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R Kelly LOSES bid to quash 20-year jail sentence for child sex attacks in Chicago but vows 'our fight is not over' - one day after bombshell overturning of Harvey Weinstein's rape conviction
26/04/24 17:04Jurors in 2022 convicted the R&B singer, born Robert Sylvester Kelly, on three charges of producing child porn, and three charges of enticement of minors for sex.
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R. Kelly prosecutor says Diddy should be 'very concerned' by Homeland Security raids and arrest of drug mule
27/03/24 17:20Nadia Shihata said the raids were a sign an investigation into Sean 'Diddy' Combs is 'well underway' with federal agents confident they would find evidence.
Kate Hudson wishes her 'Pa' Kurt Russell a happy 73rd birthday on St. Patrick's Day - while Khloe Kardashian kicks off the day with son Tatum sporting green
17/03/24 19:35Kate Hudson celebrated two big days with one post Sunday. The actress, 44, share a flashback photo of herself and step-dad Kurt Russell , 72, writing, 'Love you Pa!'
California lawyer says that underage girl who once slept with NBA star Josh Giddey chose 'not to speak with law enforcement in order to protect her privacy'
19/01/24 00:09Giddey, 21, has yet to comment on police dropping the investigation into the allegations that he entertained an improper relationship with a 15-year-old high school student when he was 19.
Candice Swanepoel flaunts her VERY toned tummy in a skimpy black bikini as she enjoys a sunny vacation
01/01/24 21:39The 35-year-old wore wore her long blonde hair down and was nicely made up with plum toned makeup that made her look ready to hit a nightclub. 'Step out in the new Indigo terry,' she wrote in her caption.
Serial rapist, 19, dubbed the 'Brixton R Kelly' who groomed and attacked young girls he met on Snapchat is jailed for 12 years
18/12/23 11:29Serial rapist Kevarnie Queen (pictured), 19, dubbed the 'Brixton R Kelly' has been jailed for 12 years after committing a three-year campaign of sexual violence against six young women.
Google will change its Maps app so that it can no longer access users' individual location history and cut off its ability to respond to controversial 'Geofence' search warrants
15/12/23 20:09Google announced that for users who have the location history enabled, data will soon be saved directly on their devices instead of on Google servers
'Demon' serial rapist dubbed the 'Brixton R Kelly', 19, who groomed and raped six young girls he met on Snapchat over three years is slammed by victims at sentencing hearing
13/12/23 22:30Kevarnie Queen, 19, was found guilty of 22 counts of rape relating to the following a trial at Inner London Crown Court. The court heard harrowing testimonies from the young victims.
Candice Swanepoel shows off her VERY toned tummy in a bikini 'inspired by Tropicalia - a creative movement originated in Brazil in the 60s'
07/12/23 15:34'Inspired by Tropicalia- a creative movement that originated in Brazil in the 1960s,' the caption read on the latest post where she was posing against a distressed wall with trees growing alongside it.
50 Cent takes a swipe at Diddy after he's sued by a third woman claiming he choked and raped her... shortly after settling lawsuit with ex Cassie
25/11/23 17:4150 Cent took a swipe at Diddy on his Instagram page on Friday after the rapper was sued by a third woman for both choking and raping her - after settling lawsuit with ex Cassie.
Diddy's rap sheet of utter depravity: Car bomb claims, a champagne-bottle bludgeoning - and now the reported 'mutilation' of his girlfriend... MAUREEN CALLAHAN reveals Sean Combs' monstrous past and asks: How long can he get away with it?
21/11/23 16:29If we're to believe the allegations lodged in civil court last week by his former protégée Cassie, hip-hop mogul Combs - also known as Puffy, Diddy and, laughably, Love - is one very dangerous man.
R Kelly sues feds for 'leaking private information to vlogger' while locked up in Chicago - as he now serves out his decades long sentence for sex crimes in North Carolina
14/11/23 00:05Convicted sex criminal and singer R. Kelly is suing the Federal Bureau of Prisons for allegedly leaking private information about his incarceration to a popular YouTube gossip vlogger.
Kentucky banks on DARK TOURISM to lure visitors to the state with tales of its rural myths and chilling legends
05/11/23 17:05Kentucky unveiled its 'Kentucky After Dark' tourism program that looks to capitalize on 12 scary locations throughout its borders.
Chris Brown beams as he leaves Catch Steak in kooky trousers after controversial singer hit out at Tinashe
27/09/23 10:15The singer's outing comes after he recently blasted 'evil' Tinashe , 30, for saying that their collaboration Player didn't 'compute' in 2015.
Chris Brown blasts 'evil' Tinashe for saying their collaboration Player didn't 'compute' in 2015: 'Shawty career is nonexistent!'
18/09/23 00:04The 34-year-old Grammy winner took his anger out on the 30-year-old R&B songstress rather than Selena Gomez, whose MTV VMAs sneer at him went viral
Sam Bankman-Fried LOSES appeal asking to be released from Brooklyn jail
06/09/23 17:54Sam Bankman-Fried today lost an appeal asking to released from a Brooklyn jail after complaining he cannot properly prepare for his trial over the collapse of his FTX cryptocurrency exchange.
Disgraced FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried complains to court that vegan prison diet of 'bread, water and peanut butter' is 'outrageous' - and says he 'can't prepare for trial' without access to computers and medication
22/08/23 15:47The disgraced vegan billionaire, 31, is being fed a 'flesh diet' of bread, water and peanut butter - which his lawyers said was 'outrageous'.
Inside the HORRIFIC conditions at MDC Brooklyn where disgraced FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried will be held during his trial - and which also held R Kelly, Ghislaine Maxwell and Martin Shkreli
12/08/23 18:00As well as new inmate Bankman-Fried, the prison had previously held high profile individuals including R. Kelly, Ghislaine Maxwell and Martin Shkreli.
R Kelly files appeal in New York case after he was sentenced to 30 years in prison for sex trafficking and racketeering
19/04/23 21:39Kelly is seeking to have the appeals court reverse his convictions or order a new trial. The appeal was filed by his attorney Jennifer Bonjean on Tuesday.
'He's used my family as punching bags for his entire career': Michael Jackson's nephew Taj thanks Will Smith for slapping Chris Rock as he slams comedian's Netflix special
08/03/23 20:08Taj Jackson condemned Rock's Netflix special 'Chris Rock: Selective Outrage' released on Saturday after the comedian compared Michael Jackson to sexual predator R. Kelly.
Call THAT justice? R Kelly is jailed for just ONE extra year for pedophilia by federal judge who snubbed victims' plea to make him in die in jail: Singer already serving 30 years for separate sex offenses
23/02/23 17:35A federal judge sentenced rapper R. Kelly to just one more year in prison for federal pedophilia charges on Thursday after his victims spoke out about the abuse they faced at his hands.
R. Kelly to be sentenced today in Chicago for child pornography and could face 25 more years in prison on top of the 30-years he is already serving
23/02/23 11:02A U.S. judge in Illinois on Thursday is due to sentence musician R. Kelly for child pornography and coercion, deciding whether to tack more time onto a 30-year sentence from a previous case.
US prosecutors ask judge to give R. Kelly 25 more years in prison
17/02/23 13:53Prosecutors asked a judge to give R Kelly 25 more years in prison for sex crimes. The singer will already serve 30 years for a verdict reached in 2021. His lawyer asks for 10 years served concurrently
US prosecutors ask judge to give R. Kelly 25 more years in prison for sex crimes: 'Sadistic' singer, 56, should be locked up for the rest of his life as he 'poses a serious danger to society,' court docs say
17/02/23 10:51Prosecutors asked a judge to give R Kelly 25 more years in prison for sex crimes. The singer will already serve 30 years for a verdict reached in 2021. His lawyer asks for 10 years served concurrently
R Kelly's sexual abuse indictments in Chicago are DROPPED by prosecutor Kim Foxx, after she was upstaged by two federal convictions that have so-far netted pervert 30 years in jail
31/01/23 01:48Kim Foxx, the state's attorney in Cook County, Illinois, announced on Monday she was dropping charges against R. Kelly, on the eve of a hearing. He is currently serving a 30-year federal sentence.
Disgraced R Kelly's manager is handed jail sentence for threatening to shoot up Manhattan theater if they didn't stop screening a documentary accusing the singer of sex crimes
19/12/22 18:38The sentence will not add to the time Donnell Russell is already set to serve for an effort to quash sexual abuse claims against Kelly.
Spotify and Apple remove R. Kelly's prison album 'I Admit It' where he raps about his crimes
09/12/22 17:40The 55-year-old somehow managed to release the 13-track album on both platforms on Friday. His record label claims it wasn't them who put it out.
'I like Hitler': Balaclava-clad Kanye West has 'full mental health breakdown' on Alex Jones podcast alongside white supremacist Nick Fuentes as he spouts MORE anti-Semitic bile - and encourage people to visit R. Kelly and Weinstein in prison
01/12/22 18:34West made the inflammatory remarks during an appearance on Alex Jones podcast Infowars, on Thursday.
Disgraced singer R Kelly, 55, demands a new trial and acquittal after being found guilty of child sex abuse in Chicago court
16/11/22 22:15R. Kelly, 55, has filed two motions in Chicago's federal court seeking a new trial or an outright reversal of his conviction on child pornography and other sex-abuse related charges.
Grand jurors in disgraced R&B star R Kelly's Chicago case quizzed prosecution over why he was not charged with marrying Aaliyah when she was just 15, secret filings reveal
21/10/22 23:13Court files from R Kelly's federal trial in Chicago revealed juror's questions over his marriage to Aaliyah, who was only 15. Due to legal issues, the case was dropped but picked up in New York.
Chicago jury convicts R. Kelly of child pornography charges and coercing minors into sex acts
14/09/22 10:19Kelly, 55, was found guilty on three counts of child pornography but was acquitted of a conspiracy to obstruct justice. He was convicted by a New York jury of sex trafficking in June.
Jury in R. Kelly's child porn trial enter second day of deliberations - after juror had a panic attack hearing closing arguments on day one
14/09/22 03:49Jurors began deliberating Tuesday after Judge Harry Leinenweber gave them jury instructions, including explicit descriptions of what constitutes sexual abuse.
R Kelly juror in child pornography trial suffers panic attack while hearing graphic closing argument
13/09/22 01:52A juror in R Kelly's child pornography and obstruction of justice trial suffered a panic attack on Monday while hearing graphic closing arguments in the case.
R Kelly paid hundreds of thousands of dollars to buy back child porn videos that went 'missing' from his collection in 2000s - and threatened accuser's mom leaving her fearing for her life, court hears
22/08/22 23:05The disgraced musician and his inner circle splashed out the huge sums on desperately trying to recover the lost recordings, prosecutors claim.
Jurors at R Kelly's child porn trial view first sex tape: Victim, 14, asks convicted pedophile singer 'daddy, do you still love me?' as he gives her 'sexually explicit instructions'
19/08/22 22:37A Chicago jury watched clips of three separate sex videos on Friday of convicted pedophile R. Kelly having sex with his then 14-year-old goddaughter, where she called him 'daddy.'
R Kelly's ex goddaughter tells jury at his child pornography trial that he had sex with her 'hundreds of times' before she turned 18 - and it started when she was 15
18/08/22 17:39A 37-year-old woman testified on Thursday that R. Kelly had sex with her 'hundreds' of times before she turned 18. The R&B singer is now on trial for conspiracy to obstruct justice.
Jurors at R Kelly's Chicago trial WILL be shown a graphic video of disgraced singer 'having sex with 14-year-old girl': Victim, now in her 30s, will testify after he was accused of rigging his 2008 child pornography trial
17/08/22 11:09Opening statements begin today at disgraced singer R Kelly's Chicago trial as he faces accusations that he filmed himself having sex with a 14-year-old and rigged his 2008 child pornography trial.
Jury selection begins for R Kelly's Chicago trial on charges that he rigged his 2008 child pornography case by threatening and paying off a girl who 'he filmed himself having sex with when she was just 14'
15/08/22 16:17The jury selection for R. Kelly's 2008 child pornography scandals begins on August 15 in Chicago. Prosecutors say Kelly fixed the 2008 trial by paying off the minor to not appear in court.
Girl that R. Kelly 'filmed himself having sex with when she was 14, before paying her not to testify in 2008 case' changes course and agrees to speak at R&B singer's federal trial in Chicago starting this week
13/08/22 22:50R. Kelly's federal trial in Chicago set to start Monday will include testimony from a woman who Kelly allegedly filmed himself having sex with when she was 14 years old, and he was about 30.
Lisa Wilkinson returns to The Project for a gushing interview with lawyer and women's rights activist Gloria Allred... after being pulled from the air following THAT Logies speech debacle
21/07/22 22:42Lisa Wilkinson has filed her first dispatch as de facto U.S. correspondent for The Project, after fleeing to LA amid the fallout of her disastrous Logies speech that delayed a rape trial
R Kelly is moved from Brooklyn jail to Chicago prison ahead of trial in the Windy City for 'trying to buy back sex tapes he made with five underage girls and silence them over decades'
14/07/22 00:51The 55-year-old disgraced R&B star was transferred Tuesday from a federal jail in Brooklyn to the Metropolitan Correctional Center.
'He is not a monster': Woman, 26, who claimed she was R. Kelly abuse victim now says she's pedophile star's FIANCEE in letter to judge pleading for light sentence before singer was sentenced to 30 years
11/07/22 21:07Joycelyn Savage, woman who was one of R&B singer R. Kelly's alleged victims, claims they are now engaged. Savage wrote a letter to the judge on June 13 before Kelly was sentenced
R Kelly is removed from suicide watch by Brooklyn prison officials days after his lawyers sued for putting him in isolation 'as punishment' and claimed facility is 'run as a gulag'
05/07/22 18:22Kelly, 55, was returned to normal incarceration this morning at the Brooklyn prison where he is being held according to a statement from the United States Attorney Eastern District of New York
R Kelly was put on suicide watch 'for his own safety', prosecutors say as they hit back at claims he was isolated 'as punishment' after being jailed for 30 years for sex trafficking young girls
04/07/22 20:02The U.S. Attorney's Office in Brooklyn filed court papers Saturday saying the disgraced R&B superstar remains on suicide watch 'for his own safety,' following a psychological assessment.Lawyers for R Kelly sue Brooklyn prison for placing him on suicide watch 'as punishment' after he was handed down 30-year sentence for sex trafficking young girls
01/07/22 21:36Disgraced R&B star R Kelly was 'illegally placed' him on suicide watch on Friday at the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn, his atttorney Jennifer Bonjean said.
'I never thought that I would see him held accountable for the atrocious things that he did to children': R Kelly's sobbing victims are stunned and relieved after finally getting justice as the singer is sentenced to 30 years in prison
30/06/22 05:32R Kelly, 55, was sentenced on Wednesday to 30 years in federal prison. Outside court his victims told of their relief at finally seeing justice delivered, with several saying they never dreamt of this day.
'You taught your victims that love is enslavement and violence': Brooklyn judge sentences R&B star R Kelly, 55, to 30 years in prison for sex trafficking and racketeering over 25 years
29/06/22 19:10Fallen R&B star R Kelly has been sentenced to 30 years in federal prison for sex trafficking after his accusers told the Brooklyn federal court that he had preyed on them and misled his fans.
R Kelly victim slams him in court for 'using fame and power to groom' children for his 'own sexual gratification' ahead of his sentencing where he faces life behind bars
29/06/22 16:27R Kelly, 55, was found guilty of racketeering and other counts last year at a trial that was seen as a signature moment in the #MeToo movement.
R Kelly supporter faces charges for using his YouTube channel to threaten three female prosecutors who helped secure singer's sex crime convictions
29/06/22 14:20Christopher Gunn, 39, post videos as 'DeBoski Gunn' on YouTube, several of which are titled 'R Kelly Propaganda' in an attempt to clear the singer's name.
R Kelly arrives at court to be sentenced for up to 25 years over sex- trafficking conviction as his lawyers argue for just ten years because of his own 'traumatic childhood sexual abuse'
29/06/22 05:10R Kelly, 55, was found guilty of racketeering and other counts last year at a trial that was seen as a signature moment in the #MeToo movement.
Prosecutors say R Kelly, 55, should face at least 25 years in prison ahead of his June 29 sentencing after he 'preyed upon children and young women for his own sexual gratification'
09/06/22 03:46The 55-year-old Chicago-born singer, who has been in custody since 2019, will be sentenced on June 29 in New York, after being convicted in September 2021 of abusing young girls and boys.
R. Kelly's 'anxiously clenched fist, fake sad noises' and contradictory head movements betrayed his guilt in THAT explosive interview with Gayle King, body language expert claims
04/05/22 12:15In R. Kelly: A Faking It Special - available on discovery+, Dr Cliff Lansley suggests tiny signs in Kelly's body language undermine his denial in talk with CBS This Morning in 2019.
How deputies leading Jussie Smollett into Cook County jail sought to reassure him by saying they're the same high-profile team that processed disgraced singer R. Kelly
07/04/22 21:10The actor was still wearing his court wardrobe consisting of a white button-down shirt and black slacks when he was ordered to walk into a room and put his hands on the wall to be searched.
Row as BBC Radio 4 presenter 'brackets' JK Rowling alongside sex offenders R Kelly and Eric Gill and brands her views on gender identity 'very unpopular'
02/04/22 00:09BBC Radio 4 presenter Tom Sutcliffe has been accused of 'bracketing' JK Rowling alongside sex offenders R Kelly and Eric Gill because of her views on gender.
Maxwell courtroom artist dubbed the 'Holbein of crime' who's spent 40 years covering trials including R. Kelly and Weinstein's says she and Ghislaine are 'like buddies' after they sketched each other
09/12/21 11:41Dubbed the 'Holbein of crime', Jane Rosenberg, of New York, has spent 40 years covering the courts - including the R. Kelly and Harvey Weinstein trials - and is considered among the best in the business.
Porsha Williams says she had 'abusive' encounter with R. Kelly in 2007: RHOA star claims the singer 'told her to take her clothes off' in his bedroom and says she heard a woman being beaten in his home, new memoir reveals
17/11/21 19:33Williams, 40, opened up about her meeting with Kelly in a new interview with People after keeping it a secret for years.
R. Kelly's racist Brooklyn cellmate - who threatened to kill Democratic Congress members after January 6 riot - creates comic book showing him and the disgraced R&B singer doing yoga
10/11/21 06:54R Kelly's former cellmate Brendan Hunt, 37, created a comic strip of the pair doing yoga after they served two weeks together at the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn
R Kelly is placed on suicide watch after being convicted of sex trafficking in New York: R&B singer will face SECOND trial in Chicago on child pornography charges
20/10/21 21:26A federal judge on Wednesday ordered R Kelly to stand trial in Chicago on child pornography and other charges next year after he was placed on suicide watch in Brooklyn.
YouTube cancels R Kelly: Video streaming site pulls sex abuser's channels from its site following conviction - but fans can still listen to his songs on web giant's streaming service
06/10/21 19:26YouTube has banned R. Kelly's channels from the video streaming platform days after he was found guilty of sex trafficking.
'He had us practicing every single day': R Kelly victim Azriel Clary tells Gayle King she lied to her during infamous 2019 interview where she defended the R&B singer after he coached her on what to say
30/09/21 15:43Azriel Clary said the R&B singer started sexually assaulting her from the age of 17 and she lied about 'everything' in a 2019 interview because Kelly had her 'practice answering questions'.
Bill Cosby believes pedophile rapist R Kelly was 'railroaded' during 'racist' sex crimes trial and claim his appeal will be successful
29/09/21 12:16Bill Cosby's spokesman Andrew Wyatt said the 84-year-old felt Kelly 'got railroaded' and 'wasn't going to catch a break' in his month-long trial, which concluded with a conviction on Monday.
Aaliyah's uncle says 'there wouldn't have been a trial' if he had known how R. Kelly was sexually exploiting and abusing his niece
28/09/21 22:12Aaliyah's uncle, Barry Hankerson (pictured), has spoken out about the R. Kelly verdict, saying the singer wouldn't have needed to go to trial if he had known about the abuse.
R Kelly's ex-wife of 13 years says her heart 'breaks as a mother because this is now my children's legacy' as she discusses her 'life of constant fear' during their marriage
28/09/21 10:49The R&B star, whose legal name is Robert Kelly, was found guilty on Monday of all nine counts in a Brooklyn federal court, including racketeering based on sexual exploitation of children.
'Vindicated': R Kelly accusers share their relief and joy as R&B star faces up to 100 years in prisons for recruiting and sexually abusing women, girls and boys over three decades
28/09/21 00:06Jerhonda Johnson Pace (left), 28, who testified at trial against R Kelly (right) last month, wrote on Instagram that she felt vindicated by the guilty verdict in Brooklyn federal court on Monday.
How R. Kelly was finally brought to justice: One-time R&B superstar used his fame to get away with decades of abuse against young women and men - until harrowing 2019 documentary saw allegations snowball
27/09/21 22:56Singer R. Kelly (pictured) has been shadowed by sexual assault allegations for decades. His victims include the singer Aaliyah (inset) who was 15 when she married him in a secret ceremony.
R Kelly, 54, faces 100 years in prison after he is found GUILTY of all nine counts of sex trafficking and racketeering: R&B star recruited and sexually abused women, girls and boys over three decades
27/09/21 19:17R. Kelly was found guilty of all nine counts of racketeering and sex trafficking after a six-week long trial featuring lurid testimony from 50 witnesses. The singer denies any wrongdoing
R. Kelly is mocked online after Celebrity Net Worth estimated his assets are $2M in the red
27/09/21 02:38A number of Twitter users took to the social media format to point out the 54-year-old singer's financial issues.
R. Kelly jurors begin deliberations on his sex trafficking charges after a 23-day trial: Prosecutors lay into singer in closing arguments and say he 'targeted and groomed girls, boys and women'
24/09/21 20:07A jury of seven men and five women began deliberating federal racketeering and sex trafficking charges against the R&B superstar on Friday in Brooklyn.
R Kelly's lawyer bizarrely compares singer to Martin Luther King and then quotes from famous 'I've Been to the Mountaintop' speech during closing arguments: Jury could begin deliberating Friday
23/09/21 18:00R Kelly's lawyer compared the singer to Martin Luther King claiming that both men have fought to uphold the constitution before quoting King's famous 'I've Been to the Mountaintop' to prove his point.
R. Kelly DID NOT testify in his sex trafficking trial as defense calls record company executive as final witness before resting its case as closing arguments begin
22/09/21 17:29R Kelly not want to testify in his own defense in Brooklyn federal court on Wednesday as the defense rest its case and closing arguments begin after six weeks of testimony.
Embattled R&B star R. Kelly likely won't sing in his own defense as his lawyers trotted out two more witnesses in the sex-trafficking trial Tuesday
21/09/21 18:35As the saga of R. Kelly's sex-trafficking trial nears its close, it appears that the disgraced singer will not take to the witness stand to defend himself, a lawyer for Kelly revealed Tuesday.
R. Kelly prosecution rests its case: Defense starts by calling aspiring rapper who hung around singer for 15 years, second witness is convicted felon ex-cop
20/09/21 21:47Prosecutors rested their case against R. Kelly Monday morning, after 20 days of testimony from accusers - and now two witnesses have come to the singer's defense.
R. Kelly's talent manager told her to 'pick a team' after teenage singer filed sexual harassment lawsuit in 2009 and 'threatened' that 'in these kinds of situations people come up missing', she tells his sex-trafficking trial
17/09/21 18:20A former employee of R. Kelly testified on Friday that he once threatened her to 'pick a team' warning her 'in these kinds of situations people come up missing.'
R. Kelly's longtime assistant accused of 'guarding his victims so they couldn't leave' says she NEVER helped him recruit women 'because he was a mega superstar' and 'he didn't need help'
17/09/21 12:50Diana Copeland, Kelly's assistant of 16 years, said that despite Kelly's entourage of 'girlfriends' and strict house rules she never suspected the music star of illegal activities nor been able to stop him.
R Kelly's former backup dancer testifies she 'began having sex with him when she was 14 or 15 - and once walked in on the singer performing oral sex on teenage Aaliyah'
13/09/21 20:53A witness who identified herself as 'Angela' testified in Brooklyn Federal Court that R Kelly began having sex with her when she was 14 or 15 years old, and working as a backup dancer.
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Wynonna Judd's daughter Grace Kelley arrested AGAIN three months after facing prostitution and indecent exposure charges
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David Boreanaz, 55, reveals he's had 'four MRIs in four months' and needs to give his body a rest after grueling SEAL Team finale
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Denise Richards enjoys a date night with husband Aaron Phypers at an event in LA - after urging Tori Spelling to join OnlyFans
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Strictly announces Gladiator star Montell Douglas as twelfth contestant after unconfirmed celebrities are spotted sneaking into rehearsals
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Strictly's Tasha Ghouri can't wipe the smile off her face as she heads to rehearsals with Toyah Wilcox after she is revealed as bookies favourite
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Coronation Street star quits soap after three years on cobbles - with explosive exit storyline kicking off within months
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'Firm, tone and hydrate': Women praise sell-out face cream that promises to deliver an 'instant uplift' in as little as seven days
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Gemma Collins hits out at Strictly Come Dancing and reveals the REAL reason she'll never do the show
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A Place In The Sun viewers 'worry' about presenter Lee Juggurnauth in latest episode
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Channing Tatum talks marriage and kids as he gushes about acting with his fiancée Zoë Kravitz
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Travis Kelce's dad Ed hits back at Kanye West with withering response after rapper's new track referenced Taylor Swift and his son
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Beloved BBC game show returning to screens in just days with celebrity hosts after string of special episodes
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Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes' daughter Suri Cruise, 18, is the spitting image of her actress mom as she steps out in NYC - weeks before college
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Jennifer Lopez tenderly kisses Jharell Jerome's forehead in first look of their upcoming film Unstoppable
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Ex-Emmerdale star Mica Keeble helps brides on their big day following bizarre viral Tik Tok trend
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Jade Thirlwall reveals she could have been a real life princess because her Little Mix bandmates tried to set her up with Prince Harry
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Huw Edwards is 'villain who was living a double life': BBC chair's eviscerating take down of fallen star in internal email to staff
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Emma Roberts dons a colourful polo top as she heads out to watch the Olympics Games in Paris
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Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds enjoy a date night after It Ends With Us screening - as she speaks on going head to head with husband at the box office
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Katie Price's boyfriend JJ Slater breaks cover as he heads to his car shirtless as star is bailed hours after arrest at Heathrow airport
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Beyond Paradise confirms return of major character as BBC drops first series three spoilers - and filming is already underway
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EXCLUSIVELizzie Cundy, 56, shows off her incredible figure in a skimpy printed bikini as she relaxes in Mallorca after suffering a mystery illness
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Love Island's Paige Thorne puts on a VERY cheeky display as she slips into a skimpy thong bikini during sun-soaked Florida getaway
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Katie Price RECAP: Latest court updates as judge tells ex-glamour models 'no holidays' as he warns her she faces PRISON if she swerves next court date
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EXCLUSIVELorri Haines recalls trauma of watching his parents spend all their money on alcohol while he was forced to go to school with holes in his shoes
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Jade Thirlwall transforms into a scorned bride in a corset and veil as she releases video for new version of her track Angel Of My Dreams
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Antiques Roadshow guest clasps hand to mouth and gasps 'I don't want to swear!' as she struggles to contain shock at value of record-breaking brooch
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Shawn Mendes reveals pregnancy scare that 'shook' him to his core in new song: 'I was about to be a father'
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Rihanna is left in HYSTERICS as she enjoys a thrilling inflatable boat ride with boyfriend A$AP Rocky during their holiday to Barbados
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Katie Price is bailed hours after she was arrested at Heathrow Airport - but still faces court today over enormous debt
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Lila Moss sends pulses racing in a skimpy black two-piece as she soaks up the sun in in Formentera with her mum Kate and boyfriend Yoni Helbitz
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Rita Ora shows off her incredible figure in a tiny bikini as she recovers from mystery hospital dash on holiday with Taika Waititi and Kate Moss
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This Morning fans slate 'worst opening to a show ever' and wonder if they're hallucinating after Josie Gibson and Craig Doyle's car crash intro
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Emily at the Olympics! Lily Collins styles sequined beret as she emulates her Netflix character to cheer on USA at Olympics in Paris
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BBC asks Huw Edwards to return more than £200,000 he was paid after being arrested over child abuse images
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Love Island's Jess is seen getting VERY cosy with bombshell Harry just days after Hugo split as worse-for-wear Islanders take to drinking in the streets
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Kym Marsh, 48, shows her youthful side in dog ears as she steps out with toyboy Samuel Thomas, 29, following their performance in 101 Dalmatians The Musical
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The Repair Shop fans panic as beloved BBC star 'goes missing' from new series - demanding 'where are they?!
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Dafne Keen stuns in a red figure-hugging halterneck dress as she steps out for the It Ends With Us London screening in Deadpool & Wolverine crossover
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The changing face of Blake Lively: Inside star's glamorous transformation from baby-faced teen to Hollywood leading lady
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Saturday Night Live movie FIRST LOOK: Trailer recreates the very first SNL episode from 1975 with 'chaotic scenes' and 'lookalike actors'
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Sabrina Carpenter, 25, turns heads in a figure-hugging gold dress amid mounting plastic surgery speculation
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Prince Philip's last gaffe revealed: Aled Jones discloses never-before-heard hilarious interruption Duke of Edinburgh would make
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Moment Travis Scott is seen in the back of French cop car as details emerge of 'drunk' 5am fight in Parisian five-star hotel that led to his arrest
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The Umbrella Academy fans 'want to cry, scream and throw up' after 'nauseating' age gap love scenes - demanding an apology from show creator
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King Carl Gustaf of Sweden tries out the famous 'no sex' cardboard beds all in the Olympic Village in Paris
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Taylor Swift beefs up security for her London shows after cancelling Vienna concerts amid terror plot - as 'Swiftonomics' uncover the cost of axed gigs
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Blake Lively says her new movie It Ends With Us is a story of 'joy, pain, possibility, and trauma' as she reveals what the role means to her
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Ekin-Su Culculoglu looks worlds away from her Love Island days as she debuts a major new hair transformation
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Moment Katie Price is met by police at Heathrow and arrested with son Harvey looking on and her head in a bandage after £10,000 facelift - as she faces court today
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EXCLUSIVERevealed: The WAG who has been helping Lauryn Goodman pen barbed social media posts and telling her how to behave in public. KATIE HIND reports
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ITV takes outrageous turn as Andi Peters compares himself to Olympic pole vaulter with racy manhood joke on Lorraine
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Downton Abbey bosses reveal it was 'terribly easy' to convince Maggie Smith that her character should be killed off
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Beaming Jeremy Renner is the picture of health as he's seen for the FIRST time on set of Knives out 3 alongside fellow Marvel star Josh Brolin
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Travis Scott looks 'hyped up' as he shouts and swears at Olympics crowd hours before being arrested
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Love Is Blind fans beg couple to 'take a DNA test' after string of worrying clues they're related - as stars admit 'I've got goosebumps'
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Emma Stone keeps a low profile beneath a beanie hat and shades as she revisits Cruella filming location in London - ahead of the blockbuster's sequel
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Strictly Come Dancing 2024 line-up: Every celebrity contestant we know so far as Tasha Ghouri and Pete Wicks are latest stars confirmed
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Good Morning Britain host 'grovels for his job' after technical gaffe - admitting to 'unplugging his microphone so he can go to the toilet' on live ITV show
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Tasha Ghouri is seen for the first time since her Strictly Come Dancing signing was confirmed as she arrives at a London studio
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Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck's endless separation is humiliating - and utterly exhausting. But MAUREEN CALLAHAN has a theory...
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Crown Prince Haakon meets the viral Norwegian swimmer dubbed 'the muffin man' - amid his stepsons arrest
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Love Island's Gabby Allen flaunts her jaw-dropping figure in a VERY racy red dress as she joins equally daring Faye Winter at the It Ends With Us premiere
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Colin Farrell reveals son James' heartbreaking misdiagnosis before doctors confirmed he was suffering from Angelman syndrome
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Claire Sweeney, 53, cuts a stylish figure in a hot pink dress as she enjoys romantic meal with boyfriend Ricky Hatton, 45, in Tenerife
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Gemma Collins hops on the Brat summer trend as she wows in bright green ball gown
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Abbey Clancy shares adorable family holiday snap with husband Peter Crouch and their three kids after jetting off to mystery location
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Meera Syal becomes the latest star to read a CBeebies Bedtime Story as she honours South Asian Heritage Month
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Sir Paul McCartney shares never before seen snaps from Wings' 1974 Abbey Road recording sessions featuring late wife Linda
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BBC Breakfast grinds to a halt as Naga Munchetty rocked by back-to-back technical blunders - seething 'well this is great!'
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Russell Brand is 'axed from his big-money role in the Despicable Me film series and replaced by a British comic after rape and assault allegations'
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Rapper Travis Scott 'arrested in Paris after fight with his bodyguard' hours after cheering on US basketball stars in Olympics semi-final
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EXCLUSIVERevealed: Eamonn Holmes' new girlfriend, 42, has a son with a retired coach driver aged 81
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Blake Lively looks radiant in a £30,000 floral frock after making her FIFTH outfit change of the day for the UK premiere of It Ends With Us
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EXCLUSIVEKatie Price is set to appear in court TODAY: Reality star spent night behind bars after being met by police as she returned to Britain
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ALISON BOSHOFF: Jealous Huw Edwards was 'poison' in BBC news room, claim ex-colleagues
Would complain bitterly
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Princess Diana would have been 'broken-hearted' over Prince William and Prince Harry's feud, RICHARD KAY tells PALACE CONFIDENTIAL
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Jamie Lee Curtis pushes for cast and crew to wear name tags on film sets to help eliminate power hierarchies from forming
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Diddy's ex Yung Miami breaks silence over her relationship with disgraced rapper... following claims she 'transported pink cocaine for him'
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Bella Thorne commands attention in a power suit with a plunging neon yellow blazer at HollyShorts Film Festival - after slamming Ozempic use
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Olivia Wilde looks edgy chic in low-cut black dress and platform boots as she supports pal Zoe Kravitz's directorial debut Blink Twice in LA
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Colin Farrell reveals the heart-wrenching question he asked doctor after his son James, 20, was diagnosed with Angelman syndrome
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Naomi Watts reveals her surprising relationship with former co-star Simon Baker: 'I love you so much!'
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Justin Bieber looks unrecognizable in scruffy attire with his boxer shorts showing at posh Waldorf Astoria in LA without pregnant wife Hailey
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King Charles seethed at photographs of his mother posing with her hands in her pockets, but he and other royals do this too...
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Katie Price infuriates tourist who says their stay at five star hotel in Turkey was ruined by star using pool with 'blood all over her face'
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Michelle Keegan puts on a leggy display in a chic black minidress as she cosies up to husband Mark Wright on romantic trip to Paris
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Reese Witherspoon brings son Deacon Phillippe, 20, as her date to starry Blink Twice premiere in LA amid romance rumors with financier Oliver Haarmann
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The moment Scheana Shay gets BITTEN by King's Guard horse... as the Vanderpump Rules star becomes latest London tourist to ignore warning sign
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Zoe Kravitz and fiance Channing Tatum have the look of love as they make their red carpet debut at Blink Twice premiere in Los Angeles
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Ariana Grande exudes elegance in billowing pink gown and sky-high heels as she debuts campaign for her new LOVENOTES fragrance line
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EXCLUSIVEMeghan's brand troubles: Duchess of Sussex's new lifestyle venture American Riviera Orchard suffers setback over 'irregularities'
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Jennifer Lopez's close friends 'can't stand' Ben Affleck - and they say she's 'FURIOUS' that he 'humiliated her' amid ongoing divorce rumors
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Katy Perry's Lifetimes music video earns HIGH praise from fans after brutal Woman's World flop - as it's compared to her iconic Teenage Dream video
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Noel Gallagher, 57, vows to kerb his bad habits and give up drinking as former Oasis star admits he'll be 'f***ing lucky' if he makes it to 60
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Blake Lively stuns a tearful teenage superfan and her family by inviting her onto the red carpet and gifting her VIP tickets at premiere of It Ends With Us
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Ben Affleck works in LA amid rumored split with Jennifer Lopez as promotion of their upcoming film Unstoppable could make for 'awkward' and 'tricky' situation
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80s star looks exactly the same as she did when she quit Hollywood over 'nudity' to join the circus.. but can YOU guess who she is?
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Zac Efron reveals grand plans for the Australian property he bought during COVID... after star's mysterious hospitalization following pool incident in Ibiza
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Rumer Willis issues VERY raunchy response to 'trolls' who shamed her for promoting sex toys while being a mom
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'Y'all made me proud today': Snoop Dogg makes surprise call to Team USA's Gabby Thomas and other women's 200-meter final medalists after Paris Olympics triumph
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Olivia Attwood reveals her reaction after discovering husband Bradley Dack had cheated on her in early days of their relationship
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EXCLUSIVEKatie Price is ARRESTED and will appear in court TOMORROW as she is bundled into a police van after returning to the UK
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Baby Reindeer's Jessica Gunning says she's struggled to find work after playing obsessive stalker in hit Netflix series
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EXCLUSIVEBillions actor Akili McDowell, 21, had been seen 'armed and dealing marijuana' out of his Houston apartment before 'fatally shooting' 20-year-old rapper in parking lot
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Blake Lively claims husband Ryan Reynolds wrote 'iconic' scene in her new film It Ends With Us... as baffled screenwriter reacts
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Isabela Ferrer looks sensational in a chic black halterneck dress as she attends the UK premiere of It Ends With Us in London
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The celebrities who starred in Sex and the City alongside Sarah Jessica Parker before they were famous - can you recognize them?
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EXCLUSIVEThe war in Adele's old backyard... Homeowners slam tycoon and Turkish princess's plan to turn singer's old mansion into 13 separate homes
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Justin Timberlake and wife Jessica Biel look tense as they reunite before his Manchester concert in first sighting since DWI report
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EXCLUSIVETaylor Swift 'shaken' by Vienna terror plot - as insiders reveal why Travis Kelce can't be by her side after couple's 'wake-up call'
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Chart-topping British group are robbed of equipment and cash totalling £35,000 during work trip to Ibiza with French DJ David Guetta
nd laptops and cash'.
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Travis Scott told police officers he was 'scared' of large law enforcement presence during arrest in Miami Beach: There's '50 cops around me!'
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'I swear by it': Katy Perry reveals the 'weird thing' she does before getting into bed
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EPHRAIM HARDCASTLE: King Charles is reportedly frustrated at his inability to get involved in soothing the national unrest
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Danny Cipriani's estranged wife Victoria Rose slams him for 'not having a heart' and 'carrying on with other women' in now deleted post
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Love Islanders clash at reunion party and reveal the real reason behind their frosty feud
Tensions were high on Wednesday night
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Halsey flashes her taut tummy in new cheer-themed music video for Lucky after THAT beef with Britney Spears
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Nina Dobrev is 'a little ahead of schedule' in recovery from dirt bike accident with six more months to go: 'I'm doing pretty well'
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House of the Dragon tops the streaming charts for the first time with 1.27 billion viewing minutes... besting Suits and Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F
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Taylor Swift fans in Vienna gather in their hundreds to sing together after the pop star's concerts were cancelled
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Corrie's Jennie McAlpine says she hasn't ruled out having a fourth child 16 months after welcoming daughter Doris
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Netflix fans slate horror film that is so terrible it 'leaves their eyes twitching' as it climbs streaming charts despite appalling Rotten Tomatoes score
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Teen Mom: The Next Chapter: Mackenzie McKee's boyfriend Khesanio tells her father that he wants to propose... and he gives his blessing
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Jesy Nelson breaks her silence on former bandmate Jade Thirlwall's debut solo single Angel Of My Dreams after Little Mix feud
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Taylor Swift fans rush to sell their tickets for as much as £600 for five concerts at Wembley Stadium - as pop star cancelled three Austria appearances
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Marc Anthony's Dominican Republic home catches FIRE in terrifying incident with three bungalows destroyed in blaze
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Catherine Zeta-Jones shares never-before-seen footage of her son Dylan to celebrate his 24th birthday
Special day
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The Mallorca Files review: If the Beeb's Mallorca Files was a pedalo, Amazon's is a superyacht, writes CHRISTOPHER STEVENS
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Emma Roberts shows her allegiance in Team USA shirt and white trousers while heading to USA vs Serbia basketball semi-final game at Paris Olympics
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EXCLUSIVEZara McDermott slips into a plunging swimsuit as she and boyfriend Sam Thompson FINALLY put split rumours to bed on beach day in Ibiza
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Patsy Palmer CONFIRMS her return to Albert Square as Bianca Jackson - and another show legend is 'hot on her tail'
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Colin Farrell reveals he 'burst into tears' when his son took his first steps ahead of his fourth birthday as actor discusses James' Angelman Syndrome
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Inside Jodie Comer's unexpected childhood friendship with a popular Team GB Olympian as her sweet message is unearthed
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Madonna celebrates her 66th birthday a week early by looking back on her romance with Jean-Michel Basquiat - and flashing her silk-covered bottom
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Lady Gaga shows off 8 carat engagement ring on romantic Malibu date with Michael Polansky as they negotiate $900m prenup
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Ariana Grande compares feeling of the spicy sauce to a 'lip plumper' as she crushes the Hot Ones challenge
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Molly Smith stuns in a blush pink velvet minidress as she joins Love Island boyfriend Tom Clare for the UK gala screening of It Ends With Us
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Anthony Hopkins celebrates International Cat Day by posing with an adorable kitten as he fundraises for animal rescue in Morocco
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Frankie Bridge's face drops as Loose Women guest swipes at her with 'backhanded compliment' - and fans insist 'she definitely doesn't like her!'
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Jessica Simpson teases new music as she poses in boho chic duster at recording studio - after opening up about sobriety
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Shakira enjoys romantic dinner with mystery man in Miami after saying she is not ready for a 'formal relationship' after ugly Gerard Pique split
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Love Island star Arabella Chi flashes her underboob in a VERY racy white co-ord as she attends the UK premiere of It Ends With Us
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Jennifer Lopez has her wedding ring BACK ON despite 'imminent' Ben Affleck divorce rumors - as she steps out with child Emme, 16, in LA
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Inside the lavish life of Kanye West's dentist as he's accused of getting rapper hooked on nitrous oxide
Boasts many famous clients
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Selena Gomez sparks speculation that she is ENGAGED to Benny Blanco after eagle-eyed fans noticed a tell-tale clue on her Instagram
