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New Yorker:
Britney Spears's Conservatorship Nightmare  —  How the pop star's father and a team of lawyers seized control of her life—and have held on to it for thirteen years.  —  On June 22nd, Britney Spears's management team started getting nervous.  Spears, who is thirty-nine …
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Nicholas Rice / People.com:
Britney Spears' Mom Lynne Says She Has ‘Mixed Feelings’ About Daughter's Conservatorship  —  “It's a lot of pain, a lot of worry,” Lynne Spears told Ronan Farrow and Jia Tolentino for a recently published The New Yorker piece  —  Lynne Spears is speaking out about daughter Britney amid her conservatorship woes.
TMZ.com:
Britney Spears' Claims She Was Forced to Tour Disputed by Conservatorship  —  BRITNEY SPEARS Claims She Was Forced To Do European Tour ... DISPUTED BY CONSERVATORSHIP  —  EXCLUSIVE  — 2.9K … Britney Spears made a compelling case that the conservators have abused her and upended her life …
Alex Heigl / Page Six:
Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez snapped with kids at Universal's ‘Simpsons’ park  —  Makes sense they're not “South Park” fans.  —  Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez spent a day with their children — and their bodyguards — at Universal Studios Hollywood Friday, where they were snapped strolling …
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TMZ.com:
J Lo & Ben Affleck Hit Up Universal Studios Hollywood
Discussion: Just Jared
The Duggar Family:
Duggar Family Statement on “Counting On”  —  Family response to TLC's announcement to no longer film “Counting On”  —  It is hard to believe that more than 17 years have passed since we were first contacted by a production company wanting to do a one-hour documentary about the logistics of raising 14 children.
Discussion: E! Online and Us Weekly
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Natalie Stone / People.com:
Jim Bob and Michelle Duggar Speak Out After TLC Cancels Counting On: ‘Difficult and Painful Moments’
Discussion: Just Jared
Just Jared:
Phoebe Dynevor & Pete Davidson Flaunt Cute PDA at Wimbledon - First Official Public Appearance!  —  Phoebe Dynevor and Pete Davidson have made their first official appearance at a public event!  —  The 26-year-old Bridgerton actress and the 27-year-old Saturday Night Live actor were seen flaunting …
Discussion: People.com, Us Weekly, Bustle and POPSUGAR
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Corinne Heller / E! Online:
Pete Davidson and Phoebe Dynevor Show Sweet PDA at Wimbledon, Their First Public Event
Discussion: Cosmopolitan and Perez Hilton
Michael Hamilton / The Sun:
THAT'S AMAURA Maura Higgins and Giovanni Pernice seen together for first time since they started dating  —  LOVE Island beauty Maura Higgins and Strictly hunk Giovanni Pernice are seen together for the first time since they started dating.  —  Our exclusive picture shows the pair outside a Blackpool nightspot last week.
Discussion: Mirror.co.uk and Metro.co.uk
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Laura Armstrong / The Sun:
COWELL RAIDER ALERT Shaken Simon Cowell calls police after ‘suspicious character’ seen loitering at £10million mansion  —  SHAKEN Simon Cowell called the police after “a suspicious character” seen loitering at his £10million mansion sparked another major security alert.
Discussion: Daily Star and Mirror.co.uk
Jessica Gibb / The Sun:
‘LOVE U SO MUCH’ David Beckham celebrates 22 years of ‘matching outfits’ with his wife Victoria on their anniversary with sweet post  —  DAVID and Victoria Beckham are celebrating their 22nd wedding anniversary today.  —  The former footballer, 46, and the Spice Girl, 47 …
Discussion: Daily Star
Daily Mail:
PICTURE EXCLUSIVE: SPOTTED!  Unlikely couple Renée Zellweger, 52, and Ant Anstead, 42, enjoy a relaxing morning at the TV host's Laguna Beach property amid romance rumors  — The rumored couple were seen on the balcony of Ant's new oceanfront home in Laguna Beach on Friday
Discussion: People.com and Just Jared
Hannah Hope / The Sun:
SHERIDAN'S HEARTACHE Sheridan Smith splits from fiancé Jamie Horn after three years together  —  SHERIDAN Smith has “with great sadness” separated from fiancé Jamie Horn after three years together.  —  It comes after the Bafta-winning star, 40, welcomed the birth of their first son Billy in May last year.
Discussion: Mirror.co.uk and Daily Star
Jessica Lester / The Sun:
‘WE CALM’ Liam Payne reaches out to ex-fiancee Maya Henry with cryptic posts about making ‘mistakes’ and not ‘letting go’  —  LIAM Payne has reached out to his ex-fiancée Maya Henry with a series of cryptic posts about making “mistakes” and not “letting go”.
Discussion: Daily Star
Yana Grebenyuk / Us Weekly:
Kelly Clarkson Requests That Judge Declare Her Legally Single Amid Divorce From Brandon Blackstock … Making progress.  Kelly Clarkson requested to be declared single one year after originally filing for divorce from Brandon Blackstock.  —  Kelly Clarkson and Brandon Blackstock: The Way They Were
Discussion: Page Six
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Discussion: Metro.co.uk
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