ARTIST ACCUSES OLIVIA RODRIGO OF POSTING CONTENT WITHOUT CREDIT: Artist Celeste Mountjoy, who goes by the name fithyratbag on Instagram, is accusing Olivia Rodrigo of using her artwork without crediting her. On Monday (Oct. 18th), the ‘driver’s license” singer shared the image of one person pulling a blue string out of another with the caption, “I wish I could pull the sad out of you like this.” Mountjoy included the post in her Instagram Story, writing, “Hated it when @oliviarodrigo posts a drawing I did when I was 16 to her millions of followers and doesn’t give me credit ☹”
CELINE DION POSTPONES LAS VEGAS RESIDENCY: Celine Dion announced Tuesday (Oct. 19th) that she has to delay the November 5th opening of her Las Vegas show due to “severe and persistent muscle spasms.” The singer wrote on Instagram, “I’m heartbroken by this. My team and I have been working on our new show for the past eight months and to not be able to open this November saddens me beyond words.” Tickets purchased through authorized ticketing outlets will be refunded automatically and ticket holders will be given a pre-sale opportunity for first access to purchase tickets for newly scheduled show dates when they are announced. https://www.instagram.com/p/CVNnl8Yrl2N/
AARON CARTER GIVEN PROBATION FOR DUI CHARGE: Aaron Carter will not serve any jail time for his 2017 DUI in Georgia. A court clerk from Habersham County told TMZ that the singer struck a deal with prosecutors, agreeing to plea no contest to reckless driving for the stop where he refused to submit to a breathalyzer test. Carter will be placed on 12 months of probation and take DUI risk reduction classes while also having to complete 40 hours of community service.
