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I know the spring has just sprung, but are you ready for summer? More importantly, are you ready for Lollapalooza 2017?

The lineup for Lollapalooza 2017 has been announced and includes headlining acts Chance the Rapper, Lorde and Arcade Fire.

Other headliners include Muse, The xx, Blink-182, DJ Snake and Justice.

The four-day music festival which beings Aug. 3 in Grant Park in Chicago, will also feature performances by Run the Jewels, Wiz Khalifa, Ryan Adams, Alt-J, Migos, Rae Sremmurd, Cage the Elephant, Tegan and Sara, Spoon, Big Sean, The Shins and many more for a total of 170 performing acts.

The event marks the first time Chance has headlined the concert which takes place in his hometown while Muse is returning to Lollapalooza for the first time in six years. Arcade Fire meanwhile are making their third appearance.

Four-day passes for Lollapalooza sold out Tuesday before the full lineup was announced. One-day passes are now available.

I'd go, but I'm not a fan of crowds, loud music, or Lolla-ing or Palooza-ing. I hear the kids enjoy it, though.

Be Well,
Steve

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Chuck Barris 'The Gong Show' host and creator dead at 87
Chuck Barris, the host and creator of The Gong Show along with a number of other game shows, has died at the age of 87.

Barris died Monday of natural causes in his home in Palisades, New York according to a representive of his wife, the Los Angeles Times reported.

The game show creator, producer and writer formed Chuck Barris productions in 1965 when he created The Daring Game hosted by Jim Lange. He also launched The Newlywed Game in 1966 hosted by Bob Eubanks before taking over hosting duties himself with The Gong Show which released in 1976.

The Gong Show famously featured celebrity judges such as David Letterman and Jaye P. Morgan. The program was so popular a feature film was created which failed to attract any attention.

Other shows he created include Your Hit Parade, Three's a Crowd, Camoflage and Treasure Hunt.

Barris is also known as a songwriter penning songs such as "Palisades Park" and for writing an autobiography titled Confessions of a Dangerous Mind in which he falsely claimed to have worked for the CIA as an assassin

The book was made into a film directed by George Clooney and starring Sam Rockwell in 2002.

Barris is survived by his wife, Mary Clagett.


Robert Downey Jr. to star in 'The Voyage of Doctor Dolittle'
Robert Downey Jr. has signed on to star in The Voyage of Doctor Dolittle, based on the character from the 1920s children's books by Hugh Lofting.

The film, according to The Hollywood Reporter, was secured by Universal after a bidding war took place between multiple studios.

Downey is stepping into the title role in the film which will see the actor communicate with animals.

Set to be directed by Stephen Gaghan (Syriana), the project is based on a script he wrote from an earlier draft penned by Tom Shepherd.

Joe Roth and Jeff Kirschenbaum are producing alongside Downey's wife Susan Downey.

Doctor Dolittle was first seen onscreen in 1967's Doctor Dolittle starring Rex Harrison. A more modern take was released in 1998 starring Eddie Murphy that resulted in four sequels with some entrries going direct-to-video.

Downey will next be seen reprising his role as Iron Man in Marvel and Sony's upcoming superhero epic, Spider-Man:Homecoming which releases in theaters July.


LOOSE LIPS:
"He left behind a lot of people who loved him. But it was his time. I know he didn't fear death."
--Mayte Garcia, on ex-husband Prince's death, to PEOPLE



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Which 'N Sync member joined the Backstreet Boys onstage during a Vegas concert?


Dax Shepard on working with Kristen Bell: 'She's my favorite actor'
Dax Shepard says he loved working with wife and "favorite actor" Kristen Bell on CHiPs.

The 42-year-old actor couldn't help but gush about the 36-year-old actress at the movie's Los Angeles premiere Monday.

"She gives me a great rate," Shepard joked in an interview with Variety. "She's my favorite actor. She's perfect on every take. It's very annoying."

"Every day we blew something up or had a motorcycle crash," he said of the film, which he also directed. "A lot of action-comedies are comedies with just a splash of action, so this is a bit of a throwback where the humor comes from the action."

Shepard previously directed and co-starred with Bell in the 2012 movie Hit and Run. The couple married in 2013 after six years of dating, and share two daughters, 3-year-old Lincoln and 2-year-old Delta.

"We have a very healthy marriage and we got there by doing therapy when we needed it, and constantly doing fierce moral inventories," Bell told People on the red carpet.

"We both take responsibility when we are wrong, and I think it is easy to work with him because I married him, because I enjoy spending time with him and I trust him," she added. "That is exactly what I want in someone that I work with."

CHiPs co-stars Michael Pena, and opens in theaters Friday. Shepard discussed his daughters on The Ellen DeGeneres Show earlier this month, admitting he accidentally taught Lincoln to curse.


Jenny Slate on Chris Evans split: 'We're really, really different'
Jenny Slate says she and ex-boyfriend Chris Evans are "really, really different" people.

The 34-year-old actress opened up about her relationship and ultimate breakup with the 35-year-old Captain America star in the March 20 issue of New York Magazine.

"We're really, really different," Slate told the publication. "Chris is a very, very famous person. For him to go to a restaurant is totally different than for me to go ... This is what I needed to do to feel normal. To be alone."

"We're not on bad terms, but we haven't really seen each other, spoken a lot [since the split]," she shared. "I think it's probably best. I'd love to be his friend one day, but we threw down pretty hard. No regrets, though. Ever."

Slate and Evans started dating in mid-2016 after meeting on the set of the movie Gifted. The pair instantly connected, but their romance was complicated by Evans' celebrity and Slate's divorce from Dean Fleischer-Camp.

"To be quite honest, I didn't think I was his type," the actress said before admitting, "If you are a woman who really cares about her freedom, her rights, her sense of being an individual, it is confusing to go out with one of the most objectified people in the entire world."

"When Chris and started dating, my husband and I had only been separated for a couple months," she later added. "I just didn't have the tools. And I didn't think very hard about that, to be honest, I wanted to step into the light."

Us Weekly reported in February that Slate and Evans had split the month before, with sources claiming the breakup was "completely amicable and a mutual decision." The pair play love interests in Gifted, which opens in theaters April 21.


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Which 'N Sync member joined the Backstreet Boys onstage during a Vegas concert?

Lance Bass of 'N Sync fame joined forces with fellow '90s boy band the Backstreet Boys onstage recently during a concert in Las Vegas.

"We really showed @lancebass the shape of our hearts tonight. Thanks for coming by #BSBVegas, brother!" noted the official Instagram account for the Backstreet Boys alongside a clip featuring the group singing "Shape of My Heart" alongside Bass as fans cheered.

"Only at #BSBVegas.. @lancebass" they wrote in a second post as Bass is seen singing into a microphone as Backstreet Boys members Kevin Richardson and Nick Carter huddled around him.

The concert is part of the Backstreet Boys Las Vegas residency at Planet Hollywood which began in March. The stint is scheduled to last until July 1 for a total of 26 shows.

Bass last made headlines in February when he revealed that 'N Sync would reunite for the unveiling of their star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame and that the group would be releasing a vinyl edition of their 1998 Christmas album, Home for Christmas.