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Cher

She’s got him, babe.

Cher took to Twitter on Christmas to share the glitzy engagement-like ring her (much younger) boyfriend Alexander Edwards gifted her.

“THERE R NO WORDS, ALEXANDER,A.E,” the “Believe” singer, 76, captioned a blurry snap of the pear-shaped diamond.

The tweet, which at the time of publication had racked up nearly 66,000 likes, started triggering congrats from followers and commenters who assumed the singer and her beau were engaged. To do damage control, Cher reposted the image with some clarification.

“I posted this cause his nails are so cool,” she said of 36-year-old Edwards’ manicure, which featured neon green flames painted on black.

The burgeoning relationship between Cher and Edwards came to the public’s attention early last month when the two were holding hands in matching get-ups, People reports.

The Queen of Camp (and memorable social media posts) took to Twitter with a since-deleted message for those judging the May-December romance.

“LOVE DOESN’T KNOW MATH, IT SEES [heart emoji] [heart emoji]️,” she tweeted, according to the outlet.

While appearing on “The Kelly Clarkson Show” earlier this month, Cher said the few men she’s dated who were “hovering around my age ... just didn’t like me for some reason.”

“And maybe younger men don’t care if you’re funny or outrageous and want to do stupid things, and you have the strong personality,” continued singer, whose younger exes included “Top Gun” co-stars Val Kilmer, 62, and Tom Cruise, 60. “I’m not giving up my personality for anybody, okay?”

Edwards’ relationship with the music icon comes just over a year after he and Amber Rose called it quits in August 2021. The model, 39, accused her boyfriend of three years of being unfaithful with at least a dozen people, according to People.

Coolio

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Coolio reportedly died without a will, and seven of his children are likely to inherit his estate.

According to legal documents obtained and summarized Tuesday by the Blast, Coolio’s former manager recently filed a probate case to appraise the late “Gangsta’s Paradise” rapper’s estate. The adults among the musician’s 10 children are listed as his next of kin and probable beneficiaries, according to the Blast.

The estimated value of Coolio’s estate is more than $300,000, the Blast reported. That number reportedly includes “personal property and demand deposit accounts, financial accounts, insurance policies and royalties.”

Coolio, whose legal name was Artis Leon Ivey Jr., died in September after he was found unresponsive on the bathroom floor at a friend’s house, manager Jarez Posey told TMZ. He was 59. An official cause of death has not been determined, but Posey said cardiac arrest was suspected.

“We are saddened by the loss of our dear friend and client, Coolio,” manager Sheila Finegan said in a September statement to the Los Angeles Times.

“He touched the world with the gift of his talent and will be missed profoundly. Thank you to everyone worldwide who has listened to his music and to everyone who has been reaching out regarding his passing. Please have Coolio’s loved ones in your thoughts and prayers.”

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If you want to get with Mel C, you better get with her friends.

The Spice Girls singer, whose full name is Melanie Chisholm, took to Twitter Monday to pull out of a New Year’s Eve gig she had planned in Poland due to “some issues” believed to be in connection with the LGBTQ community — which she supports.

“In light of some issues that have been brought to my attention, that do not align with the communities I support, I’m afraid I will no longer be able to perform in Poland as planned on New Year’s Eve,” she wrote.

Noting she intends “to be back there very soon,” Mel C wished her followers “a wonderful Christmas and best wishes for 2023.”

She was originally supposed to perform at a show for TVP, the conservative country’s public broadcaster — known for allegedly driving anti-LGBTQ propaganda, Deadline reports.

Poland’s treatment of the LGBTQ community is notorious, and includes so-called areas dubbed “LGBTQ-free.”

Chisholm last year was named a Celebrity Ally, thanks to her activism, at the British LGBT Awards.

From combined wire services

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