The four-part miniseries "Willie Nelson & Family" tops off a terrific year for the country music legend. Among the major reveals: Busted for cocaine in 1978, Mark Rothbaum went to jail and then was hired as Nelson's manager after his release because he refused to snitch on Waylon Jennings, who the coke was for.
Much has been made of the prosthetic nose Bradley Cooper wears in "Maestro" (now streaming on Netflix) to look more like his Jewish subject, Leonard Bernstein. It's a big one, kind of pudgy, excellent apparently to snort cocaine with, which Lenny does at a party in this exasperating biopic.
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"Hundreds of people were under the influence of psychedelics," says one attendee of the Nova Festival in Israel on October 7. Another says, "The acid helped me survive." More than 350 people were killed by Hamas during the early-morning attack.
CBS celebrated Willie Nelson's 90th birthday with an edited version of the two-day Willie Nelson 90 concerts in Los Angeles on April 29-30. The spirited two-hour show aired December 17.
Celebrity drug arrests have declined significantly over the years with the rise of legalization in states throughout the U.S. From a high of 66 such busts in 2011, the number is now in the teens. There were 18 celeb drug busts in 2023.
A rare Bob Marley & the Wailers song has been reissued by reggae label JAD. Written in 1968 by Marley and Mortimer Planno, "Selassie Is My Chapel" hails the Ethiopian emperor Haile Selassie who's beloved by Rastas.
We give out dozens of awards in a wide range of categories, including CelebStoner of the Year.
