Tinsel Town Talk – Thu 01/16/2025

Ellen DeGeneres let her hair go gray

Imagine being eco-friendly by riding a bike to your OWN movie premiere and still being punished.  That’s what happened to Timothée Chalamet. In order to beat traffic to the London premiere of “A Complete Unknown”, he rented an e-bike. He apparently didn’t PARK it correctly, so he got fined $73. (Check out a clip of the bike action here.) 

The list of country stars lined up for Trump’s inauguration next week has gotten longer. We heard Carrie Underwood was signed on to do “America the Beautiful”.  And no surprise, Lee Greenwood will be there.  So, who else? Rascal Flatts and Jason Aldean announced they’re both performing at the inauguration ball after the swearing in on Monday. And The Village People will be at multiple events, including an “Inaugural-Eve Ball” being put on by the conservative group Turning Point USA.  (Tickets to that one are still available . . . for $10,000 a pop.)

Ringo Starr just released his country album Look Up‘” last week . . . and this week, he’s taping a country music special at the legendary Ryman Auditorium. He’s teaming with Jack White, Sheryl Crow, Billy Strings, and others to celebrate his catalog . . . with a country twist. The special will air on CBS and Paramount+ sometime this spring, but there’s no airdate yet.  Some of the proceeds will benefit the American Red Cross’ California wildfire relief efforts.

The News International says Jennifer Lopez is giving love another shot after her split from Ben Affleck. Kevin Costner has allegedly been wooing her with flowers and champagne after they spent time together in Aspen. An insider says,  “At the moment things are still at the very beginning stages, but after they hung out in Aspen he made sure to send her a huge bouquet of her favourite flowers with a little handwritten note along with a magnum of champagne. J.Lo isn’t ready to rush into anything right now but she does seem excited about the potential, and even if they wind up just connecting as friends, it’s still a massive ego boost to have him falling all over her like this.”

Tinsel Town Talk – Thu 01/16/2025