Adam Levine is using his voice to set the record straight on rumors that he and Christina Aguilera do not get along.

In the course of an appearance on Anderson (airing subsequent Monday), the Maroon five frontman talks about his hit NBC display The Voice, which leads Anderson Cooper to inquire about what often seems to be a somewhat tense-filled partnership among Levine and his fellow judge.

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“It is fine,” insists Levine. “Everyone’s so funny. They take one particular small issue. We bicker, like brother and sister variety of thing, but it really is all in great entertaining. No one’s carrying it with them anyplace other than the stage.”

Speaking of the stage, when an audience member asks Levine if he could add an additional artist to, say, be a fifth coach on The Voice, Levine reveals he “would really like to see” a person like Kanye West come on board.

“Just due to the fact he’s this kind of a firecracker,” he says. “I am sure that terrifies NBC, but that would be enjoyable. I enjoy Kanye, I really like what he does.”

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Not surprisingly, the conversation soon turns to the tragic passing of Whitney Houston.

“I kind of try to think about it though in a constructive light and feel about celebrating what she did and celebrating her simply because we all adore her so significantly,” says Levine. “I’m not sure there is anyone on Earth with a voice like that. We miss her.”

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It doesn’t look all that risqué to us.

Perhaps that is why 56-year-outdated James Garrett laughed the entire issue off.

But just before we start off making assumptions, let’s get a tiny back story on everything that happened with the alleged extortion plot, and hear what Garrett had to tell E! News about the ongoing scenario.

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In situation you never remember, Iowa photographer Teresa Hunt is charged with 1 count of extortion right after she allegedly demanded that 19 Kids and Counting be canceled or for TLC’s parent company, Discovery, shell out her $ ten,000 for the “intimate” photo of Garrett and Amy Duggar that she had.

The photo in question, obtained by E! News, shows Amy, 25, and James posing at a restaurant known as McFarlands throughout lunch immediately after Amy carried out at James’ “A Tribute to John Denver” display at the Branson Imax complex. 

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“Amy and I have been pals for over four years now,” Garrett tells E! News. “She is a normal component of my John Denver Tribute Show in Branson, as is her mom, Deanna.”

Garrett notes that he and Amy have never ever gone out on a date and have in no way even been alone with each other, countering Hunt’s claim that the two were dating.  

“I had just returned from New Zealand and when I got off the plane at LAX, there was an urgent message from Amy to call right away,” explained Garrett.  ”She went on to inform me a person had sent an extortion letter to the Discovery Channel detailing an affair among the two of us, total with photos.  Amy and I just busted out laughing due to the fact we knew there were no images and totally absolutely nothing to back up the claims.”  

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Garrett had no notion that the individual trying to extort him was Hunt, his personal photographer and pal of two many years. 

“When I returned to Branson, management gave me a letter which berated me in every way imaginable and spoke of an affair I was obtaining with Amy,” mentioned Garrett.  ”It was at that second I recognized it was Teresa who had sent the extortion letter, and I had a hard time wrapping my mind around the simple fact that my very own photographer would betray me in this way.” 

Garrett says he instantly got in touch with the FBI and they would eventually confirm it was Hunt that had sent the letter.  

“She in no way showed any indicators that she may possibly be capable of undertaking one thing like this,” said Garrett.  ”Possibly it was jealously, maybe it was income, possibly it was the need to have for consideration. She got the interest for certain.”

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Yup, you read that appropriate.

She had a monumental night at the Grammys, and now Adele has continued her winning streak by getting named Finest British Female Solo Artist and taking house Album of the Year for 21 at the 2012 Brit Awards.

But never you dare cut her speech quick, or you will get the bird.

Seriously.

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“It’s been an incredible year,” Adele’s speech started as she received the female artist statuette from Kylie Minogue and joked,  “I truly feel like a drag queen up coming to you.”

Adele, donning a sleek black Burberry gown also thanked her record organization “for letting me be the variety of artist I want to be.”

Then host James Corden reduce off her acceptance speech, and Adele’s middle finger shot up out of aggravation. What a rebel!

In an work to clear the air (kinda), the “Rolling in the Deep” singer clarified that her gesture was aimed toward business leaders, not her followers.

“I am sorry if I offended anyone, but it was the suits that offended me,” she mentioned. “Thank you all extremely considerably and thanks to my fans. I do not want them to feel I was swearing at them.”

Oh never be sorry, girl. You happen to be not the 1st (and we like a lady with some sass), but we do wonder what Karl Lagerfeld would say about this.

GALLERY: Flipping the Bird

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Ladies and gentlemen, our extended worldwide animal-loving nightmare is above: Kate Middleton has eventually exposed the title of her and Prince William‘s puppy, a secret that is been guarded tighter than the crown jewels.

The doggy disclosure came whilst the duchess was on a single of her now increasingly frequent charity visits, this time to a school in a disadvantaged region of Oxford in assistance of the Art Room, a single of the charities she has recently turn out to be patron of.

So, what’s the royal pup’s name? Fido? Rover? Harry (what, royals can’t have a sense of humor?)? It’s…

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Lupo!

Prince William’s temporarily solo half let slip the moniker—Italian for wolf—of her new black cocker spaniel puppy during a watercolor lesson at the Art Room’s facility in the Rose Hill Principal College.

According to the Telegraph, one particular of the college students handed her a stuffed canine to perform with following learning she had a puppy. “Why don’t we contact it immediately after my dog?” she explained. “He’s known as Lupo.”

The organization aims to teach youngsters self-esteem and self-confidence by way of art, and Middleton assisted in a class for 7- and 8-year-olds in the course of her pay a visit to.

For the occasion, “Miss Catherine,” as she was dubbed by the kids, accepted flowers, greeted schoolchildren and their parents (and assorted other fans) just before jumping in herself, donning a black apron more than her $ 250 (on sale!) Orla Kiely Birdie jacquard dresscoat—which, yes, sold out in the U.K. inside of minutes of Middleton’s physical appearance.

Doggone it.

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The Voice judges are halfway to finalizing their 12-individual teams, and tonight the blind auditions continued.

A lot more talented singers have been scooped up this week, leaving just a handful of slots on Christina Aguilera, Blake Shelton, Adam Levine and Cee Lo‘s squads, as performers brought it in performances that ranged from renditions of absolutely everyone from Queen to Bruno Mars.

So, what went down?

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Blake additional street performer Naia Kate right after she did Mars’ “The Lazy Song,” ALyX, who belted out “Just Like A Pill,” country singer Jordan Rager and the kooky Charlotte Sometimes on his team. Charlotte exposed she recovered from a jaw condition, which brought on her to not be capable to sing for a whilst. 

Meanwhile, Christina snapped up “Mr. Know it All”-belting Monique Benabou, “What is Going On” crooning Anthony Evans, “Shark in the Water” singing Ashley De La Rosa and Jonathas, who Cee-Lo said he mistook for Usher when he sang “U Got it Poor” (and threw in some dance moves although he was at it). 

Adam additional 3 peeps to his team, going with nation music piano singer, Nicolle Galyon, another country artist named Karla Davis and 18-year-old Mathai, who brought down the home with Adele’s “Rumor Has It.”

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And on Cee-Lo’s group: Broadway vet Tony Vincent was additional to the mix, along with “Babylon” singing Justin Hopkins (a former member of host Carson Daly’s home band) and sandwich-producing, “Folsom Prison Blues”-crooning Jamie Lono.

“We must hook up, simply because I eat sandwiches,” Cee Lo informed the Potbelly sandwich shop employee. 

With tonight’s picks, Adam has two more slots left, Cee Lo has 3, Blake has two and Christina has two as nicely.

(The Voice and E! are a portion of the NBCUniversal family).

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