Below are a couple of top news stories of the day, featuring Charlotte Flair and CM Punk.
• Charlotte Flair Addresses Rumors About Her New Boyfriend
Charlotte Flair has addressed rumors about her dating life, shutting down speculation that she is romantically involved with her stylist, Brian Valentine.
Flair, who married Andrade in 2022 and finalized their divorce in 2024, responded to the rumors in a playful video on her Instagram story. She joked about the situation and made it clear the claims aren’t true:
“So, my good friend Rick just texted me this morning, sent me a link about my new boyfriend. Brian, did you know you’re my new boyfriend?
Yes guys, Brian Valentine, who does my hair, nails, eyebrows, sometimes my spray tan and sews my gear together, last night bedazzled my nails, is my boyfriend. Nice. Think, think, think! Thank you, boyfriend (Laughs).”
• “Don’t gaslight me” – CM Punk Says Elon Musk Did The N@zi Salute
CM Punk has accused Elon Musk of giving a N@zi salute during Donald Trump’s inauguration event in January and says no explanation will change his mind.
Speaking on The Ringer Wrestling Show, Punk said he believes Musk made a “Sieg Heil” gesture in front of a pro-Trump crowd at Capital One Arena on January 20.
“We saw what you did,” Punk said. “Don’t gaslight me. I’m not as f***ing stupid as you are. I know what you did so I know what you are. Now I know where you stand, and this is where I stand.”
Musk previously denied the claim, saying in a post on X that it was just “an impassioned wave,” and that similar gestures are often made by politicians.
The legacy media is pure propaganda.
You are the media now. https://t.co/lgkIbzcAZP
— gorklon rust (@elonmusk) January 21, 2025
Punk made the comments after being asked how he advises younger WWE talent on public political speech. He said he thinks WWE prefers wrestlers not to be “outwardly political,” but he won’t stay quiet about what he believes.
“It’s just a f***ing strange, ugly world out there,” he said. “The only thing I can do is be true to myself and implement and be a voice for myself and my family and my community, and then the world.”
