OHMYGOSSIP — Azealia Banks swore at a photographer after leaving court on Tuesday (29.11.16).
The ‘212’ hitmaker appeared in Manhattan Criminal Court in relation to charges of misdemeanour assault and disorderly conduct after she allegedly bit a bouncer’s breast when she was kicked out of a Manhattan nightclub, Up&Down, on December 16 last year when staff failed to recognise her.
The outspoken star was on her best behaviour throughout her appearance, but then turned on a photographer who alerted her to the arrival of her car home.
According to the New York Post newspaper’s Page Six column, she shouted: “You’re a s**thead! You’re a f***ing a**hole!”
The paparazzo replied: “You’re welcome!”
In March, Azealia slapped photographers’ cameras as she left court.
The 25-year-old rapper had been due to appear in court on September 25 but failed to appear after missing a flight from Los Angeles, while she missed other appearances due to “health reasons”.
But a judge warned Azealia would be jailed if she failed to appear this time.
The controversial star has previously faced criticism for unleashing a racist tirade against former One Direction singer Zayn Malik.
She wrote on Twitter in March: “Keeping sucking this young rapunxel d**k u hairy curry scented b***h. Imma start calling you punjab you dirty b***h. You a d**k rider for real. Ride this d**k until the wheels fall off Punjab (sic).”
And in August she posted a collage of pictures of Zayn from his GQ magazine photoshoot on Instagram and wrote: “He legit looks like he used to be a girl. He gives me transman teas.”
However, in October, she apologised in an open letter and admitted she was “wrong” to last out.
Also last month, Azealia accused Russell Crowe of assaulting her at a dinner party in his hotel room, but later announced she wouldn’t be pressing charges.

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OHMYGOSSIP — Tom Cruise only employed Scientologists to work in his house.
The ‘Mission: Impossible’ actor is a prominent member of the sci-fi cult and the controversial church’s leader, David Miscavige and his wife Shelly wanted him to be “in Scientology” around-the-clock, so all his staff were also members of the faith.
In a new docuseries by Leah Remini – who left the church in 2013 – Amy Scobee, 42, told the actress: “I had to hire an executive house keeper, a maid, a cook. They all had to be Scientologists because they all wanted him to be in Scientology 100 per cent. I would go to his house and there were people cleaning his house, folding his laundry, doing things for Tom personally. All Sea Org members.”
The ‘King of Queens’ star was spurred to make ‘Leah Remini, Scientology and the Aftermath’ after finding stories of people abused by senior church members online.
She explained: “I’m not a big fan of bullies, so it is part of who I am and I was a fighter in the church. This is what they taught me, so I’m going to continue my fight, but I’m on the right side of that fight now.”
Leah has also revealed Tom and other senior church figures pressured her to speak to CBS chairman Les Moonves to get a ’60 Minutes’ Scientology special canned, and she went through with the call even though she felt “really uncomfortable”.
She told The Hollywood Reporter: “So I called Les Moonves, even though I was really uncomfortable with it.
“And he said, ‘Listen — you’re not the only one who has called me about this and I have no right to interject my opinion of what I like or don’t like with the news organisation of CBS and I will absolutely not engage this conversation. I’ll tell you or anyone else who calls me.’
“He said, ‘I don’t give a s**t if it’s you, if it’s Tom Cruise, if it’s Jenna Elfman, you’re all going to get the same story from me.’ ”
Leah was unsurprised by the executive’s response, but the church were not happy with her efforts.
She added: “They just weren’t happy that I couldn’t squash the story. I said, ‘I’m just a f**ing actress on television and I can’t demand that my boss take a f***ing report off the air.’ ”

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OHMYGOSSIP — Brooklyn Beckham is to release his first book.
The 17-year-old star – the eldest son of David and Victoria Beckham – will put out a photography book, ‘What I See’, on May 4, 2017 which will feature 300 pictures taken by the teenager and include some previously unseen snaps of him.
Publishers Penguin Random House said the book “offer his followers a rare glimpse at the world through his eyes”.
As well as the photos, Brooklyn has also written the foreword and penned all the captions.
Francesca Dow, managing director of Penguin Random House Children’s, said: “Brooklyn Beckham’s images inspire a generation across the globe, and this book will give his fans a broader insight into the world seen through his unique and creative perspective.”
The model clearly seems excited about his new project as he took to Instagram to confirm the news.
Attaching a picture of the cover, he wrote: “The full cover of my book ‘what I see’ hope you like it. Link to pre order and signed copies in bio (sic)”
The star has amassed a huge 8.8 million followers on his Instagram account, on which he posts snaps of himself and his family.
One of his recent posts was of little brother Cruz, 11, doing a rendition of Justin Bieber’s hit ‘Home to Mama’.
He wrote: “Check out my little brother singing with @codysimpson and #justinbieber (sic)”
Cruz’s stripped back cover of the song was uploaded to music-sharing site SoundCloud and attracted more than 26,000 views in less than two days.
David and Victoria also have son Romeo, 14, and five-year-old daughter Harper.

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OHMYGOSSIP — Kanye West is desperate to make music in hospital but has been told to “rest”.
The 39-year-old rapper – who has always been a slave to his work – has reportedly been asking is wife Kim Kardashian West if he can have music equipment at his bedside and see his Yeezy fashion designs, but the ‘Keeping Up With the Kardashians’ star has told him he must focus on getting better.
A source told Us Weekly magazine: “Kanye keeps wanting to work. At the hospital, he requested that recording equipment be brought to the hospital so he can record in his bed. And he has kept asking to see sketches of his fashion lines.
“He continues to want to work and Kim has to keep telling him to rest.”
The 36-year-old beauty has been spending several hours a day at her husband’s side at UCLA Medical Center in Los Angles after he experienced a “psychotic breakdown” last week, but she is reportedly determined to keep their kids North, three, and 11-month-old Saint away from the hospital until the ‘Famous’ hitmaker is on the mend.
However, the little ones are allowed to visit their father at the Resnick Neuropsychiatric ward at UCLA, where Kanye is currently receiving treatment, providing they are accompanied by an adult.
The ‘Bound 2’ hitmaker was rushed to hospital over a week ago after he reportedly began hallucinating and lashed out at paramedics.
Since his admission, doctors have been keeping a constant eye on the rapper as they’re worried for his mental state and his safety.
An insider recently said: “In the hospital he has been very paranoid and is under constant watch for his safety. He’s still there because clearly he’s not doing well. Kim does spend hours with Kanye every day. She says that Kanye is on many different medications and that his doctors are figuring out proper doses. Kim says that not much has changed since he was admitted and that his doctors seem concerned.”

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OHMYGOSSIP — Amanda Seyfried is pregnant with her first child.
The ‘In Time’ actress announced she is expecting a baby with her fiancé Thomas Sadoski at a Givenchy press event on Tuesday (29.11.16) by posing for an exclusive picture of her blossoming bump for People magazine.
Alongside the picture, the publication wrote: “Baby bump alert! #AmandaSeyfried is pregnant! The actress is expecting her first child with fiancé Thomas Sadoski. (sic)”
The pregnancy comes just two months after the pair got engaged.
The 30-year-old star’s ‘Last Word’ co-star popped the question just six months into their relationship.
At the time, a source said: “Tommy and Amanda recently got engaged and shared the happy news with family and close friends.”
The blonde beauty and the 40-year-old actor first met in 2015 while co-starring in the play ‘The Way We Get By’.
Amanda – who has previously dated Justin Long and Dominic Cooper – will walk down the aisle for the first time, but it will be Thomas’ second marriage.
He was previously wed to wife Kimberly Hope for eight years, but they split in the summer of 2015.
Amanda and Thomas were first romantically linked to each other in March before their romance was confirmed in May.
The actress has previously admitted she won’t wear white on her wedding day because she has been involved in so many nuptials through her acting roles.
She said: “I got married so many times in my life – on-screen. I don’t want a white dress! I’ve worn so many of them.
“The fact is, that kind of stuff is less about the ceremony and more about the commitment. So it’s like children. That’s where it’s at, right? For me. But it’s different for everybody.”

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OHMYGOSSIP — Dolly Parton and her family nearly “froze to death” when she was younger.
The 70-year-old country singer has revealed her brood nearly tragically perished one winter when it snowed particularly hard trapping them in their house in the Great Smoky Mountains, Tennessee, and the star believes it was a “miracle” they survived.
She said: “We lived way back in the mountains, and we had boarded up our windows to keep the snow and wind out, and had no idea it was going to snow like that. We got trapped in there.
“We thought we were going to die and our little tears were frozen on our little faces.
“We were frozen, no fire, no food, no nothing. And so it had to have been prayer that melted the snow around us and got us out of there. That’s kind of like our Christmas miracle.
“Momma had a lot of faith, Momma had those visions and dreams that she sensed something was going to happen, but because of her great faith, she prayed us through.”
Dolly was recently reminded of the incident as it will feature on her festive TV movie ‘Christmas of Many Colors: Circle of Love’ – a follow up from last year’s ‘Coat of Many Colors’ small screen film – but the star admitted some of the stories involving her parents were tough to watch.
Speaking to ‘Entertainment Tonight’, she added: “The first one was real emotional because it was the first time on camera my family had been exposed.
“But this one has so many things in it that will really pull at your heart.”
In the film, Alyvia Alyn Lind returns as young Dolly, Jennifer Nettles reprises her role as Dolly’s mum, and Ricky Schroder is back as her father.
She said: “It’s so cute, I’ve always loved Ricky Schroder since he was a little bitty boy.
“He looks a lot like my dad’s people. It makes me miss Mom and Dad a lot.”

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OHMYGOSSIP — Dame Helen Mirren thinks she’ll be a sex symbol until the day she dies.
The 71-year-old actress – who regularly finds herself on the best dressed list at showbiz events – believes people will always talk about her appearance and is convinced her sultry look will follow her to her grave.
Speaking in this month’s AARP Magazine, Helen – who stars alongside female icons Kate Winslet, Julianne Moore and Uma Thurman in the 2017 Pirelli calendar – said: “I think it’s probably going to follow me to my grave.”
And, although she’s in the seventh decade of her life, the ‘Queen’ star feels better now about life than she did when she was 25 years old.
She explained: “The idea of dying young when you’re 25 is kind of cool – a bit romantic, like James Dean. But then you realise that life is too much fun to do that. It’s fascinating and wonderful and emotional… so you just have to find a way of negotiating getting old psychologically and physically.
“The best thing about being over 70 is being over 70. Certainly when I was 45, the idea of being 70 was like ‘Arghhh!’ ”
Helen married her long-time partner Taylor Hackford in 1997 and has admitted the thought of having children has never really crossed her mind.
She said: “It’s very hard to unpick your choices. But a lot of it was choice, absolutely. So yes, I did very consciously choose my work over my relationships right up to the time that I met Taylor. I was 38 when I met [him], pretty late in life. We got married in the end because we realised that we were going to be together forever. We got married, ultimately, for legal reasons more than anything else…I always said I have nothing against marriage, it just wasn’t to my taste, like turnips.”

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OHMYGOSSIP — Ben McKenzie is engaged.
The 38-year-old actor sparked rumours he’d popped the question to his partner Morena Baccari after the brunette beauty was spotted with a diamond jewel on her ring finger at the Gotham Independent Film Awards on Monday night (28.11.16).
A source confirmed the news to Us Weekly on Tuesday (29.11.16) and admitted they are “very happily engaged.”
The exciting news comes just nine months after the pair welcomed their daughter Frances, who they call Frankie.
Two weeks after Morena gave birth to the little one, her divorce from Austin Chick, whom she was married to for five years ago, was finalised but the assets weren’t settled until a later date.
Morena and Austin, who got married in 2011, have three-year-old son, Julian, together and, while she has primary custody, she has been ordered to pay Austin $23,000 a month in support.
In February, the Brazilian actress delayed divorce proceedings because she was nearing the end of her pregnancy.
She stated in court documents: “I am now almost eight months pregnant, and I continue to have a high risk pregnancy. My physician, who I last saw on Jan. 29, 2016, has advised me to have as much bed rest as possible and limited activities.
Ben, on the other hand, hasn’t been married before.

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OHMYGOSSIP — Courtney Stodden has begged SeaWorld to release the killer whale they have confined in a tank back into the ocean.
The 22-year-old reality TV star broke down in tears as she starred in a campaign for People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) – an animal rights organisation – urging the theme park in Florida, Orlando, to free the orca named Corky to a seaside sanctuary after she tragically lost seven of her babies.
Speaking in the campaign, Courtney – who suffered a miscarriage of her own earlier this year – said: “The feeling of losing a child is one that no mother should ever have to experience. That’s why it breaks my heart to think of Corky–an orca who has lost all seven of her babies, the last of whom was found floating lifeless at the bottom of a tank at SeaWorld.
“Corky has endured the loss of family eight times, starting when she was forcibly taken from the ocean from her mother and sold into captivity when she was very young. For 47 years, she has only known trauma, loss and sadness in captivity within the cramped, chemically treated confines of a concrete tank.
“SeaWorld, take it from someone who has experienced great personal loss. Corky has suffered enough Please, do the right thing and let her go home. The time is now.”
Courtney and her husband Doug Hutchison announced they were expecting a baby together in May, but the blonde bombshell was left distraught two months later when she lost it.
Her manager said in a statement at the time: “It is with a heavy heart to inform you that last week Courtney Stodden suffered a heartbreaking miscarriage. Courtney and her husband, Doug, are at an emotional loss for words and are using this time to grieve with their close family and friends.”
In order to help her get over her loss, Courtney – who married Doug when she was 16 years old – used a ‘reborn’ baby doll.

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OHMYGOSSIP — Mariah Carey only eats fish and capers.
The ‘Hero’ hitmaker has admitted her diet is “really hard” to follow at times because she limits herself to oily salmon and the pickled flower buds – nothing else – in order to stay in shape.
Speaking to E! News, the 46-year-old pop star said with a deep sigh: “It’s really hard. My diet, you would hate it. All you eat is Norwegian salmon and capers every day. That’s it.”
The brunette beauty – who has five-year-old twins Moroccan and Monroe with her estranged husband Nick Cannon – believes the secret to her tight enviable frame is sticking to proteins.
She explained when pressed further on her fishy diet: “I’m actually serious. I try to stick with the proteins. It’s the worst.”
Mariah’s desire to stay in shape is no doubt taking her mind off her split from billionaire businessman James Packer.
The diva called off her engagement to the Australian tycoon last month but insisted she isn’t too heartbroken by the situation.
She said recently: “I think I’m doing well…No, I’m actually…Everything happens for a reason. Things are the way they are … It’s kind of difficult to talk about it at the moment. So, I’m just going to compliment you on these decorations once again because they are fabulous, and I am here, among them.”
The pair called time on their romance in September following a blazing row while holidaying in Greece and Mariah is reportedly relieved she never made it down the aisle with James.
An insider explained: “She’s ready to move on. She feels like she dodged a bullet … The negotiations aren’t going well.”

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OHMYGOSSIP — Evan Rachel Wood has quit social media.
The 29-year-old actress has decided to temporarily take down her online accounts after she revealed on Twitter she was previously raped on two separate occasions by two people.
She wrote before deleting her account: “Will be taking a break from social media for the time being. Thank you for all your support and courageous stories. You are not alone. xo (sic)”
Just before she closed her accounts, the blonde beauty revealed the incidents still affect her “to this day”, but admitted she didn’t want her awful experiences to be a “sob story”.
After revealing the news to Rolling Stone magazine, Evan tweeted out the whole of her note to the publication.
In the tweet, she wrote: “Well, since everything is out in the open now, figured I would share the confession letter I wrote to @RollingStone in its entirety. #NotOk (sic)”
Her letter read: “I started questioning my reasons for staying vague about my experiences as a girl growing up in America. I think, like a lot of women, I had the urge to not make it a sob story, to not make it about me.
“I didn’t have to confirm what happened, what mattered is that s**t happened. Bad. S**t. That still affects me to this day.
“I think deep down, I also didn’t want to be accused of doing it for attention, or told it wasn’t a big deal, or “that’s not really rape. I will not be ashamed. I will also not project some false idea of being completely over it because “I am so strong.” I don’t believe we live in a time where people can stay silent any longer. I certainly can’t. Not given the state our world is in with its blatant bigotry and sexism. It should be talked about because it’s swept under the rug as nothing and I will not accept this as ‘normal’. It’s a serious problem. I am still standing. I am alive. I am happy. I am strong. But I am still not ok. (sic)”
Evan admitted she was “scared” during the one of the incidents, but believes victims of sexual assault shouldn’t feel “pressure” to “get over” their experiences.
She explained: “I think it’s important for people to know that, for survivors to own that, and that the pressure to just get over it already, should be lifted. It will remind people of the damage that has been done and how the trauma of a few minutes can turn into a lifetime of fighting for yourself. It’s not that you can’t get over it, it’s just that you are never the same, or maybe I just haven’t gotten there yet. So to answer your blunt question bluntly, yes. I have been raped. By a significant other while we were together, and on a separate occasion, by the owner of a bar. The first time I was unsure that if it was done by a partner it was still in fact rape, until too late. Also who would believe me.
“And the second time, I thought it was my fault and that I should have fought back more, but I was scared. This was many many years ago and I of course know now neither one was my fault and neither one was ok.
“This was all before I tried to commit suicide and I am sure was one of the many factors. There you have it. (sic)”
Evan realised she was attracted to women when she was aged “four or five” and came out publicly as bisexual in 2011, two years after she attempted to take her own life aged 22.
The ‘Westworld’ actress has a three-year-old son with her ex-husband Jamie Bell, and previously dated rocker Marilyn Manson for four years.

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OHMYGOSSIP — Kim Kardashian West doesn’t want her children around Kanye West.
The ‘Keeping Up With the Kardashians’ star has been spending several hours a day at her husband’s bedside at UCLA Medical Center after he experienced a “psychotic breakdown” last week, but she is reportedly determined to keep their kids North, three, and 11-month-old Saint away from the hospital until the 39-year-old rapper is on the mend.
A source told People.com: “She (Kim) is very worried about the kids being around Kanye. The kids have not visited. Kim has been there.”
However, the little ones are allowed to visit their father at Resnick Neuropsychiatric ward at UCLA, where Kanye is currently receiving treatment, providing they are accompanied by an adult.
The ‘Bound 2’ hitmaker was rushed to hospital over a week ago after he reportedly began hallucinating and lashed out at paramedics.
Since his admission, doctors have been keeping a constant eye on the rapper as they’re worried for his mental state and his safety.
The insider said: “In the hospital he has been very paranoid and is under constant watch for his safety. He’s still there because clearly he’s not doing well. Kim does spend hours with Kanye every day. She says that Kanye is on many different medications and that his doctors are figuring out proper doses. Kim says that not much has changed since he was admitted and that his doctors seem concerned.”
The couple – who got married in 2014 – haven’t had the easiest time over the last few months as Kim, 36, was left fearing for her life in October after she was robbed at gunpoint in Paris.
Despite the string of bad luck they’ve had over the past year, the pair know that they’ll come out of this stronger than ever.
The source said: “They know in the end this will bring them closer. Their love has not been affected during this hard time, but it has been tested to see if they can get through it.”
Kanye sparked fears for his mental health last week when he unexpectedly cancelled his show at The Forum in Los Angeles just a few hours before he was expected to go on stage.
He has since pulled the plug on the remaining 21 dates of his ‘Saint Pablo’ tour following his admission to hospital.

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OHMYGOSSIP — Katy Perry and Orlando Bloom have sparked rumours they’re engaged.
The couple have only been together for 11 months but it seems the ‘Troy’ hunk may have decided to take their relationship to the next level and get down on one knee after the pop star was spotted with a yellow-diamond jewel on her wedding finger in New York City on Monday (27.11.16).
A spy told ‘Entertainment Tonight’: “She (Katy) walked with her left hand leading her, and bent her hand to show off the large sparkler to the cameras.”
The loved-up pair arrived at the The Polo Bar in the big apple hand-in-hand at around 8 p.m. and “seemed proud to show off their happiness.”
The eyewitness explained: “Katy’s mood was better than [I] had seen before. Katy was happy and laughing, joking with Orlando and pals as they got into the car. They seemed proud to show off their happiness.”
Katy’s new ring comes just a few days after it was reported that the pair had called it quits because Orlando wasn’t ready to settle down and have kids.
A source said at the time: Not long after Halloween, Orlando confessed to pals that he’d decided to end their relationship. He claimed that he’s just not ready to get married and have babies.”
And if the couple do decide to get married in the near future, it won’t be the first time they’ve walked down the aisle as the 39-year-old actor was previously married to Miranda Kerr, with whom he has five-year-old son Flynn, for three years until they got divorced in 2013.
Katy, on the other hand, was previously married to Russell Brand for two years, and went on to date John Mayer on and off from 2012 to 2015.

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OHMYGOSSIP — The ‘Keeping Up With the Kardashians’ is still being filmed.
Following Kanye West’s shock admission to hospital last week, it was initially thought producers had decided to pull the plug on the new series of the reality TV show so that the famous family could focus on the 39-year-old rapper’s health, but executives are adamant the cameras are still shooting for the time being.
A representative for E!, which has screened the series since 2007, told Variety: “Keeping Up With the Kardashians’ is currently in production and has not been halted.”
However, producers aren’t against halting production for a short while as the cameras also stopped rolling temporarily last month when Kanye’s wife Kim Kardashian West, 36, was robbed at gunpoint in Paris, France, on October 3.
In spite of the disruptions, the team have enough footage,which follows the lives of momager Kris Jenner, the Kardashian sisters Kim, Khloe and Kourtney, their brother Rob and half-sisters Kendall and Kylie Jenner, to complete the current series.
The ‘Bound 2’ hitmaker was rushed to hospital last Monday after he began experiencing hallucinations and doctors at UCLA Medical Center in Los Angeles, where Kanye is being cared for, are desperately trying to find the right medication for him.
Kim – who has been in hiding since she was robbed – has been spending several hours a day at the rapper’s bedside and is determined to do all she can to speed up his recovery.
However, doctors don’t think he’s “mentally ready” to leave the hospital and are concerned he’ll push himself back over the edge again if they discharge him before he’s ready.
A source said recently: “Kanye isn’t ready to go back home … If he gets released and isn’t mentally ready he will go back to his old ways and push himself over the limit again. He needs to keep up with counselling even though he has an intense work schedule. He is just really drained and weak. He isn’t himself.”

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OHMYGOSSIP — Bella Hadid bumped into her ex-boyfriend the Weeknd while he was enjoying dinner with friends in Paris on Monday (28.11.16).
The 20-year-old model may have called it quits with the ‘Starboy’ hitmaker – whose real name is Abél Makkonen Tesfaye – last month following almost two years of dating, but that hasn’t stopped them sustaining a platonic relationship as they seemed more than happy to see each other in Hotel Costes yesterday.
A source told E! News: “Bella sat next to The Weeknd and spoke for a little while to him.
“They were really cool with each other. Bella was in a great mood, smiling and seemed really happy while being there.”
It’s believed the brunette beauty – who is currently in the French capital for the Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show on Wednesday (30.11.16) – dumped the 26-year-old musician because their hectic work schedules were wreaking havoc for their romance.
A source said: “Their schedules have been too hard to co-ordinate and he is focusing on finishing and promoting his album. They still have a great deal of love for one another.”
The Weeknd – who will perform at the glitzy extravaganza this week – was first linked to Bella in April 2015 when he asked her to be in the artwork for his album ‘Beauty Behind the Madness’.
The couple made their first red carpet appearance together at the 2016 Grammy awards, which saw the ‘Can’t Feel My Face’ singer take home two gongs.
Bella gushed at the time: “It was a big night for him. He has worked so hard, and he did so well that night. As a girlfriend I wanted to be there to support him. Seeing him so happy when he won a Grammy made me so happy.”
She also previously stated that she doesn’t see him as The Weeknd, but rather as the person behind the music.
She said: “I’m dating Abel. I don’t see him as The Weeknd. I’m proud of The Weeknd and the music he makes, but I really love Abel.”

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OHMYGOSSIP — Dolly Parton’s theme park had to be evacuated after a series of wildfires ripped through Tennessee on Monday (28.11.16).
The 70-year-old country legend is “heartbroken” that people have been forced to flee their homes in and around Gatlinburg and Pigeon Forge, including her attraction Dollywood, after firefighters risked their lives to battle 14 vicious blazes last night.
She told People.com: “I have been watching the terrible fires in the Great Smoky Mountains and I am heartbroken. I am praying for all the families affected by the fire and the firefighters who are working so hard to keep everyone safe.”
An assessment of the damage to the park was carried out on Tuesday (29.11.16) and, although there was no serious harm caused to the attraction itself, more than a dozen cabins in Dollywood’s Smoky Mountain resort were destroyed.
Despite the damage caused to the resort, Dolly said: “It is a blessing that my Dollywood theme park, the DreamMore Resort and so many businesses in Pigeon Forge have been spared.”
Dollywood will remain closed until Wednesday (30.11.16).
Officials at the Great Smoky Mountains National Park said: “Unpredicted, extreme weather conditions on Sunday afternoon through Monday led to the exponential spread of fires both inside and outside of the National Park.
“Severe wind gusts of over 80 mph, unprecedented low relative humidity, and extended drought conditions caused the fire burning in the National Park to spread rapidly and unpredictably, in spite of suppression efforts on Sunday that included helicopter water drops.”
There have been no reported deaths as of yet, but it’s believed there are three people in a critical condition at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, suffering with burns.

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