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Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds make shock request after Justin Baldoni’s lawyer released bombshell video

Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds have made a shock legal request after Justin Baldoni’s lawyer released a bombshell video showing the pair on the Ends With Us set.

The explosive video  exclusively released by DailyMail.com, showed all three takes of a dance scene between Lively, 37, and Baldoni, 40 – revealing the pair were on apparent great terms before the actress accused him of sexual harassment.

Lively in turn hit back at the clip’s release, saying it proved that she was uncomfortable during the scene.

Now Lively and Reynolds, 49, want a judge to gag Baldoni’s attorneys – led by Bryan Freedman – and allege he has made false statements about the case.

In a new letter filed in court Tuesday, the pair asked for a protective order to be issued to stop attorneys engaging in ‘improper conduct’ citing an alleged ‘harassing and retaliatory media campaign’ against the couple, per TMZ.

They claim Freedman is ‘violating court rules that stop a lawyer from making statements to the press that are irrelevant to a case and might prejudice the jury.’

Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds have made a shock legal request after Justin Baldoni’s lawyer released a bombshell video showing the pair on the Ends With Us set

Lively claims the explosive video exclusively released by DailyMail.com, which shows all three takes of a dance scene between the duo, proves that she was uncomfortable during the scene; the two seen in a still from the movie

They specifically mention the release of the unedited footage.

Sources close to Baldoni told DailyMail.com they believe it’s ‘grossly unfair to impose a gag order after Justin has been defamed by the New York Times in an article that they say has cost him three jobs and hundreds of millions of dollars.

‘All Justin wants to do is release videos and text messages to prove the allegations are false.

‘It is unbelievable that Blake Lively would go on a takedown campaign against Justin and then immediately turn around and say she wants a gag order so that Justin can’t defend himself.’

This comes after Lively broke her silence on the unedited footage.

‘Justin Baldoni and his lawyer may hope that this latest stunt will get ahead of the damaging evidence against him, but the video itself is damning,’ her legal team shared in a statement with DailyMail.com.

Her team claims the video ‘shows Mr. Baldoni repeatedly leaning in toward Ms. Lively, attempting to kiss her, kissing her forehead, rubbing his face and mouth against her neck, flicking her lip with his thumb, caressing her, telling her how good she smells, and talking with her out of character.’

Now Lively and Reynolds, 49, want a judge to gag Baldoni’s attorneys – led by Bryan Freedman (pictured( – and allege he has made false statements about the case. In a new letter filed in court Tuesday, the pair asked for a protective order to be issued to stop attorneys engaging in ‘ improper conduct’

Sources close to Baldoni told DailyMail.com they believe it’s ‘ grossly unfair to impose a gag order after Justin has been defamed by the New York Times in an article that they say has cost him three jobs and hundreds of millions of dollars

This comes after Lively broke her silence on the unedited footage. ‘Justin Baldoni and his lawyer may hope that this latest stunt will get ahead of the damaging evidence against him, but the video itself is damning,’ her legal team shared in a statement with DailyMail.com; Lively seen in 2024

‘Every frame of the released footage corroborates, to the letter, what Ms. Lively described in Paragraph 48 of her Complaint.’

Lively’s lawyer also added that none of the intimacy shown in the video from the film — which Baldoni directed and starred in alongside Lively — was choreographed.

‘Every moment of this was improvised by Mr. Baldoni with no discussion or consent in advance, and no intimacy coordinator present.’

‘Mr. Baldoni was not only Ms. Lively’s co-star, but the director, the head of studio and Ms. Lively’s boss.’

Lively’s legal team claims that her ‘leaning away’ from Baldoni during the scene was not acting, and that the clips shows her ‘repeatedly asking for the characters to just talk.’

‘Any woman who has been inappropriately touched in the workplace will recognize Ms. Lively’s discomfort.’

‘They will recognize her attempts at levity to try to deflect the unwanted touching. No woman should have to take defensive measures to avoid being touched by their employer without their consent.’

Her team claims that releasing the video to the media ‘is another example of an unethical attempt to manipulate the public’ and ‘a continuation of their harassment and retaliatory campaign.’

‘We are continuing our efforts to require Mr. Baldoni and his associates to answer in court, under oath, rather than through manufactured media stunts,’ her lawyer stated.

It was one of the biggest bombshells in a lawsuit packed full of them – that Baldoni sexually harassed Lively while filming a dance scene by dragging his lips down her neck and telling her ‘it smells so good’.

In her civil rights complaint filed last month, the actress insisted nobody overheard the comment because the romantic montage was silent and the microphones were switched off.

But DailyMail.com has exclusively obtained an explosive video where Baldoni’s sound equipment was switched on, showing all three takes.

The tapes show how friendly the two stars were before it all went so wrong. They laugh and joke around – even joshing about the size of Baldoni’s nose and talk about how they spend their time with their spouses.

‘Justin Baldoni and his lawyer may hope that this latest stunt will get ahead of the damaging evidence against him, but the video itself is damning,’ her lawyer stated; Baldoni seen in 2024

‘Every moment of this was improvised by Mr. Baldoni with no discussion or consent in advance, and no intimacy coordinator present’; Lively seen in 2024

They include a complete record of the conversation in question at around the seven-minute mark that makes clear the comment about her smelling so good was in response to Lively talking about her spray tan as they film a romantic dance.

Baldoni tells Lively he’s probably getting his beard on her and she responds by saying she’s probably getting spray tan on him. Then he quips back ‘it smells good’ before both laugh and she tells him the scent actually comes from her body makeup.

And while the montage does indeed show Baldoni nuzzling Lively’s neck as part of the scene in which they play lovers, the conversation between them is all business with the pair spending most of it talking about lighting and their other halves.

The clip, which is raw footage shot while filming It Ends With Us, comes complete with audio and was passed to DailyMail.com by the actor’s production company Wayfarer and his lawyer Bryan Freedman who has previously said Baldoni has ‘nothing to hide’.

DailyMail.com’s exclusive footage is the latest revelation in a lengthy saga that began with rumors of rancor behind the scenes of It Ends With Us when it was released last August.

It then exploded into a legal fight just before Christmas when the glamorous blonde sued Baldoni for sexual harassment.

At the same time, the New York Times released a story based on Lively’s legal filing that accused him of orchestrating a negative publicity campaign against her and put the smell claim front and center.

In turn, Baldoni sued the Times for defamation and, last week, launched a $400m lawsuit against Lively and her husband Ryan Reynolds that accused her of using her celebrity power to hijack his film and attempt to torpedo his career.

Lively’s legal team claims that her ‘leaning away’ from Baldoni during the scene was not acting, and that the clips shows her ‘repeatedly asking for the characters to just talk’; they are seen in 2024 on set

The new clip, which Lively had previously insisted has no audio, begins with the pair discussing the scene with the actress telling Baldoni ‘I’m off my mark’.

Ironically, at one point the pair are heard debating whether it is better to talk or kiss during the montage, with Lively arguing that chatting is ‘more romantic’ which Baldoni acquiesces to and then, when she wonders whether anyone will discover what they’re really talking about, quips ‘They’re never going to find out’.

Conversation then turns to their other halves, with Lively saying she and Reynolds talk ‘all the time’ while Baldoni says he and wife Emily stare at each other ‘for 10, literally like we’ve done it for five minutes’.

Lively then bursts into laughter as he tells her ‘I think you would find it terrifying’. When Lively continues to tell him about how she can’t stop talking to Reynolds, Baldoni compliments: ‘Oh, I think that’s cute. You guys are really cute.’

Awkwardly, she replies ‘I think it’s more than cute’ which he hastily agrees with, adding ‘I think you guys are amazing.’

Baldoni, who directed as well as acted in It Ends With Us, then says he wants them to be filmed almost kissing, at which Lively then continues to talk – insisting its more romantic to chat and not give the audience the smooch she says they want.

She continues to talk before saying ‘heads together’, prompting both to lean their foreheads against each other.

At that point, Lively begins talking about noses, telling Baldoni: ‘I feel so nosey. It’s just noses’.

Lively sued Baldoni for sexual harassment just before Christmas. At the same time, the New York Times released a story based on Lively’s legal filing that accused him of orchestrating a negative publicity campaign against her

In turn, Baldoni sued the Times for defamation and launched a $400m lawsuit against Lively and her husband Ryan Reynolds; Baldoni pictured in 2023

Baldoni then tells her ‘my nose is so big’ to which she bursts into laughter, exclaiming: ‘Yes. I was hoping we could address this. Just got to shut down, gotta call an insurance month and just deal with that. Just kidding.’

The clip then continues into the second take, with Baldoni heard giving instructions to the crew and discussing the scene with Lively.

Then, just over seven minutes in, comes the critical conversation that appears to be the source of Lively’s accusation which begins when Baldoni asks ‘if I’m getting beard on you’.

She laughs and says ‘I’m probably getting spray tan on you’ to which he replies ‘it smells good’ and they both laugh.

Lively then tells him: ‘Well it’s not that, it’s my body makeup.’

As the extras erupt in cheers, Baldoni shouts ‘cut!’ and tells her they have enough for a 17-minute reel.

The final take, which focuses on their feet, includes audio of Baldoni telling Lively that ‘I’m going to let you direct this’ with the actress then insisting her heels aren’t cropped out ‘because of the sparkle’.

DailyMail.com’s explosive new clip comes less than five days since Baldoni’s lawsuit was filed and two weeks after the actress was accused of serving the actor and his team papers as they evacuated during the Los Angeles wildfires.

Baldoni accused Lively of using her celebrity power to hijack his film and attempt to torpedo his career; Lively and Reynolds seen in 2024

In Baldoni’s suit, Lively is accused of failing to read the novel on which the book is based until long after filming had begun and orchestrating a negative publicity campaign of her own with the connivance of her own publicist Leslie Sloane and the New York Times.

During one incident, according to the legal filing, Lively attempted to intimidate Baldoni by pointing to her famous husband and close friend Taylor Swift then comparing herself to Game of Thrones character Khaleesi and telling him ‘I have a lot of dragons’.

The actress and her team are also accused of doctoring text conversations between Baldoni’s publicists to make them look damning and as if they’re plotting a smear campaign against her – which led to both being subjected to social media abuse when the edited texts were published.

Baldoni’s cross-complaint also revealed that he and his family had been forced to spend the premiere of It Ends With Us sitting in a basement because Lively refused to allow him to be in the same room as her.

In an extraordinary glimpse into music history, recently unearthed footage from 1971 captures Bob Dylan and George Harrison practicing together in an intimate, impromptu jam session.

The duo’s raw chemistry and effortless synchronization breathe new life into timeless melodies, their voices weaving a mesmerizing tapestry of folk and rock. The grainy yet evocative visuals pull viewers into the room, where every chord and lyric resonates with authenticity and genius. Fans watching this rare footage are overcome with awe, their hearts swelling with nostalgia and a profound sense of witnessing a moment of unrepeatable magic between two legendary artists.

In 1971, Bob Dylan and George Harrison united to raise money for refugees by performing at Madison Square Garden. There is restored footage of their rehearsal that shows the two legends working together while practicing the day before the show.

The two men are on stage wearing blue jeans and jean jackets. George Harrison has an overgrown beard, and Bob Dylan is sporting his memorable hairstyle. They both strum the acoustic guitars in rhythm.

They are working on their harmonies while the tech crew checks their guitars. Standing in the spotlight, Bob and George look at each other when they sing to line up the vocals.

It is interesting to see them messing up the words when they harmonize in this unpolished rendition of the song ‘If Not For You.’ Dylan also plays his legendary harmonica in a solo break, trying to work out the plan for the music.

It is unrehearsed, but it still sounds great. These two practicing sounds better than most people’s prepared song. When the song concludes, George talks to Bob off-mic, making suggestions.

A production manager says, ‘Bob would come in and rehearse with the band what songs he was going to do. So it was really a matter of working it out in the last minute.’ George Harrison talks about the rushed process, saying, ‘Right up until the moment he stepped on the stage, he was not sure he was coming.’

George continues, ‘Cause the night before we went to Madison Square Garden, he saw all these cameras and microphones and this huge place, and he was saying, hey man, this isn’t my scene, I can’t make this.’ However, the two legends pulled it off and generated $250,000 from the show, with even more coming from the record itself to help feed the refugees.

NBA star Russell Westbrook reveals friends and family caught up in LA wildfires in emotional statement

Russell Westbrook has sent an emotional message to his hometown of Los Angeles as wildfires continue to blaze across the city.

The 36-year-old was born in Long Beach but now lays for the Denver Nuggets, who beat the Los Angeles Clippers in Colorado on Wednesday night.

But for Westbrook, who scored 19 points in the win, his thoughts and prayers have been with his friends and family back in California who have been caught up in the devastation.

‘My family is safe, but people that I know, close friends and family have lost their homes,’ he said. ‘Being from LA, never seen anything like this before.

‘Not being able to do nothing is really difficult. It’s going to be a tough rebuild, but LA is very strong and we can stick together and make something happen.

‘The best thing I can do, obviously this is my job, but go out and try to give people joy and inspiration by going out and playing the game as hard as I can – but also making sure I find ways to help any way I can.’

Fires across LA have devastated the city – five are dead with thousands of buildings destroyed

Denver Nuggets star Russell Westbrook said his friends and family were caught up in the fires

Westbrook went to college at UCLA and has played for both LA NBA teams – spending two years with the Lakers from 2021 until 2023 and a season with the Clippers after that. He headed to Denver in 2024.

At least five people have died from the fires while over 2,000 buildings have been destroyed.

The Los Angeles Lakers NBA game against Charlotte Hornets, scheduled for Thursday night at Crypto.Com in LA, is off, 24 hours after the NHL team LA Kings postponed a game at the same venue.

It has also emerged that the Lakers coach, J.J. Redick, lost his family home in the fires.

The Los Angeles Rams are still hopeful of hosting their NFL Playoff game against the Minnesota Vikings on Monday night.

But if it is deemed unsafe for the game to go ahead at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, it could be moved to Arizona.

NBA fans accuse Celtics star Jayson Tatum of staring at women during shock loss to the Raptors

NBA fans are blaming the Boston Celtics’ shock loss to the Toronto Raptors on Jayson Tatum apparently getting distracted by women in the crowd.

On Wednesday, the defending NBA Champions got a reality check when they headed north of the border to suffer a 110-97 upset in the hands of the 13th-placed team in the east.

A day after the head-scratching result, a video of Tatum seemingly gazing at a group of women in the stands frustrated the fanbase.

In the clip, Tatum sat on the bench and looked in the direction of three female fans behind the hoop. The fan next to the person holding the camera then complains about Tatum not ‘locking in’ as the game happens.

The video then cuts to another clip of the Celtics poster boy continuously glaring toward the same side of the court, ‘Bro was frozen,’ the fan wrote.

With the video gaining over 2 million views on X, fans took to the comment section with more accusations.

Don’t bring any baddies to TD Garden apparently JT is the opposite of Poole 😭 pic.twitter.com/cu9utKlsd0

— Adam☘️ (@CelticsAdam34) January 16, 2025

Fans accused Jayson Tatum of staring at women during the Celtics shock loss in Toronto

‘Like you have a whole a** ELLA MAI waiting for u at home making songs about you wtf are you doing???’ a fan commented, referring to Tatum’s girlfriend.

‘No wonder he always chokes against Miami,’ another quipped.

‘Drake might’ve found a new bestie to run 2mans with up in Toronto,’ a third chimed in.

‘Bruh .. there was something going on over there JT wasn’t actually looking looking.. he even told Hauser about it,’ an eagle-eyed fourth user speculated.

‘Playing like that in front of the baddies smh,’ a fifth pointed out.

Tatum has been dating the Grammy-winning artist Ella Mai since 2020 and shares a son with her.

While averaging 27.7 points, 9.4 rebounds, and 5.4 rebounds this season, Tatum played below that mean with 16 points in the loss.

Payton Pritchard came off the bench and led the Cs in scoring with 20 while Kristaps Porzingis trailed him with 18.

Nonetheless, Boston remains second in the Eastern Conference behind the Cleveland Cavaliers with a 28-12 record. They will look to return to the winning column when they face the Orlando Magic on Friday night.

Former NBA star lists gorgeous waterfront Miami Beach estate for $19.5 million

Former NBA star Hassan Whiteside has put his stunning waterfront Miami Beach estate up for sale for a whooping $19.5million.

Whiteside played for the Miami Heat from 2014-2019, with the home being built during his first full season playing under Erik Spoelstra.

The home covers 5,406 square feet, has seven bathrooms, and six bedrooms.

Whiteside owns another Miami property as well, a $1.2million luxury apartment.

His beachfront property has a floating glass and wood staircase. Another red-spiral staircase connects the floors on the outside of the home.

The master bedroom has a dressing room and a terrace with a hot tub.

Hassan Whiteside has put his stunning, huge waterfront Miami Beach estate up for sale

Whiteside played for the Miami Heat from 2014-2019, with the home being built in 2014 as well

The home covers 5,406 square feet, has seven bathrooms, six bedrooms, and two staircases

The home is listed by Dina Goldentayer with Douglas Elliman.

The kitchen has a working aquarium. That’s not the only area with live fish, as there is a koi pond outside in the garden near the front gate.

The property sits on 0.41 acres of land with a private dock and boat access to the nearby Biscayne Bay and the Intracoastal Waterway.

An amenity suite inside the home has a theater, a fitness area and a rooftop terrace.

Whiteside has not played in the NBA since 2022 with the Utah Jazz.

Whiteside also played for the Portland Trail Blazers and the Sacramento Kings.

Shameful secret that haunted Kobe Bryant till his horrific death revealed in new documentary

The rape case that almost ruined Kobe Bryant’s career is front and center in a new CNN documentary that puts the NBA great’s life under a microscope.

The film includes a newly unearthed police interview with a hotel clerk who accused the basketball legend of choking her during an alleged sexual assault.

The woman, who was 19 at the time of the alleged 2003 attack, is featured in the film Kobe: The Making Of A Legend.

Documentary: A new CNN film about Kobe Bryant’s life details a hotel clerk’s sexual assault accusation against Kobe Bryant in 2003

The woman went to the police with her claims and said in the documentary that she felt ‘scared’ as Bryant tightened his grip on her neck every time she would say ‘no’.

Bryant, who played his entire career with the Los Angeles Lakers, came forward after the claims were first made and admitted that he cheated on his wife Vanessa, but strongly denied sexually assaulting the young woman.

It allegedly took place at The Lodge & Spa At Cordillera, a hotel in Edwards, Colorado, where Bryant checked in to undergo minor surgery.

Denial: Bryant, who played with the Los Angeles Lakers throughout his career, vehemently denied the claims that he had raped her

Mark Hulbert, one of the Eagle County prosecutors who brought the case forward, said in the film that the alleged victim was a front desk employee who greeted Bryant before he pulled her aside and asked her to give him a tour.

The pair went to his room and Bryant began kissing her, which the victim was initially OK with. But when he tried to go further, he allegedly grabbed her, put his hand around her neck and sexually assaulted her.

The case was proceeding through the courts but came to a standstill and was dropped a year later after the alleged victim stated she didn’t want to cooperate.

Hearing: Bryant passes through a security checkpoint as he arrives at the Eagle County Justice Center April 28, 2004, shortly before the case was dropped

This decision was frustrating for the prosecution who said in the film that justice was not done and that Bryant ‘knows what he did’.

According to Colorado District Court Chief Judge Ingrid Bakke, the victim had been ‘beat up for so long’ that she had ‘reached her breaking point’.

Bakke joined the prosecution team on the Bryant case in 2003. She had considerable experience working on sexual assault cases.

Family man: The allegation came during the middle of his career. He had a wife, a five-month old baby daughter and he could have been jailed for at least four years if found guilty

According to Bakke, one of the ‘strongest pieces’ of evidence was that the victim told a colleague right after the incident and said she didn’t want to speak out because ‘no-one’s going to believe me’.

Despite her hesitance, the woman went to police the next day and gave a statement.

The documentary reproduces whole chunks of the interview with Eagle County Sheriff Doug Winters, who is shown asking the victim where exactly Bryant was grabbing her butt and chest.

Prosecutor: Mark Hulbert was a member of the team that brought the case to court. He said the woman had been ‘resolute’ at the start of the process but the rulings and the attacks on her character ‘wore her down’

The victim said: ‘When he took off his pants, that’s when I started to kinda back up and to try to push his hands off me and that’s when he started to choke me.

‘He wasn’t choking me enough that I couldn’t breathe, just choking me to the point I was scared.’

Detective Winters asked the woman if she said anything during the incident. She replied: ‘I was scared and I said no a few times.’

The victim confirmed that Bryant heard her because ‘every time I said no he tightened his hold around me’.

‘And then he would lean his face real close to me and ask me questions [like] “you’re not going to tell anybody, right?”‘ the woman added.

Tragic end: Bryant and his daughter Gianna were killed in a horrific helicopter crash  in 2020

When Bryant was first called by police he denied everything and said that his wife not finding out was ‘all I care about’.

But then he admitted involvement with the woman and said he did have his hand around her neck.

Bryant told police: ‘I had my right hand like this, and my other hand like that.’

When asked how hard he was holding her, Bryant said: ‘I don’t know. My hands are strong.’

In the documentary, Hulbert describes the case as strong and said the victim had ‘the details right up front’, unlike most sexual assault victims who were too traumatized to have a clear memory.

After the charges were filed, Bryant appeared at a press conference holding hands with Vanessa and saying he was ‘innocent’ but he admitted adultery and said he was ‘furious at myself’.

‘I love my wife with all my heart,’ Bryant said, turning to Vanessa and saying: ‘She’s my backbone, you’re a blessing’.

Bakke says that when she saw the press conference, her view was that Bryant was ‘so scared and I’m saying this because I have to say this’.

Admission: Bryant told police during his interview that ‘all I care about’ was his wife Vanessa not finding out about the incident

Bryant’s life in the documentary will, according to the outlet, put a light on the ‘unseen forces’ that shaped Bryant’s life until his untimely death in a helicopter crash in Los Angeles in 2020 at the age of 41.

His 13-year-old daughter Gianna died alongside him. He was survived by Vanessa, 42, and three other daughters Natalia, 22, Bianka, eight, and Capri, five.

Hulbert said the woman had been ‘resolute’ at the start of the process but the rulings and the attacks just ‘wore her down’.

Then, in September 2004, as the jury was being chosen, Hulbert got a call from the victim who said ‘I don’t want to do this anymore’.

He said: ‘She had been so beat up for so long she’d reached her breaking point and had enough.’

National hero: Bryant was awarded the Choice Male Athlete Of The Year only 14 days after he was charged

According to Hulbert, in the wake of the case being dropped, there was a ‘significant’ plummet in the number of women reporting sexual assaults in Eagle County.

The woman did sue Bryant in a civil case, and as part of the settlement he issued an apology.

Bryant said: ‘After months of reviewing discovery, listening to her attorney, and even her testimony in person, I now understand how she feels that she did not consent to this encounter.’

In the documentary Bakke dismissed the apology, saying it was ‘well crafted’.

Bakke said in the film: ‘Do I think justice prevailed? Absolutely not… he knows what he did.’

The stage lights dimmed, and the rhythmic pulse of drums filled the arena, igniting a roar from the crowd. Phil Collins, flanked by drumming legends Chester Thompson and Luis Conte, delivered a jaw-dropping percussion performance that left the audience in awe.

Each beat was a masterclass, blending precision and passion, as the trio exchanged electrifying solos and seamless transitions. The audience sat mesmerized, erupting into applause with every crescendo. It wasn’t just music—it was a celebration of rhythm, energy, and virtuosity. As the final note echoed, the standing ovation spoke volumes: this was drumming at its absolute finest.

Phil Collins might arguably be best known as a singer and songwriter who releases pop and rock music (both as a solo artist and with the band Genesis), but he is also a world-class drummer with the talent and capability to drum in progressive and experimental styles. This was proved beyond doubt by the opening segment of his 2004 The First Farewell Tour, in which Phil himself performed an incredible drum piece alongside his touring drummer Chester Thompson and percussionist Luis Conte.

Titled ‘Drums, Drums and More Drums’, the piece was intended to act as an introduction to the two hours of big hits and fan favorites that Phil and his band would subsequently be playing, and it did a brilliant job of getting the audience warmed up for the ensuing performance. As Phil walked out onstage and took his place at the drum kit, the crowd went wild, while another huge cheer followed once he had pulled off a tricky drum solo that gradually got more and more intense.

Next, it was Chester’s turn, who pulled off a similarly skillful solo, before Phil joined in again and the pair played a high-powered, energy-filled segment in sync with each other. Finally, it was the turn of Luis Conte, who joined the pair on stage and proceeded to thrash out a formidable rhythm on his percussion kit with the accompaniment of Phil and Chester. This final moment of the piece where all three drummers play in sync is arguably the most exciting, and the crowd is clearly mesmerized.

Once the piece was finished, the band wasted no time hanging around either, launching straight into the first proper song of the night, ‘Something Happened On the Way to Heaven’. Released in 1990 as a single from Phil’s fourth album ‘…But Seriously’, the vibrant, brass-infused track sounded incredible when the band played it live on the First Final Farewell tour, with Phil moving from behind the drum kit to the front of the stage to deliver his enthusiastic, melodic vocal part.

Many Music Man readers will surely agree that Phil Collins is one of the greatest pop and rock artists of the last fifty years, writing an enormous number of global hits that have gone on to become instantly recognizable to people of all ages. As shown by just the first two segments of his First Final Farewell Tour in 2004, however, Phil is also a highly versatile musician, as capable of delivering complex drum solos as he is upbeat and catchy vocals.

Jayson Tatum reveals meaning of his tattoos to Jimmy Kimmel

Jayson Tatum appears on “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” Tuesday, January 21. ABC
Some of Jayson Tatum’s tattoos are pretty self-explanatory. There’s the tattoo of his mom and his younger self on his left calf, the tattoo of his son Deuce’s name on his left arm, and a tattoo of himself winning an NBA championship on his back.

Some of Tatum’s other ink requires explaining, however, which the Celtics star was happy to do during an appearance on “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” Tuesday.

The most complex of Tatum’s tattoos in terms of cultural references might be the “LIFE” tattoo on his left leg.

“Tattoos, for me, are like storytelling,” Tatum told Kimmel. “‘Life’ is my favorite movie of all time, with Martin Lawrence and Eddie Murphy. So I put the word Life, and then inside of it are my favorite characters from other movies.”

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Inside each letter of “LIFE” are, in order, Denzel Washington in “John Q.,” Will Smith in “Hitch,” Wesley Snipes in “White Men Can’t Jump,” and Dashiell “Dash” Parr from “The Incredibles.”

Kimmel got a kick out of the image of a puffy-faced Smith in particular, which comes from a scene in which Smith’s professional matchmaker Alex “Hitch” Hitchens suffers an allergic reaction while on a date.

“I think it’s just organic,” Tatum said. “Everybody’s that has seen that movie remembers that scene.”

Tatum and Kimmel also discussed the forward’s serpentine “24” tattoo, which Tatum got in honor of “Black Mamba” Kobe Bryant.

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Tatum idolized Bryant growing up, and after meeting Bryant as a child, he reconnected with him once he began playing in the NBA.

“I remember the first time we worked out, he asked me a question,” Tatum said. “He was like, ‘How much does it mean to you?’. That was such a powerful thing, because you think about all the things that you sacrifice, and how hard he worked to perfect his craft. How much does it mean to be one of the greatest?”

The iconic Pyramid Stage at Glastonbury lit up like never before as Paul McCartney delivered a breathtaking performance, featuring a remarkable virtual duet with John Lennon.

The crowd erupted into cheers, many visibly moved to tears, as the connection between the two Beatles felt almost tangible. Just when the audience thought they had witnessed the pinnacle of the night, Bruce Springsteen stormed the stage for a surprise appearance, joining McCartney in an electrifying rendition of “Glory Days.” The energy was infectious, with thousands singing and dancing under the starlit sky. It was a night of pure musical magic, seamlessly blending nostalgia, innovation, and the camaraderie of rock legends, leaving the audience in awe and yearning for more.

Paul McCartney performed an emotional virtual duet with John Lennon during last night’s Glastonbury headline set (June 25).

Sir Paul McCartney, 80, wowed fans with an epic setlist that featured over 30 songs and finished at around half past midnight.

The legendary musician performed a variety of songs from throughout his career, that included many Beatles classics, Wings hits, solo favourites and more recent numbers

He also introduced surprise guests Dave Grohl and Bruce Springsteen to the Pyramid Stage, much to the joy of the thousands in attendance.

The most emotional part of the evening saw Paul perform a virtual duet with his late Beatles bandmate John Lennon for ‘I’ve Got a Feeling’.

Speaking to the crowd, Sir Paul revealed that the idea came from Peter Jackson, the director of the recent documentary series Get Back.
Watch footage of the performance below:

Lennon and McCartney shared verses of the song, with Peter Jackson having isolated Lennon’s vocals.

“I’ve got a special little thing here,” he said introducing that track. “One day, Peter Jackson rings me up and says he can take John’s vocals and isolate them so that you can play live with John on tour. He said do you fancy that?”

“That’s so special for me man,” McCartney said afterwards. “I know it’s virtual but come on – it’s John. We’re back together.”

Earlier in the show, Sir Paul also paid tribute to his late Beatles bandmate George Harrison, and performed ‘Something’.

Sunday’s Glastonbury lineup will see an appearance from Diana Ross on the Legends Slot.

‘Nowhere Man’: John Lennon’s Beatles epic that Paul McCartney got completely wrong

When John Lennon wrote songs, he always wanted one pivotal factor at the heart of them: the truth. He tried to write as much honest music as possible in The Beatles; however, this came with pushback from other band members. When he became a solo artist, he made a conscious effort to make music that was a true reflection of himself.

With such an affinity for the truth within music, it’s hardly a surprise that he became such a big fan of Bob Dylan. Steve Van Zandt once attributed Bob Dylan with being the person who ended the British invasion, as people on board with The Beatles hype became equally enamoured with the folk-rock movement.

“The floodgates opened until the summer of ’65,” he said when talking about what it was like to experience the British Invasion first-hand, “When the Americans took the charts back with the folk-rock of The Byrds and Bob Dylan.”

People were drawn to Dylan’s music, though, not just because of his music but also because of the honesty with which he wrote. There were no secrets in Bob Dylan, as he explored his emotions, his place in the world, and his view of the world within the words of his songs. John Lennon was such a fan initially that members of The Beatles and fans of his have previously said their album Rubber Soul was essentially Lennon trying to make music like Bob Dylan.

Narrative has always been at the heart of folk music, so Lennon was likely searching for parts of himself that he was willing to reveal to the public at the time. In doing so, he found it difficult to write more profound music, to the point that he ended up writing a song about the fact he couldn’t write a song.

‘Nowhere Man’ was released on the album and was, by John Lennon’s admission, a song about how he didn’t feel like this album was going anywhere. “I thought of myself sitting there, doing nothing and getting nowhere,” he said.

In a separate interview, he provided more information on the writing process. “I remember I was just going through this paranoia trying to write something and nothing would come out,” he said, “So I just lay down and tried to not write and then this came out, the whole thing came out in one gulp.”

What’s most interesting about the song is that Paul McCartney completely misinterpreted what Lennon was attempting to write about. When discussing the song separately, he said he believed that Lennon was actually writing about the state of his marriage instead of his creative output.

“It was really an anti-John song. He told me later, he didn’t tell me then, he said he’d written it about himself, feeling like he wasn’t going anywhere. I think it was actually about the state of his marriage,” said McCartney, “It was in a period where he was a bit dissatisfied with what was going on; however, it led to a very good song. He treated it as a third-person song, but he was clever enough to say, ‘Isn’t he a bit like you and me?’ – ‘Me’ being the final word.”

Jayson Tatum Recalls Accidentally Spilling Wine on Michael Jordan During Their First Meeting: ‘I Was So Nervous’

The pair met in 2019 when Tatum signed to the Jordan brand

Jayson Tatum may be an NBA star, but that doesn’t mean he doesn’t get nervous around basketball legends like Michael Jordan.

During an appearance on the Tuesday, Jan. 21 episode of Jimmy Kimmel Live!, the Boston Celtics player, 26, recalled an embarrassing moment he experienced while meeting Jordan, 61, in 2019 when he signed with the Jordan brand. Tatum was in Los Angeles this week as the Celtics play the Clippers on Wednesday, Jan. 22.

The athlete explained that the two met in Paris during a retreat the brand would host during summer.

Michael Jordan at the 2009 NCAA men’s basketball championship.Mark Cornelison/Lexington Herald-Leader/Tribune News Service/Getty

“It was my first introduction to everybody on the team, and it was like a welcome to the family moment,” he said before admitting that he actually “ruined” his experience.

Tatum recalled that the same day he announced his signing with the brand, there was a dinner for everyone that included Jordan, Jordan’s wife Yvette Prieto, and Spike Lee, who were all sitting at one table.

“I was so nervous, my hands were shaking and I go to shake his hand and I knock over his wine glass and I spill it everywhere. I break the glass and I’m speechless,” said Tatum.

According to the five-time NBA All-Star, Jordan didn’t seem fazed by it as he acted “super cool about it.”

“That’s something we laugh about to this day,” admitted the dad of two.

While sharing the story on the 7PM in Brooklyn with Carmelo Anthony podcast last July, Tatum gave further insight into what Jordan said immediately after he spilled the wine glass.

“He’s like, ‘Yo, young fella you’re alright,’ you know what I’m saying? ‘Go sit back down, you good.’… Ever since then, we’ve been locked in and that’s another person I will text [and] I will call,” he said.

Jayson Tatum during a game against the Minnesota Timberwolves on April 9, 2021.Brian Babineau/NBAE via Getty

Tatum also recalled how Jordan helped him early in his career.

“I remember right before my first time going to the finals. I remember we got to San Francisco, and I called him. I was like ‘Yo like, how’s this going to be? What is it like being in the finals? What should I expect?’ ” he said, noting that the two “talked for a long time.”

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“He’s somebody that [will] text me after games and whatever, so I got his name in my phone as Uncle Mike,” Tatum said.

Tatum has played for the Celtics since he was drafted with the third overall pick in 2017. The St. Louis native and the team won the 2024 NBA Finals Championship in June.