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Bombshell as Made In Chelsea star's firm is exposed as having nearly £100k debts... as most will NEVER be paid back: RICHARD EDEN reveals the shocking story
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Warring music managers Simon Cowell and Simon Fuller set for awkward reunion as they both plan to attend Mel B's star-studded wedding
Having twice locked horns through legal action, it is safe to say Simons Cowell and Fuller are not the best of friends. But the music industry titans will need to put their feud aside when attending Mel B 's wedding in London tomorrow. The ceremony at St Paul's Cathedral will see the Spice Girl, 50, tie the knot for the third time, with hairstylist Rory McPhee, 37. And the bride is thought to have invited the warring music managers, who have been enemies for decades. Fuller, 65, is regarded as the most successful British music mogul of all time and managed The Spice Girls at their height – which drew deep jealousy from Cowell, also 65, who had turned the group down. The pair clashed when Pop Idol creator Fuller launched a £100million lawsuit against Cowell after he set up similarly formatted The X Factor. They reached a settlement but the battle erupted again in 2011 over producer credits. Fuller is set to arrive alone, while Cowell will attend with fiancée Lauren Silverman. A source said: 'I'm sure everyone involved will behave impeccably.' It comes as Victoria Beckham shared a gushing wedding tribute to Mel B after it was revealed she wouldn't be at her fellow Spice Girl's nuptials. The fashion designer, 51, will be absent from Scary Spice's nuptials on Saturday because she is out the country. However, Victoria was keen to show that Mel, 50, was still in her thoughts as she took to her Instagram Stories to share a sweet tribute just hours ahead of the big day. Posh Spice posted a photograph of herself and Mel looking glamorous together at a recent event as she sent her well-wishes to the happy couple. She gushed in a caption: 'Sending love to you @officialmelb! @rorymcphee is a very lucky man! xx' The Daily Mail exclusively revealed earlier this week that neither Victoria or Geri Halliwell would be at Mel B's nuptials. There is also a suggestion that another member of the band, either Emma Bunton or Melanie Chisholm, are also not going. Sources said Victoria will be abroad, with one explaining: 'Victoria has long standing plans out of the country and she simply can't be there. 'She adores Mel, they get on really well despite their paths going in opposite directions. It's a real shame. 'There is no issue between them, they haven't fallen out. It's just one of those things.' As for Geri, she and Mel have a tempestuous relationship and at times have struggled to be in the same room without there being animosity. The two women went to war after Mel B revealed that she had an intimate relationship with Geri when the band was starting out while she was being interviewed for Piers Morgan's Life Stories programme. Geri was deeply upset by the bombshell revelation in 2019, for which Mel has apparently never apologised. Sources also said that Geri's husband Christian Horner was 'mortified' about Mel's claims. Neither Victoria or Geri attended Mel's 50th birthday in Leeds back in May. Just Emma and Mel C were in attendance. It is the third time that Mel will say 'I do' after first marrying Dutch backing dancer Jimmy Gulzar in 1998. For her big day, Mel wore a Vegas showgirl-style feathered headdress with a white and gold dress. And when she wed Stephen Belafonte in 2007, they eloped to Las Vegas before holding a vow renewal in Egypt the following year. Mel and Stephen separated in 2016. Mel grew close to Rory after the breakdown of her marriage to Stephen. Last year, she said: 'He's a family friend, great hairdresser... when I went back to England, he would come over and give me hair treatments... 'And as he was nurturing my curls back, I guess he was nurturing my trust and belief in a relationship.' She is able to marry him at St Paul's Cathedral because of her OBE, which she got in 2022 for her services to charitable causes and vulnerable women, especially Woman's Aid. Mel B celebrated her upcoming wedding with a sun-soaked hen party in Tunisia, featuring leopard-print bikinis, a choreographed dance routine, and a 'Zen party'. Her daughter Phoenix and 35 friends joined in the festivities, which included a lavish menu and dancing by the ocean. The hen party also included a leopard print themed night, as well as a belly dancing class.
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The Islamic sect operating from an orphanage in Crewe: Beanie-hat wearing founder is self-proclaimed new Pope and 'saviour of mankind' who can 'make the moon disappear'
An Islamic sect whose leader claims to be the new Pope and whose followers say he can perform 'miracles' is operating out of a heavily-guarded former orphanage in Cheshire. Abdullah Hashem Aba al-Sadiq, a former filmmaker who describes himself as the 'saviour of mankind', uses YouTube and TikTok to spread The Ahmadi Religion of Peace and Light (AROPL) and tells followers to 'obey' him. In one video, multiple men, women and children claim that Hashem has performed miracles ranging from resurrecting family members, making the moon disappear, turning leaves into living animals and curing fatal illnesses including cancer. In other clips, a primary school-aged girl claims Hashem cured her of stomach pains by simply placing his hand on her, while a daughter alleges that her mother was on the brink of death before she was revived by the leader. Hashem asks his followers to offer up their salaries or sell their possessions to contribute to the religious sect which combines Islamic theology with conspiracy theories about the Illuminati and aliens secretly controlling US presidents. Lawyers for AROPL told MailOnline say the sect advocates for mainstream medical advice from the NHS in the UK and there is no requirement that other members should sell property or give up salaries. One striking feature of the religion is that they all wear black beanies. Hashem describes the beanie as his 'crown', adding: 'I take the beanie hat and wear it proudly so. This hat is a symbol of the working man. 'That's how it was first invented - to keep the working man warm as he's working outside and he's working all day to feed his family with minimum wage. It became a symbol of the poor man, the working class man.' AROPL was previously based in Sweden but relocated to Crewe in 2021, moving into a Grade II-listed former orphanage, Webb House, The Guardian first reported. Abdullah Hashem (pictured), a former filmmaker who describes himself as the 'saviour of mankind', uses YouTube and TikTok to spread The Ahmadi Religion of Peace and Light (AROPL) and warns followers to 'obey' his every command The he Ahmadi Religion of Peace and Light (AROPL) is operating out of a heavily-guarded former orphanage in Cheshire (pictured) Followers claim that Abdullah Hashem Aba al-Sadiq has cured their relatives just by touching them It's understood around 100 followers live in the £2million Cheshire building, including families with children who are home schooled there. It's believed gatherings take place in the 'basilica' room. AROLP's lawyers say children living there are home-schooled by their individual parents with the approval of the local education authority which monitors their progress. A spokesman added: 'Those members of the faith who chose to live at the Crewe Centre (a small minority of the overall membership) are usually expected to contribute to the running of the centre, but are encouraged to maintain links with their families.' Webb House was originally built as orphanage for children of railway workers who had lost their parents in work-related accidents until 1961 and later became British Rail offices and an NHS specialist mental health facility. AROPL says it is a peaceful religious movement derived from Shia Islam - the second-largest branch of Islam - that has been persecuted around the world due to its belief in equality and human rights. It describes itself as the 'fulfillment of prophecy as per the narrations and scriptures of the Abrahamic faiths' - a term for the elements shared by Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. Young children often feature in videos where they describe Hashem as their 'father' and 'master'. In one video, a 16-year-old boy describes Hashem as his 'dad, imam, God', while in another a girl an 18-year-old girl who joined the religion aged eight says: 'We are the generation that was raised by [Hashem].' Hashem frequently appears in clips, including one TikTok video addressed to Christians where he says: 'Hear me and obey. I am a messenger sent to you from Jesus Christ... the church is corrupt and no longer upholds the law of God nor does it defend the oppressed. 'The papacy has been stolen and the rightful heir has been pushed aside. 'There is no one else but me that you are obliged to obey. May God be a witness that I have proclaimed.' The camera then pans to a crowd chanting for him, while a caption reading: 'The new Pope is here.' Hashem, an Egyptian-American raised in Indiana, first rose to prominence by making documentaries in which he debunked cults in the US. Hashem and his partner were sued in 2008 after filming an undercover documentary about a UFO religion based in Switzerland. But seven years later, he founded AROPL, declaring himself the Mahdi, a saviour figure from Islamic doomsday prophecy. He also claims to be the new pope and the successor to the prophet Muhammad and Jesus. Hashem condemns false Mahdis - believed to be around 30 - and claims he is the only legitimate leader. In his book, The Goal of the Wise, Hashem says his followers have a 'duty' to donate their whole salary - keeping hold of deductions for basic living - and sell their houses to fund his goal to create a 'divine' state. One woman (pictured) claimed that she had witnessed the Mahdi make the moon disappear His scriptures include bizarre beliefs such as claims epilepsy can be cured by placing a bird of paradise on a patient's genitals. Ex-members told The Guardian how they felt pressured to cut ties with the outside world and were encouraged to sell their homes to fund its activities. One woman claimed she handed over all the money she was gifted for her wedding, while another says he donated about £33,000. AROPL regularly post slick videos on TikTok, Facebook, X and Instagram about its activities, while it also features several Q&As and podcasts about the sect. It has more than 100k followers and subscribers TikTok and YouTube alone. Responding to allegations that the religious group have taken the blood of members and threaten people who leave the faith, Hashem said in one video: 'Nobody has ever been harmed, coerced, we don't eat babies, we don't take blood, none of this stuff is true.' On one TikTok channel, a large group of men, dressed in black beanies, claim they are Hashem's 'soldiers' who will fight and die for him. Hashem says he has lived across the world, from the US, Egypt, Lebanon, Kuwait, Germany, Sweden and now the UK. He claims to have formed a 'religious movement' with a title to 'distinguish it from all of the false practices that Muslims are practicing today'. In one clip about why followers call him 'father' and 'master', a member says: 'It's something we do from ourselves. We call you father, master because you are our Imam in our time and because you have the holy spirit within you. 'You are the representative of God in this day and age.' AROPL has charitable status in the US and the Charity Commission is currently considering its application to have the same in the UK. The sect was based in Egypt and Germany before moving to Sweden, where 69 members had their residency permits revoked. The members were deported after several businesses linked to the group were found to be providing fake visas. Lawyers representing AROPL said there were no sham visas and the businesses in Sweden were affected by Covid and had to reduce the hours of their employees which led in some cases to the employees not earning sufficient to qualify for residency in Sweden. An investigation into the disappearance of a German member, Lisa Wiese, who vanished while visiting India in 2019, is still ongoing. She had travelled there with another AROPL member and has never been seen again. The group also expressed their concern over the recent arrest of one of its members, Mohd Tarmizi bin Mond Ariffin, 39, who has been a believer since April 2024.
