
The Ticket Act… ‘Red Table Talk’ has been canceled… Coach Monica sued… Cinemacon news… and Fernando Alonso & Taylor Swift dating rumours
It turns out nothing brings both political parties together like fighting Ticketmaster’s hidden junk fees. Senators Ted Cruz, a Republican from Texas, and Maria Cantrell, a Democrat from Washington have introduced a new piece of legislation that will hopefully bring an end to hidden junk fees Ticketmaster and other ticket sellers add at the end of transactions. It’s called The TICKET Act, which stands for Transparency In Charges for Key Events Ticketing. As Sen. Cantrell said, “When families budget for a night at a ballgame or to hear their favorite band, they shouldn’t have to worry about being surprised by hidden fees that suddenly raise the final cost of tickets well over the advertised price. The price they say should be the price you pay.”
It’s not fair to consumers to get charged high add-on fees for tickets to sporting events or concerts, let alone deal with the frustration of buying tickets online, Sen. Ted Cruz tells Newsmax, and he’s fighting back with legislation called the Ticket Act. https://t.co/qYdk8VkTTk
— NEWSMAX (@NEWSMAX) April 28, 2023
BuzzFeed News and Paper Magazine have announced they’re shutting down because of decreased ad revenue. And now Meta is making some tough budget-cutting moves. After laying off 11K employees at the end of 2022, they’re now laying off 10K more. Meta is also pulling the plug on Facebook Watch’s original programming, even though there wasn’t much left. Jada Pickett-Smith’s “Red Table Talk” is among the casualties. This was the most popular Facebook Watch series, but Jada must’ve seen the writing on the wall because she hasn’t posted a new episode since December. But over the past five years, she’s had some pretty big moments on her series. Kylie Jenner’s former best friend Jordyn Woods told Jada her side of the story on the whole Tristan Thompson/Khloe Kardashian cheating scandal. But the most shocking episode had to be when Jada interviewed her husband Will and talked about her “entanglement” with their son’s friend August Alsina. But don’t give up on “Table Talk” just yet. Jada is looking for a new distributor for the show.
Jada Pinkett Smith’s ‘Red Table Talk’ canceled by Facebook https://t.co/Vr1MzXIWYv pic.twitter.com/vfn897Inmz
— Page Six (@PageSix) April 27, 2023
When “Cheer” debuted on Netflix, we all fell in love with the Navarro College cheerleaders, who became superstars overnight. But the docuseries was rocked by scandal when fan favorite Jerry Harris was arrested and ultimately sentenced to 12 years in prison on charges involving minors. And now, another fan favorite — Coach Monica Aldama — is being sued by former cheerleader Madi Lane, who claims Coach Aldama told her to keep quiet about being sexually assaulted. According to court documents seen by Page Six, Madi claims the assault took place in her first semester at Navarro College when her roommate invited a group of guys to their dorm room after a night of partying. Madi claims her teammate Salvo Amico assaulted her that night, but when she told Coach Aldama about it, Coach promised her, “If you keep quiet, I’ll make sure you can cheer anywhere you want.” The lawsuit also claims that other female cheerleaders told Madi not to tell anyone and then had male students follow her around school to make sure she kept her mouth shut. Madi ended up quitting the team days later.
‘Cheer’s Navarro College, Coach Monica Sued … Allegedly Tried to Cover Up Sexual Assault https://t.co/c6pDGo5IRm
— TMZ (@TMZ) April 27, 2023
Rihanna made a surprise appearance at CinemaCon yesterday to announce she will be the voice of Smurfette in the upcoming and still untitled animated Smurfs movie. She will also produce, write and perform original songs for the movie. Paramount also announced the cast for “Transformers One,” the first animated Autobots and Decepticons feature film in 40 years. Among the famous voices you hear will be Chris Hemsworth, Bryan Tyree Henry, Scarlett Johansson, Keegan Michael Key, Jon Hamm and Laurence Fishburne. It was also announced that Chris Rock will be one of the voices in the next “Paw Patrol” movie. And it took almost 20 years, but we’re finally getting a “Dodgeball” sequel! Vince Vaughn has agreed to return for sequel, but we haven’t heard about the other original cast members including Ben Stiller, Christine Taylor, Jason Bateman, Justin Long and William Shatner.
The full cast for the animated ‘Transformers’ origin movie ‘TRANSFORMERS: ONE’:
— DiscussingFilm (@DiscussingFilm) April 27, 2023
Chris Hemsworth – Optimus Prime
Brian Tyree Henry – Megatron
Scarlett Johansson – Elita
Keegan-Michael Key – Bumblebee
Jon Hamm – Sentinel Prime
Laurence Fishburne – Alpha Trion pic.twitter.com/XN8ytwnvtN
Rihanna to Voice Smurfette in ‘Smurfs’; Chris Rock Joins New ‘PAW Patrol’ Movie https://t.co/XJ20xB2aIu
— The Hollywood Reporter (@THR) April 27, 2023
🔔 | Dodgeball 2 officially in the works with Vince Vaughn set to return to the sequel https://t.co/yvLuvfDhvc
— LADbible News (@LADbibleUKNews) April 28, 2023
Ant-Man’s biggest adventure arrives on @DisneyPlus. Marvel Studios’ #AntManAndTheWaspQuantumania is streaming May 17. pic.twitter.com/6g00UoaILN
— Ant-Man and The Wasp: Quantumania (@AntMan) April 27, 2023
(BONUS 2) Machine Gun Kelly posted a bunch of pictures from his 33rd birthday party over the weekend. In one, he shows off his multiple birthday cakes covered in cat photos. In another, MGK is holding a marijuana plant while standing in front of a neon sign that quotes his famous line, “I am weed.” He also posts a video of himself using a flamethrower while a police helicopter hovers overhead, trying to break up the party. What’s missing from all those birthday photos is a picture of Megan Fox. Aren’t these two back together? They were photographed earlier this month on a romantic vacation in Hawaii. But it could be that she’s just too busy to attend. Megan’s new movie “Johnny & Clyde” comes out May 5.
Fans wonder where Megan Fox is while Machine Gun Kelly celebrates 33rd birthday https://t.co/oNoKmpQsYT pic.twitter.com/Fp9zMQldLX
— Page Six (@PageSix) April 27, 2023
All it took was one anonymous email to get a rumor spreading like wildfire. Is Taylor Swift dating Formula One driver Fernando Alonso?? The tipster said they’ve “been seeing each other for a week now. Nothing serious tho, since they are both recently single.” Fernando had a little fun with it, posting a TikTok with Taylor’s song “Karma” playing in the background. He captioned it, “Race week era” with a winking emoji. But if the two of them were really hooking up, would he post something like that? But when he showed up for the F1 Azerbaijan Grand Prix, a reporter told Fernando, “I knew you were trouble….” He didn’t take the bait, and instead switched the conversation back to racing.
Spanish race driver Fernando Alonso continually teases he is dating Taylor Swift despite that being not true.
— Pop Tingz (@ThePopTingz) April 27, 2023
He posted a TikTok with Swift’s song “Karma” and captioned others with
“Race week era 😉” & “Feeling 33 😏”
When asked if he was dating Taylor, he responded “I knew… pic.twitter.com/fP3esO4kmi