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An Alabama elementary school teacher named Heath Morrow is under fire for wearing blackface as a part of a Kanye West Halloween costume after his wife Shannon seemingly posted a photo of him on Facebook. The picture of the fifth grade teacher from Decatur in blackface has since gone viral on Reddit. See the alleged photo below.

Morrow appears to have posed for the photo with a sign reading “Kanye for Prez 2020,” while standing next to his wife, who’s dressed as Kim Kardashian. Shannon reportedly posted the photo to her Facebook page with the caption, “Haha some people thought Heath was really a black man.” The questionable picture now seems to have been deleted.

The photo, however, is now on Reddit, and has been viewed more than 2000 times. Morrow, who according to the Chestnut Grove Elementary School’s website teaches fifth grade, has not yet commented on the controversy.

This isn’t the first time someone has raised eyebrows by wearing blackface to look like West. As Gossip Cop reported in February 2014, Kardashian attended the Vienna Ball, where she was approached by a staffer in blackface pretending to be West. The individual asked Kardashian during an on-camera interview for a dance, and told her he wanted the orchestra to play “Ni**as in Vienna.”

Check out the photo below of what appears to be school teacher Heath Morrow, and tell Gossip Cop what you think.

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Celebrity makeup artist Jake Bailey passed away of an apparent suicide on Friday, and now stars are mourning his shocking death at 37. As Gossip Cop reported, Bailey, known for his work with Selena Gomez, Katy Perry, and Mariah Carey, among many others, was found unresponsive by his assistant inside his home. When the police arrived, it was determined Bailey died by what appeared to be carbon monoxide poisoning. See how celebrities are reacting below to the news of Bailey’s death.

Emmy Rossum shared her disbelief on Twitter writing, “I am gutted to hear of my friend Jake’s passing. I saw him on Sunday, we flew together on a plane. He made me laugh as always. @ByJakeBailey.” And Octavia Spencer wished the terrible news was nothing more than a joke saying, “is this RIP Jake Bailey real. Oh no! please tell me it’s a twitter hoax.”

Ashley Benson, who also recently spent time with Bailey, wrote alongside an Instagram photo of the two of them, “Honestly can’t believe this. Was just with you last week. My sweet angel. #rip @byjakebailey you’ll be terribly missed.” Gossip Cop will update as more stars share their thoughts about Bailey’s death.

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Harry Styles revealed exactly what caused Liam Payne to cancel One Direction’s Belfast concert on Tuesday. Styles said Payne had stomach troubles, and “it wasn’t pretty.” Listen to Style’s interview below.

During a radio interview with BBC2, Styles was asked how Payne was doing after One Direction canceled their Tuesday show in Belfast, and the shaggy-haired singer noted his bandmate was doing much better. “He’s okay,” responded Styles, adding, “He was trying to get well that night, and he was just very, very ill.”

Even though One Direction issued an apology for canceling at the very last minute, Styles said the band was proud to have lasted five years without ever previously canceling a show. “To be honest, we feel kind of lucky that we’ve got to this point and never canceled one,” he said.

The show’s hosts asked if there was anything they could give Payne as a get well present, and Styles replied, “Pepto-Bismol. It’s a stomach thing.” He went on to say, “It wasn’t pretty.” Styles didn’t reveal anymore details because he didn’t want to embarrass Payne. In any event, One Direction is making up the canceled show on Friday.

Listen to Harry Styles’ interview below, and tell Gossip Cop what you think.