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George Michael 'rekindled close friendship with Kenny Goss' before his death George Michael had become close to his ex-boyfriend in the weeks before his death, it emerged today. The singer, who passed away aged 53 yesterday, had 13-year relationship with Kenny Goss, the man often described as the love of his life, before the pair split in 2011. But it has emerged that the former couple had become close again in recent weeks, with Texan art dealer Kenny encouraging the star to get back into music Friends had said the pair were even thought to be considering getting back together before Michael's tragic death from heart failure yesterday. Speaking just weeks ago, a source told The Sun: 'George and Kenny are back spending time together again and it's an exciting time for those of us who have been so worried over the last few years. 'A full-fledged comeback feels much more likely with Kenny back on the scene to keep George happy and balanced.' Michae...

Wearing a tight, white crop top, his body adorned with temporary tattoos and holding a white fluffy poodle, this is the 64-year-old new king of Thailand. The coronation of Crown Prince Maha Vajiralongkorn - which has been delayed by four days while he mourns the death of his father - has shone a spotlight on his colourful past. For the father-of-seven has three failed marriages, a love of fast jets and a reputation for having an explosive temper. During an attempted coup in Thailand in 2014, a film was published online of his third wife dressed in nothing but a black G-string while she sang happy birthday to the royal couple's beloved pet poodle, Fufu. Following news of revered King Bhumibol's death on Thursday, Thailand's prime minister announced that Prince Maha - described by one royal biographer as 'a man prone to violence, fast cars and dubious business deals' - will ascend to the throne held by his father for 70 years. In May, the Crown Prince was pictu...

Melania and Barron Trump will not move to the White House With the country divided after the elections, so too will the first family be split come inauguration day on January 20. Melania and Barron will not move to the White House in the new year, choosing instead to stay at Trump Tower so the 10-year-old can finish the school year, theNew York Post reported. Melania will travel to Washington DC when necessary, and Donald Trump himself is expected to spend much of his time as president at his own three-story penthouse apartment in midtown Manhattan. Melania has decided to stay put in the interests of her only son, with sources telling the Post: 'The campaign has been difficult for Barron, and she is really hoping to keep disruption to a minimum.' Melania, who is sometimes spotted picking up her son from school, told People magazine in the spring that with Trump on the road, she has spent a lot of time with Barron because he 'needs somebody as a parent'. The 10...

There was misery for Hillary Clinton's band of Hollywood megafans as Donald Trump emerged victorious as American President. Lady Gaga staged a protest against Trump outside Trump Tower, clinging to a sanitation truck with a sign 'Love Trumps Hate'. She was then pictured looking emotional in a luxury black Rolls-Royce Phantom being driven away clasping her hands together. At midnight, she had taken to Twitter and wrote: 'Say a prayer America.' Just hours before Trump cinched his victory, Demi Lovato was forced to apologize for making an insensitive election joke. The singer, a vocal Clinton supporter, tweeted yesterday: 'Sometimes you just have to agree to disagree and grab some p***y', referring to Donald Trump's notorious lewd comments in leaked Access Hollywood tapes. Lovato swiftly deleted the tweet after facing backlash from her fans and by 5pm yesterday, she issued an apology saying she was just trying to make 'light of the election....

It was undoubtedly the most important night of Donald Trump's life when he was elected as the next president of the United States. But for his ten-year-old son Barron, the excitement was all too much. The youngster could barely keep his eyes open as his father made his late night acceptance speech on Tuesday after being voted the 45th President of the United States. Eagle-eyed viewers spotted president-elect Trump's youngest child rubbing his eyes, and swaying as he attempted to keep awake during the lengthy speech at 3am. Barron Trump may only be ten years old but that didn't stop him being crucified on Twitter for his sleepy antics. Many joked that he was bored by Donald's speech while others insisted he should be home in bed. 'When your own son doesn't even wanna see you become #president,' one user commented. 'Somebody needs to put #barrontrump to bed. Or give him a red bull. #MakeAmericaSleepAgain,' another tweeted. One viewer commen...

Patti Wood analyzed Obama and Trump's body language at the White House meeting President Barack Obama and Donald Trump put on a united front and vowed to work together in what appeared to be a friendly meeting at the White House Thursday. Trump said he was 'looking forward to dealing with the president in the future', while Obama claimed he was 'very encouraged by the interest in President-elect Trump to work with my team'. But even to the untrained eye it was clear there was some tension, and body language expert Patti Wood has analyzed the first meeting between the most powerful man in America and the person chosen to replace him. Obama was 'extremely fatigued, resigned and not hopeful', while Trump was 'tentative, serious and perhaps fearful', Wood told DailyMail.com. Obama and Trump, whose election win sent shockwaves around the world on Wednesday, talked for more than 90 minutes in the Oval Office before addressing the media. It was a ...

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Trump :'NOT' a smooth transition after Obama 'roadblocks' Donald Trump accused President Barack Obama on Wednesday of making "many inflammatory statements and roadblocks" during the President-elect's transition to the White House. "Doing my best to disregard the many inflammatory President O statements and roadblocks. Thought it was going to be a smooth transition - NOT!" Trump tweeted. Asked by a reporter later Wednesday how the transition was going, Trump replied, "very, very smoothly." Trump's morning tirade comes after Obama said in an interview published this week that he could have beaten Trump in the 2016 election if he were eligible to run a third time. "I am confident in this vision because I'm confident that if I had run again and articulated it, I think I could've mobilized a majority of the American people to rally behind it," Obama told his former senior adviser David Axelrod in an interview ...

French woman who killed husband freed after Hollande pardon A French woman in her sixties who murdered her husband in 2012 has been released after a second intervention by President Francois Hollande. Jacqueline Sauvage suffered decades of abuse and became a cause celebre, prompting a campaign for her release. Mr Hollande issued a partial pardon at the end of January but the courts twice rejected applications for her release. He has now given Ms Sauvage a complete pardon and she was freed from jail early on Wednesday evening. Now aged 69, she had been serving a 10-year sentence at Reau prison, to the south-east of Paris. "I've decided to grant Jacqueline Sauvage a pardon of the rest of her sentence. This pardon puts an immediate end to her detention," the president tweeted. her family and not in jail. A car carrying Ms Sauvage and her three daughters was seen leaving Reau prison soon afterwards. Campaigners were overjoyed by the news. But Virginie Duval, the ...

Germany migrants: Record number opt to leave A record 55,000 migrants left Germany voluntarily this year - more than twice the number deported. Germany's Sueddeutsche Zeitung (SZ) daily got the January-November data from the Office for Migration and Refugees (BAMF). Most of the migrants went back to the Western Balkans. Albanians formed the largest group - 15,000. The numbers from Serbia, Iraq and Kosovo totalled about 5,000 each. Last year 890,000 asylum seekers reached Germany - a record influx. In 2016, Germany deported 25,000 migrants. Those arriving from the Western Balkans generally have no right to stay in Germany. The BAMF says increasing numbers of asylum seekers are also returning voluntarily to Iraq, Iran and Afghanistan. Those who went back to Afghanistan voluntarily this year totalled more than 3,200 - about ten times more than went back there in 2015. Earlier this month, 34 Afghans were deported after their asylum claims were rejected. The German government...

Debbie Reynolds dies a day after daughter Carrie Fisher, her son says ACtress Debbie Reynolds, the star of the 1952 classic movie "Singin' in the Rain" has died one day after the death of her daughter, actress-writer Carrie Fisher. Reynolds was 84. Her son, Todd Fisher, said Reynolds died Wednesday. "She's now with Carrie and we're all heartbroken," Fisher said from Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, where his mother was taken by ambulance earlier Wednesday. He said the stress of his sister's death on Tuesday "was too much" for Reynolds. Carrie Fisher, who was 60, had been hospitalized since Friday. "She said, 'I want to be with Carrie,'" her son said. "And then she was gone." Reynolds enjoyed the very heights of show business success and endured the depths of personal tragedy and betrayal. She lost one husband to Elizabeth Taylor and two other husbands plundered her for millions. Fisher, who found lastin...

Actress Debbie Reynolds dies of a stroke, a day after daughter Debbie Reynolds, a leading lady in Hollywood musicals and comedies in the 1950s and 1960s, including "Singin' in the Rain," died on Wednesday, her son said, just one day after the death of her daughter, actress Carrie Fisher. Reynolds, 84, an Oscar-nominated singer-actress, was rushed to Cedars-Sinai hospital earlier on Wednesday, "It's true, she's with Carrie," her son, Todd Fisher, told Reuters, adding that shortly before suffering a stroke Reynolds had said she missed her daughter and wanted to be with her. "She left very shortly after that and those were the last words she spoke," Todd Fisher said. After the news of Reynolds' death, numerous people took to social media and wrote that "she died of a broken heart." One of the most enduring and endearing Hollywood stars of her time, Reynolds received a best actress Academy Award nomination for the 1964 m...

Debbie Reynolds, ‘Singin’ in the Rain’ Actress, Dies at 84 Debbie Reynolds, ‘Singin’ in the Rain’ Actress, Dies at 84 Debbie Reynolds, the Texan-born actress and singer who rose to stardom in the 1952 movie “Singin’ in the Rain” and earned an Oscar nomination for her role as a heroine who survived the sinking of the Titanic, has died. She was 84. Born April 1, 1932, Reynolds died on Dec. 28 after being taken to a hospital from her son’s home in Beverly Hills after complaining of breathing problems, the Los Angeles Times reported, citing a law enforcement source. Her daughter, actress and author Carrie Fisher, died the previous day in Los Angeles following a heart attack. Paired with dancer Gene Kelly and comic Donald O’Connor, the 19-year-old Reynolds won acclaim as the chorus girl and singer Kathy Selden in the musical “Singin’ in the Rain,” best remembered for Kelly’s performance of the title song. It ranked fifth in the American Film Institute’s 100 greatest American movie...

Prince Harry shares a giggle with Kate Middleton at the Queen's birthday... Perhaps Prince Harry had overheard one of his grandfather's famous gaffes, or he'd spotted an error in the order of service. But as he leaned over to whisper in the Duchess of Cambridge's ear at St Paul's Cathedral today as the royals attended the Queen's thanksgiving service, his brother certainly wasn't in on the joke. Harry was seen leaning in to speak to Kate as she titled her head towards him to listen, and whatever the naughty royal had to say left the Duchess in fits of giggles, despite the solemnity of the occasion. Meanwhile Prince Williams stared stoically in the other direction, not sharing in the pair's mirth. The trio are known to share a close relationship, and with Harry remaining single for the time being he is often the third party in their relationship. Indeed, he didn't even glance in their direction to find out what was so funny. The body lang...