Over $13 Million Raised at Manchester Benefit Concert

Talented stars singing for a good cause.

Ariana Grande and other stars came together for her "One Love Manchester"  benefit concert to help raise money for bomb victims. The concert took place on Sunday, June 4, just 13 days after the tragic event where a suicide bomber caused the death of 22 people and injured dozens more.

Grande, 23, and her manager, Scooter Braun put the concert together pretty fast. According to The New York Times, Braun took roughly 10 days to plan and book the show. The location, Old Trafford Cricket Ground, wasn't booked until last week Tuesday with tickets going on sale a few days before the concert.

The "Side to Side" singer also gave away 14,000 free tickets. Over 50,000 fans attended the concert and fans were also able to watch it live on Grande's Facebook page and YouTube channel.

Performances were done by Pharrell Williams, Cold Play, Justin Beiber, Miley Cyrus and more. A TV broadcast of the concert was shown at the Royal Manchester Children's Hospital where some of the bomb victims are still recovering. Over $13 million was raised for the We Love Manchester Emergency fund which is in partnership with the British Red Cross and Manchester City Council.

"There's been so much negativity and such a lack of leadership when we're looking to have hope, "Braun said in an interview on Monday. "I think last night the City of Manchester became the symbol of hope."

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Police Identify Bomber of Concert in Manchester

The terrorist group ISIS claimed responsibility, but the police have identified the suicide bomber on Tuesday, May 23 as Salman Abedi.Abedi was 22 years old, born to Libyan refugees in Britain. As a result of the bombing, 22 people are dead and 59 are injured.  This tragedy occurred at an Ariana Grande concert in Manchester, England.

He was identified by Chief Constable Ian Hopkins. According to New York Post, Hopkins wouldn't go into detail because the coroner hasn't formally completed the identification work.

"Our priority, along with the police counter-terrorism network and our security partners, is to continue to establish whether he was acting alone or working as part of a wider network," Hopkins said. The police have arrested a 23 year-old man in connection to the bombing.

Due to unfortunate circumstances, Grande has decided to postpone her tour. The singer was unharmed, but is upset by the tragedy. She tweeted: "Broken. From the bottom of my heart, I am so so sorry. I don't have words."


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Kristen Stewart Is the Face of Chanel's New Fragrance

Lights, camera, fragrance!

Kristen Stewart is the face of yet another perfume campaign for Chanel.  The new fragrance, Gabrielle Chanel, is the brand's first stand alone fragrance in 15 years. The 27 year-old actress will star in the campaign this fall in September. The print campaign was shot by Karim Sadli and the director in charge of the film will be British native Ringan Ledwidge.

The actress has been a brand ambassador since 2013 and seems to be all about Chanel. Starting with being the face of Métiers d'Art collections to the face for Paris-Dallas in 2014 and Paris to Rome in 2016.

Her green eyes were the highlight for the Eyes 2016 and 2017 make up campaigns and last fall she was the star of the Le Rouge collection.

The Twilight star is currently starring in the Gabrielle bag ads.


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Happy Days Actress Erin Moran Passed Away

 

Today isn't such a happy day.

Erin Moran, who starred as Joanie Cunningham on Happy Days, is no longer with us. The former actress was found unresponsive on Saturday, April 22 and was pronounced dead on the scene by officers of the Harrison County Sheriff's Department.

Moran was a California native that began acting at age 5. She landed a commercial with First Federal Bank and played small roles in the 1960s and 70s before becoming Joanie Cunningham in 1974 for Happy Days. She was 12 when she got the role and the show lasted for 10 years.

At 22, she starred in Joanie Loves Chachi, a spin-off from Happy Days with Joanie's love interest Chachi Arcola, played by Scott Baio. The show only had 17 episodes. After it ended, Moran made a few appearances in other shows before giving up her acting career in the mid-1980s.

Moran married her second husband, Steven Fleischmann in 1993 and in 2012, they moved in with her mother-in-law in Indiana so she could become her caretaker.

Ron Howard, who played her older brother Richie Cunningham, took to Twitter after hearing about her passing. "Such sad sad news. I'll choose to remember you on our show making scenes better, getting laughs and lighting up tv screens."

Moran died at 56 and left behind husband Steven Fleischmann. An autopsy is currently pending for cause of death.

Update 05/11/17: Moran died of throat cancer. She hid her battle with the disease from her family.

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Ronda Rousey and UFC Fighter Travis Browne Are Engaged

Instead of getting in the ring, she's wearing it.

Ronda Rousey is engaged to beau Travis Browne. The couple was seen walking in Los Angeles, CA on Thursday, April 20 when Rousey shared the good news with TMZ.  The 34 year-old UFC Fighter popped the question last week while on vacation.

"We were under a waterfall in New Zealand and it felt like the right place to do it," said Browne. Browne and Rousey have been dating since 2015. The 30 year-old UFC bantamweight champion hopes the wedding will be soon, but also wants the big day to be simplistic. "We don't really need decorations or flowers, just somewhere to go and something to eat and some people around."


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Korn Has 12 year-old Bassist Filling in for Fieldy for Tour

The apple didn't fall far from the Trujillo tree.

Morn has a new bassist for their upcoming South American tour. Tye Trujillo, who is 12 years old, will be filling in for bassist Reginald "Fieldy" Arvizu. Korn made the announcement on their Facebook page Saturday, April 8.

"On April 17 Korn is heading down to South America for a run of dates in Columbia, Brazil, Argentina, Chile and Peru. Due to unforeseen circumstances, Fieldy is unable to make the shows so the band will be joined by a special guest. Filling in for bass duties will be Tye Trujillo, the 12 year-old son of Metallica's Robert Trujillo and member of NorCal group The Helmets."

The Helmets is a band based in California that is made up of 11 to 12 year-olds. Check out one of their performances below.

The band is happy about working with the young rock star. "We are bummed Fieldy can't join us on this run but excited to do a few gigs with a young player like Tye. " The Helmets were happy to share the greats news via Instagram. "We've been dying to announce this news! So proud and stoked Tye is filling in for Fieldy for these South American shows! Yeah slugga!!"

Fieldy will continue the tour with the band at Carolina Rebellion on May 6. "We look forward to welcoming our brother Fieldy back when we return to the States in May."


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Mel B Accuses Estranged Husband of Abuse, Gets Restraining Order

Melanie "Mel B" Brown currently has a temporary restraining order against her estranged husband Stephen Belafonte. Mel B accused him of abusing her throughout their ten year marriage.
The 41 year-old former Spice Girl detailed in court documents how Belafonte, 41 allegedly abused her.

 She claims the abuse started in November 2007 when he choked her during the Dancing With The Stars finale. She also claims in July 2012 he split her lip with a closed fist because he accused her of flirting with Usher after shooting an episode with the singer for X Factor. 

Mel B said she tried to leave numerous of times but he threatened to leak compromising videos of her. "He would threaten that if I left, he would release the videos to the tabloids. I have lived the past decade in fear that he would release intimate videos of me that would embarrass me and damage my reputation and my career." She also alleged Belafonte used the threat against her when she objected to participating in sexual encounters with random women he would bring back to their hotel rooms.

During an interview with TMZ, Belafonte said he was shocked at the allegations and wondered how it would effect their daughters. Mel B has two daughters from previous relationships, Phoenix and Angel. They share their 5 year-old daughter Madison together.

The X Factor judge said she also covered for Belafonte in August 2012 by tweeting (above) a picture (below) when he allegedly hit her and shoved her face down in a carpet after she performed with the Spice Girls during the Olympics. She said he forced her to send the tweet "because the injuries were so obvious, and because the media had snapped pictures" of her with the facial injury.

Mel B also claims she tried to commit suicide by taking an entire bottle of Aspirin. When she tried to get help, Belafonte locked her in the room telling her "to die b***h." She was able to seek help the next day when her driver took her to the hospital.

The two separated in December and Mel B filed for divorce. Along with the restraining order, she was also granted custody of their daughter,  Madison. Belafonte is not allowed within 100 yards of Mel B and has been ordered to leave their Hollywood Hills home in Los Angeles, CA.


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