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Mandy Moore announces son’s birth
Mandy Moore announced the birth of her first child, a son named August Harrison Goldsmith, on her Instagram on Tuesday.
“Gus is here,” Moore,
36, wrote in the post along with a photo. “He was punctual and arrived right on his due date much to the delight of his parents.”
She added that they were prepared to “fall in love in all sorts of brand new ways, but it goes beyond anything we could have ever imagined.”
This is the first child for Moore and husband Taylor Goldsmith, a musician she married in 2018.
Knight to sing at NBA All-Star Game:
Gladys Knight will be among the headline performers at the NBA All-Star Game on March 7, performing “The Star-Spangled Banner” during the pregame festivities at State Farm Arena in Atlanta.
Knight, a seven-time Grammy winner who has been vaccinated for COVID-19, will be present at the game, according to National Basketball Association, which made the announcement Tuesday. Many other musical performers will appear remotely, including Grammy winner Alessia Cara, who will sing “O Canada” from Toronto.
The Clark Atlanta University Philharmonic Society Choir will perform “Lift Every Voice and Sing.” The Grambling State University Tiger Marching Band and Florida A&M University Marching 100 will perform during the All-Star player introductions, from their respective campuses.
The performances will air prior to tipoff on TNT.
Woodley confirms engagement:
Shailene Woodley confirmed that she’s engaged to Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers.
The actor discussed her relationship with Rodgers on “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon” Monday, saying they got engaged “a while ago.”
Rodgers, 37, mentioned his engagement and thanked his fiancée while accepting his third career MVP award on Feb. 6 but didn’t say her name.
“Yes, we are engaged,” Woodley, 29, said. “We are engaged. But for us, it’s not new news, you know, so it’s kind of funny. Everybody right now is freaking out over it, and we’re like, ‘Yeah, we’ve been engaged for a while.’ ”
James calls out host Harrison:
“The Bachelor” star Matt James says facing the recent controversies involving Rachael Kirkconnell and Chris Harrison has been “devastating and heartbreaking.”
In a statement posted to social media Monday,
James specifically called out the contestant and host’s “disappointing” actions, as well as the franchise’s history of falling short on issues around race. James added that in light of the situation, he is reevaluating his experience on the show and processing what it represents “for all of the contestants of color, especially the Black contestants of this season and seasons past, and ... the viewers at home.”
Feb. 24 birthdays: Actor Dominic Chianese is 90. Singer Joanie Sommers is 80. Actor Barry Bostwick is 76. Actor Edward James Olmos is 74. Musician George Thorogood is 71. Actor Helen Shaver is 70. News correspondent Paula Zahn is 65. Actor Billy Zane is 55. Saxophonist Jimmy Greene is 46. Actor Daniel Kaluuya is 32.