Hey, hey- it's May Day!
Also Monday (that part sucks).
I'm digging the look of Alien: Covenant. I may actually watch that one in the theater.
Ryan Seacrest has been tapped as Kelly Ripa's cohost on Live With Kelly. 'Cuz, ya know, I needed another reason not to watch.
Seriously, 80 bajillion channels and daytime TV is still a huge bag of fuckery. Thank goodness for the American Dad, Family Guy, and Bob's Burgers reruns on TBS.
Attorney Mark Gergaos has filed a $100 million class-action suit against organizers of the Fyre Festival.
The suit accuses organizers of fraud, citing the fest's "lack of adequate food, water, shelter, and medical care created a dangerous and panicked situation among attendees- suddenly finding themselves stranded on a remote island without basic provisions."
The event was supposed to be a two weekend, luxury getaway on a private Caribbean island with high end food, accommodations, and celebrity guests. The reality, though, "was more like The Hunger Games or Lord of the Flies than Coachella," according to legal papers filed yesterday.
Officials put the festival site on lockdown, said the island's tourism ministry, organizers had failed to pay customs duty taxes on items imported for the weekend.
Considering ticket prices ranged from $4,000 to $100,000, I'm inclined to agree that it seems like "nothing more than a get-rich-quick scam from the very beginning (intended to) fleece attendees for hundreds of millions of dollars." Then again, I also think anyone who shelled out that kind of dough for a ticket is a fucking idiot.
John Legend will be at Salem State University tomorrow to receive the school's first Salem Advocate for Social Justice Award. The Salem Award Foundation for Human Rights and Social Justice was created to recognize those who champion social justice issues and advocate for people who are underrepresented.
Legend will also be performing and discussing his work on criminal justice, education and other issues.
An appellate panel has ruled that the L.A. County judge who denied a disqualification motion should have examined the relationship between law firm Glaser Weil and its former client- Morgan Creek Productions- in the lawsuit filed by Emmett/Furla Productions over a Tupac biopic.
Emmett/Furla filed the suit in 2015, claiming Morgan Creek breached their co-production deal by casting a lead actor and setting a production budget and schedule without approval.
Pretty sure all it really means is that movie isn't coming out any time soon.
The CMT Music Awards have announced their performance lineup, and the initial list includes Blake Shelton, Brett Eldredge, Luke Bryan, Miranda Lambert and Thomas Rhett. The June 7 show will be hosted live by Nashville star Charles Esten, who says "there is no other show quite like the CMT Music Awards."
"It’s a show fully dedicated to the fans and an annual chance for them to place their votes for their favorite artists. Besides always being flat-out fun, it’s also always been a stage for magical musical moments- and a place where some of country’s biggest legends have been made. I’m thrilled and honored to get to host this great event."
Nominees will be announced on May 9.
Birthdays today include: D'Arcy Wretsky-Brown of Smashing Pumpkins; Tim McGraw; Johnny Colt of The Black Crowes; Phil Smith of Haircut 100; Steve Farris of Mr Mister; Ray Parker, Jr.; Rita Coolidge; Judy Collins. #MusicalBirthdays
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