Month: August 2021

Jamie Spears says daughter Britney's struggles with 'addiction and mental health issues' are far more serious than the public knows. Spears, who recently agreed to step down as conservator of the 39-year-old pop star's estate after 13 years, just filed court documents where he claimed people would 'praise' him if they knew 'highly confidential' information about the severity of the star's issues. In a 15-page filing to Los Angeles County Court filed earlier this month, he said: 'If the public knew all the facts of Ms. Spears' personal life, not only her highs but also her lows, all of the addiction and mental health issues that she has struggled with, and all of the challenges of the Conservatorship, they would praise Mr. Spears for the job he has done, not vilify him.' 'But the public do...

Netflix has dated its fall schedule of film releases, narrative and documentary. The service that promised a new movie each week has a whopping 43 films coming in the final four months of 2021. That is twice the volume of releases most film studios would dream of releasing in a busy calendar year. Can a studio generate that many movies and have most of them be any good? It will be a test of Netflix’s high volume plan, niche and targeted fare sprinkled with big star vehicles including the likes of Leonardo DiCaprio, Dwayne Johnson, Gal Gadot, Idris Elba, Jonathan Majors, Regina King, Jennifer Lawrence, Adam McKay, Benedict Cumberbatch and more. Here is the schedule; there are some question marks for films that are coming out that month with no specific date, and on limited re...

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BIRTHDAY BRUSH OFF Everyone from Adele to Oprah was involved in marking Meghan Markle's recent 40th birthday celebrations. But there was one notable absence who failed to comment on the occasion - Jessica Mulroney, the woman once considered her best friend. The move has reignited rumours about a rift between the two women, especially given Jessica, 41, regularly updates her 416,000 Instagram followers on everything from her daily workouts to what her kids are eating for dinner. A source close to Jessica told the Mail on Sunday: "Jess would post about the opening of an envelope, so the fact she’s the only one of Meghan’s close friends not to wish her a public happy birthday is definitely strange." To add further fuel to the fire, Jessica posted a cryptic Instagram caption just da...

BIRTHDAY BRUSH OFF Everyone from Adele to Oprah was involved in marking Meghan Markle's recent 40th birthday celebrations. But there was one notable absence who failed to comment on the occasion - Jessica Mulroney, the woman once considered her best friend. The move has reignited rumours about a rift between the two women, especially given Jessica, 41, regularly updates her 416,000 Instagram followers on everything from her daily workouts to what her kids are eating for dinner. A source close to Jessica told the Mail on Sunday: "Jess would post about the opening of an envelope, so the fact she’s the only one of Meghan’s close friends not to wish her a public happy birthday is definitely strange." To add further fuel to the fire, Jessica posted a cryptic Instagram caption just da...

BIRTHDAY BRUSH OFF Everyone from Adele to Oprah was involved in marking Meghan Markle's recent 40th birthday celebrations. But there was one notable absence who failed to comment on the occasion - Jessica Mulroney, the woman once considered her best friend. The move has reignited rumours about a rift between the two women, especially given Jessica, 41, regularly updates her 416,000 Instagram followers on everything from her daily workouts to what her kids are eating for dinner. A source close to Jessica told the Mail on Sunday: "Jess would post about the opening of an envelope, so the fact she’s the only one of Meghan’s close friends not to wish her a public happy birthday is definitely strange." To add further fuel to the fire, Jessica posted a cryptic Instagram caption just da...