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Shakira and Longtime Partner Gerard Pique Split After 12 Years Together

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Shakira and her longtime partner, Gerard Piqué, have split after 12 years together.

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“We regret to confirm that we are separating,” Shakira, 45, and Piqué, 35, wrote in a joint statement to Reuters on Saturday, June 4. “For the wellbeing of our children, who are our highest priority, we ask that you respect their privacy.”

The twosome, who began dating in 2011, made headlines earlier this month after reports surfaced that Shakira caught the professional athlete having an affair. They did not address the claims at the time.

Before calling it quits, the Dancing With Myself judge and Piqué welcomed sons Milan, now 9, and Sasha, now 7. Though they were together for over a decade, the pair never tied the knot.

“[Gerard is] with me because he wants to be with Shakira the person, not the celebrity,” Shakira told Latina magazine in 2014. “There’s real love, there’s no ulterior motives. And I’m with him because he’s the most amazing man I’ve ever met. We want the same things, we like the same things, we hate the same things. I have never been with someone so passionate in my life.”

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The former Voice coach added: “If it weren’t because of my music projects, I would be pregnant already [with a second child] I would love to have eight or nine kids with Gerard — my own futbol team. … When you have a baby, when you feel his love, you feel so at peace with the world. You just want to share the good news and share how happy you feel.”

Shakira — who dated lawyer Antonio de la Rúa between 2000 and 2010 — and Piqué previously weathered breakup speculation in October 2017, though a source told Us at the time that the rumors were false.

“Anyone around them could see that the split rumors from last year were pure BS,” a second insider told Us in January 2018 after the pair were spotted on a family trip to New York City with their sons. “They literally looked like they were on their honeymoon! They were absolutely inseparable and squeezed in a hug or kiss whenever or wherever they could. It was adorable. The kids are so well-behaved and polite, too.”

While the then-couple kept their relationship relatively private, they couldn’t resist sharing a few cute snaps together via social media.

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“Holiday vibes.. #nofilter,” the FC Barcelona athlete captioned a July 2021 Instagram post with the “Hips Don’t Lie” songstress during a summer getaway.

Earlier this year, Shakira opened up about how the pair managed disagreements — due in part to their different upbringings.

“My poor husband, slash boyfriend, slash baby daddy, whatever you want to call him, he has to wait up for me so long. He’s tired of waiting up,” the Colombia native jokingly said during a February appearance on the “Planet Weirdo with Holly H” podcast. “[Because] Colombian time is not the same as Catalonian time, Spanish time. His mind is structured like that and mine. … I’ve become a lot more punctual since I met him. [But] the times that we actually fight is because I’m late and he’s waiting up.”

Raila gets green light to contest in August polls

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Azimio presidential candidate Raila Odinga had been cleared to run for this year’s Presidential elections on August 9.

IEBC chairman Wafula Chebukati who is the returning officer for Presidential elections declared the Azimio leader a candidate at exactly 11 am on Sunday.

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“The documentations are in order and I approve the nomination of Raila Odinga as a presidential candidate in the August 9 elections,” he said.

“I hereby present the certificate to Raila Odinga as a presidential candidate.”

Raila was accompanied by Wiper leader Kalonzo Musyoka, Gideon Moi (Baringo Senator), Charity Ngilu (Kitui Governor), Junnet Mohamed (Suna East MP), Timothy Bosire (ODM Treasurer), Edwin Sifuna (ODM SG), Sabina Chege (Muranga MP), Governor Prof. Anyang’ Nyong’o (Kisumu), John Waluke (Sirisia MP), Governor Ann Kananu (Nairobi), Maina Kamanda (nominated MP), Esther Passaris (Nairobi Woman rep) and Governor Nderitu Muriithi (Laikipia).

Raila and Deputy President William Ruto, who was cleared on Saturday, are seen as the clear front runners in the succession race.

Raila has been counting on the influence of President Uhuru Kenyatta, who hails from the Mt Kenya region, to boost his quest to topple  Ruto’s popularity in the region.

A number of Cabinet secretaries have publicly declared their preference for Raila and his choice to pick a woman to be his deputy was seen as calculated move to boost his presidential bid.

After presenting the papers to IEBC, Raila is scheduled to hold a rally at Undugu grounds in Lang’ata constituency.

According to a statement by Raila’s presidential campaign secretariat press secretary Dennis Onsarigo, the former PM will then leave for Nakuru for roadside rallies starting at 2pm.

He is also scheduled to hold a rally at Mazembe grounds, Bondeni area in Nakuru at 4pm.

On Monday, Raila is scheduled to launch the Azimio La Umoja One Kenya Coalition party manifesto at Nyayo National Stadium.

Johnny Depp’s lawyer becomes an internet celebrity in this year 2022

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Johnny Depp’s lawyer becomes an internet celebrity. Millions of viewers across the globe tune in to watch the legal battle between Hollywood heavyweights Johnny Depp and Amber Heard, and as the drama unfolds, a new star has stepped into the spotlight: Mr Depp’s lawyer, Camille Vasquez.

 

The young lawyer from California has caught the attention of millions amid the defamation trial her client brought against his ex-wife.

Ms Vasquez, 37, has become an unlikely – and unwitting – co-star of the show, gaining fans for her sharp legal style.

T-shirts adorned with her name and hashtags praising her are making the rounds of social media.

A two-minute-long video of Ms Vasquez repeatedly interrupting Ms Heard’s attorney to “object” – a legal term used to lodge a formal protest in court – has amassed well over 27 million views on TikTok in just a few days.

The viral clip has even prompted parodies across social media, in which users “object” to their friends and family in conversation. Collectively, TikTok videos using the hashtag #CamilleVasquez has amassed hundreds of millions of views.

“I am still a Johnny Depp fan,” reads one of the many tweets about her. “But I am also now a die-hard Camille Vasquez fan”.

Johnny Depp hugs his lawyer Camille VasquezGETTY IMAGES

So, who is the attorney that’s caught the eye of court watchers?

Born in San Francisco to Cuban and Colombian parents, Ms Vasquez is a 2006 graduate of the University of Southern California and in 2010 graduated from Southwestern Law School in Los Angeles.

For the last four years, she’s been an associate at Brown Rudnick, the high-profile law firm contracted by Johnny Depp to represent him in his $50m (£40m) defamation case against Ms Heard. She is one of nine attorneys from the firm involved in the trial.

In 2021, she was named one of Best Lawyer magazine’s ‘One to Watch’ attorneys.

She specialises in litigation and arbitration, with a focus on representing the plaintiffs in defamation cases – as she is doing for Mr Depp.

To her newfound supporters, however, Ms Vasquez is perhaps best known for her many objections and for a series of tense exchanges with Ms Heard.

Over two days of cross-examination, Ms Vasquez sought to cast doubt on Ms Heard’s account of her troubled marriage to Mr Depp in the hopes that jurors will see inconsistencies in her claims.

“You’re the one who assaulted someone with a bottle in Australia, isn’t that right, Ms Heard?” Ms Vasquez asked in one exchange referencing a chaotic 2015 fight in Australia, in which Ms Heard alleges that Mr Depp sexually assaulted her with a bottle. “You weren’t scared of him at all, were you?”

Other memorable court moments have included Ms Vasquez questioning Ms Heard about the fate of $7m previously pledged to charity, accusing her of editing photos of herself with bruises, and, in one case, suggesting that she partly owes her box office success to Mr Depp.

“Johnny Depp got you that role in Aquaman, didn’t he?” Ms Vasquez asked.

Role model – or not?

Ms Vasquez’s spirited defence of Mr Depp has also made her a topic of discussion within the #MeToo movement against sexual abuse and harassment.

Some critics have accused her of not believing Ms Heard’s claims or discrediting her allegations of abuse.

“Shout out to Camille Vasquez for single-handedly setting feminism back 50 years in less than two hours,” one Twitter user said. “History won’t remember you kindly.”

Her supporters, on the other hand, have championed her standing up for the rights of male victims of domestic violence and as a potential role model.

Whether or not Ms Vasquez’s popularity among supporters of Mr Depp translates to courtroom success, however, remains to be seen.

“It’s hard to know whether public reaction online is the same that individual jurors are having,” Halim Dhanidina, a defence attorney and former judge, told the Daily Beast.

Mr Dhanidina, however, said that Ms Vasquez’s popularity suggests that the trial is an “uphill battle” for Ms Heard.

“The public is not liking you – and even likes Johnny Depp’s lawyer more,” he said. “That has to mess with your head a little.”

Jennifer Lopez net worth: Are these her annual earnings?

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Jennifer Lopez is undoubtedly one of the most famous music and Hollywood stars of today, with a career spanning three decades in which she has triumphed in different projects, in addition to having an extensive love life, but especially with a huge net worth.

 

Over the years, Lopez has proven that whether as an actress, singer, dancer, fashion designer, television producer or entrepreneur, and since her childhood she has always had the support of her family.

From a young age, JLo fell in love with singing and dancing

JLo, born on July 24, 1969 in the Bronx borough of New York to Puerto Rican parents Guadalupe Rodriguez and David Lopez, has two sisters, Leslie and Lynda. Thanks to her family’s efforts, Jennifer took singing and dancing lessons and from a young age, performing at home in front of family and friends.

Despite enrolling at Baruch College, JLo knew she wanted to become a movie star ever since she appeared in the low-budget independent film My Little Girl, so she dropped out of college early and moved to Manhattan to pursue her dream even though her parents disagreed.

After appearing in regional productions, she was cast in the chorus of Golden Musicals of Broadway, in 1991 she was a backup dancer for New Kids on the Block, but then she got the opportunity to be a regular member of In Living Color, so she moved to Los Angeles.

Jennifer Lopez Her consolidation in Hollywood and as a singer

After receiving some minor roles, in 1995 she received her big break with the lead role in the biopic Selena, which would be the beginning of her successful career in Hollywood, starring in films such as Anaconda, Out of Sight, The Wedding Planner and An Unfinished Life.

Along with starring in romantic comedies such as Gigli and Monster-in-Law, her singing career was also consolidated since 1999 with her debut album “On the 6” and since then she has become one of the most important pop stars, including albums such as This Is Me…Then, Rebirth, Como Ama una Mujer, Brave, Love? and AKA, which became clear with her residency concerts in Las Vegas, which lasted three years.

Among many other successes in Lopez’s career, she was a guest judge on American Idol for its tenth and eleventh seasons and as an entrepreneur in 2003 debuted her designer clothing line, JLO, and added her fragrance Glow by J. Lo, which has been accompanied by other spin-offs.

She also starred in a series of television commercials for Italian automaker Fiat and in real estate JLo owns several million-dollar properties from the Bronx to Bel Air.

Jennifer Lopez’s Love History

Jennifer Lopez has been married three times, to Ojani Noa in 1997, to a backup dancer named Cris Judd in 2001, and to singer Marc Anthony in 2004, the latter the father of her two twin sons, although her love history also includes Sean Combs, dancer Casper Smart and, of course, retired baseball player Alex Rodriguez, to whom she was engaged but ended the relationship in 2021, the same year she got back together with Ben Affleck.

With the Hollywood actor she started a relationship in 2003, when they coincided in the movie Gigli, soon becoming one of the hottest couples in Hollywood and they got engaged, although the media pressure led them to end their relationship, until in 2021, after both ended their respective romantic relationships, they decided to give each other a new chance and are currently engaged again.

Jennifer Lopez net worth

According to sites like Celebrity Net Worth, Jennifer Lopez’s net worth in 2022 is $400 million.

How An Instagram Account Turned Into A Media Empire

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You didn’t hear it from me, but DeuxMoi is about to level up. The celebrity gossip Instagram account that has amassed 1.5 million followers has a spin-off novel in the works and a TV adaptation on the way, too.

HBO Max announced the news this week that it’s producing a one-hour drama series based on Anon Pls, the upcoming book co-written by DeuxMoi and They Wish They Were Us author Jessica Goodman.

Media Empire: A meme of Kourtney Kardashian and Travis Barker from celebrity gossip Instagram account DeuxMoi.

The book is based on the creator’s experiences of running the account, which has shared salacious goss such as Kim Kardashian and Kanye West getting divorced and Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez reuniting.

The news of the TV adaptation comes four months after the account also launched its own weekly podcast, Deux U, and a couple of years since it rose to prominence sharing unverified stories about the rich and the famous, and revolutionising the way we engage with celebrity gossip in the Instagram age.

Wait. Who is DeuxMoi?

That’s a great question! In fact, it’s one only a handful of people in the know could answer. Despite the account’s huge following on Instagram, the creator of DeuxMoi is still anonymous.

She – we know it’s a woman in New York – has been likened to a real-life Gossip Girl, and first attracted attention in 2020 for her account which shares unsubstantiated rumours about celebrities’ private lives and general gossip about pop culture.

In a Vanity Fair profile last year, the DeuxMoi creator said the project essentially began because she was bored in lockdown. One day, she asked her followers from an old style blog she ran if they had any first- or second-hand celeb stories, and then started posting screenshots of the resultant DMs. This included a story about Leondardo DiCaprio’s sex life and a message allegedly from one of Jonah Hill’s exes – and it all rolled on from there.

With everyone stuck in their homes, increasingly distressed by the news and desperate for distraction, DeuxMoi became one of the most exciting places on the internet. And it’s been on the rise ever since.

Isn’t this just like a gossip mag?

DeuxMoi is similar to traditional gossip magazines in many ways. It posts candid shots of celebrities spotted on the street or in cafes and wildly speculates on their relationships. But the big difference is that everyone can easily get in on the action.

The pictures don’t come from paid paparazzi and the rumours aren’t necessarily spread from “sources close to the couple”. Users can send in stories they heard from friends of friends or theories they’ve come up with after doing a deep dive on someone’s Instagram.

If the account’s creator finds it interesting, the content is then posted on DeuxMoi’s stories, most often anonymously – and always without any independent verification.

The fun of DeuxMoi is in the wild speculation. But also the fact it often turns out to be true.

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DeuxMoi followers were some of the first to hear about the fact Harry Styles and Olivia Wilde were dating, for instance. The account was flooded with news and rumours about Kim Kardashian and Kanye West’s divorce well before it was publicly announced. And it also accurately predicted parts of the Armie Hammer saga.

Thanks to some savvy tipsters, DeuxMoi followers got the drop that the actor had been let go by his agent and booted from an upcoming film. Followers spent days speculating on the reasons that might be and sharing rumours.

The account has its critics. Some have concerns about its disregard for celebrities’ privacy: it’s one thing to have paparazzi and known gossip writers, but another to have a global network of active contributors reporting on people’s locations in real-time.

Others take issue with the account’s lack of accountability or interest in what is and isn’t true.

Does it matter that both the creator and their sources are anonymous? Is there a line in what should and shouldn’t be reported on or speculated about? And does it change anything that the account now has a greater following than some major media publications?

It’s easy to give kneejerk responses to these questions, but much harder when you consider the relationship traditional tabloid mags have with the truth. Despite at least two decades of reports claiming otherwise, for instance, no, Jennifer Aniston is not pregnant.

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The novel, titled Anon Pls (referencing the way tipsters request blind items in DeuxMoi Instagram stories), will be “inspired by real life events”.

It tells the story of a stylist’s assistant named Cricket Lopez who starts a celebrity gossip Instagram account on a whim, which then blows up overnight.

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“As the account grows and becomes more and more famous,” the description reads, “she has to wonder: is it – the fame, the insider access, the escape from real life – really worth losing everything she has?”

The DeuxMoi creator, on the other hand, seems to have everything in place. Though she’s always been wary of naming herself due to fear of losing her job, with a podcast, book and TV adaptation in the works DeuxMoi will be well on its way to turning a steady profit.