Bella Thorne Sweetens Up Seventeen's December/January 2015-16 Issue

Posted Tuesday November 17, 2015 12:45 PM GMT

Bringing her charm to the forefront, Bella Thorne adorns the cover of Seventeen magazine’s December 2015/January 2016 issue.
Set to hit newsstands on November 24, the 18-year-old "My Own Worst Enemy" actress posed for a flirty Eric Ray Davidson spearheaded shoot while dishing about topics including her driver's license status, past relationships, mean girls and more.
Highlights from Miss Thorne's Q&A session are below. For more, be sure to grab yourself a copy of Seventeen!
On not having her driver’s license:
“No, not yet. I don’t have my permit either. I have a fear of driving. My father died in motorcycle accident. I’m not mature enough to accept the responsibility of perhaps taking someone else’s life.”
On what she’s learned from past relationships:

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Stork Alert: Ginnifer Goodwin Pregnant with Second Child

Actress Ginnifer Goodwin is pregnant with her second child.
The 37 year old and her husband Josh Dallas became first-time parents to son Oliver in May, 2014, and now they are adding another baby to their family, their representative confirms to People.com.
The actors met and fell in love in 2011 while starring on fantasy TV series Once Upon a Time and wed last year (14), a month before welcoming little Oliver.
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Manchester United's Anthony Martial injured in France's friendly against England

Anthony Martial was substituted after 67 minutes for France.

Manchester United striker Anthony Martial suffered a foot injury during France's 2-0 defeat to England at Wembley.

The 19-year-old was substituted in the 67th minute and was seen leaving the stadium on crutches with a bandage around his foot.
France head coach Didier Deschamps said: "He is in a lot of pain but it is just a knock on the top of his foot."
United travel to Watford for the lunchtime kick-off on Saturday and and are already dealing with a number of injury concerns.

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MTN mimics With Return of ex Boss

Johannesburg - As MTN Group battles to reduce a record $5.2bn fine in Nigeria, Africa’s biggest mobile-phone company is following in the footsteps of Apple and Dell and turning to the person who brought it the most success: A former boss.

Phuthuma Nhleko, the Ohio State-educated engineering graduate who transformed MTN from a small South African wireless carrier into a telecommunications giant with customers in 22 countries, is back at the helm of the Johannesburg-based company after Chief Executive Officer Sifiso Dabengwa, 57, resigned at the weekend. The question is, can he recreate the old magic?

“The company brand has taken quite a beating, so changing the man at the top would definitely help,” Manji Cheto, a London-based Nigeria expert with Teneo Intelligence, said in a phone interview on Monday.

“There is room to negotiate but I don’t think the fine is going to go away. It could well be in the billions” of dollars, she said.

Nhleko, 55, agreed to switch from non-executive to executive chairman for a maximum of six months after Dabengwa took responsibility for the fine and resigned. The businessman, who was MTN’s CEO for almost nine years until 2011, will personally handle negotiations with the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) and try to reduce the fine, which was imposed for missing a deadline to disconnect subscribers with unregistered SIM cards. He told South Africa’s Radio 702 on Monday that he planned to resolve the matter within two weeks.

Dell, Apple

The move echoes that of Michael Dell, who stepped down as CEO of the company he founded in 2004 but returned to lead the business three years later after shrinking sales and an accounting scandal. Steve Jobs resigned from Apple in 1985 and returned in 1997 to reinvent the company as the inventor of iPods and iPhones.


Steve Jobs' return at Apple resulted in a golden era for the company. (AFP)
MTN has until November 16 to pay the penalty, calculated as 200 000 naira ($1 005) for each of the 5.1 million unregistered subscribers MTN failed to disconnect in time. The stock is down about 19% since the fine was made public two weeks ago, valuing the company at R286bn ($20.1bn).

Under Nhleko the company increased subscriber numbers 30-fold and added new territories including Iran and Syria. The shares gained more than 1 000% during his tenure.

“The fact that Nhleko has such familiarity with the business is clearly positive, but there are concerns that given his high-level involvement in the business he might not be the right person to affect cultural change,” Mike Davies, the director of Kigoda Consulting in Cape Town, said in a phone interview.

Even so, Nhleko’s experience at MTN and his relationships in Nigeria will help the company deal with the crisis, he said.

The Public Investment Corporation, MTN’s biggest shareholder with a 13% stake, said Monday that Dabengwa shouldn’t be the only person to take responsibility for the fine. The board of directors and risk and compliance departments should have prevented the company from falling foul of regulators, the money manager’s chief executive officer Dan Matjila said in a statement.

‘Hugely Respected’

Nhleko is “hugely respected in the market,” Davies said. “He’s got experience of doing business in Nigeria so he’d be well-placed to deal with the Nigerian regulatory situation. He should have some relationships there. That’s important at this time. But he has a lot of other business interests and it’s unclear how much time he’ll be able to devote to MTN.”

Nhleko is on the board of BP and Anglo American and he is the chairman of Pembani Group, an investment company that recently bought most of the business interests of South African Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa.

Those responsibilities and a self-imposed commitment to limit his hands-on involvement at MTN to six months means that the company will be looking for a replacement, according to Arthur Goldstuck, an analyst at consultancy firm World Wide Worx.

“It won’t be an obvious poaching of a CEO from a major telco,” Goldstuck said by phone. “Chances are they will go outside of telecoms. The important issue is the extent to which MTN needs to regain the confidence of investors.“

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China Sees Record Online Sales 'Singles Day'

Beijing - Internet giant Alibaba broke its own sales record of $9.3bn during China's "Singles Day" 24-hour online shopping binge on Wednesday, defying fears of an economic slowdown in the world's second-largest economy.

Total gross merchandise volume on Alibaba's various online marketplaces matched last year's total at around midday and passed $10bn dollars shortly afterwards.

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Zidane : Hazard is Spectacular

Real Madrid coach Zinedine Zidane believes Chelsea winger Eden Hazard is currently the third best player in the world.

In what is being interpreted as a broad hint that the Spanish giants may make a summer transfer move for the Belgian, Zidane has issued a glowing appraisal of Hazard, who is yet to score during the Blues' poor season.

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Cesc Fabregas Held Real Madrid Talk

Chelsea midfielder Cesc Fabregas has revealed that he held talks over a Real Madrid move on several occasions in the past.

Fabregas was frequently linked with the Bernabeu giants during the course of his eight-year spell at former club Arsenal before he re-joined Barcelona in the summer of 2011.

The Spain international has now revealed that talk of a move to Real Madrid went beyond mere speculation.

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Joan Smalls Sizzzles for Calvin Klein Underwear Campaign

Stepping into the spotlight, Joan Smalls is fronting a new spread for European online retailer Zalando’s new partnership with Calvin Klein Underwear.

Launching mid-November, the new advertisements were photographed by Daniel Jackson, whose black-and-white images are nothing short of inspiring.

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Jessica Hart Poses Pretty for November 2015 Cover of ELLE Australia

Showing off her swimsuit style, Jessica Hart is featured on the front page of ELLE Australia's November 2015 issue.

Joined by chiseled hunk/Aussie surf stud Mick Fanning, the super-sexy poser looks gorgeous as photographer Simon Upton snaps up pictures.

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“The Divergent Series: Allegiant” Drops Trailer & Poster: Watch Here!

Sure, there’s all kinds of buzz going on for “The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 2” these days, but Lionsgate just issued a reminder that “The Divergent Series: Allegiant” is on the way shortly!
The third installment of the popular film franchise is slated to hit theaters March 18th, 2016 and stars Shailene Woodley, Theo James, Octavia Spencer, Naomi Watts, Miles Teller, Ansel Elgort and Zoe Kravitz.

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Blame Buhari If Anything Happens To Dasuki - Fayose

Governor Ayodele Fayose of Ekiti state said President Muhammadu Buhari should be held responsible if anything happens to Col Sambo Dasuki, the former national security adviser.
The governor described the placement of Dasuki under house arrest by the Department of State Services (DSS), despite a court order that he should be allowed to travel abroad for medical treatment, as wicked, inhuman, dictatorial and a clear attempt to deny him of his rights to life as enshrined in the Constitution of Nigeria.

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Justin Bieber Explains Reason Behind Avoiding Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show: Selena Gomez!

He’s usually quite the enthusiastic spectator at each year’s Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show, but +JustinBieberVEVO  avoided this year’s event because his ex-girlfriend Selena Gomez was scheduled to perform.
While chatting on “The Kyle and Jackie O Show” on Friday (November 13) the “Where Are You Now” crooner explained, “Selena was doing it this year,” before switching the topic to his nude photos in Bora Bora- “It was a good thing they caught me on a good day.”

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Daisy Ridley and John Boyega Cover ASOS Magazine December 2015

Continuing their promotional efforts, Daisy Ridley and John Boyega are a dynamite duo on the December 2015 cover of ASOS magazine.
The “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” costars both look like they’re ready to party in their festive ensembles ahead of their film’s December 18th theatrical release date.
When asked about how she feels as a 20-something today, Daisy explained, “[It’s very] exciting. I feel for a 20-something woman especially, the opportunities are broader than they

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Sports Illustrated Rolls Out Sneak Peek of 2016 Swimsuit Issue: Watch Here!

It’s going to be another fabulous year for babes in bikinis thanks to the 2016 Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue, and now SI has served up a short-yet-sexy trailer with a few preview shots.
While they’re not giving any hints regarding the choice for 2016’s cover girl, the team at Sports Illustrated isn’t skimping on flesh-flashing females in their sneak peek video.

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