Robert De Niro to star in bread advert

OHMYGOSSIP — Robert De Niro is set to star in an advert for bread.
The 75-year-old actor – who reportedly recently split from his wife Grace Hightower after two decades of marriage – is set to fly into the UK this weekend to film a new commercial for Warburtons bread.
A source told The Sun newspaper: “Warburtons absolutely love getting big names to front their adverts and they don’t come much bigger than De Niro. They’ve set the bar higher than ever.”
Robert follows in the footsteps of Peter Kay and Sylvester Stallone, who have previously promoted the bread brand.
Meanwhile, it was claimed earlier this week that Robert had split from his spouse and a formal announcement from the pair is expected in the coming weeks.
A source told the New York Post’s Page Six column: “They are not living together at this time.”
Whilst an insider added to People magazine: “Sometimes things don’t work out the way you hope or want them to.”
Robert and Grace tied the knot in 1997 after 10 years of dating. However, the couple went through a bit of a rocky patch two years into their marriage, which saw Robert file for divorce, but he later pulled the papers. The couple also renewed their wedding vows 14 years ago, joined by their good friends including Meryl Streep, Ben Stiller and Martin Scorsese.
Robert is notoriously private about his relationship with Grace but the pair are outspoken about their belief that their son’s autism is linked to vaccinations.
Explaining how Grace believes the teenager “changed overnight” after being vaccinated as a child, Robert said: “The vaccines are dangerous to certain people who are more susceptible. Nobody seems to want to address that, or they say they’ve addressed it and it’s a closed issue but it doesn’t seem to be. There are many people who will come out and say I saw my kid change overnight. I saw what happened, I should have done something and I didn’t. There’s more to this than meets the eye, believe me.”

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Kim Porter’s family pay tribute to ‘special angel’

OHMYGOSSIP — Kim Porter’s family have paid tribute to their “special angel” following her sudden death.
The 47-year-old model was found dead at her Los Angeles home last week, after suffering from “flu-like” symptoms for weeks and her family have released a tribute to her ahead of her funeral this weekend.
The Porter, Goodwin and Combs families said in a statement: “God broke the mould when he made Kim, there was truly no other woman like her. Although her time here on earth was far too short, she lived a life full of purpose and meaning. She was a loving mother and devoted friend. She was the epitome of kindness and grace. There wasn’t a person she met whose soul she did not touch. Kim was the type of woman who changed lives for the better. She will be forever remembered and missed by so many. As her family, we promise to honour her every day of our lives. We love you always.”
A private memorial service for Kim will take place at Cascade Hills Church in her native Columbus.
Meanwhile, Kim’s ex-boyfriend Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs recently remembered his late ex-partner with a brunch at his Beverly Hills home.
The hip hop superstar dated Kim on-and-off over 13 years, and he invited many of their friends, including Jay Z, Queen Latifah, Alicia Keys, Mary J. Blige and Chris Rock, to his abode for a celebration in her honour.
They were also joined by Quincy Jones, Pharrell Willliams, Rashida Jones and Kimora Lee Simmons.
A source said: “They all brought their children. It was a big family affair.”
It’s said that Minister Michael Beckwith prayed with the group, and Diddy did all the talking throughout the brunch.
The ‘I’ll Be Missing You’ hitmaker – who had Christian, 20, and 11-year-old twins Jessie and D’Lila with Kim – has been living a “nightmare” since the death of his ex.
Alongside a video of himself cradling Kim while she was pregnant, he wrote on Instagram: “I’ve been trying to wake up out of this nightmare. But I haven’t.
“I don’t know what I’m going to do without you baby. I miss you so much. Today I’m going to pay tribute to you, I’m going to try and find the words to explain our unexplainable relationship.
“We were more than best friends, we were more than soulmates. WE WERE SOME OTHER S**T!! And I miss you so much. Super Black Love [love heart emoji] (sic)”

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Lil Kim’s tribute to Kim Porter

OHMYGOSSIP — Lil Kim has paid tribute to Kim Porter.
The 47-year-old model was found dead at her Los Angeles home last week and her close pal, rapper Lil Kim, 44, took to Instagram on Thanksgiving (22.11.18) to remember her.
Lil Kim wrote: “I’ve tried to write something so many times, but I can’t put into words how special @ladykp was. Oh my Kim. There are so many memories with the family and although you were talented at many things, you had one of the major roles and held down the family like none other. With today being about family, I can’t help but honor this amazing woman and the family. Hold your family tight a little longer today. I will always be there for my extended family. Thanks for all of your prayers. Rest in Paradise Kim Porter (sic).”
Meanwhile, a cause of death for Kim – who had Christian, 20, and 11-year-old twins Jessie and D’Lila with her former partner Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs – has not yet been established.
The star had been suffering from “flu-like” symptoms for weeks, and the police have confirmed there was “no foul play” surrounding her passing.
An autopsy was carried out by the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner after her death but they still need to undertake further tests to determine the cause.
The funeral will take place this weekend in Columbus, Georgia and Faith Evans – who is the widow of Notorious B.I.G. – is set to perform.
Diddy is said to be keen to deliver a eulogy at the service but he is reportedly still so “distraught” over her shock death, he’s unsure he could make it through his speech.
Mary J. Blige will also attend the service, though she’s not scheduled to perform.
At the request of the ‘I’ll Be Missing You’ hitmaker his former partner’s casket will arrive at the funeral in a horse-drawn carriage because the model adored the creatures.
The hip hop mogul recently admitted he’s been living a “nightmare” since the death of his ex.
Alongside a video of himself cradling Kim while she was pregnant, he wrote on Instagram: “For the last three days I’ve been trying to wake up out of this nightmare. But I haven’t.
“I don’t know what I’m going to do without you baby. I miss you so much. Today I’m going to pay tribute to you, I’m going to try and find the words to explain our unexplainable relationship.
“We were more than best friends, we were more than soulmates. WE WERE SOME OTHER S**T!! And I miss you so much. Super Black Love [love heart emoji] (sic)”

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Shane Lynch furious over Boyzone clip

OHMYGOSSIP — Shane Lynch launched a foul-mouthed rant at a TV presenter after he played an embarrassing Boyzone video on his show.
Shane and his bandmates – Ronan Keating, Keith Duffy and Mikey Graham – appeared on Irish chatshow ‘The Late Late Show’ on Friday (23.11.18), the programme on which they made their TV debut 25 years ago, and Shane was furious when presenter Ryan Tubridy played a cringeworthy clip of them dancing.
When asked by Tubridy, “What was the story behind that clip?”, Shane – who was late for the live TV interview due to getting stuck in traffic – fumed: “I’ll tell you the story behind that clip, I busted my b******s to get here. Do you see that clip? You can shove it up your f**king h**e.”
When Tubridy tried to defend showing the clip by saying, “We see it as a bit of fun”, Lynch hit back, saying: “I don’t give a f**k.”
The interviewer then asked Keith if he viewed the notorious clip more fondly than Shane did.
Keith replied: “We were 16 or 17 years of age, Louis Walsh had literally put us together the night before and said the first thing you’re gonna do is go on ‘The Late Late Show’. We had all grown up watching it. When you’re a teenager like that and you get told that you’re going to get the chance to perform on Ireland’s most successful TV show, you take it. We were blown away and we were honoured to get the opportunity.”
Meanwhile, the group – who will disband after their upcoming farewell tour and album ‘Thank You And Goodnight’ – spoke about their late bandmate Stephen Gately, admitting it was hard to continue Boyzone after he passed away suddenly in 2009.
Ronan said: “When Stephen passed, the band ended as we know it and the cracks started to show. It was very hard to do anything again as a four-piece. That’s another reason why it feels right for us to hang up our dancing shoes after 25 years.”
However, Stephen will feature on the new album after a producer unearthed a previously unreleased track that Stephen recorded before he died.
Mikey said: “When we were recording the album, there was a producer Stephen had worked with who came across an old track he had recorded with him. We stripped the song back and made it into something new on the album so it’s great to have Stephen on this final farewell.”
Ronan added: “It’s the last song on the album and it’s fitting that Steo has the final say.”

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Anne-Marie opens up about mental health issues

OHMYGOSSIP — Anne-Marie has opened up about her mental health illnesses and former addiction to sleeping pills.
The 27-year-old singer suffers from anxiety and has OCD and ADD but is treating her illnesses with therapy rather than medication after getting hooked on sleeping pills.
She told ‘The Dan Wootton Interview’ podcast: “I suffer really badly with anxiety. I’m an empath. I have OCD. I have ADD. I have dyslexia. I have a lot of things going on in my brain. I do have problems and hopefully that helps other people.
“I have major sleep issues as well and I have anxiety towards sleep so I went to a sleep doctor once and he gave me pills and I got basically hooked on those and I couldn’t sleep without them. From that moment I was like I don’t want to take any medication for anything.”
Anne-Marie also admitted she once thought she was suffering with bipolar disorder because she was left so devastated by the French terror attack at the Bataclan in November 2015, six days before she was due to perform at the same venue.
She said: “I think that was the time where I saw that I was dealing with things differently and I always thought I had bipolar because my emotions would switch so much.
“I was in bed for three days straight because my body couldn’t deal with what happened and that’s when I looked into being an empath, so that was the moment really that made me look into that part of my life and that was very scary.”
Meanwhile, Anne-Marie recently opened up about her body-image battles and hit out at photoshop and filters.
She said: “I think for me I always wanted to try and find what that comfortable feeling was, even when I was skinny I wasn’t comfortable so something was wrong.”
“Photoshop and filters are just so easy that it becomes a habit and it ends up not being about what other people see you like, it becomes about what you see yourself like.
“It’s personal damage. When you go out, if you don’t look the same, it’s embarrassing. Although it seems to be for other people, it’s actually for you. I just try to stay away from it. If you are happy with the way you look then you wouldn’t put that on.”

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Aflie Boe surprises shoppers by busking in city centre

OHMYGOSSIP — Alfie Boe busked in Manchester to celebrate his new album.
The beloved tenor kicked off the festive season by surprising shoppers in the northern city this morning (23.11.18) by performing a few acoustic renditions of his songs in St. Anne’s Square.
A huge star gathered to watch Alfie playing tracks from ‘As Time Goes By’ – his first solo album in four years – which celebrates the music of the 30s and 40s.
The star said: “It was such a thrill to ‘busk’ in the streets of Manchester this morning, and great to meet the fans today.
“I love these songs from the album most when performing live, so it was a pleasure to do this for one of the first times today in St Anne’s Square and hear everyone singing along to ‘Minnie The Moocher.’ ”
The studio version of the track even features ‘Frasier’ star Kelsey Grammer, while other songs on the LP include ‘La Vie En Rose’ and ‘The Way You Look Tonight’.
Alfie decided to pay tribute to the golden age of music on his new record, and he encouraged his band to “make it dirty” in the studio instead of going for the big band cliches.
He has explained: “You had Louis Armstrong blasting out songs, Gene Krupa hammering on the skins. Cab Calloway was as wild a performer as you could possibly get.
“There were all these musicians who know how to play with emotion. What we’re also trying to do is to show how it all came together and how it influenced the music scene in the UK. You could say it was like a revolution.”

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Gary Barlow insists Robbie Williams and Jason Orange won’t appear on their reunion tour

OHMYGOSSIP — Gary Barlow insists Robbie Williams and Jason Orange won’t be making any surprise appearances on Take That’s upcoming 30th-anniversary tour.
The ‘Back For Good’ singer and his bandmates Mark Owen and Howard Donald are hitting the road next year in recognition of the milestone, but despite speculation from fans that the former members could join them on stage, the former ‘X Factor’ star is adamant the shows are just for the three-piece.
Asked if all five will appear on stage, Gary told Heat magazine: “No, I tell you why, we’re very clear with each other – this particular project will be the three of us and we’re going out next year on tour.
“As usual, we’re always keen to say at any point if anyone wants to come back, it’s an open door to any of the others.
“I mean, we were with Rob a couple of weeks ago and we had a great afternoon, but he’s doing his own thing at the moment.”
Robbie quit the band in 1996, a year before they split, but declined to be involved when they reunited in 2006.
However, he came back to the band in 2010 for their ‘Progress’ album and tour and making the record was an experience Gary will always treasure.
Discussing his happiest memory of his time in the band, he said: “We were in a studio in New York and all five of us – Rob, Jay, Howard, Mark, me – were writing ‘Progress’.
“I just thought, ‘Wow, we didn’t even know each other when this started in 1989 and here we are, all these years later, making a record together.
“No one knew we were doing it – it was a complete secret – and I thought, ‘I’m going to remember this forever.’ ”

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John Legend cooked a ‘dope’ macaroni and cheese for Thanksgiving

OHMYGOSSIP — John Legend cooked a “dope” macaroni and cheese for Thanksgiving on Thursday (22.11.18).
The 39-year-old musician – who has kids Luna, two, and six-month-old Miles with his model wife Chrissy Teigen – has revealed that he only had one job to do on the big day, but John is proud of his efforts.
Alongside a picture of his tasty-looking dish, John wrote on Twitter: “My only job for Thanksgiving dinner was this Mac & cheese. I won’t say how good it was (it was dope tho) but it disappeared fast. (sic)”
John also pointed his followers in the direction of the recipe he used for this year’s Thanksgiving meal.
He said: “My recipe is on Martha Stewart’s site. https://www.marthastewart.com/348566/john-legends-macaroni-and-cheese …. but double the seasoning and use whole milk. They made it healthier than I do. (sic)”
John and Chrissy are both known for giving their Twitter followers a behind-the-scenes insight into their lives.
In fact, Chrissy recently revealed sees the micro-blogging platform as her “connection to the world”.
She shared: “People are like, ‘Why do you have time for all of these strangers?’ But that is my outside connection to the world.
“I genuinely love doing it. I always have. I enjoy talking to people and feeling like I know them and having this conversation.”
Chrissy briefly abandoned Twitter after she received threats following a message she posted about gun control.
But the American star still has no intention of biting her tongue on issues she feels passionately about.
She said: “Our lives would be so much easier if we didn’t dabble in politics at all, but I don’t want that kind of life. For us, we are willing to take that risk, because we believe in it so passionately.”

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Harry Judd’s lonely wife

OHMYGOSSIP — Harry Judd’s wife feels “lonely” when he’s on tour.
The McFly drummer and his spouse Izzy have children Lola, two, and Kit, 14 months, together and the 34-year-old musician admitted she finds it tough having to fill the “void” when she doesn’t have the ‘All About You’ hitmaker around to help.
She said: “He’s just got back after such a long time on tour and you realise how lonely it is and all the things he actually does around the house.
“I admire parents who are doing it on their own.
“I definitely feel Harry’s void when he’s not around.”
But Izzy is able to seek advice and support from Georgia Jones and Giovanna Fletcher, who are married to Harry’s bandmates Danny Jones and Tom Fletcher.
She said: “I was chatting to Georgia and G and we agreed that the most important advice is to trust your own instincts and try not to do what everyone else says you should do.
“Trust that you know your baby and believe in yourself.”
And the group love to get their children together for playdates.
Izzy said: “It’s surreal seeing all the little ones together. Lola’s the only girl but she fights for her place.”
Izzy has struggled with anxiety in the past and admitted her problem returned after the birth of her second child.
She told Britain’s HELLO! magazine: “When Lola was born, it was just a relief she was here after going through a miscarriage and everything else. My anxiety was good in terms of the fact I only had to focus on her and her needs.
“I wasn’t able to look too far ahead because I was just taking each day.
“When Kit was born, my anxiety began to creep back in because I felt overwhelmed by being responsible for two children.
“When he was eight weeks old, he had bronchitis and was in hospital. I went back to doing more mindfulness because it helped me before and has definitely helped me since having kids.”

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Lily Allen ‘grew a beard while touring America’

OHMYGOSSIP — Lily Allen has jokingly claimed she grew a beard while touring America.
The 33-year-old singer revealed that during her ‘No Shame’ tour she “gained about two stone” in weight and quipped that she even grew some unexpected facial hair due to “all the hormones” in the food she ate.
Speaking on ‘This Morning’, the British singer explained: “I just got back from America and I just eat that’s basically what I do, just sit on my phone and look for the best places.
“I think I put on about two stone in America and I’ve grown a beard from all the hormones from the chicken wings that I’ve eaten.”
Although Lily confesses to making the most of the grub the US had to offer, she joked that her new facial hair could have been blamed on steroids she had to take because of an illness.
She said: “No, I actually got ill and I was supposed to take steroids so it was either steroid related or chicken related – I haven’t figured it out yet.”
Meanwhile, the ‘Smile’ hitmaker – who has kids Marnie, five, and Ethel, six, with her ex-husband Sam Cooper – has previously admitted she thinks happiness is taking “your first E at Glastonbury”.
She previously said: “Look, happiness for me is your first E at Glastonbury – that’s the happy place.
“I don’t think I’ve ever had that base level of happiness. What I see as being happy is that fake level of happiness because that’s what I’ve had from the spike in endorphins or whatever.
“But I’m in a happy relationship, my kids are thriving and I’m creating great music. I couldn’t really ask for much more. So, yeah, I’m in a good place.”

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Tom Cruise roof jumped at four

OHMYGOSSIP — Tom Cruise first jumped off a roof when he was four years old.
The 56-year-old actor famously always does his own stunts and admitted that his taste for danger started when he was a child because he’ll “literally never forget” when he leapt of the top of his family home with just “new sheets and ropes” tied around him.
In an interview with Empire magazine, he said: “One of my first stunts was jumping off the roof of my house when I was about four years old, with new sheets and ropes tied around me.
“I jumped off the roof. Luckily it had rained that morning and I hit this mud puddle and as my head slammed between both my legs, I’ll literally never forget it.
“Knocked myself out and I thought, right before I went unconscious ‘My mom’s gonna kill me'”.
The ‘Mission Impossible: Fallout’ star recently broke his ankle while filming the latest instalment of the action franchise – but won’t stop attempting his own stunts as he thinks he “can learn more about action” through “motion”.
He explained: “So even as a little kid I was very physical. I realised that you look at Harold Lloyd, you look at Buster Keaton, Charlie Chaplin, Gene Kelly in ‘Singin’ In The Rain’.
“I think you can learn more about action and story watching that, because instantly through motion you can have boy meets girl.”
Tom’s friend and director Chris McQuarrie interjected: “Boy loves girl.”
Tom continues: “Girl loves boy. And I think you see that in the action and how we developed it. It’s story. Why I started to produce ‘Mission Impossible’ is even from the first one it allows us to put the camera in places you wouldn’t normally put it.”

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Jada Pinkett Smith wouldn’t be ‘mature enough’ to get divorced

OHMYGOSSIP — Jada Pinkett Smith doesn’t think she’d be “mature enough” for a divorce.
The 47-year-old star has been happily married to Will Smith for over 20 years, but she admitted in the event of an unlikely split, she doesn’t think she’d be ale to handle the break-up without getting angry.
Appearing on her ‘Red Table Talk’ Facebook Watch show, she said: “For me personally, I’m not mature enough to have a divorce. I’m just not.
“I don’t think I would ever be mature enough. I don’t. Because when you have to start going in, breaking up assets, that right there … let me tell you, that’s when the red table turns upside down and it won’t be red no more!
“This’ll be smashed in shambles. You know what I’m saying?”
Despite the divorce discussion, Jada and Will – who have son Jaden, 20, and daughter Willow, 17, together – are still very much in love.
He previously revealed:”There’s nothing that could happen that we won’t be together and love each other. And it’s not just because we’re saying it. It’s because we’ve cracked each other’s heads wide open.
“I’ve truly learned the definition of unconditional love. I love you, I support you, I’m going to help you be happy no matter what. I don’t have to like it. I describe it as the day the deal breakers are gone. We don’t have any deal breakers.”
The ‘Suicide Squad’ star said that although the pair have had rough patches, they were able to “keep going”, even if they don’t always agree with one another.
He added: “We woke up the next day and high-fived and kept going. We set each other free, and people really struggle with that. The things that Jada needs to be happy I’m not going to agree with them all.”

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Khloe Kardashian hits back at critics

OHMYGOSSIP — Khloe Kardashian has hit back at criticism from fans after she skipped Thanksgiving (22.11.18) with her family.
The 34-year-old reality TV star spent the holiday in Cleveland, Ohio, with her partner Tristan Thompson and their daughter True, while her family celebrated in Los Angeles but Khloe has denied a rift with her family and insisted basketball player Tristan could not travel as he is “in season”.
She wrote on Twitter: “Y’all are reaching now. I’ve spent the past 3 years in Cleveland for Thanksgiving. Not sure why people are trying to create drama between my family and I. My sisters and I are perfectly fine thank you! All of their families were able to travel but TT being in season, he can not.
“The truth is never as fun as some story some of you like to create. So here we goooooooooooo!! Happy Thanksgiving I guess lol (sic).”
There has been tension between Khloe’s family and Tristan since he was accused of being unfaithful just days before their daughter True was born in April.
The scandal is currently being played out on the family reality show ‘Keeping Up With the Kardashians’ with Khloe’s sister Kim Kardashian West, admitting things are “awkward” for Tristan at the moment.
Kim said: “It is awkward, especially for maybe Tristan, who isn’t used to this. Unfortunately, that’s what was going on in our lives, so six months later, when it replays and they’ve gotten through what they needed to get through, it’s rehashed in front of everyone and everyone’s giving their opinions all over again.
“So that is hard for Khloe and I’m sure for Tristan, but it’s our reality, and we’ve learned to kind of use it as a therapy, just to kind of get it out one last time with everyone else.”
But the 38-year-old star – who has children North, five, Saint, two, and Chicago, eight months, with husband Kanye West – explained that the family help one another through the tough episodes in various ways, such as live tweeting to take the pressure off “really brave” Khloe.
And they are always upfront with one another and stand by their actions on the show.
She added: “We all do edit the show, but there’s nothing really that we’ve taken out. So we will let everyone watch and be like, ‘Okay, this is what I said about you, and this is how I feel about you or felt about you.’ It is what it is.”

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Ariana Grande says Mac Miller is ‘very missed’

OHMYGOSSIP — Ariana Grande shared a heartfelt message about her ex-boyfriend Mac Miller on Thanksgiving (22.11.18).
The 25-year-old singer – who has recently been dealing with the tragic death of the rapper in September, and the end of her engagement to comedian Pete Davidson – has shared a touching message in which she confesses that her ex, Mac, is “very missed”.
The ‘God Is A Woman’ singer shared a photo of herself with Mac – who died from an accidental drug overdose – during the annual holiday in 2017 on her Instagram Story and she captioned the image: “You’re v missed. (sic)”
Ariana has previously admitted she has relied on therapy to help her get through the tough times.
One fan commented on her new song ‘Thank U, Next’ – which mentions a few of her past partners, including Pete, Mac, Big Sean, and Ricky Alvarez – by writing: “who is ariana’s therapist and are they accepting new clients (sic)”
And the ‘No Tears Left to Cry’ hitmaker then responded: “lmaoaoo this is funny as f**k but in all honesty therapy has saved my life so many times. if you’re afraid to ask for help, don’t be. u don’t have to be in constant pain & u can process trauma. i’ve got a lot of work to do but it’s a start to even be aware that it’s possible. (sic)”
Meanwhile, Ariana recently described the last few months as “painful yet beautiful”.
The chart-topping star thanked her fans for helping to make 2018 so “interesting”, although she also conceded it’d been “challenging”.
Ariana wrote on Twitter: “i love y’all so damn much. thank u so so much for everything
“what an interesting, challenging, painful and yet beautiful and exciting chapter of life ….. when it rains it pours but i’m embracing all of it. i’m excited for whatever else the universe has in store for me. she’s growing n she’s grateful. (sic)”

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Aretha Franklin’s mansion sold for 300k

OHMYGOSSIP — Aretha Franklin’s Detroit mansion has been sold for $300,000.
The late Queen of Soul – who died in August at the age of 76 – was born in Memphis, Tennessee but grew up mostly in Detroit where she began her legendary music career as a gospel singer in her father’s church.
She once owned a number of properties in Detroit but sold them all off during her lifetime, except for historic mansion next to the Detroit Golf Club, which she held on to.
However, the 5,600-square-foot estate on Hamilton Road was bought for $300,000 in late October, according to the Detroit News.
Sabrina Garrett-Owens, the personal representative of Franklin’s estate, told the publication: “There are no other Detroit properties that were owned by Franklin. There is no link with (the) new owner.”
The mansion has five bedrooms, six bathrooms, leaded glass windows and a three-car garage.
Aretha bought the home in 1993 but almost lost it in 2008 due to unpaid property taxes totalling almost $20,000.
Meanwhile, it was revealed after her death that the ‘I Say a Little Prayer’ hitmaker hadn’t left a will, meaning her four sons, Clarence, 63, Edward, 61, Ted, 54, and Kecalf, 48, may have to wait years to find out how much of their mother’s estate they’re entitled to.
Don Wilson – a lawyer based in Los Angeles who worked for Aretha for 30 years – was previously quoted as saying: “I tried to convince her that she should do not just a will but a trust while she was still alive.
“She never told me, ‘No, I don’t want to do one.’ She understood the need. It just didn’t seem to be something she got around to.”
Mr. Wilson added: “She was a private person.”
Aretha owned her estate and maintained ownership of the songs she wrote – except her most popular singles like ‘Respect’.
Kenneth Abdo – who has worked on the estate of Prince, who also died without a will in 2016 – has said the Internal Revenue Service will carry out an audit.

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Beverley Mitchell reveals devastating miscarriage

OHMYGOSSIP — Beverley Mitchell suffered a devastating miscarriage this year.
The 37-year-old actress – who has son Hutton Michael, three, and daughter Kenzie Lynne, five, with husband Michael Cameron – found out she was pregnant with twins earlier in 2018 but had a miscarriage just a few weeks later.
She wrote in an emotional blog post: “A few weeks later, our new dream of our growing family came crashing down; we had a miscarriage. This was a shock. Honestly, my first instinct was to say I was fine, and to be honest, I was trying to be. I thought I had to be, for my family, for myself. I had to jump on a plane and go to work being surrounded by babies and kids while I was still miscarrying. That was interesting.
“My heart could not make sense of it. I never really considered that I would miscarry being that I had already had two healthy pregnancies. This was my misconception, you see, I didn’t know much about miscarriages and I didn’t know many people who had miscarried, or so I thought.”
And former ‘7th Heaven’ star Beverley revealed she had decided to open up about her devastating loss in order to help herself heal.
She said: “I was now part of a group, the unspoken and hidden group who mourn their losses in the shadows. This was the hardest part, suffering in silence. Every time I shared what we were going through I made people uncomfortable, no one ever knows what to say, and to be honest, there is nothing to say.
“Most people who are sharing their story, we aren’t looking for anything, just the opportunity to share their story. It is with sharing it that the healing begins, the acceptance that it happened. It is when you ignore it or pretend that it never happened that you cause more pain. Dismissing it almost makes it worse.
“We still have dreams of growing our family but now more than ever, I look at Kenzie, Hutton and Michael and just feel full. If we are blessed with more children they will fill us with more love, but for now, I look at my family and I am GRATEFUL, BLESSED and THANKFUL (sic).”

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