Celebrity Status: Rihanna’s New Baby, And A Date With The Golden Bachelor
SERIES PREMIERE: AHSOKA (9p ET, Disney+) – Debuting a day early, this off-shoot of The Mandelorian stars Rosario Dawson as Ahsoka. Set after the fall of the Empire, the series follows the former Jedi Knight, padawan to Anakin Skywalker, as she investigates an emerging threat to a vulnerable galaxy. The cast includes Natasha Liu Bordizzo (The Society), Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Lars Mikkelsen (Star Wars Rebels), and David Tennant (Star Wars: The Clone Wars) as the voice of the droid Huyang. The first 2 episodes are available this evening, with new episodes every Tuesday at 9pm ET.
SUPER BOWL ADS: $7 MILLION _ The NFL season hasn’t begun but already it’s speculated that CB will charge $7 million for a 30-second ad during next February’s Super Bowl.
RIHANNA WELCOMES SECOND BABY WITH A$AP ROCKY _ Rihanna and A$AP Rocky have welcomed their second baby, joining their son RZA, who is 15 months old. The couple first revealed their pregnancy during the Super Bowl 2023 halftime show, where Rihanna rubbed her stomach and revealed her baby bump. They welcomed their first child, a son, in May 2022.
GOLDEN BACHELOR WILL PREMIERE SEPTEMBER 28 _ The Golden Bachelor and Bachelor in Paradise Season 9 are coming to ABC in September. The network announced premiere dates for the Bachelor spinoff series Monday. The Golden Bachelor, a new installment in the Bachelor franchise starring 71-year-old Gerry Turner, will premiere September 28. The Golden Bachelor follows Turner, a widower and grandfather, as he searches for love in the wake of his wife Toni’s death. ABC released a short video of Turner talking about the show with family members. • VIDEO
… Bachelor in Paradise, a spinoff featuring former Bachelor and Bachelorette contestants, will return for a ninth season on September 28, immediately following The Golden Bachelor.
TORI SPELLING SPOTTED WITH BRUISES AS SHE LEAVES HOSPITAL _ Tori Spelling has been released from the hospital after a mysterious four-day stay. The 50-year-old actress was seen getting discharged from a Los Angeles emergency room Sunday after having been admitted last Thursday. In photos and a video obtained Monday by Page Six, Spelling could be seen with bruising on her face and both arms, as she was escorted to a black SUV in a wheelchair. A source said she appeared distraught and unsteady, as she needed assistance getting up from the wheelchair.
CHARLIZE THERON BRUSHES OFF ‘BAD PLASTIC SURGERY RUMORS _ Charlize Theron has shut down rumors that she secretly got plastic surgery. In an interview with Allure, the Oscar-winning actor said, “People think I had a facelift. They’re like, ‘What did she do to her neck?’”. Theron denied the rumors, saying “I’m just aging”.
DAVE BAUTISTA AND JASON MOMOA WILL STAR IN BUDDY ACTION MOVIE _ A new buddy action movie called The Wrecking Crew is in development. This movie will star Dave Bautista and Jason Momoa. This film will see them appear on screen together again after both appearing in the 2021 movie Dune and Season 2 of the Apple TV+ show See, where the two played brothers.
… The Wrecking Crew has no release date.
