Madonna Biopic Back in Development, Ingrid Andress Apologizes for Drunken National Anthem Performance, Paris Mayor Takes a Swim in the Seine, Totally Tubular Festival on Tour
From the LifeMinute.tv Team
July 17, 2024
Madonna's biopic titled Who’s That Girl is back in development after year and a half long pause from pre-production
After rumors of the film being scrapped by Universal Pictures, Madonna is dropping hints on her social media that the film may once again be a go. The singer released a series of photos of herself with a typewriter editing what appears to be a movie script, the Instagram post captioned “I Need A-lot of Bandz to make this………..OKAY (Story of my life).”
Country star Ingrid Andress apologizes for Home Run Derby National Anthem performance, claiming she was under the influence and will be seeking treatment
After gaining mass criticism for her performance of the Star-Spangled Banner at Major League Baseball’s Home Run Derby on Monday night, Andress has taken to social media to explain the reason for her subpar performance. The country singer and four-time Grammy nominee admitted she was drunk in an Instagram story posted the following day, writing “I'm checking myself into a facility today to get the help I need. That was not me last night. I apologize to MLB, all the fans, and this country I love so much for that rendition.”
Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo takes a swim in the Seine to prove its safety prior to Summer Olympics
A promise was fulfilled today in Paris as mayor Anne Hidalgo went for a dip in the Seine river. The swim was intended to ease public concern over the river’s cleanliness ahead of the 2024 Olympic games. The Seine will host three triathlon events and marathon swimming races over the course of the games, despite being declared unsafe for swimming since 1923. The Paris government has reportedly invested nearly 1.5 billion euros into cleaning up the river, however many are still skeptical of its cleanliness as high levels of E. coli were found in parts of the river as recently as early July.
Thompson Twins’ Tom Bailey celebrates 40th anniversary co-headlining Totally Tubular Festival across North America, along with Thomas Dolby, Modern English, and more
The festival, which is currently touring across the United States and Canada, features iconic 80’s stars such as Thomas Dolby, Thompson Twins’ Tom Bailey, Modern English, Men Without Hats, The Tubes, Wang Chung, Bow Wow Wow, Tommy Tutone, and Eddie Munoz of The Plimsouls. Fans can catch the festival now through July 27 at a venue near them.
Convicted Rust armorer Hannah Gutierrez-Reed requests new trial following the dismissal of Alec Baldwin's involuntary manslaughter case
The 27-year-old armorer was sentenced to 18 months in prison after being found guilty for the involuntary manslaughter of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins in October of 2021. Baldwin, who was holding the gun at the time of the incident, was also on trial for involuntary manslaughter, but his charges were dismissed once it was discovered that the prosecution had withheld evidence that possibly held a key role in the case. Gutierrez-Reed’s attorneys have since filed a motion to have her case retried or dismissed in light of this new evidence.
In today’s birthday news:
Queen Camilla of England turns 77, Black Sabbath’s Geezer Butler 75, actress/singer Lucie Arnaz 73, actor David Hasselhoff 72, actor Jason Clarke 55, country singer Luke Bryan 48, actress Billie Lourd 32.