Larry David says he would attack Elmo again; ‘Beetlejuice 2’ release date: Buzz

Larry David says he would attack Elmo again

“Curb Your Enthusiasm” star Larry David attacked Elmo on the “Today” show Thursday, grabbing the beloved “Sesame Street” character’s face and punching at him. As the NBC morning show used words like “assault” and “lawsuit,” David apologized and Elmo said he accepted his apology. But is David really sorry? He later appeared on “Late Night” with Seth Meyers, and mocked Elmo’s iconic voice. “Elmo was talking. I was waiting to be interviewed... He was going on about mental health, and I had to listen to every word. And I was going ‘Oh my God, oh my God, I don’t think I can take another second of this!’ And I got off my chair! And I approached him! And I throttled him!” David said. “I couldn’t take it. And you know what? I would do it again.”

‘Beetlejuice 2′ release date

It’s official: “Beetlejuice 2″ is now titled “Beetlejuice Beetlejuice.” Tim Burton’s long awaited sequel to the 1985 movie got a poster Thursday showing Michael Keaton’s titular character waiting for his number to be called in the afterlife’s waiting room: “The wait is almost over,” the tagline says. A trailer is expected soon, too. “Beetlejuice Beetlejuice,” starring Winona Ryder, Michael Keaton, Jenna Ortega (as Lydia Deetz’s daughter), Catherine O’Hara, Monica Bellucci, Justin Theroux and Willem Dafoe, will be released on Sept. 6, 2024.

New music

TGIF: New music out this week includes Kate Hudson’s “Talk About Love” (yes, that Kate Hudson) and Billy Joel’s “Turn the Lights Back On,” plus releases from Usher, 24kGoldn, Enrique Iglesias, Norah Jones, Twice, Keith Urban, Paramore, Cold War Kids, Logic, Goo Goo Dolls, and City Girls’ JT.

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