CELEBRITIES
Bass tries to buy ‘Brady
Bunch’ home: Lance Bass thought he had bought the home featured in the opening and closing scenes of “The Brady Bunch.” He even invited Maureen McCormick, who played Marcia in the sitcom, over for dinner. But theN` Sync singer posted Saturday on Instagram that the deal fell through. Bass wrote he was “heartbroken” to learn a corporate buyer wants the house “at any cost.”
Pink falls ill, cancels
show: Pink’s promoter says the pop superstar has been admitted to a Sydney hospital with a virus, forcing her to cancel a second Sydney show. The singer’s “Beautiful Trauma” world tour’s first show in Sydney was to be last Friday, but she canceled that one on doctor’s orders. Promoter Live Nation tweeted on Monday that Pink was admitted to a hospital in Sydney on Sunday suffering from dehydration and was discharged.
‘Magnum P.I.’ revival:
The reboot of “Magnum P.I.” won’t forget fans of the original hit starring Tom Selleck, paying quiet homage recognizable to longtime viewers. Just don’t look for the big mustache that Selleck sported in the 1980s original on CBS. Executive producer Peter Lenkov says Selleck brought that aesthetic to the role and the reboot aims to step away from his version of the character. The series debuts Sept. 24.
Aug. 7 birthdays: Singer B.J. Thomas is 76. Actor John Glover is 74. Actor Wayne Knight is 63. Actor David Duchovny is 58. Actress Charlize Theron is 43.