May 20, 2020 | 6:26am
In this episode:
- The hardest working man in show business, Ryan Seacrest, is back on TV amid rumors he had a stroke during the “American Idol” finale.
- Tekashi 6ix9ine just got out of jail and he’s already dragging Justin Bieber and Ariana Grande into a messy feud.
- And DJ Pauly D is the latest to get a quarantine makeover.
Here’s a closer look at some of today’s stories:
Ryan Seacrest back on ‘Live’
Ryan Seacrest returned to “Live With Kelly and Ryan” on Tuesday morning, saying he took off Monday because of “exhaustion.” Meanwhile, fans were speculating he could have had a stroke during Sunday’s “American Idol” finale.
“I want to thank Mark [Consuelos] for filling in yesterday,” Seacrest told Kelly Ripa on Tuesday’s show. “He’s so good at it, also, all the very kind well-wishes for my exhaustion, working around the clock.”
Over the weekend on Twitter, fans worried over Seacrest’s health as the 45-year-old looked like he was flubbing some words while filming “American Idol.” Others noticed one of his eyes appeared larger than the other.
But Seacrest’s rep told People on Monday that he “did not have any kind of stroke,” saying the star has been “juggling three to four on-air jobs over the last few weeks and he’s in need of rest. So … he took a well-deserved day off [from ‘Live’].”
Tekashi 6ix9ine’s Billboard feud
Tekashi 6ix9ine has Justin Bieber and Ariana Grande on the defense regarding their latest tune, “Stuck With U.”
Tekashi, who was just released from prison due to the coronavirus pandemic, has wasted no time in going back to trolling. The 24-year-old has gone after Meek Mill and Chet Hanks already, and has now set his sights on Bieber and Grande, claiming that his post-prison single, “GOOBA,” was locked out of a No. 1 Billboard debut only because of the pair’s coronavirus charity effort.
“YOU’RE A LIE AND CORRUPT,” he wrote at Billboard via Instagram. “YOU GOT CAUGHT CHEATING AND THE WORLD WILL KNOW.” A separate post made reference to “6 credit cards used to buy 60,000 copies [of ‘Stuck with U’] in the last hour.”
DJ Pauly D changes up his look
“Jersey Shore” star Pauly D has a new look, which includes a “quarantine beard” that makes him appear nearly unrecognizable.
“New Flex??……,” Pauly D, 39, captioned a video of himself on Instagram on Monday.
Aside from the facial hair, the reality star also covered his trademark blowout with a Yankees fitted cap.
“Who are you and what have you done with Pauly D,” the official “Jersey Shore” Instagram account commented. The remark got over 300 likes.
Mike “The Situation” Sorrentino, appears to be a fan of the makeover. He wrote, “Beard gang ??.”
However, Pauly D has yet to fully commit to a complete transformation and get rid of his signature hairstyle. Over the weekend, he posted a clip that showed his gel-filled coif is still intact.
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