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7 Things We Learned From The Voice 2013

The Voice has come to an end for another year.

The Voice has come to an end for another year. 18-year-old Harrison Craig from Chelsea, Melbourne, claimed the title over 30-year-old Luke Kennedy, with Celia Pavey and Danny Ross placing third and fourth respectively. As we come down from our Voice high for 2013, we’re going back through this season’s highlights and lowlights, and reflecting on what the result says about the voting public’s music taste right now.

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Tweets of the Week: Miley Cyrus, Mindy Kaling, Frank Ocean & More!

It's been a bumper week of tweets this time around, with so much action taking place online it was hard to keep up!

It's been a bumper week of tweets this time around, with so much action taking place online it was hard to keep up! Miley Cyrus made it clear that she does what she wants (on Twitter, anyhow!), while Mindy Kaling's dad sounds just as cool as the funny star herself. Frank Ocean continued his quest to become the king of quotes — in 100 years time, people will still be proclaiming his clever observations. Amanda Bynes stayed true to form with her insults, Jesinta Campbell reaffirmed her nice-girl status and Joel Madden and Karl Stefanovic had something to say about Seal. There's plenty more, too — click through to catch up on all the action in the celebrity Twittersphere this week.

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Seal Defends Joel Madden on Twitter After Drug Bust

Seal has come to the defence of his fellow The Voice coach Joel Madden — or “Brother,” as they call each other — on Twitter following news reports on Joel being asked to leave The Star’s Darling Hotel after a small amount of cannabis was found in his room.

Seal has come to the defence of his fellow The Voice coach Joel Madden — or “Brother,” as they call each other — on Twitter following news reports on Joel being asked to leave The Star’s Darling Hotel after a small amount of cannabis was found in his room. Seal went on a Twitter tirade, accusing Australian media (and The Star) of trying to “destroy my Brother” with their coverage of the drug bust. He went on to say “it’s just a matter of time before you gun us all down,” bringing coaches Delta Goodrem (“a national treasure!”) and Ricky Martin into the mix. After tweeting, “It’s a shame. I for one will not stand by and watch you attempt to destroy my Brother, you gun one you gun us all! Shame one the Star,” he concluded with: “I’m done here. Can’t wait to go home.” (The tweets have since been deleted.)

In his tweets, Seal also brought up the philanthropic deeds Joel has accomplished while here —“[visiting] homeless shelters, provide time and love for disabled kids, represent at the Logies and not to mention bring hope to aspiring artists” — but journalists were quick to remind him that the international coaches had been paid good money to be here. Do you agree with Seal’s sentiments?

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Joel Madden Asked to Leave The Star After Drugs Found in Room

Joel Madden was asked to leave his accommodation at The Star’s Darling Hotel in Sydney on Sunday night.

Joel Madden was asked to leave his accommodation at The Star’s Darling Hotel in Sydney on Sunday night. According to reports, a cleaner found a small amount of cannabis — less than five grams — in his room. Police were contacted and proceeded to search the room with Joel present. He won’t be charged as NSW law only issues a simple caution when a small quantity of drugs is found.

Joel has made The Star his home for the duration of his stay in Australia while working on the second season of Channel Nine’s top-rating show The Voice, which wraps for the year with a grand final on Monday night. Joel issued a statement on his Tumblr account in response to the incident, writing, “Sunday while I was at work, a hotel employee found a small amount of marijuana in my hotel room. The police were called and responded. Sydney is my adopted home and I appreciate the way the NSW police handled the situation. They have informed me there will be no charges. I hope this didn’t cause too much drama for anyone.”

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Cute Candids Celebrities Shared This Week

Aussie celebrities in Hollywood, international stars in Sydney — we’ve been keeping track of everything everyone has been up to on social media.

Aussie celebrities in Hollywood, international stars in Sydney — we’ve been keeping track of everything everyone has been up to on social media. Temporary Sydney residents Nicole Richie and Joel Madden showed some love, while Lincoln Lewis celebrated the release of After Earth in the US with Jaden Smith, Kylie Jenner and an Iron Man pose. Meanwhile, Hermione Underwood and Jesinta Campbell came across a convincing Psy impersonator at a charity event, and Megan Gale tried her hand at the latest viral trend: “cat bearding.”

Click through to see the rest of this week's cutest celebrity candids, and be sure to follow POPSUGAR on Instagram, Facebook and Twitter!

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The Week in Pictures: The Great Gatsby Hits Sydney, Kate Steps Out, Joel & Harlow's Coffee Run & More

What a week it's been!

What a week it's been! So much of this week's action has taken place in Australia, and it's been non-stop since the get-go. Baz Luhrmann brought his The Great Gatsby to town on a very rainy Wednesday night, and with him at the premiere were the film's stars Carey Mulligan, Tobey Maguire, Joel Edgerton and Elizabeth Debicki, to name a few. The latest crop of CLEO Bachelors were announced, David Jones celebrated it's 175th birthday with a host of stylish stars like Megan Gale and Rachael Finch, and honorary Aussie Joel Madden went on a coffee run in Sydney with his adorable family. Elsewhere, Cannes kicked on and Kate Middleton made a sunny appearance at a royal garden party. Click through to see it all now!

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The Great Gatsby Stars Return to Sydney For a Glitzy and Rainy Premiere

“I think there’s a cloud following us,” said Joel Edgerton at last night’s cold and wet Sydney premiere of The Great Gatsby.

“I think there’s a cloud following us,” said Joel Edgerton at last night’s cold and wet Sydney premiere of The Great Gatsby. The red carpet was rolled out at the Entertainment Quarter, which was transformed into a Gatsby hub complete with guests decked in their best ’20s-inspired dress, and just like at the Cannes Film Festival last week, the number one accessory was an umbrella.

It was a fitting way for the film’s cast and crew to wrap up their press tour considering they spent months shooting at Fox Studios over 2011 and 2013. Leading man Leonardo DiCaprio had to pull out of the Sydney premiere due to a scheduling conflict, but there was still plenty of star power thanks to Tobey Maguire, a Nina Ricci-clad Carey Mulligan, Joel Edgerton, Elizabeth Debicki (in Dior) and filmmaking power couple Baz Luhrmann and Catherine Martin.

Despite his absence, Leonardo was still a hot conversation topic, as Tobey told us about how important Leo was for getting the movie made. When we asked if he would have taken on the role of narrator Nick Carraway if it weren’t for Leo’s involvement and encouragement, Tobey said, “I don’t think the movie would’ve happened without me, Leo and Baz agreeing to do it. I just don’t think there’s any way it would’ve happened right now, without any one of us. That’s my opinion, but I know that he [Leo] was integral to me as I was to him, and Baz was to us . . . Baz was collaborating with Catherine Martin, and then Craig Pearce early on, but when Leo and I came on, we had our own little triangle there. There was a little circle of trust where we went, ‘OK, let’s move forward in this process together,’ and I think we were all essential to each other at that point.”

In a recent magazine interview, Carey mentioned how lots of her friends had Leo as their pin-up growing up, but that he wasn’t her celebrity crush, so we quizzed her on who her pin-up was. “Do you know, I didn’t really have many pin-ups when I was younger. I didn’t have posters on my wall, but I do remember really liking Michael Schumacher, the Formula One racing driver. Don’t know what that was about!” she said with a laugh.

Rising star Elizabeth, who looked radiant on the red carpet with minimal makeup, said she “pinched myself” going to set every day, and that “in a funny way, when you work with actors you respect so much, it takes a while to normalise and let them be other actors, but it was a really tight-knit cast and very supportive.” And while Elizabeth couldn’t think of any funny off-set stories off the top of her head, fellow Aussie Joel said, “I’d like to think I was like the Australian tourism board, but those guys discovered their own kind of nooks and crannies of Sydney.”

Most of the attention on the night was on the movie’s stars, but local stars were out in force and braving the rain to be among the first in Australia to see the film, including The Voice’s Delta Goodrem, Joel Madden and Darren McMullen, Jesinta Campbell, Kerri-Anne Kennerley, Jack Thompson and Stephanie Rice. Click through for our full interviews with the stars.