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Daily Mail
6 hours ago
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Singer Jessica Mauboy shares intimate details about the birth of her daughter Mia
Pop star Jessica Mauboy has revealed intimate details about the birth of her newborn daughter. The 35-year-old Australian Idol judge said that once her daughter Mia was welcomed into the world she did not know whether the baby was a boy or a girl. And in a surprising twist Jessica and her husband Themeli Magripilis both overlooked 'checking' their child's sex once she was born. The couple, who decided they did not want to be told about their baby's gender while Jessica was pregnant, were told by the nurse they had a daughter. 'It was such a surprise,' Jessica told The Daily Telegraph on Sunday. From A-list scandals and red carpet mishaps to exclusive pictures and viral moments, subscribe to the DailyMail's new showbiz newsletter to stay in the loop. 'The doctor said "You can look now", because we almost forgot to look if it's a boy or girl. We just were full of joy and laughter after that.' The hitmaker though confessed 'she thought' it was a girl while she was pregnant. 'You get a sense of knowingness. Either way, I hoped to give him or her everything,' and admitted that they had not picked out a name before Mia was delivered at the start of the new year.' Jessica confirmed that she became a first time mum to Stellar in March. She revealed that Mia was born back on January 13, but kept her arrival away from he glare of social media to give friends and family the chance to meet her first. While the singer has yet to reveal images of her newborn, she did admit that motherhood had its challenges. 'It has been a bit of a rollercoaster but a magical one,' she told the publication. 'I'm making up lots of lullabies for her.' Jessica joked that while she can definitely see herself in her daughter, she was worried that Mia might pick up some of her more negative traits. 'I look at her and it's "whoa!" because I see myself, that little frown,' she said. 'I'm not sure I want her to have my personality, because it's rough and it's tough. She's constantly changing every day, another little roll, another crease.' Jessica delighted fans in September after it was announced she was five months pregnant with her first child. Jessica tied the knot with Themeli in a small Darwin church ceremony in 2022 when she released Flashback, a single from her fifth studio album Yours Forever. The pair first met in Mauboy's home town of Darwin, in a nightclub, when she was just 18. Speaking to The Sunday Project in 2023 about their first meeting, the songstress also recalled the awkward encounter. 'I was out with my eight girlfriends and we happened to play this game truth or dare and I happened to say 'dare',' she explained. Jessica didn't disclose exactly what the dare was, but said she spotted Themeli soon afterwards and revealed she immediately made her way towards him.
American Military News
16 hours ago
- Entertainment
- American Military News
Second accuser of Sean ‘Diddy' Combs takes the stand, alleges sexual assault
Sean 'Diddy' Combs was accused of sexually assaulting his former assistant at Manhattan federal court Thursday and subjecting her to brutal working conditions as the feds beef up their case against the disgraced rap mogul. Mia, testifying under a pseudonym, worked as a personal assistant for Combs from 2009 through 2017. She said the job was all-consuming, and the hours could be untenable, with her longest shift, fueled by Adderall, lasting five days. 'Puff's mood' determined the atmosphere. Mia told prosecutor Madison Smyser that she had frequently been the target of Combs' violence. 'It was chaotic. It was — it could be toxic. It could be exciting. Like, the highs were really high, and lows were really, really low,' Mia said. 'He's thrown things at me. He's thrown me against the wall. He's thrown me into a pool. He's thrown an ice bucket on my head. He slammed my arm into a door.' After a long pause, Mia added, 'He's also sexually assaulted me,' noting it had happened more than once. Getting cursed out, berated and having her intelligence questioned by the Bad Boy Records co-founder was par for the course, the witness said. While working as his live-in assistant, the jury heard that she couldn't leave his properties without permission — even off the clock — or lock her bedroom door. Mia recalled Combs sending his security guards to find her when she went out after he'd gone to bed one night, 'desperate' to see some friends. 'I didn't realize I wasn't allowed to leave,' she said. Mia is the second of three alleged victims the jury is slated to hear from in the feds' sweeping case against Combs and is expected to testify to allegations included in the indictment relating to racketeering and forced labor. Manhattan federal court Judge Arun Subramanian ordered court artists and members of the public not to sketch her likeness in any way. Before Combs, she said she had stints working for Harvey Weinstein's ex-wife, designer Georgina Chapman, and comedian Mike Myers. Combs, 55, has pleaded not guilty to sex trafficking, racketeering conspiracy, transporting individuals for prostitution, and related offenses and could be sentenced to life in prison if convicted. The Manhattan U.S. attorney's office alleges that as Combs was at the peak of his success and considered among the wealthiest and most influential forces in hip-hop, from 2004 through 2024, he was running a criminal enterprise operated by a network of staff who engaged in sex trafficking, forced labor, bribery, obstruction of justice, kidnapping and arson. Combs' ex-girlfriend, Casandra 'Cassie' Ventura, spent four days on the stand during the first week of testimony, describing violent beatings and being coerced into debasing sexual performances with male performers that Combs dubbed 'freak-offs.' She said she never wanted to participate in the sessions and that Combs hung videos of the humiliating encounters over her head as blackmail in testimony backed up by Combs' and Ventura's former stylist, Deonte Nash, on Wednesday. Nash said he witnessed Combs threaten to send the footage to Ventura's parents' workplaces. Mia said Thursday that she and Ventura were as close as sisters and considered her relationship with Combs 'inequal' and 'toxic.' She recalled seeing Combs being physically violent with Ventura 'all the time.' Mia corroborated testimony jurors heard from Ventura and Nash about a particularly savage beating that left Ventura gushing blood from her head. Both witnesses said they tried to jump on Combs to get him to stop. 'Oh my god. He's actually going to kill her,' Mia recalled thinking. 'His eyes turned black. … I was trying to get him to stop. It was like he was looking through me.' A third woman, Jane, which is also a pseudonym, is yet to testify about allegedly being forced into disturbing sexual performances by Combs. Jurors have heard from a former Combs assistant, Capricorn Clark, that he turned up at her house in the middle of the night with a gun in December 2011 and kidnapped her as he sought to hunt down Kid Cudi, whose real name is Scott Mescudi, after hearing he was dating Ventura. Clark said she waited outside the 'Day 'n' Nite' rapper's home while Combs and an associate broke in. Weeks later, Mescudi's Porsche was blown up in his driveway in an apparent Molotov cocktail attack. ___ © 2025 New York Daily News. Distributed by Tribune Content Agency, LLC.
Daily Mail
18 hours ago
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Chart-topping singer looks unrecognisable in childhood throwback... can you guess who it is?
A singer looked unrecognisable as she shared a throwback photo from her childhood on Saturday. Celebrating an old friend's birthday, the chart-topping musician could be seen posing back-to-back with her pal. 'Can't blaaady believe it! 24 years of friendship getting crazier by the minute. Can't wait to see what happens in the next 30,' she wrote. Another showed the girls smiling in an old print out from a 'kiss me quick' photo booth. But, can you guess who it is? From A-list scandals and red carpet mishaps to exclusive pictures and viral moments, subscribe to the DailyMail's new Showbiz newsletter to stay in the loop. That's right, it's Dua Lipa! The singer celebrated her friend Mia's birthday at the weekend and marked the occasion with some throwbacks. It comes after fans speculated that Miley Cyrus' new 80s-inspired pop song, Every Girl You've Ever Loved, is about her alleged feud with Dua. You would think that the power duo that came up with the hit-song Prisoner would be tethered for life (or at least be on cordial terms) but a new song may suggest otherwise. The speculation centres around a few lines in the song: 'She speaks the perfect French / She can dance the night away / And still, she'll never break a sweat.' To some, these could easily be vague references. But others were quick to point out that Dua fits this description almost exactly. She's shown off her French-speaking skills in a remix of Charli XCX and Troye Sivan 's Talk Talk, and her song Dance the Night from the Barbie soundtrack seems to be clearly referenced. The final line - about not breaking a sweat - has been interpreted in several ways, with some reading it as a subtle dig referencing a viral meme that once poked fun at Dua's lackluster dancing. There is also the possibility that the lyric reflects a deeper comparison between the two artists. While Lipa is known for her cool, composed stage presence, Miley has been more open about the emotional and physical effort she puts into her performances. Some listeners believe the lyric may be less about criticising Dua and more about Cyrus examining her own feelings of insecurity or competition. So where would this alleged feud have come from? Though the two haven't had any public issues, it's worth noting that the two haven't collaborated since their 2020 song Prisoner - and haven't publicly interacted much since then. Also, fans noticed that recently Prisoner's song credits were changed. Miley is now listed as only the featured artist on the track, even though it was originally hers - and she wrote it. These combined occurrences have caused fans to call Miley out for the speculated shade. Fans speculated that the lyrics 'she speaks the perfect French' and 'she can dance the night away' are reference to Lipa 'She's so obsessed I can't,' one X (formerly Twitter) user commented, followed by a crying face emoji. Another user mirrored the sentiment, simply writing, 'obsession.' Some fans were shocked at how obvious the reference seemed to be. 'This actually being the real lyrics lmfao she needs to get over whatever happened between them,' one user wrote.
Yahoo
20 hours ago
- General
- Yahoo
Who is 'Mia'? Why you won't see photos of Diddy's ex-personal assistant during trial
The sex-crimes trial of Sean "Diddy" Combs is well underway and, as a parade of ex-employees, law enforcement officials, and romantic partners take the stand, at least one witness will remain unnamed. On May 29, when a former personal assistant for Combs began testifying, she was introduced simply as "Mia," a pseudonym given to protect her identity. Jurors listened to her as she recounted a close friendship with Combs' former partner and star witness for the prosecution, Cassandra "Cassie" Ventura Fine, and the alleged abuse both women faced at the hands of the music mogul. Jurors were not given her last name, and unlike the vivid sketches of Ventura Fine and Combs that have emerged from the courtroom, nothing detailed will be drawn of Mia. The court was given explicit instructions May 29 not to document any aspects of her appearance and reminded that they would face severe consequences for violating the rule. Diddy trial live updates: Aide says she feared Diddy would kill Cassie in emotional testimony Her identity is being guarded in part, given the highly sensitive personal experiences she is sharing − on the stand, Mia alleged that Combs sexually assaulted her several times and could become violent, once slamming her into a wall and, on another occasion, throwing her into a pool. An unwritten rule, abided by many in the media, precludes publications from publishing the names of anonymous accusers even if their identity is known. Especially in a high-profile case like that of Combs, who is accused of sex trafficking, racketeering and transportation to engage in prostitution, a victim may choose to remain anonymous to protect themselves from retaliation or harassment. Anonymity has emerged as a hot-button issue in recent years, particularly in the wake of the #MeToo movement, as one side argues that if a celebrity faces public allegations of assault, the accuser should be forced to come forward too. On the other side, advocates argue that, given the public shame that can come from revealing one has been assaulted, anonymity provides a necessary sense of security, so victims choose to come forward. How long can an accuser be unnamed? Inside legal debate over Diplo, Diddy and anonymity "The reason the defense wants the victims to be identified is they think, and rightfully so, that that will discourage victims from coming forward," former federal prosecutor Neama Rahmani previously told USA TODAY. "They've been victimized, (and) now they have to relive this trauma in a very public way," says Rahmani, president of personal injury law firm West Coast Trial Lawyers. "These cases draw a lot of attention. People on social media will call them liars. They'll say that this is just a money grab, that they're just seeking fame. This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Who is Mia? Diddy's ex-personal assistant to remain unnamed in trial
Daily Mail
a day ago
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
President Trump reveals whether he'd pardon Diddy if mogul is convicted in sex trafficking trial
Mia says Diddy sexually assaulted her at his star-studded 40th birthday party Mia told the court that she was first sexually assaulted by Diddy during his 40th birthday party in 2009 at the Plaza Hotel in New York City, which was attended by many celebrities like Bono, Denzel Washington, Kim Kardashian, Gayle King and Al Sharpton. She said the mogul approached her in the kitchen and complimented her on her work before pouring shots for her. 'I felt like they hit me kind of hard,' she said of the drinks. 'I was in my 20s in New York. Two shots would not have made me feel that way.' Mia told the jury what happened next: 'He was talking and all of a sudden his face [was] far closer, my eyes couldn't focus on his face because it was so close. 'I didn't really know what was happening... he put his am next to my head against the wall and leaned in to kiss me and put his other hand up the side of my dress.' Mia said she did not want to kiss Diddy or have his hand up her dress. 'I was shocked and I froze. I didn't even process what was happening,' she added. The next morning, she woke up clothed on a chair in the mainroom of the penthouse Diddy had rented. Martha Stewart takes a picture of Diddy at the party below. Kim Kardashian and Kris Jenner.
