Joey Floyd Dies; Toby Keith Band Member Was 54

Joey Floyd – an actor turned musician who played multiple instruments in Toby Keith’s Easy Money Band – has passed away at the age of 54.

Floyd had reportedly been battling cancer, according to media reports.

After getting his start in the entertainment industry playing Willie Nelson’s son in the 1980 film Honeysuckle Rose, Floyd turned his attention to music.

He became a skilled banjo and fiddle player, and made a career out of it.

In addition to his time in Keith’s band, Floyd toured and recorded with several top artists, including his mentor, Nelson.

Nelson was the one who introduced Floyd to Keith in the early ’90s, and the two are said to have hit it off creatively and personally from the start.

After losing most of his possessions in the Nashville floods of 2010, Floyd devoted much of his time to helping others whose lives had been devastated by natural disasters.

Keith posted the following statement to his official Facebook page moments ago:

“Our dear friend and band member Joey Floyd passed away this morning after a long battle with cancer.”

“There will be a hole on stage and a hole in the hearts of all that loved him. Rest in peace ol’ friend.”

Floyd is survived by his wife, Laurin Floyd.

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Katy Perry: Skipping the Grammys Because of Taylor Swift?

At this point, it seems that the feud between Taylor Swift and Katy Perry will never be settled.

Both women have passed up multiple opportunities to bury the hatchet, and it seems they’ve now reached the point where they’ve ceased taking shots and are simply avoiding one another.

Last week, there were rumors that Taylor would be invited to Katy’s pre-Grammys party.

Sources said Katy had decided to get Taylor’s back in the wake of Kanye West’s misogynistic diss, and offer an olive branch as a show of feminine solidarity.

Now, however, it looks like Katy and Taylor are still at war, as not only will Taylor not be attending Katy’s party (which will likely be the year’s most star-studded), but Katy is skipping the Grammys, reportedly because she knows the night will be “all about Taylor.”

We imagine it would be tough to sit in the crowd and force a smile while your peers heap praise on your sworn enemy.

So Katy skipping the ceremony isn’t that surprising, but the fact that Taylor declined Katy’s invitation is a pretty clear indication that the music industry’s sweetheart doesn’t forgive as easily as you might think.

Looks like the bad blood between these two won’t be going away any time soon.

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Presidents Day Style Showdown: Lincoln vs. Washington!

Happy Presidents Day 2016! True American heroes don’t come any truer than these two … who we decided to pit against each other.

Why? To determine, once and for all, the greatest of all time. OF ALL TIME! In an epic Fashion Face-Off for the ages – sort of literally!

And the Winner is?

Abraham Lincoln

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George Washington

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They were both A-plus chief executives, but which U.S. President do you love more, Abraham Lincoln or George Washington? That’s what we wanna know! View Poll »

Honest Abe and G-Dubs’ duds haven’t been popular in ages, yet by the same token, you never go out of style when you’re a titan of history.

The very first President of the United States, George Washington led the rebellion over Great Britain, then oversaw the birth of a nation.

Kinda puts the rest of our lives in unworthy perspective.

Except for Abraham Lincoln, who, four score and seven years later, delivered the Gettysburg Address, valiantly preserving the union. 

Against similarly long odds, both leaders fought and delivered. In their respective eras and this one, they are true giants among men.

Ranking their achievements and legacies is impossible … but we can at least do fashion, right? So vote for the top Presidential attire above!

Then check out this gallery of a bunch of stars who have no business being POTUS, but hey, if we were forced to pick a celebrity …

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Eliot Spitzer Accused of Choking Girlfriend in NYC

Eliot Spitzer is once again in trouble with the law.

The ex-New York governor has been accused of assault by a 25-year-old unidentified woman, who alleges that the disgraced politician is her boyfriend and that he violently placed his hands around her neck on Saturday, February 13.

The supposed incident took place at the Plaza Hotel in Manhattan.

As we type this, the 56-year old Democrat has not been charged with any crimes.

“The victim has indicated that the subject is Eliot Spitzer,” the New York Police Department told CNN in a statement. “Through an ongoing investigation, we are attempting to further establish the identity of the subject and the nature of the incident.”

Through a spokesperson, meanwhile, Spitzer denies all charges, saying simply:

“There is no truth to the allegation.”

An insider also tells CNN that the woman – who claims she and Spitzer were engaged in a verbal argument that turned physical – was taken to the hospital with self-inflicted cuts to her wrists.

This same insider says Spitzer was on hand at the hospital, donning a hat to hide his face.

Spitzer and his ex-wife, Silda Wall, divorced in 2014, six years after Spitzer resigner his gubernatorial position following his involvement in a prostitution scandal.

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