Butterfly Records, LLCThe season just got brighter with Dolly Parton‘s new Amazon Music special.
The music icon has teamed up with the streaming giant for Dolly Parton’s Comin’ Home for Christmas on November 13.
The virtual special, hosted by comedian Leslie Jordan, sees Dolly performing a myriad of songs off her new Christmas album, A Holly Dolly Christmas, including originals “Comin’ Home for Christmas” and “Circle of Love,” along with her cover of the classic “Mary, Did You Know?”
The legendary performer will also join viewers for a live Q&A. Fans can submit their questions in the comment section of Dolly’s social media posts about the event, which is also raising awareness for her Imagination Library that gifts books to children around the country.
“The memories of home and the joy that surrounds the holiday season made Comin’ Home for Christmas the perfect title for this very special event with Amazon Music,” Dolly says. “Even though this year has in many ways kept us apart from one another, I hope this special will bring us all together!”
Amazon Music is also releasing a pair of bonus tracks from A Holly Dolly Christmas, “The Wishbook” and “Three Candles.”
The event streams on Amazon Music’s Twitch channel on Friday at 1 p.m. ET.
Walt Disney Television via Getty Images Photo Archives/Walt Disney Television via Getty Images(LOS ANGELES) — Full House is already off-air and now the iconic San Francisco home is off the market too.
The famous Victorian household, which was featured in the opening credits for both Full House and its Netflix spinoff Fuller House, sold last month for a whopping $5,350,000, according to TMZ.
The 3,728 square-foot residence boasts three floors, four bedrooms and features a master-suite complete with luxurious amenities like a fireplace, spa-like bathroom, and picturesque views of the San Francisco Bay Area. It’s also located on the city’s iconic “Postcard Row” and although the star-studded sitcom did not actually film in the house — they filmed on a Hollywood set — it was still a stopping point for tourists.
Prior to the sale, the home was owned by Full House creator and executive producer Jeff Franklin since 2016. He planned to renovate its interior to mimic what fans saw on their television screens, however, after receiving pushback from neighbors who feared an increase in tourists, his building permits were revoked and he put the house on the market once more.
Even though the new owners won’t be getting an exact replica of the sitcom’s well-known abode, the backyard contains cement tiles with the handprints and signatures of the Full House cast.
Erik Madigan Heck for Men’s Health(NEW YORK) — (NOTE LANGUAGE) Ahead of the release of his new memoir, No Time Like The Future, Michael J. Fox opened up to Men’s Health about his struggles with fame, sobriety, and the disease for which he’s become a tireless advocate: Parkinson’s.
The piece details his life and career, as well as his recovery from spinal surgery and a fall at his home that left his arm shattered, and the Back to the Future star incapacitated and alone.
‘”I found myself sitting on that floor going, ‘This is fu**ed-up,” the normally upbeat actor admitted. “I can’t put a happy face on this.’
Fox’s early twenties brought him superstardom from the hit sitcom Family Ties, which led to the 1985 blockbuster Back to the Future — and all the excesses such “famedom” can bring.
“I was a semi-popular kid growing up,” Fox says, “But then when everybody likes you? And every girl? …It was so alien to what I grew up with, I didn’t have any defense mechanisms.'”
At 29 years old, in 1991, Fox was diagnosed with Parkinson’. He admits to drinking heavily then, “…and it was screwing up my relationships and screwing up my marriage and screwing up my work.”
With the love and support of his wife of more than 30 years, Tracy Pollan, Fox found sobriety. “The tools that worked for quitting drinking work even better for [Parkinson’s], which are: acceptance and surrender. Not like, ‘I give up, ‘I quit,’ but you just say, ‘Okay, I cede you the big points.'”
Fox comments, “There’s the stuff you plan — the stuff you work towards…And then there’s things that just happen. And the things that just happen are usually of a more intricate design and a higher purpose than whatever you come up with.”
Jay Maidment/Netflix(LONDON) — For the second time, Netflix’s fantasy series The Witcher has been shut down due to the COVID-19 pandemic, this time as a result of multiple cases of the virus, according to Deadline. Those impacted, none of which are among the lead cast, have been isolated.
Meanwhile, the streamer is carrying out an isolated round of testing for all members of the production. Filming in London is due to resume once Netflix is confident that the set is fully safe.
The series is based on Andrzej Sapkowski’s best-selling fantasy book series about monster hunters — called “witchers” — who possess supernatural abilities that allow them to fight deadly beasts. Henry Cavill stars as the titular character and protagonist — a.k.a. Geralt of Rivia.
ABC/Heidi Gutman(LOS ANGELES) — With former Vice President Joe Biden set to become the 46th president of the United States, celebrities have taken to social media to express their satisfaction with the election results.
Many celebrities reacted with joy and relief over the weekend while others took to the streets to demonstrate their excitement.
One such celebrity to showcase their excitement in public was actress Jennifer Lawrence, who burst out of her Boston brownstone in just her pajamas to flail up and down the street while squealing happily. “Had no choice but to throw a party for 1,” she tweeted while sharing the hilarious video.
Another celebrity ready to party was Supermarket Sweep host Leslie Jones, who shared an Avengers: Endgame parody clip while cheering, “YASSSSSSS!! CONGRATS PRESIDENT BIDEN!!”
Many reacted to the historical implications of the 2020 election by congratulating Senator Kamala Harris for becoming not only the first female Vice President in U.S. history, but becoming the first woman of color to represent in the White House.
Veep alum Julia Louise-Dreyfus, who spent seven seasons playing a fictional female vice president on HBO, took to Instagram to celebrate that “‘Madam Vice President’ is no longer a fictional character.”
Legally Blonde star Reese Witherspoon congratulated via Instagram, “Today is a monumental day. No matter what side you are on, let’s take a moment to recognize how far women have come in this country. Thinking about all those who shattered glass ceilings and paved the way for a woman to * finally * be Vice President of the United States makes me so emotional.”
The most emotional response, however, came from Mindy Kaling, who shared a photo of the young senator and remarked, “Crying and holding my daughter, ‘look baby, she looks like us.'”
Pitch Perfect star Brittany Snow remarked on the message the recent election tells little girls, writing on Instagram, “If I have a little girl one day, it will be beautiful to tell her…. you CAN be in charge. You can lead. No one should be allowed to disregard you, decide your future or ever silence you, just because you are a female. The planet will be here for you.” She also remarked, “Hate never wins in the end. Empathy wins.”
Others said the election sends a clear message to the world.
Scandal star Kerry Washington thanked voters for showing up to the polls on Election Day, writing, “The people have spoken! Thank you to everyone who used your vote and your voice to make history.”
Kate Hudson shared her excitement over the election results on Instagram, remarking, “I’m sure many of you are joining me in a big cry, a release. A beautiful moment in history! Thank you everyone. Character matters.”
Chrissy Teigen, who was filmed partying in a car with husband John Legend as they made their way through a celebration that took over the Santa Monica Boulevard, let her followers know just how relieved she is that the election is over by tweeting, “My god it feels like I just took off a weighted blanket, unhooked my bra and taken out my extensions all at once.”
Sarah Paulson, Jason Momoa, Sophie Turner, Jamie Lee Curtis, Cobie Smulders and Jada Pinkett Smith were also among the many extending congratulatory remarks to Biden and Harris over the weekend.
Butterfly Records, LLCThe season just got brighter with Dolly Parton‘s new Amazon Music special.
