The Weeknd has already dominated music and the big screen this year and now, he’s coming for your television as well. Deadline reports that the Canadian singer scored a co-writing credit on the animated sitcom American Dad, for an episode of the upcoming season that will include an original song and an appearance by the man himself. The series returns to TBS Monday, April 13.

The Weeknd also posted to his social media, revealing the air date of “his” epsiode: May 4. The posts included a photo of The Weeknd embracing American Dad writer Joel Hurwitz with a note that the photo was taken before the North American coronavirus outbreak and a reminder to fans to stay indoors. “Me and this guy wrote an episode of American Dad,” the caption reads. “Also gonna play myself… kinda.” With that mysterious tease, he signed off: “Photo was taken a while ago… STAY HOME.”

2020 has been a huge year for The Weeknd, who appeared in the buzzy Adam Sandler film Uncut Gems in December, riding that wave right into a flurry of promotion for his new album After Hours that included scintillating late-night performances and cinematic music videos. Now, it seems he’s going to get animated, becoming a star in yet another arena.

American Dad airs 4/13 on TBS.

Unlikely exercise king and motivational speaker Richard Simmons spent years out of the spotlight before the hit podcast, Missing Richard Simmons, launched him back into the cultural conversation. He’s still mostly out of the public eye, give or take a Facebook statement in 2017 where he assured his fans that he hopes “to see you again,” but that may change: Simmons’ YouTube channel became active for the first time in years in early March, around the same time the coronavirus started to spread across the globe.

“The material is nothing new — it’s old Signature Moves clips, workouts, and motivational messages,” TMZ reports, but “the revival is due to fans clamoring for him to return and lead them through at-home exercise routines again. The need for this doesn’t get much greater than during a pandemic, so we’re told Richard’s team obliged with the new posts.” It’s unclear if he’ll make new videos, but at least we’re getting daily tweets.

Did you know that Richard Simmons’ Twitter handle is “The Weight Saint”? I didn’t, because I am delighted by this piece of information. Anyway, Simmons also has a fan club newsletter, with advice on how to stay positive when you’re feeling pessimistic (“Take some time to really take inventory about what you’ve been doing, what matters most to you, and what you want to do with your life” — as long as want to do involves getting within six feet of people) and a recipe for flourless vegetable quiche.

Hopefully he and Jane Fonda are working on something big together.

(Via TMZ)

After last week announcing it would continue as planned with a virtual draft on April 17, the WNBA on Friday announced it would postpone its season, which was slated to tip-off on May 15, as the United States attempts to corral the coronavirus outbreak.

“While the league continues to use this time to conduct scenario-planning regarding new start dates and innovative formats, our guiding principle will continue to be the health and safety of the players, fans and employees,” league commissioner Cathy Engelbert said in a statement.

This news comes as WNBA teams prepare for the April 17 draft as well as training camp, which would have begun in late April or early May. Engelbert has emphasized the goal is still for the league to play in some capacity this year, especially after the postponement of the Tokyo Olympics erased a hole in the league’s schedule that would usually be carved out for players to participate.

Should the WNBA seek out a “bubble league,” as many have suggested for the NBA, in which all players, staff, and media involved are quarantined and vigorously tested, perhaps the effort could be easier than for the much larger NBA. The WNBA has smaller basketball operations staffs, as well as only 12 players on each of the league’s 12 rosters.

“One of our transformational goals is to expand the fandom, expand the reach of the W.N.B.A. beyond our 12 cities to get more exposure to our players in our potential fan population,” Engelbert told Howard Megdal of the New York Times last week. “So we could actually be creative here and think about other cities.”

Captain Brett Crozier received a thunderous send-off Friday morning as he exited the U.S.S. Theodore Roosevelt in Guam. Video taken by sailors on the aircraft carrier show hundreds of service members chanting “Captain Crozier! Captain Crozier!” and clapping as he walked down the gangway.

Crozier was relieved of his duty by Acting Navy Secretary Thomas Modly after sending a strongly-worded letter to navy leadership about the spread of COVD-19 on his ship.

He was ousted for sending the letter over “non-secure unclassified email” to a “broad array of people” rather than up the chain of command.

In the letter, Crozier urged Navy leadership to evacuate the vessel as the rate of infection among the sailors increased. “We are not at war, and therefore cannot allow a single Sailor to perish as a result of this pandemic unnecessarily,” Crozier wrote.

via U.S. Pacific Fleet / Flickr

As of Wednesday, around 25% of the 4,800-member crew had been tested for COVID-19 and 93 were found to be infected. It’s expected that 2700 service members will vacate this ship this week, with a small crew staying on board for maintenance.

The letter was leaked to the media sparking outrage across the country. Modly says the letter also caused a panic among the sailors on the ship and their families back home.

“I have no doubt in my mind that Captain Crozier did what he thought was in the best interest of the safety and well-being of his crew,” Modly said. “Unfortunately, it did the opposite. It unnecessarily raised the alarm of the families of our sailors and Marines with no plans to address those concerns.”

“The responsibility for this decision rests with me,” Modly added. “I expect no congratulations for it. Captain Crozier is an incredible man.”

Crozier will keep his rank and remain in the Navy.

Former Vice President Joe Biden criticized the navy’s acting secretary in a statement saying that he “shot the messenger — a commanding officer who was faithful to both his national security mission and his duty to care for his sailors, and who rightly focused attention on a broader concern about how to maintain military readiness during this pandemic.”

Michael Washington shared footage of Crozier’s send off where someone is heard saying, “That’s how you send out one of the greatest captains you ever had.”

Video taken by Taliah Peterkin shows Crozier exiting the ship and giving a final salute.

Footage shared on Twitter by Danny Ocean shows Crozier taking a long walk down the gangway to a cheering crowd chanting his name.

The footage of Crozier exiting the ship is a beautiful display of sailors cheering the man who sacrificed his career to protect not only their lives and the health of everyone they would encounter. Even though he’s no longer captain of the U.S.S. Roosevelt, there’s no doubt his heroism will be long remembered by his former crew or the country he proudly serves.

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