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NEW YORK — Sailor Brinkley-Cook will replace her mother, Christie Brinkley, on “Dancing with the Stars,” which will premiere Monday.

ABC said in a statement that Christie Brinkley is unable to continue this season following surgery to her wrist and arm. No details of her injury were given.

Brinkley-Cook is a model who has appeared in Sports Illustrated.

Celebrities competing in season 28 of “Dancing with the Stars” include Hannah Brown of “The Bachelorette,” former White House press secretary Sean Spicer, singers Lauren Alaina, Ally Brooke and Mary Wilson and athletes Lamar Odom and Ray Lewis, among others.

LITHONIA, Ga. — Rapper Kanye West brought his collection of choir singers and musicians to an Atlanta-area megachurch for his religious popup performance called “Sunday Service.”News outlets report West visited New Birth Missionary Baptist Church on Sunday drawing a large group of parishioners and celebrities including rappers T.I. and 2 Chainz.The church's Instagram stories show West performing “Father Stretch my Hands,” and a gospel set to the tune of Ginuwine's “So Anxious.”West's popup group has made various appearances on Sundays since January including a stop in Dayton, Ohio, at a benefit event supporting the community affected by the mass shooting.———

LOS ANGELES — Brian Wilson fans had several reasons to breathe a sigh of relief after the hometown performance the Beach Boys' creative leader delivered Thursday at the Greek Theatre.Wilson, 77, was in solid voice and mood after giving fans reason for concern in June when he called off a string of shows, saying he was feeling “mentally insecure” following the third in a series of surgeries on his back.“I started feeling strange and it's been pretty scary for a while,” he said in a statement at that time. “I was not feeling like myself.”Was it a passing affliction, or might he be sinking back into the psychological abyss in which he'd lived for much of the 1970s, '80s and '90s?By the end of July, Wilson said he was “100 percent better” and ready to get back on the road.Tragically, last month, on the first day of a new round of shows, longtime Brian Wilson Band guitarist and singer Nick Walusko died in his sleep at age 59.

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