Celine has been out of the public eye for a few years now due to difficulties with her health. Her sudden return to the stage has fans excited for more and her latest performance has proven she’s still a living legend.
Why did Celine stop performing in the first place, and what are her plans for the future? Here’s what we found out:
Celine’s Forced Hiatus
Celine was forced to take a long break from performing, following an unfortunate diagnosis with “stiff person syndrome”. She battled the condition for years, dealing with painful spasms and seizures along the way.
Now, she’s returned to the stage to sing for fans around the world. Only, she has to pay extra close attention to her health to avoid triggering her condition mid-performance. NBC Philadelphia reported that she had revealed her diagnosis to the world back in 2022.
But, according to PageSix, Celine is already preparing to start a residency with Resorts World as early as late 2024. One of the publications sources was quoted saying:
“She has a passion for getting back onstage, and she’s gonna do it.”
Celine Dion’s Health Struggles
Although Celine only revealed her diagnosis to the world in 2022, she had been struggling with her health for years. According to PageSix, she said:
“I’ve been dealing with problems with my health for a long time, and it’s been really difficult for me to face these challenges and to talk about everything that I’ve been going through. […] Recently I have been diagnosed with a very rare neurological syndrome, which affects something like one in a million people.”
Unfortunately, her health condition causes muscles in her body to stiffen in response to stress and even certain kinds of noise. This makes putting on a concert quite an ordeal for her to handle.
She expressed her confusion as to how she would manage her condition as a performer in her documentary, “I am: Celine Dion”, following a particularly difficult episode. According to PageSix, her words were:
“Well, what am I gonna do? […] If I can’t get stimulated by what I love, and then I’m gonna go onstage and, like, you’re gonna put the pulse oximeter on me and you’re gonna turn me on my back?”
Celine Dion Said, ‘… Feeling My Body Leaving Me …’
Despite her difficulties, Celine has already managed to return to the stage in Paris, performing at the Eiffel Tower without missing a beat, according to NBC Philadelphia.
As for her initial diagnosis’ revelation and the rationale behind it, she has since explained that she couldn’t keep hiding her struggles from the world anymore. NBC Philadelphia reported her stating:
“I should have stopped, take the time to figure it out,” Dion said. “My (late) husband (René Angélil), as well, was fighting for his own life.
I had to raise my kids. I had to hide. I had to try to be a hero. Feeling my body leaving me, holding onto my own dreams. And the lying for me … the burden was too much.”
Now that she is performing once again, she seems determined to persevere. She told NBC Philadelphia that:
“It’s not hard to do a show now, it’s hard to cancel a show. I’m working hard every day, but I have to admit — it’s been a struggle. I miss it so much. The people. I miss them. If I can’t run, I’ll walk. If I can’t walk. I’ll crawl. I won’t stop.”
It’s tough being the child of R&B royalty, but recently stepping into the limelight is Brandy Norwood’s daughter, singer, and musician, Sy’Rai Smith.
Born in June 2002, Sy’Rai has grown up living life as the offspring of a major celebrity. Her father is music producer Robert ‘Big Bert’ Smith. Big Bert worked with the music industry’s greatest, including Michael Jackson, Enrique Iglesias and the Spice Girls.
Sy’Rai Smith’s Music Career
Music is written into Sy’Rai Smith’s DNA. Her May 2023 single ‘On My Own’ established her as a fresh new musical talent in her own right. What’s more, her lyrics suggest she writes from the heart, which is why they so closely reflect her journey into independence.
The song and its lyrics were first revealed in an Instagram snippet. Sy’Rai sang about doing things on her own and putting them together. Sentiments are likely to resonate with many but are pertinent here since her last career move was a duet with her mother for a Disney film in 2022.
Sy’Rai, who has only just turned 22, has had her mother’s support and guidance from the start. Brandy produced the EP and collaborated on the vocals. They have a special mother/daughter relationship, and work well as a team, but that doesn’t mean there have never been problems.
In 2001, Sy’Rai opened up in an interview and talked candidly about struggling with her body image and weight. Her honesty made it all the more poignant because what worried her most was embarrassing her mother. It’s a perspective that reflects the damage growing up with parents in imagine-conscious industries potentially causes.
Sy’Rai has had no need to worry, though. She has the love and support of her mother. For her 21st birthday on June 16 2023, Brandy used Instagram to let her daughter know she was proud of her for who she was. Her love is eternal, she wrote in a heartfelt post, she thanked God for Sy’Rai and called her ‘her angel’.
The 2001 interview revealed another negative about growing up under the celebrity microscope, however, the Sy’Rai Smith narrative is a success story. She has grown up rooted and grounded. After offering her perspectives and insights on being the child of musical legends in MTVs docuseries Family Legacy, she also looks set for a busy career.
She’s always acknowledging her parent’s musical legacies and clearly understands she has big shoes to fill. As she says, she has the Brandy sound, it’s in her genes, and it is for sure; even so, she wants her own identity and is working on her musical style and building a persona.
Sy’Rai Smith is one of a new generation of artists who experienced childhood as celebrity children. Whilst Sy’Rai is keen to honor her roots and use her mom’s guidance and expertise, she’s busy ‘puttin’ it together’ and breaking new ground professionally.
There’s the promise of exciting times ahead in the music and entertainment industries. Like Sy’Rai, other child celebrities with creative genes are emerging. However, Sy’Rai has a big double whammy. She admits her big name adds pressure and that life as the child of legends had its own unique set of challenges. But Sy’Rai also acknowledges that with heritage comes opportunities.
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Following the loss of sister, Anna, Pumpkin has turned on Mama June and sided with Alana in their ongoing dispute over her earnings as a young star.
Alana has accused Mama June of owing her a large sum of money, but the crisis the family experienced put the issue on hold for a while.
What did Pumpkin actually have to say about the matter, now that Alana has brought it back up? Here’s the scoop:
Pumpkin Pulls No Punches
Mama June‘s questionable use of Alana’s (Honey Boo Boo) share of the money she earned as a child star has become a hot topic within her family circle.
Now, Alana’s sister Pumpkin (Lauryn) has turned on Mama June and begun demanding that she return the money that belongs to Alana.
Alana brought up her issues with covering the costs of going to college and asked her sister if she should bring up the issue of the money her mother owed her. According to People, her words were:
“I don’t really have the money for the rent and school in the fall. Is it too soon to bring it up to Mama?”
To this, Pumpkin responded in support of her and later pointed out that Mama June could end up losing another child if she didn’t make things right. People reported her stating:
“When Anna was sick, we all agreed as a family that all the drama that we had going on, that we were gonna push all of that to the side. But now that Anna has passed, it’s time for Alana to ask for the money back.
Honestly, if Mama doesn’t give her the money back, it’s gonna be stupid, because you’ve already lost one kid, why lose another?”
Mama June’s Husband, Justin, Is On Alana And Pumpkin’s Side
Mama June’s husband, Justin, also seems to be on Alana and Pumpkin’s side. He has publicly expressed how he wants her to make things right with Alana and give her what she’s owed.
Unfortunately, his pleas for his wife to do the right thing have mostly fallen on deaf ears. Instead, Mama June has continued to spend money on things like big vacations.
People reported Justin stating:
“I know my wife is blind, but does she really think that I’m blind too and don’t see what’s going on?
I don’t wanna think that she’s being shady, but who the hell knows anymore.”
Pumpkin pointed out that Mama June‘s plans for a special trip to spread Anna’s ashes are questionable, considering that she still owes Alana money. People reported her saying:
“Mama these days is just so out of touch with reality, it’s insane.
She wants to fund this entire Florida trip to go down and spread Anna’s ashes, which I’m okay with, but it’s like, you must think that we forgot that you still owe Alana money.”
Was Mama June in the Wrong?
As for Mama June‘s perspective, she seems to believe that she’s done nothing wrong. She was reported by ET Online to have followed the advice of other parents of young stars and simply put a small portion of Alana’s earnings into her savings account.
ET Online reported that Alana wasn’t aware of how her mother had spent her earnings. She said:
“I thought that 100 percent of that money was going into that account, so I thought once I got old enough that I could really sit on my @$$ for the four years that I’m in college because I worked so long.
I worked, I was six, and a lot of people cannot say that. So I worked really hard for what I have and the money that I have, so I was assuming or under the assumption she put 100 percent of the money in there, but that’s not how that worked.”
Tori and Zach Roloff recently had to help their young daughter Lilah recover from a crazy accident at the pool. Fans were shocked to see she had gotten hurt.
So, what happened to Lilah? Here’s what we know:
What Happened to Tori and Zach Roloff’s Daughter Lilah?
Zach and Tori’s daughter Lilah had been playing around a pool and had a nasty fall, as toddlers often do. Unfortunately, Lilah hurt herself pretty badly, cutting up her eyebrow in the process.
Tori posted about the incident on social media, mentioning how friends helped her keep calm about her daughter’s injury. According to Parade, her words were:
“Lilah had a little accident in the pool yesterday.
I’m so glad she’s okay. She split her eye pretty good but luckily stitches weren’t needed but I think she’s going to have a solid scar.
[…] So grateful for friends that helped keep me calm and got [Lilah] chips which immediately calmed her down. 🤣 there was a lot of blood but they kept me calm to be able to manage it all.”
Tori and Zach’s Other Kids’ Health Updates
Lilah’s accident had fans a little worried about the young family. Unfortunately, they’ve had a number of health mishaps over the years, and each of their children have had a tough incident or two to get through.
Tori and Zach‘s other children, Josiah and Jackson, have received a lot of support from fans during their own health ordeals. In Josiah’s case, he became ill around the same time that Lilah got hurt and struggled to eat.
Parade reported that Tori had the following to say about the situation and his recovery:
“Josiah is honestly rocking the healing game and we just keep praying it continues to go smoothly.”
As for Jackson, The Sun reported that Tori and Zach had been careful to accommodate his wishes when choosing to keep his hospital visits private. They later shared the details about him having had multiple leg surgeries. Although his first surgery had been televised; the second was not.
“He was 4 1/2 [years old], he was Lilah’s age, and he had major leg surgery…
I’m not gonna say it was traumatic for him because it wasn’t. He was pretty easy going about it […]
He had leg surgery, and he shared it on national television because of us…he didn’t consent to it, we decided to share it, and fast-forward two years, and he broke a screw, and he had to go in and have a second surgery.
And the world doesn’t know that because we didn’t share it because he asked us specifically, ‘Can we not film it?’
He did not want the filmers, he called them the filmers, to come to the hospital or to be there when he got home…”
Tori and Zach Are Grateful For The Support
Although Tori and Zach Roloff’s kids have each had to deal with some health difficulties so far. They are all going strong, and the family appears to be thriving.
Tori has expressed her gratitude to their fans for having supported them all for so long in public posts. According to The Hollywood Gossip, she stated:
“Thank you for your continued prayers and sweet notes […]”
Jon Gosselin has been in the news a few times recently, but he’s really turning heads after he and his daughter Hannah went through a stunning transformation. Jon Gosselin was the co-star of the hit reality show Jon and Kate Plus 8 on TLC. Jon remained relatively quiet after his departure from the show, but a lot of people are wondering what he’s been up to.
Hannah and Jon Gosselin Are Each Other’s Accountability Partner
Hannah and Jon Gosselin recently sat down for an interview with Entertainment Tonight and talked about a range of topics, including their health journey. Jon was practically unrecognizable in a previous interview at the beginning of the year.
In the first interview back in January, Jon revealed that he weighed 235 pounds and had a goal of getting down to 175.
News of his weight was very shocking to fans of the original TLC show. On the show, Jon appeared to be in decent shape and was not overweight. Of course, that was 15 years ago as Jon and Kate divorced in 2009. The show continued as Kate Plus 8 for another eight years but no longer featured Jon.
In the January interview, Jon explains that heart disease runs in his family and he is very concerned about his health. He also said that he has led a pretty sedentary lifestyle since departing his job to DJ full-time.
Jon was joined by daughter Hannah in the interview, who also desires to get into better shape.
The two committed to supporting each other to lose weight and get into better shape. However, they weren’t on their own. Jon and Hannah went to the Beverly Hills Rejuvenation Center for treatments, like ultrasonic therapy. Hannah’s boyfriend also joined the two for the interview to offer his support.
Hannah And Jon Gosselin’s Shocking Weight Loss Transformation
About six months after the initial interview, Jon and Hannah sat back down with ET for a follow-up. The two revealed that they lost a combined 75 pounds.
Jon lost 50 pounds, getting him very close to his goal of 175, while Hannah lost 25 pounds. Despite not hitting his goal, Jon looks noticeably healthier, especially in his face.
One thing worth noting is that Jon previously said if he reached his goal, he would propose to his girlfriend. He didn’t want to spill the beans on a potential proposal, but he did say that he “has been ready for a long time.” However, he is waiting for the perfect moment.
Why Jon Gosselin Hasn’t Seen His Other Children In Years
Hannah also announced support for her father’s future engagement. Unfortunately, Jon doesn’t have the support of his other children. He even said he hadn’t seen many of his children in years.
No one knows who is at fault for the lack of communication between Jon and his children. However, some theorize that Kate is to blame for cutting him off.
The two finished the interview by giving a warning to Alec and Hillaria Baldwin who have an upcoming TLC show. Jon warned him not to do it because Alec already made it and admitted he only agreed to the show for the money. With that in mind, Alec and Hillaria are already in the spotlight, so it probably won’t affect them that much.
There has been no shortage of drama in the Duggar family in recent years; including members who have since become estranged. Recently, Jana Duggar has found herself in the headlines for moving out of her family’s home and allegedly getting a boyfriend.
The former star of “19 Kids and Counting” posted a tour of her new tiny home on YouTube on July 15. However, Jana has said that she moved out of her family’s home (i.e. Jim Bob and Michelle Duggar’s home) “years” ago.
It’s not entirely clear if Jana is estranged from her family, as a number of her siblings are. She did post a Mother’s Day photo with her mother Michelle this year, and the two appeared to be all smiles.
A New Home Sweet Home For Jana Duggar
In the video, the 34-year-old told fans that she moved out of the famed Duggar family house in Arkansas and has moved into her new tiny house. She said that the tiny home used to be an office before she converted it into a full-functional home, and that she had been living there for several years now.
The cozy space looks notably different from the Duggar family home. The cozy space featured a number of modern elements, including a projection screen for watching TV and films. Jana also pointed out her love for natural elements in her home.
“I have just a few plants,” said Jana as she pointed out a hallway full of real and fake plants. “I like plants.”
The cozy little home also featured a music area complete with a violin, a keyboard, and music literature. Jana went on to show off the rest of the house, which features modest space and a number of racks for organizing clothes.
Is Jana Duggar Engaged?
Engagement rumors have been swirling around since Jana posted the house tour. Just a few minutes into the video, Jana picked up a stuffed animal named Alfred and moved it. “My boyfriend gave it to me,” said Jana, before quickly saying that she was just joking.
A few days before posting her house tour on YouTube, Jana also posted some photos on Instagram. One photo in that carousel sparked rumors that she was engaged, as the former reality TV star appeared to be boasting a diamond ring in one photo taken with her brother. Just as well, Jana was seen with a mystery man in a YouTube video from two weeks prior that documented a renovation project.
However, the ring appeared to be missing during the YouTube house tour.
“She sounds like a completely different person,” said one commenter on Reddit following the house tour video. “She is definitely engaged.”
When it comes down to it, Jana Duggar has never admitted to having a public relationship, though there have been quite a few rumors in the past about men she has supposedly dated. One of which included a pilot named Stephen in 2021. Whether or not Jana is actually engaged is still all speculation. But if she is engaged, that is some great news for the former reality TV star!
Photo Credits: Habitat for Humanity and @etalkctv/TikTok
Eddie Murphy recently dropped an unexpected bombshell during a podcast interview, when he referred to his longtime fiancée, Paige Butcher, as his wife. It turns out that they really did get married during a private ceremony in July.
Since the couple has always been pretty quiet about their relationship, most people don’t know a whole lot about Paige. But the details surrounding her past romances and the dynamic she has with Eddie and his kids are seriously crazy.
According to People Magazine, Eddie tied the knot with Paige, an Australian model, on July 9. Their ceremony ended a nearly 6-year engagement, but they’ve actually been together for almost 12 years. This means when they first started dating, Eddie was 51, while Paige was 33.
The couple shares two children, an 8-year-old daughter, Izzy, and a 5-year-old son, Max. However, Eddie has 8 other kids with 4 different women. That makes Paige his fifth baby mama. She’s only 10 years older than his oldest child, Eric, who is 34 years old.
Paige Has an Interesting Dating History
Even though she doesn’t have any other children and her marriage to Eddie is her first, her relationship history is still pretty fascinating.
According to Heavy, Paige was briefly linked to fellow model Tyson Beckford in 2009. However, when Tyson was interviewed by DJ Vlad in 2021, he claimed that he and Paige started dating in 2007.
He said that at first, they had an on-and-off type of relationship, but what happened next was unbelievable. Despite what many online reports have stated about Paige and Tyson’s supposed brief fling, it sounds like they tried to be in a relationship for quite a while.
Tyson explained that in 2008, he and Paige restarted their romance. For some unknown reason, it ended the following year for good.
Even though things didn’t work out between Tyson and Paige, he had nothing but positive things to say about her. He called her amazing and said that she has a good spirit and a good heart. Not only that, but he also mentioned that Eddie is “a lucky guy to keep” Paige in his life.
Heavy also reported that after Paige and Tyson went their separate ways, she started dating music mogul Russell Simmons in 2010. Their relationship came to an end in 2011, one year before Paige and Eddie began dating.
Paige Is Very Close with Eddie’s Kids
Obviously, Eddie and Paige have been together for a while now. However, there’s an age gap of almost 20 years between them and he already had so many kids.
Not surprisingly, a lot of people have wondered how Paige felt about dating a much older family man and ultimately taking on the role of stepmother to his 8 children.
But according to what a source told People Magazine in 2018, Paige is extremely family-oriented, just like Eddie. The insider added that she “is very close with Eddie’s kids” and is a super involved mom.
The source also claimed that Paige and Eddie’s blended family is very special. They spend a lot of time together. They allegedly love gathering for holidays, and even go on vacations together as a big group.
Not to mention, Paige has made numerous public appearances with Eddie’s children over the years. She was just spotted at an event recently with some of his kids, and their body language spoke volumes.
ABC News reported that Paige showed her support for Eddie when she attended the world premiere of Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F in June. The couple was joined by three of Eddie’s daughters, Bella, Bria, and Shayne Audra. When they posed for photos, all five of them gathered closely and put their arms around each other.
Paige Keeps Eddie “on a Tight Leash”
Even though Paige seemingly has close relationships with Eddie’s kids, how she gets along with his exes is a different story. According to People Magazine, Paige and Eddie attended the premiere of his daughter Bria’s movie, Amateur Night, in July 2016. However, Bria’s mother and Eddie’s ex-wife, Nicole Murphy, also showed up to the event to support her daughter.
What happened when Paige, the former couple, and their daughters all ended up in the same area together was unreal. Believe it or not, the five of them smiled as they posed for pictures together and even wrapped their arms around each other. Judging by the photos taken that night, Paige and Nicole didn’t appear to have any issues with one another.
Apparently, Eddie’s friends may have mixed feelings about Paige, and the reason why is honestly insane. According to what sources recently told Radar Online, Paige rules the household and supposedly keeps Eddie “on a tight leash.”
One insider explained that he’s “been well trained” and doesn’t hesitate when she expects him to help with household chores. Not only that, but Eddie reportedly covers the cost of the bills and pretty much everything else.
However, sources alleged that he’s fine with paying for it all and is happy that Paige keeps him in line. One insider added that he supposedly loves her “no-nonsense attitude” and wouldn’t change anything about their home life. She seems to balance out his joking personality, as seen in his many interviews.
Another source claimed that Eddie’s friends can’t believe that he lets Paige call all of the shots in their house. They reportedly joke behind his back about how he’s such “a henpecked pushover” now since they never thought he would be a yes-man to anybody. Even though his friends are somewhat puzzled by how drastically different he is from the ‘old’ Eddie, the insider said that “if he’s happy, they’re happy too.”
Paige Volunteered with Habitat for Humanity
Based on what Paige has previously mentioned, it sounds like she’s always enjoyed having tasks to do and being active. In a 2013 interview with Vanity Fair, Paige admitted that she likes to stay busy. Her favorite hobbies involve being outdoors.
She said that she really loves gardening and furniture restoration. But it turns out that her passion is building things, which she discovered in a truly incredible way.
Paige explained that when she started volunteering with Habitat for Humanity, she learned a lot while building houses for people in need. She added that she knows how to set up electrical wiring, lay drywall, pave brick paths, and so much more.
Paige admitted that she’s a perfectionist, and has even spent months building her own structures at home. She recently finished constructing a cabana-style hut with a grass roof, complete with curtains on the windows and a TV.
Even though Paige has picked up quite a few skills from Habitat for Humanity, that’s not why she decided to help them build houses.
In a video uploaded by the Habitat for Humanity of Greater Los Angeles’ YouTube channel in 2013, she explained the real reason she volunteers. Paige added that everybody deserves to have a home. She loves being able to help build houses that people will feel safe and comfortable living in.
She also told Vanity Fairthat she helps out at homeless shelters and Wheels for Humanity as well, where she restores donated wheelchairs for people in need who are living in third-world countries. Paige genuinely seems like a very caring person, even if Eddie’s friends think she’s too strict with him sometimes.
Paige Has No Social Media
There is a bit of a mysterious side to her as well, mainly because she has no interest in publicly sharing any details surrounding her personal life or marriage that people can’t already find out about online. Paige revealed during the interview that she had deleted all of her social media accounts quite a while ago. She explained that because of her relationship with Eddie, she felt like there are plenty of details about her in the public eye, as it is.
It wasn’t just Paige’s romance with Eddie that made her want to delete her profiles, though. She claimed that her posts were boring anyway since she never shared anything other than her volunteer work. Because she prefers “to keep as much private as possible,” it just made sense to her to get rid of social media altogether.
Even though Paige and Eddie just recently got married, they’ve spent the last 12 years building an incredible life together. It sounds like she has great relationships with his children, gets along with his exes, and appreciates their big, happy family just as much as he does.
Basketball wives are known for starting drama, but sometimes their husbands are just as bad. Iman Shumpert recently went after his ex-wife while performing a skit. The two had a pretty messy divorce, so the video appeared to be his way of moving on. Still, he clearly isn’t happy about how much he had to pay Teyana.
Iman and Teyana married in October 2016 after much media speculation. Rumors had already swirled that the couple had secretly gotten married. The rumor gained more credibility after Teyana insinuated that they may already be married during an appearance on The Wendy Williams Show just weeks before the couple actually got married.
Since the announcement, things have gotten pretty heated between the two. What was once seen as an amicable split quickly turned into pandemonium as the couple took shots at each other.
Teyana even posted “We are still the best of friends, great business partners, and are one hell of a team when it comes to co-parenting our 2 beautiful children” to Instagram last year. It appears that the ensuing court battle really took its toll as the two began to take jabs at each other going into 2024.
Teyana Taylor Said Iman Was ‘Treating Her Cruelly …’
Despite announcing their split in September 2023, Teyana actually filed for divorce in January. Court documents filed by Teyana state the reason for the divorce as Iman was “treating her cruelly and displaying extreme narcissistic behavior throughout the majority of their marriage.”
At some point during the year, Iman petitioned the court to change the reason to “irretrievably broken.” Interestingly, the two kept quiet about their split for so long.
There were also rumors dating back to 2022 that Iman cheated on Teyana, but the allegations of mistreatment were new. It’s clear that Iman didn’t take kindly to Teyana’s allegations, or the fact that a Fulton County judge sided with his ex.
After more than a year of waiting, the divorce was finalized in June. However, Iman had to pay Teyana over $1,000,000 as well as contribute $8,000 per month in child support.
Iman’s Diss Skit Towards Teyana Taylor
The settlement prompted Iman to create a video, which he posted on Instagram on July 15.
In the video, Iman is seen getting into his car before social media star Trenel Adams jumps in it and tells him “Hold on man, hold on man, you gave that lady a million dollars, man, You can’t afford this no more.” At the end, Trenel yells “Repo man” as he is seen driving off.
Iman and Trenel never call Teyana out by name, but it’s obvious they are talking about her with the million-dollar settlement.
The video turned out to be a massive hit, pulling in over 20,000 likes in less than a day. This wasn’t the first skit that Iman and Trenel did together, and it probably won’t be the last.
For a bit of backstory, Tiffany Haddish, who is an accomplished actress and stand-up comedian, briefly dated Common from mid-2020 to late 2021. They first met during filming for “The Kitchen” which is a movie the pair starred in together that released in 2019. While it started as a platonic friendship between the two, it eventually developed into a romantic relationship over the years.
Tiffany said that Common had tried to date her for a while before she eventually agreed to try it out. However, it was short-lived as the relationship barely lasted a year before it ended. She had said the breakup wasn’t mutual as she claimed it was Common who said that the relationship had run its course.
How Did Common And Jennifer Hudson Meet And Start Dating?
Soon after it ended, he starred in the movie “Breathe” alongside talented singer and actress Jennifer Hudson, who got her start in the industry on American Idol and wowed audiences with her role in the movie “Dreamgirls” in 2006, which won her an Oscar.
After they met filming the movie, the pair eventually began dating, but didn’t fully confirm their relationship until January 2024. According to Common, the relationship has been wonderful and unlike any other he’s had.
During a recent interview, Common spoke about his connection to Jennifer. Specifically, he said “With all due respect to all the women I’ve dated… it’s all love, but this is a really healthy and beautiful relationship…”
He also likes that they both hail from Chicago, as he said that “I’m going to be real real with you, like, having a lady just from Chicago allows me to go home and just be home.” He said that being able to go home and just relax and recharge without worrying about work, which ultimately helped him with the new album he recently released.
Did Tiffany Haddish Throw Shade At Common And J-Hud?
Common also said that if he were to ever get married, it’d be to Jennifer Hudson. The interview where he said these things was shared on social media, and caught the eye of his ex, Tiffany Haddish.
Someone in the comments posted “well there he said it he wants to marry her he aint neva said that about no woman b4.” In response to this, Tiffany posted “EXACTLY! I hope they actually get married..”
While some people think this is Tiffany throwing shade at Common, according to her, this couldn’t be further from the truth. She’s said she was happy for Common and his new relationship, and has also said that she loves Jennifer and hopes that the pair is having fun.
In the end, it seems like Common and Jennifer are in a happy and loving relationship, and that his ex Tiffany is happy for the pair and hopes the best for them.
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While the Kardashian family is known for their reality TV shows now, many may have overlooked some of the darker elements of their past. That’s coming up again as Brandy’s mom, Sonja Norwood, exposes the family for credit card fraud.
More specifically, Sonja is focusing on Kim Kardashian’s unauthorized credit card use of more than $120,000. This happened back when Kim worked as Brandy’s stylist.
Kim Kardashian and Siblings Accused of Credit Card Fraud
Sonja shares that when Kim was Brandy’s stylist, Sonja gave Kim her credit card. It was to make one specific purchase, and from there, Kim used the credit card in 2004. She also reportedly gave her siblings the credit card number, allowing Khloe, Kourtney, and Rob to make purchases.
Eventually, the four siblings charged more than $120,000 to the credit card without permission. They allegedly claimed to be employed by Brandy and Sonja, allowing them to make the purchases. These purchases were for their own stores, Dash & Smooch.
Kim was not the only employee of Brandy at the time. Khloe also worked as Brandy’s assistant in the later 2000s. The purchases date back to 2006 and 2007, which is well after the initial purchase in 2004, covering one American Express card with totals of more than $62,000 and then $57,000 in the respective years. Some of those purchases were made after the two Kardashian sisters stopped working for Brandy.
It is worth noting that in 2007, Kim and Sonja’s son, Ray J, were together. This was the time of their infamous sex tape leak. Keeping Up with the Kardashians debuted later that year, giving the reality stars time to climb up the ranks of celebrity status.
Sonja Norwood Requested $825,000 In Damages
Sonja says that she requested that the money be paid back. When that didn’t happen, she filed the lawsuit. That lawsuit was eventually dropped in June 2009, with Sonja requesting that the suit be “dropped with prejudice,” according to OK Magazine. This would suggest that the suit was settled out of court. Sonja had requested $825,000 in damages along with 10% in interest for each year.
Everything came back up in 2021 due to a Twitter thread at the time, according to Screen Rant. While fans pointed out that Kim and Khloe admitted that they used the credit card to stock their Dash & Smooch stores when they were just starting out, Kim said that she never used the card without permission.
However, the Kardashian family lawyer says that the four siblings did nothing wrong at the time, sharing that the family looked forward to being able to prove all this in court. That never happened due to the way the suit was dismissed. Due to the dismissal of the case, it cannot be refiled or appealed by either party.
The two families have never spoken out about this since the lawsuit was dismissed. They also refuse to comment when asked about it by publications, which could hint at an NDA being used at the time of settling.
