Johnny Knoxville once landed on his head and almost died after he was struck by a bull, attacked by a yak and almost blown up on a rocket. The stunt man knows how to absorb a beating -- and the “Jackass” star had the shattered bones and concussions to prove it.
MOVIES — Tony Hawk may not have seemed the most obvious Academy Awards presenter but he does have a new movie coming out. “Tony Hawk: Until the Wheels Fall Off,” a documentary about the professional skateboarder’s life, debuts Tuesday on HBO Max and on HBO.
North Carolina fan Church cancels concert to attend game Country music hitmaker Eric Church canceled a Texas show Saturday to attend a Final Four matchup between North Carolina and Duke in the NCAA men’s basketball tournament. As part of Church’s “Gather Again” tour, he was slated to play Saturday at the AT&T Center in San Antonio.
Alzheimer’s Support Group Meet The Alzheimer’s Support Group will meet at 10 a.m. Tuesday at Southwest Baptist Church, 2120 Myall Road.
Academy: Smith refused to leave Oscars after Rock slap The Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences on Wednesday said that Will Smith was asked to leave Sunday’s Oscar ceremony after hitting Chris Rock but refused to do so. The academy’s board of governors met Wednesday to initiate disciplinary proceedings against Smith for violations against the group’s standards of conduct.
1. “Truly, Madly: Vivien Leigh, Laurence Olivier, and the Romance of the Century” by Stephen Galloway (Grand Central, nonfiction) What it’s about: Leigh and Olivier were two of the best actors of their generation with a love affair that seemed written in the stars – until the weight of fame and a long-undiagnosed mental illness turned their dream into a nightmare.
Foo Fighters cancel all dates after drummer’s death Rock band Foo Fighters canceled all upcoming concert dates after the death of drummer Taylor Hawkins. The rockers had been scheduled to play at the Grammy Awards in Las Vegas on Sunday as well as spring dates at the Beale Street Music Festival; the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival; Columbia, Maryland; Raleigh, North Carolina; Daytona Beach; Charlotte, North Carolina; the Boston Calling Music Festival; and summer dates in Germany, Italy, Spain, Portugal, France and the UK.
“Goodnight, Vienna,” Marius Gabriel (Lake Union) In “Goodnight, Vienna,” author Marius Gabriel gives us another immersive historical novel. The book starts in 1938, first in London, then shifts to Austria.
10 substances found in body of Foo Fighters drummer Foo Fighters drummer Taylor Hawkins had 10 substances in his body when he was found dead in a hotel room in Bogota, Colombia, on Friday, a preliminary report from the Colombia’s Attorney General’s Office determined after performing “an initial forensic examination.” The urine toxicology test indicated the presence of “THX (Marijuana), tricyclic antidepressants, benzodiazepines and opioids, among others,” a statement from the office said Hawkins had been scheduled to play with the rock band at a festival in Bogota on Friday before he was found dead in his hotel room. The Bogota municipal government issued a statement Saturday that the city’s emergency center had received a report of a patient with “chest pain” and sent an ambulance, though a private ambulance had already arrived at the hotel in northern Bogota.
Country music singer Jeff Carson dies at 58 of heart attack Country music singer and songwriter Jeff Carson, who scored hits with “Not On Your Love” and “The Car” before becoming a police officer, has died, his publicist said. Carson was 58.