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| | Gwen Stefani & Blake Shelton plan to marry 'before the end of the year' | | Added 9 years ago | Source: CeleBitchy |
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In the wake of the rise and fall of The Great Tiddlebanging of 2016, people are reconsidering their initial opinions of Gawke, the celebrity couple-dom of Gwen Stefani and Blake Shelton. Gwake has been real for? wow, a year now? Is that right? Yes, it was pretty much a year ago exactly when Gwake started up and began showing us their love. And since Gwen is sort of dumb-in-love, of course she wants to marry Blake. That?s what Us Weekly says ? they claim that Gwake will marry by the end of the year.
Don?t speak, Gwen Stefani! When asked during On Air With Ryan Seacrest September 9 whether she?ll wed Blake Shelton, the No Doubt alum demurred, ?Everything is going so quickly. . . . I?m in the moment and, um, look at me, you?ve got me tongue-tied.?
Perhaps that?s because, as a Stefani insider reveals in the new issue of Us Weekly, the ?Used to Love You? singer, 46, and Shelton, 40, haven?t even told their families the date. Adds a Shelton source, ?They want to get married before the end of the year.?
Until then, the couple will stand up in front of friends, family and fans ? and sing. At Shelton?s tour kickoff in Oklahoma City September 9 and 10, the recent divorcs performed their duet, ?Go Ahead and Break My Heart,? before sharing backstage Snapchats. (In one of Stefani’s posts, Shelton held up an I ? Gwen T-shirt!)
?They are both very, very happy,? says a Shelton insider. ?Blake is having the time of his life with Gwen and feels so comfortable around her.?
She plans to make her big day with Shelton ? who was married to Miranda Lambert for four years prior to their July 2015 split ? an intimate celebration of that happiness.
?Gwen has said they both want something more low-key than their first weddings,? another source previously told Us. ?It would likely be at Blake’s ranch [in Oklahoma] or in the backyard. Gwen doesn’t really care, she is just in love with Blake and their life together.?
[From Us Weekly]
I find myself sort of? okay with the idea that Blake and Gwen will possibly marry this year. If it does happen, will it last forever? Of course not. But I do think they?ve gotten past the love-drunk phase and they?re sort of building their life together. By all accounts, Blake spends time with Gwen?s sons, and Gwen has made the effort to spend time with Blake in Oklahoma too. And yes, I would respect them more if they did something really low-key, like a simple backyard wedding. Not that they care what I think. I do wonder though? it feels like Gwen wants to get married, but is Blake really on board?
Photos courtesy of WENN, Gwen?s IG.
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| | Gwen Stefani is mysterious about her split: 'Nobody would believe it' | | Added 9 years ago | Source: CeleBitchy |
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There are so many articles about Gwen Stefani and Blake Shelton that it’s hard to know where to start, but I guess the cover of US Magazine is as good a place as any. US, where these two gush about each other through sources while promoting their separate tours, buy tickets now. Don’t get me wrong I think this relationship is real, I just find it over-the-top and opportunistic. They were both on the rebound and found each other at the right time and they’ll tell you about it ad nauseam. US says they talk about getting married all the time and that Blake is planning the right moment to propose. Plus Gwen, 46, is trying to get pregnant while Blake is “OK with having children of his own or helping Gwen raise her kids.”
People has a very similar story about how these two are not engaged yet because they’re both on tour and the timing isn’t right but that “everyone is expecting it to happen at some point.” We know because it’s on the cover of US! Just wait to tell us until you have some real news. (After I wrote this Kaiser pointed me to this article on TMZ claiming these two have already hired a wedding planner. Don’t they have to get engaged first? What is going on?)
Gwen also takes the September cover of Cosmopolitan, where she of course talks about Blake. The styling is typical Gwen – garish makeup, loud prints and bizarrely cut dresses. She’s getting the most headlines for what she said about the end of her marriage, that no one would believe what happened but she can’t really talk about it. Is she talking about Gavin’s rumored relationship with the nanny or is there more to it? Is the nanny thing a smokescreen? So many questions.
On looking pretty tight with Blake Shelton during her second season on the show: “We were laughing our heads off when we saw the blind auditions. I love NBC, but they for sure edited stuff to look like we were flirting. They chose to run with that story before anything was even real. I hardly knew him. But it was like it was in the air?happening before it happened.”
On whether anybody knows the specifics about what happened with Gavin Rossdale: “Nobody except for my parents, the people involved, and whoever they told. Nobody would believe it if I could really say what happened. I went through months and months of torture.?
On whether she knew something was going on: “All you have to do is listen to every single song I?ve ever written and it?s all there. It?s an ongoing theme that I?ve had for a long time.?
On writing a song with Blake, which she never did with Gavin: ??We were both having trust issues, as you would if you were us. It was like, I have so many problems. How can I now be getting into another potentially huge problem? What am I doing? Blake wrote the song and sent it to me. He was like, ?Help me finish it.? I wrote a verse and sent it to him, but he was gone because he doesn?t live in L.A. He didn?t have Wi-Fi, so he wasn?t answering me back! As soon as he came back to town, he brought his guitar over. We were like, ?We wrote a song together! This is crazy!??
[From Cosmopolitan]
Gwen has admitted many times that she writes about her relationships and that her songs are obviously about her life. It’s easy enough to read the lyrics and try to figure it out. (Easier than actually listening to her music.) On her latest release, the songs Used to Love You and Rocket Ship seem to be about Gavin, and suggest that he did her wrong and was controlling. “You thought / There were no boundaries / What, you just pushed me too far / I guess nobody taught you… how to love” and “You’ve been wrapping these chains all around me / On a leash, thinking I’d obey… / That I wouldn’t, that I couldn’t escape.” That’s it though, it’s all vague. Gwen’s last album came out in 2006 and there are so many songs about fighting and making up that it makes me think she was having problems with Gavin from early on in their marriage. So maybe that’s part of the reason why she’s so over the top with Blake, it just seems easier with him. That could be what she means, that they put on such a show that nobody would believe how it really was at home.
People Magazine also writes that Gwen and Gavin are getting along as coparents and that “They haven’t had any problems getting along when it comes to their boys.”
@blakeshelton #thisiswhatthetruthfeelsliketour Gx
A photo posted by Gwen Stefani (@gwenstefani) on Aug 2, 2016 at 3:32pm PDT
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| | Gwen Stefani's opening night, she was there, but where was the audience' | | Added 9 years ago | Source: CeleBitchy |
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As much as I got tired of hearing about Gwen Stefani and Blake Shelton?s relationship (be it real or not so real), I do feel a little sorry for Gwen. Her This is What the Truth Feels Like Tour isn?t mustering up much excitement – or ticket sales.
Back in May, we reported that tickets for the tour, which kicked off Tuesday at Boston?s Xfinity Center, were not selling all that well. It seems Gwen?s constant promotion and social media oversharing didn?t to anything to help those lagging sales. Ticket prices were slashed for shows and offered on discount sites. Heck, I got my tickets for her show on Groupon #noshame #imbroke.
Perez Hilton reported that Live Nation reps were handing out tickets to Tuesday?s show at the door. Since the concert was also live streamed on Yahoo!, the concert promoters moved the audience members seated on the lawn and in the back section of the arena up to the front, presumably to give the illusion of a packed house. Perez posted a video of the show on his site and it does look kind of sad, with rows and rows of empty seats.
On the positive side, the smaller audience did enjoy a great show. A review in the LA Times called the show ?fun? and complimented Gwen on her performance and enthusiasm, noting:
Stefani moved breezily through her catalog of solo and No Doubt hits, including a crunchy ?Just a Girl?; ?Hella Good,? which inspired a legitimately rowdy dance party in front of the stage; and ?Wind It Up,? with a video backdrop of mountain scenes to complement the song?sdaffy ?Sound of Music? sample.
?All my homies showed up tonight?? she asked the crowd after that last tune. ?You have to understand how starving ? absolutely starving ? I am for you guys.?
For two songs Stefani was joined by her old pal Eve, who?s also the tour?s opening act. ?Let Me Blow Ya Mind,? their initial collaboration from 2001, had an infectious swagger, while a faux-posh ?Rich Girl? showed Stefani still knows how to play with her image.
[From Los Angeles Times]
Gwen posted some pictures of the crowd on Instagram, along with one of a backstage meet and greet with a fan/doppelgnger. I tried to emulate Gwen?s style back in the day, but this gal makes me feel like I didn?t even try.
Got to meet my homie #justagirl ?????Gx #thisiswhatthetruthfeelslike
A photo posted by Gwen Stefani (@gwenstefani) on Jul 12, 2016 at 4:20pm PDT
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| | Gwen Stefani 'prayed' a lot during her divorce: 'That's how I was raised' | | Added 9 years ago | Source: CeleBitchy |
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I?ve been actively ignoring, or trying to ignore, Gwen Stefani and Blake Shelton for months now. It?s not that they?re terrible people, it?s just that they were in the first flush of romance and they were being crazy-extra about it. Like, they were Tiddles-before-Tiddles. Or Tiddles was taking a page out of the Stefani-Shelton Playbook of PR Romances. But something happened in those months when I was ignoring Gwen: I actually missed her a little bit. As I was reading Gwen?s August cover interview for Harper?s Bazaar, I realized that I actually still like her and want good things for her. She?s had a terrible few years, but she seems happy now. You can read the full Bazaar piece here, and here are some highlights:
Why she?s not hiding her personal life these days: “It’s like, what’s there to hide? It’s because I have children. As a famous person, you start to think, ‘I can’t say all that because I’ll embarrass them or hurt them in some way.’ And especially now because they can see everything and hear everything? But I’ve done nothing I’m ashamed of ? Well, we all have a few things we’re ashamed of.”
She never thought she would be someone: “I’ve never been the type of person who thought I would have any impact on anyone. I just didn’t even have those kind of dreams, you know?”
Having a baby, Apollo, at the age of 44: “Yep, it was a surprise but it was also the beginning of a waking up, like, ‘Oh, my God, that’s beyond this world.’ He was kind of another beginning. And literally as soon as he was born,they called me about The Voice.” Apollo, now barely two, was “only 11 months old when everything happened? Everybody knows what happened next.”
The beginning of the end with Gavin Rossdale: “February 9. I obviously know the date. It was the beginning of hell. Like six, seven, eight months of torture, trying to figure out this big secret.”
How she got through the tough times: ?What happened was praying. That’s my childhood, that’s how I was raised. And I think I strayed from that. But you know when it gets that bad, you just get desperate? You’re on your knees. You’re like, ‘What do I do?’ You can’t even go to your parents and ask them what to do.”
Sharing custody with Gavin: “It was so insane because not only did my family break up, but then my kids are taken away like half the time, so that was really like, ‘What?! What did I do?’
The end of her marriage: ?My dreams were shattered. All I wanted my whole life was to have babies, be married, like what my parents have. Then I remember thinking, ‘There’s gotta be a reason for this.’ Of course you go through the ‘Why me?’ and feel sorry for yourself. But then I was like, ‘No, this happened to me already and I made something good out of it,’ and that was Tragic Kingdom? I had spent a lot of years not being confident about my songwriting. But I know that’s all I had left, and that was my gift. I had read somewhere if you don’t have gratitude and confidence in what you’ve been given, you’re nowhere.”
When Blake revealed his divorce: “July 7? There I was with my big secret, right? And that’s when Blake was like, ‘Everybody, before we go out there, I want to let everyone know that by the time this airs, I will be divorced.’ [I felt] exposed somehow, you know? But it was like being handed this gift of a friend who was going through the exact same thing at the exact same time? And then it was just like everything flipped. It went from horrible to, like, hopeful and, like, ‘Wow, God, you just don’t know what’s gonna happen next.’ I’m not here to talk about my personal life, but my record is my personal life, so!”
Moving forward: “I’m at a certain time in my life where I feel like I’m doing what I’m supposed to do. Every day is art, you know? Some days are really bad, and some days are so good? [With Blake,] it’s crazy the support and love I’ve felt. Life is such a weird? I mean, I can’t believe I’m number one on a country chart.?
[From Harper?s Bazaar]
I don?t begrudge her the tell-all interviews or the openness with which she shares the pain of finding out that Gavin was cheating. It must still sting, and I think Gwen always believed that she would be married forever, and that marriage was for life, regardless of infidelity and whatever else. I do think she?s the kind of woman who just can?t be alone though ? she has no idea who she is if she?s not someone?s girlfriend or wife. As for her complaints about sharing custody of her sons with Gavin? did she really think that she was going to get sole custody?
Photos courtesy of Harper?s Bazaar.
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| | Gwen Stefani: 'I actually feel like I?m not in my own life. I?m so blessed' | | Added 9 years ago | Source: CeleBitchy |
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In case you haven’t heard, Gwen Stefani and Blake Shelton are dating. The 46-year-old singer has been very vocal about how her relationship with the country crooner has saved her. In a recent interview with US Weekly, she continued to gush about her beau. If only we all could be so happy.
On her collaboration with Blake Shelton
“I’m our biggest fan!”
On the changes in her life
“I actually feel like I’m not in my own life, because I’m not. I’m in a different life all of a sudden. I’m so blessed and I feel like I believe in my path. Now there’s all these miracles around me!”
On going through a divorce and coming out the other side
“There was so much of an earthquake in my life. How did I survive that? I don’t know, but here we are and my life is full of so many blessings. I’m trying to really just be positive and grateful and look at it all like this was all supposed to happen.”
On her relationship and career
“Trust me, I still can’t believe that happened and is still happening. For whatever reason, I was chosen to be in this position, and I’m so honored and more confident. And I look at it like it always works out.”
[From US Magazine]
I know there’s been a debate around here on the veracity of this whole relationship, and I’m still kind of on the fence about it. We’ve all had that partner that we constantly had to defend because our friends didn’t think he/she was good enough for us. In some of my past relationships I’ve talked a good game mostly to convince myself to stay in a less-than-perfect arrangement. Something just doesn’t ring true here. I don’t mind being proven wrong. Despite my recent crap love life, I would love to see true love prevail here if it’s meant to be. If this relationship endures, I do hope they never sing about it again.
Also, Gwen’s really excited for her upcoming tour, although judging from the weak ticket sales, her fans might not share the excitement so much. On Friday, she posted a pic to her Instagram of her Frida Kahlo-inspired look from her “Misery” video with a message that her tour starts next month.
Prepping for tour!!! Can't believe it starts next month. ?? #ThisIsWhatTheTruthFeelsLike
A photo posted by Gwen Stefani (@gwenstefani) on Jun 10, 2016 at 1:01pm PDT
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| | Gwen Stefani wants to get pregnant: for Blake or for publicity? | | Added 9 years ago | Source: CeleBitchy |
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On the heels of Gwen Stefani supposedly turning down boyfriend Blake Shelton’s proposal because, in part, she was worried that she couldn?t have kids with him, US Weekly is now claiming that Gwen is trying to get pregnant. Really?
One of Gwen’s friends told US Weekly that the 46-year-old mother of 3 boys (from ex Gavin Rossdale) is “totally smitten and wants to have a baby with Blake.” The source adds that Gwen is “trying to get pregnant.” Apparently Blake has wanted to be a Dad and his ex-wife, Miranda Lambert, wasn’t ready, which may be a factor that led to their split. And, despite Gavin’s displeasure, Blake has been hanging out with Gwen’s sons who reportedly “love him.” Aw.
Gwen is reportedly yearning for a little girl, which may be why she is thinking about motherhood again. All in all, this just screams “bad idea” to me. First off, when will Gwen have the time to have another kid? She?s going on tour this summer, and has been trying hard to boost sales of her latest album. Motherhood is sure to derail that. Second, isn’t she moving a little fast? It’s only been 6 months. I’ve been with my boyfriend for over a year and we still haven’t met each others’ parents – let alone discussed plans for a future.
Lastly, as a woman around the same age as Gwen, isn?t menopause rapidly approaching? I certainly wouldn?t want to deal with a pregnancy this late in the game. I have gotten whacked by the metabolism fairy since I hit my mid 40s. As someone seemingly as concerned about her looks as Gwen, it may take her longer than she might think to get that pre-baby body back. Of course, this could all be another play to get in the news and maybe sell a few more CDs and concert tickets.
I have a hard time believing this whole story or this couple, but Blake just said something that sounds convincing. Blake spoke with Rolling Stone about his latest album. When asked about the attention he’s been getting from the media about his relationship he said:
It used to upset me, but it turns out it just pays really well. They can’t let go of anything I do. I literally was followed to work today. It must mean my career is doing pretty well, because my personal life’s not that exciting. I’m almost 40 years old. I don’t do that much. I’m kind of a slug. But they damn sure want pictures of it.
[From Rolling Stone]
Yes, I know he’s once again giving us some “Aww, shucks” realness (also, when asked in the interview if he likes EDM, replied, “I don’t even know who that is.”) but I can’t help but think he’s in this for the right reasons. Oh, and then there’s this story from InTouch, in which Blake reportedly asked Gwen to knock off her habit of incessant posting of pictures of the two of them together on social media, fearing it would “cheapen” their relationship. I hope that story is true. I want to believe in love. Don’t prove me wrong, Shelton.
A photo posted by Gwen Stefani (@gwenstefani) on May 22, 2016 at 10:07pm PDT
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| | Gwen Stefani in a see through turtleneck shirt and camo capris: ridiculous? | | Added 9 years ago | Source: CeleBitchy |
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It’s been a big weekend for singer Gwen Stefani, as far as exposure is concerned. She exposed her (toned) abs on the red carpet for the 102.7 KIIS FM’s 2016 Wango Tango on Saturday and she also rocked the crowd and shared a makeup-free selfie on Instagram.
Gwen hit the red carpet for Wango Tango on Saturday in camo capris, gold studded heels and dip-dyed hair. She completed her look with fishnet stockings and a see-through turtleneck shirt which looked like Charlie Brown meets Donna Summer. The singer told E!, “I just can’t believe I’m here right now at Wango Tango. It just feels so exciting to have something new out there. And to have the opportunity to share my music with people. Sharing music is so spiritual you know, it’s so healing, so incredible, so I just feel honored.”
Gwen, who called her recent hit country duet with Blake Shelton “a miracle” thoughtfully posted a pic of herself sans makeup, presumably to make us all feel better about ourselves, to her Instagram. She told PEOPLE, “I was just like laying there, I just got in bed and I was like, ‘Maybe I’ll send a picture to Blake. You just start doing like fooling around with it. I had actually a new camera on my phone and I just took that picture.”
A photo posted by Gwen Stefani (@gwenstefani) on May 12, 2016 at 10:36pm PDT
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| | Gwen Stefani in a sequin dress at Radio Disney awards: hot or unfinished? | | Added 10 years ago | Source: CeleBitchy |
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Gwen Stefani rocked the red carpet at Saturday night’s Radio Disney Music Awards in Los Angeles in a colorful Olympia Le Tan dress and simple black Louboutin pumps. I love the front of this dress, it really kind of fits well with a Disney event, and you can never go wrong with a black Louboutin pump, but the back of the dress makes me think one of two things. Either the designer got tired and couldn’t be bothered to do anything on the back, or that the whole thing was a last-minute idea. Regardless, I dig the dress and I covet that hairdo.
Gwen, who attended the ceremony with Blake Shelton, surprised fans on the red carpet by posing with her adorable 6-year-old niece Stella. Stella looked adorable in a romper and cowboy boots. The kid is no stranger from being in front of the camera, having modeled some fashions from Aunt Gwen’s kids’ line last year. Gwen kept Blake on the back burner during much of the ceremony, posing for pictures with young fans in the audience – with Blake conveniently cut out. Somehow, I think Blake was okay with this.
Gwen performed her catchy hit “Make Me Like You” at the ceremony and was presented the “Hero” award from her Voice co-star Pharrell Williams. Pharrell said “I’m proud to be here tonight to present the 2016 Ardy ‘Hero’ Award to not only someone I work with, recorded with, who I know, and what my brother, Blake Shelton, knows, truly has a heart of gold.” When Gwen came up to receive her award, Blake got the crowd to their feet for a standing “O” for his lady love. I know a lot of you are tired of Gwake, but I find that sweet. Gwen, who didn’t prepare a formal acceptance speech, was super gracious on stage. Here are some highlights from her speech:
Let’s get something straight. This [Williams] is my hero, right here, one of my biggest heroes is this guy! I love you so much! This is crazy that this is happening to me! I never thought, I mean who am I, that I would ever make a difference? I am so honored to be here, I am so honored to be making music,” she said. “I am so blessed to be making music that I can share with you and that I can receive your love back. I am so healed by you!
[From People Magazine]
Is it weird that Gwen is getting a “Hero” award so soon? I guess at 46, a “hero” award from the Disney crowd is like a lifetime achievement award at the Grammys.
This award is the latest event in what has been a busy couple of months for Gwen, and she’s showing no signs of slowing down. She’s taking her This is What the Truth Feels Like Tour on the road this summer with special guest Eve. There’s also the rumor the Gwen and Blake are going to tie the knot soon. As always, I am happy for Gwake, but I hope they take their time with the relationship and enjoy what they’ve got.
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| | Gwen Stefani sports black dip-dyed hair, calls latest album 'a life-saver for me' | | Added 10 years ago | Source: CeleBitchy |
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Gwen Stefani, promoting her latest album, “This is What the Truth Feels Like,” mentoring on Team Blake on The Voice and dealing with the day-to-day challenges of motherhood, talked to TIME Magazine. She called the producers and songwriters she collaborated with gifts from a ?higher power? and all part of a ?master plan.? Sheesh. You’d think this was “Dark Side of the Moon,” “Sgt. Pepper” or a destined classic the way she describes it, but I guess she’s really proud of it. Here are some highlights:
On the album: ?It was really a life-saver record for me. It wasn?t until I had to go through the worst tragedy that it really opened up a channel for me to be like, ?God gave me a gift. I?m going to use it now. Because if I don?t, I?m going to die.’?
On moving on: ?I?ve really been trying to exercise my spiritual side in the last year. I scraped myself off the floor and went into the studio and tried to somehow be alive again.?
On her divorce: ?I don?t feel like I have anything to be ashamed of. I?ve done nothing wrong. I don?t feel like I have anything to protect about myself. But when you?re a mother, you have to have some boundaries.?
On the struggles she faced getting Truth recorded: ?I started going in with different people, but it felt kind of man?s world-y. Like, ?Wow, we?re excited you?re here, but we?re going to do everything.? [They weren?t] open to my ideas.?
On being a rocker in love: ?It was the first time that I really had written a record from a different point of view of being in love and being grateful and being in a really, ?Oh my God, I got saved!? kind of place.?
On what her time on The Voice meant to her: ?This newfound tabloid fame that I?ve got definitely came from being on TV ? that just takes it to a different place I?ve never been before. I?m just so grateful for that experience. To be on a show where I got to step outside of myself and coach and think about my own career really helped me find my confidence again and feel kind of reborn.?
[From TIME]
I know Gwen is an artist, but this is kind of a little much, don’t you think?
This past weekend, Gwen played proud mama to sons Kingston, 9 and Zuma, 7 as they took part in the wedding of one of Gwen’s friends. Two-year-old Apollo stayed with Mom, who dip dyed her hair black – which I don’t like, but it’s not my hair.
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