#WhatsHappening for August 6, 2019

Good Tuesday evening, friends. Hope you're digging the week so far- and not the other way 'round.

Anyone watch Legion? I know, I swear up and down that I'm not a comic book guy, but I sure seem to watch a lot of comic-based stuff. This one, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., Jessica Jones, Luke Cage, Daredevil, Gotham, The Walking Dead and its spinoff. 

Anyway, I've been watching Legion since it's debut, and I still don't know what the fuck is going on. But it's a fun show for that very reason. They pull that character into the MCU somehow, and the resulting flick is gonna be in-fucking-sane.

♫♫♫♫♫♫♫♫♫♫

Charli XCX is in hot water with Taylor Swift fans after telling a Pitchfork interviewer that her opening act slot on Swift's tour last year "felt like ... getting up on stage and waving to 5-year-olds."

She prefaced the comment by saying she was "really grateful that (Swift) asked me on that tour."

After an uproar on Instagram, Charli iterated that "extremely grateful" and called Swift ..."(One) of the biggest artists of my generation and the reputation tour was one of the biggest tours in history."

She said what was published in the magazine as part of a "much wider conversation" and was "boiled down into one kind of weird sentence... to be on stage in front of all ages was new to me and made me approach my performances with a whole new kind of energy."

Ya know, were it not for Bad Moms and that Icona Pop song, I wouldn't even have a clue who Charli XCX was. But we all know I'm hopelessly out of touch.

♫♫♫♫♫♫♫♫♫♫

Danish media reports that a plane carrying P!nk's management team crashed landed and burst into flames last night. Police confirmed the incident took place, but did not mention P!nk by name. The singer was not on the flight, and no one was injured. 

♫♫♫♫♫♫♫♫♫♫

A New Jersey man accused of shooting aspiring rapper Jodeci Robinson has been sentenced to 14 years in prison after pleading guilty to manslaughter, aggravated assault and a drug count last month.

Authorities said the man was in a home recording studio when he and Robinson they got into a dispute over money. Authorities said Robinson then withdrew cash from an ATM and they returned to the house, but when the man again asked for money Robinson told him to "chill" and was shot.

♫♫♫♫♫♫♫♫♫♫

Composer Alf Clausen has filed suit against the producers of The Simpsons, claiming his dismissal from the show two years ago was because of his age and a perceived disability.

The lawsuit, filed in Los Angeles Superior Court yesterday, also claims wrongful termination and retaliation. The suit said the producers claimed that the series was "taking the music in a different direction."

I stopped watching The Simpsons 20-something years ago, but the 30 seconds or so I see of it when I change the channel over to watch Bob's Burgers sounds just like it did then.

♫♫♫♫♫♫♫♫♫♫

Yahoo! headline: Cameron Diaz opens up about leaving Hollywood: ‘I don’t miss performing’

Yeah, we don't miss you, either. Honestly, I think I might have seen ... oh, wait... based on her imdb.com credits' page, I haven't seen anything she's starred in unless you count her voice work in Shrek and I've only seen one of those.

♫♫♫♫♫♫♫♫♫♫

Birthdays today include: Eric Roberts of Gym Class Heroes (35); Travis McCoy of Gym Class Heroes (38); Donna Lewis (46); Geri Halliwell (Ginger Spice) of Spice Girls (47); Randy DeBarge of DeBarge (61); and Pat McDonald of Timbuk 3 (68). #MusicalBirthdays