‘All hell breaks loose’
Dion’s chart tumble lands her in history books
Celine Dion’s latest album quickly falling off the charts has alarmed those around her as sources say there’s concern about her friendship with backup dancer and creative director Pepe Munoz, Page Six has reported.
Dion’s Courage album debuted at No. 1 but then made history by falling out of the top 100 — the biggest chart drop after a No. 1 debut, according to Chart Data.
“She’s upset. All hell has broken loose. The only reason she sold 100,000 was because of the whole bundle thing that labels do, but she only sold around 3,000 the second week,” a source told Page Six.
According to the publication, those close to the beloved My Heart Will Go On singer say that her relationship with her best pal Munoz, has caused concern. Multiple sources have claimed to Page Six that Munoz helped oust some of her senior team and has isolated her.
A rep for Dion did not comment on the new report. But those claims that first surfaced about Munoz in July have been previously denied by Dion’s management and marketing team.
They have said, “These ‘sources’ have nothing better to do than to spread untrue gossip.”
However, one insider told Page Six that without 51-year-old Dion’s husband/manager, the late Renee Angelil around, “no one knows what they’re doing. She is being controlled by a person who has told her that Rene was an old guy and she should live like she’s in her 20s. That’s her state of mind.” Dion was devastated when Angelil, who discovered her, died at age 73 in January 2016. Recently she’s shocked onlookers with her scary skinny appearance.
Rumours flew that Munoz, 34, was actually Dion’s boyfriend, but she has denied that. The star told Extra in 2018, “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.”
Since ending her Las Vegas residency earlier this summer, Dion has embarked on a world tour that has already logged $33.2 million in ticket sales.
Another insider told Page Six,
“She is having so much success, and it’s just mean to rehash these Pepe stories. She is living her best life. She had a horrible thing happen to her in her life, and she is out here doing her best. Her tour is doing great. She’s looking great and she is doing great. All the rest is bulls---.”