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Britney Spears’ father defends himself as Republicans call for congressional hearing over her conservatorship

Britney Spears’ father, Jamie Spears is firing back after Rep. Jim Jordan, a Republican from Ohio, and Republican Rep. Matt Gaetz of Florida called for a congressional hearing on conservatorships. The two congressmen wrote a letter to House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler asking that a hearing take place to “examine whether Americans are trapped

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Disneyland to reopen by late April

Disneyland is expected to open by “late April,” Disney CEO Bob Chapek said Tuesday. The announcement follows an update from the state of California on Friday allowing amusement parks to reopen with capacity limits starting on April 1. Chapek made the Disneyland announcement during the annual meeting of Disney shareholders. “While last week’s announcement stated

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BAFTA film awards 2021 nominees announced, with huge rise in diverse talent featured

A notably diverse list of nominations for the UK’s prestigious BAFTA (British Academy of Film and Television Arts) awards were announced Tuesday following last year’s controversy over a lack of representation. More than half of the 24 nominees in the acting categories are from ethnic minority backgrounds, including Daniel Kaluuya for “Judas and the Black

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Airline industry pushes back on CDC guidance that vaccinated people still should avoid travel

The airline industry is pushing back against new Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidelines that fully vaccinated people should still avoid travel. In a new statement, industry group Airlines For America insists being on board a plane poses a low risk of coronavirus infection because of heavily filtered air and federally mandated mask wearing.

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BAFTA film awards 2021 nominees announced

Nominations for the UK’s prestigious BAFTA (British Academy of Film and Television Arts) awards have been announced. Last year’s nominations were heavily criticized for their lack of diversity — every person shortlisted for a 2020 acting award was White, while the lack of gender diversity among nominees was also stark. BAFTA announced in September some

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