TV briefs: Maks & Val tour, Pauley Perrette, CNN restructuring
By RODNEY HO/ rho@ajc.com, originally filed Friday, February 12, 2016
The hotshot brother team of Val Chmerkovskiy and Maksim Chmerkovskiy has created a new tour that stops at Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre June 23.
Tickets go on sale Feb. 19. Prices are $46.50 to $76.50 with VIP packages available as well.
While a separate "Dancing With the Stars" tour has been at Cobb Energy twice before, neither has featured the Chmerkovskiy brothers. The pair are very popular on the show, especially sexily gruff Maksim, who has since left the show.
Val has been on the show nine times and won once with Rumer Willis season 20. Maks partnered up with 14 celebrities and left after winning season 18 with Meryl Davis.
Here's how they describe the show in the press release:
Maks & Val Live On Tour: Our Way is the thrilling all-new smash hit dance tour of the summer. Maksim and Valentin Chmerkovskiy, the hottest stars of ABC's hit show Dancing with the Stars are coming to a theater near you this summer. The brothers are bringing to life the show they have dreamed about since childhood, combining an honest and unfiltered narrative of their life story, with the world class dancing, creativity and passion they are known for. Collaborating with the greatest choreographers in the business and supported by a cast of fellow professionals, the show will surprise and delight with timeless elegance and steamy seduction.
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She told TMZ that she was handing money to a homeless man while driving when he grabbed her wrist and stuck his head inside her car asking for the time.
She says her immediate reaction was to yell "I rebuke you satan in the name of Jesus Christ!" And then she told him the time ... 5:37 PM.
Three months ago, a man punched her in the face and tried to kidnap her. She got away but he was ultimately charged with felony battery.
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CNN Commentary reports that the entire CNN International news desk has been laid off and encouraged to "reapply" for new jobs in a major restructuring. There will be no reduction in headcount.
The CNNI desk coordinates newsgathering for the network. The story said employees in London and Hong Kong will pick up the slack.
I heard rumors that CNN may eventually combine into one of the two towers at CNN Center, while Turner Entertainment folks will take over the other.
About the Author
Rodney Ho writes about entertainment for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution including TV, radio, film, comedy and all things in between. A native New Yorker, he has covered education at The Virginian-Pilot, small business for The Wall Street Journal and a host of beats at the AJC over 20-plus years. He loves tennis, pop culture & seeing live events.
