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Selena Gomez clapped back at a claim about her relationship with Benny Blanco.

Zack Sharf Digital News Director SPOILER ALERT: This story contains spoilers for “Deadpool & Wolverine,” which is now playing in theaters. Chris Evans took to his Instagram story to thank Ryan Reynolds for allowing him to play Johnny Storm/Human Torch again after a 17-year hiatus in Marvel’s “Deadpool & Wolverine.” The film, which debuted to a record-breaking $211 million at the domestic box office and is sure to cross the $1 billion mark worldwide in August, included Evans has one of its biggest surprise cameos.

Jordan Moreau An anti-human trafficking operation at San Diego Comic-Con resulted in 14 people being arrested, California Attorney General Rob Bonta announced Wednesday. From July 25 to July 27, the San Diego Human Trafficking Task Force conducted a human trafficking sting “aimed at recovering victims of sex trafficking and targeting sex buyers using the San Diego Comic-Con Convention to seek out potential victims,” according to a release from the California Department of Justice. Ten victims were recovered and offered services.

Josh Hartnett found it nearly impossible to pass up the role of a serial killing father in M. Night Shyamalan‘s new movie.

What is: Colin Jost is hosting a new Jeopardy! spinoff.

Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp parent Meta said daily active users across its family of apps rose 7% last quarter to 3.27 billion as ad impressions jumped 10% for total revenue of about $39.1 billion, up 22% and above Wall Street forecasts.  

An 'immersive' baking event similar to the Great British Bake Off will be coming to Manchester later this year. The Big Manchester Bake will be launching in the city this October.

Halsey is fed up with mean fans.

Ethan Shanfeld An experimental new murder mystery series will encourage viewers to hunt for clues off-screen — and compete for a $100,000 cash prize. Unlike other shows in the genre, “Dreamcrusher,” the first scripted series from the free streaming platform Reveel, may just incentivize its fans to solve the mystery before the finale reveal.

The Blessed Madonna has announced her debut album ’Godspeed’, featuring collaborations with Kylie Minogue, A-Trak and more.The US DJ, producer and musician – real name Marea Stamper – is due to release the 24-song record on October 11. You can pre-order/pre-save it here.She has previewed the forthcoming collection with its DJ E-Clyps-featuring title track. Listen below.It’ll also include the previously released singles ‘Mercy’ (feat.

Lady Gaga’s performance was pre-recorded.The launch of this year’s Olympic games took place in Paris on Friday (July 26), with the opening ceremony seeing 300,000 fans watching from the riverside as an armada of boats carried athletes along the Seine in the pouring rain.It included performances from Gojira, Celine Dion and Lady Gaga – however, some viewers were surprised to learn that the latter’s was actually pre-recorded.Taking to the stage, Gaga’s rendition of Zizi Jeanmaire’s ‘Mon Truc en Plumes’ seemed to be played live to those watching from home, but it was actually performed earlier in the day, meaning in-person attendees also watched the singer’s performance on a screen.“We were in front of Lady Gaga’s set, and by the time the music started, the staircase was empty,” France 3 journalist Yannick Le Gall, told The Telegraph. They also added that “spectators booed and regretted having paid €180 to see nothing.”Now, the choreographer and head of dance for the Olympics Maud Le Pladec has explained why it wasn’t performed live, citing the unfortunate weather conditions on the day.“Unfortunately, it was the only [performance] that, for safety reasons, we had to pre-record late in the afternoon, once we knew for sure that it was going to rain – we had minute-by-minute updates, we had never watched the weather forecast so closely in our lives,” she recalled (via Variety).“We assessed that it was going to be too dangerous for performers, even with a few drops of rain.

Madonna has revealed how she reacted when he told her “fuck you” during a ‘Rebel Heart’ studio session.The songwriter, Toby Gad, worked with the Queen of Pop during the writing and recording sessions for her 2014 album, and has now opened up about how the two of them had a tense moment along the way.In a new interview with MailOnline, Gad recalled how on one of the 11 songs he contributed to, he was insistent that Madonna could deliver a stronger vocal performance than the ones she was recording, and his insistence led to them butting heads.“Madonna is an incredible performer and her stage shows are unbelievable. She’s iconic, but vocally I felt maybe we could expand it a little bit,” he said.

Celine Dion performed at the opening ceremony in Paris for free.The Canadian singer delivered a live rendition of Edith Piaf’s ‘L’Hymne A L’Amour’ from the Eiffel Tower last Friday (July 26). It marked her first performance since she revealed her stiff person syndrome (SPS) diagnosis in 2022.Ahead of the appearance, it was falsely reported that Dion would be earning $2million (£1.5million) to play just one song at the huge event in the French capital.However, the Olympic Committee has now debunked the rumour in a statement – and confirmed that the artist did not receive any payment (via UNILAD).“Contrary to information relayed in the media, the performers who will perform during the Paris 2024 Games ceremonies will not receive a fee for their performance,” the message began.“This commitment on their part – under these conditions – reflects their desire to participate in a historic event for France and for the world of sport.”It continued: “Furthermore, Paris 2024 will cover all technical production and performance organisation costs, as is customary.Celine Dion #Paris2024 #Olympics #Olympic2024 pic.twitter.com/3f8Pm0qqrE— Celine Dion Icon (@celinedionlcon) July 26, 2024A post shared by Céline Dion (@celinedion)“Paris 2024 reminds that the budget of the organising committee is 96 per cent financed by private funding and that at no time do public contributions pay the artistic teams.”Lady Gaga sang ‘Mon truc en plumes’ earlier in the opening ceremony.

Charli XCX has brought her ‘Brat summer’ to Ibiza for a ‘Party Girl’-inspired set at the Boiler Room. Check out the footage below.The singer – who has recently taken over the summer with her hit new album ‘Brat’ – brought the party to Ibiza earlier this month, when she played a packed set at the legendary club Amnesia on July 13.Heading to the iconic Boiler Room, Charli launched the set with the album’s hit track ‘365’, before breaking through renditions of ‘Club Classics’, ‘Guess’.As reported by Billboard, the singer also welcomed a number of impressive guests to the stage during the Ibiza set, including The 1975 member and her fiancé George Daniel, Zoe Glitter, Alex Chapman and The Dare.Other songs on the setlist included Troye Sivan’s ‘Rush’, Da Hool’s ‘Meet Her at the Loveparade’, Rico Nasty and Boys Noize’s ‘Arintintin’ and Robert Miles’ ‘Children’.Elsewhere on the line-up on the star-studded night was Romy, Ladies of Leisure and Shygirl.

Coronation Street star Sydney Martin has delighted fans with a soap crossover as she revealed one of her best friends is a Hollyoaks star. The actress joined the cast of the ITV soap this summer as Betsy Swain in her first major TV role.

English Teacher, HighSchool and more.Set to arrive on August 30, the new instalment marks the sixth edition of the series, and will spotlight single releases that best summarise the South London-based label’s output across 2022 and 2023.It features eight songs, and all of which are described as a snapshot in time for each of these artists as they were each recorded in a single day – as per the label’s studio rules.Dutch post-punks Lewsberg open the tracklist with their song ‘Six Hills’, and this is followed by a track called ‘Oblique Fantasy’ by Jane Weaver, ‘Your God Owes You Money’ by The Queen’s Head, and ‘Only A Dream’ by Australian goth-poppers HighSchool.The second side of the compilation includes a song from experimental rock pair O. – who released acclaimed debut album ‘WeirdOs’ earlier this year – psych-punks Hot Face, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Tummyache, and newly-anointed Mercury Music Prize nominees and NME Cover stars English Teacher.“I’m excited to have this collection ready.

Post Malone grew up believing that Blake Shelton’s track ‘Austin’ was written about him, according to the country singer.The two artists recently teamed up for the single ‘Pour Me A Drink’, which will appear on Posty’s upcoming country album ‘F-1 Trillion’ (out August 16).During a new interview with American Songwriter, Shelton explained: “Post’s real name is Austin, and he told me that when he was a kid, his mom told him that that [2001] song was written about him.“That’s what he told me, and he said he believed it. His mom was, I guess, the country music fan in the family, and his dad was the rock guy.

Lisa Marie Presley‘s upcoming memoir.The memoir, which was partially written by Presely and later finished by her daughter Keough upon request, is due for release on October 8 – you can pre-order your copy now. Titled From Here To The Great Unknown, the finished product sees Keough tell her mother’s story through Presley’s own words via tape recordings, and Keough’s own reflections of her relationship with her mother.Now, Keough has announced a book tour in support of From Here To The Great Unknown, which will see her pay tribute to Lisa Marie Presley.

Dave Grohl has joined Charli XCX‘s viral ‘Apple’ dance trend – check it out below.Since TikToker Kelley Heyer created choreography to the track in June, the song has been taking over social media and is becoming one of the album’s bigger streaming hits – celebrities including Joe Jonas, Stephen Colbert, Glen Powell, Daisy Edgar-Jones and even Charli XCX herself have joined in on the fun so far.Now, the Foo Fighters frontman and former Nirvana drummer has been filmed dancing along to the trend with his daughter Harper, who shared it on her TikTok account. In the video, Grohl is seen sitting, while Harper stands.

Ryan Reynolds is confirming he wasn’t the one dancing to *NSYNC‘s “Bye Bye Bye” in the new Deadpool & Wolverine!

Halsey has opened up about receiving abuse from fans, saying some of them are “meaner to me than any other people on the planet”.The artist admitted in a post on Tumblr that the abuse has at points made her “regret coming back” after taking time away from music following difficulties with her health. After the release of her recent single ‘The End’, she said she was “lucky to be alive” and confirmed that she had Lupus and T-cell lymphoproliferative disorder.“My own fans are hands down meaner to me than any other people on the planet,” they began in the post.