Ariana Grande’s new single The Boy is Mine was a ‘slap in the face’ for her boyfriend Ethan Slater’s wife, according to insiders, who claim she believes the singer is ‘rubbing it in’ that she ‘stole him’ from her.

Broadway star Slater, 31, split from his former high school sweetheart Lilly Jay, with whom he has a one-year-old son, after striking up a controversial new romance with Grande, 30, while working on Wicked last year.

The pair were plagued with cheating allegations – something sources close to them vehemently denied – but Grande appears to have refueled speculation with her latest single, in which she sings: ‘Please know this ain’t what I planned for… Something about him is made for somebody like me.’

Taking aim at the track, a source close to Jay told DailyMail.com: ‘Ariana’s new album just shows what kind of woman she truly is. To sing a song called The Boy Is Mine is not only a slap in the face to his still wife Lilly, but a slap in the face to all women.

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Ariana Grande appears to address her shock romance with Ethan Slater (pictured in December) on her new track The Boy is Mine

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Slater, 31, filed for divorce from Lilly Jay (pictured) in July 2023 shortly before his relationship with Grande, 30, was made public

‘As Lilly said from the get-go, Ariana is not a girl’s girl and Ethan’s family is collateral damage. Ariana basically rubbed it in Lilly’s face that she stole Ethan from Lilly then asks her fans to not interpret her song the wrong way. This is not an interpretation. It is her literal words.’

Released on March 8, The Boy is Mine is the second single from her album Eternal Sunshine and sees her singing about a man she shouldn’t date because she ‘don’t wanna ’cause no scene’ as she is ‘usually so unproblematic.’

Other lyrics include: ‘The boy is mine/ I can’t wait to try him/ Le-let’s get intertwined/ The stars, they aligned.’

‘Ariana left nothing up to interpretation,’ the source continued. ‘She spelled it out and those close to Lilly believe she did this because she is upset that Ethan’s divorce is still dragging out.

‘She wants him all to herself and feels that – because he is still legally married – she cannot truly have him.’

They finished: ‘Everyone close to Lilly, and who knows Ethan, is just waiting for karma to slap him and Ariana in the face. It will come.’

Last week Grande described The Boy is Mine as a ‘bad girl anthem,’ telling Zane Lowe: ‘This is a very bad idea, I think, but there is a large group of my fans that really, they do love a bad girl anthem. And this is, I think, I kind of an elevated version of that.’

She was previously lambasted for her single Yes, And? which appears to take aim at the hate she received over her romance with Slater.

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Grande described the track as a ‘bad girl anthem’ as she opened up about her new album Eternal Sunshine in a recent interview with Zane Lowe

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Slater’s estranged wife Jay reportedly feels Grande’s new track is a ‘slap in the face’ to her and all women

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Slater and Grande struck up a romance after meeting on the set of Wicked in which she plays Glinda the Good Witch and he plays a munchkin called Boq – pictured behind-the-scenes

 Repeatedly asking, ‘Yes, and?’ she urges listeners to reflect on why they feel compelled to comment on her life.

Lyrics include: ‘Your business is yours, and mine is mine. Why do you care so much whose d*** I ride?’

In another line she sings: ‘Now I’m so done with caring what you think, no I won’t hide underneath your own projections or change my most authentic life.’

Following the song’s release on January 12, a source close to Jay spoke exclusively to DailyMail.com and slammed the Dangerous Woman singer for her ‘disrespectful’ attitude.

‘For her to take the opportunity in her first song since all of this went down to show a complete lack of remorse for her actions is utterly disrespectful,’ the insider raged.

‘Ariana is dating a man who is still married. She is flaunting her relationship with a married man – a married man who has a one-year-old child at home with his still wife. Yes, Ariana has destroyed a home and she does not seem to care.’

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Grande was previously lambasted for her single Yes, And? (pictured in the music video) which appears to take aim at the hate she received over her romance with Slater

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Ariana privately married Dalton Gomez in May 2021 before their unexpected split was revealed in July 2023. Their divorce was finalized in October 2023

It was first reported in July last year that Grande and Slater were dating, just days after news of her split from ex-husband Dalton Gomez, 28, broke, and Slater filed for divorce from Jay.

The pair first met in December 2022 on the UK set of the film adaptation of the smash-hit musical, in which Grande plays Glinda – the good witch – alongside Slater as munchkin Boq.

In November 2023, it was reported that the duo had taken their relationship to the next level, with Grande said to be living with the actor in New York City, during his turn in Broadway musical Spamalot.

Jay was left heartbroken by the breakdown of her marriage and felt ‘betrayed’ by Grande who had spent time with herself and Slater while they were still together.

Slater and Jay are currently in the midst of finalizing their divorce. Grande and Gomez’s was finalized on October 6.

Bob Saget passed away at the beginning of 2022 at the age of 65. Recently, his widow, Kelly Rizzo, began dating again, and it seemed some people were not happy with this.

Keep reading to know exactly what happened…

Rizzo recently opened up about her relationship with actor Breckin Meyer. Once the relationship was confirmed, some people thought it was too soon for her to start dating.

Now, Rizzo is defending herself and her choices. She made a TikTok video where she says, “Unless you are a widow or widower, you truly have absolutely no place and no right to comment on this because you do not know what it’s like.”

44-year-old Kelly Rizzo reflected on her grief journey, how she has been navigating through it, and her desire for companionship. She says on TikTok, “You just don’t understand the incredibly complex, difficult, and dynamic thoughts and feelings that come up during this entire process.”

She said she had a lot of support from Saget’s friends and family, and despite all of that, she had an internal struggle as she felt guilt as well as loneliness. Kelly Rizzo shared how everyone has their own journey toward finding love again and how it is deeply personal. She also pointed out how there is no one-size-fits-all timeline for healing.

Rizzo said that she did not even consider finding love until over a year after her late husband’s death. She made her relationship with actor Meyer, known for Clueless and Rat Race, public at the 2024 GRAMMYs viewing party. The two of them were spotted on the red carpet holding hands.

Rizzo also expressed her gratitude to Saget’s daughters, Aubrey, Lara, and Jennifer. Saget shared the three girls with his ex-wife, Sherri Kramer. In another video, Rizzo said that she felt blessed by all the support she had from Saget’s loved ones.

“We don’t want you to be lonely,” they told her. “We want you to be happy. We love you. We trust you to do what’s right. We know you loved our dad, and he would want you to be happy.”

As she embarked on a new chapter, Rizzo made clear that she still had a lot of love for Saget in her heart. “I was concerned about how I was going to move on and find someone who really appreciates what I went through,” she admits. “I understand that Bob is always going to be a part of my life, and I’m very fortunate that I was able to find someone who holds space for and appreciates it.”

Saget died at the age of 65 years old on January 9, 2022. He was found dead in a hotel room at the Ritz-Carlton in Orlando, Florida. His cause of death was ruled as accidental health trauma.

Olivia Munn has revealed she was diagnosed with breast cancer last year – having undergone four surgeries in the last 10 months.

The actress, 43, took to Instagram earlier today to issue a startling health update.

She wrote: ‘In February of 2023, in an effort to be more proactive about my health, I took a genetic test that checks you for 90 cancer genes. I tested negative for all, including BRCA (the most well-known breast cancer gene).

‘My sister Sara had just tested negative as well. We called each other and high-fived over the phone. The same winter I also had a negative mammogram.

‘Two months later I was diagnosed with breast cancer.’

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Olivia Munn has revealed she was diagnosed with breast cancer last year – having undergone four surgeries in the last 10 months

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The 43-year-old actress, who attended the Oscars 2023 at the weekend, took to Instagram earlier today to issue a startling health update

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She explained: ‘In the past ten months I have had four surgeries, so many days spent in bed I can’t even count’

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Olivia, who attended the Oscars 2024 at the weekend alongside John Mulaney (pictured), thanked him for ‘the nights he spent researching what every operation and medication meant’

She continued: ‘In the past ten months I have had four surgeries, so many days spent in bed I can’t even count and have learned more about cancer, cancer treatment and hormones than I could ever have imagined.

‘Surprisingly, I’ve only cried twice. I guess I haven’t felt like there was time to cry. My focus narrowed and I tabled my emotions that I felt would interfere with my ability to stay clearheaded.

‘I’ve tended to let people see me when I have energy, when I can get dressed and get out of the house, when I can take my baby boy to the park. I’ve kept the diagnosis and the worry and the recovery and the pain medicine and the paper gowns private.

‘I needed to catch my breath and get through some of the hardest parts before sharing.’

Olivia went on to praise her OBGYN for deciding to calculate her Breast Cancer Risk Assessment Score, adding: ‘The fact she did saved my life.’

‘Dr. Aliabadi looked at factors like my age, familial breast cancer history, and the fact I had my first child after the age of 30. She discovered my lifetime risk was at 37 per cent.

‘Because of that score I was sent to get an MRI, which led to an ultrasound, which then led to a biopsy. The biopsy showed I had Luminal B cancer in both breasts. Luminal B is an aggressive, fast moving cancer.

’30 days after that biopsy I had a double mastectomy. I went from feeling completely fine one day, to waking up in a hospital bed after a 10-hour surgery the next.’

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Olivia praised her OBGYN for deciding to calculate her Breast Cancer Risk Assessment Score, adding: ‘The fact she did saved my life’

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Olivia revealed she had also undergone a double mastectomy, adding: ‘I went from feeling completely fine one day, to waking up in a hospital bed after a 10-hour surgery the next’

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Olivia, who is mom to two-year-old son Malcolm Hiệp (pictured), wrote in her caption: ‘I hope by sharing this it will help others find comfort, inspiration and support on their own journey’

John, 41, showed his support in a comment that read: ‘Thank you for fighting so hard to be here for us. Malc and I adore you.’

Olivia, who attended the Oscars 2024 at the weekend alongside John Mulaney, added: ‘I’m lucky. We caught it with enough time that I had options. I want the same for any woman who might have to face this one day.’

She then urged her followers to ask their doctors to calculate their Breast Cancer Risk Assessment Score as well as insisting women keep up with their annual mammograms and breast MRIs.

‘I’m so thankful to my friends and family for loving me through this. I’m so thankful to John for the nights he spent researching what every operation and medication meant and what side effects and recovery I could expect.

‘For being there before I went into each surgery and being there when I woke up, always placing framed photos of our little boy Malcolm so it would be the first thing I saw when I opened my eyes,’ the star wrote.

Olivia concluded: ‘Thank you to the friends who’ve had breast cancer and the friends who connected me to friends who have had breast cancer for guiding me through some of my most uncertain and overwhelming months.

‘I am extremely grateful for nurses, patient coordinators and staff at the Cedars-Sinai in LA and Saint John’s in Santa Monica. I want to specifically thank my surgical oncologist Dr. Armando Giuliano, my reconstructive surgeon, Dr. Jay Orringer, my oncologist Dr. Monica Mita and especially my guardian angel, Dr. Thais Aliabadi.’

Olivia, who is mom to two-year-old son Malcolm Hiệp, wrote in her caption: ‘I hope by sharing this it will help others find comfort, inspiration and support on their own journey.’

John, 41, showed his support in a comment that read: ‘Thank you for fighting so hard to be here for us. Malc and I adore you.’

«Baby’s face is visible and even the name is revealed!»Robert De Niro at 80 had his 7th child with his young wife and they were finally captured on a walkJust see their family here

80-year-old American actor Robert De Niro has become a father again for the seventh time. He married a young woman, Tiffany Chen, who is a martial arts instructor, and they had a girl. The girl was named Gia Virginia Chen-De Niro who was born on April 6th.

Robert said that he was happy that at this age he became a father again. He added that they were both delighted and that the pregnancy was planned. The actor recently shared a photo of himself holding his daughter in a onesie.

When asked about his other six children during an interview, De Niro replied, «I just had a baby»․ He later said that he hid the fact that he had a child from the public because he did not want to give up on her.

When information about the pregnancy was already revealed, all his colleagues in the last film were in shock. They didn’t know about it before because they kept the pregnancy a secret.

It was on the set of The Intern that Robert and Tiffany met each other for the first time. They started dating in 2021, and Tiffany’s pregnancy became known after they were spotted in New York.

Recently, paparazzi photographed both the couple and Tiffany with the baby. In the photo published by the Photographers, the baby’s face is clearly visible. We know that despite all his work, De Niro spends all his free time with his family.

Knots Landing symbol Joan Van Ark was seen the very first time much more than 3 years as she went errands in l . a . week that is last.

The actress that is 78-year-old athleticwear, with a sweater covered around her waistline, high brown shoes and her blond hair tangled up in a ponytail.

She had been seen getting into and away from her automobile, as she taken off her blue breathing apparatus and headed down on her behalf solamente journey in the day that is sunny.

At one point some coins were dropped by her on a lawn while feeding a parking meter.

Joan Van Ark had been spotted in athleticwear, with a sweater covered around her waistline, high boots that are brown her blond hair tangled up in a ponytail.

The Knots Landing actress had been seen the very first time in 3 years as she went errands in l . a . week that is last

This woman is most commonly known for her part as Valene Ewing, which started on Dallas in 1978 then proceeded within the Knots Landing spinoff for the show in 1979. Joan’s character had been hitched 3 x to her love that is on-screen interest Ewing, played by Ted Shackelford (pictured together)

She had been seen getting into and away from her automobile, as she taken off her blue breathing apparatus and headed down on her behalf solamente journey in the day that is sunny

At one point some coins were dropped by her on a lawn while feeding a parking meter

Joan is famous to call home an extremely life that is private times while enjoying down-time in la

The actress that is popular enjoyed a respected television and film job that started 55 years back with hits including Frogs (1972), My First Love (1988), the past Dinosaur (1977), Shakedown in the Sunset Strip (1988), Tainted bloodstream (1993), among many more.

But she’s most commonly known for her part as Valene Ewing, which started on Dallas in 1978 then proceeded in its spinoff Knots Landing the year that is following. She wound up showing up in 327 episodes of Knots Landing over 14 years.

Joan’s character had been hitched 3 x to her love that is on-screen interest Ewing, played by Ted Shackelford.

These days while enjoying down time with husband of 56 years, award-winning TV reporter John Marshall off camera, Joan is known to live a very private life.

The cast of Knots landing is pictured: Joan Van Ark, Ted Shackelford, Donna Mills, Nicolette Sheridan, Kevin Dobson, William Devane, and Michele Lee

Joan is pictured along with her spouse of 56 years, award-winning television reporter John Marshall

Joan stays mixed up in Hollywood community inside her 70s.

Kanye West and his wife Bianca Censori are hoping to have a ‘bunch of babies’ after the musician’s best friend confirmed the couple are planning on starting a family.

The couple have continued to hit headlines in recent weeks with the 29-year-old Aussie’s increasingly shocking fashion choices, however Justin LaBoy has insisted they are both extremely happy.

Ye hinted at his desire to have a baby in the lyrics of his newly released track Timbo Freestyle, which he previewed at a party in Las Vegas.

The rapper, 46, sings: ‘You already know I’m impulsive/and another baby is my end goal,’ and asked whether him and Bianca are going to have children, Justin confirmed it is on the cards.

Speaking to TMZ, he teased: ‘I think they are going to have a bunch of babies’.

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Kanye West’s friend Justin La Roy has revealed the rapper plans to have a ‘bunch of babies’ with wife Bianca Censori as he confirms the pair plan to start a family

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Kanye, 46, is already father to North, 10, Saint, eight, Chicago, six, and Psalm, four, who he shares with his ex-wife Kim Kardashians, 43

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Addressing the speculation from critics that he’s keeping her against her will, or brainwashing her, Justin told said : ‘I don’t, I can’t speak on my brother’s wife, I love him, I love her. She’s great.

‘She lives an amazing life. They’re extremely happy. I’ve been around Ye for years now, he’s the happiest she’s been and she’s extremely happy.’

Kanye is already father to North, 10, Saint, eight, Chicago, six, and Psalm, four, who he shares with his ex-wife Kim Kardashians, 43.

Bianca, who has taken an active role as stepmother to Kanye’s four children, seems to have the same end goal as her husband, as a source close to the beauty told DailyMail.com that she has ‘of course discussed baby plans with her family.’

Last week Bianca’s parents revealed they are not supportive of her plans to have a baby with her ‘controlling’ rapper husband.

They believe Kanye would not be able to provide a ‘stable’ home to raise their grandkids in.

‘He is her husband so of course she has talked about this and being a stepmom to Kanye’s kids has really only made her desire to have kids stronger,’ the Censori family insider shared.

Although there was a time when Bianca’s family was supportive of her desire to have a baby with Kanye, that support has faltered in recent months after a string of very controversial and bizarre public appearances by the pair – as well as the Yeezy architect’s increasingly-provocative ensembles.

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Justin gushed: ‘She lives an amazing life. They’re extremely happy. I’ve been around Ye for years now, he’s the happiest she’s been and she’s extremely happy’

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After Kanye’s recent lyrics: ‘You already know I’m impulsive/and another baby is my end goal,’ his pal teased: ‘I think they are going to have a bunch of babies’

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The Yeezy architect has taken on an active role in Ye’s children’s lives, which has ‘only made her desire to have kids stronger,’ a source said (seen with his daughter Chicago, six, recently)

‘There was a time when her parents were supportive of her having children with Kanye, but no one believes at this time that her becoming pregnant and having a baby right now is a good idea,’ the insider said.

‘They want Bianca to have children and they want grandchildren, but they want them to grow up in a stable and loving household. Life with Kanye is not stable at all,’ the insider said.

Adding to this instability is Bianca’s cringe-worthy outfits – which include sheer tops and stockings with no bra or underwear while in Europe this week – as well as a clear plastic  raincoat with nothing underneath worn by Bianca last month.

Seeing his daughter dressed like a ‘naked trophy pony’ has proven to be too much for Bianca’s dad Leo, who is the brother of incarcerate gangland killer Eris Censori – who was once dubbed ‘Melbourne’s Al Capone.’

Sources told DailyMail.com that Leo ‘wants a proper sit down meeting’ with his unhinged son-in-law.

‘Leo honestly wants to just sit Kanye down to let him know that he is hurting her family by turning his beloved daughter into a trashy-looking marketable commodity.

‘He wants to ask Kanye what he would do if his daughters North, or Chicago, were seen in public half-naked in outfits encouraged by their husbands.

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Seeing his daughter dressed like a ‘naked trophy pony’ has proven to be too much for Bianca’s dad Leo, the insider said (Bianca seen wearing a skimpy ensemble in Milan last month)

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Kanye used an image of Bianca’s naked butt on the cover of his latest album Vultures, causing her family to believe Kanye is treating her like a ‘trashy-looking marketable commodity’

‘He knows that there is no way in hell that Kanye would allow this for his daughters so it makes no sense why he would encourage this for his own wife.’

Earlier this month, sources told DailyMail.com that Leo and Bianca’s mom Alexandra were ‘mortified’ by their daughter’s ‘disgusting’ outfits worn in public.

Kanye has defended Bianca’s outfits and has even gone so far as to include an image on his album cover for Vultures which shows her bare butt. Kanye also appears on this album cover, fully clothed.

The source continued: ‘Her parents are so distressed over this because they do not recognize her. She would not be doing this unless she was being controlled.

‘He continues to lock her in by giving her more stake and ownership over various projects that he has going on, including the clothing.’

In December, Leo and Alexandra were said to have been fearful that their daughter was simply a rebound in the wake of Kanye’s divorce from Kim – who divorce was finalized less than one month before he married Bianca, in December 2022.

‘If this isn’t bad enough, the man who is supposed to protect Mr. and Mrs. Censori’s daughter is the same man that is shutting her out from her own family,’ the source exclusively stated this week.

They finished: ‘No man should ever encourage the woman that he loves to walk out in public and present herself like this. That isn’t love. That is control.’

The problem is that Ye is allegedly banned from entering his wife’s homeland in Australia due to hateful anti-Semitic comments he continues to make.

Concern over Bianca’s desire to have kids with Kanye come as the rapper beredes his ex-wife Kim on Instagram, demanding that she take their kids out of the current school that they are in, insisting that it is full of ‘Zionists.’

In his post, Kanye names his children’s school, which poses a huge security risk to his four kids.

‘Kim take my kids out of [name of school[ now it’s a fake school for celebrities that are used by the system,’ Kanye posted in capital letters on Instagram on Wednesday.

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As reported, Kim has demanded that Bianca ‘cover up’ when she is around their kids (seen here with North, 10, Saint, eight, Chicago, six, and Psalm, four)

Kanye, who founded his own unaccredited Christian school Donda Academy in 2022, cryptically explained that the ‘system’ is to blame.

‘At this point everybody knows what “the system” is code word for [wide eyes emoji],’ Kanye wrote, adding, ‘I was removed from my dad by the system and the system removed me from my children.’

The source told DailyMail.com that this is another huge red flag for her already worried family.

‘If these types of outbursts are indicative of how Kanye communicates concerns about his children, it is very disturbing,’ the insider said.

DailyMail.com has reached out to Kanye and Bianca for comment.

Kim has not responded to her ex-husband’s remarks, who she shares joint legal and physical custody of their four children with.

The SKIMS billionaire has, however, demanded that Bianca ‘cover up’ when she is around their children.

‘Kim instructed Kanye to never let Bianca dress like that around their kids,’ a source told DailyMail.com exclusively.

‘Kanye did the same thing he is doing with Bianca to Kim throughout heir marriage,’ sources previously said. ‘The difference is that when Kanye dressed Kim, he was respected as a person – as an artist.’

Bianca has adhered to Kim’s requests it seems, as the Yeezy architect’s most inappropriate outfit to date – which exposed her nipples and genitals while in Italy this week – came just one day after she was on stepmom duty with Kanye’s eldest daughter North.

While Kanye’s ‘muse’ may be no stranger to exposing her body in public, her latest outfits could cause trouble with French officials if she is found in breach of their decency laws.

In fact, the beauty could face prison or a fine of €15,000 after testing the laws of exhibitionism in Paris.

Article 222-32 of the new penal code (applicable since 1 March 1994) stipulates: ‘Deliberate sexual display in the sight of others in a place accessible to the public gaze is punishable by one year in prison and a fine of one hundred thousand francs. [€15,000]’

Nudity itself does not equal indecency, however, with the legislator stipulating: ‘The charge has been worded in such a way as to rule out any possibility of proceedings against persons practicing naturism in places specially designated for this purpose.’

Last year, Bianca ran the risk of a €10,000 fine and imprisonment during the couple’s trip to Italy, where she had been walking around ‘virtually naked’ in the European nation.

According to the Italian Constitutional Court, a fine from 5,000 to 10,000 euros can be issued, or whoever exposes in a place or nearby to a place attended by minors, may be sentenced from four months to four years imprisonment.

For one outing Bianca went braless in a skintight see through all-in-one and at some points was forced to cover her nipples with a black cross-body bag.

Italian locals branded the Kim Kardashian lookalike’s outfits ‘disrespectful’ on social media, with some saying the ‘immodest’ couple are no longer welcome in a country known for its conservative Catholic heritage.

Bianca and Kanye were also investigated by police after they were caught on camera in a compromising position during their Italian holiday.

Many of Hollywood’s biggest stars attended last night’s Academy Awards, but one actor truly stole the show: he had a prime seat, every shot of him went viral, and host Jimmy Kimmel said he gave “the performance of the year.”

No, it wasn’t Ryan Gosling — it was Messi, the canine star of the acclaimed French drama Anatomy of a Fall, who won the hearts of movie fans everywhere this awards season.

Messi is a 7-year-old border collie, owned and trained by Laura Martin Contin, who has had him since he was a puppy. She describes him as a “very smart,” “good dog” who “learns easily,” but his on-screen talents weren’t always recognized.

“Messi was a misunderstood artist. He had a lot of trouble getting roles,” Martin Contin told GQ. “He always went to the end of the auditions but was never accepted often because of his [unusual] look and his eyes.”

Messi worked in commercials, but had his big breakthrough after being cast in the French courtroom drama Anatomy of a Fall, directed by Justine Triet. The film is about a woman (played by Oscar nominee Sandra Hüller) trying to prove her innocence in her husband’s death. Messi was cast as Snoop, the guide dog of the main character’s blind son.

Snoop was a dream role for a canine actor, and Messi got to flex his thespian chops in some pivotal scenes — including one where the dog nearly dies of an overdose after eating aspirin. That one scene required two months of training.

“It had to happen in steps,” the trainer told IndieWire. “First, the simple laying down and having his head kind of immobile. [I] started there and then [we worked on] lifting the head and just letting it fall back without resistance.”

“He had to let his whole body fall to appear inert,” she told GQ. “I added cries and emotions so that he knows not to move despite the noise.

That hard work paid off: the scene is riveting and realistic, and many admiring critics and audience members were left in awe at the dog’s performance.

Anatomy of a Fall was met with widespread critical acclaim and won the prestigious Palme d’Or at the Cannes Film Festival — and Messi won the Palm Dog Award, given to the festival’s best dog performance.

It was later nominated for five Academy Awards, including Best Picture. While Messi was not eligible for any nominations, it didn’t stop him from being an awards season favorite. Messi appeared at the annual Oscars Luncheon, where even stars like Ryan Gosling and Bradley Cooper were eager to meet him.

Fans were disappointed when it was initially announced that Messi would not be able to attend the Oscars. However, it was soon revealed that the dog would be part of the show after all.

A preview clip showed host Jimmy Kimmel rehearsing jokes with Messi in his dressing room:

And Messi proved to be the viral hit of last night’s Oscars telecast. In his opening monologue, Kimmel praised Messi’s performance and used it as the basis for some of his jokes.

“Messi, who even though he’s a dog, may have given the performance of the year in Anatomy of a Fall,” Kimmel said. “Messi has an overdose scene, if you’ve seen it you’ve known it. It’s incredible… Honestly I haven’t seen a French actor eat his own vomit like that since Gérard Depardieu.”

Another viral moment showed Messi “clapping” after Robert Downey Jr. won Best Supporting Actor. And at the end of the show, Messi peed on the Hollywood Walk of Fame star of Matt Damon, part of a long-running joke feud between Kimmel and Damon.

These bits were pre-taped and spliced into the show, so it’s not clear how much of the ceremony he actually took part in, but either way he was the breakout star of the evening.

Messi doesn’t have any roles lined up after his acclaimed star turn in Anatomy of a Fall, but it’s safe to say that he’s now one of Hollywood’s most beloved doggy actors.

Could he be on the Oscars stage one day? The Academy currently has no category for animal actors, but Messi’s trainer says they should consider a change.

“Why not?” Laura Martin Contini told USA Today. “It does take a lot of work to accomplish what looks natural on screen,” adding that it “would bring attention to the profession itself.”

But deep down Messi is more interested in chasing balls than accolades, and lives a normal life like any other dog.

“We live in the countryside and Messi loves going for walks and playing ball,” Martin Contini told GQ. “For him the ball is sacred! Otherwise at home he is a fairly calm dog. The quiet force.”

Paul Alexander, 76, has lived a life unlike many others. For the majority of his life, he’s lived with an iron lung, and he’s one of the last people in the world still using the respirator which dates back to the 1928.

Despite his unusual circumstances, he’s lived an incredibly full life and he’s never accepted anything less.

When Paul was just six years old he ran into his family’s home in a suburb of Dallas, Texas, and told his mother he wasn’t feeling well. Since his birth in 1946, Paul had been a normal, vibrant, and active child – but now something was clearly wrong.

“Oh my God, not my son,” Paul recalled his mother saying.

Following doctor’s orders, he spent the next several days in bed recovering, but the boy clearly had polio, and he was not getting better. Less than a week after he started feeling sick he couldn’t hold anything nor could he swallow or breathe

His parents finally rushed to the hospital where he joined countless other children experiencing similar symptoms.

Before vaccines were available for polio, more than 15,000 people were paralyzed from the virus. Polio, an incredibly contagious infection, can spread even when an infected person has no symptoms.

The symptoms of polio include fatigue, fever, stiffness, muscle pain, and vomiting. In rarer cases, polio can also cause paralysis and death.

Paul was examined by a doctor and pronounced dead, but then another doctor took a look at him and gave him another chance at life.

The second doctor performed an emergency tracheotomy, and following the surgery, Paul was placed inside an iron lung.

When he eventually woke up, three days later, he was among several rows of children also encased in iron lungs.

”I didn’t know what had happened. I had all kinds of imaginings, like I’d died. I kept asking myself: Is this what death is? Is this a coffin? Or have I gone to some undesirable place?” the Texas native told As It Happens host Carol Off in 2017.

Paul, who also had a tracheotomy, couldn’t speak, making the whole event even more terrifying.

“I tried to move, but I couldn’t move. Not even a finger. I tried to touch something to figure it out, but I never could. So it was pretty strange.”

The machine, invented in the late 1920s, was the first to ventilate a human being. It was often referred to in the early days as the “Drinker respirator” the device is hermetically sealed from the neck down and creates a negative pressure in the chamber that draws air into the patient’s lungs. If it generates overpressure, the air is forced out of the lungs again, and the patient exhales.

Paul spent 18 months inside the metal canister recovering from the initial infection. And he wasn’t alone. The year Paul was infected by the virus, 1952, was a very dark year looking at the statistics.

Almost 58,000 people, primarily children, contracted the virus in the U.S in 1952. Sadly, 3,145 of them died.

“As far as you can see, rows and rows of iron lungs. Full of children,” he said, according to The Guardian.

While some may have given up their will to live, it only fueled Paul’s will

He would hear doctors say, ”He’s going to die today” or “He shouldn’t be alive” whenever they passed by him, and he wanted to prove them wrong.

And that’s exactly what he did!

In 1954 he was discharged from the hospital, but he quickly learned his life was drastically different than before.

“People didn’t like me very much back then,” he said during a video interview in 2021. “I felt like they were uncomfortable around me.”

But with the help of a therapist named Mrs. Sullivan, who visited him twice a week, little by little his life began to improve. His therapist made a deal with him that if he could “frog-breathe,” a technique where you trap air in your mouth by flattening your tongue and opening your throat, without the iron lung for three minutes she’d get him a puppy.

It was hard work, but within a year Paul was able to spend more and more time outside of the iron lung.

When he was 21 he became the first person to graduate a Dallas high school – with honors! – without ever physically attending class. He then set his sights on college, and after several rejections, he was accepted to Southern Methodist University.

“They said I was too crippled and did not have the vaccination,” he recalled. “Two years of tormenting them, they accepted me on two conditions. One, that I take the polio vaccine, and two that a fraternity would be responsible for me.”

He went on to graduate from Southern Methodist University and then attended law school at the University of Texas at Austin. He passed the bar and became a lawyer in the Dallas-Fort Worth area.

“And I was a pretty damn good one too!”

Even after a 30-year long career in the courtroom, he continued to keep busy by writing a book, which he typed all by himself using a pen attached to a stick.

According to a Gizmodo, Paul is believed to be one of the last people alive today who still lives in the near-obsolete machine. The 76-year-old is confined to his old iron lung around the clock and has spent much of his life in a can.

”I have travelled with it —  put it in a truck, took it with me. I’ve gone to college with it, lived in a dorm. That freaked everybody out,” he said.

Paul’s type of iron lung hasn’t been manufactured for half a century because – ventilators are now much more advanced and sophisticated.

But the polio survivor prefers his metal chamber, even though new technology is available. But the Dallas attorney had to make a desperate YouTube announcement when the metal lung almost broke down seven years ago. Fortunately, there are still abandoned machines all over the country, so many spare parts are out there. Paul has also had help from enthusiasts who love approaching old technology.

”A lot of people who had polio and they’re dead. What did they do with the iron lung? I’ve found them in barns. I found them in garages. I’ve found them in junk shops. Not much, but enough to scrounge [for] parts,” he says.

Paul, who has outlived both his parents and his older brother, is now working on a second book!

Paul said he’s been able to live such a fulfilling life because he “never gave up.”

“I wanted to accomplish the things I was told I couldn’t accomplish,” he said, “and to achieve the dreams I dreamed.”

Polio has effectively been wiped out of the United States since 1979. However, vaccine-derived cases of polio crop up every now and then which are still a cause for concern.

Paul is definitely an inspiration. He has crafted his life against all odds and has a courageous and compelling story that I hope everyone who reads this will share.

His determination shows that the only limits are the limits we place on ourselves. Please share his story with all your friends and family to inspire others.

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