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We’ve been seeing much more from Britney Spears now that her conservatorship has ended, and her diehard fans can’t get enough. For over a decade, Spears had little to no control over various aspects of her life, from driving to shopping to birth control. Her “Free Britney” fans helped launch a social media movement that reverberated worldwide and recently, the Pop superstar was granted her freedom from her conservatorship.

Throughout the process, Spears has openly condemned her family for their alleged abuse, and now that her sister, Jamie Lynn Spears, has released a book and sat down for an interview with Good Morning America, the singer has had it.

In a lengthy, angry response, Britney called her sister out. Jamie Lynn shared that at 17, she didn’t know what a conservatorship was and still doesn’t until this day, and she seemingly rejected the notion that she mishandled Britney’s finances but said if she did, it was unintentional. The interview didn’t go over well with Britney.

“The 2 things that did bother me that my sister said was how my behavior was out of control. She was never around me much 15 years ago at that time …. so why are they even talking about that unless she wants to sell a book at my expense??? REALLY??? Then where the lady mentioned why did she accuse you of doing remixes to her songs … I know it may sound like a silly thing to most people but I wrote a lot of my songs and my sister was the baby. She never had to work for anything.”

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“Everything was always given to her,” she added. She also spoke about her family ruining her dreams and much more in her post. You can check that out below. Jamie Lynn stands ten toes down that all she did was support her sister during a time when Britney was allegedly not mentally competent. 

No one is quite sure what Kanye West is up to, but he seems to be jet-setting from coast to coast with his new girlfriend, Julia Fox. The pair emerged with their relationship quite dramatically, including a mini-essay penned by Fox about her first week with the Rap mogul. The two apparently met in Miami on New Year’s Eve and have been inseparable ever since, leaving many to speculate on whether this is a true romance or a ploy to compete with Kim Kardashian’s relationship with Pete Davidson.

Nevertheless, West has reportedly been introducing his actress girlfriend to his celebrity friends and having impromptu photo shoots with her in exclusive restaurants, but recently, he surfaced with a slew of famous faces that seemed to confuse the public.

In a brief clip that has circulated online, West and Fox are posted up with the likes of Antonio Brown, Hollywood Unlocked‘s Jason Lee, Madonna, Floyd Mayweather, Evan Ross, and more. While it is unclear as to why this group linked up, theories that they’re filming a video or scene for some project have been gossiped about on social media.

Meanwhile, Michael Rapaport has never hesitated to publicly criticize his famous peers and he’s often called out the Kardashians. This time, he reportedly offered a comment to the sight of Ye and Fox. It was brief, but it elicited a swarm of reactions.

“White Women Popping,” he penned on Hollywood’s Unlocked’s post, interpreted as being a sarcastic remark by fans. After the outlet reshared the quip, he returned to their comment section to double down. “FACTS ON FACTS ON FACTS.” Check it out below.

Denver Nuggets guard Austin Rivers, who is the son of Philidelphia 76ers head coach Doc Rivers, says that he thinks Ben Simmons’ career is Philidelphia has already come to an end.

“No man, probably not. I don’t think so,” Rivers answered when asked if Simmons will rock the 76ers uniform again. “If he hasn’t suited up by now, then I don’t think so.”

As for his thoughts on the 76ers’ effort to keep Simmons, he said: “Shit, they tried, bro. Look how long it’s been. I think they tried to keep him. He wants to go somewhere else obviously.”

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Despite all of the drama surrounding Simmons and the 76ers, Rivers still thinks he’s a great player: “I just want the young man to be happy. He’s talented. He’s a great player.”

Simmons has yet to see the court this season as a member of the 76ers. A rift developed between the two parties following the team’s Game 7 loss in the 2021 Eastern Conference Semifinals when Doc Rivers cast doubt on Simmons’ ability to pilot a championship team.

The NBA trade deadline is scheduled for February 10.

Check out Rivers’ thoughts on Simmons’ time with the 76ers coming to an end below.

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In an age where we’re able to share absolutely anything at the drop of a dime, misinformation spread quickly. During this pandemic, which doesn’t seem to have an end in sight just yet, there have been so many conflicting reports about COVID-19 that the government has implemented immediate fact-checking on social media apps. Political figures and commentators have also been ridiculed in addition to being corrected about their stances on the pandemic as well as the COVID vaccine, and Candace Owens has been a scathing voice in this circle.

Recently, fans were saddened by the sudden death ofFull House icon Bob Saget after the 65-year-old comedian was found dead at the Ritz-Carlton in Orlando. As the Medical Examiner continues to determine a cause of death, Owens has shared her own theory.

“I’m just not on Big Pharma’s payroll and I refuse to peddle in their lies. And so to that end, today, I’m going to point out another truth and it will likely be deemed a conspiracy theory until it’s not,” said Owens. “There are too many healthy individuals, like Bob Saget, who we know have received their vaccinations, who are dropping dead, suddenly and unexpectedly with no further explanation.”

“Healthy athletes, young students in their physical prime, the majority of them males, dropping dead suddenly and unexpectedly in the middle of games from heart issues. What we know for a fact is that these people are being mandated to take the vaccine.” It hasn’t been confirmed that Saget’s death was linked to COVID or its vaccine, but that didn’t stop Owens from speaking as if it was factual.

Recently, Owens interviewed former President Donald Trump, a figure she has loudly praised throughout his candidacy and term in office. During their chat, even Trump corrected her anti-vaxx stance by stating that it’s the unvaccinated who are dying of COVID and related illnesses. Watch Owens speak on Saget below.

In his new documentary, Blocumentary, BlocBoy JB reflects on being shot at just 10-years-old. The documentary is being released to coicide with BlocBoy JB’s upcoming album, Bacc 2 Da Bloc.

After explaining that his goal was to be either a basketball player, football player, or a rapper while growing up, the “Look Alive” rapper reveals that he caught a stray bullet while playing football.

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“I was playing football and I got shot when I was like ten,” he says.

He continues: “They wasn’t shooting at me though. They was just basically shooting at each other. I was looking at it from afar. Them n****s were shooting so fucking far. It was impossible that they shot me.”

In addition to discussing his upbringing, BlocBoy JB also announced that his next album, Bacc 2 Da Bloc, will be produced by Tay Keith.

“I feel like this is me, back to the old me. Back to the basics,” he says in one clip from the piece. “The majority of the songs were done in Memphis and all of them were produced by Tay Keith.”

Check out BlocBoy JB’s story about being shot as a kid below.

“Will he or won’t he” is the debate happening regarding Usher’s potential appearance on Verzuz. As other R&B icons have taken to the stage—D’Angelo, Jill Scott, Erykah Badu, Brandy, Monica, Patti LaBelle, Gladys Knight, and more—people are calling for Usher to bring his hits to the Verzuz stage. The singer has spent most of his life in the spotlight so there is a plethora of classics to choose from, however, the great debate centers on who should appear alongside him.

We recently reported on Jaheim surfacing online to challenge Usher to a Verzuz, but that request wasn’t an acceptable match by music fans. Since the inception of Verzuz, people have suggested that Chris Brown would be a perfect match, but Breezy doesn’t seem interested in performing on Verzuz.

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Cordae visited The Breakfast Club where he discussed his career, his forthcoming album From a Bird’s Eye View, and how “wild” it is that Jaheim called out Usher.

“Man, I love his confidence, I love Jaheim, shout out Jaheim, but that’s wild!” said Cordae. Charlamagne Tha God asked the rapper who he would choose between Usher and Brown. “I don’t know to be honest. And I’m not trying to be politically correct, like, f*ck all that. I really don’t know. We gotta sit here and look at the magnitude of catalogs and I wasn’t around—but the thing is, like, I was born…I’m only twenty-four.”

“I was four years old when [Usher’s album] 8701 came out. When ‘My Way’ came out, I wasn’t alive for all of these things. I was like, eight years old when ‘Confessions’ came out.” Cordae added that while he was exposed to Usher’s music in his life, he wasn’t clubbing to Usher’s hit like those older than him.  

“They both icons in they own right.” Watch the clip of Cordae weighing Usher and Chris Brown’s careers and check out the full interview as well.

Steve-O has admitted that he handled his dispute with Johnny Knoxville “poorly” and that he’ll own it. Steve-O had publically complained about the contract he was offered to appear in the upcoming film, Jackass Forever, during negotiations.

“I was in disbelief when I learned that Knoxville was trying to make a fourth Jackass movie after an entire decade of inactivity with the Jackass brand. The contracts have never been fun but this time around, it was even less fun,” Steve-O explained during a new interview with Variety. “I felt that over the last 10 years that I’d really worked extremely hard to build momentum for myself as a brand in my own right. I wanted to retroactively stick up for myself. Over the course of Jackass, I had never so much as countered. I never pushed back. I built myself up. I deserved more now because I worked for more. When my entertainment attorney says ‘OK, go for it,’ then I’m going to go for it.”

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He added: “I don’t even feel bad about it, because I handled it poorly and I’ll own it.”

Steve-O and Knoxville eventually got back on good terms with eachother. Steve-O says he called him up and admitted that he had handled everything poorly.

“I said, ‘Hey, I want to acknowledge the way I handled the whole contract situation — it was fucking bullshit, man.’ I called to acknowledge it, and just put it out there that I was wrong and wanted to make it right,” he continued. “It was the most healing conversation that he and I had ever had. I felt emotional about it.”

Jackass Forever is set to premiere on February 4.

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Carson Wentz’s time as the starting quarterback of the Indianapolis Colts may be coming to an abrupt end after just one season. The team’s general manager, Chris Ballard, declined to commit to the 29-year-old going forward on Thursday.

“When we made the decision, after Philip [Rivers] retired and we made the decision to make a move on Carson, at the time of the decision we felt good about it and I still don’t regret the decision at the time,” Ballard said, according to ESPN. “Sitting here today, just so y’all know, I won’t make a comment on who is going to be here next year and who is not going to be here next year. That’s not fair to any player.”

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To acquire Wentz, the team gave up a first-round in 2022 and a third-round pick in 2021. 

Ballard says he’s tired of “Band-Aiding it.” The Colts have had a rotating cast of quarterbacks since Andrew Luck retired in August 2019. 

Ballard continued: “I’d like for Carson to be the long-term answer or find somebody who will be here for the next 10-12 years. Sometimes it doesn’t work out that way. I can dream about it, wish about it, do everything I can to figure out the solution, but you do the best with what you can do at the time.”

Despite finishing the season with 27 touchdowns and just 7 interceptions, Wentz’s performance at key moments in the season was well below par. The team fell out of playoff contention after a shocking loss to the Jacksonville Jaguars in Week 18.

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If rumors are to be believed, Khloé Kardashian will not be giving Tristan Thompson another chance. The pair have been on and off for years and share an adorable little girl, True, but the Thomspon’s off-court sandals have caused grief for the already-controversial Kardashian-Jenners. Although their family is known to make headlines for their antics and moves, Thompson is repeatedly been accused of infidelities and fathering children outside of his relationship with Khloé.

Meanwhile, as the entire pop culture-loving world throws out their opinions regarding the couple, Lamar Odom, Khloé’s ex-husband, has been offering subtle commentary about her unraveling romance with Thomspon.

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Odom has expressed regret over how he treated his ex-wife while they were together, including his drug use and infidelities, and some believe he is still pining for the love they once shared. Following Thompson’s public apology after learning he is the father of model Marlee Nichols’s newborn, TMZ caught up with Odom to ask him about the scandal.

“Dude is corny for that, but, it’s all good,” said Odom. He was asked if he believes that there is a future with her. “Just to be around her would be a blessing.” Previously, Odom has spoken about missing Khloé and the Kardashian-Jenner family as a whole, but Khloé has not openly expressed that she would be open to considering a friendship or relationship with her ex-husband. 

“She gon’ be alright,” said Odom. “She a strong girl.” Watch Odom with TMZ below.