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‘Framing Britney’ director says she ‘tried everything’ to get her to participate

Britney Spears does not appear in the new, buzzy documentary about herself, and for its director, that’s a problem. Samantha Stark, the director of “Framing Britney Spears,” told “Entertainment Tonight” that “There’s a big ethical conflict for me in making a film where the central person in it isn’t participating.” “It’s really something that I’ve

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Canada further locks down international borders, announces new testing regime

Canada is further restricting nonessential travel in and out of the country even as the government gradually eases COVID-19 restrictions. After weeks of lockdowns and containment measures, Canada is having some success in controlling the second wave of the virus but its borders will remain essentially closed for some time, government officials say. Prime Minister

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Atmospheric shot of circling sharks scoops Underwater Photographer of the Year 2021

American Renee Capozzola has become the first female Underwater Photographer of the Year overall winner after her stunning image of blacktip reef sharks in French Polynesia scooped the award for 2021. Capozzola’s atmospheric shot of the marine predators cruising beneath seagulls at sunset beat more than 4,500 submissions from competitors across 68 countries in the

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Sarah Jessica Parker, Miley Cyrus and more show support for Britney Spears in wake of new documentary

Celebrities began vocalizing their support for Britney Spears following a new documentary that aired on Friday. The documentary is produced by The New York Times and is called “Framing Britney Spears.” It follows Spears’ rise to fame and does a deep dive into her court-ordered conservatorship. Spears is currently embroiled in a legal battle with

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Winona Ryder says it felt ‘surreal’ playing Timothée Chalamet’s mom in Super Bowl ad

In case you missed it, Cadillac aired a Super Bowl commercial on Sunday that was a sequel to “Edward Scissorhands.” Starring Timothée Chalamet as Edward’s son, Edgar Scissorhands, and Winona Ryder reprising her role as Kim, the follow up to the 1990 cult classic features the two navigating life after Edgar inherits his father’s scissorhands.

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‘Framing Britney Spears’ is as much about the singer’s fans as her legal woes

“Framing Britney Spears” skips the more obvious title, “Free Britney,” the name of a fan-driven movement that’s ultimately the primary focus of this latest “The New York Times Presents” documentary. Although Spears’ career, and the media’s hounding of her, provide the backbone of the FX/Hulu presentation, there’s no escaping a tabloid tone despite the newspaper’s

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‘Firefly Lane’ gives Katherine Heigl the right kind of soapy TV home

After post-“Grey’s Anatomy” dramatic vehicles on NBC and CBS, Katherine Heigl finds a show that should stick with “Firefly Lane,” a soapy concoction about friendship across decades, which cleverly flits among three separate time frames. Sarah Chalke (“Scrubs”) plays Heigl’s bosom pal, in a nicely unpretentious Netflix series that lends itself to a good binge.

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Sacha Baron Cohen, Nicole Kidman and more celebrate their Golden Globe nods

The 78th Annual Golden Globe Awards nominees were announced Wednesday morning. Here are reactions from those who scored a nod. Sacha Baron Cohen, Best Supporting Actor Motion Picture for ‘The Trial of the Chicago 7.’ Best Motion Picture Lead Actor and Best Motion Picture Comedy/Musical for ‘Borat Subsequent Moviefilm.’ “I’m overwhelmed and humbled that the

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Sacha Baron Cohen, Carey Mulligan and other nominees celebrate their Golden Globe nods

The 78th Annual Golden Globe Awards nominees were announced Wednesday morning. Here are reactions from those who scored a nod. Sacha Baron Cohen, Best Supporting Actor Motion Picture for ‘The Trial of the Chicago 7.’ Best Motion Picture Lead Actor and Best Motion Picture Comedy/Musical for ‘Borat Subsequent Moviefilm.’ “I’m overwhelmed and humbled that the

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Angelina Jolie is selling Winston Churchill’s only wartime painting, gifted to her by Brad Pitt

Angelina Jolie is selling the only painting created by British Prime Minister Winston Churchill during World War II, with the work expected to fetch up to £2.5 million ($3.4 million) at auction. Churchill painted “Tower of the Koutoubia Mosque” in Marrakech, Morocco, after attending the Casablanca Conference in January 1943, and gave it to US

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Golden Globe nominations make for history-making day for female directors

It’s a Golden Globes first, but hopefully, not a Golden Globes last. For the first time in the award show’s history, three female directors earned nominations for best director on Wednesday, bringing calls for increased recognition for the work of women in Hollywood to an important moment. Nominees Chloé Zhao (“Nomadland”), Emerald Fennell (“Promising Young

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Golden Globes 2021 nominations: How to watch

Nominations for the 78th Annual Golden Globe Awards, celebrating the best in television and film, will be announced Wednesday starting at 8:30 a.m. EST. Sarah Jessica Parker and Taraji P. Henson will host the virtual announcement, set to partially air on NBC’s “Today” with remaining categories being announced across “E! News’” digital platforms. The Golden

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Angelina Jolie is selling Winston Churchill’s only painting created during World War II

Angelina Jolie is selling the only painting created by British Prime Minister Winston Churchill during World War II, with the work expected to fetch up to £2.5 million ($3.4 million) at auction. Churchill painted “Tower of the Koutoubia Mosque” in Marrakech, Morocco, after attending the Casablanca Conference in January 1943, during which he and US

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Kelly Dodd of ‘RHOC’ reacts to Positive Beverage letting her go following Covid-19 comments

Kelly Dodd’s partnership with Positive Beverage has ended following comments she made about Covid-19. The “Real Housewives of Orange County” cast member posted online over the weekend images of her and some friends dining out in a large group. They appeared in Stories on her verified Instagram account. When some of Dodd’s followers questioned the

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Blake Lively says she felt ‘insecure’ about her body after the birth of her third child and struggled finding clothes that fit

Blake Lively wants you to know that being a celebrity does not necessarily make her immune to feeling insecure. In posts to her Instagram story on Friday, the actress shared an image from her television appearance on “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon” in 2020, not long after the birth of her third child. Though

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