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Britney Spears poured her heart out to a judge yesterday for more than 20 minutes, and what she had to say about her conservatorship was explosive. Here are some of the details from People;
- She said she "is not here to be anyone's slave" but that she was forced to do her 2018 tour and was told that her management could sue her if she didn't.
- Once the tour ended, she went straight into rehearsals for her new Las Vegas show, which after arguing one little dance move during rehearsals, her managers accused her of being difficult and not taking her meds, and they put her on more meds, lithium, which made her feel drunk. She added, "My doctor had me on six different nurses come to my home, stay with me to monitor me on this new medication, which I never wanted to be on to begin with."
- Britney told the court that she's speaking up now and asking to end the conservatorship because she didn't know she could before. And she believes her father, management, and conservators behind "who played a key role in punishing me…should be in jail."
See the entire transcript of her testimony at variety.com.
"Drake & Josh" star Drake Bell pled guilty to felony attempted child endangerment and a misdemeanor charge of disseminating matter harmful to juveniles. That's still all we know about why he was arrested in the first place, but more is coming to light with his appearance in court. The judge told Drake that the charges carry a sentence that ranges from between six and 18 months in prison or just probation depending on what the judge decides.
Michael B Jordan has decided to rename his new rum brand after being taken to task for the original name, J'Ouvert, which is a large street party held annually as part of Carnival in many Caribbean islands. Several members of the Caribbean community – including Nicki Minaj, who was born in Trinidad – tore into Michael for saying in his trademark filing that the word J'Ouvert had "no meaning in a foreign language." And an online petition reached 10,0000 signatures before he issued an apology. He said, "Our intention was never to offend or hurt a culture (we love & respect) [and] hoped to celebrate [and] shine a positive light on. We sincerely apologize & look forward to introducing a brand we can all be proud of."
Last month, Zoomer did an interview with Sharon Stone to promote her memoir, The Beauty of Living Twice. But the interview resurfaced this week in light of Meryl Streep's birthday. Sharon and Meryl were both in the 2019 movie "The Laundromat." Sharon wrote in her memoir about how Hollywood pits women against each other, and the interviewer asked her, in relation to that statement, about working with Meryl Streep. Sharon went off - "I like the way you phrase that, that I finally got to work with Meryl Streep. You didn't say, 'Meryl finally got to work with Sharon Stone.' Or we finally got to work together." She added, "The business was set up that we should all envy and admire Meryl… But in my opinion, quite frankly, there are other actresses equally as talented as Meryl Streep." Sharon went on to name other actresses who are just as good as Meryl Streep, ending with "But you say Meryl, and everybody falls on the floor." She even went so far as to say, "Meryl was not gonna be good in 'Basic Instinct' or in 'Casino.' I would be better.
And I know it. And she knows it." So much bitterness… Did she not get invited to the party of something?
Dina's Dirt at 7:40
Britney Spears poured her heart out to a judge yesterday for over 20 minutes, and what she had to say about her conservatorship was explosive. Here are some more of the details from People;
- Because she was under a conservatorship, she couldn't get her own lawyer.
- As part of her treatment, she underwent a four-hour psych test every day against her will and was later told by her dad that she failed, so she had to go to a small house in Beverly Hills for a rehab program they created for her. It cost $60,000. She cried to her dad and "he loved every minute of it."
- Britney ended by saying that she's worked her whole life and deserves to do what she wants to do.
See the entire transcript of her testimony at variety.com.
Many celebrities have voiced their support for Britney, including her ex, Justin Timberlake, who said "what's happening to her is just not right" and that "No one should ever be held against their will ... or ever have to ask permission to access everything they've worked so hard for. No woman should ever be restricted from making decisions about her own body."
"Arrow" star Stephen Amell got kicked off a Delta flight from Austin to Los Angeles coming back from the ATX Television Festival over the weekend after a flight attendant asked him multiple times to calm down as he allegedly screamed at his wife, "Roswell, New Mexico" actress Cassandra Jean Amell, Sources say Stephen appeared drunk and was escorted off by an air marshal and three other flight attendants. And he left alone - Cassandra and the others they were with stayed on the plane and went off to LA, according to dlisted.com. Stephen has since come forward to say he let his emotions get the better of him and also pointed out he "was not forcibly removed."
Mama June is planning on suing a dentist who said he'd fix her teeth in exchange for tagging him and promoting his work on social media. According to her rep, the dentist removed her temporary dental implants from a previous procedure but then, "after placing her in a vulnerable (and painful) position," told her he would not complete the process unless she agreed to do media appearances to endorse his services. They say this was never discussed at any point before the removal of her temporary implants, and now her attorneys are demanding the dentist either complete the work as agreed upon -- or pay her $35,000 to cover the costs of her travel and getting the work done by another dentist, which she has done. Meanwhile, the dentist's reps responded saying, "Her agents demanded additional services, at no cost and within a limited time frame that is not best practice, realistic, nor in the patient's best interests. [We made] efforts to explain to her agents that this can't be done in one step and if we skip steps, patient will be exposed to risks and complications."
Jennifer Aniston's character Rachel Green's layered lob on "Friends" was one of the most iconic hairstyles of the '90s, so much so that even celebrities tried to recreate the look. Debra Messing from "Will & Grace" even went to Jennifer's hairstylist and got the cut, but it didn't work out. Debra said, "It was a whole debacle when we tried to do it on the show. They literally tried for three hours to straighten my hair like hers. It was so full and poofy that it looked like a mushroom. The whole thing was just a disaster, so decided to just keep it curly."
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Britney Spears poured her heart out to a judge yesterday for over 20 minutes, and what she had to say about her conservatorship was explosive. Here are more of the details from People;
- She said of her posts to her fans about being happy, "I've lied and told the whole world I'm OK and I'm happy. It's a lie. I've been in denial. I've been in shock. I am traumatized. Fake it 'til you make it, but now I'm telling you the truth, OK? I'm not happy. I can't sleep. I'm depressed. I cry every day." She also didn't think anyone would believe her because she's Britney Spears and has everything.
- Even in rehab, Britney said she had to work 10 hours a day, seven days a week, and was constantly surrounded by nurses and security guards who watched her every move. Her phone, credit cards, and passport were taken away from her. She compared it to sex trafficking. If she didn't work or do any of her meetings, she wasn't allowed to see her kids or her boyfriend Sam Asghari.
- Under the conservatorship, Brit has been told she can't get married or have a baby as they refuse to let her take out her IUD.
See the entire transcript of her testimony at variety.com.
Harrison Ford, 78, has been forced to take a break from filming "Indiana Jones 5" after suffering a shoulder injury on set. A spokesperson for the movie said in a statement, "In the course of rehearsing for a fight scene, Harrison Ford sustained an injury involving his shoulder. Production will continue while the appropriate course of treatment is evaluated, and the filming schedule will be reconfigured as needed in the coming weeks." Read more with extratv.com. If all goes according to plan, "Indiana Jones 5" will hit theaters on July 29th, 2022.
Jennifer Aniston has revealed that she and her ex-husband Brad Pitt are friends and that there is "no oddness" between them at all, according to okmagazine.com. She gave the live table reading of "Fast Times at Ridgemont High" back in September for Sean Penn's charity as an example. Jen said, "It was absolutely fun. Brad and I are buddies, we're friends, and we speak, and there's no oddness at all, except for everyone that probably watched it and was wanting there to be, or assumed there to be."
Jessica Chastain is once again reminding fans that she's not Bryce Dallas Howard. The redheaded stars have been confused for years, and now Jessica has uploaded a new TikTok about "spending 20 years building a career [but] they still think you work at Jurassic Park." Even Ron Howard once mistook Jessica Chastain for his daughter, Bryce. Jessica passed by Ron in an Apple store, where her friend overheard him say, "I think I just saw Bryce." And, to be fair, Jessica even mistook Bryce for herself once. She said, "Before my career even took off, I remember being on the subway looking at a magazine and there was a picture of her (Bryce) in it, like a small picture, and I was like, 'What am I doing in this magazine?'" Then, one time, When both ladies were cast for the movie "The Help," Jessica said, "The first time we met, we went to the table read (of the script) and looked at each other, because we both get it all the time…we went to the mirror and looked at our faces and went, 'Yeah, we look exactly alike.'"
