What’s #trending and why? November 09

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Cristiano Ronaldo declares, “nobody’s more famous than me”

Cristiano Ronaldo has sparked a global debate after boldly declaring, “Nobody’s more famous than me.” In his candid chat with Piers Morgan, the 40‑year‑old football icon laughed off comparisons with US President Donald Trump, saying that even “small islands” know his name.

With over 650 million Instagram followers, Ronaldo claimed the crown of worldwide fame, though Morgan teased that only legends like Princess Diana, Queen Elizabeth, and Nelson Mandela could ever top him. Yet behind the swagger, the Al Nassr star confessed fame can be “boring,” admitting, “I never wanted to be famous, ever. I wanted to have success, I knew it since the beginning when I was younger that I will be let's say a star, but to be so famous I never, never, never wanted it.

It's boring, trust me, but it is what it is.”

Dwayne Johnson reveals he knew about Osama Bin Laden’s death before Barack Obama’s announcement

Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson once nearly beat the US President to the punch. On the Awards Chatter podcast, the Hollywood powerhouse laughed about the night he tweeted mysterious “world-shocking” news — minutes

before

President Barack Obama announced Osama bin Laden’s death in 2011. Johnson revealed he heard it from a “friend of a friend” who tipped him off about the mission. When Obama’s speech was delayed, The Rock realised he’d jumped the gun.

“Oh s---,” he recalled saying. The actor still won’t name his source, teasing only that he’s got “friends in high and low places.”

Blake Lively names Taylor Swift, Hugh Jackman among key witnesses in high-stakes Baldoni court battle

Blake Lively has reportedly suffered a staggering $161 million in damages due to a smear campaign linked to director-actor Justin Baldoni, according to newly released court documents. Baldoni’s $400 million extortion and defamation lawsuit against Lively and her husband Ryan Reynolds was dismissed after he missed a deadline to amend his claims, but the legal battle’s fallout remains huge for Lively. As she readies for a high-profile trial next March, Blake is also naming top industry figures like Emily Blunt, Taylor Swift and Hugh Jackman as potential witnesses. Her lawyers are seeking at least three times her claimed damages in punitive compensation.

Bad Bunny becomes first Spanish-language artist nominated for album, record, and song of the year at Grammys

Bad Bunny has smashed another record, becoming the first Spanish-language artist in history to score Grammy nominations for album, record, and song of the year in a single awards cycle. His album Debí Tirar Más Fotos (“I Should Have Taken More Photos”) made waves with six nods, including the coveted album of the year – a feat he last achieved with Un Verano Sin Ti, which was the first ever Spanish album in that category.

The album’s title track also landed him record and song of the year nominations, marking a breakthrough moment for Latin music’s global influence.