Celebrity Status: Taylor Swift, MTV VMA’s, And Harry Styles
Taylor Swift dropped a bombshell announcement during her MTV Video Music Awards speech, revealing that she will be releasing new music this year. Her next album, Midnights, will be a 13-track work based on “the stories of 13 sleepless nights scattered throughout my life,” according to the artist. Midnights is set to drop October 21.
BOX OFFICE _The horror film The Invitation needed just $7 million to finish at the top of the weakest weekend of the summer at the North American box office.
… A strong summer has meant that the year-to-date box office is still up significantly from a tepid 2021. But a long drought lies ahead until a surge of expected big earners arrives, including Halloween Ends and Black Adam, which will both be released in October.
- The Invitation — $7 million
- Bullet Train — $5.6 million
- Beast — $4.9 million
- Top Gun: Maverick $4.7 million
- Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero $4.5 million
2022 MTV VMAs _ The MTV VMAs aired Sunday night. Here is your list of winners.
FLORENCE CONFIRMS IT: SHE AND ZACH BRAFF ARE OVER _ Florence Pugh has confirmed that she and Zach Braff have split up. The 26-year-old British actress confirmed the news in an interview for the September 2022 cover story of Harper’s Bazaar. She and the Scrubs actor, who’s 47, broke up earlier this year but kept it under wraps.
NETFLIX ANNOUNCES MANIFEST SEASON 4 RELEASE DATE _ Netflix has released a season four teaser for Manifest. It’s been two years since Manifest fans had their hearts broken. After a third-season cliffhanger, NBC chose not to renew the hit show for a fourth installment, but Netflix responded to the viewer outcry by picking up the series. Along with a trailer, the streaming service announced that the fourth season will land on November 4. • VIDEO
… The announcement is somewhat bittersweet, as Netflix also confirmed that the fourth season will be the final one for Manifest.
HARRY STYLES STOPS SHOW BECAUSE OF NUGGETS _ Harry Styles is the latest musician to fall victim to rowdy crowds who let it fly at concerts. The singer was performing at Madison Square Garden Saturday night and at some point in his set he pumped the brakes on the show and addressed some thrown objects onstage. Specifically, a couple of chicken nuggets.
… In video shared online he seems kinda entertained by the fact someone chucked at least two of these at his feet, calling it a clever ploy to get his attention. He then asks the audience, who threw it? It sounds like Harry might’ve actually identified the culprit because he ended up throwing at least one nugget back. Before that though, he noted that he doesn’t actually eat them because he doesn’t eat meat at all. • VIDEO
