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Arnold Schwarzenegger, James Patterson team up on new book ‘The Protector’

Arnold Schwarzenegger is teaming up with James Patterson.

The actor and former governor of California co-wrote an upcoming book titled The Protector with Patterson, one of the world’s most widely read authors. This marks Schwarzenegger’s debut as a novelist. It will be published by Little, Brown and Company on Oct. 4, 2027.

The new novel is set in modern-day Los Angeles. It follows a Catholic priest named Father Viktor Brennan, a military veteran who is new to a small parish plagued by violence.

“Father Brennan confronts the criminals threatening the community he’s vowed to protect, even as his courageous actions endanger his life, and reveal clues to his mysterious past,” according to an official description.

The character of Father Viktor Brennan takes inspiration from both Schwarzenegger and Patterson’s Catholic backgrounds.

“I grew up Catholic, I went to church, went to Catholic school, I learned the Bible and my catechisms,” Schwarzenegger said in a press release. “And from those days I remember a phrase that is relevant today: A servant’s heart. It means something larger than yourself. This is a story I’ve had in my mind for decades. And I finally found the man to turn my vision into words on a page.”

Patterson said that “Arnold has had about five careers already. I figured novelist was overdue.”

He continued, “You don’t have to spend much time with Arnold to realize he’s a storyteller. He knows what makes a hero interesting, what makes a villain dangerous, and how to keep an audience entertained.”

Dolly Parton estate alleges nephew evading lawsuit with barbed wire, trespassing sign

The estate of Dolly Parton alleges that her nephew Bryan Seaver, who previously served as the late singer’s longtime head of security, is using barbed wire and a “no trespassing” sign to evade a lawsuit, according to a new court filing.

Seaver, the son of one of Parton’s 11 siblings, is being sued by She’s Alive LLC, the company overseeing Parton’s business empire, for allegedly threatening and extorting the estate of Parton, who died on Aug. 25 after a brief battle with cancer.

According to the court filing, submitted Monday in Davidson County Chancery Court in Nashville, a process server who tried to deliver court documents to Seaver observed that his residence has a “no-trespassing sign in the front yard and barbed wire draped across the handrails leading to the front door.”

“Mr. Seaver attempted to evade service of process, and this Court should not reward that behavior,” the filing states, adding that the server attempted to serve him three times. The estate also alleges that Seaver did not do anything to retain counsel despite saying that he would.

In the new filing, the estate asks the court to deny Seaver’s request for an extension in the case.

Last month, Parton’s estate was granted a temporary restraining order against Seaver — the family member who officially announced Parton’s death in a video message shared on her social media — and his security company.

A Tennessee judge ruled on Sept. 23 that Seaver and his company show a “present and continuing disruption and threat” to She’s Alive.

When reached by email on Tuesday, Seaver told ABC News the restraining order prevents him from speaking publicly about the case.

He previously denied the allegations against him and said he was fired as Parton’s head of security over what he calls “contrived threats.”

“I was fired. After the estate negotiated with me and my company for services in perpetuity and agreed to that service provision from my company,” Seaver said in a Sept. 23 statement to ABC News. “A week later they fired me for these contrived ‘threats.'”

A representative for Parton’s estate did not immediately reply to ABC News.

In its latest filing, the estate is asking that the temporary restraining order against Seaver and his company be converted into a temporary injunction.

Parton, who became known for her entrepreneurial skills in addition to her music prowess, left behind a multimillion dollar estate, including the Dollywood amusement park.

She and her husband of nearly 60 years, Carl Dean, who died last year, had no children.

Will Smith releases inspirational song “You Can Make It”

Will Smith may have been in a Bad Boy in his latest movie, but in his new song, he’s a man of hope. “You Can Make It” sees him team with Fridayy and the Sunday Service Choir to provide inspiration to those trying to overcome hardships.

“Through some of my darkest moments, music has always been there for me – to lift me and help me grow,” he wrote on Instagram. “It’s my humble wish that it can do the same for you and bring you all the joy and light you deserve.”

Available on digital platforms, “You Can Make It” marks Will’s first independent release. He’s set to debut the song on the BET Awards 2024 Sunday.

New Music Friday: Burna Boy, Lucky Daye, Offset and more

Megan Thee Stallion is not the only one with new releases this season. Here’s some of the latest and greatest to hit the culture:

JT told us she was “Okay,” but Jeezy apparently is too. He appears on the “Okay Remix,” on which the now divorced rapper raps he’s “single as a dollar bill.” The two dress in all black in the video directed by Gerald Victor.

“Higher” is where Burna Boy wishes for his hometown of Port Harcourt, Nigeria, to be. In the video, he pays a visit to childhood home and hands out essential supplies with volunteers from The R.E.A.C.H. and his initiative Project PROTECT.

Offset teams with Gunna for “Style Rare” and directed the video alongside Joshua “Mid Jordan” Farias. “I got that s*** on now,” Set says of the song.

Lucky Daye may just dominate your Algorithm with his new album, released alongside the video for “Think Different.” “‘Algorithm’ is the continued exploration of my sound, leaning into more futuristic and alternative sounds,” he says.

Tinashe‘s following up her first Hot 100 hit with “Getting No Sleep,” which will appear on her upcoming album, Quantum Baby, arriving August 16.

Marsha Ambrosius is back with Casablanco, executive produced by Dr. Dre. She says, “Dr. Dre dared me to dream bigger and aim higher” with the project.

Latto gushes about her man in “Big Mama.” The video finds her and sister Brooklyn turning up in a Miami club, on a yacht and driving the streets in luxury cars.

Doechii‘s “Rocket,” released as part of Sprite’s Limelight series, is about a past situationship with no future. A video for the track is out now.

Tamar Braxton and Eric Benét‘s “Something in the Making” was “a long time in the making.” Both tell People the experience was a “fun” one.

T-Pain shares reaction to fanfare following success: “What’s the big deal?”

T-Pain is years into his music career, but it seems he’s still not used to fans’ reaction to his fame and stardom. In an interview with GQ, he says he began experiencing fanfare “a little bit before that, kind of the ‘I’m N Luv (Wit a Stripper)’ era” but that it made him ask questions like, “What’s the big deal?” and “Why do you think I’m important?”

His reaction has remained the same over the years. “Even still to this day. I’m a person like you. If we’re both in the same airport, on the same flight, there’s nothing special about what I’m doing. It’s not a big deal that you get to see me,” he says.

“It’s become a thing that people know about me. They know how I feel about pictures and videos and stuff like that. I installed in everybody like, Chill the f*** out,” T-Pain continues. “We’re all doing this together. I’m only as important as you make me. I get it, and I appreciate it, but we’re all supposed to be chilling together. I just get to be on the other side of the camera more than most people.”

While he notices “the appreciation is there and the love is there,” T-Pain says that “trying to make me more important than anyone else that’s also waiting on their flight…just doesn’t make sense to me.”

Blxst announces upcoming album, featuring newly released Anderson .Paak collab

Blxst has new music on the way, and this time, it’s not an EP. He announced Thursday that he’s readying for the release of his debut album, which will be titled I’ll Always Come Find You.

The announcement came via an Instagram post featuring a teaser that sees him in a Buick Grand National with a “Birdie” license plate, taking a late-night drive through the city and eventually stopping at a chauffeur car service garage called Evgle & Son. He ends the video saying, “If you’re ever lost, I’ll always come find you,” and revealing the release date: July 19.

“This is the most confident I’ve ever felt in my music. What I had to overcome while making this album changed my entire creative process, and the fans deserve to see the growth from that,” Blxst said in a press release. “I would be doing a disservice to not reach the heights I dreamed of reaching when I first started as an artist. No better time than now.”

To kick off the album, Blxst has released the Anderson .Paak-featuring single, “Dance with the Devil,” and its video.

“I’ve been a fan of Anderson .Paak since his Malibu album. His approach as an artist and tone of voice inspired me while coming into my own artistry,” Blxst said. “Full circle moment, he organically reached out to me summer 2023 to collaborate with him and the group Free Nationals. I took it as an opportunity to shoot for the stars and asked for him to be a part of my debut album as well.”

“This song is a perfect blend of two artists from California and is sonically undeniable from first listen,” he added. He said the song’s about “the tug-of-war with temptation in love and relationships.”

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Arnold Schwarzenegger, James Patterson team up on new book ‘The Protector’

Dolly Parton estate alleges nephew evading lawsuit with barbed wire, trespassing sign

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T-Pain shares reaction to fanfare following success: “What’s the big deal?”

Blxst announces upcoming album, featuring newly released Anderson .Paak collab

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