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Dwayne Johnson marries longtime girlfriend Lauren Hashian
Dwayne Johnson has married his longtime girlfriend Lauren Hashian, the actor announced on Instagram Monday.
"We do. August 18th, 2019. Hawaii. Pomaika'i (blessed)," Johnson said alongside photos of himself and Hashian during their Hawaiian wedding.
Hashian wore a white, laced wedding gown with Johnson also wearing all white. The couple are pictured smiling together for the camera and sharing a romantic kiss close to sundown.
Johnson and Hashian share two daughters, 3-year-old Jasmine and 1-year-old Tiana Gia. The former WWE star is also a father to 18-year-old Simone Alexandra who he shares with ex-wife Dany Garcia.
"Having all daughters, it's the greatest blessing I've ever had," Johnson previously said in July. "It's beautiful."
Carrie Underwood to host CMA Awards 2019 sans Brad Paisley
Carrie Underwood will host the 2019 Country Music Association Awards without longtime co-host Brad Paisley.
Underwood will instead host the awards show Nov. 13 at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tenn., with guest hosts Reba McEntire and Dolly Parton.
"We're thrilled to announce that @CarrieUnderwood will host this year's #CMAawards with special guest hosts @Reba McEntire & @DollyParton, celebrating legendary women in Country Music!" the CMA Awards tweeted Monday.
Underwood and Paisley had hosted the CMA Awards together since 2008. Paisley has yet to address the news.
"It's an incredible honor to welcome Carrie, Reba and Dolly to the CMA Awards stage this year," CMA CEO Sarah Trahern said in a press release. "In addition to awarding the year's best and brightest in the genre, 'The 53rd Annual CMA Awards' will celebrate the legacy of women within Country Music, and we couldn't think of a more dynamic group of women to host the show."
McEntire and Parton celebrated their guest hosting gig in tweets Monday. McEntire previously hosted the CMA Awards from 1990 to 1992.
"Can't wait to join @carrieunderwood and @DollyParton at this year's #CMAawards!!!" McEntire wrote.
"Let's go girls! I'm so excited to be joining @carrieunderwood and @reba to celebrate the legendary women of country music as a guest host of this year's #CMAawards on November 13," Parton added.
The CMA Awards will air live Nov. 13 on ABC.
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"John Mayer has been giving me relationship advice, and he said that if there's somebody I like that's in the eye of the public, I should, when I'm doing interviews, say that I'm seeing that person. And then the media will do a side-by-side of us and then the guy will see it and be like, 'Oh, she's kinda cute. I mean, I'm not hooking up with her, but I could hook up with her.' And then there'll be some kind of interaction."
--Tiffany Haddish, sharing the life-changing relationship advice she got from John Mayer before joking that she's been "seeing" the Yankees' Giancarlo Stanton, on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
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Aston Martin sports car from 'Goldfinger' sells for $6.4M
A silver 1965 Aston Martin DB5, an exact replica of the star vehicle Sean Connery drove in the iconic James Bond film Goldfinger, has been sold at auction in California for more than $6 million.
The British-made Aston Martin went for $6.4 million Thursday RM Sotheby's in Monterey County, Calif. It was projected to fetch between $4 million and $6 million.
Listed as "The Most Famous Car in the World," it is equipped with 007-esque gadgets like revolving license plates, (prop) machine guns on the front, a bulletproof shield and nail dispensers, Sotheby's official Alain Squindo said.
Augustin Sabatie-Garat, RM Sotheby's Europe car specialist, made the winning bid on behalf of an anonymous client.
"They made four cars for the movies -- three survive today," Aston Martin specialist Barney Rupreht said. "This is about the only one that has fully-functional gadgets as original, fully engineered, still working."
The car sold Thursday did not actually appear in Goldfinger, but rather it was created to promote its sequel, Thunderball (1965).
The Sotheby's website said the silver sports car had three private caretakers and went through a total restoration that was completed in 2012. The refurbishment included all 13 of its original special-effects modifications.
The auction house said it's probably the "most iconic and recognizable" Aston Martin ever built, particularly for the James Bond movie franchise.
"Though John Stears' revolutionary Oscar-winning work on the original Star Wars movie of 1977 was yet more than a decade away, his ingenuity was already evident in the modifications that he made for the special-effects Aston Martin," the Sotheby's website said.
"The smash success of Goldfinger was also a success for Aston Martin, which received free promotion around the world and saw DB5 sales surge to fuel an unprecedented level of production."
The DB5 made such a successful debut in Goldfinger and Thunderball that it returned in the later Bond films GoldenEye (1995), Casino Royale (2006), Skyfall (2012) and Spectre (2015). Other Aston Martin models are featured in six other films in the series, and will return for the next, which is currently in production and set for release in April.
Several Aston Martins and other unique vehicles are up for sale at Sotheby's through Saturday -- including the sports car believed to be the first to carry the "Porsche" nameplate, will be auctioned. It's expected to sell for $20 million.
Backstreet Boys cut show short due to storm
The Backstreet Boys cut its show short Sunday due to safety concerns about a storm.
The group postponed its concert at Hersheypark in Hershey, Pa., because of thunderstorms in the area.
PennLive said the Backstreet Boys' show was initially delayed around 7 p.m. amid a strong downpour and visible lightning. Fans were asked to find shelter under the grandstands or wait out the storm in their vehicles.
"CONCERT WEATHER UPDATE: due to incoming storms, if you are in Hersheypark Stadium, seek shelter under the grandstands. If you have not yet entered the venue, head to Hersheypark Arena or stay in your car," they Hershey, Pa., official Twitter account wrote.
The Backstreet Boys took the stage and performed for a few minutes at around 9 p.m. before cutting the show short due to another incoming storm.
"Hey Hershey! Due to the approaching storm, we must fully evacuate the stadium. For safety reasons, tonight's show at @Hersheypark has been postponed. Thank you and please exit safely," the group tweeted.
Disgruntled fans took to Twitter to vent about the canceled concert.
"You should have cancelled much earlier," one person wrote. "Be more organized next time, thunderstorms happen all the damn time."
"This was the most chaotic and unorganized show I've ever been to in my life!!! You all better be making this right for the fans that paid hundreds if not thousands of dollars to see you. Either reschedule or make full refunds," another added.
"We thank you for trying and we understand I my group it's for safety but the lack of communication as it was emptying out was awful. 'We will be back' from the boys and then 'Get out and don't come back' from the staff," another person said.
The Backstreet Boys and Hersheypark have yet to announce a rescheduled date for the show. The Backstreet Boys will next perform Tuesday in Raleigh, N.C.
"Please note we do not have any information about rescheduling the Backstreet Boys show or refunds at this time. Please keep your ticket and when the tour makes a decision on the next steps, we will share those details as soon as possible. We appreciate your patience!" Hershey tweeted Monday.
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Stephen Amell has joined the cast of a new Starz series about wrestling.
Deadline confirmed Monday the 38-year-old actor will star in the forthcoming drama Heels.
Starz ordered eight hour-long episodes of Heels after Amell signed on to the show. The series is written by Michael Waldron, with Mike O'Malley to serve as showrunner.
Heels takes its name from the heel, or the villain in wrestling storylines. The show examines the world of small town professional wrestling in a close-knit community in Georgia.
Amell will play Jack Spade, the charismatic villain of the Duffy Wrestling Association. The character wars with his brother and rival as he strives to build the DWA into an empire.
Amell confirmed his casting by tweeting at real-life professional wrestler Cody Rhodes on Monday.
"Hey @CodyRhodes -- wanna come and help me make a tv show?" the actor wrote.
Amell plays the title character in The CW series Arrow, which will premiere its eighth and final season in October. The series follows Oliver Queen, aka Green Arrow, a character based on the DC Comics superhero.
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