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03:11 04 september 2021

03:11 04 september 2021 Source: starsinsider.com

Scientology's shocking popularity in Hollywood

Only having been around since 1952, Scientology has skyrocketed in popularity throughout the years, with numerous famous faces having passed through its ranks. David Duchovny shared his close encounter with Scientology in a recent interview with The Daily Beast. The actor was attending the wedding of a Scientologist friend, actor Jason Beghe, back in 2000. The wedding was held at the church's Celebrity Centre in Los Angeles and members approached him to attempt recruitment. Duchovny admitted that he tried out some of their famed "auditing" procedures, but he quickly decided it wasn't from him when they started asking extremely personal questions. His friend Beghe eventually quit Scientology and branded the church a cult.

Paris Hilton's wedding will be a "three-day affair".

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The 40-year-old heiress got engaged to Carter Reum earlier this year, and the 'Cooking with Paris' star has teased there will be "a lot happening" during the couple's marriage celebrations, which is why it will be spread across a few days.

Appearing on 'The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon', she spilled: "It's gonna be like a three-day affair—we'll have a lot happening."

Quizzed many outfits she will wear, she replied: "Lots of dresses. Probably 10 - I love outfit changes."

Not only will all their preparations for their big day feature in her new reality TV series, 'Paris in Love', she also recently confirmed their nuptials will be part of the show too.

Nia DaCosta was inspired by classic horrors when making Candyman

Nia DaCosta has taken inspiration from iconic horror movies such as 'The Fly' while directing the new 'Candyman' movie.The 31-year-old director has helmed the direct sequel to the 1992 movie of the same name – which centres on Daniel Robitaille/Candyman (Tony Todd), a vengeful slave spirit who kills anyone who summons him by saying his name five times into a mirror – and was influenced by iconic horror movies of the past.

She revealed: "We just started shooting our new show, 'Paris in Love', on Peacock and we're shooting in New York just now, actually, and getting ready for the dress fitting and just planning the bachelorette party. There's a lot.

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Some people would say that love has no age, and these celebrities are here to support that point. The age difference might be big, but the truth is these couples are making it work. Here are 10 famous women who have much younger partners...
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Julianne Moore

The actress met her husband Bart Freundlich on the set of 'The Myth of Fingerprints'. Moore wasn't looking for a potential man at the time - as she had just ended her first marriage - but the couple have built a strong relationship over the years. The 60-year-old star is more than happy to share her life with 51-year-old director and said PEOPLE she feels more in love everyday: “It kept going, and now we have this huge history together. It’s true — that thing about love growing. It does and it gets way better.”
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Shakira

The Colombian singer met Spanish professional soccer player, Gerard Piqué, in 2010 while filming the music video of her World Cup song 'Waka Waka (This Time for Africa)'. Since then, the couple had two kids and have been strong on their love journey. In her track '23', released in 2014, the 44-year-old singer made a reference to the age difference with her 10-year younger husband, singing: 'Hey, do you believe? Do you believe in destiny? 'Cause I do as I did then when you were only 23'.
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Heidi Klum

The supermodel has been happily married to Tom Kaulitz - who is 16 years her junior- for two years now. The 48-year-old star told InStyle in 2018 that a lot of people questioned her decision to partner up with a younger man, but she never seemed to care much about it. "I mean, I found my match, finally, like I am very romantic and I do a lot of weird things, like I leave notes everywhere and I do a lot of things for him and it's beautiful when you get that back from your partner. And it's the first time I feel like I really have a partner to do everything with", she said during an interview at the MTV Movie & TV Awards.
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Gwen Stefani

Gwen Stefani and Blake Shelton got together in 2015 after both got divorced from their previous partners. The ‘The Voice’ co-stars married recently in a super intimate celebration that the 51-year-old singer described as “literally one of the greatest moments of my life". Stefani spoke about her 45-year-old partner on the 'Tell Me About It' podcast: “I look at him sleeping, and he's the same guy. He's just a good guy—he's very real and consistent and genuine. It's what is so attractive and why people love him so much.”
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Priyanka Chopra

It might have caught a lot of fans by surprise at the beginning, but Priyanka Chopra's romance with Nick Jonas is stronger than never. The 39-year-old actor married the 28-year-old singer in December 2018 after only a few months after they started dating. She told PEOPLE on her first impression about Nick: "I was shocked by his audaciousness, actually. He held my hand, he turned me around. I was like, 'What is happening?' He was bold, confident, self-assured. And that was the most attractive thing about Nick and still is for me".
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Kris Jenner

The 'Keeping Up With the Kardashians' momager is definitely the cool mom with her partner who is 25 years younger than her. While Kris is 65, her love Corey Gamble is still in his 40s, the same age as her daughter, Kim Kardashian. The pair is together since 2014 and Kris didn't spare words to describe her beloved one to WSJ magazine: "He's the greatest guy, and he's just an amazing support system for me. He really gives me a lot of strength and insight."
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Courteney Cox

The Monica Geller actress is 12 years older than her partner, the singer Johnny McDaid. The ‘Friends’ star is 57, while the Snow Patrol drummer is 44. The couple has been together since 2013, although they did split up for a while in 2015. The pair also spent quite a while in a long-distance relationship due to COVID-19, but they seem to be holding up just fine.
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Kate Hudson

The Hollywood star started dating musician Danny Fujikawa in 2016, and had their first child together, Rani, two year later. The 42-years-old actress said she's always been drawn to musicians and guaranteed her 35-year-old partner is "the best man" there is. After quarantining with her pair for months amid the coronavirus pandemic, Kate told presenter Andy Cohen: "There's nobody else I'd want to be quarantined with right now. He's just the best".
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Mariah Carey

The 51-year-old singer has always been discrete about her relationships and it wouldn't be much different with her current pair, 38-year-old Bryan Tanaka. The couple started dating in late 2016 and, according to Us Weekly, broke up for a while in 2017 just to get back together again soon afterwards. The pair don't really talk much about their relationship, but they often share cute, romantic posts on social media.
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Britney Spears

The Princess of Pop got together with her boyfriend Sam Asghari back in 2016, during the production of the music video for her song 'Slumber Party'. The 39-year-old singer has been spotted having many cute moments with her 12-year younger partner, who has also supported her throughout the battle for the end of her conservatorship. She once wrote on Instagram: “Everyday he inspires me to be a better person and that makes me feel like the luckiest girl in the world."
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"So I'm really excited to share that with all my fans."

Sir Anthony Hopkins 'doesn't believe in' Asperger's diagnosis

Sir Anthony Hopkins "doesn't believe" he has Asperger's, despite his recent diagnosis.The 83-year-old actor was recently told he has the developmental disorder - which is a form of autism - but he doesn't "feel any different" and finds it frustrating that people are so quick to add labels to humans and their behaviour these days.

When asked whether or not the wedding itself will be televised, she confirmed: "Yes."

The 'Stars are Blind' hitmaker teased her wedding will be "something magical and fun" and her beloved pet dog will be involved in the ceremony.

She said: "You know, I'm not your traditional bride. There has to be my little Chihuahua, Diamond Baby."

Paris hailed Carter as her "prince charming" and insisted she'd never met anyone like him before.

Asked how it felt to have his support, she said: "You're going to make me cry asking a question like that. I've never met a man like this in my life.

"I've never been with someone who loves and supports me so much, and lifts me up, and isn't intimidated.

"[He] is just my best friend and my prince charming all rolled into one."

Justin Timberlake kept busy by family .
Justin Timberlake has blamed his children for his "unavailability" after his friend Lance Bass jokingly complained about his failure to reply to text messages.The 40-year-old singer's *NSync bandmate, Lance Bass - who is expecting twins with husband Michael Turchin - jokingly called out his pal for never replying to his texts in a social media post on Sunday (25.07.21), and the 'Cry Me A River' hitmaker blamed the fact he's always too busy with his family to respond.