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Katy Perry's massive AFL payday revealed

<p>Katy Perry is reportedly set to take home a huge sum for her AFL grand final performance at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on Saturday. </p> <p>The AFL secured the <em>Wide Awake </em>singer as their headline pre-game entertainment act in July. </p> <p>Since then, there have been rumours of disagreements between Katy's team and organisers on the set list, but the pop star is still set to be paid $1 million for each song she performs. </p> <p>According to <em>The Herald Sun</em>, Katy will be paid $5 million for the event, as she will perform five songs on the night. She is also set to share the stage briefly with an Aussie female pop star, that is yet to be named, but is someone she "looks up to". </p> <p>During an appearance on Channel 10's <em>The Project</em>, Katy hinted that the mystery guest is a Scorpio, which could point to Delta Goodrem or Tina Arena. </p> <p>“She’s a Scorpio, that’s another hint for your digging,” she said when probed by<em> The Project</em> host Sarah Harris. </p> <p>Perry reportedly only recently settled the drama about which five songs she'll be performing according to footy journalist Tom Morris. </p> <p>Morris told <em>SEN Breakfast</em> on Monday that the AFL requested that she performed her popular hits from her older albums, but Katy's team was reported to have pushed back, as they wanted to perform two new songs from her comeback album <em>143</em>. </p> <p>They eventually reached an agreement for Katy to perform just one new song.</p> <p><em>Image: The Project</em></p>

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Major shake-up to Sunrise panel

<p>The <em>Sunrise</em> panel had a major shake-up for their Monday morning program, with a peppy newcomer taking the reins.</p> <p>At the beginning of the week, veteran sports reporter Mark Beretta was notably absent, with Katie Brown stepping in to fill his shoes. </p> <p>The reporter, who is considered to be a rising star of the breakfast show, shocked viewers by filling in for Beretta with unbridled enthusiasm. </p> <p data-t="{&quot;n&quot;:&quot;blueLinks&quot;}">Katie, who only recently scored an interview with Crown Princess Mary on her trip to Australia, was gleeful as she sat among the network stars. </p> <p data-t="{&quot;n&quot;:&quot;blueLinks&quot;}">"Got to sit with the big kids today, even got to wear my favourite colour," she wrote on Instagram, sharing a number of behind the scenes photos from the <em>Sunrise</em> studio.</p> <p data-t="{&quot;n&quot;:&quot;blueLinks&quot;}">She later posted to Instagram Stories to show her preparation for the show. </p> <p data-t="{&quot;n&quot;:&quot;blueLinks&quot;}">"Happy Monday! Filling in for Beretts today on the desk," she wrote, sharing a sneak peak of the morning's script. </p> <p data-t="{&quot;n&quot;:&quot;blueLinks&quot;}">Katie did not share how long Beretta would be away from the desk, although he is expected to return later this week after spending the weekend at a charity event in Brisbane. </p> <p data-t="{&quot;n&quot;:&quot;blueLinks&quot;}">She was showered with praise for taking on the role with even Mark approving of his young protégé's efforts. </p> <p data-t="{&quot;n&quot;:&quot;blueLinks&quot;}">"Great job KB!!!" Mark commented on the photos, while cricket star Holly Ferling added, "What a weapon."</p> <p data-t="{&quot;n&quot;:&quot;blueLinks&quot;}">Beretta's absence comes after Kochie was missing from the panel in April, further fuelling rumours about his retirement. </p> <p data-t="{&quot;n&quot;:&quot;blueLinks&quot;}"><em>Image credits: Instagram</em></p>

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Aussie designer wins lawsuit against Katy Perry

<p dir="ltr">One of Katy Perry’s companies has been found guilty of infringing the trademark of a Sydney fashion designer.</p> <p dir="ltr">Katie Jane Taylor has designed and sold her own line of clothing under her label ‘Katie Perry’ since 2008.</p> <p dir="ltr">While the pop superstar Perry, born Katheryn Hudson, initially fought the Australian registration of the Katie Perry brand, she later withdrew it. </p> <p dir="ltr">Taylor sued the singer for infringement in the Federal Court in 2019, more than a decade after the <em>Firework</em> singer started selling her own brand of merchandise, including clothing, under her stage name. </p> <p dir="ltr">“This is a tale of two women, two teenage dreams and one name,” Justice Brigitte Markovic wrote in a judgement published on April 29 2023.</p> <p dir="ltr">Judge Markovic found Hudson had infringed the mark on Twitter ahead of one of her Australian tours in 2014.</p> <p dir="ltr">Despite the infringement, the judge concluded that the singer did not owe any compensation to the designer as she had used the trademark in “good faith”.</p> <p dir="ltr">One of the singer’s other businesses Kitty Purry however is liable for damages because of the sale of clothing during her 2014 tour. </p> <p dir="ltr">A bid by the star and her companies to cancel the Katy Perry trademark was dismissed by the Federal Court.</p> <p dir="ltr">Markovic is yet to determine the amount of damages owed by Kitty Purry. </p> <p><span id="docs-internal-guid-6c0faee1-7fff-5497-933e-14ee948d4dac"></span></p> <p dir="ltr"><em>Image credit: Getty</em></p>

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”Life begins again”: Neighbours actress shares incredible news

<p>Former Neighbours actress Katie Keltie, who played Michelle Scully on the beloved soap has announced she is now “cancer free”, just months after it was revealed she had stage four breast cancer.</p> <p>The star’s diagnosis was <a href="https://www.oversixty.com.au/health/caring/fight-of-her-life-neighbours-star-s-devastating-diagnosis" target="_blank" rel="noopener">shared in November 2022 </a>when her friend Ebonie Gilbert created a GoFundMe page to help raise $25,000 to cover medical costs for the actress' “extremely aggressive” cancer.</p> <p>The page raised more than $37,000 for Keltie and has since been taken down.</p> <p>The last post on the fundraiser was an update posted by the actress, claiming she was “cancer free”.</p> <p>“I recently received results of my latest scan and was told that there had been a complete metabolic response to diseased areas,” she told the <em>Daily Mail</em>.</p> <p>“In other words, it seems I am cancer free.</p> <p>“The last six months have been the most challenging time I have ever experienced to say the least.</p> <p>“The diagnosis completely turned my world upside down and it’s something I hope to never go through again.</p> <p>“I couldn’t have done it without each and every one of you.</p> <p>“Your support played a huge part in my navigating this horrible time.</p> <p>“It will forever be something I remember and am truly grateful for.”</p> <p>In her message, the actress thanked the “amazing team” at the Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre in Melbourne as well as her “beautiful family and friends”.</p> <p>“The nature of my cancer, having travelled through the blood stream, means that I will receive monthly infusions indefinitely, with no side effects,” she said.</p> <p>“Surgery is also off the table at this point.</p> <p>“Life begins again.”</p> <p>Speaking to the <em>Daily Mail</em>, the actress’ uncle Michael Keltie said, “When she went back with her mother and father, the doctor said, ‘It’s gone – it’s completely gone’.”</p> <p>“They didn’t know what they were hearing when they were told.</p> <p>“They said, ‘What do you mean, it’s gone?’ He said, ‘It’s completely gone’.</p> <p>“So that is a really positive story what happened with Kate.”</p> <p><em>Image credits: Getty/GoFundMe</em></p>

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Kate and Will respond to haters with unseen snap of Louis

<p>The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge have shared several very special behind-the-scenes moments from the Queen's Platinum Jubilee, including a new, previously unseen photo of Prince Louis.</p> <p>News that Prince William and Kate attended a street party during the Jubilee extravaganza has also emerged.</p> <p>Sharing 10 previously unseen photos on their social media accounts, Prince William and Kate said they "all had an incredible time, especially Louis…"</p> <p>The 'two eyes' emoji was included, jokingly used to show moments that have created quite a lot of drama among worldwide viewers of the celebrations.</p> <p>The adorable four-year-old stole the show during the Platinum Pageant on Sunday when he was seen putting his hand over his mother's mouth, blowing raspberries at her and pulling his cousin's hair, before running over to his grandfather Prince Charles and sitting on his lap.</p> <p>On Thursday Prince Louis made a series of funny faces while on the balcony of Buckingham Palace during Trooping the Colour, covering his ears and squealing during the roar of the aircraft flying past.</p> <p>Fans were quick to show their support with comments on the royal pair's most recent post, exclaiming how adorable the Prince looked and how he truly stole the show and was just being his best self.</p> <p><img src="https://oversixtydev.blob.core.windows.net/media/2022/06/Comments1.jpg" alt="" width="793" height="327" /></p> <p><img src="https://oversixtydev.blob.core.windows.net/media/2022/06/Comments-2.jpg" alt="" width="877" height="453" /></p> <p>Prince William and Kate shared a black and white photo showing Louis, dressed in his sailor suit, making his way to the balcony before Trooping with his father.</p> <p>Three of the photos show the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge meeting members of the public at the St Helen's Church Jubilee Big Lunch in North Kensington.</p> <blockquote class="instagram-media" style="background: #FFF; 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Katie Price opens up after “unprovoked” attack in home

<p>British personality Katie Price has admitted how shocked she is after being assaulted “unprovoked” in her home.</p> <p>Price, 43, was taken to hospital in the early hours of the morning following the alleged attack and is reportedly “devastated” by the incident.</p> <p>A man in his 30’s has been taken into custody.</p> <p>Katie claims she ran to her eldest son, Harvey’s house, after she was “punched” in her home.</p> <p><img style="width: 500px; height: 281.25px;" src="https://oversixtydev.blob.core.windows.net/media/7843380/katie-price-1.jpg" alt="" data-udi="umb://media/94732c33a5d04b7494faacbfca0acd0e" /></p> <p><em>Katie Price with her son, Harvey, who is 19. Image: Instagram</em></p> <p>“I’ve got a big bruise, my face is all puffy, and I went to hospital. I’m still all dazed. I’m devastated. I’ve told police that I was assaulted, and am in shock that this happened,” Price admitted to The Sun.</p> <p>“I ran away after being punched. I ran to Harvey’s house nearby and have now done damage to my feet, which I previously injured.</p> <p>“The fight was unprovoked. I was just sitting there watching telly when the assault happened.</p> <p>“I can’t say any more.”</p> <p>Essex police said in a statement: “We were called by colleagues in the ambulance service to reports of an assault shortly after 1.30 am this morning, Monday 23 August.</p> <p>“We arrived and found a woman had sustained a facial injury which required hospital treatment.</p> <p>“In a further statement, Essex police added: “Our investigations are continuing at the scene today.”</p>

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"Cannot silence the truth": Katie Hopkins fires one last parting shot

<div class="post_body_wrapper"> <div class="post-body-container"> <div class="post_body"> <div class="body_text redactor-styles redactor-in"> <p>British media personality Katie Hopkins has spoken out about being deported from Australia after boasting she was breaking quarantine rules on Instagram.</p> <p>Hopkins took to Instagram with a selfie writing, “See you in the morning, my lovelies. You may “deport” the Hopkins. But you cannot silence the truth. We will fight to TAKE BACK our freedoms.”</p> <p>However, this selfie appears to have been deleted at the time of writing and replaced with a different picture that describes how to survive a "media sh*tstorm".</p> <blockquote style="background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 540px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);" class="instagram-media" data-instgrm-captioned="" data-instgrm-permalink="https://www.instagram.com/p/CRg0IDHtRDT/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading" data-instgrm-version="13"> <div style="padding: 16px;"> <div style="display: flex; flex-direction: row; align-items: center;"> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 40px; margin-right: 14px; width: 40px;"></div> <div style="display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center;"> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 100px;"></div> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 60px;"></div> </div> </div> <div style="padding: 19% 0;"></div> <div style="display: block; height: 50px; margin: 0 auto 12px; width: 50px;"></div> <div style="padding-top: 8px;"> <div style="color: #3897f0; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 550; line-height: 18px;">View this post on Instagram</div> </div> <p style="color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;"><a style="color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none;" rel="noopener" href="https://www.instagram.com/p/CRg0IDHtRDT/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading" target="_blank">A post shared by Katie Hopkins (@_katie_hopkins_)</a></p> </div> </blockquote> <p>It has rules, which include “Don’t read stuff about yourself. That’s just weird. You were there, you know what went down. It is unlikely the word ‘flouting’ was involved.”</p> <p>Her visa was cancelled on Monday after she was fined $1,000 by NSW Police for failing to wear a mask on Sunday as she was "taunting" hotel guards by answering her hotel door naked without a face mask.</p> <p>“NSW Police assisted Australian Border Force with the transfer of the woman to Sydney International Airport this afternoon (Monday 19 July 2021), following the cancellation of her visa, departing to the United Kingdom,” a statement said.</p> <p>Hopkins arrived in the country on a "critical skills" visa, which has angered many with loved ones who are stranded overseas and unable to get back into Australia.</p> <p>Home Affairs Minister Karen Andrews released a statement about Hopkins statements, where she likened COVID-19 to the flu and compared migrants to cockroaches.</p> <blockquote style="background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 540px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);" class="instagram-media" data-instgrm-captioned="" data-instgrm-permalink="https://www.instagram.com/tv/CRXPMx7HkZq/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading" data-instgrm-version="13"> <div style="padding: 16px;"> <div style="display: flex; flex-direction: row; align-items: center;"> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 40px; margin-right: 14px; width: 40px;"></div> <div style="display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center;"> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 100px;"></div> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 60px;"></div> </div> </div> <div style="padding: 19% 0;"></div> <div style="display: block; height: 50px; margin: 0 auto 12px; width: 50px;"></div> <div style="padding-top: 8px;"> <div style="color: #3897f0; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 550; line-height: 18px;">View this post on Instagram</div> </div> <p style="color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;"><a style="color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none;" rel="noopener" href="https://www.instagram.com/tv/CRXPMx7HkZq/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading" target="_blank">A post shared by Katie Hopkins (@_katie_hopkins_)</a></p> </div> </blockquote> <p>“It is despicable that anyone would behave in such a way that puts our health officials and community at risk,” Andrews said.</p> <p>“The Morrison Government will always act swiftly to protect the health and safety of the Australian community.</p> <p>“All visa holders must abide by the health directions issued by our health officials – we won’t tolerate those who don’t. There’s no place in Australia for visa holders who would deliberately endanger others.</p> <p>“Entry to Australia brings responsibilities and the community rightly expects better. Those who don’t live up to the standards can expect to have their visas cancelled and to be removed.”</p> <p>Surprisingly, the video that caused Hopkins to be removed from Australia is still up on Instagram.</p> </div> </div> </div> </div>

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“Appalling” act sees British commentator booted from Australia

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Far-right British commentator Katie Hopkins will be deported from Australia, following thousands of people signing a petition calling for her departure.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">After it was revealed Hopkins was flown to Australia last week to take part in </span><span style="font-weight: 400;">Celebrity Big Brother Australia</span><span style="font-weight: 400;">, a wave of online hatred and calls to remove her from the programme have been aimed at Channel 7.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">However, a video she uploaded to her social media profile over the weekend has intensified the calls and prompted an investigation into whether her visa was still valid.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">In the now-deleted video, Hopkins admitted to deliberately undermining hotel quarantine rules.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“The police officer who checked me in told me when they knock on my door I have to wait 30 seconds ‘til I can open the door [to receive food],” she said in the Instagram Live video.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“Then I can open the door but only if I wear a face mask.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“[To] frighten the s**t out of them and do it naked with no face mask. What I want is the sergeant in the foyer to come up and tell me off so that I can stand there naked while he tells me off.”</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">In another video, Hopkins calls the lockdowns the “greatest hoax in human history”.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The clip attracted widespread criticism from government and opposition politicians, as well as Aussies still suck overseas who questioned how she was able to score a spot in hotel quarantine in Sydney.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The controversy also resulted in Channel 7 dropping her from the show, which they confirmed in a statement.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“Seven Network and Endemol Shine Australia confirm that Katie Hopkins is not part of Big Brother VIP. Seven and Endemol Shine strongly condemn her irresponsible and reckless comments in hotel quarantine,” the network said.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">A </span><a rel="noopener" href="https://www.change.org/p/sendhopkinshome-don-t-let-katie-hopkins-stay-in-australia" target="_blank"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Change.org petition</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> calling for her departure from the country has also been started, and has received more than 31,000 signatures.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Home Affairs Minister Karen Andrews ordered an urgent review of Hopkin’s visa to determine whether her stunt breached visa conditions.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Ms Andrews has since revealed Hopkins’ visa had been cancelled.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“We will be getting her out of the country as soon as we can arrange that,” she told </span><span style="font-weight: 400;">ABC News Breakfast</span><span style="font-weight: 400;">.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Despite being granted a visa based on potential benefit to the economy, Ms Andrews described Hopkins’ act as “despicable”.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“I’m with you, it’s appalling this individual behaved the way she did,” she said.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“All visa holders must abide by the health directions issued by our health officials - we won’t tolerate those who don’t.”</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Hopkins hasn’t been the only source of controversy for the Channel 7 show, after the news broke that Caityln Jenner was also flying into the country to partake in the show.</span></p> <p><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">Image: Katie Hopkins / Instagram</span></em></p>

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Katie Holmes shares rare post of Suri on 15th birthday

<p>Katie Holmes has paid tribute to her daughter Suri Cruise as she celebrates her 15th birthday.</p> <p>The Hollywood starlet shared a series of black-and-white photographs with her daughter, who she shares with actor Tom Cruise.</p> <p><img style="width: 500px; height: 281.25px;" src="https://oversixtydev.blob.core.windows.net/media/7840809/katie-holmes.jpg" alt="" data-udi="umb://media/0c331dd5772949279a344db21159a45a" /></p> <p>"Happy 15th Birthday Sweetheart! I love you!!!!!!!! ❤️💕😘 I can't believe you are already 15," Holmes wrote.</p> <p><img style="width: 500px; height: 281.25px;" src="https://oversixtydev.blob.core.windows.net/media/7840807/katie-holmes-2.jpg" alt="" data-udi="umb://media/46925df50a334459889eb648db807a42" /></p> <p>Holmes, 42, and Tom, 58, welcomed Suri in 2006 — the same year they got married.</p> <p>The pair quickly divorced in 2012.</p> <p>Cruise also has two older children, Isabella, 28, and Connor, 26, whom he shares with his ex-wife Nicole Kidman.</p> <p><img style="width: 500px; height: 281.25px;" src="https://oversixtydev.blob.core.windows.net/media/7840805/katie-holmes-4.jpg" alt="" data-udi="umb://media/4e09562f7b2b4f7db9f8b3bde5a08656" /></p> <p>In March last year, Holmes revealed to<span> </span><em>InStyle</em><span> </span>that she loved moving to New York City with Suri.</p> <p>"That time was intense, It was a lot of attention, and I had a little child on top of it," Holmes said.</p> <p><img style="width: 500px; height: 281.25px;" src="https://oversixtydev.blob.core.windows.net/media/7840808/katie-holmes-1.jpg" alt="" data-udi="umb://media/0e7dbb4f2df8432d91d51954385bfad0" /></p> <p>"[Suri and I] had some funny moments out and about in public."</p> <p>"We were followed a lot when she was little. I just wanted her outside, so I would walk her around to find parks at, like, six in the morning when nobody would see us," she said.</p>

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The surprising celeb behind the Sloth on The Masked Singer revealed

<p>Tuesday’s episode of The Masked Singer saw singer Katie Noonan revealed as the Sloth.</p> <p>After taking off her mask, the acclaimed 43-year-old chanteuse left the show’s judges stunned, with none of them able to guess her identity.</p> <p>“Hey, you guys already have a season under your belt. How did you get it this wrong?!” said new judge Urzila Carlson.</p> <p>After listing her musical accomplishments, host Osher Gunsberg labelled her as “one of the greatest voices in the country”.</p> <blockquote style="background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 540px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);" class="instagram-media" data-instgrm-captioned="" data-instgrm-permalink="https://www.instagram.com/p/CEBxz9RlwvZ/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading" data-instgrm-version="12"> <div style="padding: 16px;"> <div style="display: flex; flex-direction: row; align-items: center;"> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 40px; margin-right: 14px; width: 40px;"></div> <div style="display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center;"> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 100px;"></div> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 60px;"></div> </div> </div> <div style="padding: 19% 0;"></div> <div style="display: block; height: 50px; margin: 0 auto 12px; width: 50px;"></div> <div style="padding-top: 8px;"> <div style="color: #3897f0; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 550; line-height: 18px;">View this post on Instagram</div> </div> <p style="margin: 8px 0 0 0; padding: 0 4px;"><a style="color: #000; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none; word-wrap: break-word;" rel="noopener" href="https://www.instagram.com/p/CEBxz9RlwvZ/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading" target="_blank">SPOILER ALERT: Sloth is unmasked in 3... 2... 1... #MaskedSingerAU</a></p> <p style="color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;">A post shared by <a style="color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px;" rel="noopener" href="https://www.instagram.com/themaskedsingerau/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading" target="_blank"> The Masked Singer Australia</a> (@themaskedsingerau) on Aug 18, 2020 at 3:45am PDT</p> </div> </blockquote> <p>“One hundred per cent she is! Breathe is my favourite song!” said judge Dave Hughes, who was visibly annoyed he failed to guess Katie.</p> <p>The comedian later said: “I’m so embarrassed. One of the best voices Australia’s ever produced. I listen to you all the time.”</p> <p>Even Jackie was surprised that none of them were able to guess correctly.</p> <p>“You have one of the most distinctive, most celebrated voices in the country, and you are standing in a seven-foot-tall blue furry suit on our stage,” acknowledged Jackie</p> <p>Katie revealed her decision behind her coming on the show was because it looked like “so much fun”.</p> <p>“I love the idea of getting out of my comfort zone. It's something that I've always really been into,” she continued.</p> <p>When asked how the experience of appearing on the show disguised as a Sloth compared to playing concerts around the world, Katie admitted it didn't.</p> <p>“It doesn't [compare]. To anything. Couldn't possibly compare to anything,” she laughed. </p>

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Katy Perry causes a stir in the MasterChef kitchen with raunchy comments

<p>Many dream about having someone like Katy Perry prancing around their kitchen while they whip up a weeknight meal, and that’s exactly what happened on last night’s episode of<span> </span><em>MasterChef</em>.</p> <p>The soon-to-be-mum was invited to guest judge<span> </span><em>MasterChef: Back to Win</em><span> </span>and not only did she send the contestants into a spin but was also praised by those watching at home for being “weird”, “wonderful” and “chaotic”.</p> <p>But in true Katy Perry fashion, it was her string of raunchy comments that had everyone in Australia in hysterics.</p> <p>When tasting the first dish, which was Sarah Tiong’s pork, the 35-year-old songstress told judge Jock Zonfrillo she had a sprained thumb so she couldn’t cut her own food.</p> <p>“Party in mouth. Put it in my mouth, Daddy!,” Perry said excitably.</p> <p>The racy comment was met with laughter, with fellow judge Andy Allen saying, “Can you cut mine too please Daddy?”</p> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"> <p dir="ltr">Katy Perry calling Jock ‘daddy’ has made my entire week. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/MasterChefAU?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#MasterChefAU</a></p> — Georgia Duncan (@_georgiarae) <a href="https://twitter.com/_georgiarae/status/1260882576295821312?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 14, 2020</a></blockquote> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"> <p dir="ltr">did... did katy perry just call jock... daddy? <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/MasterChefAU?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#MasterChefAU</a></p> — 𝘤𝘭𝘢𝘪𝘳𝘦 🍉 (@goldenwildfIwr) <a href="https://twitter.com/goldenwildfIwr/status/1260880781460729856?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 14, 2020</a></blockquote> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"> <p dir="ltr">Hopefully Katy Perry’s <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/MasterChefAU?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#MasterChefAU</a> legacy is not the theme song but everyone calling Jock ‘Daddy’</p> — Jess Chandra (@jesschandra) <a href="https://twitter.com/jesschandra/status/1260880967108984834?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 14, 2020</a></blockquote> <p>And that wasn’t all.</p> <p>After tasting Reece Hignell’s cake, she folded a napkin into a set of breasts.</p> <p>“You’re the tits, Reece,” she said.</p> <p>While everyone was ecstatic about Perry’s presence, Reece became completely starstruck as he struggled to focus on the cook.</p> <p>“Oh sh*t,” he said, laughing and looking down at his workspace as the star introduced herself.</p> <p>“I don’t know how to talk, I don’t know how to move, I’m just shutting down,” Hignell had told the camera, taking a deep breath.</p> <p>Poh, Reynold, Sarah, Simon and Reece were fighting for immunity as the singer entered the kitchen.</p> <p>The challenge – something “hot and cold” in honour of the show’s theme song performed by Perry.</p> <p>“Reece, the only thing is I don’t love really fishy things, so anyone that’s doing anything very fishy,” Perry tells Hignell during their brief – and giggly chat.</p> <p>“Well we’re doing cake,” he responded shyly.</p> <p>“Oh I love a cake,” Perry bellowed bizarrely.</p> <p>“Ever since I became with child, I’m definitely into it.</p> <p>“I have a serious allergy to gluten though … JK,” the cheeky songstress added to an awe-struck Reece.</p> <p>“You’re stirring very aggressively,” she teased before wandering off.</p> <p>“Katy Perry is just like a goddess, she’s just floating through the kitchen,” he later said, still in disbelief.</p> <p>According to New Idea: “She took a day out of her busy schedule to film<span> </span><em>MasterChef</em><span> </span>under a military-like veil of secrecy,” the publication’s source revealed.</p> <p>“The judges and contestants couldn’t believe their eyes when pop superstar Katy strode into the<span> </span><em>MasterChef<span> </span></em>kitchen.”</p> <p><em>MasterChef: All Stars continues Sunday night from 7.30 pm on Channel 10.</em></p>

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60 Minutes faces the fury: Karl Stefanovic’s segment on Meghan Markle sparks public pushback

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">60 Minutes Australia </span><span style="font-weight: 400;">has gotten the attention of a worldwide audience with their latest segment promo on the Duchess of Sussex. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The piece has been slammed internationally for not only honing in on Duchess Meghan’s “bad PR” but the show’s decision to interview far right British commentator Katie Hopkins. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The segment has not aired yet, however its promotional video has been the source of fury for thousands of people all over, with many labelling it as a “witch hunt” on the Duchess. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The explosive 60 second video was released on Wednesday, and promised to delve into how the Duchess of Sussex’s PR is causing a “royal crisis”. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The show captioned the highly controversial clip with: “#Megxit! How Meghan Markle lost her sparkle. From adored to insufferable in less than a year. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“What went wrong for Meghan, and how it affects hubby Harry. SUNDAY on #60Mins: Inside a Royal crisis. Can the ghost of Princess Diana save a fairytale?”</span></p> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"> <p dir="ltr"><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Megxit?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Megxit</a>! How Meghan Markle lost her sparkle. From adored to insufferable in less than a year. What went wrong for Meghan, and how it affects hubby Harry. SUNDAY on <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/60Mins?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#60Mins</a>: Inside a Royal crisis. Can the ghost of Princess Diana save a fairytale? <a href="https://t.co/dHtiPdwa7j">pic.twitter.com/dHtiPdwa7j</a></p> — 60 Minutes Australia (@60Mins) <a href="https://twitter.com/60Mins/status/1169180802871177218?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 4, 2019</a></blockquote> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Snippets of the episode include Karl Stefanovic interviewing British TV personalities Lizzie Cundy and Katie Hopkins. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Stefanovic himself is no stranger to controversy, and his latest job has resulted in a flurry of criticism. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">One user wrote: Interesting that @karlstefanovic wore the same suit for 1 yr to prove a point about disparity between men &amp; women.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“Now, he happily dwells in the gutter with Hopkins as she takes pot shots at Markle's wardrobe? He has zero credibility…”</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“What on earth is this crap 60 Minutes? Is this a joke or parody? I certainly won’t be watching to find out. I’m so sick of the media’s disgusting treatment of Meghan Markle. Leave her alone,” another commented. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">An even harsher comment that cut right at the core read: “C'mon @karlstefanovic you're better than this crappy #60mins interview. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“You wore the same suit for a year. Said things like 'women are judged harshly for what they do, what they say and what they wear'. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“You were an advocate for us and now you're nothing but a tabloid journalist.”</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">While 60 Minutes and Stefanovic has been copping an intense lashing from all sides, Katie Hopkins seems to be soaking it all in, tweeting her trending in Australia was “not bad for a woman without a platform or media voice”. </span></p> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"> <p dir="ltr"><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/KatieHopkins?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#KatieHopkins</a> Trending in Australia and U.K. <br /><br />Not bad for a woman without a platform or media voice for <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/wrongthink?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#wrongthink</a> <a href="https://t.co/cbJsCVwSGP">pic.twitter.com/cbJsCVwSGP</a></p> — Katie Hopkins (@KTHopkins) <a href="https://twitter.com/KTHopkins/status/1169548296328830976?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 5, 2019</a></blockquote> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"> <p dir="ltr">For clarity. This is NOT a picture of me. <br /><br />I act the fawning bride WAY better than this <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/KatieHopkins?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#KatieHopkins</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/MeghanMarkle?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#MeghanMarkle</a> <a href="https://t.co/mmAG25anlw">pic.twitter.com/mmAG25anlw</a></p> — Katie Hopkins (@KTHopkins) <a href="https://twitter.com/KTHopkins/status/1169546490970365952?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 5, 2019</a></blockquote> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">In the past, the former columnist for </span><span style="font-weight: 400;">The Sun </span><span style="font-weight: 400;">and </span><span style="font-weight: 400;">Daily Mail </span><span style="font-weight: 400;">has labelled Duchess Meghan as a “budget Princess Di”, but in the </span><span style="font-weight: 400;">60 Minutes </span><span style="font-weight: 400;">promo, she appears to have a few vicious words for the royal. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“Meghan Markle is the biggest hypocrite there is,” she told Stefanovic, and went on to describe the former actress as a “no one”.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">She also said the Duchess was the “biggest b***h in Britain.”</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“There she is in her one shoulder dress being ‘glowing’, because all she does is ‘glow’ … Abdicate. Off you go.”</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The controversial episode will air on Sunday. </span></p>

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House Rules’ Katie hits back at judges' cruel remarks

<p>They were deemed the team to beat, but Katie and Alex’s good run on <em>House Rules </em>came to an abrupt halt last night when the entry, hallway and loungeroom they transformed fell flat for all three judges.</p> <p>The duo, along with the rest of the teams, faced one of House Rules' most challenging transformations, taking to the tools for Tim’s family home renovation in Melbourne. But with two of Katie and Alex's rooms being small, they admitted they didn’t have much to work with.</p> <p>Their design ideas this week were also criticised by the judges, with Wendy Moore branding the couple as “lazy”.</p> <p>Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen scored the pair a disappointing 3 out of 10. Bowen then went on to question the couple’s place in the competition.</p> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en-gb"> <p dir="ltr">LLB didn't hold back with his feedback this week. It's been an emotional night for Katie and Alex 3️⃣😭🌧⚡️<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/HouseRules?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#HouseRules</a> | <a href="https://t.co/CZshh2sR3c">https://t.co/CZshh2sR3c</a> <a href="https://t.co/9Xm9DMUqhZ">pic.twitter.com/9Xm9DMUqhZ</a></p> — #HouseRules (@HouseRulesOn7) <a href="https://twitter.com/HouseRulesOn7/status/1132583573184081920?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">26 May 2019</a></blockquote> <p>Katie spoke to <a rel="noopener" href="https://www.nowtolove.com.au/reality-tv/house-rules/house-rules-katie-alex-scores-judges-56007" target="_blank">Now To Love</a> about how the judges' feedback has impacted her and Alex.</p> <p>"Wendy's words probably hurt the most," she admitted, about being deemed "lazy".</p> <p>"It couldn't be further from the truth. We work so hard and we know we did all we could."</p> <p>She also said that Laurence’s score wasn’t fair.</p> <p>"It's really hard to understand how Laurence thinks we don't deserve a place in the competition, because we've been doing so well," Katie exclaimed. </p> <p>"He obviously had his reasons, but it really knocked us for six."</p> <p>Katie explained that her lack of confidence is impacting the next house makeover.</p> <p>"It really affected the next renovation for us," she admits.</p> <p>Following the rough comments from the judges, they were left with the lowest score with 14 out of 30.</p> <p>After the episode aired last night, fans rallied around the duo saying that the judges were too harsh – and Katie took to Instagram to say thank you for the support.</p> <p>"Your support is helping more than you know," the beaten down couple wrote. "What a moment... We are just heaaaartbroken by Wendy and Lawrence's comments this week. 'Lazy' and 'undeserving of a place in this competition' are the words still ringing in our ears.</p> <p>"We know now that we definitely could have done better, but we will never be able to agree that we didn't work as HARD and considerately as we possibly could. We will use this experience the best way we can to better ourselves next week, but for now, we can only hope that Tim and Mat love their home that every team has poured their souls into."</p> <blockquote style="background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 540px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);" class="instagram-media" data-instgrm-captioned="" data-instgrm-permalink="https://www.instagram.com/p/Bx7GGzTB3ko/" data-instgrm-version="12"> <div style="padding: 16px;"> <div style="display: flex; flex-direction: row; align-items: center;"> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 40px; margin-right: 14px; width: 40px;"></div> <div style="display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center;"> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 100px;"></div> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 60px;"></div> </div> </div> <div style="padding: 19% 0;"></div> <div style="display: block; height: 50px; margin: 0 auto 12px; width: 50px;"></div> <div style="padding-top: 8px;"> <div style="color: #3897f0; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 550; line-height: 18px;">View this post on Instagram</div> </div> <p style="margin: 8px 0 0 0; padding: 0 4px;"><a style="color: #000; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none; word-wrap: break-word;" rel="noopener" href="https://www.instagram.com/p/Bx7GGzTB3ko/" target="_blank">Your support is helping more than you know... 🙏✨ What a moment... We are just heaaaartbroken by Wendy and Lawrence’s comments this week. 💔 “Lazy” and “undeserving of a place in this competition” are the words still ringing in our ears... 😔😔 We know now that we definitely could have done better, but we will never be able to agree that we didn’t work as HARD and considerately as we possibly could. 💕 We will use this experience the best way we can to better ourselves next week, but for now, we can only hope that @timmatau love their home that every team has poured their souls into. 🏡💕 . . . . . @houserules @channel7 @johgriggs7 @lisaandyau @shayncarlyau @petecourtneyau @mikaelaelizaau</a></p> <p style="color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;">A post shared by <a style="color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px;" rel="noopener" href="https://www.instagram.com/katiealexau/" target="_blank"> Katie &amp; Alex</a> (@katiealexau) on May 26, 2019 at 4:03am PDT</p> </div> </blockquote> <p>Don't miss Tim and Mat's reaction during their house reveal tonight. </p> <p><em>House Rules</em> airs Monday to Wednesday at 7.30 pm and Sunday at 7 pm on Channel Seven. </p>

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Good news for shoppers: Millers, Katies and Rivers given last minute lifeline

<p>Fans of Australian clothing outlets Millers, Katies and Rivers have woken up to some good news this morning, with confirmation fashion retailer Noni B will be purchasing the long-suffering chains from Speciality Fashion Group.</p> <p><a href="https://finance.nine.com.au/" target="_blank"><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><em><strong>9news.com.au reports</strong></em></span></a> the $31 million cash deal will add 823 stores to Noni B’s already busy portfolio of brands including Rockmans, W.Lane and BeMe.</p> <p>Speciality Fashion Group will also lose control of Crossroads and Autograph as part of the deal, but will retail ownership over its last remaining brand, City Chic.</p> <p>Noni B CEO Scott Evans was bullish about the acquisition, saying the five brands had the potential to treble the group’s total annual sales to around $1 billion.</p> <p>"This is another exciting step forward for Noni B Group and represents the acquisition of five well-known and established, iconic Australian brands that are both complementary and highly synergistic to our existing portfolio," said Mr Evans.</p> <p>"With the acquisition of the Specialty Assets, Noni B Group will become one of the pre-eminent woman's apparel retailers in Australia, whilst retaining our solid, focussed market position."</p> <p>The brands purchased by Noni B posted a loss of $6.2 million for the 2017 calendar year, but Mr Evans believes the Noni B Group has the means to turn the brands around.</p> <p>"The businesses we're acquiring are underperforming for a number of reasons. However, we believe our disciplined approach to costs of doing business, combined with our customer focus, will ensure a successful turnaround," said Evans.</p> <p>"One of the key benefits of this merger is that we will be able to quickly achieve a number of savings and efficiencies that we anticipate will result in the acquired portfolio of assets breaking even on an EBITDA basis in FY2019, whilst we work to improve their overall operating performance."</p> <p>Specialty Fashion Group chair Anne McDonald said this deal will give the Group more time to concentrate on developing the City Chic brand.</p> <p>"In a challenging and rapidly changing retail environment, SFH has been successful in building City Chic into a market leader in the attractive plus-size segment of the women's apparel market," said McDonald.</p> <p>"The business has strong cash flow generation and significant future earnings growth potential.</p> <p>"The transaction will provide the funding flexibility, corporate structure and management focus required to realise City Chic's longer term full potential."</p> <p>What are your thoughts?</p>

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All grown up! Suri Cruise steals the show

<p><span>Many celebrities appeared at New York’s Z100 iHeartRadio Jingle Ball over the weekend, but 11-year-old Suri Cuise stole the show.</span></p> <p><span>Suri joined her mother Katie Holmes onstage at Madison Square Garden to introduce Taylor Swift to perform the final song of the night.</span></p> <p><span>Holding her mother’s hand, Suri announced the singer with a big smile.</span></p> <p><span>"She's one of our favourite performers and who is it tonight?" Katie asked the crowd, before Suri replied, "Taylor Swift!"</span></p> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"> <p dir="ltr"><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Katie?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Katie</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Holmes?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Holmes</a> and Suri <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Cruise?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Cruise</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Surprise?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Surprise</a> Fans at <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Jingle?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Jingle</a> Ball and <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Introduce?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Introduce</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Taylor?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Taylor</a> Swift: Katie Holmes and child Suri Cruise shocked concertgoers on Friday when they appeared at Z100 s iHeartRadio Jingle Ball 2017 at Madison Square Garden and… <a href="https://t.co/tHB5QAqHxP">https://t.co/tHB5QAqHxP</a> <a href="https://t.co/MRljEm4LYN">pic.twitter.com/MRljEm4LYN</a></p> — Hetflix (@hetflixdotcom) <a href="https://twitter.com/hetflixdotcom/status/939526868109352961?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 9, 2017</a></blockquote> <p style="text-align: center;"><span> </span></p> <p><span>Showing the Christmas spirit, Suri wore a star-patterned navy dress with a big red bow in her hair.</span></p> <p><span>Katie looked classy in a high-cut blouse, jeans and black heels.</span></p> <p><span>Taylor Swift concluded the evening by singing “Shake It Off”, “Look What You Made Me Do” and “…Ready For It?” She also performed “I Don’t Want To Live Forever”. </span></p> <p><span>Earlier in the night, Taylor Swift and Ed Sheeran joined together to sing their duet “End Game”.</span></p> <p><span>Other performers included Niall Horan, Sam Smith, Kesha and Demi Lovato. </span></p>

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David Cassidy completely cuts daughter Katie out of will

<p>The late Partridge Family star David Cassidy has completely cut his estranged daughter, actress Katie Cassidy, from his will, according to documents reported by <a href="https://theblast.com/david-cassidy-will/" target="_blank">The Blast</a>.</p> <p>Instead the late actor and musician left most of his estate to his son Beau, whom he shared with now ex-wife Susan.</p> <p>According to the publication, David’s will and testament stated that "while he has two children — Beau and Katie — any references to his 'child or children' are only to Beau and not to Katie."</p> <p>He wrote: “It is my specific intent not to provide any benefits hereunder to Katherine Evelyn Cassidy.”</p> <p>David, who passed away on November 21, 2017 aged 67, left approximately $200,000 in various assets to Beau.</p> <p>Items considered "music memorabilia" will go to David’s three half-siblings.</p> <p>The will was filed in 2004 and named Susan as the personal representative, but David's cousin assumed the role after David and Susan divorced in 2016.</p> <p>Katie, who currently stars on the TV superhero drama Arrow, has had a chequered history with her father.</p> <p>Following his death, she shared her father’s last words, writing on Twitter: "Words can't express the solace our family’s received from all the love &amp; support during this trying time. My father’s last words were 'So much wasted time.' This will be a daily reminder for me to share my gratitude with those I love as to never waste another minute....thank you."</p> <p>But Cassidy and his daughter, whose mother is model Sherry Williams, revealed in an interview with People earlier this year that he was merely her father by biology.</p> <p>“I never had a relationship with her. I wasn’t her father,” David told <a href="http://people.com/celebrity/david-cassidy-talks-relationship-son-daughter/">People </a>in February. “I was her biological father but I didn’t raise her. She has a completely different life.”</p> <p>Katie was mostly raised by her stepfather, Williams’ husband, Dr Richard Benedon.</p>

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David Cassidy’s daughter Katie reveals dad’s touching last words

<p>Katie Cassidy has spoken for the first time about her father David Cassidy, who died of organ failure last Tuesday at the age of 67.</p> <p>Taking to Twitter, the 30-year-old actress wrote: “Words can’t express the solace our family’s received from all the love &amp; support during this trying time. My father’s last words were ‘So much wasted time.’ This will be a daily reminder for me to share my gratitude with those I love as to never waste another minute… Thank you.”</p> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"> <p dir="ltr">Words cant express the solace our family’s received from all the love &amp; support during this trying time. My father’s last words were “So much wasted time”. This will be a daily reminder for me to share my gratitude with those I love as to never waste another minute....thank you.</p> — Katie Cassidy (@MzKatieCassidy) <a href="https://twitter.com/MzKatieCassidy/status/934148630319128577?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 24, 2017</a></blockquote> <p>Katie had a complicated relationship with her father. She was raised by her mother, former model Sherry Williams, and her stepfather, Richard Benedon, but David still played a role in her life.</p> <p>“Because I didn’t raise her, I didn’t have to parent her,” David <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong><a href="http://people.com/archive/david-katie-cassidy-vol-72-no-10/">told PEOPLE in 2009</a></strong></span>. “I’m always here and totally nonjudgmental.”</p> <p>“To be able to go to someone I’m genetically linked to, tell them anything and know that they’re not going to judge me — it’s unbelievable,” Katie said at the time. “It’s nice when your dad can be your friend.”</p> <p>But over time, the pair drifted apart. In February, David confessed that the two were not longer in contact.</p> <p>“I wasn’t her father. I was her biological father but I didn’t raise her. She has a completely different life,” he explained. “[But] I’m proud of her. She’s very talented. It’s hard for me to even accept how old she is now.”</p> <p>In addition to Katie, David is survived by son Beau Cassidy, brothers Shaun, Patrick and Ryan, and stepmother Shirley Jones.</p>

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Finding the best gin in New Zealand

<p><em><strong>Rachel Hall is at the leading edge of gin-making. Katie Farman meets the head distiller for premium New Zealand craft gin label Lighthouse Gin, days after filling the biggest order of her career.</strong></em></p> <p>It took Rachel Hall six months to fulfil an order of 17,500 bottles of Lighthouse Gin for a leading UK based client. It took three months of distilling the liquor every day - making a batch of 100L of overproof gin daily – and another three months to number each bottle and then apply by hand the distinctive red and white striped stickers that are inspired by the spectacular Cape Palliser Lighthouse on the southernmost tip of the North Island of New Zealand. All the while this was done whilst fulfilling standard orders for fans of the premium gin label made in Martinborough, a pretty wine village an hour’s drive or train ride from Wellington, and being “mum” to her two children.</p> <p>It was a crazy start to 2017 but the reward came in the positive reaction by thousands of new fans dotted all around the world.</p> <p>“People loved it. They absolutely loved our gin and the feedback and positive reaction we received just made my day,” says Rachel.</p> <p>Rachel is now the head distiller at Lighthouse Gin, since taking over the reins from founder Neil Catherall in 2014. Neil conceived the company with Wairarapa businessmen Andrew Wright and James Graham in 2005 with the view to create a truly authentic New Zealand gin made with native botanicals.</p> <p>During his years of research, Neil designed a 200 litre copper still from scratch and had it built by a local craftsmen before creating his botanical formula with pine and juniper berries; spices including coriander seeds from Central Otago, cinnamon quills, almonds, cassia bark, orris and liquorice root, and citrus including yen ben lemons and oranges from Gisborne and Kerikeri.</p> <p>Rounding out the recipe is pure water, which comes from a natural spring located at the base of the Rimutaka Ranges on the estate of Wharekauhau Luxury Lodge. Rachel uses one enormous container a week and makes the 100km round trip to collect it each time.</p> <p>The result, she says, is a gin that is pure and complex with citrus and herbal characteristics, a smooth finish and a lovely lingering flavour. Its great served the classic way with tonic and lime but also delicious in cocktails such as blending the gin with Elderflower tonic, Black Raspberry Liqueur and lemon juice.</p> <p>While Rachel is an expert on gin these days, it wasn’t always that way.</p> <p>In fact, the Wairarapa born and raised distiller, had dreams of becoming a butcher but as she got older changed her mind.</p> <p>“I knew I wanted to do something that wasn't ordinary or expected but I never really knew what that was until I found Lighthouse Gin,” she says.</p> <p>The introduction to Lighthouse Gin came through working for Andrew and Sue Wright, founding members of the label, at their previous businesses, Swingers Golf Driving Range, Mondo gift store and Mela juice. These were all located in nearby Greytown, which was just voted New Zealand’s most beautiful small town (population under 5000), where Lighthouse Gin was first based.</p> <p>“Whilst I was working in the Wright’s apple juice business Mela, the Wrights were setting up Lighthouse Gin so I began doing sales and marketing for them. But I just found the gin side of things so interesting that I kept asking Neil Catherall question after question. Lucky for me he was happy to answer them and then share his amazing distilling knowledge with me. I still pinch myself really … I can’t think of anything else I’d rather be doing.”</p> <p>The distillery is now based at Martinborough Vineyard, after Lighthouse Gin was bought by American Billionaire Bill Foley of Foley Family Wines who also own other properties in the Wairarapa including Wharekauhau Lodge where Prince William and Princess Katherine stayed during their 2014 New Zealand visit, and TK and Martinborough vineyards.</p> <p>The gin can be brought at either vineyard or in the village at the Martinborough Wine Merchants. In addition events are held during the summer which showcase Lighthouse Gin such as November’s Lighthouse Gin Cocktails, Canapes and Jazz Music evening at Martinborough Vineyard and the monthly Te Kairanga farmers market, which are held on the first Sunday of each month.</p> <p><em>For more information on Lighthouse Gin visit <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong><a href="http://www.lighthousegin.co.nz/" target="_blank">www.lighthousegin.co.nz</a></strong></span> or if you are visitingMartinborough this summer, then why not coincide it with one of the town’s popular events.</em></p> <p><strong>The New Zealand Cycle Classic</strong></p> <p>This five-stage elite international men’s road <a href="http://www.cycletournz.com" target="_blank"><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>cycling race</strong></span></a> is the only Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) sanctioned stage race to be held in New Zealand in 2018.  Staged entirely in the Wairarapa from January 16 – 21, it will feature routes that showcase incredible scenery including stages which finish in the Martinborough Square. </p> <p><strong>The Martinborough Fairs</strong></p> <p>Held annually on the first Saturday of February and March, this fantastic <a href="http://www.martinboroughfair.org.nzwww.martinboroughfair.org.nz" target="_blank"><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>summer market</strong></span></a> sees hundreds of stalls radiating out from the Martinborough Town Square. New Zealand made goods, arts and fresh food and produce are all available. </p> <p><strong>Round the Vines</strong></p> <p>Held each March this 10km or 21km <a href="http://www.roundthevines.org.nz" target="_blank"><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>walking or running event</strong></span></a> sees entrants pass through quiet country roads and otherwise inaccessible vineyards. Themed drink stations throughout the event feature live music as well as samples of local wines for those who have a more relaxed approach to the day! This is a fundraiser for Martinborough School. </p> <p><strong>Jazz in Martinborough</strong></p> <p>Held each spring, this <a href="http://www.jazzinmartinborough.co.nz" target="_blank"><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>three-day festival</strong></span></a> attracts jazz musicians from all over New Zealand and sees the village come alive Free gigs are played in the town’s cafes and restaurants while tickets events are performed daily.</p> <p><strong>Martinborough Charity Fun Ride</strong></p> <p>This fun <a href="http://www.mcfr.org.nz" target="_blank"><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>road cycling event</strong></span></a> held each spring offers riders three distances of 48km, 67km and 115km taking in rural scenery, and passed vineyards and olive groves. Enjoy the best of local hospitality afterwards.</p> <p><strong>How to get there:</strong></p> <p>Martinborough is located at the lower right-hand corner of New Zealandʼs North Island. It is only an hour’s drive or train ride north-east of Wellington, which has daily domestic and international flights, and lies at the heart of the Classic NZ Wine Trail, a self-drive experience along SH2. There is a wide variety of accommodation nearby including luxury lodge Wharekauhau and 5 star hotels to motels and charming cottages. Martinborough is a short drive to the Wairarapa’s other townships of Featherston, Greytown, Carterton and Masterton.</p> <p><em>For more information visit</em> <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong><a href="http://www.wairarapanz.com/" target="_blank">www.wairarapanz.com</a></strong></span></p>

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