Tennessee, where he allegedly tried to carjack a semi-truck, Giles County Sheriff Shane Hunter said. Casey White allegedly opened fire but no one was hit, Hunter said.
Casey White then tried to carjack a woman and fired shots into her car, the sheriff said. She was shot and survived, he said.
He then allegedly carjacked a man at gunpoint and led police on a chase, the sheriff said. Casey White fired at police and was later arrested, Hunter said.
Casey White was sentenced to 75 years for the 2015 crime spree, according to the U.S. Marshals Service.
He has also been convicted of trying to kill an ex-girlfriend and kidnap her roommates, AL.com reported.
The U.S. Marshals warns that, after his arrest in 2015, Casey White “made threats against his ex-girlfriend and her sister,” saying “if he ever got out, he would kill them.”
Now that he’s on the run, the U.S. Marshals said authorities have spoken to Casey White’s “potential targets” and “have taken appropriate protective actions.”
Casey White previously planned an escape from the Lauderdale County Detention Center in the fall of 2020, but officials thwarted the plot before he could attempt it, Singleton said. When officials got word of the plot, they found a homemade knife in his possession and learned that he was planning to take a hostage, the sheriff said.
Casey White was subsequently transferred to a state prison, where he remained until February 2022, when he returned to the Lauderdale County facility for court appearances related to Ridgeway’s murder, the sheriff said.
Vicky White and Casey White disappeared on Friday morning, after Vicky White allegedly told her colleagues that she was taking Casey White to the Lauderdale County Courthouse for a “mental health evaluation,” the sheriff said. He didn’t have a court appearance scheduled, Singleton said.
Vicky White also allegedly told her colleagues that she was going to seek medical attention after dropping the inmate off at court because she wasn’t feeling well, but Singleton said his office confirmed that no appointment was made.
Vicky White planned to retire; Friday — the day of the escape — was her last day, the sheriff said.
The pair may be driving a 2007 orange or copper Ford Edge with minor damage to the left back bumper, according to the U.S. Marshals Service.
ABC News’ Whitney Lloyd contributed to this report.
