Celine Dion’s team denied that ‘untruthful’ story about ‘boy toy’ Pepe Muñoz ‘isolating her’

07/31/2019

Celine Dion’s team is coming out strong against the a recent story suggesting that her inner circle is “freaked out” over the amount of control that her “boy toy” creative director, Pepe Muñoz, has over her life.

In a statement released on the singer’s Twitter on Wednesday, several members of her team slammed the Page Six report that ran earlier this week, saying that they were “saddened and disappointed by the untruthful story.”

“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 read.

27 PHOTOSCeline Dion and Pepe Muñoz togetherSee GalleryCeline Dion and Pepe Muñoz togetherPARIS, FRANCE – JANUARY 22: Singer Celine Dion and Pepe Munoz are seen on January 22, 2019 in Paris, France. (Photo by Marc Piasecki/Getty Images)PARIS, FRANCE – JANUARY 22: Pepe Munoz and Celine Dion attend the Alexandre VauthierHaute Couture Spring Summer 2019 show as part of Paris Fashion Weekon January 22, 2019 in Paris, France. (Photo by Stephane Cardinale – Corbis/Corbis via Getty Images)PARIS, FRANCE – JANUARY 22: Pepe Munoz and Celine Dion attend the Alexandre VauthierHaute Couture Spring Summer 2019 show as part of Paris Fashion Weekon January 22, 2019 in Paris, France. (Photo by Stephane Cardinale – Corbis/Corbis via Getty Images)PARIS, FRANCE – JANUARY 22: Pepe Munoz and Celine Dion attend the Alexandre VauthierHaute Couture Spring Summer 2019 show as part of Paris Fashion Weekon January 22, 2019 in Paris, France. (Photo by Stephane Cardinale – Corbis/Corbis via Getty Images)PARIS, FRANCE – JANUARY 22: Singer Celine Dion and Pepe Munoz attend the Alexandre Vauthier Haute Couture Spring Summer 2019 show as part of Paris Fashion Week on January 22, 2019 in Paris, France. (Photo by Pierre Suu/Getty Images)PARIS, FRANCE – JANUARY 22: Celine Dion and Pepe Munoz attend the Giorgio Armani Prive Haute Couture Spring Summer 2019 show as part of Paris Fashion Week on January 22, 2019 in Paris, France. (Photo by Bertrand Rindoff Petroff/Getty Images)PARIS, FRANCE – JANUARY 22: Celine Dion and Pepe Munoz attend the Giorgio Armani Prive Haute Couture Spring Summer 2019 show as part of Paris Fashion Week on January 22, 2019 in Paris, France. (Photo by Bertrand Rindoff Petroff/Getty Images)PARIS, FRANCE – JANUARY 22: Singer Celine Dion and Pepe Munoz are seen on Place Vendome on January 22, 2019 in Paris, France. (Photo by Marc Piasecki/Getty Images)PARIS, FRANCE – JANUARY 22:(L-R) Celine Dion, Pepe MunozÊand Ellen Von UnwerthÊattend the Alexandre Vauthier Haute Couture Spring Summer 2019 show as part of Paris Fashion Week on January 22, 2019 in Paris, France.(Photo by Foc Kan/WireImage)PARIS, FRANCE – JANUARY 23: Singer Celine Dion and Pepe Munoz are seen on January 23, 2019 in Paris, France. (Photo by Marc Piasecki/Getty Images)PARIS, FRANCE – JANUARY 23: Singer Celine Dion and Pepe Munoz are seen on January 23, 2019 in Paris, France. (Photo by Marc Piasecki/Getty Images)PARIS, FRANCE – JANUARY 23: Singer Celine Dion and Pepe Munoz attend the RVDK Ronald Van Der Kemp Haute Couture Spring Summer 2019 show as part of Paris Fashion Week on January 23, 2019 in Paris, France. (Photo by Pierre Suu/Getty Images)PARIS, FRANCE – JANUARY 23: Singer Celine Dion and Pepe Munoz attend the RVDK Ronald Van Der Kemp Haute Couture Spring Summer 2019 show as part of Paris Fashion Week on January 23, 2019 in Paris, France. (Photo by Pierre Suu/Getty Images)Canadian singer Celine Dion (R) and Spanish dancer Pepe Munoz (L) arrive for the 2019 Spring-Summer Haute Couture collection fashion show by RVDK Ronald van der Kemp in Paris, on January 23, 2019. (Photo by FRANCOIS GUILLOT / AFP)(Photo credit should read FRANCOIS GUILLOT/AFP/Getty Images)PARIS, FRANCE – JANUARY 23: Celine Dion and Pepe Munoz arrive at the Valentino Haute Couture Spring Summer 2019 show as part of Paris Fashion Week on January 23, 2019 in Paris, France. (Photo by Pierre Suu/Getty Images)PARIS, FRANCE – JANUARY 23: Singer Celine Dion and Pepe Munoz are seen on January 23, 2019 in Paris, France. (Photo by Marc Piasecki/Getty Images)PARIS, FRANCE – JANUARY 23: Singer Celine Dion and Pepe Munoz are seen on January 23, 2019 in Paris, France. (Photo by Marc Piasecki/Getty Images)PARIS, FRANCE – JANUARY 24: Singer Celine Dion and Pepe Munoz are seen on January 24, 2019 in Paris, France. (Photo by Marc Piasecki/Getty Images)PARIS, FRANCE – JANUARY 24: Singer Celine Dion and Pepe Munoz are seen leaving the GIVENCHY office building on Avenue George V on January 24, 2019 in Paris, France. (Photo by Marc Piasecki/Getty Images)Singer Celine Dion and Pepe Munoz are seen leaving the GIVENCHY office building on Avenue George V on January 24, 2019 in Paris, France.(Photo by Mehdi Taamallah/NurPhoto via Getty Images)PARIS, FRANCE – JANUARY 25: Singer Celine Dion and Pepe Munoz are seen on January 25, 2019 in Paris, France. (Photo by Marc Piasecki/Getty Images)NEW YORK, NY – MAY 06: Celine Dion (L) dances with Pepe Munoz at the Met Gala “Boom Boom Afterparty” at Top of the Standard on May 6, 2019 in New York City. (Photo by Rebecca Smeyne/Getty Images)PARIS, FRANCE – JULY 01: Celine Dion and Pepe Munoz attend the Schiaparelli Haute Couture Fall/Winter 2019 2020 show as part of Paris Fashion Week on July 01, 2019 in Paris, France. (Photo by Bertrand Rindoff Petroff/Getty Images)NEW YORK, NY – MAY 06: Celine Dion (L) and Pepe Munoz attend the Met Gala “Boom Boom Afterparty” at Top of the Standard on May 6, 2019 in New York City. (Photo by Rebecca Smeyne/Getty Images)PARIS, FRANCE – JULY 01: Celine Dion and Pepe Munoz attend the Schiaparelli Haute Couture Fall/Winter 2019 2020 show as part of Paris Fashion Week on July 01, 2019 in Paris, France. 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“These ‘sources’ have nothing better to do than to spread untrue gossip,” it continued. “Don’t let it get you down… and keep up the great work. We love you! Dave, Dee, Denis, Lina, Michel, Naomi, Suzanne, Sydney, Sylvie, Yves oxoxo”

Dion’s team standing firmly behind one of the closest people in her life comes two days after Page Six ran a story claiming that he’s “really trying to take over” all aspects of the singer’s career and personal life.

“Pepe is like her boy toy who is really trying to take over. He’s isolating her and people are feeling it,” one reported insider claimed. “She’s in love with this guy and listens to everything he’s saying. People go to him when they have questions. He’s fully taken over. The only people around her now [are] Pepe, the hairdresser and the stylist.”

“It’s crazy. She knows he’s gay and is accepting of it. She needs someone close to her and she fell in love. He’s turned into a René type,” the source added.

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“People are freaked out by it. He has this clique that he keeps very small,” a second source explained to the outlet. “It’s Céline, himself, a hair person and the stylist. That’s the group — even management goes to him when they need something.”

Dion, 51, and Muñoz, 35, have been close for nearly two years now, and their tight relationship has been the source of major speculation, with many fans wondering if they’re romantically involved — even though Muñoz is gay.

“We’re friends, we’re best friends,” Dion said earlier this year, dismissing claims that they’re lovers. “Of course we hug and hold hands and go out, so people see that. I mean, he’s a gentleman. When I say, ‘I am single,’ please leave me alone.”

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