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A representative for Charlie Daniels said the76-year-old country singer is recovering after having a pacemaker implanted Thursday. Daniels was diagnosed Monday with “a mild-case of pneumonia.” Tests at a Nashville, Tenn.-area hospital revealed that he needed a pacemaker to regulate his heart rate. He’s scheduled to be released today. Daniels said in a statement that he’s feeling better and looking forward to spending Easter with his family. His Saturday and Sunday performances at Middle Tennessee State University have been canceled. Concerts with his band April 5 in Englewood, N.J., and April 6 in Newark, Ohio, have been canceled and will be rescheduled. His tour will resume April 11 in Lynchburg, Va. Daniels, best known for “The Devil Went Down to Georgia,” has been a member of the Grand Ole Opry for five years.

Comedian Louie Anderson said he’s been in pain all week from a recent diving mishap during a taping of the ABC celebrity diving show Splash . Anderson, who weighs more than 400 pounds, was trying to do a flip from the 5-meter (about 16 feet) board when he slammed into the water, landing on his face and chest. “If I were lying down right now, you would have to help me up,” the 60-year-old Anderson said Wednesday. “It’s been almost a week, and it still hurts almost as much.” Anderson, who skipped diving practice Tuesday night to take the stage in Sioux Falls, S.D., for a show benefiting the Brennan Rock & Roll Academy, said he asked the Splash staff after the accident if he was suffering from internal bleeding or damage and was told no. “They said, ‘That’s your abs. You’ve never worked them,’” Anderson joked. “The last time I worked them was when I was struggling to get out of my mother. That was it, and I haven’t worked them since.” The American version of Splash, a surprise hit that originated in Europe, has Olympic gold medalist Greg Louganis coaching a diverse cast of celebrities that includes Detroit Lions lineman Ndamukong Suh, 2012 Miss Alabama Katherine Webb, basketball great Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and former Baywatch star Nicole Eggert. Anderson said he’s not alone in suffering some bumps and bruises. “Ndamukong Suh hit his nose. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar sprained his neck,” he said. “Nicole was up on a handstand, and she slammed her chest and stomach into the 5-meter board and then fell into the water - and then, two hours later, had to do the dive on TV.”