Justin Bieber feels "so excited" to become a dad.
The 30-year-old pop star and his wife Hailey Bieber recently announced that they're expecting their first child together, and a source has now revealed that Justin is already looking forward to the challenge of fatherhood.
The insider told PEOPLE: "Everyone is excited for them.
"They will be great parents, and Justin will be super involved. This will be the next important project for him. He’s so excited to raise his baby."
The loved-up couple – who tied the knot in 2018 – already have a baby name in mind, and they've even started to decorate a nursery for their unborn child.
The source shared: "They have a name that they think is perfect. They’re also starting to decorate a nursery. They can’t wait to meet the baby."
Justin and Hailey announced their pregnancy news via Instagram on Thursday (09.05.24).
A source subsequently revealed that they're "thrilled" to be expecting their first child.
The insider told 'Entertainment Tonight': "Hailey and Justin are thrilled to be expecting a baby together.
"They have wanted this for a long time and can't wait to expand their family and bring a child into the world."
Hailey, 27, and Justin have always had a shared ambition to become parents one day, and the celebrity couple feel that they're now ready to take the "next step" in their relationship.
The source shared: "Hailey and Justin are united and have been on the same page when it comes to parenthood.
"They have experienced so much together as a couple and feel ready to take this next step in their lives and relationship."
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Avicii's ex-girlfriend has died at the age of 34.
According to Us Weekly, Emily Goldberg passed away on April 3 in La Jolla, California and her cause of death has been ruled a pulmonary embolism, which according to Harvard Health is a "blood clot that blocks the flow of blood to part of one lung".
In May 2023, Emily revealed she had been battling cancer but was in remission.
She wrote on Instagram: "I have had cancer for the past year. I am now cancer free."
She is survived by her parents Julie and Sam and brother Aaron.
A message on Emily's online obituary stated: "Emily was a vivacious and unique person who experienced many adventures in her all too brief life. She was born on December 3, 1989 in Poway, California.
"After graduating college, she traveled the world with an EDM music tour, eventually working in event planning and social media marketing for the Wynn Encore Hotel in Las Vegas. Most recently, she became somewhat of an expert on American and Japanese wrestling with an extensive network of like- minded friends.
"Emily had a particular fondness for animals, especially Pomeranian puppies, and spent many happy hours with her beloved dogs Bear and Kuma.
"A private memorial service is being held."
Emily and late DJ Avicii reportedly met in Las Vegas when Emily worked for the Wynn and Avicii had a residency there.
They bonded over their shared love of EDM.
Avicii – who retired from the music industry in 2016 – died by suicide in April 2018 at the age of 28.
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Blake Shelton plans to "take a back seat" on Mother's Day (12.05.24).
The 47-year-old singer has been married to Gwen Stefani since 2021 – but Blake has confirmed that her children will take the lead on the special day.
During an appearance at the Annual Power of Love Gala in Las Vegas, Blake told PEOPLE: "You know what? I don't have to [organise Mother's Day], because her sons have been incredible."
Blake explained that he's able to relax on Mother's Day, because Gwen's children – Kingston, 17, Zuma, 15, and Apollo, ten, whom she shares with ex-husband Gavin Rossdale – have already made plans.
He said: "They're like, 'no, no, no. We've already thought about it. We're going to make breakfast for her'.
"I always can kind of just take a back seat and watch these boys. They do an incredible job spoiling her."
Gwen recently performed at the Coachella music festival.
But the singer has admitted that she struggles to balance her career with her parental responsibilities.
The blonde beauty told NYLON magazine: "It’s so hard to squeeze it into the life that I have. And that’s why I think it’s more special than ever.
"It’s like when someone says, ‘Oh my God, I got to get my hair coloured’ or ‘I got to take a bath today’ after just having a baby. That’s what it’s like for me to do music. It’s that selfish – and special."
Gwen also struggles to find the time she needs in order to be "creative".
She said: "I told this to Blake the other day: ‘You don’t understand – to be a mom and a wife and then write a record?’ Everybody might be like, ‘Why did it take so long?’ Well, OK, I want to see you try to find five seconds to get creative."
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Meghan, Duchess of Sussex fulfilled a "dream" by becoming a mom.
The 42-year-old duchess – who has Prince Archie, five, and Princess Lilibet, two, with Prince Harry – has recalled speaking to her mentor, NBCUniversal vice-chair Bonnie Hammer, about the challenge of balancing her career with the demands of motherhood.
The former 'Suits' actress told PEOPLE at a panel discussion in Nigeria: "I remember having the good fortune at the time that she invited me to have breakfast, and I thought this was just the biggest deal in the world. And I asked her that exact question. I said, 'How do you find the balance?' And she said, 'You don't, you’ll never find the balance.' And this was before I was married, this was before I had children, this is before all the things in my life have certainly had a plot twist.
"And it struck me and it stayed with me for a long time because you say, ‘well how can you be so successful? And she's a mother as well and she's married and say that you'll never find the balance? What does life feel like if it's imbalanced?'"
The duchess – who quit acting before she married Harry in 2018 – now recognises that the landscape is always changing for moms.
She explained: "What I think that means now is that that balance will always change for you.
"That balance, what seems balanced ten years ago is going to shift. And so being a mom has always been a dream of mine. And I'm so fortunate that we have two beautiful, healthy, very chatty, sweet children.
"I love being a mom, I love being a mom."
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Police allege a man accused of trespassing at Drake's Toronto home earlier this week returned to the property Saturday to retrieve his bike.
Toronto police say the man refused to leave when told to on Saturday afternoon and was given a provincial offences ticket under the Trespass to Property Act.
Police say it's the same man who was seriously injured in an altercation with the superstar rapper's security guards on Thursday afternoon.
At the time, the man was taken to hospital and police didn't lay charges.
This was the second alleged trespasser at Drake's Bridle Path mansion since one of his security guards was injured in a high-profile shooting outside the gates early Tuesday.
The unrest comes against the backdrop of a rap feud between Drake and Kendrick Lamar, which has seen both artists trade increasingly personal attacks and unsubstantiated allegations.
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Miranda Lambert believes Beyonce has brought "more eyeballs" to country music.
The Grammy-winning star released her country-influenced album, 'Cowboy Carter', in March, and Miranda feels it's already helped to increase interest in the genre.
Speaking to Us Weekly, Miranda explained: "The more people that are interested in country music, the better for all of us."
Miranda, 40, believes country music has always been accessible to everyone. However, Beyonce – who is one of the best-selling artists of all time – has helped to shine a light on the genre.
The country music star said: "We’ve always had a little bit of something for everyone, but it’s just kind of not been advertized that way.
"All these other kinds of artists are making country records [now], and if that brings more eyeballs to our little circle we have, I’m thankful. I think that we have to just be open."
Meanwhile, Normani recently claimed that Beyonce has been a "revolutionary" force in country music.
The 27-year-old singer – who shot to stardom as part of Fifth Harmony – confessed to being wowed by Beyonce's seamless transition into the country genre.
Normani told ELLE.com: "Having Beyonce, a black woman in music, taking over the country space is revolutionary. Those are the types of things that I set out to do.
"Now you have country artists who look like us coming out and just being like, 'We’ve always been here.' I think that it’s educational not only for music lovers, but also in the black community. We’ve pioneered a lot that we don’t get recognition for.
"I think that it’s just really cool being able to witness Beyonce be fearless and do something that is much bigger than herself.
"That’s honestly what I want to see more of in every single space of the music industry, because we deserve that.
"I also want to see black women not have to fight so hard. It gets exhausting. We’re just as brilliant. We have amazing ideas, and our resilience."
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A judge put Beach Boys founder Brian Wilson under a court conservatorship to oversee his personal and medical affairs after the legendary songwriter's doctor reported that he has a major neurocognitive disorder.
The judge on Thursday appointed two longtime Wilson representatives, publicist Jean Sievers and manager LeeAnn Hard, as his conservators. There were no significant objections raised.
Wilson, 81, is the latest celebrity to be involved in a conservatorship case. Others include Amanda Bynes, the young actor who was placed under her parents' control for nine years, and Casey Kasem, the radio and TV personality whose conservatorship became part of a fierce fight between his wife and adult children before his death in 2014. Music legend Joni Mitchell was put under a temporary conservatorship after a 2015 brain aneurysm, before she made a strong recovery.
Most famous was the controversial conservatorship of Britney Spears, which ended in 2021 after nearly 14 years. The #FreeBritney campaign helped garner national attention amid the popstar's attempts to regain control over her finances and livelihood. She alleged that she had been mistreated by her father, who was her conservator. James Spears and his attorneys argued that she was especially susceptible to people who want to take advantage of her fame and fortune.
Here’s a look at how conservatorships operate, what led to Wilson's case, and the #FreeBritney impact:
WHAT DOES CONSERVATORSHIP MEAN?
When a person is considered to have a severely diminished mental capacity, a court can step in and grant others the power to make financial decisions and major life choices for them, sometimes without their consent. They most often involve people with developmental or intellectual disabilities, or those with age-related issues such as dementia.
California law says a conservatorship, called a guardianship in some states, is justified for a “person who is unable to provide properly for his or her personal needs for physical health, food, clothing, or shelter,” or for someone who is “substantially unable to manage his or her own financial resources or resist fraud or undue influence.”
The conservator may be a family member, a close friend or a court-appointed professional. They may control either a person's life decisions, their financial decisions, or both.
Although Spears' case brought attention — much of it negative — to conservatorships, Wilson’s is closer to the typical use of a conservatorship, which very often are installed for older people going through irreversible mental decline.
Although conservatorship can always be dissolved by the court, it’s rare that a person achieves their own release from one — as Spears essentially did.
In another high-profile case, Cher is asking the court put one of her sons into a conservatorship controlling his money. The award-winning singer and actor argued in a petition that 47-year-old Elijah Blue Allman’s large payments from the trust of his late father, rocker Gregg Allman, are putting him in danger because of his struggles with mental health and substance abuse.
Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Jessica A. Uzcategui was not convinced that a conservatorship was urgently needed and in January declined the petition for a temporary one. She is still considering a larger, long-term conservatorship and will hear more arguments at a hearing in June, but she indicated that she isn't inclined to side with Cher.
WHAT LED TO WILSON'S CONSERVATORSHIP?
Wilson, whom many have lauded as a musical genius and who wrote or cowrote many of the Beach Boys' biggest hits, including “Good Vibrations” and “God Only Knows,” struggled with mental health and substance abuse issues that upended his career in the 1960s.
He met his future wife, Melinda Wilson, when he was a customer at a car dealership where she worked in the mid-1980s. At the time, Wilson had for years been under the close supervision of psychologist Dr. Eugene Landy. Melinda and others believed Landy was exploiting and mistreating Wilson, and they feuded with Landy for years before he was barred in 1992 from any contact with Wilson. The couple married in 1995.
Melinda Wilson died unexpectedly early this year. Wilson has credited her with stabilizing his famously troubled life, and she had managed his daily life in recent years.
“Our five children and I are just in tears. We are lost,” Brian Wilson wrote on his website. “Melinda was more than my wife. She was my savior.”
His mental decline and her death led Brian Wilson’s management team to petition the court in February to place him under a conservatorship. The loss of a spouse in such circumstances is a common trigger for such legal arrangements. The petition sought only a conservatorship of Wilson's person, saying he doesn't need a conservator over his finances because his assets are in a trust, with manager Hard as a trustee.
A doctor’s declaration said Wilson has a “major neurocognitive disorder,” is taking medication for dementia, and “is unable to properly provide for his own personal needs for physical health, food, clothing, or shelter.”
Wilson can move around with help from a walker and the caregiver, court-appointed attorney Robert Frank Cipriano wrote in a report. He said Wilson has a good sense of who he is, where he is, and when it is, but could not name his children beyond the two who live with him.
In approving the petition, Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Gus T. May said the evidence shows that Wilson consented to the arrangement and lacks the capacity to make health care decisions.
WHAT IMPACT DID THE #FREEBRITNEY MOVEMENT HAVE ON CONSERVATORSHIPS?
Some fans objected to Spears' conservatorship soon after it began. But the movement and the #FreeBritney hashtag truly took off in early 2019, when some believed she was being forced into a psychiatric hospital against her will.
The fans pored over her social media posts to extract clues about her wellbeing and protested outside the courthouse at every hearing. Spears’ father and others had long dismissed these fans as conspiracy theorists, but their influence on Spears' case was undeniable in the end and she credited them for her success.
In 2022, California lawmakers revised the state's statute to require judges to document all alternatives to a conservatorship before granting one. The update, which took effect last year, gained traction amid the #FreeBritney movement. Advocacy groups contended that people like Spears can become trapped in a system that strips them of their civil rights and the ability to advocate for themselves.
Several other states, including New Jersey, New Mexico and Oregon, have used the attention that Spears and her followers brought to the issue to alter their own conservatorship laws.
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Will Ferrell has turned to Ryan Reynolds for advice after investing in Leeds United.
The Hollywood star has become a partial investor in the English soccer team, and Will has been leaning on Ryan and Rob McElhenney – the co-chairman of Wrexham AFC – for some advice.
A source told The Sun newspaper's Bizarre column: "Ryan and Rob have been quietly advising Will on the realities of working with a football club and what he can expect.
"They spoke regularly before his investment closed and wanted to know everything about the process.
"Their friendship has been invaluable to Will and he can’t wait to see where Leeds go in the future."
Ryan, 47, and Rob, 47, have enjoyed huge success with Wrexham, earning back-to-back promotions with the Welsh soccer team.
And now, Will is hoping to achieve something similar with Leeds.
The insider shared: "Will brings a real sparkle to Leeds.
"He is a global megastar and the club have ambitious targets to try to match clubs like Liverpool and Manchester United in terms of their worldwide brand value.
"Having Will on board should open the door to major new sponsorship deals and endorsements."
Meanwhile, Ryan previously described his ownership of Wrexham as "the greatest experience" of his life.
Speaking to the BBC in 2023, Ryan shared: "This adventure has been unlike anything else.
"I love it because it's a project that's going to be multi-decades.
"I met a supporter the other day whose grandfather's ashes were scattered across the pitch. I look at this place as like a church."
Ryan also revealed that Wrexham has seen a huge surge of interest in North America.
He said: "In Canada, where I am from, people are obsessed with this club. It's been pretty remarkable.
"We've sold something like 24,000 jerseys and so many of them went to North America. We can't get them anymore – I can't get one.
"The part I find most gratifying is the support from the community outside the club. The fact Wrexham have become a tourist destination for so many folks and they are showing up here – there is something special about this town."
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Billy Baldwin is "excited" about his niece Hailey Bieber's pregnancy.
The Rhode Beauty founder is six months pregnant with her and husband Justin Bieber's first child but the 'Northern Rescue' star – whose brother Stephen Baldwin is the 27-year-old model's father – only found out the happy news when the couple shared it with the world on Instagram on Thursday (09.05.24).
He told People magazine at the 'Americans With No Address' VIP screening in Los Angeles: “I really feel like there's no higher calling than that responsibility.
“I just found out a couple of hours ago.
“My niece and nephew [were asking], ‘Have you talked to Stephen [Baldwin] yet? Been able’ — No, I haven't. I just texted him.
“But this will be his second [grandchild] and I'm excited.”
The 61-year-old actor thinks Justin, 30, and Hailey – who married in 2018 – are an "adorable" couple.
He added: “I think they're an adorable couple. Hailey comes from a great family with my brother Stephen and his wife Kennya and her older sister Alaia, who's married with her own grandchild."
The 'Backdraft' actor – who has Jameson, 24, Vance, 23, and Brooke, 20, with wife Chynna Phillips – shared his "greatest regrets" about raising his own children.
He said: “I was a little bit too new age, and I wasn't old school enough.”
The 'Peaches' singer and wife Hailey announced their baby news with a montage on Instagram, which featured the pair renewing their wedding vows in Hawaii.
Among a series of behind-the-scenes snaps, Hailey is seen wearing a white, lace dress that highlights her baby bump while Justin takes a photo of his wife.
The 'Love Yourself' hitmaker's mom, Pattie Mallette, has shared her excitement about becoming a grandmother.
She said in a video shared to Instagram: “So I have been waiting for this day and now that they have shared it I can finally celebrate with ya’ll.
“Oh my gosh, I’m going to be a grandma. Oh my goodness!
"Justin and Hailey you are going to be the best parents ever and I am so excited. Oh my goodness. Praise God.”
Pattie, 49, also declared her heart to be "so full" due to the news.
She captioned her post: "BABY BIEBER IS ON THE WAY!! I’m gonna be a GRANDMA!! CONGRATULATIONS @justinbieber and @haileybieber !! My heart is so full. What an exciting new adventure. Love you so much!(sic)"
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Oprah Winfrey has been a "steadfast participant" in America's diet culture.
The 70-year-old TV star acknowledges that she's played an influential role in shaping the conversation around diet and health in the US.
Oprah – who has discussed the issue at length throughout her career – said on a YouTube special: "I want to acknowledge that I have been a steadfast participant in this diet culture.
"Through my platforms, through the magazine, through the talk show for 25 years and online, I've been a major contributor to it. I cannot tell you how many weight-loss shows and makeovers I have done and they have been a staple since I've been working in television."
Oprah – who hosted her own TV talk-show for 25 years – admitted to having some regrets about her approach towards the issue.
She shared: "I've shared how that famous wagon of fat on 'The Oprah Show' is one of my biggest regrets. It sent a message that starving yourself with a liquid diet set a standard for people watching that I nor anybody else could uphold.
"The very next day I began to gain the weight back … That wagon of fat moment was set into motion after years and years of thinking that my struggle with my weight was my fault and it has taken me even up until last week to process the shame I felt privately as my very public yo-yo diet moments became a national joke."
Meanwhile, Oprah previously admitted that she struggled to cope with constant focus on her weight.
The veteran TV star said on 'Shame, Blame And The Weight Loss Revolution': "I was ridiculed on every late-night talk show for 25 years."
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Sofia Richie has congratulated Justin and Hailey Bieber on their pregnancy news.
The 25-year-old beauty – who dated Justin in the summer of 2016 – has taken to social media to offer her congratulations to the loved-up couple, who are set to become parents for the first time.
In response to Justin and Hailey's announcement, Sofia – who is also expecting her first baby with husband Elliot Grainge – wrote on Instagram: "Ahh! Congratulations. (sic)"
Justin and Sofia – who is the daughter of music star Lionel Richie – only dated for six weeks back in 2016. But the model previously claimed that they had a "special relationship".
Speaking to Billboard at the time, Sofia explained: "Justin is very easy to talk to, and that’s hard to find with people in Los Angeles."
Justin, 30, and Hailey, 27, feel that now is the perfect time for them to "take this next step in their lives and relationship".
The loved-up duo tied the knot in 2018, and they've previously spoken about becoming parents one day.
A source told 'Entertainment Tonight': "Hailey and Justin are united and have been on the same page when it comes to parenthood.
"They have experienced so much together as a couple and feel ready to take this next step in their lives and relationship."
What's more, Hailey and Justin are both confident that they'll become great parents.
The insider explained: "Hailey is such a natural caretaker and Justin knows she will be the best mom, and Hailey has always thought that Justin will make an amazing dad. Hailey, Justin, their families and loved ones are so excited for this beautiful blessing."
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'The Crown' star James Laurenson has died at the age of 84.
The actor – who was born in New Zealand but moved to the UK in the mid-1960s – starred as Doctor Weir in the Netflix series about the British royal family and his agent has confirmed his passing.
Laurenson worked extensively in television, theatre and film, making his movie debut in 1969 with a small part in Ken Russell's acclaimed 'Women In Love'.
He appeared in ITV soap 'Coronation Street' back in 1968 as the Reverend Peter Hope of St Mary's Church and his extensive television resumé included roles in 'Taggart', 'Prime Suspect' and 'Midsomer Murders'.
In 1970, Laurenson made British television history for participating in the first gay kiss shown on screen when he locked lips with Sir Ian McKellen in a TV adaptation of Christopher Marlowe's 'Edward II'.
The scene was aired three years after the decriminalisation of homosexuality.
The BBC remembered the significant moment in a post made on August 6, 2022 on the BBC Archive Twitter/X account.
Accompanied by a black and white still from the production, the post read: "#OnThisDay 1970: The first same-sex kiss was broadcast on British television.
"BBC Two’s broadcast of Christopher Marlowe’s Edward II included a kiss between Edward, played by Ian McKellen, and Gaveston, played by James Laurenson. #BBC100."
In 2011, Laurenson was nominated for an Olivier award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role for his portrayal of the Ghost and the Player King in Nicholas Hytner’s production of 'Hamlet'.
In 2022, Laurenson appeared as a sleeping teacher in the movie adaptation of Tim Minchin's hit stage show 'Matilda the Musical'.
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