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By Toyin Owoseje, CNN Pop superstar Britney Spears has apologized to fans for not being honest about the reality of her controversial conservatorship, saying she “was embarrassed to share what happened to me.” In her first public statement since her courtroom testimony, the singer told her 30.6 million Instagram followers on Thursday that her social

Review by Brian Lowry, CNN Marking the ninth movie in 20 years, “F9: The Fast Saga” finally speeds into theaters, with its bloated mayhem serving as an invitation to return to — mindless fun! Come share with others! Even allowing for the goofy nature of the franchise, the latest edition tries too hard to up

By Sandra Gonzalez, CNN Actress Drew Barrymore was 14 when she found herself in front of a judge, asking to be emancipated. In her memoir, “Wildflower,” Barrymore recounted that the moment had come because she and her mother, who was in support of the move, “had driven our relationship into the ground.” At the end

By Lisa Respers France, CNN Celebs from the United States and India will some together in July for a star-studded virtual event to buoy the people of India as they battle the Covid-19 crisis. Gloria Estefan, Sting, Andrea Bocelli, Josh Groban, Yo-Yo Ma, Asif Mandvi, Nishat Kahn, Ranjani Gayatri Sisters and Matteo Bocelli are just

By Cheri Mossburg, CNN Britney Spears addressed her court-ordered conservatorship during a hearing on Wednesday. Spears spoke by phone, as the hearing was virtual, and read from prepared notes for a little more than 20 minutes. A transcript of her remarks, which have been lightly edited for clarity, follows below. Britney Spears: Okay, well, I

By Harmeet Kaur, CNN Balut is a dish that Kim Saira grew up eating with her grandmother and her cousins. So when she first saw the Filipino street food snack featured a few years ago among a slate of purportedly unappetizing dishes on “Spill Your Guts or Fill Your Guts” — a recurring segment on

By Lisa Respers France, CNN Jennifer Aniston and Brad Pitt really are all good y’all. The pair were married from 2000 to 2005 and there is continued fascination with their relationship. Aniston recently appeared with her “Friends” co-stars and actual friends Courtney Cox and Lisa Kudrow on SiriusXM’s “The Howard Stern Show” and the talk

By Marianne Garvey, CNN Netflix has a new dating series called “Sexy Beasts,” and it’s all about personality. The streaming service has already ordered two seasons of the show, in which single people from around the world completely transform their looks with animal makeup and prosthetics, then head out on a blind date. Each episode

By Lisa Respers France, CNN Some fellow stars shared messages of support for Britney Spears following her speaking out at a hearing regarding her longstanding conservatorship. Along with her former boyfriend, singer and actor Justin Timberlake, who tweeted, “After what we saw today, we should all be supporting Britney at this time,” celebs including Mariah

By Lisa Respers France, CNN Britney Spears once declared Justin Timberlake her great love and on Wednesday he showed her love after she spoke out during her conservatorship hearing. Timberlake took to his verified Twitter account to say, “After what we saw today, we should all be supporting Britney at this time.” The pair famously

By Brian Lowry, CNN If you became impatient with “The Blacklist” and stopped watching it, after the eighth-season finale — which wrote out the character of Elizabeth Keen, played by Megan Boone, with yet another irritating twist — give yourself permission to quit all over again. The second-to-last episode offering a gauzy black-and-white trip through

Review by Brian Lowry, CNN The Marvel/Disney+ strategy of slowly building stories is becoming a bit of a bore with the third episode of “Loki,” a protracted escape scenario that gave fans lots of time to luxuriate in the title character — and his new variant — while doing precious little to advance the overarching