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PRIYANKACHOPRAwas
accusedof‘encouragingnuclear
war’byanaudiencemember
duringa paneldiscussionat
Beautyconwheresheopened
upaboutherlife,careerand
relati onshipwithNickJonas.
Butduringa Q&Asessionthings
tooka turnfortheworsewhen
anaudiencememberblasted
Chopraoveranoldtweetshe
posted. APakistani nati onaltook
aimattheIndianstarduring
thediscussion,accusingher
ofencouragingwarbetween
IndiaandPakistan at atimeof
hightensionsbetweenthetwo
nati ons.“Itwas kindofhard
hearingyoutalkabouthumanity
becauseasyourneighbour,a
Pakistani,I knowyou’rea bit
ofa hypocrite”––referencinga
postfromFebruary 26 inwhich
Choprawrote‘‘JaiHindd(Victoryto
India)#IndianArmedForces.’
“You are aUNICEF ambassador
forpeaceandyou’reencouraging
nuclearwaragainstPakistan,”
thehecklerconti nued.“There’s
nowinnerinthis.Asa Pakistani,
millionsofpeoplelikemehave
supportedyouinyourbusinessof
Bollywood.”Chopraresponded,
sharing, “Ihave many, many
friendsfromPakistanandI
amfromIndia.Andwaris not
somethingthatI’mreallyfondof,
butIampatrioti c,soI’m sorry if
Ihurtsenti ments to peoplewho
dolovemeandhavelovedme,
butI thinkthatallofushavea
sortofmiddlegroundthatwe
allhavetowalk,justlikeyou
probablydoaswell.”4
CHRISSYTEIGENhasslammed
KidRockforhiscrudejoke
aboutTaylor Swiftonsocial
media.The48-year-oldsinger
criticisedSwiftfor herpolitical
viewswhenheclaimedshewas
onlysupportingDemocratic
politiciansto furtherhercareer.
“Taylor Swiftwantstobea
Democratbecauseshewants
tobeinmovies...period.And
it lookslikeshewillsuckthe
doorknoboffHollyweirdto get
there.Oldestmoveinthebook.
Goodluckgirl.–KidRock,” the
staunchRepublicansupporter
shared onTwitt er.Teigenquickly
respondedwithasimple“You’re
patheti c.–ChrissyTeigen.”5
WILLIENELSONhasassured
fanshe’llbeontheroadagain
next month aft ertaking abreak
to focus onhealthmatt ers. A
respiratoryissueforcedthe
countrystartocancela handful
ofUSsummertourdates,but
nowhehaspromisedfans
he’llbebackonstageinNew
Hampshire on September 6.6
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lawyerfor
actorCuba
GoodingJr
haslaunched
the#NotMe
movementin
responseto
sexualassault
allegati ons
levelledagainst
hisclient.The
att orney, Mark
Heller, began
thecampaign
aft eraManhatt anjudge deniedhisrequest to have the
chargesagainstGoodingJrdropped onAugust 7.“Aft er
50 yearsofdefendinginnocent,falselyaccusedand
unfairly prosecuteddefendants, I am igniti ng the ‘Not Me
Movement’ (#NotMe).’”7
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