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Pete Davidson is dating again after Ariana Grande Split for 2 months

Two months after the conclusion of his relationship with Ariana Grande the Saturday Night Live comedian "is dating again" Prior to separating in October, they were engaged for four months. Davidson was related to the daughter of Larry David, Cazzie David, before dating Grande. After two years of dating, the two of them split in May.

Not long after their split, Davidson did well. He has a good family and friends support group around him that keeps him smiling.

Grande sang about him in her hit single "Thank U, Next." She croons in the song's first verse, "And for Pete, I'm so grateful." Before releasing it, she wanted to make sure her fans were "far from dissecting the album"

After the single came out, Davidson discussed their breakup on SNL which was just minutes before the series aired. "I know some of you are concerned about the split, but the fact is, it's no-one 's business and sometimes things just don't work out and that's okay," he said during the "Weekend Update" episode. "She is a beautiful, strong person and I sincerely wish her all the happiness in the world.

Over the past few months, Davidson has spoken extensively about the split, though it was mainly in a humorous capacity. He appeared at a stand-up comedy show a week after their breakup, that he co-hosted with Judd Apatow.

When they were together, Davidson and Grande lived in a New York City apartment worth $16 million which he listed in his stand-up routine. "Has anyone got any rooms open? Looking for a roommate?" he asked the audience.

Also, Davidson quipped about his large volume of Grande-related tattoos and getting those covered up they were both proactive in getting new tattoos.

He also alluded to their split, when promoting a Saturday Night Live show. The "Breathin" singer wasn't going well. A source says at the time why his joke hurted Grande 's feelings so much. "They made an arrangement that after they broke up they would not mention their relationship or discuss it.

He broke the contract and it really hurt her. She knew that he was going to see her tweet, "the source explained." Pete is having a tough time with the breakup and makes jokes his way to deal with it. Ariana hopes he'll be smart enough to not do it again.

Davidson broke out of his sarcastic remarks on Monday and took dark turns about the abuse he has experienced in recent months. Upon removing it and re-installing it, he returned to Instagram and deleted it again, and wrote a long note about the barrage of derogatory comments he recently received.

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Casts Matt James as First Black Male Lead 'The Bachelor'

Matt James was named the first Black "Bachelor" in the almost two-decade history of the series.

For the upcoming 25th season of the series, James, a New Yorker who works for the real estate company CBRE, was cast following a recent fan-generated petition urging producers to increase diversity as well as strong messages from past cast members.

The 28-year-old was originally scheduled to appear on Clare Crawley's "The Bachelorette" season as a contestant, which stopped production earlier this year due to the coronavirus pandemic.

"Matt has been on our radar since February, when producers first approached him as part of the Clare 's season to join Bachelor Nation. We were given the advantage of time to get to know Matt when filming did not go on as expected, and all decided that he would make a great Bachelor, "ABC Entertainment President Karey Burke said in a statement, according to Entertainment Weekly.

Rachel Lindsay has become the first black lead in the 18-year, 40-season history of "The Bachelor" franchise, starting as "The Bachelorette" in 2017.

Lindsay, 35, and other show alumns voiced support for the fan-based petition earlier this week urging the series to cast their first "Bachelor" black, among other suggestions. More than 85,000 fans had signed the petition as from Friday.

James called his casting "a step in the right direction" during an appearance Friday on "Good Morning America."

It is anticipated that Season 25 will air next year.

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Iggy Azalea confirms birth of baby boy with Playboi Carti

The singer-whose real name is Amethyst Amelia Kelly-revealed the news on Instagram on Wednesday with a post to her fans.

Sharing a story about her, Azalea revealed she had a son and tried to "keep his life private" rather than a secret.

Azalea has neither posted any images of the baby nor announced the name of the boy.

It is believed that father of the baby is fellow rapper Playboi Carti – whose real name is Jordan Terrell Carter – whom she has been dating since 2018.

Sources close to the couple reportedly confirmed that Azalea was pregnant for six months back in December, but gave no further details about the pregnancy of the rapper.

There have also been rumors of engagement since Azalea wore a ring on her wedding finger. The couple, however, have yet to tackle the speculation and are known to keep their relationship private.

Carti opened up about their relationship in June 2019, announcing they met when he was on tour in 2018 before deciding to move in that December together.

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HBO Max Removes Epic of Civil War 'Gone With the Wind'

For its depiction of the Black people and its positive view of slavery, the 1939 film has long been considered controversial.

Gone With the Wind, the Civil War epic has been temporarily pulled from HBO Max, considered a classic of American cinema.

The move comes as media outlets re-evaluate content following the death of George Floyd, a Black man killed by Minnesota police, in light of national demonstrations over police violence and institutional racism. Paramount Network canceled long-running police reality show Cops earlier Tuesday.

Long considered controversial for its depiction of Black people and its positive view of slavery, Gone With the Wind faced renewed scrutiny after an op-ed by 12 Years A Slave screenwriter John Ridley published in the Los Angeles Times on Tuesday. In the op-ed, Ridley called on HBO Max to "consider removing" Gone With the Wind from their platform because the movie had its "own unique problem."

HBO Max said Gone With the Wind will eventually come back to the service with a "discussion of its historical context and a denunciation of those very depictions" of Black people and slavery.

The 4-hour long Gone With the Wind, which was released in 1939, told the love story of Southern aristocrats Scarlett O'Hara and Rhett Butler and starred Vivien Leigh, Clark Gable, Hattie McDaniel and Olivia de Havilland.

The film, based on Margaret Mitchell's best-selling book of 1936, takes place in the American South in the aftermath of the Civil War, on a plantation outside Atlanta. Directed by Victor Fleming it would continue to win eight Oscars, including Best Picture, Best Actor, Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Actress and Best Supporting Actress for McDaniel, at the 12th Academy Awards.

The Oscar for McDaniel made her the first Black person to receive the award but she sat separately from her Gone With the Wind co-stars due to racial discrimination at the ceremony and was made to sit at a table behind the curtain.

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Celebrity Gogglebox faces fresh audience uproar over social distancing

Last night (June 5), Celebrity Gogglebox returned, and while this is usually a cause for celebration, not all viewers were impressed.

The latest episode saw stars such as Maureen Lipman from Coronation Street and Gyles Brandeth favourite from Countdown Dictionary Corner, and Bez and Shaun Ryder from The Happy Mondays, offering their views on the week's TV.

Yet a number of fans watching and tweeting along were annoyed by the celebrities visiting each other's houses, as existing social distancing laws encourage people to go to a friend's house and hang out in their backyard, which not everybody has. Others have also expressed concern over sharing mugs and bowls with them.

"Where's the social gap on Celebrity Gogglebox? These guys don't live together! They 're not supposed to be indoors?" one viewer asked, while another added: "Why can't this breach lockdown / social distancing rules? Does that mean I can visit my best mate and just upload a live stream?"

A spectator called the series to give the "wrong message" to the viewers of the series: "Send the wrong message to Celebrity Gogglebox with those actors who don't stay in the same house together."

Digital Spy has reached out to Channel 4 and Gogglebox for a statement about how they handle social distancing and the security measures they have in place, and will update once we have an answer.

Loose Women star Stacey Solomon said she and her family had to be outdoors when a show technician came to her house, while the broadcaster had previously talked about filming with rigged cameras so cast and crew don't interact.

In light of this, the main series received over 200 complaints from Ofcom about the Goggleboxers violating social distancing laws for filming together, even though the voiceover claims they obey the guidelines.

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Is Dating Amber the new Normal People? Get all the info

Dating Amber is the latest Irish movie to hit our screens and we can't wait to see the comedy-drama coming-of-age. The film, set in the 90s, will land on Amazon Prime Video on Thursday June 4 and follows Eddie, a schoolboy who begins to date his friend Amber so they can both hide from their peers the fact that they're gay.

The synopsis reads: "Eddie is eager to follow his father into the army, while Amber dreams of moving to London's liberal hub. However, their 'ideal' arrangement begins to fall apart, forcing Eddie deeper into denial as Amber realizes that her best friend awaits a dangerous future unless she intervenes."

The new film stars actor Fionn O'Shea as Eddie, perhaps best known for his role as the villainous boyfriend of Marianne Eddie in Normal People. Daisy Edgar-Jones and Paul Mescal, the stars of the BBC Three show were swift to support the film, with Paul tweeting the trailer and writing:"In the meantime the show is directed by David Freyne, who recently tweeted:" Eeeeek "while retweeting the release date of the show, which Daisy then liked.

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Snapchat doesn't promote Trump posts anymore

Snapchat announced this morning that it would not promote content from the Snapchat account of President Trump in its Discover tab following Trump's comments on Twitter last week, which suggested that "vicious dogs" and "ominous weapons" might be met with protesters.

For several reasons, the change is noteworthy, but it is especially significant because social media sites continued to punish common accounts only when they breached the rules on their own site.

Snapchat users will still be able to access content from Trump's feed if they sign up for it or specifically search for the account. Snap is only restricting his account to organic scope at this stage and stripping him of their curated feed.

" “We will not amplify voices who incite racial violence and injustice by giving them free promotion on Discover,” a spokesperson for Snapchat said in a statement.

Trump's campaign in response to the move accused Snapchat of "actively engaging in voter suppression"

Snapchat's custom Discover feeds content from news sources and service accounts but often skews more towards entertainment news compared to rival items such as Twitter's curated Moments messages, which focus heavily on breaking news.

Earlier this week, Snap CEO Evan Spiegel shared a letter about the recent demonstrations, saying that he was "heartbroken and angry about the treatment of black people and people of color in America." Spiegel also called for the creation of a "diverse, non-partisan Commission on Truth, Reconciliation and Reparations" in the letter posted to Snap 's website.

Snap 's decision here comes after Twitter hid one of Trump's tweets regarding Minneapolis protests because it violates Twitter's "glorifying violence" rules. Twitter had previously added fact checks to two of Trump's mail-in-voting tweets.

This week, Facebook came under fire internally after CEO Mark Zuckerberg refused to delete the same newsworthiness material that Twitter had, a step that prompted some employees to set up a remote walk-out and forced company leadership, including Zuckerberg, to hold a company meeting on the subject.

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After one year of dating, Bryce Hirschberg and Nicole O'Brien Split

After more than a year of dating, Too Hot to Handle's Bryce Hirschberg and Nicole O'Brien called it quits on their relationship,

The pair — who met while filming the Too Hot to Handle Netflix dating show — broke up just a month after going public with their relationship, Hirschberg's rep confirmed on Sunday, May 31.

Hirschberg, 30, and O'Brien, 23, were not interested on the show romantically but were one of the success stories of Too Hot to Handle. Hirschberg briefly dated the best friend of O'Brien's, Chloe Veitch, during filming. For her part, the Ireland native has not dated any fellow cast members.

Earlier this month the former couple became Instagram official when O'Brien shared a photo of the pair kissing by the sea.

The reality star told Oprahmag.com that, when struggling with their long-distance relationship during the quarantine coronavirus, she and Hirschberg were "Facetime all the time."

While Hirschberg was in the midst of a divorce, when he celebrated his birthday over Memorial Day weekend with his Too Hot to Handle costars Harry Jowsey and Matthew Stephen Smith and the husband of Joe Exotic, Dillon Passage, he seemed in good spirits.

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Taylor Swift condemns President Trump in inflammatory tweet: 'We will vote you out in November'

When Taylor Swift remained silent on social media during the 2016 presidential election when her pop peers including Beyoncé, Lady Gaga, and Katy Perry stumped for Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton, her absence was questioned by many critics and some even accused her of being a Trump supporter or a poster-girl of the alt-right movement.

But Swift's fiery latest tweet, which has become more outspoken in politics over the past two years, has just made it abundantly clear to her 86 million followers on Twitter where she stands about the forthcoming Donald Trump / Joe Biden race.

Swift reacted to President Trump 's series of Twitter posts Thursday night during Minneapolis protests over George Floyd 's death — a 46-year-old black man who died on May 25 after white police officer Derek Chauvin knelt on his neck for at least seven minutes while he was being handcuffed and lying face-down on the road.

The previously apolitical Swift started voicing its political views back in October 2018, beginning with an Instagram post expressing its support for Democrat Phil Bredesen in Tennessee's senator race and criticizing Republican rival Marsha Blackburn for her record voting against women's and LGBTQ rights.

Many of Swift 's fans praised her for her newfound outspokenness Friday, with some half-jokingly suggesting that one day she runs for office herself. President Trump has not responded to Swift 's tweet as of this writing.

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Khloe Kardashian sells her $18.95 million Huge Calabasas Home

Make moves! Khloé Kardashian sells her mansion in Calabasas, California six years after buying it

The 35-year-old Good American cofounder originally bought the home from Justin Bieber for $7.2 million in 2014. Previously Eddie Murphy had bought the house for his ex-wife Nicole Murphy.

Apart from the gated community of Oaks, the house features six bedrooms and seven bathrooms. The property is valued at $18.95 million, according to The Daily Mail.

With the help of interior designer Martyn Lawrence Bullard, FKardashian renovated the Mansion in the Meditteranean style. Often worked with Kardashian 's aunt, Kris Jenner, and sisters Kourtney Kardashian, Kendall Jenner, and Kylie Jenner has been the English homemaker.

The 53-year-old decorator especially completed a luxurious screening room for the residence for Khloé 's home in 2018.

Khloé bought the home a month after splitting from now ex-husband Lamar Odom. The home in Tarzana, California, was eventually sold to Kaley Cuoco and her then-husband Ryan Sweeting, whom she divorced in 2016.

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Rapper Doja Cat addresses controversial song

On Sunday night, vocalist and rapper Doja Cat issued a statement addressing a resurfaced 2015 song with an offensive title. After receiving backlash for associating with alt-right internet users, she also defended herself, saying that she never took part in "any racist conversation" in person.

Hashtags like #DojaCatIsOverParty and #OnlyKlans started trending on Twitter late last week, with many social media users calling for their song "Dindu Nuffin" Doja (real name Amalaratna Zandile Dlamini). The title is a racist slur often used against black people who have faced police brutality. The artist was also criticised by people for appearing in past racist video chats.

Doja, 24, apologized for taking part in the chats in the first part of her statement but denied saying anything racist by herself.

Doja, who is half black, said she regretted the release of the old track, saying it was "written in response to people who used that term often to hurt me."

"I’m a black woman. Half of my family is black from South Africa and I’m very proud of where I come from," She kept going, "As for the old song that’s resurfaced, it was in no way tied to anything outside of my own personal experience. It was written in response to people who often used that term to hurt me. I made an attempt to flip its meaning, but recognize that it was a bad decision to use the term in my music."

She concluded her statement by saying she took the situation "very seriously" and promised to do better in the future.

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The romance of Ben Affleck and Ana de Armas gets really serious

The star and the Knives Out actress spent the night at his home with his three children — daughters Violet, 14, and Seraphina, 11, and 8-year-old son Sam — throughout the weekend of Memorial Day.

The couple was spotted on Saturday, taking a stroll with his kids in Los Angeles, which he shares with ex-wife Jennifer Garner. While the Saturday outing marked the first time de Armas has been pictured with all Affleck 's kids, the source said the actor "continues to work on co-parenting" with Garner, whom he split from in 2015 and finalized their divorce in October 2018.

Affleck commended Garner for her parenting earlier this year, telling PEOPLE in February that he felt "lucky" to have her as his children's mother.

The Gone Girl star and de Armas were socially distancing, and were seen on almost regular walks around his Los Angeles neighborhood.

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Pro Wrestler & 'Terrace House Tokyo' Star Hana Kimura Dead at 22

Japanese pro wrestler Hana Kimura — a featured Netflix hit show member, "Terrace House" — died at 22 years of age.

Stardom Wrestling reported the death of Kimura Friday ... Saying "We are very sorry to announce the passing of our Hana Kimura."

"Please be respectful and give some time with her family and friends to discuss things, and keep your thoughts and prayers."

"We appreciate your help in this difficult time."

Kimura was the Tokyo Cyber Squad 's famous leader ... A Japanese wrestling fan favorite.

Hana was a loved one on "Terrace House" ... So many attached to her hopeless romantic character.

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Meghan Markle Instagram Photos That Has Been Deleted

Meghan Markle’s Instagram account and photos were deleted shortly after she got more serious about her relationship with Prince Harry. That makes sense; she married in the royal family and they are considered to project a certain picture of the public.

A source for the palace stated otherwise, however. “And Ms. Markle is grateful to all who have been following her social media accounts over the years. However, because she hasn’t used these accounts for some time, she wanted to shut them down.

The internet is for ever, whatever the cause. So, here are some of the deleted Instagram images of Meghan Markle which we consider to be beautifully stunning or sweet, or significant for different reasons

Meghan Markle’s Sexy Style 

Meghan Markle on the Town

Queen of Glam

Unfiltered

  Instagram Photos

Fun

Travel

The Selfies 

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Hackers release trove of Lady Gaga contracts

Hackers who stole confidential files from famous lawyer release Lady Gaga documents as they lift their demand for ransoms to $42 million and threaten to publish information on Donald Trump next.

After doubling their ransom offer to $42 million, the hackers who threatened a top-flight entertainment law firm released documents purporting to belong to Lady Gaga.

Allegedly from Eastern Europe, infamous hacker group 'REvil' is alleged to have stolen private accounts, contracts and personal data from the New York based entertainment law firm Grubman Shire Meiselas & Sacks.

Now, after their demands for ransom have been rejected, the hackers have published a 2.4-gigabyte folder for Lady Gaga on their dark website including legal work that the law firm did.

The files seem mainly to be regular records from the music industry, and boring paperwork. The records include contracts sent to managers, partners, and members of her touring band, promotional agreements, spending sheets, confidentiality contract forms, performer agreements, artist Jeff Koons repayment forms, and some promotional images.

The company also represents stars such as Bruce Springsteen, Lizzo and Madonna.

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Facebook buys Giphy and adds it to Instagram

Facebook is purchasing the popular GIF-making and sharing website Giphy at a estimated $400 million price, with plans to incorporate the huge GIF library into Instagram and other Facebook applications. Axios first announced news of the transaction, which revealed the deal's valuation of $400 million.

In a blog post on Friday, Facebook said it plans to incorporate Giphy into Instagram but added that Giphy will still work outside of Facebook properties.

The firm said about half of Giphy's traffic comes from applications from Facebook — Instagram , Twitter, Messenger and WhatsApp. Giphy is also commonly used in chat apps and on Twitter.

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Fans are shading Kristin Cavallari for reportedly praising herself on ex's Instagram

It appeared on Sunday as if Jay Cutler were putting his increasingly stressful divorce on hold to publicly celebrate Mother's Day for his ex Kristin Cavallari. However, viewers saw the former "Hills" star as nothing more than a ruse.

The former NFL quarterback appeared to post a picture of Kristin with their three children to an Instagram account credited to him in what was clearly a respectful gesture.

"Happy Mother's Day to all Moms," said the post that followed them. "These 3 little ones picked a good one." Kristin has also posted with a heart emoji on the message.

However, fans were far from persuaded that Jay was extending the olive branch and claiming that Kristin is probably the one behind the post. Why? For what? Ok, she said she is currently running Jay's Instagram account.

"I think there needs to be a little clarification on Jay's Instagram," she told in 2018. "It's not him running it. It's me. It's what Jay would have if he had Instagram." 

Fans were swift to comment on Sunday, saying they 're not fooled.

On April 26, the stars of "Really Cavallari" confirmed a splitting together after 10 years. They initially suggested that the separation was pleasant, but things soon became tense — she accused him in her divorce filing of "inappropriate marital conduct," while in his filing he claimed to be the primary parent of their children.

She also accused him last week of failing to release any of their money and thus stopped her from buying a new house. The duo found some common ground after a couple of days, and he decided to give her marital funds so she could buy a home. The pair have signed a custody arrangement on May 4 in support of their three minor children.Under the arrangement the children will live at their current home in Nashville , Tennessee, until the "Hills" alum moves into the new building. Every other week Jay and Kristin turn off to be with the kids. When she moves into a new home, they divide time equally with the kids.

The couple's friends were not surprised after the breakup, saying it's been a long time coming. A source told Page Six that Kristin had become disappointed with Jay's post-retirement work ethic, suggesting that after his NFL career was over she felt he had become "unmotivated" and "lazy."