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Katy Perry is feeling hurt and disappointed after her split from former fiance Orlando Bloom, as he was seen partying in Italy just weeks after their breakup.

During Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sanchez’s star-studded wedding that came right after Katy and Bloom’s split news broke, the 48-year-old actor was spotted enjoying his single life and partying on a yacht.

On the other hand, the 40-year-old pop star is miles away on the Australian leg of her Lifetimes world tour, was seen fighting back her tears while performing on stage.

“It’s disappointing,” an insider close to Katy told the outlet how she feels about Orlando behaviour. “It’s hurtful and annoying. If he’s going to behave like an acting-up adolescent, that’s on him. She’s going to continue to work and take care of Daisy.”

It is pertinent to mention that Katy and Orlando share a four-year-old daughter, Daisy Dove.

“Katy knows that he’s free to do whatever the hell he wants to do, she hoped he’d do it a little more discreetly and thoughtfully,” the source continued. “So she’s disappointed and sad.”

The secret to a good relationship may be staring smartphone users in the face.

A new study published in the journal Plos One found that using emojis in text messages makes people feel closer and more satisfied in their personal lives.

Researchers at the University of Texas spoke to 260 people aged between 23 and 67 and asked them to read 15 text message exchanges that varied only in the presence or absence of emojis.

Participants were instructed to imagine themselves as the sender of each message while focusing on the recipient’s replies to evaluate responsiveness, likability, closeness and relationship satisfaction.

The study revealed that people who send emojis combined with text are seen to be more responsive in their relationships than people who send text alone.

It also found emojis serve as nonverbal cues that signal attentiveness and emotional engagement.

Luke McGregor, 42, and Amy Thunig-McGregor, 37, say being able to use emojis helps their family communicate better.

Luke said he wasn’t a regular emoji sender at the start of their relationship and had to learn to start incorporating them into text messages to Amy.

“I traditionally didn’t use emojis that much but when I first got [together] with Amy, I noticed them using them a lot, so there was a vulnerability or a hurdle I had to get over to start using them myself,” McGregor said.

“I wanted Amy to know that they were loved, and so to become a regular sender of emojis to Amy in order to communicate affection was at least initially a big deal for me.”

Amy said emojis were a good tool to enhance their communication.

“We’re both autistic as well for context … it helps us really be clear with tone and intention in a way that isn’t possible with just written text,” they said.

Senior lecturer in psychology at Central Queensland University Dr Raquel Peel, who was not involved in the study, said sending emojis can be a creative alternative when people are unable to see their partner face to face.

“I don’t think we can replace face-to-face interactions because we are talking about intimate partnerships and relationships, but we have to be realistic that this isn’t always possible,” Peel said.

“So if you can’t meet face to face with your partner for whatever reason staying connected is important.

“Using emojis is then an effective alternative.”

Her advice was to not underestimate the value of communication in a relationship and to always try and stay connected to your partner in whatever way you communicate.

“One thing that people also forget when I’m talking to them about relationships is the value of humour and having a bit of fun,” Peel said.

“So if emojis can serve a purpose that way, which we know they can, it adds to the element of fun and connection through humour and that is really important.”

Mark Snow, the Emmy-nominated composer behind the beloved X-Files theme song, has died. He was 78. 

Snow died Friday at his home in Connecticut, a representative confirmed to The Hollywood Reporter.

Sean Callery, a fellow composer and friend of Snow’s, also announced his death on Facebook.

“Mark Snow, and one of the most wonderful and talented people I’ve ever known, has passed away,” he wrote in the Friday post. “33 years ago he began mentoring me as an artist. Who knew that I was also at the beginning of a deep friendship that would only grow and evolve over 3 decades along with our graying hair and tighter deadlines.” 

Callery continued. “I am so grateful to him for his sage counsel and his laugh-out-loud biting wit. My career got started by an act of generosity on his part 33 years ago – period, full stop. I love you my friend. There will never ever be another like you. I send love to Glynnis and all his children and grandchildren during this time.” 

Snow notably composed the iconic opening theme for The X-Files. He worked on the crime drama series during its full time on-air from 1993 until its end in 2018.

Aside from the theme song, he worked on the rest of the show’s music, earning six Emmy nominations throughout his X-Files tenure. Snow, too, served as the composer of the franchise’s 1998 film, The X Files.

A 15-time Emmy-nominated composer, Snow lent his talents to a slew of shows, including Blue Bloods, Smallville, One Tree Hill, Children of the Dust and Ghost Whisperer, among others. His work has also appeared across film, including features in The New Mutants, Ernest Saves Christmas and Crazy in Alabama. 

Snow also frequently worked on TV movies. Some of his past credits include The Boy in the Plastic Bubble, one of his first projects he worked on in 1976 that starred John Travolta, Overboard, Casino, Angel City, Malibu, California Girls, The Lost Capone, An American Story, A Stranger in Town, Trial by Fire, The Perfect Mother, Paradise and Strange Calls.