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Ed Sheeran says he "couldn't see" after smoking with Snoop Dogg
Not many people can say they smoked with Snoop Dogg, but Ed Sheeran can -- and he recently opened up about the experience.
The English singer-songwriter, appearing on the Conan O'Brien Needs a Friend podcast, revealed that he couldn't resist the opportunity to share a smoke session with the iconic rapper, even though he's not a regular cannabis user himself.
Ed explained that in the dressing room before a concert in Melbourne, Australia, he found himself surrounded by a chain of blunts being passed around.
"I’m like, 'I guess at some point during the night I have to, just to be like, "I smoked with Snoop Dogg,"’” he recalled.
So, when the blunt made its way to Ed, he figured, "Now's the time," and helped himself.
“So I have a bit, and I was like, ‘I don’t feel too bad. This is good.’ Then I have a bit more, and then I have a bit more, and then I have a bit more,” Ed shared, before revealing the effect it had on him.
"I just remember looking at him and being like, 'I can’t see right now.’"
Although Ed may not be much of a smoker, he does like a drink. He recently celebrated the release of his latest album, Autumn Variations, with a pub crawl around New York.
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Britney Spears hints at second memoir in the works: "Volume 2 coming after 1"
Britney Spears' memoir hasn't even hit shelves yet, but the pop star seems to be hinting at a sequel.
Taking to social media, Britney shared a video montage of herself on a private jet, showing off the crystal blue waters beneath her and then later cutting to footage of herself riding a horse.
"Riding ’n writing," she captioned the October 3 post. "All I’m doing at the moment … volume 2 coming after 1!!! #TheWomanInMe."
Britney is set to release her memoir, The Woman in Me, on October 24, offering fans a candid look at her life.
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On 'Jimmy Kimmel Live', Kathy Griffin talks Taylor and Kelce, jabs the "Free Britney" movement
Kathy Griffin appeared on Tuesday night's Jimmy Kimmel Live, and right out of the gate, she was ready to rumble -- all to protect her "queen," Taylor Swift.
The Emmy-winning comic began by explaining her voice, which is now pitched higher due to her 2021 battle with lung cancer. She had to have a lung removed, leaving her with an axe to grind against everyone in the "two-lung community," she joked.
Still, Griffin insisted, she is funnier with the new voice, and more importantly, cancer-free.
Griffin quickly took aim at sports, calling them "the gateway drug to all things bad," especially now that the world of sports and the world of Taylor Swift have collided in "Traylor" -- the entanglement between Taylor and Kansas City Chiefs star Travis Kelce.
Griffin warned sports fans not to go after Taylor if the Chiefs lose a game. "You sports people don't stand a chance against the Swifties," she declared.
"If there's any threat to her or perceived threat, they will dox your kid's teacher's family. They will find out where they live. And they shoot to kill. Because she is our queen," she riffed.
Kimmel agreed, explaining he lives with a Swiftie: his daughter.
Griffin also had a lot to say about a recent video that showed Britney Spears dancing around with a pair of knives, which resulted in the local sheriff's department performing a wellness check.
In fact, Kathy had posted to Instagram a bikini video of her own, imitating Brit's moves -- but with a knife and spatula.
"I fear the #FreeBritney people, I do, but sometimes, a person can be too free," the comic said, adding, "All I'm saying is, I love you gays and I love you #FreeBritney people, but you didn't have a plan."
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ABC says 'The Golden Bachelor' premiere scored a three-year franchise high
The premiere episode of ABC's The Golden Bachelor marked a three-year high for the franchise, drawing 7.7 million viewers after three days of streaming on Hulu -- a gain of 3.34 million viewers, or almost 77% over its 4.36 million viewers for the show's initial airing on September 28.
The episode also more than tripled its adults 18-49 rating, rising from 0.62 for the initial broadcast to 1.9 after three days. Additionally, ABC says the premiere recorded the equivalent of 1.76 million complete showings on Hulu -- the highest three-day total ever for a series premiere of an ABC show on the streamer.
Hulu, like Netflix and Disney+, calculates “views” as total viewing time divided by running time, per the Writers Guild of America’s new contract to help determine a success-based residual for original streaming series, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
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In Brief: Elvis lives in Sofia Coppola's 'Priscilla' trailer, and more
The legendary improv group The Groundlings will host an improv musical fundraising event on October 26, featuring famous alumni Ana Gasteyer, Kristen Bell, Kristen Wiig and Will Forte. The event, held at the Performing Arts Center at Vista Del Mar, will benefit the Motion Picture & Television Fund to support below-the-line workers impacted by the strikes, according to Variety. The improvisors will attempt to put on a full production of One Night Only, the Broadway musical created and directed by Groundlings Main Company member Andrew Leeds, with just 24 hours to rehearse. The Groundlings Theatre has served as the springboard for Melissa McCarthy, Jennifer Coolidge, Will Ferrell and Lisa Kudrow among many others...
Reptile, the Netflix crime thriller starring Benicio del Toro, Alicia Silverstone and Justin Timberlake, debuted at No. 1 on the streamer's English films Top 10 during the September 25-October 1 viewing window with 17.7 million total views. The film landed just behind the Spanish dystopian thriller, Nowhere, which drew 23.4 million views. On the TV side, Sex Education season 4 continued to lead the list with 13.4 million views, while season 1 took ninth place with 1.9 million views...
A second trailer for Priscilla, the Sofia Coppola's biopic adapted from Priscilla Presley and Sandra Harmon’s 1985 book, Elvis and Me was released on Tuesday, October 3. The movie, starring Cailee Spaeny as the eponymous Priscilla, follows the life of the woman who was married to the King of Rock ‘n’ Roll. Euphoria star Jacob Elordi takes on the role of Elvis Presley. Priscilla opens nationwide November 3...
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Jason Mraz rumba's to the top of 'DWTS' leader board; Jamie Lynn Spears sent home in a shocking elimination
Jason Mraz followed up his second place finish on last week's Dancing with the Stars with a rumba that left him tied for first place on the leader board on the Tuesday, October 3 episode, that ended with the shocking elimination of Jamie Lynn Spears.
Jason and his partner, Daniella Karagach's sultry rumba to "Quizás, Quizás, Quizás" by Andrea Bocelli featuring Jennifer Lopez, earned a score of 24 out of a possible 30, tying him for first place with Dr. Strange in the Multiverse of Madness star Xochitl Gomez and her pro partner Val Chmerkovskiy.
"Last week felt like being shot out of a cannon," Jason recalled during rehearsal, adding that he was "elated" by the results. However, Tuesday's performance provided a new challenge, according to Daniella, pointing out that the rumba was a slower dance, which left "a lot of room for error."
"Week one, we set a high bar, and now we set this expectation that I'm great and I don't know if I am," the singer shared.
However, the judges thought so, including Derek Hough, who couldn't cram enough superlatives into his review, but ended it by declaring that Jason "nailed" the difficult dance.
Fellow judge Bruno Tonioli complimented Mraz for having "the right motion," while Carri Ann Inaba noted that aside from a "tiny little misstep" the performance was "exceptional."
In a shocking elimination, Jamie Lynn Spears and her partner Alan Bersten were voted off, despite earning a respectable 15 out of 30 points from the judges, who couldn't hide their shock over the elimination.
Elsewhere, former Bachelorette Charity Lawson's dance partner, Artem Chigvintsev, was scratched from Tuesday's roster after testing positive for COVID-19. Ezra Sosa filled in and the couple danced to a third place finish, with 21 points.
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Ally Brooke's back in her pop music era and fans are thrilled: "I finally gave them 'me' again"
Ally Brooke is starting a new era with her new track, "Gone to Bed." The former Fifth Harmony member says it's been a minute, but fans are glad to have her back where she belongs: making pop music.
"I haven't put something out in over a year. So ... they really have waited," Ally tells ABC Audio. "And I finally gave them me again, pop again, English [language music] again, so they're really loving it!"
Ally also has a new look to go along with her new era, also inspired by her fans.
"They've been asking me to dye my hair brunette ... they literally for years and years and years have asked me, and I finally have done it!" she says.
"Gone to Bed" is the first taste of the new project Ally's working on right now, and she says she loves the sound of it, as well as the story. "It really resonated with me," she tells ABC Audio.
"It's ... about, you have a lover and you want to see him, but ... it's kind of dangerous, and you end up getting together and then you're like, 'Oh, I should have just gone to bed.' I love that whole concept."
"Gone to Bed" also reunites Ally with the same A&R executive who was responsible for all the Fifth Harmony hits, but he's not the only person from her past she's reconnected with. In August, she saw her former group mate Dinah Jane for the first time in five years.
"It was so amazing to see her again ... I just love her so much. I adore her and I know she adores me," Ally raves. "We have that eternal love with each other. I couldn't be more grateful to to have her in my life again ... I mean, that's something that's powerful."
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