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In a heartfelt Instagram caption posted April 26 honoring Dale, Bieber paid tribute to his beloved “Papa” with a throwback photo of the pair that appears to be from his debut “My World” musical era.

“I always took all ur money lol. I remember u specifically telling me, gramma gave u an allowance of 20 dollars for the WEEK! I would always convince you to spend on snacks at the hockey game on Friday nights. Reluctantly you always gave it to me.”

Dale is the dad of the “Purpose” singer’s mom Patti Mallette.

The pop star made headlines recently, from cryptic Instagram posts on imposter syndrome in March to recent confrontations with celebrity photographers and paparazzi. But the Canadian two-time Grammy winner, 31, is opening up about happier times with Dale in a note shared to his 295 million Instagram followers.

Justin Bieber is ‘crashing out’ according to fans. What does that mean?

The resident fashionista on “The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills,” 48, filed to divorce the British businessman, 57, in Los Angeles Superior Court on April 25 less than two weeks after Season 14 of the Bravo reality show ended.

The move follows multiple media outlets reporting that the former Beverly Beach founder’s estranged husband was photographed kissing and holding hands with former “Amazing Race” contestant Shana Wall. USA TODAY reached out to reps for the Kemsleys. A rep for Wall could not be reached for comment.

The pair are parents to son Jagger, 11, and daughter Phoenix, 9. Kemsley is requesting legal and physical custody of their two children. Kemsley, citing irreconcilable differences, is also requesting that her ex pay her legal fees.

Nearly a year ago, on May 9, the Kemsleys announced they were taking a break from their marriage.

‘Real Housewives’ stars Dorit, P.K. Kemsley announce ‘some time apart’ from marriage

The singing contest show’s judges and fans have been steadily whittling down the competition, leaving the Top 14 contestants to scramble for a spot during this week’s Rock & Roll Hall of Fame themed episode.

Not only will America learn who its Top 12 contestants are, they will also find out which music legends will be joining the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. The remaining 14 contestants will be performing tracks once sung by previous inductees, including judge Lionel Richie, who was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 2022.

“Fire and Rain” singer James Taylor, who was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2000, will serve as the guest mentor for the contestants. After the performances are over and this year’s inductees are revealed, viewers will get the chance to vote for their favorite contestants before eliminations.

Here’s how to watch this week’s episode of “American Idol,” and who’s left in the singing competition.

But at the dinner, dubbed “nerd prom” by Washington insiders, no Trump roast will be served.

As journalists covering his second term gather for the glitzy fête at the Washington Hilton hotel, President Donald Trump will likely skip the event. Trump skipped three times during his last presidency (the 2020 affair was cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic).

He did attend in 2015, the year before he was elected president. Trump is not expected to attend this year’s dinner. White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said previously that she also would not attend.

The former fashion model, the first practicing Catholic to serve as first lady since Jacqueline Kennedy, attended the April 26 service in a double breasted coat dress paired with a traditional veil, gloves and black stilettos.

President Donald Trump, who attended alongside the Slovenian-born first lady, donned a signature blue suit.

The first lady’s outfit harkens back to the dress and veil she wore to the Vatican during her husband’s first trip abroad as president in 2017, when she described meeting Pope Francis as an experience she would “never forget.” Kennedy also wore a black dress and black lace mantilla when meeting Pope John XXIII in 1962.

Beyoncé will debut her Cowboy Carter and the Rodeo Chitlin’ Circuit Tour at SoFi stadium on April 28. The Los Angeles concert will be the first of 32 stadium shows across the U.S. and Europe. The “Cowboy Carter” creator initially announced the tour the night before the Grammy Awards, where she took home best country album and album of the year.

Since then, she has added a handful of concerts including final shows in Las Vegas. She’s also set to make history with her scheduled tour dates, including in Los Angeles. The nine-city tour is expected to wrap on July 26.

Here’s what to know as fans head to the first string of shows in L.A.

How to get to SoFi Stadium

SoFi Stadium is located in Hollywood Park in Inglewood, California. The address for the stadium is 1001 Stadium Drive. Parking lots open a at 4 p.m. PT, and doors open at 5 p.m. PT. The show will begin at 7 p.m. PT.

In the first film released in 2016, Christian, a neurodivergent math genius, and accountant Dana Cummings (Anna Kendrick) had a fondness for each other but couldn’t make it work. In the sequel (in theaters now), Christian struggled to kindle a romance.

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“Something that I find really beautiful is the naked yearning to say, ‘I want to have this kind of connection with another person. It’s just difficult for me to figure out the sort of coded language that everybody seems to be using,’ ” Affleck, 52, says. “We’ve all had those moments where we reflect, ‘Did I say the wrong thing? Oh, my God, I’m so stupid.’ ”

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What I Learned from Today’s Puzzle

• TESORI (25A: “Fun Home” composer Jeanine) Fun Home is a musical adapted from Alison Bechdel’s graphic memoir of the same name. Jeanine TESORI composed the music for the musical, and Lisa Kron wrote the lyrics. Jeanine TESORI and Lisa Kron won the 2015 Tony Award for Best Original Score for Fun Home. They were the first female team to win that award. I have seen Fun Home, but I couldn’t remember the composer’s name. I’m happy to be reminded of it.

Random Thoughts & Interesting Things

• BADU (4A: R&B artist Erykah) Erykah BADU is a singer-songwriter, record producer, and actress. Her style is characterized as neo soul, a subgenre of music influenced by contemporary R&B and soul. A few weeks ago, Erykah BADU was presented with the Icon Award at the Billboard Women in Music event, an honor that recognizes women who have significantly impacted music and culture.
• OOMPAH (16A: Tuba onomatopoeia) Such a fun answer! Also, onomatopoeia (a word that imitates a sound it describes) is a delightful word.
• ZIP DRIVE (17A: Outdated data storage device) A ZIP DRIVE uses ZIP disks to store data. ZIP disks are similar to floppy disks (speaking of outdated technology…) but have a larger storage capacity. The ZIP DRIVE was introduced in the mid-1990s. Although ZIP DRIVEs are still used, they have mostly been replaced by newer technology. This clue has me thinking about all the technology that was celebrated as the “next new thing” that is now outdated.
• INERTIA (38A: Concept in Newton’s first law) Newton’s laws of motion were first described by Isaac Newton in his 1687 work Philosophiæ Naturalis Principia Mathematica. The laws describe the relationship between the movement of an object and the forces acting on it. Newton’s first law concerns INERTIA and is summarized as: An object at rest will remain at rest unless it is acted upon by an outside force. Hooray for science in the crossword!
• TAURUS (58A: Spring zodiac sign) TAURUS is the zodiac sign for those born between April 19 and May 20. That means we’re currently in TAURUS season, making this clue timely. If you’re a TAURUS, happy birthday!
• GOLD RUSH (62A: California era of forty-niners) In January of 1848, GOLD was found in California by James W. Marshall, a carpenter and sawmill operator. The news of the discovery resulted in approximately 300,000 people to California over the next few years, an era that has come to be known as the GOLD RUSH. By the beginning of 1849, the news of the discovery of GOLD was drawing people from around the world to California. The name of “forty-niner” came from the year 1849.
• ALDA (65A: “M*A*S*H” star Alan) On the TV series M*A*S*H (1972-1983), Alan ALDA portrayed Captain Benjamin Franklin “Hawkeye” Pierce, the chief surgeon at the 4077th Mobile Army Surgical Hospital (MASH) in Korea. Alan ALDA is one of only four actors who were a part of M*A*S*H for its entire 11 season run. The other three are Loretta Swit (Margaret “Hot Lips” Houlihan), Jamie Farr (Maxwell Q. Klinger), and William Christopher (Father John Patrick Francis Mulcahy). Alan ALDA is the only one of those four who appeared in every M*A*S*H episode.
• PEPSI (3D: Cola with a “globe” logo) PEPSI has been on the market since 1893, when it was introduced as Brad’s Drink. Over the years, PEPSI has revised their logo a number of times. The PEPSI Globe, a round logo with a red, white, and blue color scheme, was adopted in 1973. Every logo update since then, including the most recent one in 2023, has featured some version of the PEPSI Globe.
• ARID (5D: Like the Mojave’s climate) The MOJAVE Desert is located in southern California and southwestern Nevada. Death Valley, with the lowest elevation in North America, is located in the MOJAVE Desert.
• DMV (6D: ID application location) DMV here stands for the Department of Motor Vehicles. The DMV is a government agency that issues driver’s licenses as well as other IDs.
• CONNOR (8D: “Heartstopper” star Kit) Heartstopper (2022-present) is a Netflix TV series adapted from Alice Oseman’s webcomic and graphic novel of the same name. The show tells the story of Nick Nelson (played by Kit CONNOR) and Charlie Spring (played by Joe Locke) and their friends.
• BOIL (30D: Heat to 212 degrees) We’re making some (perfectly reasonable) assumptions here that the liquid being heated is water and it is being heated at sea level under standard pressure. Under those conditions, water will BOIL at 212 ℉, because that is its boiling point. At higher altitudes, the boiling point of water will be lower.
• LENA (31D: “Imagine Me & You” actress Headey) Imagine Me & You is a rom-com about a relationship between two women who meet on the day one of the women is getting married (to a man). LENA Headey and Piper Perabo star in this 2005 movie.
• DIAZ (33D: “Shrek” voice actress Cameron) In the Shrek franchise, Cameron DIAZ voices Princess Fiona.
• NERO (35D: Emperor during the Great Fire of Rome) NERO (37-68) was the Roman emperor from 54 CE until his death in 68 CE. The Great Fire of Rome occurred in July 64 CE, and destroyed nearly three-fourths of Rome. One of the sayings about NERO is that he “fiddled while Rome burned.” While this isn’t exactly true (the fiddle hadn’t been invented yet), NERO is remembered as a sadistic and cruel emperor, who ignored serious matters.
• ARUBA (51D: Island country near Venezuela) ARUBA is an island country in the Caribbean located approximately 18 miles north of Venezuela. ARUBA is a constituent country (administrative region) of the Netherlands, meaning its citizens are Dutch. The capital of ARUBA is Oranjestad.
• ADAM (59D: “Severance” star Scott) Severance is a TV series that premiered in February of 2022. ADAM Scott plays the role of Mark Scout, one of the workers at Lumon Industries who agrees to a “severance” procedure that separates work memories from non-work memories. The second season of Severance premiered in January of this year, and the show has been renewed for a third season.