LOS ANGELES — Attorneys for Britney Spears and her father sparred Thursday over how he should share power with a financial company newly appointed as his partner in the conservatorship that controls her money. Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Brenda Penny overruled the objections of Jamie Spears’ attorney, Vivian Lee Thoreen, who argued that he […]
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Three Fox News hosts — Maria Bartiromo, Lou Dobbs and Jeanine Pirro — are seeking the dismissal of claims against them and their employer as part of a US$2.7 billion libel lawsuit brought by the voting technology company Smartmatic. Bartiromo, Dobbs and Pirro, as well as Donald Trump lawyers Rudolph Giuliani and Sidney Powell, were […]
VANCOUVER — The tragic story of a Vancouver university student who mysteriously died in a U.S. hotel is being revisited in a series on Netflix. Elisa Lam, who attended the University of British Columbia, is the subject of a newly released docu-series on the streaming platform. The show, called Crime Scene: The Vanishing at the […]
NEW YORK — In a lengthy social media post, Justin Timberlake says that he wants to apologize to Britney Spears and Janet Jackson “because I care for and respect these women and I know I failed.” “I’ve seen the messages, tags, comments, and concerns and I want to respond. I am deeply sorry for the […]
Rapper Nicki Minaj’s father has died in a hit-and-run accident, police said. Robert Maraj, 64, was walking in Mineola, Long Island, on Friday at 6:15 p.m. when he was “was struck by a northbound, undescribed, vehicle that left the scene of the accident,” the Nassau County Police Department said in a statement. Maraj was taken […]
RIO DE JANEIRO — Supergirl came out of the dressing room ready for action as usual. She took her place alongside Freddy Krueger, Poison Ivy and Captain America and they kicked off, into song. That idiosyncratic lineup is a typical sort of lineup for the Carnival street band Desliga da Justica, but this year they […]
TORONTO — The Weeknd’s massive Super Bowl halftime show is taking centre stage once again in a new behind-the-scenes documentary. U.S. channel Showtime says it’s planning to release “The Show,” a 90-minute look at how the Toronto-raised singer’s spectacular Super Bowl concert came together. Bell Media confirmed the film will also be available on Crave, […]
The final five-time champion of “Jeopardy!” while Alex Trebek was still host died unexpectedly last week, according to a statement from his mother. Brayden Smith, of Las Vegas, was 24 years old when he died on Feb. 5. The family did not release the cause of death. “We are so grateful that Brayden was able […]
Actress Ashley Judd is in an ICU unit in South Africa after her leg was “shattered” in an accident in the Congo, which she recounted in an Instagram Live interview. “Accidents happen — and there was a fallen tree on the path which I didn’t see and I had a very powerful stride going and […]
TORONTO — Chris Harrison, the host of the popular reality television show ‘The Bachelor,’ says he is temporarily “stepping aside” from the franchise after a controversial interview about a contestant on the current season. Harrison announced in an Instagram post on Saturday that he is leaving the show for a “period of time” and will […]