Little Mix may have won big at the Global Awards on Thursday night, but their celebrations won’t be wild as they admitted they are staying sober, after being told off for being too drunk last year.

The girls seemed to hit the sauce a little too hard last year and Jesy Nelson confessed to Capital FM that she got ‘so told off’ for her impromptu singalong in the winners room.

We’ve all been there, Jesy.

She was shown footage of her singing to Liam Payne’s Strip That Down and joked that the girls were probably going to be dubbed Boring Mix this time round, as they were steering clear of any alcohol – especially as they were performing.

Jesy, who debuted a cool new bob cut at the ceremony, said: ‘We can’t even drink tonight. Everyone was expecting us to be drunk at the Brits and they didn’t get it there either.

‘We’re probably going to be Boring Mix tonight.’

And the singer, who recently went public with her relationship with Love Island’s Chris Hughes, couldn’t help poking fun at her drunken state while onstage too.

After performing an energetic rendition of Woman Like Me (props to the girls for getting through that choreography), Jesy addressed the crowd and said: ‘Anyone drunk? Anyone as drunk as me last year?’

Perrie joked: ‘I think that’s impossible if I’m honest, I think that’s impossible.’

Little Mix were big winners on the night and scooped up awards for Best Song and Best Group.

They also performed their new single Think About Us in front of the star-studded audience that included the likes of Mark Wright and Michelle Keegan.

Exes Cheryl and Liam Payne were also spotted sharing a hug, as they reunited backstage at the awards.

Cheryl and Liam split in July last year and are parents to one-year-old son Bear.

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EMI are countersuing Kanye West over a 2003 contract made with the rapper that bans him from retiring from music.

The 41-year-old signed a publishing deal with the company in 2003, which means that they control the rights to his hit songs, including Gold Digger, All Of The Lights and Stronger.

But, the contract includes one shocking clause that states Kanye is forbidden from taking a break from music and now he is hoping to obtain his ‘freedom’ as he wants to be granted ownership over all his music he’s recorded and released since 2010.

Kanye wants out of the contract and filed a lawsuit in California claiming the ‘personal service’ contract is invalid by citing a law that states they are limited to a seven year period.

TMZ reports that EMI are now countersuing Kayne. They’re claiming the terms of the agreement made in 2003 are still legal in New York, where the contract was previously signed and extended.

While California has a time limit on such agreements, this doesn’t exist in New York and EMI executives want the court to declare that the contracts still remain valid and Kanye has to abide by them.

Meaning – they will still have rights over his music and Kanye can’t stop working.

Metro.co.uk have contacted a representative for Kanye. 

Kanye reportedly argues that he signed a ‘lopsided’ contract with EMI while recording his debut album The College Dropout and has been ‘labouring’ for them ever since, as EMI added new clauses to the agreement after his album’s success.

According to The Hollywood Reporter, Kanye’s contract states: ‘You (Mr West) hereby represent and warrant that to [EMI] that You will, throughout the Term as extended by this Modification, remain actively involved in writing, recording and producing Compositions and Major Label Albums, as Your principal occupation.

‘At no time during the Term will you seek to retire as a songwriter, recording artist or producer or take any extended hiatus during which you are not actively pursuing Your musical career in the same basic manner as You have pursued such career to date.’

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Jack Osbourne’s divorce from wife Lisa Stelly has now been finalised.

According to reports, a judgement of dissolution was entered on Tuesday in the ex-couple’s divorce case – three months after Jack and Lisa filed their final divorce paperwork in December.

They announced their decision to separate in a statement in May 2018 following six years of marriage.

Despite divorcing, sources have told People that Jack and Lisa have remained friends and are ‘very much involved as a family’.

‘Jack and Lisa are both doing well, getting along great as friends, and are still very much involved as a family with the kids,’ they said.

The pair are parents to three daughters, Pearl, six, Andy, three, and Minnie, ten months and will share joint custody of their girls going forward.

According to The Blast, Jack and Lisa came to an agreement over custody in December and Jack will pay a ‘very large’ amount towards child support.

Their split came just three months after Jack and Lisa welcomed their youngest daughter Minnie.

Confirming they had filed for divorce, they shared a joint statement on social media that said they were ‘disappointed’ their relationship hadn’t worked after ‘years of trying’.

‘So, first and foremost, we absolutely still love each other. Our family is the most important thing in our lives, and we tried everything we could for many years to make this work,’ it said.

‘What’s best for our family right now is that we separate lovingly, and remain best friends who are committed to raising our children together.’

News of their divorce comes after Jack’s dad Ozzy Osbourne was recently hospitalised following complications with the flu. 

Ozzy was forced to cancel his UK tour as doctors feared he would contract pneumonia.

Jack’s mum, Sharon Osbourne, has said that Ozzy is now on the mend and ‘doing great’. She confirmed last month that Ozzy was out of ICU and breathing on his own again.

Sharon thanked fans for their support, saying: ‘I just want to say a huge thank you to everybody that has reached out with good wishes.

‘He is overcome by the response that he’s had, and it’s kind of bittersweet because he’s overwhelmed with it, but he’s sad too.’

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Paris Jackson isn’t fazed by the backlash her famous dad Michael has received following the airing of controversial documentary Leaving Neverland.

HBO’s Leaving Neverland explores Wade Robson and James Safechuck’s claims that Michael Jackson sexually abused them when they were children.

It left viewers ‘seriously traumatised’ over the graphic details it includes, along with interviews with Michael’s accusers and their families, but MJ fans were outraged and branded Leaving Neverland ‘one-sided’.

It had been claimed that Paris was worried the documentary would ‘ruin her acting career’ due to her dad’s reputation being tarnished by the allegations – which the Michael Jackson estate and his family have strongly denied.

But, Paris hit back at such reports and is yet to make a statement with regards to Leaving Neverland.

She did, however, suggest on Twitter that she doesn’t think it’s possible for Michael Jackson’s name to be ‘torn down’ in the wake of the documentary, despite several radio stations now refusing to play his music.

One user tweeted Paris telling her that her father’s ‘legacy’ has now been ‘ruined and his name smeared forever’, but she isn’t fazed.

She stuck up for her dad and his ‘good heart’, replying in the thread of messages: ‘Yeah they do that to everyone with a good heart and tries to make a difference, but do you really think that it’s possible to tear his name down?

‘Like do you truly believe they stand a chance? Relax and have peace.’

According to reports, Paris ‘hasn’t watched’ Leaving Neverland and Jackson’s estate are suing HBO for $100million over the documentary.

Paris had addressed the allegations against her dad in an interview with Rolling Stone in 2017.

She told the publication: ‘Picture your parent crying to you about the world hating him for something he didn’t do. For me, he was the only thing that mattered.

‘To see my entire world in pain, I started to hate the world because of what they were doing to him. I’m like, “How can people be so mean?”’

The Jackson family have accused Robson and Safechuck of ‘trying to make money’ from their claims, despite HBO revealing they had no ‘financial interest’ in the documentary and were not paid to appear in it.

Jackie, Michael’s brother, said: ‘I know my brother. He’s my little brother. I know my brother. He’s not like that.’

Metro.co.uk has contacted a rep for Paris.

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Cindy Crawford’s son Presley has been charged with a DUI, following a drink-drive incident earlier this year.

The 19-year-old was arrested on at the beginning of January after he was caught speeding through Beverly Hills and failed a sobriety test.

TMZ reports Presley has now been charged with a DUI (driving under the influence) and could face a $1000 fine and up to six months in jail if he is convicted.

The charges were filed on Thursday by the L.A District Attorney’s Office and include a DUI and one count of ‘driving with a blood alcohol content of .08’.

The publication says that Presley’s lawyer told them at the time of his arrest that he is taking the incident ‘seriously’ and will take the ‘necessary steps’ to deal with it.

Metro.co.uk have contacted a rep for Presley. 

He is well known in the modelling industry, having worked with top designers like Calvin Klein and Dolce & Gabbana.

Both Presley and his sister Kaia Gerber are following in the footsteps of their supermodel mother Cindy, 53.

In fact, they’ve definitely won the lottery when it comes to their gene pool and both look exactly like their famous mum.

And Cindy is all for her kids taking the same career path as her. She told Vanity Fair: ‘You know what, it’s been really fun for me to see my kids get their feet wet in the fabulous world of fashion.

‘The advice I give them is more about reminders – like be on time, be prepared, be professional, don’t be on your phone, talk to people, and have fun.

‘They both have good heads on their shoulders, and I’m not worried.’

Presley and Kaia’s dad Rande Gerber, meanwhile, is a well-known businessman and best pals with George Clooney.

Rande and George even set up their very own tequila brand together – as you do!

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After a fairly meh season 11 premiere of RuPaul’s Drag Race, I was worried. Had the Drag Race fatigue set in? Would this be a repeat of season seven?

Thankfully, episode two quelled any concerns I had and proved that once the queens start to get whittled down, the spats can start and we can start contentedly sipping on the tea.

This week’s edition of Drag Race saw the traditional acting challenge splitting the queens into two teams, where they were put in productions of Good God Girl, Get Out! and Why It Gotta Be Black Panther, to show who is a comedy queen and who truly cannot act.

We saw plenty of examples from both camps, RuPaul looking better on the runway than she ever has (yes highlighter, yes hair), and the shade began to be thrown, with everyone turning on Big Silky and Ra’Jah and Yvie butting heads in the workroom. So has our ranking changed from week one? Read on and find out…

Spoilers ahead, obviously.

14. Kahanna Montrese

Poor Kahanna just isn’t stepping her pussy up, and it shows. After landing in the bottom two last week, she ended back in the same spot in week two after a lacklustre performance in the main challenge and a rather disastrous runway.

The colours in her Aries look were gorgeous, but whacking on some horns on top of a pretty dress does not a concept make. Then her skirt hit the deck, and while Kahanna did her best to style it out, dragging your torn dress along the floor with your heel just isn’t cute.

Even some Olympic level somersaults aren’t enough to budge her up the charts – although guest judge Bobby Moynihan was livinnnnng.

13. Mercedes Iman Diamond

Poor baby Mercedes. She failed to impress last week with her bodysuit, and her Sagittarius look was just more of the same, sadly – not even a bow and arrow could hide that.

And her performance in Good God Girl, Get Out! fell flat as she repeatedly failed to pronounce ‘opulence’ correctly and faded into the background. We learned that her fallen confidence was to do with a stroke a few years ago, which is truly horrible, but Mercedes’ personality just doesn’t match up with the others in the competition.

But she did make herself proud with that lip sync – yaaaaas Naomi Smalls backbends!

12. Brooke Lynn Hytes

Brooke Lynn smashed it last week, so I was left a bit disappointed with her showing this week. Her leading role in Why It Gotta Be Black Panther was just… unfunny. Considering there was a lot of material to play with, she was repeatedly outshone by whoever else was on the screen, and the hair and make-up just didn’t work.

Her runway was praised by the judges, but to me it was a bit arts and crafty. I’m sure she’ll return to the dizzying Hytes of week one, though.

11. Ra’Jah O’Hara

Ra’jah is another one whose performance left me feeling a bit meh. Plastique Tiara totally overshadowed her, and watching her try to say that ‘legitimate’ line brought me *this* close to passing out from awkwardness.

Ra’Jah looked pretty good on the runway though, and while we were definitely on Yvie’s side in their workroom spat, at least she has a bit of fire in her.

10. Nina West

Nina showed her comedy chops in the acting challenge and stepped up in her scenes, showing some of the more complacent queens what experience means, dahling.

Her runway look was still a bit crafty – and didn’t exactly scream Leo to me – but she sure knows how to sell a garment, and is the epitome of camp. I hope she steps out of the middle of the pack soon, though.

9. Ariel Versace

Ariel really wasn’t joking when she compared her aesthetic to Lisa Frank throwing up on a drag queen, was she? I was seriously into Ariel’s purple cloud of a runway look – like a Care Bear had babies with a Bratz doll.

But her meh performance in the acting challenge has landed her firmly in the safe zone – although it should be noted that she did try her best, so maybe acting just isn’t Ariel’s thing. Just wait for a makeover challenge, imo.

8. Honey Davenport

Honey said she wanted to look like if Diana Ross had played the lion in the Wiz, and she nailed that look to. A. Tee. If Beyonce’s body was in The Lion King remake as well as her voice, this is what the result would be.

Honey also had some standout lines in Why It Gotta Be Black Panther. A solid week for the Haus of Davenport.

7. Shuga Cain

There was no way Shuga’s runway look read Scorpio. But her turn as Auntie Maxine elevated her to the upper half of our ranking.

Sure, stoner comedy is obvious, but she made herself a standout in the film and with seven queens to go up against, that’s no easy feat. I stand corrected on last week’s thoughts on Shuga – this girl could go far.

6. A’Keria C Davenport

Now, I wasn’t a huuuuge fan of A’Keria’s runway look. It was VERY pageant, and the fish on the front looked like those weird floppy psychic fish you get in Christmas crackers.

But her performance as the drag queen that works in the DMV was note perfect, and with A’Keria working on her own for the bulk of the sketch, she pulled her character out of the bag.

5. Silky Nutmeg Ganache

That’s Dr Silky Nutmeg Ganache to you and me. Casually dropping into the convo that she has a master’s in organisational leadership and is about to embrark on a phD course is a power move which I truly expect.

Silky’s runway look was middling, but her performance in the acting challenge just made me giggle, even if it was because she was laughing when she wasn’t meant to. And this week, she proved that a) she can lead a team without dominating them and b) can handle conflict with class.

Because all those queens throwing Silky under the bus to Mama Ru? The shade of it all.

4. Vanessa Vanjie Mateo

I’ll be honest – Vanjie could strut down the runway in a potato sack and I would eat that shiz up. She’s hysterical, and I am firmly in her corner.

But you have to admit, Vanessa looked gaaawwwwjus on the runway this week. That all red Lady Justice look was avant garde, conceptual and beautiful, and it’s clear she’s stepped her game up this season.

Plus, that unintentional Cookie Monster impression was genius, and she surely gave the quote of the episode: ‘She’s looking pressed as a panini, bitch.’

3. Scarlet Envy

At the beginning of the episode, I was worried for Scarlet. She was fuming that her Violet Chachki-inspired look didn’t win her episode one, and I thought the ego had jumped out and was ready to sink her. But how wrong I was.

Despite being picked last, Scarlet killed it as the oblivious drag queen in Good God Girl, Get Out!, and totally redeemed herself. Plus, her Pisces look on the runway showed that she’s not just a vintage pin-up queen.

Bubbles on the runway! Gagged!

2. Plastique Tiara

Week one, Plastique was just a ridiculously beautiful pageant girl. Week two, she has become a hysterical comedy queen who can also serve you Gaga realness. Come through, armoured Aries costume!

Seriously though, anyone sleeping on Plastique as too young or too pretty needs to snap out of it, because I reckon this girl has way more to show us.

1. Yvie Oddly

I am so, so happy that a weirdo has won a challenge in week two – it just sets a precedent that this kind of drag can do well on Drag Race.

Yvie’s unhinged performance as Marnie in Good God Girl, Get Out! was spot on, and her digital lion look was exceptional – like Die Antwoord meets Avatar.

Plus, Yvie proved that she is a queen to have on your side as she defended Big Silky against the workroom backstabbing and called Ra’Jah out. Outcasts, unite.

RuPaul’s Drag Race continues at 9pm ET/PT on Thursdays on VH1, and drops on Netflix the following morning.

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A new witness has come forward to support allegations of sexual misconduct made against R Kelly by two girls.

The Ignition hit-maker is currently awaiting trial after being charged with 10 counts of aggravated criminal sexual abuse. He was released from jail after posting $100k of his $1million bail and is set to appear in court on Saturday (8 March).

TMZ reports that a new witness has now come forward to corroborate claims made against Kelly by Latresa Scaff and Rochelle Washington.

They have accused Kelly of inviting them to his hotel room after his concert in Baltimore in 1995, giving them drugs and alcohol and having sex with Latresa without her consent.

The girls say they were underage at the time.

After seeing the girls in a press conference, the witness claims she saw them in the hotel lobby on the night of the alleged incident and claims they had told her at the time that Kelly assaulted Latresa.

TMZ says the girls and the witness have now spoken to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of New York.

Metro.co.uk have contacted a rep for Kelly.

Kelly has denied all allegations made against him. He was detained in jail on Wednesday for failing to pay child support on a separate charge.

The singer appeared in his first TV interview since being charged with multiple counts of sexual abuse on CBS’ This Morning, protesting his innocence.

He was interviewed by Gayle King and claimed he is ‘fighting for my f**king life’ over the allegations. He insisted he ‘would be stupid’ to have carried out such claims, given his involvement in previous sexual abuse trials that he was not convicted for.

Kelly’s girlfriends Joycelyn Savage and Azriel Clary were also interview on CBS and accused the parents of ‘lying’ and ‘trying to make money’ off R Kelly.

The girls’ parents have accused the star of ‘holding them against their will’ as part of a ‘sex cult’. Azriel parents claim they haven’t had contact with their daughter in three years.

Kelly has denied this. He told King: ‘I don’t need to, why would I, how stupid would I be… all that I’ve been through in my past to hold somebody… how stupid would I be to do that? That’s stupid guys.

‘They’re my girlfriends, we have a relationship. It’s real.’

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Game Of Thrones is nearly back with its eighth and final season and rumour has it Jon Snow could well and truly have a target on his back.

He may have come back from the dead once, but it’s been heavily hinted that the Night King could be hoping to finish Snow off. Yup, we’re not so sure we could handle that either.

Vladimir Furdik – the man behind the Night King – has been teasing fans ahead of the return of Game Of Thrones in a new interview with Entertainment Weekly.

He said: ‘People will see he has a target he wants to kill and you will find out who that is.’

Furdik wasn’t giving anything away, but he did add: ‘There’s also that moment [in Hardhome, season five] when Jon Snow was on the boat and the Night King looked at him and raised his arms.

‘There’s a similar and even stronger moment between Jon and the Night King this time.’

Furdik teased that his favourite moment playing the Night King is ‘still to come’ (so we’re guessing it happens in season eight) and he shed a bit of light on his ice cold character.

‘He never wanted to be the Night King. I think he wants revenge. Everybody in this story has two sides — a bad side and a good side,’ he explained. ‘The Night King only has one side, a bad side.’

Fans have finally got a first look at the new season, with HBO dropping its first trailer for season eight on Wednesday. 

And as expected it’s caused a bit of a stir, with fans thinking it’s confirmed a long-running theory about the Winterfell crypts.

Game Of Thrones season 8 comes to HBO and Sky Atlantic on April 14.

Riverdale star KJ Apa has paid tribute to his onscreen dad Luke Perry, following his death.

KJ plays Archie Andrews in The CW series, while Luke starred alongside him as his dad Fred.

The actor passed away in hospital on Monday following a stroke, aged 52, surrounded by his family and friends.

He has been remembered by his co-stars over the years on social media, including the cast of Riverdale, with KJ now posting a sweet tribute to Luke on his own Instagram page.

KJ shared a picture of Luke smiling while on a boat and wrote alongside it: ‘Rest in Love, bro.’

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Luke was seen for the final time in Riverdale on Wednesday in the first episode that aired since his death. His character was seen arriving just in time to save his son Archie’s life after Joaquin’s little brother Ricky tried to kill him with a knife.

It’s not yet known what Luke’s death will mean for Riverdale, but Warner Bros confirmed that production on the show has been halted and show writers will attempt to close potential plot holes, while focusing on how to cover Luke, and therefore Fred’s death, sensitively.

Filming has now resumed for Riverdale after being shut down for two days.

At the end of Wednesday’s episode a tribute was aired in memory of Luke and it was announced that all future Riverdale episodes will be dedicated to him in his honour.

Luke was also known for starring in Buffy the Vampire Slayer and had shot to fame as Dylan McKay on Beverly Hills, 90210 alongside Shannen Doherty.

He has two children Jack, 21, and daughter Sophie, 18, who have now both spoken out about their father’s death publicly.

Sophie told her Instagram followers she was ‘grateful’ for the outpouring of love her family has received, while Luke’s son Jack said he is determined to continue his dad’s legacy.

Jack said: ‘He was a lot of things to a lot of people. To me, he was always Dad. He loved supported me in everything, and inspired me to be the best that I could possibly be.

‘I’ve learned so much from you, and my heart is broken thinking about everything you won’t be here for.

‘I’ll miss you every day that I walk this earth. I’ll do whatever I can to carry on your legacy and make you proud. I love you Dad.’

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Dancing On Ice star James Jordan has called for Neil Jones to get a celebrity in the next series of Strictly Come Dancing.

Since joining Strictly in 2016 he has appeared in the pro group dances as well as being on standby for female celebs whose partners were unable to compete.

Fans of the show have been calling for a while for professional Neil to compete but there has been no joy so far.

With the news that Neil is officially returning for Strictly 2019, many are hoping that it might be Neil’s time to shine.

James, who left Strictly in 2013, thinks it’s time Neil got the chance to go for the glitterball.

Speaking ahead of the Dancing On Ice final, he said: ‘Neil should step in and have a celeb partner, 100 per cent.

‘Neil is amazing. I’m surprised he wasn’t on the show before.

‘He is competitively in a higher rank than anyone else – I’m not taking anything from anyone else.

‘I know he’s a great choreographer, he’s got a great personality. He’s also British. So I just think he’d be fantastic for the show.’

The professional dancer also admitted he ‘would love’ to lift the trophy in the final this weekend.

James said: ‘Of course I would love to win. I won’t be upset if I don’t because I’ve had such a good time.

‘Last week was one of the best feelings I’ve ever had performing, the reaction from the audience, it wasn’t just about perfect scores, it was just the reaction from the audience and the feeling I had inside. And when Alex turned to me and her little eyes welled up it just made me really emotional and it’s a nice warm feeling.

‘It’s been fantastic. It would be nice to win because I know Vanessa has won before and it’s Alex’s first time in the final. It would be nice for me if she won.’

Dancing On Ice airs at 6pm on ITV

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Chicago Police are allegedly carrying out an internal investigation after details from Jussie Smollett’s attack case have been ‘leaked’.

Jussie was attacked by two masked men at the end of January, with authorities treating the incident as a hate crime as the Empire star claimed he was subjected to homophobic and racial abuse.

Two men were questioned and released by police and Jussie was later arrested and charged with filing a false police report, amid claims he had ‘orchestrated’ the attack.

Jussie denies the claims and is expected in court this month over the charges, but TMZ reports the Chicago Police Department are now looking into the case internally, after information has been ‘leaked’ to the media.

They are looking into the leaks, with a police spokesperson stating a lot of the information put out there has been ‘inaccurate’.

They told the publication: ‘When there are allegations of information being leaked, an internal investigation has been opened and we are also looking at our vulnerabilities.’

A police spokesperson added to Fox News: ‘I would like to point out that a lot of the information out there was inaccurate and there were numerous agencies involved in this investigation.

‘As a standard procedure when there are allegations of information being leaked, an internal investigation has been opened.’

Claims surrounding Jussie’s case accuse the actor of ‘staging his attack in an attempt to boost his Empire salary’.

Empire bosses aren’t convinced, however, and debunked such claims by alleging Jussie never once asked for a pay rise.

He was already making a reported $125,000 (£95,000) per episode, while his co-stars Taraji P. Henson and Terrence Howard are said to take home $250,000 (£187,000) each instalment.

Jussie’s castmates have thrown their full support behind him and Queen Latifah has said she will stand by Jussie unless she gets ‘definitive proof’ to think otherwise.

Speaking on Yahoo series Through Her Eyes, she said: ‘The guy I’ve seen has always been someone who cares about people, who cares about others, and who’s very kind and who’s always been cool and sweet.

‘And that’s just the guy I know. So until I can see some definitive proof — which I haven’t seen yet — then, you know, I gotta go with him until I see otherwise.’

Jussie is expected in court on 16 March.

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Corey Feldman was a friend of Michael Jackson’s but he has now said he can ‘no longer defend’ the star after hearing about the sexual abuse claims made against him in Leaving Neverland.

HBO’s documentary Leaving Neverland explores the allegations made against Michael by Wade Robson and James Safechuck in graphic detail that has unsettled viewers.

The two men accuse Jackson of sexually abusing them when they are younger – claims Jackson’s estate and his family have strongly denied.

Corey, who has been a victim of sexual abuse, said in an interview on HLN that he ‘cannot ignore the claims’ made by Robson and Safechuck and he ‘cannot in good consciousness’ defend Michael.

‘I don’t want to be perceived as I’m here to defend Michael Jackson,’ Corey said. ‘Because I can no longer do that. I cannot in good consciousness defend anyone who’s been accused of such horrendous things.’

Corey did add, though: ‘But at the same time, I’m also not here to judge him, because again, he did not do those things to me and that was not my experience.’

The Goonies star Corey referenced his own experience with sexual abuse and said, as an advocate for victims, he has to consider Robson and Safechuck’s stories.

‘You’re a kid who has endured sexual abuse and during those times, I’m looking to somebody like Michael Jackson as a friend, as a big brother figure – he was that person to me,’ Corey explained.

‘It becomes impossible for me to remain virtuous and not at least consider what’s being said and not listen to what the victims are saying.’

Corey and Michael became friends when he was younger and he stressed that the Billie Jean hit-maker was ‘absolutely in no way inappropriate’ with him.

The child star initially criticised Leaving Neverland for being ‘one-sided’, along with many other outraged Michael Jackson fans, following the documentary airing.

Others said they were left ‘disturbed and uncomfortable’ by the documentary and showed their support for Jackson’s accusers.

Michael’s family have insisted the documentary is false and accused Robson of Safechuck of trying to ‘make money’ off him – HBO says the men were never paid to appear in the two-part special.

Michael’s daughter Paris also had her say on the furore Leaving Neverland has caused and defended her dad’s ‘good heart’, after it was revealed radio stations are boycotting his music.

She shut down claims that his legacy has been ‘ruined’ and tweeted: ‘Do you really think that it’s possible to tear his name down?

‘Like do you truly believe they stand a chance? Relax and have peace.’

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The Simpsons episode guest starring Michael Jackson is being removed from circulation in light of the sexual abuse allegations made in Leaving Neverland.

The top creatives behind the Fox show have confirmed that the episode Stark Raving Dad will be removed from streaming platforms and re-runs, as well as being removed from forthcoming boxsets.

The premiere of the animated series’ third season back in 1991 featured the voice of Michael Jackson as Leon Kompowsky – a man Homer meets in a mental institution who believes he is the Billie Jean singer.

Homer, not knowing who MJ is, believes Leon is the real deal, and when he brings him back to Springfield, the town’s residents all show up to see ‘Michael Jackson’.

Jackson – who was a huge fan of the show – provided the voice for Leon and was credited as John Jay Smith, although a voice double was used for Leon’s singing.

While Stark Raving Dad is one of the best known Simpsons episodes, executive producer James L. Brooks, creator Matt Groening and showrunner Al Jean have decided to pull the episode from recirculation after watching Leaving Neverland – in which Wade Robson and James Safechuck put forward troubling allegations of sexual abuse against the star.

Brooks told the Wall Street Journal: ‘It feels clearly the only choice to make/ The guys I work with — where we spend our lives arguing over jokes — were of one mind on this.’

He added: ‘This was a treasured episode. There are a lot of great memories we have wrapped up in that one, and this certainly doesn’t allow them to remain.’
Leaving Neverland aired in the States on HBO on Sunday and Monday night, while Channel 4 aired the Dan Reed directed documentary on 6 and 7 March.

The four-hour film sees Wade, now 36, James, now 41, and their families discuss their time with Michael, and the two men allege that Jackson sexually abused them as children.

The Michael Jackson estate has denied the allegations, calling them ‘character assassination’, while Michael’s nephew Taj claimed that his uncle was ‘a child at heart’ and accused Robson of ‘100% lying’.

However, the documentary has sparked a lot of debate on social media, while Corey Feldman – who had previously defended Jackson – has changed his stance, claiming he can no longer defend the popstar.

As well as The Simpsons removing Stark Raving Dad from circulation, a Jackson statue has been removed from the National Football Museum, while a number of radio stations worldwide have removed the star’s music from their playlists.

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Pete Davidson might have got countless tattoos during his brief engagement to Ariana Grande, but his new addition is probably our favourite.

The SNL star – who recently made his relationship with Kate Beckinsale official – opted for a huge unicorn inking on his arm when he headed to Top Shelf Tattoo.

And it’s pretty impressive.

An Instagram snap shared by tattoo artist Ryan Mullins showed the intricate design, with the mythical creature peeking out of the shadows.

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In action 📸 of me tattooing the homie Pete Davidson can’t wait to post the tattoo! Photo by @marcusrussellprice #latenightsinthelab #petedavidson #marcusrussellprice

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Because unicorns are one trend that cannot be stopped, and the 25-year-old is well and truly on board.

Pete’s new tattoo comes after he began the task of covering up the nine designs he got during his whirlwind relationship with Ariana.

The comedian opted for five matching inkings with the 7 Rings singer, and a further four he had dedicated to his ex.

But, very shortly after their split last year, he changed the Playboy-bunny ears design on his neck – inspired by the album artwork for Dangerous Woman – into a heart.

Which is quite cute.

He also covered up a matching Ariana tatt with the word ‘cursed’ – a little less cute.

But the unicorn tattoo isn’t the only thing that has Pete smiling at the moment, as he recently went public with his new relationship, with Underworld actress Kate Beckinsale.

The pair were spotted getting their flirt on at the Golden Globes earlier this year, and were seen holding hands on a jaunt around New York.

And, if that wasn’t enough proof that love is well and truly in the air, they also shared a kiss while front row at a hockey game – giving us the meme of the year as Antoni sat beside the lovebirds.

The Queer Eye favourite could be seen keeping a firm eye on the sporting action unfolding in front of him, while Kete (too soon?) macked on next to him.

We’ve all been there…

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Michael Jackson is at the centre of sexual abuse allegations following the release of HBO documentary, Leaving Neverland.

The show explores Wade Robson and James Safechuck’s claims the Thriller singer abused them when they were younger, something his family have vehemently denied.

However, the late star’s former nanny has now claimed the show is fake, stating she ‘never saw anything that made her suspect he was capable of child sexual abuse’.

In a statement shared with ABC News, Grace Rwaramba said: ‘If Michael harmed Wade Robson and James Safechuck, they have my deepest sympathy and compassion.

‘I don’t claim to know what happened between Michael and his accusers. I wasn’t there.

‘However, because Michael is no longer here to defend himself, and because I have a unique view of him and the life he lived, I feel compelled to speak out against what I firmly believe to be false claims. The person that Wade and James describe is not the person that I knew.’

Grace worked for the Man In The Mirror singer for 17 years, taking care of the his children – Prince Michael I, Paris and Prince Michael II (Blanket).

Speaking about her former boss amid the accusations, she described him as ‘trusting to the point of naïve’.

‘He was trusting to the point of extreme naiveté; always assuming the best intentions in everyone,’ she continued.

‘While he was far from perfect, in my over twelve years of living with Michael, knowing him and his lifestyle intimately, I never saw or experienced anything that led me to suspect that he was capable of child sexual abuse.’

However, a lawyer representing James and Wade had hit out at her statement, claiming she has a ‘vested interest’ in protecting Jackson over the claims.

Vince Finaldi told ABC News: ‘Ms. Rwaramba admits in her statement that she does not know what happened between Michael and his accusers.

‘As a longtime employee of MJJ productions she has vested interest in defending Jackson and his estate.

‘It is sad that she had chosen to disparage a victim of child sexual assault and his family in order to do so. This is a continuation of the campaign of false information, character assassination, victim blaming and the shaming that the Jackson corporate lawyers heap on any child or adult who speaks the truth about Mr. Jackson’s sexual behaviour with children.

‘These attacks have kept many of Mr. Jackson’s victims silent. It will not stop Wade or James from speaking the truth.’

Metro.co.uk has contacted Wade and James’ lawyer for a comment.

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If you missed out on tickets last week for BTS’ Wembley Stadium gig, don’t fret – you have a second chance today.

After the overwhelming demand for tickets for their 1 June date, the lovely BTS boys decided to make fans’ dreams come true and announced a second date at Wembley on 2 June.

The K-pop superstars sold out their first date at the 90,000 capacity venue within 90 minutes of tickets going on sale on Friday 1 March.

So if you want tickets you know what that means: you have got to be super-fast or risk your heart breaking come lunchtime.

Here’s how you can get tickets for BTS’ Love Yourself: Speak Yourself Wembley show

Tickets for the band’s second Wembley date go on sale today, Friday 8 March, at 8.30am.

You can get them from Live Nation or from Ticketmaster.

BTS ticket prices

While ticket prices haven’t yet been confirmed, it’s likely they will be the same as the first date.

They started at £45, plus fees, with tickets continuing in the following price brackets: £65, £85, £100, £130 and £160.

Any under-14s attending have to be accompanied by an adult.

Tickets for the first date were already doing the rounds on resale sites within minutes of going on sale, with Viagogo offering one ticket for £969 – £794 more expensive than the dearest ticket on sale.

A spokesperson for Viagogo told metro.co.uk: ‘Viagogo is a marketplace and doesn’t buy or sell tickets. Viagogo does not set ticket prices, sellers set their own prices, which may be above or below the original face value.

‘Where demand is high and tickets are limited, prices increase. The reality is that any tickets listed at silly prices rarely if ever sell.’

If you do miss out on tickets again, there are other ways of seeing the boys live, from traveling to another venue abroad to snapping up resale tickets.

The London shows come ahead of the band’s date at Paris’ Stade de France on 7 June.

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It was one of the most talked about wedding(s) of 2018.

But Nick Jonas, 26, has now admitted he and new wife Priyanka Chopra probably went a tad overboard with their series of lavish, no expense spared nuptials.

Appearing on James Corden’s Carpool Karaoke alongside brothers Joe and Kevin, the trio were hooked up to a lie detector and made to answer a number of rather awkward questions.

For Nick’s turn, The Late Late Show host quizzed: ‘Was there a point during your many weddings that you thought, “I’m done with these weddings?”’

Taking a well-thought out moment to really consider his answer, Nick then confessed, ‘Yes.’

The lie detector said the Jealous star was telling the truth, and Nick laughed: ‘It was when I looked at the bill!’

Former Quantico actress Priyanka, 36, and Nick tied the knot in early December in India. They enjoyed two days of pre-rituals before the Indian ceremony and also had a Christian ceremony.

Speaking to Corden when she appeared on The Late Late Show last month, Priyanka insisted she was actually quite ‘conservative’ when it came to the celebrations.

‘[We had] two weddings,’ Priyanka told the host. ‘One western Christian wedding and one Hindu wedding for our religions. Otherwise, we had pre-rituals. Indian pre-rituals can go on for like five days. Mine was just two. I was conservative!’

She also told Ellen DeGeneres that if her mum had her way, there would have been a lot more guests in attendance.

‘Usually Indian weddings are like 1,000 people at least. We had only 200, which was mostly family because both of us have giant families.

‘My mother was so upset with me the entire time. She was like, ‘I need to have another people for the 150,000 people I know. How can I not invite my jeweller? How can I not invite my hairdresser?’

Despite Nick’s regrets over the hefty bill, Priyanka recently revealed that the Indian wedding was actually all her husband’s idea.

‘I wanted to get married in some private island away from everything,’ she said. ‘We were stressed out about it, thinking of Seychelles, Maldives, Mauritius, nothing was working out, logistics and how would we fly everyone…

‘This was in Mumbai and Nick just said, “Why aren’t we doing this in India? Shouldn’t I be taking my bride from her home?”’

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Kang Daniel’s lawyer has issued a statement on the conflict between the K-pop star and his agency, saying he does not want to sue LM Entertainment.

Reports of tension between the former Wanna One member and his agency circulated earlier this week, claiming that Kang Daniel wanted changes in his exclusive contract.

According to Yonhap News, the 22-year-old included a condition that if changes were not made by a deadline, he would consider his contract to be terminated.

Kang Daniel hired lawyer Seon Jong Moon to represent him, and the lawyer has updated fans on the situation.

He said: ‘Kang Daniel wants to resolve this with his agency as smoothly as possible so that he can resume his promotions.’

Seon Jong Moon added that the idol is not considering filing a lawsuit against LM Entertainment at this time.

This comes after Kang Daniel confirmed the dispute in a letter released through his fan cafe.

The singer said: ‘First, thank you to the fans who have believed in and waited for me for a month or so. I’m sorry once again to bring this news through unpleasant news articles. Like the article that was unexpectedly released today, I am currently in dispute with LM Entertainment.

‘Because I couldn’t show you all how I was doing on social media and I thought that you’d be worried, I requested my agency to transfer the social media accounts under my name [to me], so I can deliver even the smallest of updates.

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Hello. It’s been so long.

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‘Although I repeatedly made these requests and waited for the agency to voluntarily transfer the accounts in order to show you all a better side of me, the company refused the requests for the transfer of the social media accounts, and an article about my dispute [with the agency] was released today. After learning about the article and taking some time to think, I was also very embarrassed when a lot of unfounded, malicious articles full of rumours were posted. However, because I was so worried about everyone who was about to become hurt by false stories, I’ve summoned up the courage to open a new personal Instagram account at noon tomorrow.

‘Up until making a decision like this, I’ve had a lot of thoughts, and this is a decision made for purely myself and my fans. I miss everyone and I want to stand on stage again, too.

‘I was able to get through this tiring moment due to your words and the memories we’ve had all this time. I’ll do my best so I can stand in front of everyone with a good image. Please believe in me and wait a little bit longer. The truth will be revealed.’

Despite Kang Daniel’s original personal Instagram account making him the fastest person to reach 1 million followers when he opened it in January, he has now opened a new personal page.

Kang Daniel wrapped up his duties with Wanna One in December 2018, and returned to LM Entertainment to prepare for his solo debut – which was initially teased for April.

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Demi Lovato has treated herself like the Queen she is and sent herself flowers and an inspiring note following her split from boyfriend Henry Levy.

Demi shared her decision with fans on Instagram stories, posting a picture of the bouquet of rose and adding: ‘Cause sometimes you gotta send yourself flowers… #selflove.’

The 26-year-old singer and fashion designer Henry had been dating for several months but decided to go their separate ways recently.

The accompanying card read: ‘You’re beautiful, you’re loved and you’re worthy of a happy and healthy life.’

Demi is clearly a huge fan of roses as earlier this week she shared a picture of her latest tattoo, a design of the flower on her index finger.

She simply captioned the picture: ‘Hi [rose emoji]’

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Hi 🌹

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It was claimed on that Demi and Henry had decided to remain friends rather than taking things further romantically, after they were first spotted kissing and holding hands in late 2018.

Sources also alleged he was never her ‘sober companion’, despite reports he was helping her following her time in rehab.

Demi has had a tough few weeks, after deciding to return to a treatment facility to seek help. However, an insider is adamant she ‘did not relapse’ following her ‘overdose’ last July.

‘[Demi] has not relapsed since she overdosed,’ they told People. ‘She did recently go to a facility, but it was her own decision. It was one trip to a treatment facility for a few weeks outside of Los Angeles.’

Demi previously opened up about her recover, explaining she would eventually explain her side of the story when she is ready to.

She wrote on Twitter: ‘If I feel like the world needs to know something, I will tell them MYSELF. Otherwise people stop writing about my recovery, because it’s no one’s business but mine.

‘I am sober and grateful to be alive and taking care of ME.

‘Someday I’ll tell the world what exactly happened, why it happened and what my life is like today.. but until I’m ready to share that with people please stop prying and making up st that you know nothing about. I still need space and time to heal.

‘I would love to set the record straight on all the rumors out there but I literally don’t owe anyone anything so I’m not going to. All my fans need to know is I’m working hard on myself, I’m happy and clean and I’m SO grateful for their support.

‘I’m so blessed I get to take this time to be with family, relax, work on my mind, body and soul and come back when I’m ready. I have my fans to thank for that. I’m so grateful, truly. I love you guys so f*ing much thank you.’

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