Daily Scoop Week Of December 14
It’s highly unusual for country legend Loretta Lynn cancels a show and that’s exactly what she had to do last week! Fans have become increasingly concerned over her health as she continues to axe gigs due to a terrible case of the flu. And it’s pretty serious! “Loretta has a long-term serious respiratory problem which only gets worse with age.
One of the singing “King Sisters” — Yvonne — has died at age 89.
Elin has announced she will be spending the holidays in Sweden with family… and without Tiger. But there is a special on Oprah today.
A study conducted at New York University found that babbling about a major goal can give you a false sense of accomplishment, making you less likely to actually go after it.
Cincinnati Bengals receiver Chris Henry died Thursday, a day after falling out of the back of a pickup truck during what police said was a domestic dispute with his fiancé. Henry was 26.
On December 27, Dominos Pizza is changing its core pizza recipe, according to AOL’s Slashfood.com. The new pizza was developed after 18 months of testing with dozens of cheeses, 15 sauces and 50 crust-seasoning blends.
Astronomers from the Harvard-Smithsonian Centre for Astrophysics have found what they’re calling a “super Earth,” located about 42 light years away in another solar system. The planet, officially called GJ 1214b, is nearly 2.7 times larger than our Earth and could be more than half-covered with water. But the temperature is over 250 degrees!
While Tiger Woods is losing sponsors left and right, TMZ has learned his wife, Elin Nordegren, is “very close” to signing a deal of her own … and the company happens to be Nike’s archenemy — Puma. An official from Puma — the athletic wear company — has confirmed they are in “internal discussions” to sign Elin as a spokesperson for a new Swedish-inspired clothing line called Tretorn.
Garth Brooks is waging a bitter legal war against a hospital in his hometown, demanding the Oklahoma hospital return a $500,000 donation he made because it never named a building after his mother
Susan Boyle remains atop the Billboard 200 chart for a third week with “I Dreamed a Dream”
Sandra Bullock said that she is amazed with the two Golden Globe nominations she received. She was honored in the Best Dramatic Actress category for The Blind Side, and Best Comedy Actress for The Proposal.
95-year-old exercise guru Jack LaLanne had heart valve surgery this week. Before the surgery, he told his family that he wouldn’t die because it would ruin his image.
Your iPhone might know if swine flu is headed your way. An application called Outbreaks Near Me tracks viruses such as H1N1 flu and notifies you of the flu in your area.
Nickelodeon has ordered up 26 new episodes of “SpongeBob Square Pants,” making it the longest-running show in Nick history.
Carrie Underwood’s holiday special pulled in 8.5 million viewers. Jennifer Hudson’s? Only 5.6 million.
Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke has been named Time magazine’s “Person of the Year.”
ABBA has been elected to the Rock -n Roll Hall Of Fame are they rock?
The first Televangelist, Oral Roberts died yesterday he was 91.
BWT - The Tiger number is now 15 as three more women have come forth in the past 24 hours.
A-Rod and Kate Hudson HAVE split up! Word is she was too much of a spotlight hog for him.
The brand new Boeing 787 Dreamliner passenger jet made its maiden flight yesterday it flies! Holds 254 people. Should be in service late next year.
Some northern cities are having a tough time with the new traffic signals. They are so energy efficient, they don’t generate enough heat to melt the snow and ice off them……big problem…many accidents, one death as a result.
The Golden Globe Nods are out. Many times a bellwether for the Oscars. the new George Clooney movie has 6 nominations!
Another woman has come forth and claimed an affair with Tiger Woods. This is an even dozen now…..she reportedly is 10 years old than Tiger.
Sadly, a new study shows that pot usage is up among teens for the first time in a long time.
Silly here, in Australia a new study has concluded that indeed it is LESS painful to pull off a band-aid fast rather than slow…..sheesh!
A-Rod and K-Hud…..OFF? Word is Alex Rodriguez and Kate Hudson have split up!
Don “Miami Vice” Johnson is 60 today. No socks and no shaving today!
Taylor Swift is now 20. Birthday over the weekend! She celebrated by donating 250K to schools the attended! Well done!
New DVD today…The Hangover, and Inglorious Basterds leads the list. Both have Golden Globe noms….
Sad news….The Akron Zips number one ranked soccer team didn’t win the National Championship Sunday…..Virginia wins..it’s their 6th Championship! Great season for the Zips!
Tiger Woods has been dumped by Accenture, and Gillette as their endorser. Will more come???
Number one movie at the box office this weekend? The Princess And The Frog…Disney 25 million
The Sacramento Kings of the NBA will have a Dollar Beer night this week, in an attempt to fill the stands for national TV. Should be interesting!
Kate Gosselin says that her kids miss filming the TV show for TLC.
Garth Brooks began his run in Vegas at The Wynn. 5 shows last weekend. 295 more shows over the next 5 years!
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