The man that brought David Letterman on stage for years has passed away. Alan Kalter was the announcer for the “Late Show With David Letterman” on CBS. Alan died on Monday at the age of 78. He was Letterman’s announcer from 1995 until Letterman left CBS in 2015.
Chadwick Boseman’s legacy at Howard University and his prospective impact on future generations continues to grow. Netflix has partnered with the university to establish a $5.4 million scholarship in the late actor’s name. The Chadwick A. Boseman Memorial Scholarship will provide incoming students in the newly re-established College of Fine Arts with a 4-year scholarship to cover the full cost of university tuition.
Billie Eilish has joined the cast of Disney’s live-to-film concert experience of Tim Burton’s “The Nightmare Before Christmas”. She’ll perform a rendition of ‘Sally’s Song’ in the show, which will feature a full orchestra led by conductor John Mauceri. The 2-night event is set to will take place at Los Angeles’ Banc Of California Stadium on October 29 and 31.
New Kids on the Block will hit the road for an extensive arena tour in May 2022, and they’re bringing along Salt-N-Pepa, Rick Astley, and En Vogue. They have 55 US dates booked through July, plus a Toronto stop on June 22 at Scotiabank Arena.
Christina Aguilera performed at Disney World on Friday to kick off the parks’ 50th anniversary celebration, and the former Mouseketeer said it was “like coming home.”
Luke Combs heads to Wyoming to sharpen his skills as an outdoorsman on a new episode of “MeatEater”, a Netflix series hosted by hunting enthusiast and conservationist Steven Rinella. In a tweet last week, Luke confirmed his appearance on the show, and shared some snapshots from the trip.
DONALD TRUMP didn’t make the list of the 400 wealthiest Americans because his real estate assets tanked during COVID. Not selling them when he became president and investing that money cost him an estimated $2 billion.
JAMIE LEE CURTIS is here to speak truth about today’s beauty trends. Quote, “The current trend of fillers and procedures, and this obsession with filtering are wiping out generations of beauty . . . Once you mess with your face, you can’t get it back.”
A judge ruled that CHARLIE SHEEN no longer has to pay DENISE RICHARDS child support for their two daughters. But a source claims Charlie manipulated the legal system, and also owes Denise four years’ worth of back payments.
The JONAS BROTHERS started selling artisanal popcorn. It’s actually a secret recipe that the dad of their former bass player would make. Joe said, quote, “It’s so tasty and flavorful so we thought it should be on everyone’s shelf at home.”
Billie Eilish will be one of the headliners at next year’s Glastonbury Festival. The festival confirmed Billie, who is 20 years old, will be the youngest solo headliner in its history. Glastonbury runs June 22-26, 2022.
KYLIE JENNER collaborated with “A Nightmare on Elm Street” for a new Kylie Cosmetics collection. It comes out October 12th.
Adele is reportedly shopping a Las Vegas residency for 2022 at either the Park MGM Las Vegas or Caesars Palace. Adele announced her new single “Easy on Me” will be released on October 15th and shared a 10-second snippet on social media.
HBO Max has unveiled a teaser trailer for the ‘Game of Thrones’ prequel ‘House of the Dragon’. The show is set 200 years before the GOT, and follows the House Targaryen and the Targaryen civil war that became known as the “Dance of the Dragons.”
KACEY MUSGRAVES’ publicist confirmed that she did perform naked on Saturday’s “SNL” . . . and that the audience didn’t see anything during setup because she was blocked by a sheet. Also, it was the show’s first nude appearance.
Olivia Rodrigo said that criticism about the originality of the songs on her debut album is “disappointing to see people take things out of context and discredit any young woman’s work.” She added that she wrote “good 4 u” in the shower, a song she later shared credit with Paramore’s Hayley Williams and Joshua Farro.
Britney Spears’ legal team reportedly hired military security specialists to sweep her mansion over the allegations that her dad planted listening devices in her home.
Jake Gyllenhaal filmed “The Guilty” in just 11 days, a process the actor said “needed to be done.” He and director Antoine Fuqua filmed during lockdown and said he “always thought it should be shot in a very short period of time. We both do like a challenge but I think it was sort of baked into the process and into the story from the jump. I don’t know how much you could indulge a story like that. It needed to be done with a time clock.”
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