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Lopez, Rodriguez still a couple
J-Lo and A-Rod are still J-Rod.
Jennifer Lopez and Alex Rodriguez said Saturday that reports of their split are inaccurate, and they are working things through.
A day earlier, multiple reports based on anonymous sources said the pop star-actor and the former baseball great had called off their two-year engagement. The couple started dating in early 2017.
“All the reports are inaccurate,” said the joint statement Saturday “from Jennifer and Alex,” emailed to The Associated Press by representatives. “We are working through some things.”
The New York Post’s Page Six was the first to report that the pair had split.
The couple was given the nickname “J-Rod” three years ago after they landed on the cover of Vanity Fair magazine.
A Yo-Yo Ma surprise:
Virtuoso cellist Yo-Yo Ma brought the sound of hope to a COVID-19 vaccination clinic Saturday at Berkshire Community College in Pittsfield, Massachusetts. The musician, 65, was there to get his second shot along with his wife, Jill Hornor.
After he arrived carrying his cello, a nurse asked if he would be able to play for the other waiting patients during the 15-minute observation period that’s required when receiving the shot. Ma played classical selections including Johann Sebastian Bach’s Cello Suite No. 1 in G Major, Prelude and Franz Schubert’s “Ave Maria.”
“Happy Saturday to everyone but especially Yo-Yo Ma who got his second dose at our local vaccine clinic today and played a concert for everyone during the 15 min
waiting period,” wrote Berkshire Eagle reporter Francesca Paris on Twitter, in a widely-shared tweet.
Richard Hall of the Berkshire COVID-19 Vaccine Collaborative told the Berkshire Eagle that the cellist was delighted to be able to give something back to the community as the clinic was winding down for the day. “What a way to end the clinic,” he told the local publication.
‘Raya’ still on top:
Disney’s animated adventure “Raya and the Last Dragon” remained victorious at the domestic box office, collecting $5.5 million from 2,163 venues over the weekend.
Those ticket sales, representing a 35% decline in its second weekend of release, push its overall total to $15.8 million domestically. “Raya and the Last Dragon” has generated another $36 million at the international box office for a global haul of $52.6 million. The family film is also available to rent on
Disney Plus, the company’s streaming service, for an extra $30 fee.
More ‘Outlander’:
“Outlander” has been renewed for Season 7 at Starz.
The news comes as the show is currently in production on Season 6, which was supposed to begin last year but was delayed due to the pandemic. Season 7 of the popular series will be based on the seventh book in Diana Gabaldon’s “Outlander” series, “An Echo in the Bone.” It will consist of 12 episodes.
“Outlander” stars Caitriona Balfe, Sam Heughan, Sophie Skelton and Richard Rankin, all of whom are expected to return for Season 7.
March 15 birthdays: Actor Judd Hirsch is 86. Singer-keyboardist Sly Stone is 78. Actor Frances Conroy is 68. Singer Terence Trent D’Arby is 59. Actor Eva Longoria is 46. Actor Kellan Lutz is 36.