Celine Dion’s exclusion from prestigious list sparks outrage at her fans

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Celine Dion is a diva in every sense of the word. Charles Alexander of Time once described her as “the power behind songs” who can easily manipulate her voice shifting from ballads into pop music. Her performances are effortless and elegant, and she remains one of the best female vocals the world has ever seen.

The Canadian-born singer rose to fame after winning the Eurovision Song Contest in 1988. She represented Switzerland with the song Ne Partez Pas Sans Moi’ (‘Don’t Leave Without Me in Dublin’). The finals was one of the most thrilling in Eurovision history, with presenter Pat Kenny joking, “I have to tell you that we employed Agatha Christie to write the script for tonight!”

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However, Dion isn’t only a singer, but a performer who cemented her place in Las Vegas, the place she feels like home. Her story with the “Sin City” dates back to 2003, when she began a four-year Las Vegas residency which turned to be a huge success, grossing over $385 million.

Some years later, Dion returned to the Las Vegas stage for a residency at Ceasar’s Palace and broke the world record with her 1,141 performances, according to Billboard.

During the past couple of years, however, Dion experienced some hard time, both because of the pandemic, which affected the lives of many in one way or another, but also because of health issues which resulted in canceled tours and performances.

In the past, she was heavily criticized because of her skinny looks, but the singer answered back saying that she feels good in her skin.

Speaking to The Sun, she said, “If I like it, I don’t want to talk about it. Don’t bother. Don’t take a picture. If you like it, I’ll be there. If you don’t, leave me alone.”

Celine Dion attends the premiere of Disney’s “Beauty And The Beast” at El Capitan Theatre on March 2, 2017 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Todd Williamson/Getty Images)

Recently, it was revealed that Dion has been suffering from persistent muscle spasm.

The singer took to the social media to inform her fans that her progress with treating her condition is taking longer than expected. “The good news is that I am doing a little bit better…but it’s going very slow. And it’s very frustrating for me. You know I’m getting treatment from my doctors, taking medication, but I’m still experiencing some spasms, and it’s taking a lot longer for me to recover than I had hoped,” she wrote.

Some experts believe that with everything going on in her life, Dion won’t be returning to the world stage, probably ever.

Speaking to Page Six, journalist Scott Roeben said, “People had been telling me for some time that Celine would not be returning to live performing — maybe ever at all.”

A few days ago, the singer, or at least most of her fans, experienced yet another blow when Rolling Stone published their list of 200 greatest singers of all time on New Year’s Day, and Dion’s name was nowhere to be seen.

“Respectfully, not including Celine Dion, arguably the best vocal technician of all time, in this list is borderline treasonous,” producer, promoter and recording artist Jamie Lambert tweeted.

Dion not making the cut was described as a ”crime against humanity” by her fans, who were left outraged.

Look… you can argue Celine Dion’s music is not your cup of tea and that’s fair.

You can argue Celine’s songs are now irrelevant in today’s Billie Eilish generation and that’s also fair.

But to say that Celine Dion is not among all-time greatest singers is unbelievable. https://t.co/wvmLYvE059

— Rama’s Screen (@RamasScreen) January 2, 2023

The first place on the list belonged to Aretha Franklin, while Whitney Houston and Sam Cook were second and third respectively. Other singers who found themselves on the list which excluded Dion were Kelly Clarkson and Tina Turner.

Any music list for best singers ever that doesn’t include Céline Dion is automatically invalid to me. That’s the rule.

‘Falling Into You’ was the first CD I ever bought with my own money, and that album is still flawless, and her entire discography is superb. https://t.co/JfvxP6lAeJ

— Carolyn -😏- Hinds 🇧🇧 (@CarrieCnh12) January 2, 2023

In an attempt to fight against the possible backlash, the magazine wrote in the introduction, “Before you start scrolling (and commenting), keep in mind that this is the Greatest Singers list, not the Greatest Voices List. Talent is impressive; genius is transcendent.”

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Woman adopts a boy no one wanted to adopt: see what he looks like now

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This world has become a cruel place, especially for people with disabilities who struggle to fit in the norms imposed by the society. These people long for a place under the sky and hope to be accepted, but unfortunately, there are always stares and mean comments.

Rustam is a young boy with deformities left behind by his parents. He was given up for adoption, but as we all know, not many people are willing to open the doors to their hearts and homes for children like him.

Luckily, Rustam was spotted by a woman named Nika Zlobina who was preparing adoption documents when she stumbled upon his photo and his life story. She then made it her mission to find Rustam a loving home, but she ended up adopting him along the way.

“I was preparing paperwork for an adoption and there was a database with photos of children, and I happened to see images of Rustam,” Nika explained.

The first thing this woman did for this special boy was create an Instagram account to showcase all children looking for a family, including him.

She included a video of Rustam dancing and it attracted the attention of many. However, as many people had sweet words to share about Rustam, there were also those who posted mean comments. “Some said this ‘freak’ won’t ever be adopted. I was terrified how many people wrote negative comments, and among them were young mothers with kids,” Nika said.

Nika’s biggest wish was to fight the misconception that disabled children are not the best choice when it comes to adoption. By sharing Rustam’s daily routines, his many smiles, and the way he showed happiness when around the right people, Nika hoped people would understand that these children deserve the chance to be taken care of.

“Everyone mostly wants blond beautiful babies to adopt, and there’s a long line for such kids; meanwhile, others suffer without parents,” Nika wrote.

That is when Nika made the decision to adopt Rustam herself. She and her husband were more than happy to become parents of this sweet boy who radiated joy whenever he went.

Nika wrote that this adoption served as inspiration to other people who were planning to welcome a child into their lives in this manner. “One woman wrote that she was afraid to go out with her daughter who has Down’s Syndrome, adding that my posts give her courage; and now she does not hesitate to go for walks with her daughter,” Nika posted.

Of course, there are always stares and comments by complete strangers, but Nika and her husband do all in their power to protect their son and teach the world that there is nothing bad about being different. In fact, it is the differences that make this world go round.

Today, Rustam is nine years old and is living the best life possible.

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Damar Hamlin Collapses on the Field During Monday Night Football Game

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Less than 6 minutes until the end of the first quarter of the Monday Night Football Game between Buffalo Bills and Cincinnati Bengals, which was broadcast on national TV, Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin, 24, collapsed on the field.

Hamlin fell on the ground after making a tackle on the opposing team receiver Tee Higgins.

Withing seconds, Bills’ team trainers treated him and ambulance arrived less than 5 minutes after Hamlin collapsed. He was administered CPR and was transferred to the (University of Cincinnati) Medical Center for further testing and treatment.

BREAKING: Buffalo Bills Damar Hamlin passes out after making a tackle in the Bills vs Bengals game… A very scary site as both teams are gathered around him in prayer right now.. https://t.co/qVi3bGQ2om

— Matt Couch (@RealMattCouch) January 3, 2023

During the terrifying moment, players cried and prayed on their knees as the game was first suspended and then postponed.

The Bills said in a statement that Hamlin suffered cardiac arrest. The reason why remains unknown.

“His heartbeat was restored on the field and he was transferred to the UC Medical Center for further testing and treatment,” the statement read. “He is currently sedated and listed in critical condition.”

Bills safety Damar Hamlin remained down on the field after a scary hit.

According to the broadcast, medical personnel have administered CPR. pic.twitter.com/JKCWmfzaLT

— ESPN (@espn) January 3, 2023

Prayers and well-wishes came pouring in.

“I’ve never seen anything like it since I’ve been playing,” NFL Executive Vice President of Operations Troy Vincent said. “So, immediately, my player hat went on. How do you resume play after you’ve seen such a traumatic event occur in front of you in real time?”

This incident comes at a time when the NFL remains under intense scrutiny over the amount of protection it offers to the participants in an inherently violent game.

Damar Hamlin is the best of us.

We love you, 3. Praying for you. pic.twitter.com/fYymfFsynp

— Pitt Football (@Pitt_FB) January 3, 2023

A statement from the NFL Players Association said, “The NFLPA and everyone in our community is praying for Damar Hamlin.

“We have been in touch with Bills and Bengals players, and with the NFL. The only thing that matters at this moment is Damar’s health and well-being.”

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Heroic uncle runs into burning house to save 8-year-old niece after saving nephews

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Not all heroes wear capes, and the story of a heroic uncle named Derrick Byrd is yet another proof of that.

This brave man sacrificed his own life for the sake of those of his niece and nephews and it doesn’t come as a surprise that he has been hailed a hero by the members of his community.

When the fire started in the family home in Aberdeen, Washington, there were six people inside, including Derrick’s sister, Kayla, and her three children.

Realizing that the house could easily burn down in no time, quick-thinking Derrick caught his nephews and jumped out of the window from the second floor while holding them in his arms.

His 8-year-old niece Mercedes witnessed her mother falling down from the roof and was too afraid to jump.

Without hesitating even for a second, Derrick returned inside the house to rescue his trapped niece.

Once inside, he felt the flames burning his face, but saving Mercedes was more important than anything else.

“I could feel it burning me,” he explained.

“I got her and took my shirt off and put it around her face so she wouldn’t breathe in any smoke and I just carried her out as fast as I could.”

As a result of his heroic deed, Derrick suffered second and third-degree burns on his face, back, and arms. His recovery took some time and he experienced a lot of pain, but he says he would do it again if he needs to.

“Even though I got burnt, I really didn’t care, though. I’d rather get burnt than her. She’s young. She’s still got a lot of stuff going for her. She’s a good kid,” he told KOMO-TV.

“I’d run back in there and do it again even if I got burnt worse or died.”

Commenting on people calling him a hero, humble Derrick said, “I can’t say a hero. I’d just say for my niece and nephews, I wasn’t going to let them die.”

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Ree Drummond makes statement after her husband breaks his neck in a horrible accident

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Pioneer Woman star Ree Drummond has been through a lot over the few couple of years. From her husband’s accident, to her brother’s passing and her daughter’s arrest, Ree is doing all in her power to stand strong.

She is an author, blogger, food writer, and a TV personality.

In February 2010, she was listed as No. 22 on Forbes‘ Top 25 Web Celebrities and her blog, which documents her life as a wife and a mother who lives in a ranch in Oklahoma was named Weblog of the Year for three consecutive years, 2009, 2010, and 2011.

Back in March 2021, Ree’s husband, Ladd, was involved in a horrific truck crash on their ranch together with his nephew Caleb. The incident happened as the two tried battling a wildfire. According to the law enforcement, the hard impact ejected Ree’s nephew 70 feet from the truck and he was rushed to hospital in critical condition, while Ladd broke his neck.

Around a year after the incident took place, Ree took to the social media to update her fans of her husband’s condition and wrote, “After a year, we can report that Ladd is doing incredibly well. When one considers the horrible occurrence, this is quite astounding. He’s working out with weights.

“He is caring for the livestock and carrying out the same ranch responsibilities that he has in the past.”

Further, she wrote, “It’s true that his neck is still stiff, and it will most likely be for the rest of his life. He can’t move his head to look at me when I call him.

“In light of what happened, I’d like to express my appreciation on this day that Ladd is, for the most part, back to normal… and just in time for the start of the spring burning season.”

Ladd had undergone a surgery, but it took a lot of time for his neck to heal.

“The surgeon told us that the fracture in his neck was very near to destroying his spinal cord,” Ree stated. Luckily, that didn’t happen and Ladd is more or less back to normal nowadays.

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Woman finds a cardboard box on the side of the road

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Hearing stories of animals who are dumped like a piece of trash makes us extremely sad, but learning of all those people who help them and give them new lease on life restores our faith in humanity.

A passerby noticed a cardboard box on the side of the road. What attracted her attention was that the box was taped and there were holes on the top. As she approached closer, she heard noises coming out of it and that’s when she realized there were animals inside.

Upon further inspection, she spotted tiny puppies inside. They were very young and very skinny, so she called professional help.

When a volunteer from the Diasozo Animal Rescue arrived to the scene, she realized the little ones were on the verge of starvation so she took them to the organization’s shelter where they were provided with food and the much needed medical care.

The monster who left them behind took them away from their mother and left them to die. Had it not been for the passerby and the kind-hearted volunteer, they would likely die of starvation.

However, once at safe hands, they thrived.

The little ones became curious of their environment and started exploring it, showing their bubbly personalities.

Once they become strong enough, they would be put up for adoption, and we truly hope that each of them, nine in number, would find a loving home.

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Internet sensation dead at 27

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Keenan Cahill, who rose to fame for his lip-synching videos and celebrity cameos, passed away Thursday at the age of 27 following complications of an open heart surgery.

Cahill became an internet sensation almost overnight in 2010 when his videos of him lip-synching went viral and were noticed by many celebrities who joined him in his mission of making millions laugh.

One of them was 50 Cent. The two covered the rappers song Down on Me, and the video reached over 60 million views.

Internet personality Keenan Cahill attends the 40th Anniversary American Music Awards held at Nokia Theatre L.A. Live on November 18, 2012 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Steve Granitz/WireImage)

Other big names from the entertainment industry who were Cahill’s guests were Jennifer Aniston, Flo Rida, Maroon 5, Cody Simpson, Jason Derulo, and Justin Bieber among the rest.

According to his manager, Cahill became one of the first YouTubers to pass 500 million views on his personal channel.

He was nominated for the Viral Web Star at the J-14 Awards, and his life was captured in a one-hour documentary aired in France, Belgium, and Switzerland.

The news of his passing were confirmed by his family. In a GoFundMe page created to help the family with the medical and later funeral expenses, Cahill’s aunt, Katie Owens, wrote, “We are devasted to announce that our nephew, Keenan Cahill, passed away on December 29th at the age of 27. Twelve days earlier he had open heart surgery and was starting to recover, but complications arose that he couldn’t overcome.”

She added, “He never made a lot of money, but he enjoyed what he was doing and brought smiles to the faces of so many people.”

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At the age of one, Cahill was diagnosed with Maroteaux–Lamy syndrome, a condition which causes many tissues and organs to enlarge, become inflamed or scarred, and eventually waste away.

“Because of his rare disease, he has had countless surgeries over his short life including a bone marrow transplant,” Owens explained.

Back in 2011, at a period when Cahill spoke to Medpagetoday, he was receiving weekly infusions, as well as a treatment called “enzyme replacement therapy.”

In December, 2022, Cahill took to Instagram to update his fans on his health status and shared that would undergo the open heart surgery, asking from them to wish him luck.

YouTube sensation Keenan Cahill visits the SiriusXM Studios on June 3, 2013 in New York City. (Photo by Cindy Ord/Getty Images)

Cahill not only lip-synched, but he also created music on his own.

“I wanted to put a song out there to show people that I’m capable of not just being a lip-syncer on YouTube,” Cahill told Fuse back in the day after releasing his debut single “Hands Up.”

“I thought, ‘If I can sing, then why not do my own music and do what I’ve always wanted to do?’”

Many famous people shared their condolences and expressed their sadness over Cahill’s passing.

Rest in peace.

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Good-looking convict’s picture causes a stir on social media

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Jeremy Meeks, the Blue-Eyed Bandit, took the country by storm when the Stockton Police Department posted a mugshot photo of him following an arrest in 2014 during a gang sweep called Operation Ceasefire in Stockton, California. Meeks, who had a tough upbringing and was born and raised during “the crack era” which hit USA in the late 80s and early 90s, was convicted on federal charges of being a felon in possession of a firearm and grand theft.

To the police department’s surprise, Meeks’ mugshot received plenty of comments, mostly from women, who commented on his looks.

With his light blue eyes, high cheek bones, chiseled face and tattooed neck, Meeks made many fall for him and it didn’t come as a surprise that he received plenty of offers from modeling agencies to work for them upon serving his sentence and being released from prison.

Turning his back on crime, Meeks life took a turn for the better and he has become a successful model who has walked for many of the big fashion houses and signed contracts with the best in the business, including Tommy Hilfiger and Philipp Plein.

Being son of drug addicts, with his dad killing a young mother and then taking his own life, Meeks’ early life was “very, very dark.”

“Both of my parents were heroin addicts,” he shared, “I was a heroin baby.”

Meeks’ newfound fame caused troubles in his marriage to Melissa Meeks, with whom he shares a son. The two were together for ten years, from 2008 to 2018, after which the ‘Hot Fellon’ got involved with the Topshop heiress Chloe Green who is worth around $100 million.

Allegedly, Meeks and Green started dating in 2017 and their affair was exposed after they had been photographed together on a yacht. The couple split in 2019, after Green gave birth to their son, Jayden Meeks-Green.

Back in 2020, Meeks spoke of his arrangement with his two exes and said, “I have an incredible relationship with Chloe, the mother of my 2-year-old. And now I have a relationship with the mother of my oldest son. We’re all co-parenting. They are incredible mothers.”

Besides being a renown model who has conquered runways and worked for huge names in the business, Meeks has also tried himself in the film industry.

The ‘Hot Felon’ made his feature film debut in 2020 with the BET+ streaming feature Trigger. In 2021, Meeks appeared in the independent feature film Secret Society.

Speaking of his acting experience, he confessed he fell in love with it so we are likely to see more of him in the years that follow.

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When two brothers found something unusual, they were in for a huge surprise

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Two brothers stumbled upon a huge surprise while visiting their grandparents’ abandoned property and their story is now going viral.

When they visited the old house, they noticed there was a storehouse nearby. It was locked and it was obvious no one visited it in years as it was outdated. After a couple of attempts, they managed to unlock the doors and what they saw inside awoke their curiosity.

Inside, there were plenty of shelves with neatly stored boxes on them. When they opened some, they noticed there were shoes inside.

As it turned out, their grandparents used to own a shoe factory and were very skillful shoemakers. Each of the pairs was a brand new one, never worn and spotless. A true treasure.

“We hadn’t visited our grandparents’ property since we were kids, so we went to view it. An abandoned warehouse was located behind the house. I opened the lock and discovered a shelf full of boxes in all different sizes and shapes,” one of the brothers explained.

“I initially believed the boxes to be empty, but as I opened one, I discovered a stunning pair of women’s shoes that were in perfect shape. It was amazing! We eventually located hundreds of pairs of shoes after searching for so long. It appears that” our grandparents were skilled shoemakers.”

Their grandparents’ business was blooming back in the day and their shows were very much popular and sold locally.

Below are some of the stunning models.

The brothers weren’t sure what to do with all those shoes, but once their story spread around, they received offers from people to buy some of them.

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Al Roker suffered yet another loss

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Philadelphia soul pioneer Thom Bell, who had produced numerous timeless hits which helped mark an ear in the world of music, passed away at the age of 79.

From The Stylistics’ Betcha By Golly Wow, and The Spinners’ Rubberband Man to The O’Jays’ Backstabbers, Bell’s music influenced many.

The news of Bell’s passing was confirmed by his lawyer, Michael Silver, who shared with the Philadelphia Inquirer that the prolific songwriter and producer died at his home in Bellingham, Washington. The cause of death hasn’t been revealed.

One of the people who were deeply affected by Bell’s loss is longtime anchor of the Today show, Al Roker, who has been dealing with personal issues during the past couple of weeks.

Al took to Instagram to share his condolences. Along with a photo of Bell, the host wrote, “Thom Bell, a legendary Philadelphia producer, passed away at age 79. His songs provided a soundtrack to my life. His recognizable ‘Sound Of Philadelphia’ helped define an era of music, from The Spinners and The O’Jays through The Delfonics and The Stylistics, as well as Elton John. I shall never forget your work.”

Many of Al’s followers expressed their sadness over Bell’s passing.

As both his parents were musicians, Bell was introduced to classical music early in life. Over the years, as he got heavily involved into making music, he introduced instruments like the celesta, sitar, oboe, bassoon, cor anglais and bells into his rococo arrangements.

Speaking of the comments he was getting about the way he combined instruments, he once said, “I didn’t plan it out to be different or set out to do what hadn’t been done before. It was all organic on my part – just what I happened to hear.

“Invariably, when other producers and musicians would say that my sounds were odd for R&B, I would just tell them, ‘I don’t do R&B – I do music.'”

Bell was nominated for three Grammy Awards and won for Best Producer of the Year in 1975. He was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2006.

Bell’s passing comes at a very difficult time for Al Roker who recently lost his sister Patricia. He has also been experiencing health issues after he was admitted to hospital some weeks ago due to blood clogs in his lungs, but is slowly recuperating.

Al has been updating his fans of his condition. Recently, he wrote, “It’s been difficult. I’m not going to repeat those mistakes. I’ve had more than my fair share of operations before this one, but this has been the most difficult.”

He thanked his fans and friends for their support and their words of encouragement.

“There are innumerable individuals and things for which I am thankful and tremendously appreciative – even more so today after being flooded with prayers and expressions of support from viewers who have taken time out of their busy lives to reach out. It means a lot to me.”

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Ted Danson made it his 75th birthday because of his ‘lifesaver’ wife who changed his life

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From Cheers to The Good Place, actor Ted Danson, who turned 75 a few days ago, has enjoyed decades of success as one of television’s most beloved stars.

The acclaimed entertainer has been married three times, but has only found true love with his third wife, Mary Steenburgen.

This couple’s love story is a fascinating one. They tied the knot in 1995 and their love for one another grows stronger and stronger with each passing day.

“I’m madly in love with Mary Steenburgen. She’s a remarkable human being, so I’m just incredibly blessed,” Danson said.

The two first met in 1983 on the set of film Cross Creek when Danson auditioned for the role of Steenburgen’s on-screen husband but failed to get the part. The actor wasn’t disappointed for not getting the role because as he later revealed, he wasn’t at the best place in his life at the time.

When they first laid eyes on one another, both Danson and Steenburgen were married to other people.

However, as fate would have it, they met again some 10 years later following their initial meeting and couldn’t ignore one another. At that point, they were both divorced and planned to stay single, but that’s not how things turned out. Although they wanted to be just friends at the beginning, a trip to Mendocino, California changed that and they fell madly in love. Fast forward to today, they are still head over hills for one another.

Back in the day, Steenburgen introduced Danson to the practice of transcendental meditation and he claims that saved his life. Namely, the actor suffers from arthritis, an autoimmune disease for which there is no known cure, and this form of meditation helps him alleviate the pain.

“Life gets more complicated and stressful the older you are. I no longer find [meditation] fun and interesting — I find it a lifesaver.”

We are glad Ted Danson found a way to facilitate his life despite his health struggles.

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Sean Connery was ‘a model of a man’ to his wife despite reported affair – she was with him when he died

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A proud Scotsman, a legend!

From working as a milkman, a lorry driver and a coffin polisher in his young days, to being knighted in 2000, the first ever secret agent James Bond had an incredible life. Born to parents who were poor, he left school at the age of 13 to be able to work and help his family make ends meet.

Sean Connery, one of the most charming men on the planet, who was named the sexiest man alive twice by the People magazine, passed away at 90. He always won each battle on the screen, but lost the most important one in 2020 when he left the world mourning his loss.

Connery, the 007 agent who played in seven Bond films and won an Academy Award for The Untouchables, once said that his favorite movie was From Russia with Love.

When he turned 17, Connery was drafted into the Royal Navy but returned home three years later due to a duodenal ulcer.

At the time, he still went by his birth name, Thomas, or Tom, as his friends called him.

“He wasn’t Sean Connery then – we all knew him as Tom,” his old colleague Tommy Wark told The Scotsman in 2005. “I was on the joinery side, and he worked with two women from Craigmillar who did the polishing of the caskets.

“He came there to start work about 1950 and had nowhere to stay. I know he spent a few nights sleeping in a coffin just after he started,” Wark added.

Taking part in the Mr. Universe contest opened the doors to a completely new world for Connery. Casting directors noticed him and offered him minor roles in different movies. Ten years needed to pass before he was cast for the role of the most famous agent the world has ever heard of, that of James Bond.

James Bond came to life through the books of novelist Ian Fleming, with the first one, titled Casino Royale, being published in 1953. Ever since, the fascination with the agent has only grew bigger and bigger. The story behind the name of what would become a prestigious role came after Fleming read the ornithological book entitled Birds Of The West Indies whose author’s name was, well, guess what? James Bond.

“I wanted the simplest, dullest, plainest-sounding name I could think of. James Bond seemed perfect,” Flemming explained.

As the movie became a worldwide phenomenon, Connery turned into a sex symbol and a millionaire.

Sean was married two times. In 1962, the actor married Diane Cilento with whom he had son Jason Connery, his only biological child. In 1975, he tied the knot with Micheline Roquebrune and stayed together with her until the rest of his life. Their relationship and marriage withstood time despite Sean’s well-documented love affair with Lynsey de Paul during the late ’80s.

When he and Roquebrune first met, she didn’t know he was a celebrity.

“I saw this man from the back, and of course, he had a fine physique, but that first day I didn’t know who he was or anything about him,” she told The Sun in 2011, recalling their first meeting. “Then I dreamed I saw this man. I was in his arms. And I thought, ‘At last, peace.’ The next day I went back to the tournament, and that was that!”

“Micheline is an amazing woman. She is the love of my life,” the actor added.

The two were together for 45 years, until his passing.

Roquebrune opened up about Sir Connery’s last months of his life and admitted he was suffering from dementia. He died at the age of 90, in his sleep, and his wife says it was exactly how he wished to leave this world.

Speaking to the Daily Mail, Roquebrune said, “It was no life for him. He was not able to express himself latterly. At least he died in his sleep and it was just so peaceful. I was with him all the time and he just slipped away. It was what he wanted.

“He was gorgeous and we had a wonderful life together,” she added. “He was a model of a man. It is going to be very hard without him, I know that. But it could not last forever and he went peacefully.”

After his death, Sir Connery’s wife told Scottish Mail on Sunday how her husband’s final wish was for his ashes to be scattered in Scotland and the Bahamas. “We are going to bring Sean back to Scotland – that was his final wish.”

Sir Sean Connery was truly one of a kind. May he rest in peace.

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Warrick Dunn: The NFL player who helped build over 145 homes for single mothers to give them a better life

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Giving back is one of the most important attributes in a person. It is because of people who are lending a helping hand when someone needs it the most that this world is a better place.

One such person, who serves as an inspiration to many, is former professional NFL player Warrick Dunn.

His life wasn’t an easy one as he and his siblings lost their mother who was a single parent working two jobs in order to provide for her children.

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Namely, Dunn’s mom, Betty Dunn Smothers, was a police officer in Louisiana. However, she worked as a security guard at the same time because she had always dreamed of owning a home and did all in her power to make that wish come true. Sadly, one night, as she and the store owner where she worked were headed to the bank to make a deposit when someone fired shots on them. While the store owner was injured, Smothers died at the scene, leaving her five children orphans.

“I never really had a childhood,” Dunn said in a 1994 interview with the Los Angeles Times. “I’ve never been able to go out and just go crazy, like most kids, because I grew up staying in the house a lot, baby-sitting.”

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Dunn took all the care for his younger siblings and thanks to donations made by his mom’s colleagues, the family managed to raise a trust fund of over $200,000. That, and their mom’s life insurance helped the siblings stay together in a house in Baton Rouge with their grandmother.

“It’s something my mom always wanted, a house,” Dunn said at the time. “And it’s something we couldn’t afford.”

Following his mother’s passing, Dunn started playing football for the Florida State University and was chosen by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the first round of the 1997 NFL draft after graduation.

Dunn’s impressive career spanned 12 seasons.

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The football player was challenged by his coach Tony Dungy to give back to the Florida community during his stay at Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Dunn accepted the challenge. From that moment on, giving back became his thing, it became something he centered his life around, and today, his Homes for the Holidays program has provided homes for over 200 single families over the years.

“The more I learned, we wanted to get into the business of giving people the potential to break their cycle of poverty,” Dunn explained. “Over the last 21 years, I’ve just learned a lot about different issues people face.”

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Dunn’s program partners with various other organizations, financial institutions, development groups, and Habitat for Humanity, which helps build homes for disadvantaged families. “We’ve come up with services that can really help give families tools so they can have some stability long term, and with that is financial literacy, health and wellness, education attainment and workforce development and entrepreneurship,” Dunn explained.

So far, the program expended with three more, Count on Your Future, Sculpt, and Hearts for Community Service. These programs provide financial support for higher education for youngsters who are active volunteers in their community.

Dunn’s dream is to improve the quality of life for unprivileged families.

“It’s not just about home ownership. And it’s not just about the parents, it’s really more about the kids and their futures and trying to create a better society long term,” Dunn said. “I just want to be able to continue to wrap my arms around the communities that we’re in and really support them and help them grow and keep that stability.”

In the past, Dunn sought help from counselors to help him overcome the grief and accept the fact that his mom is no longer around. He even visited one of his mother’s killers in prison and said he forgave them for what they did, and that speaks of the fact that Warrick Dunn is without a doubt one of the greatest men there are. He truly has a heart of gold and we are certain he’s mom would have been proud of everything he is doing for others.

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Hilary Swank glows in Christmas update while showing off twin baby bump

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Christmas is the time when we show our gratitude for everything we have. It is the time of love and forgiveness; the time when we reflect on everything we have achieved, and make new resolutions we hope will turn into a reality.

A huge number of people from every corner of the world celebrated Christmas this year. Many of them posted photos on the social media in order to share a glimpse of the magic their homes were filled with during the celebrations. Of course, celebrities were not exception.

They also shared plenty of photos of their Christmas trees, their families, and unwrapping gifts, but for one celeb, the most precious gift is yet to arrive.

Hilary Swank, the Million Dollar Baby star, who is a recipient of a number of awards, including two Academy Awards, two Golden Globe Awards, two Critics’ Choice Movie Awards, and a Screen Actors Guild Award, is getting ready for her biggest role yet, that of a mother.

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The actress, 48, is expecting twins.

Swank announced her pregnancy on Good Morning America in October, when she said that she and husband Philip Schneider would be on double duty. “This is something that I’ve been wanting for a long time and my next thing is I’m gonna be a mom,” she posted on Twitter. “And not just of one, but of two. I can’t believe it.”

A few days ago, Swank shared an adorable photo of herself posing next to her decorated Christmas tree while showing off her growing baby bump in red and white striped pajamas.

“We couldn’t wish for a more incredible miracle ✨ So grateful for these two gifts of a lifetime!! 🎁🎁 Merry Christmas Everyone!! Wishing you all miracles in your own lives in whatever forms they take. 🙌🏽#MerryChristmas #Miracles,” the mom-to-be wrote captioned the cute photo.

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Speaking of her decision to become a mom later in life, the actress said that it was something she’s always dreamed of, but it was just a matter of timing.

“I was having a career and not having the right relationship until… four years ago, and all the elements needed to come together and be right,” she explained, and added, “It’s just something I thought about even as a young girl. It’s something that was on my mind, so it’s nice to be here and just be pregnant.”

The twins are due to arrive on a day that holds a special meaning for the actress.

During an appearance on Drew Barrymore’s talk show, Swank shared a touching coincidence.

“You just announced that your father passed away one year ago, and this miracle is happening,” Barrymore said at the time.

“Yeah, and they are due on his birthday,” Swank replied.

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The actress received plenty of likes and comments on her adorable Christmas photo, with some of her fans saying, “Absolutely glowingly beautiful,” and “I love you!!! ❤️ So happy for you. You’ll be the best mom I can tell. Merry Christmas to you all and bless you!”

We are so glad Hilary Swank is having her greatest wish coming true.

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‘9-1-1: Lone Star’ actor 18-year-old Tyler Sanders’ tragic cause of death revealed

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Rising actor Tyler Sanders, who received a Daytime Emmy nomination for Just Add Magic and starred in The Rookie, Fear the Walking Dead, and 9-1-1 Lone Star, was found dead inside his Los Angeles home on June 16. According to reports, some of his friends decided to call the police and ask them to check on Sanders after they hadn’t heard from him all morning and that’s when police officers found the child actor’s lifeless body.

The news of Sanders’ passing were confirmed by his agent Pedro Tapia at the time. Through a statement, Tapia expressed his sadness over the tragic incident.

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Rumors were that young Sanders started using drugs, something his parents later confirmed. They claimed he turned substance abuse in order to fight depression.

Now, six months after Sanders died, the cause of death has finally been revealed.

According to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner, Sanders died of “fentanyl effects,” and his death was ruled accidental.

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His parents opened up about their son’s sudden and tragic passing.

“I want others to understand that we are a family much like all other families who never thought this could happen to us,” Tyler’s mother, Ginger Sanders, said in a release obtained by Fox News Digital. “Tyler had a strong support system and still could not overcome his persistent depression. Perhaps because of his depression, Tyler sought out deep connections and to bring those around him joy.”

“Tyler was an ambitious, hard-working actor who was dealing with deep and persistent depression,” his father, David Sanders wrote in a statement released on December 29. “Although actively seeking treatment, Tyler struggled to find relief and chose to experiment with drugs. Tyler fell into drug use, not as a way to have fun socially, but rather as an attempt to overcome his profound mental health struggle.”

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The devastated parents further said that they want their son’s story spread in hopes of hoping others who are battling depression quietly, without sharing their struggles with their loved ones.

“While Tyler quietly fought his inner battles, he was outwardly determined to make sure no one felt as he did. Tyler loved the Lord, loved people, and did his best every day. It is our sincere prayer that our story might save others.”

Sanders’ Instagram was filled with photos of himself and those he loved, such as a white water rafting trip, a day at Coachella, skydiving and his fitness journey. His last Instagram post showed photos of him wearing suit captioned “Styling.”

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We are so very sorry for Tyler Sanders’ tragic passing, may he rest in peace.

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Once scrutinized for ‘losing her beauty’ at age 40, this famous actress had a brilliant response to ageing

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Real beauty comes from within, they say, but it doesn’t mean we shouldn’t care about the way we look on the outside. In order to try to defy age, many people turn to cosmetic products, as well as fillers, Botox, and surgeries, which make us wonder how far one should go for the sake of looking good.

Andie MacDowell is one of the few celebs who have decided to embrace their natural looks, and with that, to remind many that aging is simply a life process that we should all accept with arms wide open.

“Aging is something that you either have to decide that you like or you don’t. It’s a choice,” Andie MacDowell told Harpers Bazaar.

Andie made a name for herself in the modeling industry when she was recruited by a rep from Wilhelmina Models during a trip to Los Angeles.

In 1978, Andie signed for Elite Model Management in New York City and her face could be seen on billboards and commercials of huge names in the fashion and beauty industry such as Yves Saint Laurent, Armani perfume, Mink International, Anne Klein, and others. Andie has been featured in some of the most prominent magazines such as Vogue.

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Her successful modeling career helped her land her role in Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes, after which she turned to acting almost entirely although she continued modeling and became brand ambassador for L’Oreal.

In 2016, the actress spoke that she wasn’t receiving leading roles as she used to due to the fact that directors opted for younger actresses.

“I take really good care of myself and I insist to not go away. I want to work because it brings me a sense of self worth and dignity, I like my job. I may not be the lead or I may not get the starring roles that I used to because so many movies revolve around youth, but I refuse to go away because I enjoy it. I always find a way to get work. It may not be the best parts I used to get or it may not be as easy, but I’m still here.”

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Today, Andie is 64 years old and looks as stunningly beautiful as always. Back in the day, when she turned 40, a reported asked her quite an awkward question regarding growing older and losing her beauty, to what the actress had the perfect response.

“I just couldn’t believe it,” MacDowell said. “I told her I really don’t feel like I’m losing my beauty, it’s just a different kind of beauty.”

“We evolve and we age, and this is part of the process,” she said. “Aging is not about losing your beauty.”

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Once her hair turned grey, Andie revealed that her daughters told her she looked cool that way, so she decided to embrace it.

“My hair started going silver during COVID, and my daughters were staying next door to me … so they saw me all the time and they would say to me, ‘You look badass and you’ve got to keep this,’” she said. “I have to say, I’ve never felt more beautiful. I’m not saying that everybody has to go do this … but it suits me,” she added.

Andie MacDowell attends the screening of “Mother And Son (Un Petit Frere)” during the 75th annual Cannes film festival at Palais des Festivals on May 27, 2022 in Cannes, France. (Photo by Stephane Cardinale – Corbis/Corbis via Getty Images)

Andie wants to spread a message that we should love ourselves the way we are, although that’s not always easy regarding the many norms imposed by the societies we live in.

“It’s a journey, but you can’t go back in time. I don’t want to pretend to be what I’m not and have never been ashamed of my age, I want to be positive about right where I am at each stage of my life,” she told Vogue in 2018.

“I think aging is something that you either have to decide that you like it or you don’t. It’s a choice,” she said in the NPR interview. “I like that people are comfortable with me getting older. I think that’s an important message for all of us that we get older and we are beautiful.”

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The Willis family, including Demi Moore and their daughters, got ahead of the holiday festivities

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Bruce Willis’s family announced that he stepped away from the acting career that meant so much to him following the aphasia diagnosis, a condition which affects one’s ability to communicate.

The statement, shared by his daughter Rumer, read, “To Bruce’s amazing supporters, as a family we wanted to share that our beloved Bruce has been experiencing some health issues and has recently been diagnosed with aphasia, which is impacting his cognitive abilities.”

People close to the family say that they all hope to get as much time with the Pulp Fiction star as they can as his health is deteriorating. Further, they claimed that “Bruce can’t say much, and it doesn’t appear like he understands much of what people say,” so Emma serves as his spokesperson and communicator.

Emma, his current wife, is taking care of the actor around-the-clock but says his condition has taken its toll on her own health as well.

“Someone told me not long ago that when you over-care for someone, you end up under-caring for yourself. That stopped me in my tracks and really resonated with me,” Emma revealed.

“I don’t mother myself perfectly but I know that I have some basic baseline needs that are a must… I think it’s important to find that one thing that makes you feel good and build from there.”

She then added, “I put my family’s needs above my own, which I found does not make me any kind of hero. That amount of care for everyone else within my household had taken a toll on my mental health and overall health. And it served no one in my family.”

Fox Baltimore, Dr. Duane Campbell, Chief of Neurology and Director of the Stroke Center at MedStar Health, explains aphasia as a feeling of being “trapped.”

“It’s extremely frustrating because people feel trapped. I mean so much of quality of life is the ability to express yourself and communicate,” he said.

“If you can imagine all your families around and you can feel what’s bothering you – you know, what’s going on – and they’re speaking to you and you can’t understand what they’re saying to you. It’s extremely frustrating. It’s very isolating that effectively, it’s like you speak your own language and no one else understands you. So that’s very debilitating.”

The Willis family celebrated Christmas together, and that included Demi Moore, Bruce’s ex-wife, and their daughters.

Demi posted a photo with the caption, “We are FAMILY!! Getting into the holiday spirit!”

Unfortunately, with Bruce’s health deteriorating, they fear this could be their last Christmas together, according to sources close to the family so they want to make the most out of it.

The family was reported to have taken a trip together ahead of the holidays.

Sadly, there is currently no cure for aphasia and most people affected by it need daily support with their everyday activities.

We wish Bruce Willis many more Christmases with his loving family.

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Dr. Phil’s ex-wife exposed details of their marriage

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Being a celebrity means being under the spotlight, whether one likes that or not. People are always curious about the personal life of their idols, so famous people have a hard time hiding things from the public’s eye.

Dr Phil, one of our favorite TV show hosts, is married to the love of his life and wife of 44 years, Robin McGraw. They have two children together and their marriage is based on mutual trust and care for one another. On her husband podcast, “Phil in the Blanks,” Robin said that she “do believe in love at first sight, because I do believe, I do know, I fell in love with you the very first night.”

However, not many people know that the famous psychologist, host, and author had been married to another woman before Robin entered his life.

In fact, from what Dr Phil’s ex-wife Debbie Higgins McCall had to say about their relationship, it looks like what the two experienced is a typical American teenage romance from the movies. Dr. Phil, who was born in North Texas and grew up among the oil fields, moved to Kansas with his family so that his dad could pursue his dream of becoming a psychologists after getting an internship.

In his new school, Phil was very popular because he excelled at sports and became the favored line backer in the school team, while Debby was the blonde cheerleader every guy fell for. The two seemed to be a match made in Heaven.

In 1970, Phil and Debby tied the knot, and according to her, that’s when things started taking the wrong turn.

In several occasions, Debby spoke how Phil told her she should take care of the house and forced her to go to the gym and lift. Besides that, she accused him of infidelity and claimed he had numerous affairs.

”When I confronted him about his infidelities, he didn’t deny these girls and told me that it had nothing to do with his feelings toward me, to grow up, that’s the way it was in the world,” Debbie said in 2002.

Dr Phil, on the other hand, only spoke of his first wife once, during an interview with Newsweek some 18 years ago. He, however, never revealed why the two divorced, and didn’t comment on Debby’s allegations, but said how he was somehow forced to get into the marriage. ”I was the big football player, and she was the cheerleader. This was just the next thing to do. It just didn’t work out,” he said.

He and Robin met the year he divorced. It was reported the split with Debbie cost $1 million. “Phil may still have been married at that point although they were probably separated. But Robin was young, young, young and Phil had already been married and separated, started a health club business, fleeced a bunch of people out of money and filed for bankruptcy,” author Sophia Dembling wrote in her book ”The Making of Dr.Phil”.

He’s doing his best to keep the Debbie chapter of his life in the past, where he believes it belongs.

In 2014, Debbie lost her battle to cancer. Her brother Bill Higgins confirmed the tragic incident and said how he tried contacting Phil to inform him about his sister’s death but he didn’t answer the call.

Debbie had a daughter, Marci McCall, who was born a few years after she and the famous doctor divorced.

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In breaking the ten-year silence, Britney Spears reveals her sons have decided not to see her for months

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From the moment she was cast in The Mickey Mouse Club, alongside Christina Aguilera, Justin Timberlake, Ryan Gosling, and other child stars, Britney Spears became a true teen sensation. Her singing helped influence the revival of teen pop during the late 1990s and early 2000s so she has often been referred to as “Princess of Pop.”

Over the years, however, her life has changed drastically and she was forced to endure tough times. Sadly, her struggles seem to be far from over as she has undergone through a divorce from her former spouse Kevin Federline, a former backing dancer and the father to her sons, family disputes, legal disputes, and plenty of attacks for her behavior which many consider inappropriate.

In a series of interviews, Kevin spoke of his ex-wife and said their sons don’t want to see her at this time. In fact, they haven’t seen their mother in months although she has purchased a $10 million mansion close to Kevin’s following her wedding to Iranian-American model and actor Sam Asghari.”

“The boys have agreed they are not seeing her right now.” They haven’t seen her in a few months. They decided against attending her wedding,” Kevin revealed. He also said that Britney’s father’s 13-year-long conservatorship, which the singer was released from just recently, helped save her.

However, now that Oops!… I Did It Again singer is free, her saga continues.

Britney caused a stir on the social media after she released a number of nude photos of herself, leaving many questioning her sanity.

Kevin has been worried that Britney’s behavior would have a negative effect on their sons, Sean and Jayden.

“This entire experience has been difficult to witness, difficult to live through, and difficult to watch my boys go through,” Kevin was reported to have said. “It’s been difficult. It’s the most difficult task I’ve ever had to complete.”

Sometimes, he feels like he need to apologize to his boys in Britney’s behalf and says things like, “Look, maybe it’s just another way she tries to express herself,” adding that his sons still love their mother.

Back in 2013, Kevin married Victoria Prince, a successful former volleyball player, and the two tend to live a quiet life, but with everything surrounding Britney, that looks almost impossible.

Speaking of his children, Kevin said that they have already started following into their parents’ footsteps, with Preston already producing music and expressing interest in taking guitar lessons, and Jayden being an avid pianist.

Kevin and Victoria love their blended family. He revealed that seeing all of their children getting along, she often says, “This is a typical home, a family… full of love. This house has nothing to do with whatever is going on outside.”

At the time Kevin and Britney met, he was expecting his second child with his then-girlfriend, and Britney had just put a stop to her 55-hour-long marriage to her childhood friend Jason Alexander.

Their marriage lasted for two years before Britney filed for divorce, alleging irreconcilable differences and requesting custody of their two sons.

Kevin recalled that he called his attorney and told him what he only cared for was a 50% custody of his boys.

The court ruled shared custody, but in 2008, Kevin received sole legal custody of his sons. The reason why was Britney’s inappropriate behavior. She experienced public meltdown, cut off her hair, and was sent to rehab because of drug abuse. “So many diverse things were occurring in a brief amount of time. Everything simply came to a head at once, and I don’t believe anyone knew what to do,” Kevin said of those times.

Following the 2021 documentary Framing Britney Spears, a global movement to abolish the conservatorship over her was started online. It went under the hashtag FreeBritney.

The singer broke her silence during a court hearing and said, “I just want my life back,” as she pleaded with the judge to dissolve the conservatorship. She then added, “It’s enough and it makes absolutely no sense.”

In November 2021, the conservatorship was formally ended by a judge, and Kevin decided to speak openly about it, saying that “When Jamie took charge, everything was in order.” Contrary to what Britney thought of her father, Kevin believed that her dad in fact saved her.

Kevin and Jamie, Britney’s father, had their own issues when Jamie got into a fight with one of his grandsons and Kevin asked a restraining order.

“I would certainly welcome Jamie Spears back in the boys’ life, especially if the boys desired that. I don’t hold Jamie Spears responsible for anything. Errors are made by people. I’m sorry for him. He’s been put through the wringer, in my opinion,” Kevin said of his former father-in-law.

Kevin and his sons are very close. He said that the boys, who are teenagers already, delay meeting their mom. “We talk about drugs, sex, and all the other stuff that teenagers experience, you know. I want my children to make whatever mistake they can in my home so that I can then shield them from those mistakes,” Kevin said.

He always urges Sean Preston and Jayden to speak of their mom in a loving manner and to try to understand the difficulties she has been forced to deal with during the last years.

“I wish for them to forgive, to find inner peace, and then peace with one another,” he said.

We truly hope that Britney Spears would mend things with her sons in the future.

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Joanna Gaines recovering at home after undergoing spine surgery to relieve back pain

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If you are a fan of both reality shows and home design and renovations, you are likely a huge admirer of Fixer Upper. With Chip and Joanna Gaines running the show, it attracted many fans throughout the five seasons it aired.

The couple, who are parents to five children, received their first Emmy nomination for outstanding structured reality program earlier this year. As they are running the popular reality show, the Gaines have also founded their Magnolia Network which made its official launch on cable at the beginning of 2022. They have signed a streaming deal with HBO Max and the network’s shows have already been streaming on Discovery+.

Just recently, Joanna posted photos of herself at a hospital bed while wearing sunglasses and making a peace sign. Her fans got worried for her health condition as the reality star explained she had undergone a microdiscectomy for the second time in her life.

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This surgical procedure is a type of spine surgery commonly used to treat a herniated disk, which causes a compression of a spinal nerve and causes pain, among the rest.

Joanna had her first surgery of this type back in 2001 after suffering a back injury while at high-school.

“I’ve always joked that my back likes to act up at the most inconvenient times and I was a bit stressed bc of the timing of it all with the holiday season,” she wrote on Instagram.

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This time, she would be forced to experience a different type of holiday due to her surgery.

“But I’m truly grateful for the forced rest during the busiest time of the year. It has been a gift to simply stay put, stare at the wonder all around, and just be still,” she wrote and sent some kind words to her followers. “Wishing you and yours a beautiful Christmas week. It may not all go as planned- but may you find the beauty and embrace the wonder of the here and now,” she wrote and added that she’s staying positive.

Back in November, Joanna Gaines released her memoir The Stories We Tell: Every Piece of Your Story Matters.

We wish her fast recovery.

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Petition calls for Whoopi Goldberg’s removal from ‘The View’ several months after her remarks about the Holocaust

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Actress and host Whoopi Goldberg angered many when she made a comment earlier in January that the Holocaust “was not about race.” At the time, she was suspended from The View for two weeks. Back then, she apologized for her words, but following a recent interview with the Sunday Times of London had her under the fire yet again. Goldberg tried to clarify the meaning behind her words but made things worse as now many believe she has doubled down on her hurtful holocaust comments.

“My best friend said, ‘Not for nothing is there no box on the census for the Jewish race. So that leads me to believe that we’re probably not a race,’” Goldberg told journalist Janice Turner, who in return reminded the actress of the “racially divisive laws set by Nazis aimed at Jews.”

Goldberg then claimed that the holocaust “wasn’t originally” about “racial” or “physical” attributes, adding that “They were killing people they considered to be mentally defective. And then they made this decision.”

“Nazis saw Jews as a race,” Turner continued, to what Goldberg answered, “Yes, but that’s the killer, isn’t it? The oppressor is telling you what you are. Why are you believing them? They’re Nazis. Why believe what they’re saying? It doesn’t change the fact that you could not tell a Jew on a street. You could find me. You couldn’t find them.”

Goldberg’s words sounded like a repetition of her previous sentiments shared on the talk show and then on The Late Show With Stephen Colbert in early 2022 about the origins of the Holocaust and whether the Jewish people could be considered a race, which, as a result, met her with backlash.

Shortly after the interview was released, Goldberg defended herself and said that she only made an attempt to “convey to the reporter what I had said and why and attempted to recount that time.” She then added, “It was never my intention to appear as if I was doubling down on hurtful comments,” especially after “talking with and hearing people like rabbis and old and new friends weighing in.”

This is one of the times where I think someone should force Whoopi Goldberg to go to a Holocaust museum and learn about the Nuremberg laws. https://t.co/CB6dGpeEGy pic.twitter.com/VOzddquRA2

— Luc Bernard (@LucBernard) December 24, 2022

There is a petition which asks Goldberg to be fired from The View. Currently, it has been signed by over 45,000 people.

The petition reads, “Whoopi has made numerous remarks about race that have ruffled feathers.

“But her most recent comment attacking victims of the holocaust and the entire Jewish community are disgusting. Apologies are not enough when it comes to things like this, This can and will not be forgotten.

“We as Americans demand that she be fired from the daytime TV show The View for her repulsive verbiage and actions.”

Goldberg’s original comments that caused quite a stif and offended many emerged during a late January episode of The View in which she discussed a Tennessee school board’s ban of the nonfiction graphic novel Maus about cartoonist Art Spiegelman’s father’s experience surviving the Holocaust.

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The truth about Dean Martin, according to his own daughter

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Dean Martin wanted to be remembered as ”a damn good entertainer, nothing spectacular. A good entertainer who made people enjoy themselves and made them laugh a little.” The truth is he was much more than that. A true star of his time and a legend whose songs and legacy will never be forgotten.

He was also a passionate golfer who always put his family first. Some dubbed him a womanizer, but he was nothing near that. On the contrary, he valued family life and tradition more that anyone and anything else. His daughter Deana Martin, who followed into his footsteps, always speaks of her father’s life as a way of keeping his legacy alive. She confirmed many times throughout the years that Dean was an amazing father who would never miss a dinner with his family. No matter how busy he was, he would always find the time for his children.

Patti Gribow, who worked with Dean in the ’70s and ’80s as a backup singer and dancer, told Desert Sun, “Dean had a persona of that being bigger than life and being basically a womanizer, and a skirt chaser, which he was not. He was just a sweetheart of a guy.”

As a young man, Dean was quite a successful boxer. He fought under the name “Kid Crochet,” and apparently, he won 25 of the 36 matches he fought in. However, no matter how great he was at boxing, he was even better at singing and performing.

During a performance in Atlantic City, New Jersey, Dean met with the man who would become his partner and best friend, legendary Jerry Lewis. Their friendship was one of a kind. The two rose to incredible fame and were one of the most popular duos in the world.

Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis did 17 movies together and made regular appearances on one of the most popular TV shows during the dawn of television, ”The Colgate Comedy Hour.”

“Who were Dean’s fans? Men, women, the Italians. Who were Jerry’s fans? Women, Jews, kids. Who were Martin and Lewis’ fans? All of them… You had fans that didn’t care that Lewis was on or that Martin was singing. Because if Dean was singing, that was Martin and Lewis. If Jerry was goin’ nuts, that was Martin and Lewis,” Jerry Lewis once said.

However, despite being successful as a duo, the two split after 10 years of working together. At the time, no one knew what happened between the two friends who conquered the world with their talents. In fact, they didn’t speak for around 20 years, and they both regretted it.

Rumors were that Jerry was a workaholic and Dean didn’t believe the world revolved around his career only. Some said that Dean got tired of being limited to romantic leads and felt like Jerry was the star and he was just a side performer.

When the two did a cover for Look Magazine back in 1954, the magazine cropped Dean’s photo and that offended the singer deeply.

How the two started talking again is a story of its own kind, one that none of us could ever forget. Namely, while Frank Sinatra was on The Jerry Lewis MDA Labor Day Telethon, he said that a friend of his who appreciated what Jerry was doing every year wanted to be on stage. That’s when Dean walked in. The two hugged and remained friends until Dean’s death in 1995.

”They kept in touch with each other. Jerry just loved my dad and my dad loved Jerry. I think Jerry would have liked to have been closer after that but my dad was … if he wasn’t working, he was playing golf,” Deana Martin told Fox News in 2019.

Speaking of her father, Deana also revealed that he wasn’t in fact the cool and relaxed guy everyone thought he was.

“He was an Italian father,” she said with a laugh. “He would go, ‘These are the rules. You make your bed in the morning, you clean up, you come straight home after school, you do your homework, you’re on time for dinner. And this is it. If you don’t want to live by those rules, there’s the door.’ I would go, ‘Dad, I’m 9!’ He’d say, ‘Come on! Rules are rules!’ We never wanted to do anything to disappoint him,” Deana told Fox in 2017.

She also revealed that he wasn’t a heavy drinker as many assumed. ”He didn’t drink that much. It’s funny… after my shows… people come up and they say, “How on earth did your dad, how could he do that body of work when he was always drinking?” I say, “Because he wasn’t. He was a really good actor though.” And they say, “Yes, he was a very good actor.”

One thing that Deana shared was that Dean Martin had a nose surgery before he became famous. An anonymous donor paid for the procedure.

He was a humble man who treated everyone with the same amount of respect. Truly one of a kind, a musician and entertainer loved by millions. Among those who looked up to Dean was The King of Rock and Roll, Elvis Presley.

“Elvis (Presley) idolized my dad. I remembered meeting Elvis and he was the one who told me my dad was the king of cool. I’ll never forget that,” Deana said.

In 1992, Dean Martin was diagnosed with lung cancer and refused a surgery. He died three years later at the age of 78 on Christmas Day.

The lights of the Las Vegas Strip were dimmed in his honor. Millions mourned his loss.

His friend of many years, Frank Sinatra, said of Dean’s passing, “Dean has been like the air I breathe, always there, always close by. He was my brother – not through blood, but through choice.”

Dean Martin, thank you for your music.

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Inside King Charles and Camilla’s ‘Tampongate’ and how they made it through

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Monica Pop

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The Royal family has been through so much over the years. One particular thing that shook the monarchy to the core was the leaked affair between then-Prince Charles and Camilla Parker Bowles. At the time the entire country learned of their relationship, they were both married to other people.

The wide public condemned their affair, as they believed it was Camilla who was to be blamed for the failed marriage between the heir to the throne and Lady Di, the princess who captured millions of hearts, not only of Britons but people from all over the world.

Speaking of the troubles in her marriage and the reasons for its failure, Diana told Martin Bashir during a televised interview, “Well, there were three of us in this marriage, so it was a bit crowded.”

The love between Charles and Camilla, which started before he even met Diana, is a genuine one, and that is apparent.

Royal author Penny Junior claimed that Charles was aware he wasn’t in love with his future wife Diana, but it was already too late for him to call off the wedding.

“Charles was not convinced he was doing the right thing in marrying Diana but there was no way out and, bolstered by the hope that things would be different once they were married, he put a brave face on it,” she wrote, as reported by the Mirror.

Why many turn back to this turbulent period for the Royal Family is the series Crown, which is currently in its fifth season.

It was in 1992 that Charles and late Princess Diana confirmed they were getting a divorce. The reason was, of course, Charles’ infidelity. The couple’s divorce was finalized in 1996.

In December 1989, an event that confirmed Charles and Camilla’s affair took place.

Namely, a full transcript of a telephone call between the then-future King and Camilla was published by the press. It revealed intimate and sexual exchange between the two.

Apparently, the person who recorded it has kept it private for years.

According to former Daily Mirror editor Richard Stott, the Merseyside resident that had recorded the phone call had had “a few pints of lager and a curry and decided he would test out his latest gadget, an electronic homing device that picks up Cellnet signals.” The phone call was “picked up” by accident.

He only decided to sell it to the media after a recorded call between Diana and her friend – known as the Squidygate – was published. Allegedly, the recording of Charles and Camilla’s phone call was sold for around £30,000 to the Daily Mirror.

Before it was published in details, the paper put a headline which read, “Charles’s Secret Bedtime Phone Call.”

The intimate conversation was dubbed “Tampongate” because it included a tampon reference.

Part of the call is below.

Charles: Oh, stop! I want to feel my way along you, all over you and up and down you and in and out.

Camilla: Oh!

Charles: Particularly in and out.

Camilla: Oh, that’s just what I need at the moment.

Charles: Is it?

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Charles: What about me? The trouble is I need you several times a week.

Camilla: Mmmm, so do I. I need you all the week. All the time.

Charles: Oh, God. I’ll just live inside your trousers or something. It would be much easier!

Camilla: (Laughing) What are you going to turn into, a pair of knickers? (Both laugh). Oh, you’re going to come back as a pair of knickers.

Charles: Or, God forbid, a Tampax. Just my luck! (Laughs)

Camilla: You are a complete idiot! (Laughs) Oh, what a wonderful idea.

Charles: My luck to be chucked down the lavatory and go on and on forever swirling round on the top, never going down.

Camilla: (Laughing) Oh, Darling!

Charles: Until the next one comes through.

Camilla: Oh, perhaps you could come back as a box.

Charles: What sort of box?

Camilla: A box of Tampax, so you could just keep going.

Charles: That’s true.

Camilla: Repeating yourself…(Laughing) Oh, darling, I just want you now.

Charles: Do you?

Camilla: Mmmmm

Charles: So do I!

Camilla: Desperately, desperately.

As expected, neither the Queen nor the Britons were glad that their future King cheated on Diana, whom they all loved dearly. Charles, however, claimed that he only engaged in the affair after things between and Lady Di were “irretrievably broken down, us both having tried.”

Fast forward to this very day, Charles is the King of Britain and Camilla is Queen Consort.

Over the years, the people of Britain learned to love Camilla and her reputation has been growing.

The two are now the head of the country and are still happily married.

What are your thoughts on Charles and Camilla’s relationship?

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Many know her as Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s wife – but she’s a famous Hollywood actress

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Monica Pop

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Cheryl Hines is one of those actresses who age like a fine vine. Best known for portraying the role of Larry David’s wife, Cheryl, on HBO’s Curb Your Enthusiasm, Hines got herself a place under the Hollywood sky.

However, nothing was ever given to her on a plate, but she fought hard to get to where she is today.

Hines’ family was middle-class, yet she and her siblings were all expected to attend college.

Her charm and whit helped her land some minor roles which later led to greater things.

Once she graduated from university, Hines decided to purse acting career so she soon found herself in Los Angeles. As she tried to make a name for herself, the Tallahassee-born actress completed an unpaid intern going through headshots.

Sadly, she soon realized that the place where dreams are made, Hollywood, wasn’t what she expected it to be. Hines recalled that a female boss once told her that she needed to go under the knife and get bigger boobs if she wanted to succeed, but Hines wasn’t ready to pay that price for the sake of landing roles.

“At that time, I hadn’t even thought about it — and it did not seem like it was necessary,” she said. “I went home and started thinking about all the actresses that I really admired and whether breast size had anything to do with it. Like: ‘Goldie Hawn doesn’t have big ones,’” Cheryl told Yahoo.

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Before landing her breakthrough role, Hines wasn’t a famous name. At that point, she only did some minor roles and made guest appearances, but then Larry David wanted someone “unknown” to be his TV wife and Hines fit just perfectly although at the time she had no idea who David was.

”I said well how old is that guy? Isn’t he … old?” she recalled before meeting David.

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Hines has been part of a number of films and shows, including the road comedy RV where she starred opposite late Robin Williams whom, like many of us, she loved for his generosity and kindness.

Hines has been married twice. She and her first husband, Paul Young, married in 2002 but split around seven something years later. They share a daughter together.

Today, Hines is married environmental lawyer and author Robert F. Kennedy Jr., late President Kennedy’s nephew.

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Hines and Kennedy were introduced to each other by Larry David.

”He introduced us — just because we were at the same event,” Hines said in a podcast and continued,”But then later Larry was like, ‘That’s a terrible idea. No, no, no — don’t get involved.’ Cut to we’ve been married for eight years”.

Further, Hines starred in the ABC sitcom Suburgatory which ran for three seasons. In one of the episodes, while she portrayed Dallas Royce, Hines wore a silicone forehead, cheeks, and lips for the sake of a comedy effect. Luckily, she turned to her old self once the shooting of the episode was done.

Hines, 57, has also tried herself as a director.

She is both successful and beautiful, a perfect combination.

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In the past, she was heavily criticized because of her skinny looks, but the singer answered back saying that she feels good in her skin.

Recently, it was revealed that Dion has been suffering from persistent muscle spasm.

Dion not making the cut was described as a ”crime against humanity” by her fans, who were left outraged.

The first thing this woman did for this special boy was create an Instagram account to showcase all children looking for a family, including him.

Hamlin fell on the ground after making a tackle on the opposing team receiver Tee Higgins.

His 8-year-old niece Mercedes witnessed her mother falling down from the roof and was too afraid to jump.

Upon further inspection, she spotted tiny puppies inside. They were very young and very skinny, so she called professional help.

According to his manager, Cahill became one of the first YouTubers to pass 500 million views on his personal channel.

Cahill not only lip-synched, but he also created music on his own.

Being son of drug addicts, with his dad killing a young mother and then taking his own life, Meeks’ early life was “very, very dark.”

Their grandparents’ business was blooming back in the day and their shows were very much popular and sold locally.

From The Stylistics’ Betcha By Golly Wow, and The Spinners’ Rubberband Man to The O’Jays’ Backstabbers, Bell’s music influenced many.

Bell was nominated for three Grammy Awards and won for Best Producer of the Year in 1975. He was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2006.

He thanked his fans and friends for their support and their words of encouragement.

When they first laid eyes on one another, both Danson and Steenburgen were married to other people.

Connery, the 007 agent who played in seven Bond films and won an Academy Award for The Untouchables, once said that his favorite movie was From Russia with Love.

As the movie became a worldwide phenomenon, Connery turned into a sex symbol and a millionaire.

The two were together for 45 years, until his passing.

One such person, who serves as an inspiration to many, is former professional NFL player Warrick Dunn.

Dunn’s impressive career spanned 12 seasons.

Dunn’s dream is to improve the quality of life for unprivileged families.

The actress, 48, is expecting twins.

The twins are due to arrive on a day that holds a special meaning for the actress.

Now, six months after Sanders died, the cause of death has finally been revealed.

Andie made a name for herself in the modeling industry when she was recruited by a rep from Wilhelmina Models during a trip to Los Angeles.

In 2016, the actress spoke that she wasn’t receiving leading roles as she used to due to the fact that directors opted for younger actresses.

Once her hair turned grey, Andie revealed that her daughters told her she looked cool that way, so she decided to embrace it.

However, not many people know that the famous psychologist, host, and author had been married to another woman before Robin entered his life.

In 1970, Phil and Debby tied the knot, and according to her, that’s when things started taking the wrong turn.

He’s doing his best to keep the Debbie chapter of his life in the past, where he believes it belongs.

However, now that Oops!… I Did It Again singer is free, her saga continues.

Kevin recalled that he called his attorney and told him what he only cared for was a 50% custody of his boys.

Kevin and Jamie, Britney’s father, had their own issues when Jamie got into a fight with one of his grandsons and Kevin asked a restraining order.

Joanna had her first surgery of this type back in 2001 after suffering a back injury while at high-school.

There is a petition which asks Goldberg to be fired from The View. Currently, it has been signed by over 45,000 people.

Royal author Penny Junior claimed that Charles was aware he wasn’t in love with his future wife Diana, but it was already too late for him to call off the wedding.

In December 1989, an event that confirmed Charles and Camilla’s affair took place.

The intimate conversation was dubbed “Tampongate” because it included a tampon reference.

Fast forward to this very day, Charles is the King of Britain and Camilla is Queen Consort.

Her charm and whit helped her land some minor roles which later led to greater things.

Hines and Kennedy were introduced to each other by Larry David.

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