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Britney Spears Speaks to Court Directly at Conservatorship Hearing  —  Britney Spears' conservatorship battle against her father, Jamie Spears, continues, but this time the singer is speaking out for herself, for the first time in years.  —  During Wednesday's latest hearing for the conservatorship …
Discussion: Us Weekly and Marie Claire
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Jem Aswad / Variety:
Read Britney Spears' Full Statement Against Conservatorship: ‘I Am Traumatized’ … In a 20-minute statement against the conservatorship she's lived under for 12 years, Britney Spears sounded off before a Los Angeles probate judge on Wednesday, saying that she wants to sue her family and that she was …
Joe Coscarelli / New York Times:
Britney Spears: ‘I Just Want My Life Back’  —  After requesting to address the judge directly, the singer gave an impassioned speech about her treatment under the conservatorship that controls her life and finances.  —  In a striking development after more than a decade of public silence regarding …
Dory Jackson / Us Weekly:
Every Time Britney Spears' Boyfriend Sam Asghari Had Her Back
Discussion: E! Online, Daily Star and Mirror.co.uk
Tomás Mier / People.com:
Britney Spears Speaks at Hearing, Asks to End Conservatorship: ‘I Just Want My Life Back’
NBC News:
Britney Spears to court: I feel ganged up on, bullied, left out and alone
Discussion: E! Online and Cosmopolitan
People.com:
Jennifer Aniston ‘Absolutely’ Won't Try Online Dating - But Wants to Find ‘a Fantastic Partner’  —  “I'm going to just stick to the normal ways of dating,” Jennifer Aniston tells PEOPLE  —  Jennifer Aniston is opening up about her dating life.  —  The Friends actress, 52, is open to falling in love …
Discussion: RADAR, E! Online, Page Six and Just Jared
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People.com:
Jennifer Aniston Opens Up About Her Life Now: 'I'm in a Really Peaceful Place'  —  “I'm just a very fortunate and blessed human being,” Jennifer Aniston tells PEOPLE in this week's issue  —  Jennifer Aniston has learned to appreciate the little things in life.
Discussion: Mirror.co.uk, Dlisted, Bustle and Just Jared
Jennifer Aniston / FemaleFirst:
I'm in a really peaceful place  —  Former ‘Friends’ star Jennifer Aniston is in a “really peaceful place” in her life and feels as though she is a “very fortunate and blessed human being”. … Jennifer Aniston is in “a really peaceful place”.  —  The ‘Morning Show’ star admitted she has got …
Discussion: E! Online, The Sun, Us Weekly and Page Six
Glenn Garner / People.com:
Jennifer Aniston Says She's ‘Buddies’ with Ex Brad Pitt: 'There's No Oddness At All'  —  “We speak, and there's no oddness at all,” Jennifer Aniston told Howard Stern of her ex-husband Brad Pitt, with whom she's still “buddies”  —  Jennifer Aniston has mastered the art of staying friends with exes.
Discussion: E! Online, Page Six and Just Jared
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Francesca Bacardi / Page Six:
Stephen Amell removed from flight after alleged altercation with wife  —  “Arrow” star Stephen Amell was forcibly removed from his flight after allegedly getting into an altercation with his wife, Page Six is told.  —  Amell, who was flying Delta from Austin to Los Angeles after attending …
Discussion: Dlisted, People.com and Cele|bitchy
Ally Mauch / People.com:
Drake Bell Pleads Guilty to Attempted Child Endangerment, Faces Up to 2 Years in Prison  —  The actor was arrested and charged in Cleveland earlier this month over an incident that took place in December 2017  —  Drake Bell pled guilty to two charges against him during a Wednesday hearing.
Discussion: Just Jared and POPSUGAR
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Mark Gillispie / Associated Press:
Drake Bell pleads guilty to felony endangerment charge
Discussion: E! Online and Page Six
Mike Fleming Jr / Deadline:
Harrison Ford Injures Shoulder Rehearsing ‘Indiana Jones 5’ Fight Scene; Production To Shoot Around Recovery  —  EXCLUSIVE: Harrison Ford hurt himself rehearsing a fight scene in Indiana Jones 5, sources tell Deadline.  The extent of his injury wasn't immediately known, but it involves his shoulder.
Angelina Jolie / TIME:
Medical Schools Usually Don't Teach How Conditions Look on Different Skin Tones.  Malone Mukwende Is Trying to Change That  —  When Malone Mukwende, 21, started medical school in London, he identified a fundamental problem: almost all the images and data used in its teaching were based on studies of white patients.
Discussion: RADAR, Us Weekly and Just Jared
Mike Fleming Jr / Deadline:
Jerry Seinfeld To Direct, Star In ‘Unfrosted’; Netflix Wins Movie About Creation Of The Pop-Tart  —  EXCLUSIVE: Jerry Seinfeld has made it clear he would not inject his comic genius into another sitcom, after generating arguably the best one ever.  So Seinfeld is turning to another outlet …
Discussion: The Wrap and Hollywood Reporter
Johnni Macke / Us Weekly:
Queen Elizabeth II Has a Rare Snap of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle Among Buckingham Palace Photos  —  Keeping them close!  Queen Elizabeth II gave fans a glimpse at her personal items in Buckingham Palace, including a rare photo of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, while meeting with Prime Minister Boris Johnson.
Discussion: E! Online and Page Six
Emmy Griffiths / HELLO!:
Viewers are freaking out about Netflix's bizarre new dating show Sexy Beasts … Netflix's first trailer about their new dating show, Sexy Beasts, has had the Internet in an uproar - and we're not surprised.  The dating show, which lands on the streaming platform on 21 July …
Discussion: E! Online, Dlisted and POPSUGAR
Lacey Rose / Hollywood Reporter:
“I Want to Do In-Your-Face S***”: Kenya Barris on Why He Left His $100M Netflix Deal to Launch BET Studios  —  The showrunner turned mogul reveals a new record label, podcast venture, book deal and a first-look film pact: “It's a special time in this industry if you're Black and you have something to say.”
Lindzi Scharf / The Retaility:
Jordana Brewster  —  The F9 actress shares her fearless approach to life and love.  —  Twenty-twenty was a year of self-reflection and major change for most people.  Jordana Brewster is no different.  The “Fast & Furious” star was supposed to be promoting “F9,” the ninth chapter in the action franchise …
Discussion: Page Six
TMZ.com:
KIM KARDASHIAN GETS PERMANENT RESTRAINING ORDER Against Alleged Stalker  —  EXCLUSIVE  —  Kim Kardashian is going to have court-ordered protection from a man she claims wanted to make himself at home, literally, for a good long while ... as a judge just slammed the gavel.
TMZ.com:
BLINK-182'S MARK HOPPUS SAYS HE'S BATTLING CANCER ... ‘Trying To Remain Hopeful & Positive’  —  EXCLUSIVE DETAILS  — 3.6K … Blink-182's Mark Hoppus has quietly been battling cancer for months, and tells us while he's got a long road ahead of him, he's grateful for the support he's received.
Miranda Siwak / Us Weekly:
How Alex Rodriguez and Ex-Wife Cynthia Scurtis Have Grown ‘Closer’ After Their ‘Messy’ Split  —  Staying friendly.  After Alex Rodriguez and his ex-wife, Cynthia Scurtis, split in 2008, they weren't always on the best terms.  However, in the past year, the duo has gotten closer.
Discussion: FemaleFirst and RADAR
 
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