(NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Tuesday’s sports events:
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
AMERICAN LEAGUE PLAYOFFS Houston 5, Oakland 2 (Houston leads 2-0) Tampa Bay 7, NY Yankees 5 (Series tied 1-1)
NATIONAL LEAGUE PLAYOFFS Atlanta 9, Miami 5 (Atlanta leads 1-0) LA Dodgers 5, San Diego 1 (LA leads 1-0) NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION PLAYOFFS LA Lakers 102, Miami 96 (LA leads 3-1) WOMEN’S NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION PLAYOFFS Seattle 92, Las Vegas 59 (Seattle wins 3-0) MAJOR LEAGUE SOCCER Minnesota 0, Nashville 0 (Tie)
John ShearerSuperstars like Tim McGraw and Faith Hill, Dolly Parton and Kenny Rogers, and Tammy Wynette and George Jones teamed up so often not so long ago that their chart-topping duets became almost as much a part of their careers as their solo work.
Even in 2020, it seems we may’ve just witnessed the birth of another longtime country duo, as Carly Pearce enlisted Lee Brice to take “I Hope You’re Happy Now” all the way to number one.
Recently, Lee confirmed that he and Carly have talked about making the pairing an ongoing thing.
“She actually said that, just a couple weeks back,” Lee reveals to ABC Audio. “She said, ‘You know, we should just do another duet.'”
“And I said, ‘You know what? I mean, heck, Blake [Shelton]’s doing it now. You know, [he’s got these] multiple things out,'” Lee points out, referring to the fact that Blake’s two most recent singles have featured his girlfriend, Gwen Stefani.
“This was more of an old school duet, though” Lee continues. “This was like that eighties, nineties kind of country. And so, you know, Dolly Parton and Kenny Rogers, how many did they have? You know, they sang together all the time.”
Right now, Lee sits at number one for the second week in a row with “One of Them Girls,” with his new album, Hey World, following November 20, which also features his initial pairing with Carly.
Meanwhile, Carly’s just released “Next Girl.” So could her third album contain another Lee duet?
“It would be fun to do,” he says. “I just love her, you know. Carly is awesome and she’s talented and she’s just cool to be around… So I could see that happening for sure.”
Courtesy of NBCUniversal(LOS ANGELES) — Say “hello” to the people’s champ, Tyler Perry.
The esteemed actor, writer, director, producer, and more will be awarded with “The People’s Champion of 2020” award at the E! People’s Choice Awards, the network announced on Tuesday.
As described by the press release, Perry will be “recognized for his trailblazing work in entertainment, unwavering commitment to support multiple charitable organizations, and inspiring empathy and progress for humankind.”
“In a year of unrest and uncertainty, Tyler Perry proved a natural leader,” said Jen Neal, General Manager, E! News, Live Events & Lifestyle Digital.
In the entertainment realm, Perry has made history and received many accolades for his work, which includes an array of feature films and television shows, and opening the largest privately owned motion-picture studio in the United States. Just this year alone he’s received the Governors Award at the 2020 Emmys and was named one of TIME’s 100 Most Influential People of 2020.
Perry’s impactful work can also be seen though his ongoing humanitarian efforts and philanthropy. The Louisiana-native has been extremely generous and “intimately involved” with supporting civil and human rights causes. He recently personally covered travel expenses for George Floyd’s family to attend his funerals and the funeral expenses for Rayshard Brooks and Secoriea Turner in Atlanta.
Perry is also a strong supporter of various charities including Feeding America, Global Medical Relief Fund, and Covenant House.
The E! People’s Choice Awards air Sunday, November 15.
(NEW YORK) — A New York man was arrested this week in the death of an 80-year-old bar patron stemming from a mask dispute last month, authorities said.
Donald Lewinski, 65, was arrested Monday in connection with the Sept. 26 incident in West Seneca, a suburb in Buffalo, Erie County District Attorney John J. Flynn announced.
The victim, Rocco Sapienza, allegedly confronted Lewinski twice for not wearing a mask at a bar, Flynn said.
“The defendant was not wearing his mask regularly at the bar,” per the bar rules, Flynn said during a press briefing Monday. “The victim was not happy that he was not wearing a mask, and the victim apparently let him know that, verbally.”
The two had a “verbal confrontation” before Sapienza went back to his seat, Flynn said. A video allegedly shows Sapienza again approach Lewinski, who then “stood up from the bar school and pushed him with two hands,” Flynn said.
“He pushed him pretty hard,” the district attorney said. “The victim went flying back and hit his head on the ground.”
The shove appeared to be without warning, he added.
Sapienza was unresponsive and had a seizure on the floor of the bar, authorities said. Responders took Sapienza to a nearby hospital, where he remained unresponsive until his death on Thursday, according to Flynn. The cause of death was blunt force trauma, he said.
At this time this is no indication that alcohol played a part in the dispute, the district attorney said.
“We have an extremely unfortunate incident that has occurred here,” Flynn said, referencing other recent confrontations over mask compliance in stores and on airplanes. “It’s unfortunate that we had an incident here now in Western New York where this escalated into an 80-year-old man passing away, allegedly at the hands of a 65-year-old.”
Lewinski was set to be arraigned Tuesday evening and charged with negligent homicide, a felony, the district attorney said. Lewinski, who has no prior charges, faces up to four years in prison if convicted, said Flynn.
In an email to the Associated Press, Lewinski’s attorney, Barry Covert, said his client plans to plead not guilty.
“I have watched the bar videotape, and it does appear that Mr. Sapienza does come from a different part of the bar to initiate the confrontation with my client, who was at a different section of the bar,” Covert said in his statement to the AP.
Both men were regulars at the bar but did not appear to know each other, Flynn said.
In a statement to Buffalo ABC affiliate WKBW, the owner of the bar, Pamp’s Red Zone Bar & Grill, said, “We are all deeply saddened by the loss of Rocco. He was a part of our Red Zone family and loved by all. Our deepest sympathies go out to Rocco’s family.”
The incident was one of several involving mask compliance in the region that week. In an eerily similar case, police responded on Sept. 22 to the report of a gym employee having a seizure following a physical altercation with a gym member “whom the employee had confronted over not wearing a proper face covering,” according to the West Seneca Police Department blotter. And on Sept. 26, a man allegedly trashed a store after a clerk refused to serve him because he was not wearing a mask, West Seneca police said.
The incident at the Buffalo-area bar is the nation’s latest mask-compliance confrontation to turn deadly.
In May, a Michigan security guard was killed after instructing a woman to leave a store because she was not wearing a mask, authorities said. In July, a security guard at a Southern California market was charged with murder after fatally shooting a man who refused to wear a mask, authorities said. Also in July, a man was fatally stabbed after allegedly confronting another man about not wearing a mask in a Michigan store. The suspect was shot and killed by police following the stabbing, authorities said.
Jason Merritt/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — Watch out! Security software company McAfee has released its annual list of the world’s “most dangerous celebrities.”
This doesn’t mean the list of celebrities who are most likely to literally injure or kill you, though: It’s the celebrities who’ll most likely lead you to get malware or a virus if you search for them online.
The more popular a celebrity is online, the more likely that scammers will find a way to attach malware to searches containing their names.
The number-one most dangerous celebrity this year is Anna Kendrick, possibly because of her role in the Trolls movie sequel, Trolls World Tour. Number two is Sean “Diddy” Combs, followed by Blake Lively.
Elsewhere on the list of the top 10 “most dangerous” for 2020: Mariah Carey, Taylor Swift, Justin Timberlake and Jason Derulo. All of those singers have made news in one way or another over the past few months, whether it’s the release of Mariah’s book and Rarities album, Taylor’s surprise drop of her album folklore, Justin’s “secret” new baby or Jason’s massive success on Tik Tok.
The list also includes Jimmy Kimmel, Julia Roberts and Kate McKinnon.
And according to McAfee, the COVID-19 quarantine has made searching for celebrities even more perilous.
“Consumers are searching the web for free online entertainment now more than ever,” says a McAfee exec in a statement.
“And as cybercriminals continue to implement deceptive practices such as fake sites claiming to offer free content, it is crucial that fans stay vigilant about protecting their digital lives and think twice before clicking.”
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