Fan favorite Norman Reedus is “recovering well” after suffering a concussion on the set of The Walking Dead.
That’s the word from his rep, Jeffrey Chassen, who tells Page Six that the actor, who plays Daryl Dixon on the long-running AMC series, suffered a head injury on March 11 on the show’s Georgia set.
Chassen thanked fans for their concern, and noted that Reedus “will return to work soon.”
An AMC source told ABC Audio that the mishap will bump The Walking Dead‘s wrap date by a few days.
It was recently announced that Reedus’ crossbow-wielding survivor will join co-star Melissa McBride, who plays Carol Peletier, in their own as-yet-untitled TWD spin-off.
Britney Spears has vanished from Instagram, with no warning nor explanation. A Wednesday afternoon check of her profile, which boasted 40 million followers, returns a blank page. Britney used her Instagram to speak out against her father, share her thoughts on motherhood and more. Britney’s other socials, like Twitter, are still active at last check.
Ed Sheeran is going Down Under! The “Shivers” singer is taking his Mathematics Tour to Australia and New Zealand starting February 2023. His previous tour in 2018 sold over a million tickets and shattered a record for the highest-grossing tour for the region.
Sara Bareilles is teasing a possible new album. Taking to Instagram to share a photo of her dog wistfully looking outside through a glass door pane, she wrote, “Album cover?” Josh Groban joined Sara’s fans in urging her to do it. Sara’s last studio album was 2019’s Amidst the Chaos.
The Chainsmokers are headlining the Badlands Music Festival, which runs from July 7 through July 17. The “High” artists will take the stage in Calgary, Alberta on July 13 and 14th. Tickets go on sale Thursday, March 17, at 1 p.m. ET on the event’s official website.
Charlie XCX knows exactly who she wants in her next music video — Uncut Gems star Julia Fox. The “Boom Clap” singer replied to a fan asking if the two would collab, to which Charlie responded, “i actually texted someone about the idea of Julia Fox starring as the lead in my next music video. i am obsessed w her. she is legend.”
Miley Cyrus threw it back to 2008 by recently performing her song “Fly on the Wall.” She shared a video of her performing her hit with a full band, but her vocals were muted. Fans are begging for a re-release.
David Byrne will present a special benefit performance called American Utopia Farewell! on March 30, just a few days before his acclaimed stage production, David Byrne’s American Utopia, is scheduled to close at the St. James Theatre on Broadway.
Proceeds raised will benefit the former Talking Heads frontman’s non-profit organization Arbutus, a foundation “dedicated to re-imagining the world through projects that inspire and educate.”
Tickets for the event, which are available now at Eventbrite.com, include seating in the theater’s orchestra section, entry to a post-performance Q&A with Byrne and some special guests, and a gift bag. Those who purchase VIP tickets also will receive a signed copy of David’s new book, A History of the World (in Dingbats), and a vinyl LP of the David Byrne’s American Utopia original cast recording.
In addition, Arbutus has teamed up with social impact platform Propeller to offer fans who donate $5 or more the opportunity to win two premium tickets to the event. You can enter at Propeller.la.
Byrne has two current projects associated with Arbutus — the Reasons to Be Cheerful online magazine, which features stories meant to uplift and and inspire people, and David’s recently announced immersive theater piece Theater of the Mind, which will premiere August 31 in Denver.
“I created American Utopia with the seeds of curiosity and imagination, and those same seeds are why I founded Arbutus,” says Byrne in a statement. “The proceeds from the event on March 30th will allow Arbutus to continue our work at Reasons to be Cheerful and our world premiere of Theater of the Mind, hopefully making the world a little lighter and a little brighter.”
The last performance of David Byrne’s American Utopia is scheduled for April 3. Visit AmericanUtopiaBroadway.com for more information.
The new Pixar film Turning Red premiered Friday on Disney+ and it’s causing a lot of conversation.
The animated film focuses on a tween girl who notices her body and emotions are changing, and when she gets to a place where she can’t control her emotions, she turns into a giant red panda. The whole thing is a metaphor for puberty — so which came first, the panda or the puberty?
“Initially, the very first kind of spark of the idea was like, Oh, like, wouldn’t it be so funny and cute if this teen girl uncontrollably poofed into a giant red panda?” writer and director Domee Shi tells ABC Audio, adding that making it “a metaphor for the big changes that we go through in life” came later as a way to justify to it her bosses.
The topic of puberty is one that some feel is “too adult” for a Pixar film, but Shi says “its so not.”
“Every girl goes through getting their period and it’s not an adult topic,” she explains, adding that Turning Red is no different than other topics tackled by the animation studio “like death, like betrayal, like murder, revenge and jealousy. And I think all of these things are important to kind of teach kids about.”
Despite the critics, Shi wishes she had a film like this when she was younger and hopes that it inspires everyone to “embrace their own inner pandas.”
“Embrace all of the awkward, weird, messy parts of themselves that they’re kind of taught to put away or to hide,” she explains. “I think for girls especially…I hope they’re inspired to get big and take up space and be… loud and hairy and be weird. It’s OK. And it should be celebrated.”
(NEW YORK) — A suspect remains at large nearly a week after an 87-year-old woman was shoved to the ground in an unprovoked attack on a New York City street, subsequently dying from her injuries, police said.
The victim was walking in Manhattan’s Chelsea neighborhood on Thursday at around 8:25 p.m. when the assailant crossed the street, approached her from behind and pushed her, “causing her to fall and hit her head,” New York City police said. She was transported to an area hospital in critical condition.
The suspect, described as a woman with long, dark hair wearing a black jacket, black leggings, white skirt or dress and dark shoes, fled the scene and remains at large, police said.
The victim, who was identified by officials as Barbara Maier Gustern, died from her injuries on Tuesday, police said.
“We’re asking the public’s health in solving this disgusting, disgraceful offense committed against a vulnerable, elderly female who was doing nothing but walking down the streets of New York City,” New York Police Department Chief of Detectives James Essig said during a briefing Tuesday.
The NYPD released a surveillance video of the suspect as the search continues.
Barbara Maier Gustern, an 87-year old Chelsea resident, was attacked on West 28th Street on Thursday at around 9:30 pm. The suspect is a woman with long dark hair who remains at large.
New York state Sen. Brad Hoylman said he was “devastated” to learn of Gustern’s death.
“Her assailant, who is still at large, must be apprehended and prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law,” he said on Twitter.
Gustern was a well-known and beloved member of the city’s cabaret scene and a vocal coach.
Her friend, Barbara Bleier, was rehearsing with her for a cabaret show before last week’s attack.
“She is one of the most inspirational women I have ever met,” Bleier told ABC affiliate WABC on Monday.
Gustern’s grandson, AJ Gustern, said he had flown to New York to be by his grandmother’s side while she was in the hospital,
“She’s the light of my life,” he told WABC on Monday. “I’m angry at the state of the world. I’m angry at the state of the city.”
Condolences have poured in in the wake of Gustern’s passing.
“God bless the memory of this woman who defined extraordinary,” opera singer Stephanie Blythe said on Twitter. “That she should pass from this life as a result of violence after the incredible and generous life she lived is past all understanding.”
Police are asking anyone with information to call 1-800-577-8477 or go to crimestoppers.nypdonline.org to report confidential tips.
(WASHINGTON) — In his first court appearance on Wednesday, a judge denied the release of the suspect accused of a series of shootings targeting homeless people in Washington, D.C., and New York.
30-year-old Gerald Brevard III appeared in the Superior Court of the District of Columbia where he is facing charges stemming from three attacks on homeless people in D.C., including one murder.
Brevard is accused of five shootings of people experiencing homelessness, two of which were fatal, in New York and D.C. this month.
In D.C., Brevard is charged with assault with a dangerous weapon, assault with intent to kill and first-degree murder while armed.
According to investigators, the same firearm was used in the D.C. shootings and firearm casings from the New York shootings have been preliminarily linked to the same gun, court filings show.
Attorneys for Brevard claimed prosecutors did not prove probable cause and requested his release.
Attorneys for Brevard listed inconsistencies in some of the witness descriptions, claiming Brevard did not meet the descriptions of the shooter, and requested that he be released, but the judge sided with prosecutors, saying they had established probable cause.
Prosecutors said that cellphone evidence places Brevard in D.C. and New York at the times of the shootings and that the incidents were unprovoked attacks against vulnerable people, some of whom were sleeping when they were shot.
Prosecutors also noted that the attacks were all committed within a short period of time, with all five shootings happening between March 3 and March 12.
The judge found probable cause, saying the inconsistencies in the case against Brevard does not defeat the probable cause.
After 19 seasons, more than 3,200 episodes, and 64 Daytime Emmy Awards, The Ellen DeGeneres Show will wrap up on Thursday, May 26 — and Ellen has lined up some big names to help her say goodbye.
Producers of the series have announced that among DeGeneres’ final guests will be “longtime friends of the show,” including, former First Lady Michelle Obama; David Letterman; Jennifer Garner; Channing Tatum; Serena Williams; Diane Keaton; husband and wife Adam Levine and Behati Prinsloo; and Ellen’s wife, Arrested Development vet Portia de Rossi.
“The lineup of special guests will pay tribute to the trailblazing host and share their favorite memories from DeGeneres’ 19 iconic seasons,” the show promises.
The Ellen DeGeneres Show first premiered on September 8, 2003. In May of 2021, and following a toxic work environment scandal that led to the dismissal of several high-ranking producers, Ellen announced she would be ending her talk show the following year.
Slipknot‘s “Tortilla Man” has finally been unmasked.
The mystery percussionist, who joined the Knot in 2019 following the departure of longtime member Chris Fehn, has been officially identified as Michael Pfaff. Slipknot confirmed the news in an Instagram post announcing a Reddit AMA with Pfaff.
Pfaff had long been rumored to be person behind Tortilla Man — a nickname earned thanks to his mask’s golden hue — with fans pointing out that he previously played in M. Shawn “Clown” Crahan‘s Dirty Little Rabbits side project. That theory seemed to be proven true when a photo of Clown, drummer Jay Weinberg and someone who looked a lot like Pfaff were spotted at Slovenia’s Postojna Cave tourist attraction during Slipknot’s 2020 European tour.
Even with all the rumors, Slipknot never officially revealed Pfaff’s identity until today. When Kerrang! asked Clown about who Tortilla Man was during a 2019 interview, Clown responded, “The position you may or may not be talking about is nobody’s f***ing business.”
As for what caused Slipknot’s change of heart, we may never know. Perhaps not so coincidentally, the band’s Knotfest Roadshow tour kicks off tonight in Fargo, North Dakota.
After taking a three-month break from social media — which caused fans to worry that something bad might have happened to him — the “Montero” rapper returned on Wednesday with a killer joke.
“why are people surprised i’ve been away for so long?” he wrote. “have y’all really never heard of maternity leave?”
As you may recall, Nas X referred to his debut album, Montero, as a “baby” that he was “giving birth to,” complete with pregnancy photos. The “baby” is now six months old.
The star then teased, “i’m so happy i’m back on the internet. i missed me so much.”
But the best news is that Lil Nas X has new music for us: He tweeted a picture of two different songs — “Late to the Party,” featuring NBAYoungBoy, and “Down Souf Hoes,” featuring Saucy Santana — and asked, “Which one y’all want first?”
When Saucy Santana, who, like Lil Nas, is an openly gay rapper, reacted to the post, Nas announced, “we finna fck the summer up.”
Fans, of course, were overjoyed. One joked, “Ever since lil nas x came back i have gotten a girlfriend, a stable job, healthy hobbies that I love to do every day, my family has re-accepted me I to their lives and I’ve been the happiest I’ve been in a long time. I could not have done it without you.”
Another wrote, “he’s back!!!! the world is healing!”
But one fan cautioned, “Don’t ever do that again without warning us first!”
Lil Nas X will return to TV on April 3 as a performer at the Grammy Awards; he’s up for five trophies in all.
It appears that Russell Dickerson‘s one-year-old son Remington is getting adjusted to life on the road!
One of the words the young tot is already familiar with is “bus,” as demonstrated in a video where the country singer challenges viewers, “tell me you have a road baby without telling me you have a road baby.” He then pans over to Remington, who is sitting in his high chair playing with a toy steering wheel.
“Bus,” the baby says in response to his dad after he says “beep beep,” imitating a bus noise, drawing laughter from the singer. “All he want to do is ‘go go’ aka drive the tour bus,” Russell captions the candid moment with the hashtags #Tour#RemDog.
The “Home Sweet” hitmaker and his wife Kailey welcome Remington in September 2020. Russell is currently on his headlining All Yours, All Night Tour before heading out with Tim McGraw as an opening act on the McGraw Tour from April through June.
