May 2021 Entertainment Round-Up Super Quiz

Billie Eilish was born on December 18, 2001, three months and one week after the 2001 September 11 Attacks on New York City and Washington DC. She will be 20 by the end of 2021.

What is Billie Eilish wearing on her Vogue cover?

Eilish, known for her baggy clothes and covered-up style, appears on the cover of British Vogue’s June 2021 edition wearing a custom Gucci corset and skirt with an Agent Provocateur bra, accessorized with latex gloves. “Don’t make me not a role model because I turn you on,” she says in the interview. According to the singer, her body “was the initial reason for my depression when I was younger” – a situation worsened when she quit dancing at 13 due to injury. Hence the baggy clothes she wore so far.

Mark Wahlberg was born June 5, 1971, which means he turned 50 in 2021.

What's new?

Wahlberg, known for his strict fitness regimen, wrote on Instagram Saturday, May 1, 2021, that he's "up about 20" pounds in weight in three weeks — and plans on "going up another 20." "Yes, it's for a role," he added, captioning a video of himself in the gym. In an early April appearance on "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" Wahlberg said he was planning to put on the pounds to play a fighter-turned-priest in an upcoming movie. According to IMDB, Wahlberg is filming "Stu" opposite Mel Gibson, directed by Gibson's girlfriend, Rosalind Ross.

In a "Selena: The Series" scene, the late Selena Quintanilla, "Queen of Tejano music," meets Beyoncé Knowles, AKA Queen Bey, in a shopping mall.

Did Beyoncé meet Selena Quintanilla as portrayed in "Selena: The Series"?

According to an interview with MTV tr3s, Beyoncé approached Selena Quintanilla as a child in The Galleria mall in Houston, Texas, but didn't say much.

Tech entrepreneur Elon Musk told viewers of the US comedy sketch series Saturday Night Live (SNL) on May 8, 2021, he was "the first person with Asperger's" to host the show. It is probably the first time Musk has spoken about his condition.

What's Asperger syndrome?

Asperger syndrome (AS), also known as Asperger's, is characterized by significant difficulties in social interaction, nonverbal communication, and repetitive patterns of behavior and interests.

Screenshot: Jenny from the block

Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez incited media attention during their 2002-2004 relationship. The “first superstar couple of the Internet age” became known as "Bennifer" (for Ben and Jennifer). Affleck later went on to marry actress Jennifer Garner, but the nick Bennifer never reappeared.

 Gossip Fact:

...Until now. According to reports in TMZ, Tuesday, May 11, 2021, Affleck and Lopez have been back in touch for months, with Affleck first ‘flooding’ the actress with emails as she filmed Shotgun Wedding in the Dominican Republic. According to the site, the two were together at the Big Sky Resort in Montana this past weekend.

“American Idol” 16-year-old contestant Caleb Kennedy won a spot in the show’s final-five group of contestants only to lose it after a video circulated online showing him sitting next to a friend wearing a Ku Klux Klan white hood. Kennedy announced his departure from the show Wednesday, May 12, 2021, and apologized for the video in a statement posted to his social media accounts.

What will air instead?

This Sunday’s American Idol episode will feature the top four finalists instead.

When was the Caleb Kennedy video shot?

According to the young singer's mother, the three-second video, which was sent on Snapchat, was taken when the singer was 12 years old. She also said the clip was not referencing the KKK, but rather the movie “The Strangers: Prey at Night.” Judge for yourselves.

Pink's "Today's the Day" is a song written and recorded as the theme song for season 13 of The Ellen DeGeneres Show.

What's new?

Pink joined Oprah Winfrey on May 13's, 2021, "The Ellen DeGeneres Show" to discuss the host's May 12 announcement that she decided to wrap up the show after its 19th season 2022. You can watch Ellen's Oprah interview here and Pink's interview here.

General Aladeen is Sacha Baron Cohen’s character in The Dictator.

News fact:

Screenshot: 2021 MTV Movie & TV Awards

General Aladeen made a surprise visit to the 2021 MTV Movie & TV Awards as Sacha Baron Cohen won the 2021 Comedic Genius Award on Sunday's May 16, 2021 ceremony. Also “interrupting” Baron Cohen’s speech were fictional characters, Ali G, Bruno, and Borat. Watch the bit.

Bonus Question:

Who were the winners of the MTV Comedic Genius Award before Sacha Baron Cohen?

MTV has previously given the award to only three comedians: Melissa McCarthy, Kevin Hart, and Will Ferrell.

The movie Look Who’s Talking (1989) teamed up John Travolta as a new father and Bruce Willis as his baby’s voice.

New Fact:

Deadline has learned that Bruce Willis and John Travolta are starring together again for the first time since Pulp Fiction, 27 years ago, in the action pic Paradise City. Production started Monday, May 17, 2021, in Maui, Hawaii. Chuck Russel (The Mask) is directing the film about a renegade bounty hunter and a Hawaiian crime kingpin.

Naomi Campbell famously appeared in "Freedom" by George Michael, "In The Closet" by Michael Jackson, and "Change Clothes" by Jay-z Feat. Pharrell. Madonna’s “Vogue,” on the other hand, features Madonna’s Blond Ambition Tour dancers. Campbell did make an unforgettable appearance in Madonna's controversial book Sex, in a set of nude photos with Madonna and rapper Big Daddy Kane.

News Fact:

50-year-old Naomi Campbell announced she had become the mother of a baby girl Tuesday, May 18, 2021, on Instagram, posting a picture of her hand holding a baby’s feet.

The lyrics are from  "This Is Me," Demi Lovato's debut single and duet with Joe Jonas, which peaked at number nine on the Billboard Hot 100 in 2010.

Lovato News Fact:

Screenshot: Demi Lovato on YouTube.

On Wednesday, May 19, 2021, Demi Lovato revealed in a YouTube video launching their new weekly podcast series "4D With Demi Lovato,"  they identify as nonbinary, telling fans the decision came after “self-reflective work.” The singer recently shared their personal struggles with mental health and addiction in a YouTube documentary, which followed their journey before and following a near-fatal overdose in 2018.

The 2021 Eurovision song contest was the second time that the United Kingdom received nul points. The first time was in 2003.

Eurovision fact:

Screenshot: The 2021 Eurovision Song Contest

In the 2021 Eurovision song contest, the winner was Italy with the song "Zitti e buoni" (‘Shut up and behave'), performed by Måneskin - a band that came second on Italy’s 2017 X-Factor season.

Singer Drake has logged the most songs on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, with 232 entrees and 45 Top 10 hits.

Drake 2021 Artist of the Decade Billboard Award

Drake extended his record as the most decorated winner in the history of the Billboard Music Awards to 29 wins Sunday, May 23, 2021, with the Artist of the Decade Award.

In Friends, the grumpy neighbor living in the apartment below Monica and Rachel is Mr. Heckles.

Friends Facts:

Mr. Heckles’s name is apparently a fact hard to remember, even for cast members. On HBO Max’s highly anticipated Friends Reunion, released May 27, 2021, David Schwimmer recreates his quiz from series four and asks the female cast members to identify Mr. Heckles’s voice. "Mr. Hinkle?" ventures Lisa Kudrow. “Mr. Wriggles?" tries Jennifer Aniston. Both guessed wrong.

What happened to Mr. Heckles in Friends?

Mr. Heckles dies in the third episode of the second season of Friends, leaving all his possessions to Monica and Rachel. Actor Larry Hankin, who portrayed Mr. Heckles, is still very much alive, at 80. He later appeared on TV as junkyard owner Old Joe in Breaking Bad and reprised his role in the Netflix sequel 2019 film El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie.

Leo the Lion, AKA the roaring lion, has been the mascot of MGM Pictures since entertainment entrepreneur Marcus Loew gained control of Metro Pictures, Goldwyn Pictures, and Louis B. Mayer Pictures in 1924.

MGM News Fact

Online shopping giant Amazon is buying MGM in an $8.45 billion deal, making it the company’s second-largest acquisition after it bought grocer Whole Foods for nearly $14 billion in 2017. On May 26, 2021, Amazon said that it would use MGM’s vast library, which includes characters like Rocky, RoboCop, and Pink Panther, to create new movies and shows.