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Britney Spears' father Jamie Spears was suspended as her conservator after 13 years. Judge Brenda Penny told the court it was "in the best interest of the conservatee, which is my goal." Calling Jamie "cruel" and "abusive," her lawyer said, "My client will be so extraordinarily distraught if Mr. Spears remains conservator for one more day... If he cares about his daughter, he will resign today." He also brought up the allegations that Britney was secretly recorded in her bedroom by Jamie, a claim made in the new documentary "Controlling Britney Spears." The judge has yet to decide if the conservatorship will end and if Britney will need a mental evaluation first. TMZ reports the singer was not present for the court hearing, but both Jamie and her mother Lynne were reportedly on hand via Zoom. In the meantime, Jodi Montgomery will remain as Britney's personal conservator.
Okay, so I told you that "Girls" star Lena Dunham got married, but we didn't know this – her bridesmaid was Taylor Swift! Not only that but this supposedly low-key wedding was actually a big deal and it was covered in the pages of Vogue. And Lena wore three separate custom gowns by her friend designer Christopher Kane, which were inspired by Sharon Tate, June Carter Cash, and Priscilla Presley. You can see them at dlisted.com. It's nice to have a reservoir of white dresses on hand, you know, just in case you spill or snag the fabric or lose a button or whatever.
Former "Real Housewives of Atlanta" star NeNe Leakes shared her final moments with her late husband Gregg, 66, who passed away at home September 1st after a battle with colon cancer. NeNe told People, "The last five days before his passing was really beautiful. All of his children were there. His best friends were there. Our closest friends were there. We all sat with him around the clock. We talked a lot, and we made peace with what was happening." His final words to her were, "I'm not going to leave you. God is going to bless you." She stayed with him until the very end when "he took a deep breath, and then he stopped. NeNe said, "I thought I would be scared, but I just held him and kissed him." She's still having a hard time without him, saying, "I keep thinking to myself he's away on a trip and he'll be right back. I'm still waiting for him to come home."
YouTuber Logan Paul has a huge crush on "The Queen's Gambit" star Anya Taylor-Joy. On the latest episode of his "ImPaulsive" podcast, he admitted he slid into her DMs on Instagram. Right when "Queen's Gambit" premiered, he shot her a DM asking, "Okay, but are you good at checkers?" She never responded, but Paul says he's "in too deep" now so he sent her another message, writing, "Hey, just following up on the above." So far, he hasn't heard back, and it's not looking like he will.
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Katie Couric has a new memoir out where she talks about some of the famous celebrities she encountered throughout her career as a broadcaster, like Prince Harry. Radar reports that Katie said she met Harry during his "wild-oats sowing phase" at a polo match in Brazil. According to Katie, the smell of cigarettes and alcohol seemed to "ooze from every pore" in his body. She also didn't hold back when it came to dishing on Deborah Norville, Martha Stewart, Joan Rivers, Larry King, and Jeffrey Epstein.
Chrissy Teigen is marking the one-year anniversary of the death of her baby boy, Jack, with an emotional Instagram post. She and husband John Legend lost their son last year after weeks of pregnancy complications. She wrote, "And to the son we almost had. a year ago you gave me the greatest pain I could ever imagine to show me I could survive anything, even if I didn't want to. i didn't get to take care of you but you came and went to get me to love myself and take care of myself because our bodies are precious and life is a miracle." She ended by saying, "they told me it would get easier but yeah, that hasn't started yet. mom and dad love you forever."
Blink-182's Mark Hoppus shared that he is now cancer-free. Mark says he still has to get cancer screenings every 6 months and it will take him until the end of the year to "get back to normal," according to TMZ. But what great news!
October 1st is the kickoff of "Scoobtober" programming on HBO Max and Cartoon Network. They'll be playing more than 17 hours of Scooby-Doo content with new celebrity guests on the animated series including Cher, Jessica Biel, Jason Sudeikis, and Run DMC.
R. Kelly's key to the city of Baton Rouge has been rescinded, according to TMZ. R. Kelly was found guilty earlier this week on all counts at his federal sex crimes trial. He was given the key to the city back in February 2013, even when there were allegations against him at that time. Denise Marcelle, who, presented the key to him back then, admitted she hadn't done her research well enough to understand the allegations against him well enough. Though she's not literally taking back the plaque and the key, she is stripping him of the honor. If you can't physically take back the key, I guess just change the lock on the city and you should be fine.
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The daughter of Melanie Griffith and Antonio Banderas is headed to court to have her name legally changed. Stella del Carmen Banderas Griffith, 25, said she wants "to shorten my name by removing the extra last name," adding, "I typically do not use 'Griffith' when referring to myself or on documents, so dropping the name would match my regular use." There's no indication that any conflict between her and Melanie that would have led to the court action. Stella is Melanie's third and youngest. Her other two have their dads' last names – Alexander Bauer (father Steven) and Dakota Johnson (father Don). Stella may have gotten both her parents last names in the first place because that's what they do in some Spanish-speaking countries.
Duane "Dog the Bounty Hunter" Chapman hired a private K-9 team to help search a tiny Tampa Bay island for any trace of Brian Laundrie, fugitive person of interest in the homicide of his fiancée, Gabby Petito. A crew of four people carrying backpacks and other supplies left on boats headed to search Egmont Key, a 450 acre, mostly uninhabited island at the mouth of Tampa Bay. Dog didn't say if there was any indication that Brian was out there but that "this would be and could be a perfect spot for him to hide, not too many people out here."
"Today" show meteorologist Dylan Dreyer, 40, and husband Brian Fichera welcomed son Russell on Wednesday following pregnancy complications. Her "Today" show colleagues announced the news, with Hoda revealing, "Mom and babe are doing just fine. He did come early."
"The Good Doctor" star Freddie Highmore admitted on "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" that he got married. When Jimmy noticed the wedding ring, Freddie said, "Yes, I got married. It's funny — ever since I've been wearing this ring, people have been asking me if I'm married so I figured I should clarify it." But he added, "I'm not going to jump up and down on the couch on a talk show and express my excitement that way — I know that you do that in America… but I'm as happy as a Brit can be. I'm married to a very wonderful woman now." Read more with extratv.com. It makes me sad that Tom Cruise is the go-to for who the Brits think of when they think America.
