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Celine Dion’s friends rally around star in furious open letter to rumoured lover

Aug 01, 2019

Pepe Munoz and Celine Dion's close friendship has been the centre of attention for nearly two years now. Source: Getty

Celine Dion’s closest friends have published an open letter to her rumoured boyfriend Pepe Munoz shutting down false rumours that the backup dancer has been allegedly isolating the star from her loved ones.

On Monday, Page Six published a story that alleged the 51-year-old singer’s inner circle were worried Pepe, 34, who is also her creative director, was “taking over” her life ever since husband Rene Angelil passed away in 2016.

However, in a statement released on Celine’s Instagram page on Wednesday – directly addressed to Pepe – several members of her team slammed the “untruthful” report, saying that they were “saddened and disappointed”.

“Dear Pepe, as the real members of Celine’s ‘inner circle,’ we are saddened and disappointed by an untruthful story that surfaced in the media on Monday, quoting multiple sources who claim they are part of the inner circle and that you have too much influence over Celine, and that you are isolating her,” the statement from Celine’s team read.

“These ‘sources’ have nothing better to do than to spread untrue gossip. Don’t let it get you down… and keep up the great work. We love you!”

The letter was signed off by the singer’s ‘inner circle’ including Dave, Dee, Denis, Lina, Michel, Naomi, Suzanne, Sydney, Sylvie and Yves.

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The Page Six story allegedly sourced members of Celine’s ‘inner circle’, who claimed “he’s fully taken over”.

“She’s in love with this guy and listens to everything he’s saying. People go to him when they have questions,” one source claimed. “He’s fully taken over. The only people around her now [are] Pepe, the hairdresser, and the stylist.”

Celine and Pepe’s close friendship has been the centre of attention for nearly two years now, with many fans wondering if they’re romantically involved. However, in April this year, the famed singer shut down those rumours, claiming he is her “best friend”.

She told Extra: “Pepe is gay. At first, I think some people did not know that. The thing is that he’s my best friend and we dance together and he did so much for me and even just holding my hand… it’s something that I haven’t had for a long time. He did so much for me, for my mental health, my spirituality, my strength – my inner strength.”