{"id":95014,"date":"2026-04-26T22:43:56","date_gmt":"2026-04-27T05:43:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.billymasters.com\/custom\/?p=95014"},"modified":"2026-04-26T22:43:56","modified_gmt":"2026-04-27T05:43:56","slug":"a-chip-off-someones-block","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.billymasters.com\/custom\/blog\/2026\/04\/26\/a-chip-off-someones-block\/","title":{"rendered":"A Chip Off Someone&#8217;s Block"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>You all know that Cher has famously collaborated with the great <strong>Diane Warren<\/strong>.&nbsp; But here\u2019s something you probably don\u2019t know \u2013 Warren once collaborated with <strong>Matt Bomer<\/strong>!&nbsp; When <strong><em>Magic Mike XXL<\/em><\/strong> was being put together, there was talk of Bomer\u2019s character singing onstage (he does sing \u201cHeaven\u201d, from that <strong>Christopher Atkins<\/strong> stripper movie).&nbsp; There was even talk of him releasing an EP in conjunction with the film.&nbsp; So he recorded a handful of songs \u2013 some covers, some originals, and some written by Warren.&nbsp; Ultimately, the project was shelved.&nbsp; \u201cI knew that if I released them into the world, I was gonna have to go on talk shows and do them&#8230;and tour around the country with them, and do all this stuff.&nbsp; And I was like, \u2018You know what?&nbsp; I love her music, but if I\u2019m gonna do this, it has to come from me,\u2019 and so we never released it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.billymasters.com\/custom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/colorbar1.gif\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-568\" src=\"http:\/\/www.billymasters.com\/custom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/colorbar1.gif\" alt=\"colorbar1\" width=\"500\" height=\"1\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>This leads perfectly to our <strong><em>Ask Billy<\/em><\/strong> question.&nbsp; <strong>Chris <\/strong>in Maryland writes, \u201c<em>I saw a photo of Matt Bomer\u2019s son going to his prom.&nbsp; He\u2019s so gorgeous \u2013 just like his dad.&nbsp; What can you tell me about him?\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>We actually don\u2019t know who <strong>Walker Halls<\/strong>\u2019 biological father is.&nbsp; It could be Matt or it could be Matt\u2019s husband, PR guru <strong>Simon Halls<\/strong>.&nbsp; The supposition was always they were Halls\u2019 kids since they took his last name.&nbsp; While they were all born before Halls married Bomer, they were a couple.&nbsp; Either way, these kids have good-looking parents.&nbsp; Little Walker Halls went to his prom with <strong>Ava Bozzi<\/strong>, who is the adopted daughter of <strong>Bryan Lourd<\/strong>, who was <strong>Carrie Fisher<\/strong>\u2019s gay ex-husband.&nbsp; She is also the sister of that fun-loving <strong>Billie Lourd<\/strong>.&nbsp; With family like that, no doubt the high school couple had plenty to talk about!&nbsp; You can check out photos on <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.billymasters.com\/\">BillyMasters.com<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-568\" src=\"http:\/\/www.billymasters.com\/custom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/colorbar1.gif\" alt=\"colorbar1\" width=\"500\" height=\"1\"><\/p>\n<p>When I\u2019m covering high school proms, it\u2019s definitely time to end yet another column.&nbsp; Since we\u2019re dangerously approaching <strong>Epstein <\/strong>country (although I think high school was too old for him), let me remind you to check out&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.billymasters.com\/\">BillyMasters.com<\/a><\/strong> \u2013 the site you can even check out from under the table.&nbsp; If you have a question that only I could answer, send it along to <strong><a href=\"mailto:Billy@BillyMasters.com\">Billy@BillyMasters.com<\/a><\/strong> and I promise to get back to you before we find out if Wolf ran into Lindsey in that men\u2019s room!&nbsp;&nbsp; Until next time, remember, one man\u2019s filth is another man\u2019s bible.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>You all know that Cher has famously collaborated with the great Diane Warren.&nbsp; But here\u2019s something you probably don\u2019t know \u2013 Warren once collaborated with Matt Bomer!&nbsp; When Magic Mike XXL was being put together, there was talk of Bomer\u2019s character singing onstage (he does sing \u201cHeaven\u201d, from that Christopher Atkins stripper movie).&nbsp; 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