Celebrity Status – Kevin Hart Lawsuit, Cher The Conservator? And A 21-foot Tall Shakira!
For Thursday, December 28th:
Tom Smothers, one-half of the iconic comedic team The Smothers Brothers, passed away on Tuesday at the age of 86, following a recent battle with cancer. He and his brother Dick were pioneers in the satirical comedy genre and have been credited with creating the foundations for shows such as Saturday Night Live and The Daily Show.
John Krasinski’s next directorial project is called IF, starring Ryan Reynolds. The family comedy follows Bea, a young girl who begins to see all the imaginary friends — or IFs — who have been left behind after their real-life friends grew up. Reynolds’ character, known as the Man Upstairs, is the only other person who can see them, so the two team up to try to help the IFs by attempting to pair them with new kids… look for it in theaters next May.
Cher has filed for conservatorship of her 47-yr-old son Elijah Blue Allman. The move allegedly comes as a result of Allman’s “severe” substance abuse and mental health issues, according to case documetns obtained PEOPLE.
T-Pain has released a cover of the One Tree Hill theme song, aka Gavin DeGraw‘s “I Don’t Want to Be.” He had performed a covers concert earlier this year…The full 17-song set was released on YouTube for the holidays if you want to check it out
In other headlines…Kevin Hart is suing YouTuber Tasha K and his former assistant Miesha Shakes for their alleged extortion over cheating allegations, accusations that he says are false and defamatory.
On Tuesday, the Colombian city of Barranquilla unveiled a massive 21-foot-tall bronze statue of Shakira, who was born and raised there. And yes, her truthful hips are in full swivel!
