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It's a duel between demented clowns at the box office this weekend. The chainsaw-wielding clown in "Terrifier 3" easily beat out the singing clown in "Joker: Folie à Deux" in its opening weekend, making over 16-million dollars in North American theaters. Coming in second is Dreamworks' animated hit "The Wild Robot," which made another 14-million dollars, and "Beetlejuice Beetlejuice" is still going strong at number three. "Joker 2," meanwhile, plunged all the way down to number four, which is the biggest drop ever for a comic book movie.
Call it an annual Halloween album. Duran Duran is out with "Danse Macabre - De Luxe" which is basically a reissue of last year's "Danse Macabre" album with three additional tracks. The reissue includes a cover of ELO's "Evil Woman". There's also a reworking of Duran Duran's 1984 hit "New Moon on Monday" retitled "New Moon (Dark Phase)." Duran Duran will be at Madison Square Garden on October 31st for the annual "Danse Macabre Halloween Party."
https://www.rttnews.com/3481035/duran-duran-share-cover-of-elo-s-evil-woman.aspx
Drug dealing suspects who tried to hide their drugs didn't fool police in Portland, Oregon. Officers recently stopped a stolen car with two people inside. A search of the vehicle uncovered cash, a gun, scales and the bag with the message "Definitely not a bag full of drugs." Police opened the bag and found it was filled with drugs. Both the driver and passenger were arrested.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/oct/11/oregon-police-portland-drugs-bag
A country star is ready to travel. Kane Brown has announced a new album and tour. 'The High Road' album will feature songs, like "Miles on It," and "Fiddle in the Band." It drops January 24th. Brown's tour, with the same name, kicks off on March 13th in San Diego and includes one Florida date: April 25th at Vystar Veterans Memorial Arena in Jacksonville. Tickets go on sale Friday.
https://tour.kanebrownmusic.com/
Mike Tyson says Jake Paul is going to have to offer him a lot more than five-million-dollars to risk getting a tattoo that says, "I love Jake Paul." The former heavy weight champion is set to fight Paul next month and the YouTube star-turned celebrity boxer has offered Tyson five-million to make it past the fourth round of the fight. If he fails, Tyson would have to get the tat. Iron Mike told USA Today Tursday that Paul would need to offer about 20-million for him to take that deal.
Bath and Body Works will no longer be marketing a seasonal candle after some people said the design on the label looks like Ku Klux Klan hoods. The design is billed as a decorative folded snowflake cutout, but it has a number of parts that people thought looked like eye holes in white hoods. The company said any similarity was unintentional and apologized to anyone who was offended.
https://thehill.com/business/4931862-bath-body-works-apologizes-candle-kkk-hood/