WELCOME TO THE B-LIST, YOUR WEEKLY ROUNDUP OF CELEBRITY MESS AND POP
CULTURE. THIS WEEK: WHAT IS GOING ON WITH JOJO AND CHRIS???, LILO AND
STITCH LIVE, AND THE FINAL MOMENTS IN HOCKEY AND BASKETBALL
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RUMORS CONTINUED TO SWIRL AROUND CHRIS HUGHES AND JOJO SIWA’S
RELATIONSHIP STATUS. WHILE THE PAIR HAVE DENIED BEING ROMANTICALLY
INVOLVED, FANS HAVE NOTICED THE STARS SHARING SEEMINGLY INTIMATE
MOMENTS, INCLUDING A KISS WHILE ON VACATION TOGETHER. SIWA RECENTLY
CAPTIONED HER BIRTHDAY RECAP INSTAGRAM POST, WHICH FEATURES MANY
PICTURES OF HER AND HUGHES, AS ONE SHE “WILL NEVER FORGET”.
FOLLOWING A RECENT BRAIN CONDITION DIAGNOSIS, BILLY JOEL ANNOUNCED HE
HAS CANCELED ALL UPCOMING CONCERTS. THE “PIANO MAN” HAS BEEN DIAGNOSED WITH NPH, OR NEURO PRESSURE HYDROCEPHALUS AND MUST UNDERGO PHYSICAL THERAPY TO TREAT HIS CONDITION. THANKFULLY FOR FANS, THERE IS A HIGH MORTALITY RATE FOR NPH, MEANING THE SINGER COULD MAKE AN EVENTUAL RETURN TO THE STAGE.
THE LONG-AWAITED LIVE ACTION LILO AND STITCH ARRIVED IN THEATRES THIS
WEEKEND. THE DISNEY CLASSIC EARNED A WHOPPING 183 MILLION DOLLARS AT THE DOMESTIC BOX OFFICE, SURPASSING TOP GUN: MAVERICK AS THE BIGGEST
MEMORIAL DAY OPENER OF ALL TIME. THE FILM STARS COURTNEY VANCE, ZACH
GALIFIANAKIS, AND THE ADORABLE MAIA KEALOHA AS LILO.
THE NBA PLAYOFF CONFERENCE FINALS CONTINUE THIS WEEK. SO FAR, THE OKLAHOMA CITY THUNDER LEAD THE MINNESOTA TIMBERWOLVES 2-1 IN THE WEST, WHILE THE INDIANA PACERS LEAD THE NEW YORK KNICKS 2-1 IN THE EAST. GAME FOUR TAKES PLACE TONIGHT FOR THE WEST AND TOMORROW FOR THE EAST.
NHL IS ALSO WRAPPING UP ITS SEASON. THE FLORIDA PANTHERS LEAD THE
CAROLINA HURRICANES IN THE EASTERN CONFERENCE 3-2, LEAVING ONLY ONE
MORE ‘CATS WIN TO SECURE A SPOT IN THE CHAMPIONSHIP. MEANWHILE IN THE
WEST, THE DALLAS STARS LEAD 2-1 AGAINST THE EDMONTON OILERS.
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THAT’S ALL FOR THE B-LIST THIS WEEK. CHECK IN NEXT MONDAY TO HEAR ABOUT
WHAT HAPPENS THIS WEEK IN POP CULTURE. IF YOU’RE ANYTHING LIKE ME, YOU’RE HOPING NEXT WEEK’S EPISODE INCLUDES A REPUTATION TAYLOR’S VERSION ANNOUNCEMENT. FOR WNUR NEWS, I’M JESSICA WATTS.
Theme music is from MixKit “What What?! Wowow!” by Michael Ramir C.
