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The letter continues, \"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!\"

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PHOTO: Canadian singer Celine Dion and Spanish dancer Pepe Munoz arrive for the 2019 Spring-Summer Haute Couture collection fashion show by RVDK Ronald van der Kemp in Paris, Jan. 23, 2019.
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The letter is signed by 10 people, evidently proving that Dion's \"inner circle\" consists of many more people than simply Pepe, a hairdresser and a stylist. Dion herself hasn't commented on it.

That same \"untruthful story\" claimed that Dion is in love with Muñoz.

But in April, she told Extra TV, \"Pepe is gay. And at first I think some people did not know that. The thing is that he's my best friend...he did so much for me, for my mental health, my spirituality, my strength.\"

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