Author: Erica Tempesta

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Pitbull does not believe he and Jennifer Lopez will be the “next Brangelina,” despite a new report. Gossip Cop can bust this rumor, which was started by In Touch, the same outlet that falsely claimed J. Lo was reuniting with Diddy last October.

According to the tabloid, Pitbull thinks he and Lopez could be the “next Brangelina” and has already chosen “Pit-Lo” as their celebrity nickname. A so-called “insider” tells In Touch that Lopez is his “ideal girl” because she is “curvy, talented and Latina.”

Let’s review: Lopez and her now ex-boyfriend Casper Smart broke up six months ago. Pitbull has never asked her out because they are just friends. Lopez has even said that Pitbull is like a brother to her. And while he may have said that Lopez is sexy, which she objectively is, he does not believe they are the “next Brangelina” nor does he have any plans to make them the “next Brangelina.” He also has not dubbed their non-existent romance “Pit-Lo.” And certainly, from Lopez’s perspective, none of this is going to happen. In Touch seems to be taking comments complimentary comments Pitbull made about Lopez months ago on “The View” and turning them into way more than it is.  Regardless, a source close to the situation tells Gossip Cop exclusively that this story is completely false.

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Bella Thorne sounds off on sexist double standards and how no matter what she does, as a woman she will be labeled either a ho, a prude or a lesbian. Thorne further tells Cosmopolitan that she doesn’t understand why some women choose to bash other females.

Thorne feels it’s impossible to please everyone, especially on social media. “If a girl wears a bathing suit, she is a ho and is body-shamed,” she says in the magazine’s February issue. “If you don’t show your body, you’re a prude. You take pictures with a guy and you’re a ho; you take pictures with a girlfriend and you’re a lesbian.” She continues, “I don’t understand how girls can sit there and pick one another apart. My friends and I don’t do that. Even if I’m not having a good day, my friends are always like, ‘But babe, your style is impeccable. I love your shoes.’ No matter what, we always pick out the good things.”

Thorne says that she thinks a lot of women feel pressured to look and act perfect. “It’s unfair because guys don’t,” she notes. “Guys can have acne scars and be overweight or rude. If a girl is the least bit sarcastic or she speaks out about something, she’s a b*tch. It’s completely messed up.”

The actress advises women to stop comparing themselves to one another. “Do not stalk [the women] who [guys are] following on Instagram, thinking, ‘She has this. Maybe he likes that?’ That’ll just kill you,” she says. “Take it from a girl who never had boobs. Every woman in my family has huge boobs. And the girls in [my boyfriend’s] school — I don’t know what’s in their food, but all their boobs are legit huge. I was always flat-chested, and that really gave me a complex growing up. Once I stopped stressing about them, they grew.” Check out the behind-the-scenes video of Thorne’s photo shoot below, and tell us what you think of her comments!

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Sia took to Twitter late Wednesday to respond to the backlash she received following the release of her “Elastic Heart” music video (below), which starred a barely dressed Shia LaBeouf alongside 12-year-old dancer Maddie Ziegler. The singer noted that she never intended to “upset anybody” with the footage of LaBeouf and a pre-teen Ziegler dancing in a cage.

“I anticipated some ‘pedophelia!!!’” she tweeted. “Cries for this video. All I can say is Maddie and Shia are two of the only actors I felt could play these two warring ‘sia’ self states.” She added, “I apologize to those who feel triggered by #ElasticHeart My intention was to create some emotional content, not to upset anybody.”

As Gossip Cop previously reported, Sia directed the artsy five-minute video alongside Daniel Askill. The clip shows LaBeouf in nude boxers and Ziegler in a similarly colored bodysuit as they writhe and crawl like trapped animals. The video ends with the “Dance Moms” star escaping through the cage’s steel rails, while LaBeouf desperately clings to her.

Many people took to social media to slam the video after its debut. “The elastic heart video is creepy. all I kept thinking was, ‘pedophile,” one person tweeted. Another wrote, “Sia’s Elastic Heart video with Shia LeBeouf dancing with and touching a 12 year old girl is very uncomfortable to watch.” But not everyone found the footage disturbing. Many fans of the video defended Sia. One fan noted, “the media is sexualizing the elastic heart video clip and saying sia is a sick pedophile. the video has NOTHING sexual, you’re the sick one.” Another added, “I didnt really get any pedophile vibes from the Elastic Heart video. It seemt [sic] really artistic. People are so shallow and close minded” What do you think of the “Elastic Heart” video?