Drake's record label are seeking to have his lawsuit against them dismissed, arguing he "encouraged" his feud with Kendrick Lamar.
The Canadian rapper sued Universal Music Group (UMG) for releasing and promoting Kendrick's diss track 'Not Like Us' but in their response to the defamation case, they argued the 38-year-old star "lost a rap battle that he provoked" and "sued his own record label in a misguided attempt to salve his wounds."
In documents obtained by People magazine, UMG claimed that although 'Not Like Us' features hyperbolic insults, including referring to Drake and his friends as "certified paedophiles", the 'God's Plan' hitmaker had used their platform to "promote tracks levelling similarly incendiary attacks" on his rival.
The filing added: “Drake encouraged the feud.
"For example, when he felt that Lamar was taking too long to respond, Drake released a second recording in which he goaded Lamar to continue the public rap battle. Lamar did just that, and collectively Drake and Lamar released a total of nine tracks taking aim at each other."
The motion notes Drake was "pleased" to see UMG promote tracks that accused Kendrick of engaging in domestic abuse and "that one of Lamar’s business partners and managers is the true father of Lamar’s son."
The filing noted: "But now, after losing the rap battle, Drake claims that ‘Not Like Us’ is defamatory. It is not."
The response also criticised Drake's claim 'Not Like Us' constitutes "second-degree harassment" and promoting the song goes against general business law in New York.
The document stated: "Less than three years ago, Drake himself signed a public petition criticising 'the trend of prosecutors using artists’ creative expression against them' by treating rap lyrics as literal fact. As Drake recognised, when it comes to rap, '[t]he final work is a product of the artist’s vision and imagination'.
"Drake was right then and is wrong now. The complaint’s unjustified claims against UMG are no more than Drake’s attempt to save face for his unsuccessful rap battle with Lamar. The court should grant UMG’s motion and dismiss the Complaint with prejudice."
Drake's attorney, Michael J. Gottlieb, accused UMG of trying to use a "desperate ploy" to "avoid accountability.
He told People magazine: “UMG wants to pretend that this is about a rap battle in order to distract its shareholders, artists and the public from a simple truth: a greedy company is finally being held responsible for profiting from dangerous misinformation that has already resulted in multiple acts of violence.
"This motion is a desperate ploy by UMG to avoid accountability, but we have every confidence that this case will proceed and continue to uncover UMG’s long history of endangering, abusing and taking advantage of its artists.”
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Taylor was the big winner at the iHeartRadio Music Awards 2025.
The 35-year-old pop megastar was honoured with nine prizes at the ceremony in Los Angeles' Dolby Theater on Monday night, with her haul including Artist of the Year.
Swift didn’t attend the event, but she pre-recorded an acceptance speech for the Tour of the Century prize for ‘The Eras Tour’, in which she marked the two-year anniversary of the mammoth jaunt starting in Glendale, Arizona, on March 17, 2023.
Swift admitted the global trek – which broke the record as the highest-grossing tour of all time and spanned 149 shows in 51 cities – was “the most challenging thing” she’s ever done.
She began: "I really can’t tell you how much this means to me because I accept this on behalf of all my tour mates, my band, everyone who toured with us, our crew."
Swift continued: "People often say that sometimes the greatest challenges in life end up being something that you are so proud of or end up being the most gratifying feeling in the end if you can rise to the occasion. And this tour was absolutely the most challenging thing I’ve ever done in my life."
The 'Fortnight' hitmaker insisted it wouldn’t have been possible for her to "take on those challenges" without the support of her Swifties.
She said: "It’s a three-and-a-half-hour show, more shows than I’ve ever done on a tour and it really was the most gratifying thing I’ve ever done. I think about that tour constantly. I’m so proud of it.
"And the only reason I was able to take on those challenges, among others, the ambition of the production, the length of the show, the amount of shows in all the different countries we played in, that’s all because of the fans."
Thanking her fans, she concluded: "You had the passion and the generosity to care about travelling to see us on tour in all these places all over the world.
"It blows my mind.
"I’m never gonna stop being grateful for it. And I appreciate it more than you know."
In the fan-voted categories, Swift won Favourite Surprise Guest for bringing out her Kansas City Chiefs player boyfriend Travis Kelce at Wembley Stadium.
The sportsman was dressed in a tuxedo as part of a sketch in between songs that saw Swift pretend to swoon before he lifted her to a couch.
The 'Shake It Off’ hitmaker also won Favourite Tour Tradition for her surprise songs.
Meanwhile, SZA made history by becoming the first artist to win the R'n'B Artist of the Year prize three times, having previously collected the accolade in 2023 and 2024.
Billie Eilish's 'Hit Me Hard And Soft' was crowned Album of the Year.
Lady Gaga received the Innovator Award and Mariah Carey was presented with the Icon Award.
Lastly, Nelly received the iHeartRadio Landmark Award.
LL Cool J hosted proceedings and there were performances from the likes of Bad Bunny, Billie Eilish, GloRilla, Gracie Abrams, Kenny Chesney, Muni Long, Nelly and more.
An abridged list of the winners:
Artist of the Year
Taylor Swift
Album of the Year
Hit Me Hard And Soft — Billie Eilish
Album of the Year (Pop)
The Tortured Poets Department — Taylor Swift
Album of the Year (Hip-Hop)
We Don’t Trust You — Future and Metro Boomin
Album of the Year (Country)
F-1 Trillion — Post Malone
Album of the Year (Alternative)
Clancy — Twenty One Pilots
Album of the Year (Rock)
From Zero — Linkin Park
Album of the Year (R'n'B)
Coming Home — Usher
Album of the Year (Dance)
Brat — Charli XCX
Album of the Year (Latin/Urban Album of the year)
Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran — Shakira
Song of the Year
Beautiful Things- Benson Boone
Best Collaboration
Die With a Smile – Lady Gaga and Bruno Mars
Producer of the Year
Julian Bunetta
Songwriter of the Year
Amy Allen
Pop Song of the Year
“Espresso” – Sabrina Carpenter
Pop Artist of the Year
Sabrina Carpenter
Best New Artist (Pop)
Teddy Swims
Country Song of the Year
“I Had Some Help”- Post Malone featuring Morgan Wallen
Country Artist of the Year
Jelly Roll
Best New Artist (Country)
Shaboozey
Hip-Hop Song of the Year
“Not Like Us” – Kendrick Lamar
Hip-Hop Artist of the Year
GloRilla
Best New Artist (Hip-Hop)
BossMan Dlow
R'n'B Song of the Year
“Made for Me” – Muni Long
R'n'B Artist of the Year
SZA
Alternative Song of the Year
"Too Sweet" – Hozier
Alternative Artist of the Year
Green Day
Best New Artist (Alt and Rock)
Fontaines D.C.
Rock Song of the Year
“A Symptom of Being Human” – Shinedown
Rock Artist of the Year
Shinedown
Dance Song of the Year
“360” – Charli xcx
Dance Artist of the Year
David Guetta
K-pop Artist of the Year
ATEEZ
K-pop Song of the Year
"Who" – Jimin
Breakthrough Artist of the Year
Gracie Abrams
World Artist of the Year
Tyla
Favorite Surprise Guest
Taylor Swift bringing out Travis Kelce
Favorite Tour Tradition
Taylor Swift – Surprise songs
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Karlie Kloss is pregnant.
The 33-year-old model – who already has Levi, four, and 19-month-old Elijah with husband Joshua Kushner – took to Instagram to show off some photos of her growing baby bump, as well as pictures of her sons.
She captioned the post: "Three’s a party (sic)"
And Karlie admitted she is "incredibly grateful" to be expecting again.
She told Vogue.com: “Family is everything to me. Josh and I are incredibly grateful for this blessing.”
Karlie previously admitted that motherhood has changed her entire outlook on life.
The model described motherhood as a "profound experience" and confessed that she had "no idea" what to expect before she became a mom for the first time.
The catwalk star – who has been married to Joshua since 2018 – said on the 'Today' show: "I just had this moment of like, ‘Wow, every woman who has a child, every parent goes through this'. It's just the most profound experience that I had no idea until having a kid."
Karlie also revealed that motherhood has made her much more "efficient" and time-conscious, as her children are now her number one priority in life.
The model explained that she's "actually on time everywhere now".
She shared: "Priorities change. Everything changes. I think the last few years have changed us as well. I have become, first of all, so much more efficient with my time. I'm actually on time everywhere now."
The Estee Lauder spokesmodel shared her second pregnancy news at the 2023 Met Gala just weeks before she was due to give birth and previously admitted the reveal of her bump was "really special".
She said: “I felt kind of vulnerable. I was eight months pregnant here and I had somehow kept my pregnancy a secret.
“To actually see my friends and share this exciting, good news in person – and be able to see their reactions – was really special.”
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Youngbloods frontman Jesse Colin Young has died at the age of 83.
The music star and social activist – whose real name was Perry Miller – passed away on Sunday (16.03.25) surrounded by family at home in South Carolina.
A statement from his publicity team read: "It is with deep sadness that we announce music legend Jesse Colin Young, who left a unique mark on the intersecting worlds of folk, blues, jazz, country, and rock and roll, died in his home in Aiken, South Carolina yesterday afternoon."
No cause of death was given.
The singer found fame as the lead vocalist and bassist of the '60s folk-rock group Youngbloods, who are best known for 1967 cover of 'Get Together', which became a symbol of peace and unity.
The song was originally penned by Chet Powers (also known as Dino Valenti) in the early ‘60s.
Upon its release, it failed to set the charts alight and peaked at No. 62 on the Billboard Hot 100.
However, it was re-released two years later and after it featured in a public service announcement promoting brotherhood by the National Conference of Christians and Jews, it made it all the way to No. 5.
Before forming The Youngbloods, Young released solo records, including 1964's 'The Soul of a City Boy' (1964) and 1965's 'Young Blood'.
The group went their separate ways in 1972, however, Young continued to release solo albums.
He was diagnosed with chronic autoimmune condition Lyme Disease in 2012 and subsequently retired from music. However, he began performing again in 2016 with his son Tristan and released the album 'Dreamers' in 2019.
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Nickelback will play their first concert on Vancouver Island in 20 years this summer — one that has the potential to set an attendance record in the region.
The veteran Vancouver group, which is among the bestselling rock acts of all-time, is appearing at the newly named Laketown Amphitheatre in Lake Cowichan on Aug. 9. Nickelback has not performed on Vancouver Island since Aug. 19-20, 2005, when the How You Remind Me and Photograph hitmakers played two shows at the Save-on-Foods Memorial Centre in Victoria.
At the site near Youbou known as Laketown Ranch Music and Recreation Park, the summer concert will have a capacity of 15,000, according to organizers Wideglide Entertainment, which owns and operates the property. In the event of a sellout, Nickelback would set the record for the largest paid concert attendance in Vancouver Island concert history, breaking the 2018 record of 13,500 attendees set by Eric Church at Sunfest.
Mike Hann of Wideglide Entertainment said the band is aware of the potential for a record-setting performance and is aiming to wow audiences. “The production values Nickelback are bringing to the stage will be more than any other concert ever held at our site. It will be a level up, production-wise.”
The concert, Hann said, is part of a new vision for the venue. The Duncan-based live event company announced in January it was rebranding the 260-acre site and moving in a direction that pairs the annual Sunfest country music festival (which runs July 31-Aug. 3 this year) with larger one-off events. The timing could not have been better for the switch, Hann said. “We’re not reinventing the wheel. There are permanent venues across North American doing the exact same thing. But we are playing to our strengths. This is an example of why we made that change.”
Opening acts for the Nickelback concert on Aug. 9 are the Glorious Sons and Sam Roberts Band, with a kick-off party headlined by Campbell River resident Garret T. Willie on the site’s Flats Stage set for Aug. 8.
Nickelback (originally from tiny Hanna, Alberta) has been maligned for its radio-friendly and ballad-heavy output in recent years, though the band remains a sales and streaming juggernaut, with over 50 million records sold during its career, more than four billion views on YouTube and more than 10 billion streams on platforms such as Spotify, in addition to nominations for six Grammy Award nominations and 40 Juno Awards, of which they’ve won 13.
The band enjoyed a rebirth of sorts with the 2023 documentary, Hate to Love: Nickelback, which appeared to shift the public perception of singer-guitarist Chad Kroeger, drummer Daniel Adair, bassist Mike Kroeger, and guitarist-singer Ryan Peake.
The band cut its teeth in small bars on Vancouver Island starting in 1996, shortly after their formation. A pair of Nickelback concerts at the former Memorial Arena in 2002 were among the last ever at the Victoria venue, prior to its demolition in 2003. The band has not given a local concert since joining the ranks of the top concert draws in North America.
“Nickelback was asking why they hadn’t played the Island is 20 years,” Hann said. “They were expressing a curiosity and desire to get back on the Island, because a big part of their origin story was playing out here.”
Tickets and camping passes go on sale Friday, March 21, at 9 a.m. through laketownamphitheatre.com.
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A New Mexico court granted a temporary restraining order Monday against the release of certain records related to the investigation into the recent deaths of actor Gene Hackman and his wife, Betsy Arakawa.
The order is in response to a request by Julia Peters, a representative for the couple's estate. She urged in a motion filed last week that the court seal records in the case to protect the family’s right to privacy in grief under the 14th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.
Peters emphasized the possibly shocking nature of photographs and video in the investigation and potential for their dissemination by media.
A hearing has been scheduled for later this month to argue the merits of the request. For now, the Santa Fe County Sheriff's Office and the state Office of the Medical Investigator cannot release photographs and videos showing the couple’s bodies or the interior of their home, autopsy reports or death investigation reports.
Hackman and Arakawa were found dead in their Santa Fe home in late February. Authorities have confirmed that Hackman died of heart disease with complications from Alzheimer’s disease about a week after hantavirus pulmonary syndrome — a rare, rodent-borne disease — took the life of his wife.
The request to seal the records notes that the couple placed “a significant value on their privacy and took affirmative vigilant steps” to safeguard their privacy over their lifetime, including after they moved to Santa Fe and Hackman retired. The state capital is known as a refuge for celebrities, artists and authors.
“The personal representative seeks to continue to preserve the privacy of the Hackmans following their tragic death and support the family's constitutional right to remembrance and desire to grieve in peace,” the document states.
New Mexico’s open records law blocks public access to sensitive images, including depictions of people who are deceased. Experts also say that some medical information is not considered public record under the state Inspection of Public Records Act.
Still, the bulk of death investigations by law enforcement and autopsy reports by medical investigators are typically considered public records under state law in the spirit of ensuring government transparency and accountability.
Privacy likely will play a role as well as the couple's estate gets settled. According to probate court documents filed earlier this month, Hackman signed an updated will in 2005 leaving his estate to his wife while the will she signed that same year directed her estate to him in the event of her death. With both of them dying, management of the estate is in the hands of Peters, a Santa Fe-based attorney and trust manager.
A request is pending to appoint a trustee who can administer assets in two trusts associated with the estate. Without trust documents being made public, it's unclear who the beneficiaries are and how the assets will be divided.
Attorneys who specialize in estate planning in New Mexico say it's possible more details could come out if there were any legal disputes over the assets. Even then, they said, the parties likely would ask the court to seal the documents to maintain privacy.
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Neill Blomkamp is set to direct and write a new adaptation of ‘Starship Troopers’.
The director, known for District 9 and Chappie, has been tapped by Sony’s Columbia Pictures for the project, according to Variety.
It added the project will take its inspiration from the original 1959 sci-fi novel of the same title by Robert A. Heinlein, rather than Paul Verhoeven’s 1997 satirical adaptation of the book.
It will mark a return to high-concept science fiction for Neill, 44, who has built his career on blending social commentary with action-heavy storytelling.
The project also reunites him with producer and longtime collaborator Terri Tatchell, 46. Sony, which previously worked with Neill on ‘Gran Turismo’.
It has not yet revealed casting or production timelines, Variety reported.
While plot details remain under wraps, the film is expected to lean into writer Robert’s militaristic themes rather than Paul Verhoeven’s satirical approach.
The original novel follows Johnny Rico, a soldier in the mobile Infantry, as he rises through the ranks in humanity’s war against an insectoid alien species known as the Arachnids.
Neil first gained prominence with ‘District 9’, a politically charged sci-fi drama about alien refugees in South Africa, which earned four Academy Award nominations, including best picture and best adapted screenplay.
He later directed ‘Elysium’, starring Matt Damon, and ‘Chappie’, featuring members of the South African rap-rave group Die Antwoord.
Sony’s first adaptation of ‘Starship Troopers’, released in 1997 under its TriStar Pictures banner, was a box office disappointment despite its $100 million budget.
Starring Casper Van Dien, Denise Richards and Neil Patrick Harris, the film grossed $121 million worldwide but later developed a cult following for its over-the-top violence and satirical take on militarism.
The film’s home media success led to several lower-budget sequels, including ‘Starship Troopers 2: Hero of the Federation’ from 2004 and ‘Starship Troopers 3: Marauder’ (2008), as well as animated features ‘Starship Troopers: Invasion’ (2012) and ‘Starship Troopers: Traitor of Mars’ (2017.)
Reports of a reboot have circulated for over a decade, but Neill’s involvement signals a significant step forward for the project, industry insiders say.
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Conan O'Brien is returning to host the Oscars again next year.
The 61-year-old comic proved to be a hit when he took the reins of the Academy Awards for the first time earlier this month
and now ceremony organisers have confirmed he will be back in 2026.
And Conan joked he only agreed to return so he could hear the rest of 'The Brutalist' star Adrien Brody's speech after the Best Actor winner was forced to cut it short after speaking for a record-breaking five minutes and 40 seconds.
He quipped: “The only reason I’m hosting the Oscars next year is that I want to hear Adrien Brody finish his speech.”
As well as Conan, executive producers Raj Kapoor and Katy Mullan will be involved for a third time, and Jeff Ross and Mike Sweeney will produce once again.
Academy CEO Bill Kramer and outcoming president Janet Yang said in a statement: “We are thrilled to bring back Conan, Raj, Katy, Jeff and Mike for the 98th Oscar.
"This year, they produced a hugely entertaining and visually stunning show that celebrated our nominees and the global film community in the most beautiful and impactful way.
"Conan was the perfect host — skillfully guiding us through the evening with humour, warmth and reverence. It is an honour to be working with them again.”
Conan recently revealed Academy bosses intervened over one of his planned sketches because of their strict rules about the Oscar statue's image.
Speaking on his 'Conan Needs a Friend' podcast, he said: “They’re very serious about certain things. There was a giant Oscar statue, and I shot something with it. It was really fun.”
He explained an idea that would have seen him and the statue sharing an apartment as a warring couple but it was quickly quashed.
He said: “We’re fighting about things couples fight about. At one point, I thought, oh, this would be really great if the Oscar was just on the couch.
"Let’s lay it on a really big couch. And I’ll be vacuuming and say, ‘Could you at least lift your feet or could you at least get up and help load the dishwasher?’
"We wanted to do it, and they just said, ‘No, no, no, that can’t happen.'
“One of the people from the Academy came forward and said, ‘Oscar can never be horizontal.'
"And that blew my mind. Like, wow, this is like the thigh bone of St. Peter. This is a religious icon.”
Conan and his Oscars head writer Mike Sweeney were also keen to put an apron on the 9ft statue to depict it as a housewife.
However, the Academy told them: “No clothing on Oscar. Oscar is always naked.”
Conan noted: "I don't fault them, it's just this is what they do. The Oscar, the image of Oscar, is very important to them."
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Kim Kardashian is reportedly considering changing her custody agreement with ex-husband Kanye West after he released a song featuring their eldest daughter, North West, without her approval.
According to TMZ, Kardashian, 44, is seriously debating taking West, 47 — who now goes by Ye — to court to request a judge strip him of joint legal custody.
The former couple, who married in 2014, settled their divorce in 2022, agreeing to joint physical and legal custody of their four children: North, 11, Saint, 9, Chicago, 7, and five-year-old Psalm.
Physical custody is reportedly not an issue, as Kanye rarely sees his children, and Kim still wants them to have a good relationship with their father.
However, decision-making regarding the children has become a point of contention, TMZ’s report said.
The former couple’s divorce agreement states they must attend a private hearing with a judge if conflicts arise regarding their children.
Kim requested an emergency hearing with their lawyers, a mediator, and a judge after learning Kanye planned to release a song featuring North and rapper Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs.
Although Kanye skipped the meeting, he reportedly agreed not to release the track, titled ‘Lonely Roads Still Go to Sunshine’.
However, the rapper released the song on X the following day, declaring men “make the final decision”. He also shared a text exchange with Kim, in which she opposed their daughter’s involvement with Combs, who is currently facing legal issues.
Kim apparently texted Kanye: “I asked you at the time if I can trademark her name. You said yes. When she’s 18, it goes to her. So stop.
“I sent paperwork over so she wouldn’t be in the Diddy song to protect her.”
Kanye responded by asking Kim to “amend” the legal papers or risk “going to war”.
He added: “And neither of us will recover from the public fallout. You’re going to have to kill me.”
Kanye later posted a lengthy rant on X, accusing the “Kardashian mob” of restricting his parental rights and likening their custody arrangement to “visitation” in “jail”.
An insider told Page Six: “Kim’s priority is the well-being and safety of her children and to protect them from being around Kanye’s controversial behaviour.”
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The new season of American competition show “Top Chef” is set in Canada, and judge Gail Simmons says the timing “couldn’t have been better.”
It’s the first time the culinary showdown series ventures to the Great White North, arriving amid a simmering Canada-U.S. trade war.
Simmons believes it’s an opportunity to unite food lovers on both sides of the border and give Americans a deeper appreciation of Canada.
“I think we'll actually teach our neighbours to the south just how beautiful this place is, how friendly and welcoming it is — and also that having good neighbours is important,” said the Toronto native Friday during a media event in her hometown, deliberately rocking in a denim-on-denim Canadian tuxedo for the occasion.
“Top Chef: Destination Canada” kicked off last week on Bravo and will see chefs bring the heat to various Canadian cities, including Toronto, Montreal and Calgary. Along the way, it will feature Canadian dishes, landscapes and guest judges like Michael Cera.
It premiered days after President Donald Trump slapped 25 per cent tariffs on Canadian steel and aluminum. Canada countered with tariffs on $30 billion worth of U.S. goods. Meanwhile, Trump has made continuous calls for Canada to become a U.S. state, which “doesn’t make any sense,” said Simmons, who has been a judge on the series since 2006 and now lives in New York.
While the cross-border tension has prompted calls within Canada to boycott American goods and culture, Simmons isn’t worried about a similar sentiment brewing among “Top Chef” audiences stateside.
“I don't think the majority of U.S viewers are apprehensive about Canada. I think that comes from a higher place that has nothing to do with most citizens,” said Simmons, adding that most Americans “don’t know that much about Canada and have never given it that much thought.”
She believes the Canada-set season is “a really positive way” to approach the relationship between both countries.
“I think most (Americans) will learn a lot, get to see a lot of Canada that has never been shown before, all through the lens of food. And food brings people together. It doesn't separate them,” she said.
The premiere episode of “Top Chef” — not to be mistaken for “Top Chef Canada,” a separate competition airing since 2011 — plunges contestants into Canada’s vast and diverse culinary scene. They are tasked with crafting dishes that highlight ingredients native to each of the country’s five regions: Pacific salmon and foraged mushrooms from the West Coast; snow crab and dulse seaweed from the Maritimes, for instance.
Nearly all this season’s contestants are from the U.S., save for one — Massimo Piedimonte, a Montreal chef and owner of Cabaret l'Enfer. Simmons said it was a chance to educate American chefs about the depth of Canadian cuisine.
“The point of ‘Top Chef’ is that (contestants) always blend their own personal histories and heritage with the place that they're in to create something new,” said Simmons, who judges along with U.S. chefs Tom Colicchio and Kristen Kish.
“It's a lot of discovery and exploration, and they always come away, no matter where we go, with a deep respect and understanding of that place.”
Simmons says her co-judges have turned to her as their unofficial Canadian tour guide, but she admits that filming the season was just as much a learning experience for her. She gained a deeper understanding of the country, particularly when it comes to First Nations and Inuit diets.
“I learned about probably seven or eight different berries that I've never seen before, that are really staples of their diet. Also learning about their traditions that go back thousands of years in the country that I grew up in, that was really beautiful and eye-opening,” said Simmons, who worked as a food journalist before joining “Top Chef” as a judge in its first season.
She also enjoyed exploring more of Toronto’s diverse culinary scene, from the rich flavours of the Filipino community to the vibrant traditions of Caribbean cuisine.
Simmons says this season concentrated on “the immigrant pathways” throughout Canada’s cities that “have really informed the way that we all eat as Canadians and how proud we are of our culture, how proud we are of just generally being Canadian.”
She says she’s gained a new appreciation for her homeland over the years.
“I wasn't particularly patriotic when I grew up here. But as soon as you leave Canada, you realize that there's kind of nowhere better."
"Top Chef: Destination Canada" airs Thursdays at 9 p.m. ET on Bravo in Canada and streams on Citytv+.
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Meghan, Duchess of Sussex had an "uncomfortable" moment at her yoga class.
The 43-year-old former actress – who married Prince Harry in 2018 but now lives in LA after the pair relinquished royal duties two years after tying the knot – has made friends with those who live in her area and has taken up spiritual and ascetic discipline but admitted that she was a little self-consciousThe at first because the class is so big.
She told People: "I have a couple of girlfriends up here — these are stay-at-home moms and working women with normal jobs, not in the public eye.
"We went from just connecting through our kids to having girls’ nights out or doing Pilates together.
"I go to group classes that sometimes have 40 to 50 people in them and just walk in like, ‘Hi!'Of course, at the beginning, that felt like a lot. By the way, I think anybody walking into a yoga class with 50 people when you’re one of the last people that walk in and everyone looks up, it’s going to feel a little uncomfortable!
"The other day in class, I was there by myself — sometimes I go with girlfriends, but I went by myself — and in the middle of the class they said, ‘Great, tell the person on your mat next to you that they’re doing a great job, give them a fist pump.’ And I looked over and there was someone over there, and I was like [miming a fist bump], 'Well done!’ and then I looked to the other side and there was someone else and I went, ‘Nicely done! Come on, guys!"
The former 'Suits' star – who has Prince Archie, five, as well as three-year-old Princess Lilibet with Harry – was able to "connect" with her fellow residents of Montecito and now believes that she and her family have a sense of "normalcy" in their life.
She said: "I mean, that’s part of how you connect. I love it. It’s the best. I had missed it. It’s awesome.
"Once you know us, I think you want us to have the same normalcy as parents and for our children as they do, despite however unique our situation is."
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Justin Bieber thought he was "drowning" amid the "hate" he felt after being "hurt".
The 31-year-old singer – who has been the subject of months of speculation about his physical and mental health – has shared an emotional post in which he reflected on the conflicting feelings he has expressing negative emotions because of his childhood experiences.
He shared a message on his Instagram story which read: “I was always told when I was a kid not to hate. But it made me feel like I wasn’t allowed to have it and so I didn’t tell anyone I’ve had it.
“Which made me feel like I have been drowning feeling unsafe to acknowledge it. I think we can only let hate go by first acknowledging it’s there. How couldn’t we feel hate from all of the hurt we have experienced?(sic)"
The 'Peaches' hitmaker accompanied the post with SZA's track 'I Hate U'.
Justin's social media admission came days after he told fans he felt like a "fraud" and had struggled with imposter syndrome.
He wrote on Instagram: “People told me my whole life, ‘Wow, Justin, you deserve that’. And I personally have always felt unworthy, like I was a fraud, like when people told me I deserve something.
“It made me feel sneaky, like, damn, if they only knew my thoughts. How judgmental I am, how selfish I really am… they wouldn’t be saying this.
“I say all this to say, if you feel sneaky, welcome to the club. I definitely feel unequipped and unqualified most days.”
Last month, the 'Baby' singer's representative slammed speculation about the star's health and insisted rumours Justin – who has seven-month-old son Jack Blues with wife Hailey Bieber – had been using hard drugs were "absolutely not true".
The spokesperson added to TMZ: "[The last year has been] very transformative for him as he ended several close friendships and business relationships that no longer served him."
Of the stories about his health, they added: "[It's] exhausting and pitiful and shows that despite the obvious truth, people are committed to keeping negative, salacious, harmful narratives alive."
And recently, Justin declared it's "time to grow up" in a cryptic post in which he admitted he is "not good" at following rules but he's determined to embrace a "life of love" as he follows his Christian faith.
He wrote on Instagram: "It's time to grow up. Changing is about letting go! Not trying harder! Are you tired of trying to follow all of the rules in hopes to get the results you crave? I’ve found love to be more powerful than rules.”
He added: "I tried to follow the rules. I’m not good at it. But u don't need to follow rules to enter into a life of love. U just receive so enter love living! God always grants us love! It's one of his promises! Upon receiving God's love! U start to change and start following love.(sic)"
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