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Celine Dions Manager Resigns For Personal Reasons

celinedion-1.2526926 LOS ANGELES, CA - MARCH 02: Singer Celine Dion attends Disney's "Beauty and the Beast" premiere at El Capitan Theatre on March 2, 2017 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Frazer Harrison/Getty Images) (Frazer Harrison / Getty Images)

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Céline Dion is looking for a new manager.

The Canadian chanteuse announced this week that Aldo Giampaolo, who replaced Dion’s husband René Angélil as her manager in 2014, is stepping down.

Dion said Giampaolo is resigning for “personal and family reasons.” In a news release, she said: “I sincerely appreciate all that Aldo has done for me and respect his decision to resign. I wish him the best in his future endeavours.”

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Angélil, who died in January 2016, had hand-picked Giampoalo to manage Dion. The former Quebecor executive is a longtime friend of the couple.