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A Los Angeles court denied Britney Spears‘s bid to remove her father, Jamie Spears, from the conservatorship of her estate on Tuesday (November 10), outlets are reporting. Through his conservatorship, Jamie has controlled Spears’s assets, business affairs, and estate since 2008, though he stepped down in 2019 due to health concerns. The latest ruling is largely seen as a blow to Britney’s career, a view her lawyer made explicit. “My client has informed me that she is afraid of her father,” Britney’s attorney, Samuel D. Ingham III, reportedly told the court, per Variety. “She will not perform again if her father is in charge of her career.” BBC News reports that Britney’s lawyer mentioned how she has no “viable working relationship...

LDR spent Election Night at Denny’s, enjoying a nice, socially distanced spread in a tent, tracking live updates via smartphone. Oh, and she slipped in some pertinent information for fans, namely that her forthcoming “folky” album, Chemtrails Over the Country Club, is delayed due to vinyl processing backups. But in the meantime, Lana’s got you covered. “In the meantime, I’m gonna give you a digital record of American standards and classics for Christmas,” she said, holding a Denny’s coffee mug, “because I can’t get the record plants to open ’til March 5.” (She also clapped back at a fan who claimed she voted for Trump with a simple message: “Go. Fuxk. Yourself.“) You Deserve to Make Money Even When you are ...

Cardi B has always been outspoken, especially when it comes to politics. Last year, the 26-year-old Bronx rapper met with Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders at a Detroit, Michigan, nail salon to discuss police brutality, student debt, and the economy. And after former Vice President Joe Biden cinched the Democratic nomination, she caught up with the presidential hopeful over Zoom in August for Elle, talking COVID-19 and beyond. It’s understandable why: As a mom to two-year-old Kulture, many of the issues at stake in this election may affect her and her community directly. That’s why, in the days leading up to Election Day, as well as on the day itself, Cardi B continued to use her massive platform, with a whopping 77.6 million followers on Instagram alone, to ke...

During her September appearance in an episode of Vogue‘s 73 Questions video series, Lizzo explained that she felt her stylistic choices have often been politicized. “Being a big, Black woman, wearing what I wore on stage was instantly political and it made a statement,” the 32-year-old singer told the magazine at the time. Though she admitted it was “annoying at first,” the singer has since embraced the statement-making power of fashion, increasingly so in the weeks ahead of the presidential election. For Halloween, she dressed up as the fly that broke the internet when it landed on incumbent Vice President Mike Pence’s head during a debate with California Senator Kamala Harris, donning goggles and sheer wings. Earlier ...

As one of most-followed people on Instagram, Selena Gomez understands the value of her platform. Case in point: Today (November 3) is Election Day, and Gomez spend a portion of the day encouraging her followers to vote, getting her message out in a series of Instagram Stories. Of course, the fact that it is indeed Election Day means that it’s too late for mail-in ballots, so Gomez turned her focus on getting the word about in-person voting. “I know that many of you have voted, and I’m so proud and I’m so happy that you did, but there is plenty of other people who haven’t, and I think they don’t plan to,” she said. “Please don’t use mail-in ballots. Please vote in person at this point, if you can, especially in my hometown in Texas, and ...

After releasing her latest collaboration with sportswear titan Adidas over the weekend — Ivy Park’s already sold out collection of emerald tracksuits, taupe cropped hoodies, and neon bodysuits — Beyoncé returned on Monday (November 2) to remind fans which drop is most important right now. And this time, she’s wearing Balmain. The singer took to Instagram on Monday to show her support for Democratic presidential candidate, former Vice President Joe Biden, and his running mate, Senator Kamala Harris. Wearing a monochromatic printed top in an image posted to her feed, she tipped her matching hat just so to flaunt an “I Voted!” sticker sticking to its rim. Over her chin, she wore a protective Biden-Harris mask that showed her party affiliation. “Come thr...

Despite a show-stopping year that saw her first pair of No. 1 singles and a culture-defining song (and video) that spawned a lucrative, entertaining cycle of performative outrage from the typical talking heads, Megan Thee Stallion has endured her fair share of trauma in 2020. On Tuesday (October 13), she expounded on that trauma in a New York Times op-ed. “I was recently the victim of an act of violence by a man. After a party, I was shot twice as I walked away from him,” Meg wrote, referring to a July incident involving her and rapper Tory Lanez. “We were not in a relationship. Truthfully, I was shocked that I ended up in that place.” (Meg named Tory as the shooter a month after the attack. He’s since been charged with assault.) “My initial silence abou...

If the reports are true, Nicki Minaj just became a mommy! And even though details are scarce right now, TMZ reports that the rap queen and her husband, Kenneth Petty, welcomed a baby into the world, though no further information — including the baby’s sex — has come through just yet. People and Us Weekly have also confirmed the news. Both report that Minaj gave birth yesterday, September 30, in Los Angeles. The hip-hop icon first revealed her pregnancy on Instagram in July with a series of colorful shots of her cradling her baby bump, culminating in a regal, stunning final portrait shot by David LaChapelle. She married Petty in October 2019, sharing the news in an Instagram post showcasing some his and hers wedding merch. Despite a total shutdown of the live-music industry, Minaj spe...

Zayn Malik and Gigi Hadid are officially parents! Back in April, reports dropped that Hadid was pregnant, and she later confirmed it in an interview on The Tonight Show. And late Wednesday night (September 24), the pair shared the good news that Hadid had given birth to a baby daughter over the weekend. “Our girl joined us earth-side this weekend and she’s already changed our world,” Hadid wrote on Instagram to accompany a photo of a tiny hand in a little baby blanket. “So in love.” Malik, meanwhile, mentioned being at a loss for words. “Our baby girl is here, healthy and beautiful,” he wrote. “[T]o try put into words how i am feeling right now would be an impossible task. The love I feel for this tiny human is beyond my understanding. Gratef...

It was a summer of highs and lows for the Houston rapper Megan Thee Stallion, who in a matter of months overcame some harsh personal traumas and released”WAP,” her slick, sexually liberated collaboration with Cardi B. Now, she’s bringing some new love into her life (and, perhaps, forgetting about some previous relationships) by adopting an adorable new pup. Meet X! On Wednesday (September 16), Megan took to Instagram to share the news she adopted her fourth dog. “Meet ten (X),” she wrote, along with a trio of black heart emojis. “He’s only 2 months now so 4oe and dos better enjoy him while he’s this tiny.” The post included two close-up, tongue-out shots of the gray, blue-eyed dog, followed by a video of X playing with his new siblings, 4oe an...

Justin Bieber, who recently played Drake in a music video, is one of those incredibly famous people you’d still be able to recognize even if you couldn’t see his face. Pretty much his entire upper body is covered in tattoos, which you can see very clearly in the aforementioned music video, including a lion head and a bear head on his chest and the words “Son of God” across his stomach. But one piece of ink not featured in the clip is his latest: a rose that fits neatly along the length of his neck. Bieber showed off the new tat on Instagram earlier this week and gave a shout-out to the artist, Dr. Woo. Along with a behind-the-scenes clip of the inking process, Bieber also shared a clip of him singing the 1998 K-Ci & JoJo song “All My Life” while acco...

Ever-heartbroken, ever-nostalgic, the Brooklyn-born songstress Lana del Rey is, additionally, ever the outsider to the contemporary pop arena. Her forthcoming sixth studio album, Chemtrails Over the Country Club, promises to include more of the high-Americana and desolate, one-liner-laden lyrics listeners have come to expect from previous releases Born to Die and Norman Fucking Rockwell. And though it did not meet its originally scheduled release date of September 5, the collection is apparently nearly finished and ready for rollout later this month. To toast the occasion, Del Ray appeared on the cover of Interview dressed in the protective (well, not really) look du jour: a glittering, rhinestone-encrusted mesh mask so thin the singer’s pout is only slightly shro...