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If Katy Perry's Cheeto costume wasn't good enough last year, the singer has just upped her Halloween game this year.

The 31-year-old went as a Mic Drop because, that's what singer's do best (after singing, obvs). She even recorded an adorable video to go with it, if you had any doubt that she is the funny costume queen. 

 

*Drops mic on your Halloween*

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Yep, Katy's mic has officially dropped:

 

Au revoir girl

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If you've ever found yourself frantically demolishing a cheese board (with a glass of wine, of course) on a Friday night, it may not be discipline that's the issue, it's addiction.

While we all know that hard drugs like cocaine and heroin are highly addictive, you may be more surprised to discover that your mozzarella habit might be as difficult to beat as drugs. 

A study carried out by the University of Michigan set out to discover ‘the drugs of the food world.'

The reason cheese is so hooking is down to a protein called casein, which releases opiates called casomorphins during digestion.

Those casomorphins run riot with your dopamine receptors, triggering addictive elements in the brain.

Co-author of the study, Nicole Avena said: "This is a first step towards identifying specific foods, and properties of foods, which can trigger this addictive response."

"This could help change the way we approach obesity treatment. It may not be a simple matter of 'cutting back' on certain foods, but rather, adopting methods used to curtail smoking, drinking and drug use."

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Do you remember Jake from One Tree Hill? He was Peyton's ADORABLE boyfriend and Raven's basketball player who stole the hearts of many young teens. Well, now he's married.

Bryan Greenberg and actress/reality star Jamie Chung tied the knot on Halloween in Santa Barbara.

The wedding took place at El Capitan Canyon in front of friends and family, with Jamie donning a long white lace dress, while Bryan wore a blue suit.

The 37-year old actor and the 32-year-old reality star started dating in early 2012 and got engaged during a trip to San Francisco in 2013.

Jamie first gained fame on MTV's The Real World: San Diego, and most recently was seen on the TV show, Once Upon a Time, where she played Mulan. She has also starred alongside Bryan in three films, Already Tomorrow In Hong Kong, A Year And Change and Flock of Dudes.

The newlyweds began their festivities with a costume party, which was also a welcome party for their guests.

According to Us Weekly, the couple dressed up as Back To The Future characters, with a source telling the magazine that, "A good party is really important to them! They want everyone to have a lot of fun at the wedding."

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After it was reported this week that Taylor Swift is taking action against a radio DJ for "groping" her, it seems the singer now has another lawsuit to fight. 

TMZ reports that Ms Swift is being sued by a man who says she stole his lyrics. 

Songwriter Jessie Braham says Taylor's hit song, Shake It Off, "borrows heavily" from a song he wrote in 2013 called, Haters Gone Hate

Jessie says his lyrics are "Haters gone hater, playas gone play. Watch out for them fakers, they'll fake you everyday." The issue, as he sees it, is that she repeats the first part of that phrase 70-times in her song, and that's a serious problem for him.

Now, we're no legal eagles, but it seems like a flimsy claim at best and a bit embassarring. 

And even more embarrassing is what Jessie is asking in the lawsuit; Mr Braham is seeking $42 million dollars (€38m) and his name added to any new prints of the song. 

But all this doesn't seem to be bothering Taylor because she had an EPIC show in Florida last night.

Here's the tune he thinks is SO like Taylor's (LOL):

 

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It looks like another all-female cast reboot is on the way!

Sandra Bullock is set to star in an all-female version of Ocean's Eleven, according to Playlist.

There's no word yet on who will star alongside Sandra in the film, but it is speculated that Jennifer Lawrence may sign on. That's because the film's director, Gary Ross, also directed The Hunger Games. YES!

Writer Olivia Milch is working on the script. She's already written the scripts for two female-centered movies, Little Women and Queen & Country.

According to Playlist, the reboot has been in the works since last year, with George Clooney, director Steven Soderbergh and producer Jerry Weintraub controlling the project.

Jerry Weintraub, however, passed away this summer, leading to some speculation if the project will go ahead.

But Playlist reports: "Sources close to the project tell The Playlist that the movie is still definitely in the works, and Milch has handed in a draft of the screenplay."

This sees the second reboot of a popular movie franchise with an all-female cast. A new Ghostbusters film is on its way to cinemas in the next year which will star Kristen Wiig, Melissa McCarthy, Leslie Jones and Kate McKinnon. 

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We're firm believers that there is absolutely nothing wrong with embracing your lazy side in winter, especially when getting home after work.

Just shut the door on the horrible rain and cold, load up a plate with yummy food and settle down in comfort to watch your fave TV show.

Sounds perfect, right? Well, it's about to get a whole lot better.

The Japanese Kotatsu is a table with one or two attached covers to snuggle into and a heat source, commonly electric but sometimes charcoal, designed to warm your lower body while eating, watching TV or sleeping and in the meantime, keeps the rest of your body in blissful comfort too.

We can't think of anything better to cuddle up under after work so we think this just might make our Christmas list. Santa, we hope you're listening!

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Ariana Grande, performed last night at the iHeartRadio Theater in Burbank, and A LOT happened during the show.

First, Arianna performed Focus for the first time live and announced that actor Jamie Foxx is the mystery voice in the video (FINALLY we know the truth).

Then, as things were winding down mid-show, someone decided to throw a phone at Ariana's face. Yep, at her face.

Now, many of us would be very annoyed by this but Ms Grande handled it in the best way possible.

"Did someone throw a phone at me?" she asked. "Did someone just throw a phone on stage? That's so dangerous. What if your screen cracked?"​

Not caring that the smartphone hit her, Ariana joked that the phone might have hurt itself. Well said, Ariana, well said.

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This weekend marks the end of everything ghostly and ghoulish – and with that, Starbucks have ALREADY teased their new Christmas drink. 

The Starbuck's red cups are available in some countries around the world (which we think is a bit soon but, hey, Dublin already has it's Christmas lights up so it appears that nothing can be too soon), so it's only a matter of time before we see Gingerbread lattes on the menu.

The coffee giant is preparing to release an insane new holiday drink upon the masses: The Holiday Spice Flat White will join this year's stellar seasonal line-up.

Basic flat whites were introduced earlier this year to much success so, the obvious next step was to give it a winter-time kick, and thus the Holiday Spice Flat White was born.

While it won't be available until later in the month, this drink will join returning favourites such as the Chestnut Praline Latte—which was introduced just last year—Gingerbread, Eggnog, and Caramel Brulee Lattes, as well as everyone's adored Peppermint Mocha. 

While there's no word on how the new coffee tastes, we bet it's going to be something everyone will go crazy for. 

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This is Kylie Jenner's first halloween as an adult – and she certainly took full advantage of it.

The 18-year-old wore not one, but TWO outfits for Halloween last night, and both left little to the imagination.

 

Snow Princess

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The first is a Sexy Yeti, (she calls it a Snow Princess) which saw the reality star wearing a white crop top and mini skirt, trimmed with white fur and knee-high fur boots.

For her second costume, Kylie wore a sexy outfit inspired by the TV show Xena: Warrior Princess, which saw her sporting a red and gold bra and matching skirt that had slits up both legs.

 

my ninjas

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On her shoulders were strips of black and gold fabric. She also had on knee-high boots and shields on her arms.

Yesterday, she also posted pictures on her Instagram page of fans dressing up like her for Halloween, with many if them wearing a bright green wig to look like the star. 

 

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Taylor Swift's 1989 tour has come to an end (at least its North American leg has), and the superstar certainly impressed her fans in Tampa, Florida last night.

And with it being Halloween and all, Taylor decided to dress up as one of the world's most loved characters; Olaf from Frozen.

Of course the crowd went WILD as Taylor emerged in the snowman get-up, but it was her next guest that delighted her fans.

Ms Swift welcomed Idina Menzel, the Broadway star whose Frozen hit Let It Go reached the Top 10 of the Hot 100 last year. 

The 1989 tour will officially wrap for good on December 12 in Melbourne, Australia but since this was the last American show, she made sure it was one to remember.

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British singer Ed Sheeran has passed his driving test, only nine months after he first got behind the wheel for top TV show Top Gear.

The 24-year-old singer's first time driving was on the racecourse for the motoring show's Star in a Reasonably Priced Car segment this January.

He is now an official full licence holder after completing the practical test in Ipswich, England this weekend. Yay!

His driving instructor posted a picture of Ed holding his driving license – while dressed in onesie – on social media, and captioned it, "Congratulations to Ed S who passed his car test with us in Ipswich this afternoon. Good effort Ed!!!"

The man himself also celebrated on Twitter by writing, "Passed my driving test yesterday, zoom zoom zoom."

He had a few close saves while filming his lap for Top Gear, narrowly missing posts and sliding off the track. He admits he first signed up to the show "for a laugh" despite his lack of experience.

"Before today I had never sat in the driving seat or put my hand on the steering wheel," he said.

"The reason I said 'yes' to Top Gear is that I thought it would be funny that the first time I drive (is on TV)… It was interesting. I had some funny bloopers."

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