Month: August 2021

Britney Spears’ father, Jamie Spears, has agreed to step down from his daughter’s conservatorship. The turn of events is a massive win for the international pop star, who has been under a conservatorship for 13 years, ever since Spears placed his famous daughter under the court-ordered arrangement in 2008 when she suffered a very public breakdown. But, in the 13 years since, Spears has been fit enough to perform, tour, hold a Las Vegas residency and earn hundreds of millions of dollars. Speaking up more than ever before, Spears has been urging the judge to remove her father from her conservatorship through a series of blistering testimony this summer, even telling the court that she wants to “press charges” against her father for “conservatorship abuse,” and stating that she...

Disney CEO Bob Chapek continued to emphasize the flexibility of the studio’s controversial theatrical-day-and-date Disney+ Premier model given the uncertain times of Covid. “We value flexibility in being able to make last-minute calls,” Chapek said during Thursday’s earnings call to discuss Disney’s Q3 earnings, without indicating any other future dynamic window releases beyond the studio’s recent summer handful of Cruella, Black Widow and Jungle Cruise.  “Certainly when we planned we didn’t anticipate the resurgence of Covid,” he added, also indicating that there’s “nothing in stone” in regards to the distribution prospects of the studio’s future theatrical titles. In regards to 20th Century Studios’ Free Guy respecting a theatrical window this coming weekend, Chapek ac...

Una Stubbs, the veteran British actress best known to American audiences for her role as Mrs. Hudson, the landlady to Benedict Cumberbatch’s Sherlock Holmes in the BBC series “Sherlock,” died on Thursday at her home in Edinburgh. She was 84. Her death was confirmed by her agent, Rebecca Blond. Ms. Stubbs was a recognizable face in Britain, where she had appeared in comedic and dramatic roles onstage, onscreen and on television for more than half a century, including in the long-running soap opera “EastEnders” and the sitcom “Till Death Us Do Part.” American television viewers knew her best as Mrs. Hudson, the motherly landlady to Sherlock Holmes in “Sherlock.” The show, which aired from 2010 to 2017, was an international hit, and Ms. Stubbs turned Mrs. Hudson into a fan favorite by makin...

Jim Edmonds is ready for his fourth marriage to his girlfriend Kortnie O'Connor after going public with their relationship last year. Kortnie shared her happy news Thursday in an Instagram post highlighting her massive diamond engagement ring. She revealed that the 51-year-old former professional baseball player, who recently finalized his divorce to The Real Housewives Of Orange County Star Meghan King, had proposed to her back in July. Fourth time around: Former MLB star Jim Edmonds' girlfriend Kortnie O'Connor revealed on Thursday that she had accepted his marriage proposal. It will be the fourth wedding for the 51-year-old athlete Kortnie glowed in the closeup black-and-white photo she shared to her main Instagram account, in which she rested her chin on her hand...

Marvel fans have been wondering if they'd ever see Tim Roth's Abomination on-screen in MCU again, considering he was teased for a bigger role at the end of The Incredible Hulk but hardly anyone from that cast is still a part of the franchise. Naturally, it came as a bit of a shock when the towering character showed up in the trailer for Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings, fighting in a ring against Wong, Doctor Strange's partner in the mystic arts. The first trailer for Shang-Chi showed just a glimpse at Abomination, but a new teaser is giving fans an even better look at the villain's return. On Thursday, Marvel released a teaser for Shang-Chi that includes one of the film's original songs, performed by DJ Snake, Rick Ross, and Rich Brian. While the teaser shows quite a bit of S...

Blake Lively is making quite the splash in promoting her man, Ryan Reynolds. The Gossip Girl alum made waves with her latest post shared to Instagram Stories—and of course, it had everything to do with Free Guy star and her husband of almost 10 years, Ryan. In the snap shared on Aug. 12, the 33-year-old actress donned a lightly colored printed two-piece bikini as she showed off her beach-ready bum. Alongside the must-see photo, Blake proving that she may know a thing or two about puns, wrote, "Go see @freeguymovie this weekend or you'll be bummed." And for a little extra flair, Blake also added a gif of her other half making a very shocking facial expression. Fans of the couple will know that two are always game to support each other in the best (often most hilarious or cheeky) way possibl...