Restrictions on resale tickets. Megan Fox and MGK’s baby name. The Beetles get their biopic. Listen to SO MUCH MORE!
Kid Rock was at the White House yesterday as President Trump signed an executive order aimed at cracking down on ticket scalping and price gouging in the secondary ticket market. The order directs the FTC to enforce the BOTS Act, a 2016 law that bans the use of bots to buy large quantities of tickets for resale at significantly higher prices. That’s because despite this law passing 9 years ago, it’s only been enforced ONCE. And President Trump’s order also calls for increased transparency in ticket pricing and greater enforcement against deceptive and anti-competitive practices within the ticketing industry. Kid Rock says this is a great first step toward protecting fans from skyrocketing ticket prices and exploitative reselling practices. Live Nation and StubHub also expressed their support for yesterday’s action.
MGK — FKA Machine Gun Kelly — hopped on his Instagram Story to clear up some confusion of his and Megan Fox’s newborn baby girl. Remember when she was born, MGK posted a photo holding his baby’s hand, captioning it, “She’s finally here!! our little celestial seed. 3/27/25.” Some people took that literally, thinking the baby’s name is Celestial Seed. So yesterday, MGK posted a screenshot of some girl on TikTok announcing that was the baby’s name, and MGK captioned it, “Wait guys…her name isn’t ‘Celestial Seed’ (crying laughing emoji) her mom is gonna tell you the name when we’re ready.” This is Megan’s first baby girl and MGK’s second. His daughter Casie Colson Baker is 15. I’m sure Megan put a lot of thought into picking the perfect moniker for her baby angel, who has three big brothers ready to protect her — 12-year-old Noah Shannon, 11-year-old Bodhi Ransom and 8-year-old Journey River.
CinemaCon kicked off yesterday in Vegas, with director Sam Mendes revealing the cast of the highly anticipated Beatles biopics. There will be four in all, each one focusing on one member of the band, but here’s the twist: All four will be released in theaters in April 2028. The head of Sony calls it “the first binge-able theatrical experience.” As Sam revealed the cast, each one of them was brought out onto the stage. Irish actor Paul Mescal will play Paul McCartney. He most recently starred in Gladiator II and we think he’s still dating Gracie Abrams. Starring as John Lennon is British actor Harris Dickinson, who starred opposite Nicole Kidman in Babygirl. Joseph Quinn shot to fame as Eddie Munson in Season 4 of Stranger Things. Now the British actor will take on the role of George Harrison. And finally, Irish actor Barry Keoghan — best known for Saltburn, Sabrina Carpenter and those weird Squarespace commercials — will play Ringo Starr.
Another win in court for Sean “Diddy” Combs. A New York judge has dismissed a sexual assault lawsuit against him after the plaintiff chose not to reveal her identity. With Houston attorney Tony Buzbee representing her, “Jane Doe” filed her lawsuit back in October, claiming that back in 1995, Diddy tried to assault her at a party for The Notorious B.I.G., and hit her when she refused his advances. The court denied her request to proceed anonymously, stating the severity of the charges required transparency and that there was no evidence that she would be harmed if she reveals herself. But Buzbee said his client chose not to move forward due to fear of public exposure and potential danger, so the case is dismissed. We are now less than 6 weeks away from the start of Diddy’s trial on a number of charges, including racketeering conspiracy and sex trafficking.
Ticket sales for Katy Perry’s The Lifetimes Tour are reportedly doing well internationally, but she’s struggling to sell tickets in some smaller US markets. Her tour kicks off May 9 in Oklahoma City, and there are plenty of seats available. Now we’re hearing Linkin Park is having a tough time with ticket sales. They’re currently on their first tour since Chester Pennington passed away in 2017. They’re being forced to move an upcoming concert in September from Dodger Stadium (56K seats) to the the Intuit Dome (18K seats), and Queens of the Stone Age has dropped off the bill. To spur sales, the band announced a new promotion for all their US shows: Buy a ticket for $39.50 for a randomly assigned seat.
