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RISING ABOVE ABUSE SELENA GOMEZ The singer admits to being ‘emotionally abused’ by her ex H er new album Rare gives an insight into ‘emotional abuse’ she felt during her on-off relationship with ex Justin Bieber. And now Selena Gomez has opened up even more on difficult times in their eight-year relationship. ‘I do feel I was a victim to certain abuse,’ the singer divulged. ‘I had to find a way to understand it as an adult.’ The 27-year-old has hinted at the couple’s volatile relationship in the past, but says this album was a ‘way to say things that I wish I had said’ to Justin. ‘I had something beautiful and I would never deny that it wasn’t that,’ she added. ‘[But] it was very difficult too and I’m happy it’s over.’ ‘I felt I didn’t get a respectful closure,’ Sel says of the relationship

JUSTIN FIGHTS TO KEEP HAILEY Meanwhile, Justin’s relationship with wife Hailey, 23, doesn’t appear to be faring much better. The 25-year-old has revealed he’s been reading His Needs, Her Needs: Building An Affair-Proof Marriage – which helps couples learn how to avoid extramarital indiscretions.

‘I feel the strongest I’ve ever felt and I’ve found a way to just walk through it with as much grace as possible,’ Selena shares

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Superman fans are familiar with the moniker Nicolas Cage and ex-wife Alice Kim gave their now 14-year-old son. ‘Kal-El was [Superman’s] original name on Krypton,’ explains the 56-year-old actor, who is (shocker!) a Man of Steel enthusiast. ‘I just thought it was a beautiful name, and it had kind of a magical ring to it.’ i i KAL-EL

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Lee and actress Beth Riesgraf named their now 16-year-old son Pilot Inspektor. But the My Name Is Earl star later explained the moniker was inspired by the song He’s Simple, He’s Dumb, He’s the Pilot by indie rock band Grandaddy. ‘The track absolutely blew my mind when I first heard it,’ says Jason, 49. Right then... F l ft hl h J PILOT INSPEKTOR

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and Marc Silverstein welcomed their youngest daughter in 2013, ‘we had all these names [picked out]. Then she came out. I looked at her, and she just couldn’t be one of those names,’ confesses Busy, 40, whose husband suggested Cricket. ‘A lot of times your name dictates the kind of personality you have, and [Marc’s] like, “Everyone likes Cricket, Cricket is just the greatest, happiest kid on the block, the coolest camp counsellor, she’s hot in college.” He had this whole narrative for what that name was.’ The rest is history! B f B Ph ili CRICKET

It turns out Pharrell Williams, Anna Wintour and a little Hollywood gossip had a hand in convincing Kim Kardashian and Kanye West to call their now six-year-old North. ‘Kanye and I were having lunch, and Pharrell came over to us and said, “Oh my God, are you guys really going to call your daughter North? That’s the best name.” I said, “No, we’re not. That’s just a rumour,”’ shares the 39-year-old reality star. ‘Then a little while later, Anna came over and told us, “North is a genius name.” Kanye and I looked at one another and just laughed. I guess at that point it sort of stuck.’ Well, it’s clearly a crowd-pleaser! NORTH