October 09, 2019

Here's the Scoop...

Well, what do you think about this? Brendan Gleeson and Jeff Daniels have joined the cast of a new CBS Studios miniseries.

CBS Studios announced Monday on Twitter that Gleeson, 64, will play President Donald Trump in the new project, with Daniels, 64, as former FBI director James Comey.

The TV event miniseries is based on Comey's book, A Higher Loyalty: Truth, Lies and Leadership, published in April 2018. The book explores Comey's relationship with Trump and his dismissal from his FBI position in 2017.

"Multiple #Emmy Award-winner @JeffDaniels will star as former FBI Director James Comey in a new four-hour #CBSTVStudios event miniseries based on Comey's @NYTimes #1 bestselling book," CBS Studios wrote.

"#Emmy Award-winner Brendan Gleeson will join @JeffDaniels," the studio added. "He will play the role of President Donald Trump."

Captain Phillips writer Billy Ray will adapt A Higher Loyalty and direct the miniseries, with Alex Kurzman, Shane Salerno and Heather Kadin as executive producers.

"It's hard to imagine a bigger acting challenge than playing Donald Trump," Ray said in a statement. "You have to have presence, and a singular kind of dynamism. You also have to have the courage and the will to play Trump's psychology from the inside out. Oh, and you have to be spectacularly talented and watchable. Not many actors check all those boxes. Brendan does. I'm ecstatic about this."

Ray also had praise for Daniels.

"Jeff is so perfect for this part. Great actor, instant integrity, loads of warmth, intelligence, complexity and gravitas," he said.

CBS executives have yet to decide on a premiere date and whether the miniseries will air on Showtime, CBS All Access or both. Production begins next month.

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Lamar Odom gets the boot on 'Dancing with the Stars'

NBA icon Lamar Odom became the fourth celebrity to leave Season 28 of Dancing with the Stars in Los Angeles on Monday night.

"I'm lucky to be walking and talking, so this is just another hill to climb," Odom said, referring to how he suffered several heart attacks, strokes and kidney failure after a drug overdose in 2015.

Pro football player Ray Lewis dropped out of DWTS last week due to an injury and The Supremes singer Mary Wilson previously was eliminated from the contest because of too few votes from the viewers and low scores from the judges.

Model Christie Brinkley broke her arm during rehearsals and was replaced by her daughter Sailor Brinkley-Cook before the show premiered.

Still in the running for the coveted mirror-ball trophy are Brinkley-Cook; Queer Eye star Karamo Brown; The Bachelorette alum Hannah Brown; country music singer Lauren Alaina; actor James Van Der Beek; The Office alum Kate Flannery; singer Ally Brooke; actor Kel Mitchell; and former White House press secretary Sean Spicer.

Tom Bergeron and Erin Andrews are the show's hosts. Carrie Ann Inaba, Len Goodman and Bruno Tonioli are its judges.

Ellen DeGeneres urges kindness after George W. Bush backlash

Ellen DeGeneres is promoting kindness following backlash to her outing with former president George W. Bush.

The 61-year-old television personality spoke out on her show Tuesday after attending a Dallas Cowboys football game with Bush on Sunday.

DeGeneres explained how Charlotte Jones, the daughter of Cowboys owner Jerry Jones, invited her and her wife, actress Portia de Rossi, to the game. She was seated next to Bush and his wife, former first lady Laura Bush, in the Joneses' private suite.

"During the game, they showed a shot of George and me laughing together," DeGeneres said. "People were upset. They thought, 'Why is a gay Hollywood liberal sitting next to a conservative Republican president?'"

DeGeneres faced heavy backlash online, but shared one tweet that read, "Ellen and George Bush together makes me have faith in America again." She urged people to be kind to "everyone," in spite of differences.

"Here's the thing: I'm friends with George Bush. In fact, I'm friends with a lot of people who don't share the same beliefs that I have," DeGeneres said. "We're all different, and I think that we've forgotten that that's okay that we're all different."

"Just because I don't agree with someone on everything doesn't mean that I'm not going to be friends with them," she added. "When I say be kind to one another, I don't mean only the people that think the same way that you do. I mean be kind to everyone."

DeGeneres also shared her response on Twitter.

"Yes, that was me at the Cowboys game with George W. Bush over the weekend. Here's the whole story," she wrote.

Bush appeared on The Ellen DeGeneres Show for the first time in March 2017.

LOOSE LIPS:

"Marc was like, 'I'll do anything.' And I was like, 'Okay, then do everything. Because I have done it all, all by myself, and I'm done, dude.' I was fully out the door. ... [Now] Marc literally spends so much time with the girls that they accidentally call me 'Dad' sometimes."
--Busy Philipps, on how husband of 12 years Marc Silverstein stepped up when she threatened to leave him over an uneven distribution of parenting responsibilities, in an interview with Harper's Bazaar

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Which singer that has two other singing brothers will turn coach on Season 18 of 'The Voice'?

Final season of 'Vikings' to debut on Dec. 4

The sixth and final season of the drama Vikings is to premiere with a 2-hour episode on the History channel on Dec. 4.

"I always knew how Vikings would end and, after 89 episodes, I truly believe the saga of Ragnar Lothbrok and his sons has been told and we are leaving our beloved fans with the proper and definitive ending they so deserve," Michael Hirst -- creator, writer and executive producer -- said in a press release. "Although it is bittersweet, there are still 20 episodes left and the most ambitious and intensely emotional episodes are still to come."

Eight new episodes will air on consecutive Wednesdays after the premiere. The last 10 shows will run in 2020.

The series stars Alex Høgh Andersen, Alexander Ludwig and Katheryn Winnick.

Winnick will make her directorial debut by helming an episode of the final season.

Eagles to perform 'Hotel California' album on new tour

The Eagles will perform their album Hotel California in its entirety on a new tour.

The rock band shared plans in a press release Tuesday for a new U.S. tour in 2020.

Eagles members Don Henley, Josh Walsh and Timothy B. Schmit, with Deacon Frey and Vince Gill, will perform Hotel California with an accompanying orchestra and choir. The group will also play a set of the Eagles' greatest hits.

The Hotel California tour kicks off Feb. 7 in Atlanta and comes to a close April 18 in Los Angeles. Tickets go on sale to the public Oct. 18 at 10 a.m. local time, with American Express card members to have access to a presale Oct. 14 to Oct. 17.

The Eagles, Frey and Gill performed three sold-out Hotel California shows in Las Vegas in September. The group also performed in Europe and the United Kingdom in May.

The Eagles released Hotel California in 1976. The album is the third best-selling album of all time in the United States, and includes the singles "New Kid in Town," "Hotel California" and "Life in the Fast Lane."

Here's the full list of dates for the Hotel California tour:

Feb. 7 - Atlanta, at State Farm Arena
Feb. 8 - Atlanta, at State Farm Arena
Feb. 14 - New York City, at Madison Square Garden
Feb. 15 - New York City, at Madison Square Garden
Feb. 29 - Dallas, at American Airlines Arena
March 1 - Dallas, at American Airlines Arena
March 6 - Houston, at Toyota Center
March 7 - Houston, at Toyota Center
April 11 - San Francisco, at Chase Center
April 12 - San Francisco, at Chase Center
April 17 - Inglewood, Calif., at The Forum
April 18 - Inglewood, Calif., at The Forum

??? Guess Who ???

Which singer that has two other singing brothers will turn coach on Season 18 of 'The Voice'?

Big news is here... #NickJonasJoinsTheVoice pic.twitter.com/NJb9okHYuF- Nick Jonas (@nickjonas) October 8, 2019

Pop music star Nick Jonas has announced he is joining the coaches' panel for Season 18 of The Voice.

"Well, the big news is finally out. I am so excited, Season 18, to be joining that crew of amazing coaches -- Kelly Clarkson, John Legend, Blake Shelton," Jonas said in a video he tweeted. "While I'm excited to work with you guys, I'm coming for you. I'm hoping for a Season 1 win for Tim Nick."

The singing competition is now in its 17th season with Clarkson, Legend, Shelton and Gwen Stefani as the mentors. The season began last month and will run through December.

No premiere date for Season 18 has been announced yet.

Jonas is currently touring with his siblings the Jonas Brothers to support their new album, Happiness Begins.

Me thinking about joining @kellyclarkson, @johnlegend, and @blakeshelton on season 18 of @NBCTheVoice. So excited to finally get to share this with you all. #NickJonasJoinsTheVoice pic.twitter.com/Sphu9oDmNn- Nick Jonas (@nickjonas) October 8, 2019