Celebrity Status – Japril, Ellen, The Trial And Fake Viral Tiktoks

Japril will be back on Grey’s Anatomy this week. Jesse Williams and Sarah Drew are set to reprise their roles as Jackson and April for the Season 18 finale tomorrow night.

The final episode of The Ellen DeGeneres Show will air later this week, and Ellen and her wife Portia de Rossi are planning to head to Rwanda for the opening of the Ellen DeGeneres Campus of the Diane Fossey Gorilla Fund. Ellen began hosting her talk show in 2003.

Johnny Depp‘s bid to dismiss Amber Heard’s countersuit has been denied by the judge.  She is countersuing for $100 million for Depp defaming her and characterizing her abuse allegations as a hoax. This is such a mess.

Aerosmith has cancelled the first two months of shows for its Las Vegas residency after Steven Tyler suffered a relapse in his sobriety. Their statement says he has voluntarily entered rehab to focus on his health and well-being. The band plans to resume their concert dates in September.

Meanwhile, Bruce Springsteen and The E Street Band are set to hit the road in 2023 with a North American and European tour, starting in February.

And…are music labels forcing artists to make TikToks? Ed Sheeran and Halsey are the latest to complain about it. Ed’s latest Tik Tok promo for his new song 2 Step with Da Baby is just him eating chips over a clip of the song, and the text says “When you’re supposed to be making promos for your song but you just really want a snack…” and Halsey made a video explaining how her label won’t release her song unless they can fake a viral moment on TikTok.”  No doubt both of these videos will do the job anyway.