This is how celebrities can use their platform for GOOD:  On Saturday, the Concert for Carolina benefit . . . headlined by Luke Combs and Eric Church . . . raised over $24.5 MILLION for the Hurricane Helene relief efforts. The festivities also featured performances by:  James Taylor, Keith Urban, Sheryl Crow, Billy Strings, Bailey Zimmerman, Scotty McCreery, Chase Rice, The Avett Brothers and Parmalee . . . and Nicole Kidman and Randy Travis made surprise appearances. The crowd featured more than 82,000 fans.

Grab your wagons and oxen, and get ready to ford a river: everyone’s FIRST favorite video game, “Oregon Trail”, is being turned into a movie. 

At this point in her career, Meryl Streep has done just about everything, but filming a particular scene in season 3 of Only Murders in the Building with rumored boyfriend, costar, and fellow legend Martin Short, reduced her to tears. He asked her why and she said, quote, “I just got to play a scene I really thought that the likes of which I wouldn’t have a chance to do. To play romantic scenes at this age with this band in this way, it’s just the greatest thing ever.'” Meryl is 75.

The NY Post says Travis Kelce’s brother, Jason Kelce, is in talks with ESPN about hosting a late-night show featuring athletes and celebrities. The show would initially air on five consecutive Friday nights in January. If successful, the program may continue on the network.

The Business Times says Tom Cruise is allegedly “in a tizzy” over facial aging concerns. A source says, “He hates the idea of going under the knife because he’s terrified that it could leave him looking like a caricature of himself. He’s seen so much bad plastic surgery in his time. He had that chipmunk cheek nightmare when he got talked into getting filler in his face and it took months to go down — he was humiliated.’’

Life & Style Weekly says Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce are allegedly considering partnering in a liquor business. A source shares, “The sky is the limit as far as what they can do together with their combined reach, so they’re looking at all kinds of opportunities where they could team up and the liquor business is a really obvious choice. There’s so much money to be made and it’s a very organic fit because they genuinely love making cocktails together and cutting loose. It’s not just the booze business they want to get into. They’re looking to start all kinds of projects together, everything from a joint production company, to co-owning a sports team, their goal is to just grow their bank accounts and influence together.”

Selena Gomez and her boyfriend Benny Blanco did the couples costume thing.

Anne Hathaway’s Halloween theme this year is apparently “Boo York City“.

Rob Zombie ran his first-ever five-mile race, and his wife cheered him on.

Tinsel Town Talk – Mon 10/28/2024