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This week, People Magazine named John Legend as their pick for 2019’s Sexiest Man Alive. And, the reaction from both the singer and his wife, Chrissy Teigen, has been nothing short of fantastic.

Blake Shelton – who claimed the title in 2017 – made the announcement during Tuesday night’s live episode of The Voice. The Ol’ Red singer explained that as a former winner, it was his duty to formally introduce the next sexiest man alive, who just so happened to be in the building. Shelton then revealed Legend, who he called “the man, the myth, the legend,” received this year’s title.

yeah but let’s see an @idriselba pic from 1995 (prob still very hot) https://t.co/7DtT72InGk

— christine teigen (@chrissyteigen) November 13, 2019

“A bit of a passing of the sexy torch, if you will,” said host Carson Daly.

Shelton also pointed out that Legend joined the show as an EGOT winner – which means he is one of the few people on the planet to have won an Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, and Tony. Then, when he won The Voice last season he became a VEGOT winner. And now, he has a “VEGOTSMA,” which stands for The Voice, Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, Tony, and Sexiest Man Alive.

Shelton presented Legend with a pair of Daisy Dukes with “VEGOTSMA” bedazzled on the rear.

Legend proceeded to thank Shelton because he was able to sit next to him the past few months on The Voice and that allowed him to learn “his sexy ways.” The All Of Me singer said he observed every move Shelton made and every utterance that came from his mouth, and he thinks some of it rubbed off on him. Of course, Shelton told Legend, “You’re welcome.”

Legend also revealed that his wife Chrissy Teigen is finally proud of him. He admitted that she makes fun of him all the time, but she “hasn’t even been snarky about this.” Legend added that Teigen was “legit proud of me” and he “finally impressed” his wife.

John Legend was just named People’s Sexiest Man Alive and this is Chrissy Teigen’s new Twitter bio pic.twitter.com/ghtkeLC9ls

— Alexis Benveniste (@apbenven) November 13, 2019

The 40-year-old also talked about his new title in a Twitter post, where he said that “1995 John” would be “very perplexed” to follow 2018 Idris Elba as the Sexiest Man Alive. Legend also posted a nerdy pic of himself from 1995 next to a pic of Elba to prove his point.

But, the best reaction to the news comes from Teigen, who completely changed her Twitter bio. It now reads, “de-motivational speaker currently sleeping with people’s sexiest man alive.”

Chrissy Teigen also tweeted, “My secret is out. I have fulfilled my dream of having boned PEOPLE’s Sexiest Man Alive!! An honor!!!!!”

New episodes of The Voice air Monday and Tuesday nights on NBC.

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While Rihanna is very successful and seemingly in control of her schedule, it turns out that she also sometimes struggles to balance everything in her life.

In fact, she admitted that this year has been really ‘overwhelming’ and that she has been ‘working on balance’ since she may be too busy for her own good.

These details were revealed by her via a public note that was addressed to her co-workers as well as loved ones.

Alongside the candid letter, she also included a stunning, sultry pic of her.

She looked very serious in the selfie as well, which perfectly reflected the message she was trying to get out there.

The singer was as real as she could about her life and stressful career.

‘To all my friends/my family/co-workers who I have yet to get back to in the past months…please forgive me, this year’s been quite an overwhelming one, and I am working on that ish called Balance,’ the message reads.

The celeb concluded it with ‘Brb (be right back)’ which might mean that she is taking a break from her busy schedule for a while.

If anyone deserves a vacation is definitely Rihanna!

The star has been working really hard on her cosmetics empire and many other projects.

The pic she posted showed her looking all fierce, posing like a true professional, pout plump and head tilted down.

Giving the snap even more of a high fashion feel, she ran her hand, which was filled with white diamond and gold rings, through her silky hair.

She was also accessorized with a couple of thick gold chains, and one diamond one featuring a diamond cross pendant.

Rihanna looked cool and stylish in the Art School Dropout T-shirt she was wearing.

Finally, she even pulled off a black velvet top hat!

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Disney launched their highly-anticipated streaming service Disney+ on Tuesday, and it didn’t quite go as planned. The app crashed when many subscribers attempted to log-in, and those who did get a successful log-in were met with download errors when they pressed play for a movie or TV series. To make matters worse, fans of The Simpsons were extremely disappointed by the aspect ratio and odd cropping, and there was even a controversial new edit in Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope.

Fans all over the United States were ready for the launch, as many bought subscriptions well in advance of Tuesday and were patiently waiting for the app to be available on their devices. The Disney+ catalog includes more than 500 movies and 7,500 TV episodes, and the Mouse House gave fans a sneak peek at their content earlier this month with a three-hour long video that featured everything from Snow White to Avengers: Endgame.

Thanks for making me wait a year to see this and then do what you tell me to do, to only sit on the phone for 5 hrs now waiting for someone to help. #DisneyPlusfail pic.twitter.com/GAuwp7Yuob

— DJ (@davidboycejr) November 12, 2019

But, when the App became available for download, many fans encountered problems with their log-in, and others couldn’t get the app to launch at all. My personal experience with the app – which magically showed up on my LG Smart TV without me having to download it – was an error message when I attempted to log-in, and it took hours before it would allow me to even get to the log-in screen.

When fans finally made their way to the platform, many encountered error messages when they pushed play on their selected content. And, social media started to light up with complaints.

“More like Disney Negative – amirite?” wrote one unhappy fan in the caption of a pic that showed an error message. Another subscriber wrote, “Hat tip to all those who experience a crash with Disney+ alongside me. Godspeed.”

When fans of The Simpsons tried to watch their favorite episode from the past 30 seasons, they immediately noticed that the platform was showing the cartoon in the 16:9 aspect ratio instead of 4:3. This gave the images a stretched out look along with parts cropped out to fit the widescreen format.

“Not only are the classic Simpsons episodes on Disney+ awkwardly cropped, but they’re stretched in a lot of places too. Bart’s head looks 4 inches wider here,” wrote a subscriber.

Trying to beat this depression with some good spirits, but it doesn’t look like it’ll be tonight 😔…. #DisneyPlusfail pic.twitter.com/m1pb1q321D

— Fleetwood, A guy who square dances with RFWill (@FleetwoodLow) November 13, 2019

The streaming service also reignited the debate about who shot first in Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope, Han Solo or Greedo? In the original cut of the movie, Han shoots Greedo dead, but in the 20th anniversary version released in 1997, Greedo shoots first and Han shoots back in self-defense. Now, in the Disney+ version, the two characters pull the trigger at the exact same time.

Despite all of the unexpected problems, die-hard Disney fans were thrilled by the new platform and sang its praises on social media.

“Disney Plus — giving me more reasons to never leave my apartment or see other humans,” wrote one subscriber, while another added, “Forget Netflix and chill. Who tryna Disney+ and f–k?”

Many fans who grew up in the 1990s and early 2000s raved about classic Disney Channel content like Boy Meets World and Lizzie McGuire, and others loved the deleted scenes Disney+ added to Avengers: Endgame.

Disney+ is now available to fans in the United States, and it will continue to launch in countries all over the world in the coming weeks. The streaming service is available for $6.99 per month, and fans can check it out for free with a 7-day trial.

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