Monday 4/11/22
Celebrate:
Barbershop Quartet Day
International Louie Louie Day
National Cheese Fondue Day
National Eight-Track Tape Day
National Pet Day
National Poutine Day (Canada)
National Ranch Water Day
Submarine Day
World Parkinson's Disease Day
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CNN reports that Will Smith will not be allowed to attend the Academy Awards for the next 10 years, as a result of his slapping comedian Chris Rock on stage during this year's Oscar ceremony.
"The Board has decided, for a period of 10 years from April 8, 2022, Mr. Smith shall not be permitted to attend any Academy events or programs, in person or virtually, including but not limited to the Academy Awards," Academy President David Rubin and CEO Dawn Hudson said in a statement on Friday.
The decision was made during a Board of Governors meeting held earlier in the day in Los Angeles. The meeting, initially scheduled for April 18, was expedited after Smith announced his resignation from the Academy last week.
Smith issued a quick, concise statement on his ban from the Oscars for the next decade. "I accept and respect the Academy's decision," the actor said in a statement to CNN.
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Looks like after 16 years Dancing With the Stars will not be back on the network.
That's because beginning this fall, Disney+ will premiere the reality show exclusively, the first live series to debut on the streaming service. it's already been picked up for two seasons.
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Bennifer 2.0 is planning to take it to the altar.
Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck have gotten engaged for a second time after calling off their prior pledge in 2004, a representative for Lopez confirmed to CNN Saturday.
The couple met in 2001 on the set of the rom-com "Gigli," where they played criminals stuck on a job together, and they struck up a real-life friendship.
Affleck popped the question to Lopez in 2002 with a stunning pink diamond engagement ring.
But the pair postponed their nuptials days before the wedding in 2003, saying in a statement, "Due to the excessive media attention surrounding our wedding, we have decided to postpone the date."
In January 2004 they officially called things off.
Speculation mounted that the pair had rekindled their romance after she and baseball legend Alex Rodriguez ended their engagement in April 2021.
"I feel so lucky and happy and proud to be with him," Lopez told People magazine about reuniting with Affleck. "It's a beautiful love story that we got a second chance."
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Snapchat is adding a tool to help users learn American Sign Language. The new lens, also called a filter, explains how to fingerspell their name and practice the ASL alphabet. It also has a game to track learning progress, telling Snapchatters what signs they are getting right and wrong. Even cooler? The new feature was designed by an all-deaf team of engineers called the “Deafengers.”
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Today’s Useless Fact of the Day - The median age of the world's population is 29.6 years . . . half the world's population is older, and half is younger. Japan has the highest median age at 46.3 years. The African country Niger has the lowest at 14.9 years.
The median age in the US is 38.1
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