Anti-LGBT Activist Flip Benham: Roy Moore Sought Out Teen Girls for ‘Purity’

Benham offered what Right Wing Watch called a “bizarre defense” of the homophobic Alabama U.S. Senate candidate.

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UK Will Need To Observe New Brussels Rules *After* Brexit, Leak Reveals
The UK could be required to follow new rules implemented by the European Union during a transition period after Brexit according to leaked plans reportedly drawn up by Brussels’ chief negotiator.

The position set out by Michel Barnier would make the application of new EU rules a condition of a transitional deal, meaning Britain could be subject to further Brussels’ regulations for about two years after leaving the bloc.

Theresa May hopes to secure an implementation period between the UK’s formal exit date and the commencement of any post-Brexit trade deal in order to give businesses time to adjust to the new arrangements, but accepting the imposition of new rules could trigger a revolt by Eurosceptics.

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It would also go against the approach to an implementation period set out by the Prime Minister in her Florence speech, where she said the “framework for this strictly time-limited period … would be the existing structure of EU rules and regulations”.

But the Independent obtained a presentation drawn up by Mr Barnier for representatives of the 27 remaining EU members which said a transitional deal would involve the “automatic application in the UK of new EU rules post-30 March 2019”.

It also makes clear that after leaving the bloc the UK would have “no institutional rights, no presence in the institutions” and “no voting rights” – indicating that the UK would have no say over rules it would have to implement in the period.

Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson has already indicated that accepting further regulations from Brussels would cross a red line, the Press Association reported.

He told the Sun in September: “You heard the Prime Minister say very clearly in Florence that she envisages the transition period being run under existing arrangements – that was the phrase she used, ‘The existing rules’.”

The Prime Minister wants talks on a trade deal and an implementation period to be given the green light by EU counterparts at the European Council on December 14-15.

But she has been warned by European Council president Donald Tusk that while that was possible it would be a “huge challenge”.

He has given her until December 4 to make progress on issues including the Brexit divorce bill and the thorny problem of the Irish border.

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‘Strictly Come Dancing’: Alexandra Burke Slams ‘Sad’ Media Reports That Have Plagued Her Time On Show
Alexandra Burke has slammed “sad” media claims she has been hit with during her time on ‘Strictly Come Dancing’.

The former ‘X Factor’ winner has been at the centre of various reports over the last 10 weeks, including rumours of a feud with fellow contestant Debbie McGee and claims she and partner Gorka Marquez don’t get on behind the scenes.

She admitted to being upset by suggestions she shouts at Gorka during rehearsals as those reports stemmed from a joke they both shared.

Speaking to HuffPost UK, Alexandra said: “We got really upset about that as it came from the Pride of Britain and we shared something from the training room when we were having a joke and a laugh and they took it out of context. Then it’s like, ‘I’m never letting you in again’.

“It was really sad, because it made me look like a horrible person.

 “I’m telling you, every single [report] isn’t true. It’s laughable.”

Gorka agreed, adding: “The only time she screams is when she’s dancing and she goes ‘Wooooo!’.”

Speaking about the so-called feud she had with Debbie, which they had already denied on Twitter, Alexandra continued: “Debbie and I were doing an interview not too long ago, just before it came out that we had a feud. When it came out, I was like ‘Are you serious? What?!’. I don’t even know where it comes from.

“It’s just a shame really because, like at Blackpool, people see us having fun and having a great time, but people don’t want to write that stuff.”

Preempting some possible future headlines, Gorka also issued a warning to people not to speculate about his and Alexandra’s relationship after seeing their intimate Rumba routine on Saturday (15 November) night.

“The dance is very romantic and intimate and there’s a lot of chemistry, but it’s just dancing – don’t make it into something,” he said. “It is nothing. It’s only for the dance.”

Of the routine, Alexandra said it was “surreal” to be dancing to one of Beyoncé‘s songs, having duetted with her on a version of ‘Listen’ during ‘The X Factor’ final in 2008.

She said: “I originally asked to do the Rumba to ‘Listen’ and we couldn’t do it for reasons I can’t say, and it’s a good reason.

“It’s a massive moment for me to have sung with her and now dance to her. I don’t think people will realise how surreal that is for me to feel.

“Sometimes I have to pinch myself.”

‘Strictly Come Dancing’ airs on Saturday and Sunday on BBC One.

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Meet the mindbogglingly beautiful Matt Law, clothing-adverse model
Time to get intimately acquainted with the Instagram sensation.

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Vatican Finds Evidence of Gay Sex Among Seminarians But Denies Allegations of Pedophilia

Following allegations of the sexual abuse of underage seminarians at a Vatican-run seminary, an investigation has found evidence of gay sex between boys of the same age but no instances of pedophilia.

On November 18, it was announced that the Vatican was looking into a report published in Gianluigi Nuzzi’s new book Original Sin.

In 2012, Nuzzi released a book called His Holiness: The Secret Papers of Pope Benedict XVI, which examined fiscal impropriety and allegations of sexual abuse in the Vatican.

RELATED: Vatican Police Break Up Gay Orgy at High-Ranking Cardinal’s Apartment

In Original Sin, Nuzzi alleges there has been homosexual sex abuse in the Vatican’s St. Pius X pre-seminary for middle and high schoolers. He claims that  a seminarian was raped by his roommate. Despite complaints to school authorities, nothing was done about the abuse. The alleged rapist is reportedly now a priest in Northern Italy.

Nuzzi further claims that church authorities were informed about the abuse in 2013 but denied it had happened.

According to ANSA, the Vatican said that a 2013 investigation “relating to previous years and which allegedly involved boys of the same age” did not “find adequate conformation”.

Following the latest allegations, a new Vatican probe “to shed full light on what happened” found no evidence of sexual abuse.

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‘Strictly Come Dancing’: Davood Ghadami Rubbishes Claims Suggestive Judges’ Comments Are Sexual Harassment
‘Strictly Come Dancing’ star Davood Ghadami has rubbished claims some of the judges’ comments directed at him are akin to sexual harassment.

Earlier this week, HuffPost UK blogger Jay McCarthy penned a post suggesting some things the panel said to him following his Paso Doble last week were “unacceptable”.

After Bruno Tonioli made reference to his sheer shirt that showed off his toned physique, Jay claimed that if similar comments were made to a woman it would equate to harassment and called for more equality on the matter.

However, Davood has admitted he was not bothered about the comments, choosing to take them as a compliment.

Speaking to HuffPost UK, he said: “For me, if I’m going to go out there and do a Paso and show myself a little bit, then I may expect that to be part of the performance.

“I certainly don’t take it as any kind of harassment or take it personally, unless someone was to say, ‘You shouldn’t be doing that,’ or ‘You should be doing that more’, then I think it would be an issue because it would cloud their judgement. As long as it isn’t clouding anyone’s judgement then I don’t mind.

“I think I have to take it as a compliment and a nice thing that they’ve seen that, especially with a Paso, which is a strong dance, it’s important to show certain aspects of strength.

“The Paso used to be that they would show even more than that, so I was actually covered more. It was nice that it was noticed and I didn’t ask for anything extra, so I took it as a genuine compliment.”

Davood – best known as ‘EastEnders’ market trader Kush Kazemi – also addressed some other controversial comments Bruno made to him and parter Nadia Bychkova earlier in the series.

Bruno came in for criticism from professional dancer Brendan Cole when he said Davood and Nadiya’s jive was “a race to the bedroom” – a remark Brendan claimed was disrespectful to both their real-life partners.

And while Brendan clearly had a problem with it, Davood didn’t seem to, admitting he “enjoys” Bruno’s eccentricity.

“I certainly didn’t take any offence to anything he said,” Davood told us. “He was talking about the performance, which was based around two geeks meeting in a library and falling for each other, and that is what we went with.

“In one sense, he wasn’t far wrong in his commentary of that and our story, so that wasn’t a problem for us.

He continued: “Very often when you’re up there, you can’t hear what they’re saying anyway. It was only after I heard it.

“What is lovely about it here is that we all have each other’s backs and there’s lots of camaraderie here. So I’m sure if Brendan felt a certain way, it’s good that he raised it, but I think it’s about how you read it. I don’t think he meant it in a personal way. ”

He added: “I guess I’m lucky that if it was misunderstood, my family would know and my kids are very young so they wouldn’t understand what that meant. I think Bruno’s got to carry on doing what he’s doing, if I’m honest.”

Davood has become one of the dark horses of this year’s competition, rising through the ranks over the last few weeks, and now admits to considering trading in his role in ‘EastEnders’ for something more theatrical.

“I’m very happy at ‘EastEnders’ at the moment, but I certainly do enjoy, and have missed, that feeling of being on stage in front of a live audience,” he said. “That’s one of the lovely things you get to do on ‘Strictly’.

“Doing it as a dancer is obviously not something I expected, but it does bring something out in you. There’s a few moments in this show where you realise, ‘Ah, I love doing this’, and there’s a real warmth in that studio and performing, but we’ll see.

“I’m very much wrapped up in this bubble at the moment, but you never know what’s coming,” he added.

‘Strictly Come Dancing’ airs on Saturday and Sunday on BBC One.

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Why does Macklemore own a painting featuring Justin Bieber without clothes?
It’s revealing… but is it art?

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