Chinese man, 72, loses part of his penis after leaving metal ring on his member for six months – LINK
Florida woman told cops crack pipe found during strip search was sex toy – LINK
A School Cafeteria Worker Was Arrested for Selling Pot Brownies – LINK
He couldn’t get his bank card out of an ATM in Florida, cops say – LINK
Maryland school employee ‘inadvertently’ emailed sexually explicit photos to entire student body – LINK
Baltimore Bank Robber Pleads Guilty to Holding Up a Florida Credit Union to Cover Filmmaking Costs – LINK
Woman lights firecracker in restaurant then steals cab, drags driver behind car: Winnipeg police – LINK
Man arrested after trying to sell tiger cub on social media – LINK
Adult arrested after enrolling as student at N.J. high school, superintendent says – LINK
An “Unknown Possible Explosive Device” Turned Out to Be . . . an Egg? – LINK
A Man Was Caught Stealing a Used Sex Toy . . . “Wouldn’t Be My First Choice” – LINK
The Ideal Kid’s Birthday Party Includes Nine Presents – LINK
Side Hustle: A Company Will Pay a Couple $1,000 to Put Together Ikea Furniture – LINK
Do You Use These Words When You Apologize? It’s Time To Stop, Researchers Say – LINK
An asteroid just came incredibly close to Earth – LINK
Kia dragged 8 miles on Kansas highway after getting stuck under tractor-trailer – LINK
An Amazon Driver Lost a Finger to a Very Sharp Mailbox Flap-LINK
2% of People Eat Fast Food Fries . . . Without Salt – LINK
Incubus bassist Ben Kenney will be off the road for a while; he’s revealed that he had surgery to have a brain tumor removed. Sharing a pic of his shaved head and surgery scar on social media, Kenney wrote “Unfortunately last year I found out I had a brain tumor. As soon as I got home from tour I had a successful operation to have it removed. This year I am taking some time away from touring & social media to recover. My friend Tal Wilkenfield is taking over the bass with Incubus while I’m away.” He added “I won’t physically be at the shows but I will be there in spirit. I miss you all and I hope you and your loved ones are safe and in good health.”
Jay Leno, 72, breaks his collarbone by getting ‘clotheslined’ on his vintage motorcycle – as CNBC CANCELS Jay Leno’s Garage – LINK
Chris Brown might need a payment plan with the government. A report says he is behind in federal taxes and payments to the state of California. Documents show Brown has $4 million in tax debt, and several liens have been filed on Brown’s property and businesses. Brown’s estimated worth is $100 million.
Now that “Everything Everywhere All at Once” is cleaning up at all the award shows, Oscar Mayer realizes it made a HUGE mistake. As you may know, there is a universe in the movie in which all the people have HOT DOG FINGERS. When the movie was about to open, the producers reached out to Oscar Mayer with a DM that said, quote, “We have an upcoming film that happens to heavily feature hot dogs. “If you’re open to it, we’d love to discuss a fun collaborative project we have in mind . . . can’t thank of a better partner for this!” Well, Oscar Mayer GHOSTED them. Not the best idea. After the movie earned 11 Oscar nominations, the producers posted the unanswered DM and said, quote, “When one Oscar lets you down, another comes through.” And Oscar Mayer responded, quote, “The L is on us . . . Sending you buns of love.” They included a picture of a hand making an “L” with its fingers. Its HOT DOG fingers (New York Post)
Mindy Kaling’s new “adult” “Scooby-Doo” spin-off “Velma” is officially the worst-rated animated show in IMDb history. “Velma” has earned a user rating of 1.3 out of 10, based on more than 52,000 votes. If you haven’t checked it out yet, you can stream it on HBO Max. New episodes come out on Thursdays, with the finale landing on February 9th. (NME)
Police did a welfare check on Britney Spears Tuesday night at around 11:00 p.m. But they determined she wasn’t in any danger. The reason they conducted the check was a little weird. Apparently, Britney deleted her Instagram account . . . which she’s done, like, 50 times in the last few years . . . and her fans got worried and started calling the cops. In recent weeks, Britney has been seen getting upset at a restaurant when other patrons started filming her . . . and supposedly changing her name to “River Red”. WELL UPDATE: Britney Spears is a little annoyed that her fans caused police to do a welfare check on her the other night. Britney’s Instagram isn’t back up, but she Tweeted, quote, “I love and adore my fans but this time things went a little too far and my privacy was invaded. The police never entered my home and when they came to my gate they quickly realized there was no issue and left immediately.
“This felt like I was being gaslit and bullied once the incident made it to the news and being portrayed once again in a poor and unfair light by the media. During this time in my life, I truly hope the public and my fans who I care so much about can respect my privacy moving forward.”
The Eastern European nation of Belarus has legalized the piracy of music, movies, and other forms of copyrighted entertainment that originates from “unfriendly countries.” They didn’t list any of those “unfriendly countries” . . . but Western nations including the U.S. are the likely target, because they’ve put sanctions on Belarus for supporting the Russian invasion of Ukraine and other human rights abuses. Not many artists are going to go hungry without their streaming revenue from Belarus, but there’s a concern that it could be come a hub for international piracy. One analyst said, quote, “What might be impactful is whether piracy networks start to operate from Belarus, distributing globally but operating under the protection of Belarussian law.” (Billboard)
We heard recently that con artist Anna Sorokin . . . or Delvey. . . or whatever she’s calling herself this week . . . was getting a reality show. And now we know more about it. It’ll be called “Delvey’s Dinner Club”, and will feature Anna hosting dinner parties for actors, musicians, socialites, journalists, and other important people. There’s no word on any specific guests yet. Anna says, quote, “There’s nothing like the experience of bringing together a curated group of friends to share life stories and enjoy a great culinary experience . . . “I’m grateful for the opportunity to . . . bring my vision to a wider audience and share a glimpse of the real Anna Delvey.” Anna is on house arrest, so this will be happening in her apartment. There’s no word where or when we’ll get to see it. (Yahoo!)
One stool is as good as the next, right? Not if you’re one of the most successful standup comedians in the world. The rider for Kevin Hart’s Reality Check Tour hit the Web yesterday, and Kevin is VERY particular about where he perches when he’s spewing his particular brand of hilarity for the masses. The document very clearly states that the only acceptable stool is a Winsome brand, 29-inch-tall, square leg, flat top model. (Check out a picture.)
The Rider even provides an Amazon link in case the venue needs to buy one. It says, quote, “The exact stool is important and substitutions will not be accepted. Please notify immediately if there are any issues.” (You can check out highlights from Kevin’s tour rider here.)
Let’s talk TV: HBO’s “Succession” returns for its fourth season on March 26th. Preview on the blog.
Family Guy and Bob’s Burgers were renewed by Fox as was The Simpsons for two more seasons which will allow it to pass the 800 episode mark! That is season 35 and 36. Season 34’s finale this year will be its 750th.
“Jay Leno’s Garage” is being canceled, ending Jay’s 30-year run of having a show on an NBC/Universal channel. (Unless they give him yet ANOTHER show.)
Pedro Pascal will host Saturday Night Live with Coldplay as the musical guest on Feb. 4. This will mark the “SNL” debut for Pascal, who is currently starring in The Last of Us, HBO’s adaptation of the PlayStation video game of the same name. Pascal also plays the title character in The Mandalorian, the “Star Wars” series on Disney+. The Feb 4 episode will be Coldplay’s seventh time serving as the musical guest. Don’t miss Michael B. Jordan with musical guest Lil Baby this Saturday on SNL.
The 2022 Nielsen streaming charts were released yesterday. Surprise: “Stranger Things” was the most streamed TV show with 52 billion minutes. “Encanto” was the most streamed movie with 27.4 billion minutes.
Here are the Top 10 Streamed Programs (Overall) and Top 10 Streamed Movies, with how many minutes they were viewed:
Programs (Overall):
- “Stranger Things”: 52 billion
- “NCIS”: 38.1 billion
- “Cocomelon”: 37.8 billion
- “Ozark”: 31.3 billion
- “Encanto”: 27.4 billion
- “Grey’s Anatomy”: 26.8 billion
- “Criminal Minds”: 24.9 billion
- “Bluey”: 21.1 billion
- “Gilmore Girls”: 20.8 billion
- “Seinfeld”: 19.3 billion
Movies:
- “Encanto”: 27.4 billion
- “Turning Red”: 11.4 billion
- “Sing 2”: 11.3 billion
- “Moana”: 8.6 billion
- “The Adam Project”: 6.1 billion
- “Hocus Pocus 2”: 5.7 billion
- “Don’t Look Up”: 5.1 billion
- “Frozen”: 5.1 billion
- “Luca”: 4.9 billion
- “The Gray Man”: 4.9 billion (You can see more at Variety.com.)
A confused Uber Eats driver literally walked onto the court during last night’s Duquesne-Loyola Chicago college basketball game. (Full Story)
Quick hits: Blues collapse in the desert, lose 5-0 to Coyotes – LINK
Mike Tyson Is Facing a $5 Million Lawsuit for Sexual Assault – LINK
NFL Conference Championship Game Trends: Examining Over/Under results – LINK