HOLLYWOOD HEADLINES

Adele reportedly declined “tens of millions of dollars” in weight-loss endorsement deals … because she’s thinner now thanks to surgery. (Crazy Days and Nights)

If concert tours are to return next year, TicketMaster plans to require proof of a negative COVID test or vaccination. Concertgoers would produce that medical info on a smartphone app under development. Dr. Anthony Fauci predicted that around Easter the vaccine could be widely available in the United States. (Billboard)

To nobody’s surprise, Justin Bieber and Hailey Bieber unfollowed their one-time religious guru. Carl Lentz was fired from Hillsong mega-church for “moral failures.” One of the women he cheated with claimed that their illicit affair was like a drug to Lentz. (Vanity Fair)

On Wednesday, Jean Trebek remembered her late husband Alex Trebek with a throwback photo from 30 years ago taken on their wedding day. Jean wrote (quote) “My family and I sincerely thank you all for your compassionate messages and generosity.” (Entertainment Tonight)

Selena Gomez dreams of an Academy Award nomination for her next movie role. She will star in the bio-pic of the first openly gay woman to climb the highest mountains on each of the seven continents. Reese Witherspoon earned an Oscar nod in the bio-pic of Cheryl Strayed, who overcame addiction and a dreadful divorce by hiking 2500 miles of the Pacific Crest Trail. (Billboard)

New Yorker magazine fired writer and CNN legal analyst Jeffrey Toobin for inappropriate behavior on a Zoom conference call. While discussing election coverage plans, Toobin exposed and played with himself. (Variety)