Even someone with a passing interest in entertainment probably remembers that wild night in 2007 when Britney Spears, sporting a freshly shaved head, attacked a paparazzi’s car with her umbrella while screaming “f*** you!”
There was no question at that time that the world’s biggest pop star had reached a breaking point. That incident and others led to her family members successfully putting Spears under a conservatorship led by her now estranged father, Jamie Spears. Few people questioned if it was necessary at the time because it so clearly was.
Fast forward 16 years and things are a little murkier. Following the momentum of the FreeBritney movement, led by fans who insisted Spears should be “freed” from her conservatorship, the 41-year-old pop singer is finally free to do as she wants again. But at what cost? 
Now that they got what they wanted, fans are worried all over again as the “Toxic” singer continues to behave in bizarre and unpredictable ways. She hasn’t brandished any umbrellas recently or shaved her head. Still, there are quite a few fans who wouldn’t be too shocked if she did.
The new documentary “TMZ Investigates: Britney Spears, The Price of Freedom” delves into what’s happened in the year since Spears was freed from the conservatorship. Some of the claims are based on rumors, but plenty can be supported with evidence posted on social media.
According to the TMZ series, Spears has been living in “virtual isolation” since having her conservatorship dissolved. They claim the singer spends her days reading fiction, suntanning, and driving around aimlessly. 
“Sometimes she’ll drive to a quiet dirt path, park and just kind of meditate,” TMZ news director Brad Appleton said.
“She hangs out at her pool because she loves to tan. She works out in her gym, and she dances wildly and a lot,” TMZ producer Katie Hayes explained. This claim has plenty of evidence to back it up.
Followers know for certain that the “Gimme More” singer has been posting strange videos of herself on Instagram. Spears has become notorious for sharing clips of herself dancing, often while dressed in skimpy outfits. The pop star follows that up by deleting her social media accounts and reinstating them over and over again.
These provocative posts are one suspected reason that Spears allegedly hasn’t seen her two teenage sons, Jayden and Sean Preston, in over a year. The boys were not present at her wedding to Sam Asghari in June 2022. They are supposedly embarrassed by their mother’s posts and are living full time with Spears’ ex-husband Kevin Federline.
“By the end of last summer, tensions between them had gotten so bad, the boys weren’t even responding to her texts,” one source claimed in the documentary. “And she was furious.”
“I don’t think I would have wanted to worry about all of my friends and schoolmates accessing social media and seeing pictures of my mother half or full unclothed,” a source alleged.
“The Price of Freedom” discusses several other rumors about Spears, including one about how those closest to the pop star were instructed to keep knives away from her. The documentary also alleges that Spears drinks copious amounts of caffeine, which keeps her awake for days at a time.
TMZ founder Harvey Levin <a href="https://pagesix.com/2023/05/16/britney-spears-the-price-of-freedom-doc-most-shocking-moments/">said</a> multiple sources discussed how Spears “drinks coffee, Red Bull, Celsius and dandelion tea by the gallons, and that contributes to her manic episodes.”
Spears previously refuted claims that she was addicted to caffeine.
“My mind gets busy and sometimes that can be an easy target to mess with…. Anyways, I’m sticking to watermelon juice, which is the weirdest thing ever but I was told for years I can’t have coffee and now that I can it’s my pride… I can’t even look at it !!! And green tea is my prized possession !!! You clever little turds…” she <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/CsHkVMkvpls/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;ig_rid=df917496-701d-4a3c-8560-f03536a2f7a4">wrote</a> in a lengthy Instagram post.
“Sorry but I never stay up late with Red Bull !!! It is absolutely the worst drink ever,” she went on. “I don’t like people in media bullying me and saying hateful things.”
Sources in the documentary also put the spotlight on Spears’ marriage to Asghari. They allege that the relationship is in “deep trouble” and that the celebrity has become physical when fighting with him.
“He’s a big guy and we’re told pretty passive, so he just takes it, so he does get angry, and screaming matches are not infrequent,” managing editor Fabian Garcia said.
The documentary also claimed that Asghari doesn’t sleep at the house very often.
Asghari, 29, said these rumors are all lies. “I found it absolutely disgusting that people that were in her life at the time, when she didn’t have a voice, they went and told her story like it was theirs. It was absolutely disgusting,” Asghari said in a video he posted to Instagram stories.
Asghari went on: “How are you gonna take the most influential person of our generation, the princess of pop, America’s sweetheart, and put her in prison where her father tells her what to do, what water to drink, who to see, and use her as a money-making machine?”
“Then, all the sudden, after 15 years when she’s free, after all those gaslighting and after all those things that went down, how are you gonna put her under a microscope and tell her story? No. That’s also disgusting.”
In February, Spears addressed the multitude of unauthorized documentaries being released about her. 
“With 4 documentaries released about me last year with people I adore speaking about my past !!” she <a href="https://variety.com/2023/music/news/britney-spears-pamela-anderson-documentary-memoir-1235511031/">wrote</a> in an Instagram post which praised Pamela Anderson. “Unfortunately, the way my past was portrayed in those documentaries was extremely embarrassing !!! It felt semi-illegal !!!”
So far Spears hasn’t responded directly to the TMZ documentary or its validity. And though her fans are nervous, they’re still wildly supportive, which becomes immediately evident in the comments of anything she posts on Instagram. They may worry about Spears but they’re still clearly rooting for her.

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American actor Tom Sizemore, known for his role in &#8220;Saving Private Ryan,&#8221; was hospitalized Sunday after suffering a brain aneurysm.
Sizemore&#8217;s representative told media outlets that he suffered the injury in the early morning hours. He is in critical condition.
&#8220;He is in the hospital,&#8221; Sizemore&#8217;s representative Charles Lago told <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/tom-sizemore-critical-condition-suffering-brain-aneurysm" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Fox News</a>. &#8220;His family is aware of the situation and are hoping for the best. It is too early to know about [a] recovery situation as he is in critical condition and under observation.&#8221;
Lago told <a href="https://www.tmz.com/2023/02/19/tom-sizemore-aneurysm-actor-critical-hospital/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">TMZ</a> that Sizemore was at his home in Los Angeles at around 2 a.m. when he suddenly collapsed unconscious. Someone in the home found him and called 911. Paramedics arrived and took him to a hospital, where he was admitted to the intensive care unit. Lago said that the actor was in a &#8220;bad way,&#8221; and that the possibility of a full recovery is uncertain.
The actor starred in a number of high-profile movies in the late 1990s and early 2000s, particularly war films.
He also played an unnamed Vietnam War veteran in Oliver Stone&#8217;s 1989 war film &#8220;Born on the Fourth of July,&#8221; a DEA Agent in 1991&#8217;s &#8220;Point Break,&#8221; Bat Masterson in the 1994 Western &#8220;Wyatt Earp,&#8221; and had a supporting role in 1995&#8217;s &#8220;Heat.&#8221;
In 1998, Sizemore starred as Technical Sergeant Mike Horvath in Steven Spielberg&#8217;s World War II epic &#8220;Saving Private Ryan.&#8221; He went on to star in two more war films in 2001, Michael Bay&#8217;s &#8220;Pearl Harbor&#8221; and Ridley Scott&#8217;s &#8220;Black Hawk Down.&#8221;
Sizemore has had a complicated personal life, including run-ins with law enforcement and a continual drug habit. He was married to soap opera star Maeve Quinlan from 1996-1999, but they divorced because of his drug issues. He has two children with another woman, twin sons Jagger and Jayden.
In 2017, <a href="https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/tom-sizemore-was-removed-movie-set-allegedly-violating-11-year-old-girl-1057629/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Hollywood Reporter</a> claimed that Sizemore was kicked off the set of the film &#8220;Born Killers&#8221; in 2003 for allegedly molesting a child actress. The actress filed suit against him in 2018, but it was thrown out in 2020. Sizemore was also questioned by police in <a href="https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1386372/Tom-Sizemore-questioned-police-missing-girlfriend.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">2011</a> after his then-girlfriend went missing.
Sizemore talked about his drug abuse and recovery in a 2021 interview with Fox News. &#8220;I’ve been trying to get sober since 1991,&#8221; he said. &#8220;It became really big news much later than that, but I was trying to stop. I’ve had a problem for a long time. I had periods, long periods, of sobriety and I would end up relapsing.&#8221;
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“I still go to meetings and work my steps, but I had reached a place in my life where I knew I had to stop,” he added. “I couldn’t be arrogant anymore. If I wanted to reach a nice and pleasant old age, I had to stop. And if I wanted to watch my kids grow up, I needed to reach a place where I knew it was over.”
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&#8220;So far, it has remained over,&#8221; he went on. &#8220;I still have to do my daily inventory and show up.&#8221;

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Britney Spears issued a scathing response Thursday to reports of her friends and family planning an intervention for her safety.
Earlier this week, <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/tmz">TMZ</a> published a <a href="https://www.tmz.com/2023/02/09/britney-spears-family-friends-intervention-substance-abuse/">report</a>, which cited unnamed sources, claiming the <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/celebrities">pop star</a>’s friends and family had planned an intervention due to concerns about her mental health.
“I’m afraid she’s gonna die,” one of the sources reportedly told TMZ. 
According to the outlet, multiple people with direct knowledge of the situation called Spears&#8217; behavior volatile. They said she&#8217;s been “flying off the handle” and had been taking medications that &#8220;hype her up” while avoiding other meds that are supposed to calm her down.
Multiple outlets picked up the story, which inspired the singer to refute the entire story in an Instagram post late Thursday night.
First, the 41-year-old performing artist shared a quote that said, “A state of gratitude will shift you to a higher frequency.” Spears wrote in the <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/CoeAkhkNjLj/">caption</a>, “It makes me sick to my stomach that it’s even legal for people to make up stories that I almost died.&#8221;
“I mean at some point enough is enough!!! I’m probably going to have to stop posting on Instagram because even though I enjoy doing it, there’s obviously a lot of people who don’t wish me well!!! I’m honestly not surprised at all … Again doing the best I can!!!,” she went on.
Next, she addressed the conservatorship. “Again, the conservatorship has been over for almost a year … No folks, it’s not 2007 … it’s 2023 and I’m making my first homemade lasagna at home!!!” Spears wrote. “I finally got my fireplace to work in my living room!!! As my hubby says it best: don’t believe everything you read!!! All that love right back at ya!!!”
The “Toxic” singer has been under constant scrutiny since the end of her 13-year conservatorship in November 2021. Since that time, Spears has made headlines for her seemingly erratic behavior as well as the provocative videos she’s been posting to social media. 
Most recently, Spears shot back at fans who called the police to go check on her after she deleted her Instagram account. “Police were called to my home based on some prank phone calls. I love and adore my fans but this time things went a little too far and my privacy was invaded,” the singer <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/britney-spears-accuses-alyssa-milano-of-bullying-for-suggesting-fans-go-check-on-her">shared on Twitter</a> January 26. “The police never entered my home and when they came to my gate they quickly realized there was no issue and left immediately.”

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Britney Spears Slams Reports Of Her Family Planning An Intervention: ‘Makes Me Sick To My Stomach’

Britney Spears Slams Reports Of Her Family Planning An Intervention: 'Makes Me Sick To My Stomach'

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Britney Spears allegedly caused a scene Friday night at a restaurant in Los Angeles that resulted in her husband storming out of the establishment.
TMZ obtained video reportedly of Spears in the restaurant with her security guard, although it appears to have been taken shortly after the incident occurred.
Eyewitnesses <a href="https://www.tmz.com/2023/01/14/britney-spears-sam-asghari-manic-restaurant-storms-out/">told</a> the publication that Spears and husband Sam Asghari were immediately recognized when they arrived at JOEY restaurant in Woodland Hills.
The publication said that the incident appears to have occurred after patrons started pulling out their phones and taking pictures of Spears, which caused her to get annoyed.
Eyewitnesses told TMZ that the singer became &#8220;manic&#8221; and began yelling gibberish, while Asghari became angry and left the restaurant.
The video posted by TMZ showed Spears holding up a menu to block her face from the person who was recording her.
Quickly after her husband left the restaurant, Spears also left, the report said. Her security guard returned later to pay the bill.
Jamie Spears, Britney Spears&#8217; father, spoke out several weeks ago about the his daughter’s conservatorship, which he managed, after it came to an end over a year ago.
The conservatorship, which ended in November 2021, was in place for 13 years, The Daily Wire <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/judge-ends-britney-spears-conservatorship" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported</a>. Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Brenda Penny granted the pop star’s petition to have the agreement terminated.
Penny’s order followed a hearing that September in which she suspended Jamie Spears from having control over Britney’s roughly $60 million estate. In Jamie Spears’ place, Penny appointed a certified public accountant.
Jamie Spears, 70, gave the <a href="https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11549597/Jamie-insists-Britney-Spears-controversial-13-year-conservatorship-saved-ruin.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">interview</a> to the Daily Mail, which said it was Spears’ first interview in more than a decade.
“Not everybody’s going to agree with me,” he said. “It’s been one hell of a time. But I love my daughter with all my heart and soul. Where would Britney be right now without that conservatorship? And I don’t know if she’d be alive. I don’t.”
Jamie Spears said that the conservatorship was needed to protect her children, and said that there were positive family moments along the way.
“We could take the kids to Europe. They didn’t miss time with their mother. They didn’t miss time with their father. Not many people knew that. The main purpose was to get Britney back with her kids in a comfortable relationship,” he said. “We did everything in the world with them.”
Jamie Spears said that most people “don’t have a clue what the truth is” regarding what personal things went on behind the scenes in reference to the conservatorship.
“The media has not heard the truth. They’ve heard the allegations from Britney,” he said. “I don’t mind taking that beating because I know it’s not true, and because I don’t want to start something else. For my daughter to end up going further down the hole than she had been.”

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New details emerged late this week about what transpired in the hospital that allegedly led to the death of Lisa Marie Presley, daughter of Elvis and Priscilla Presley, after paramedics responded to an emergency call at her home in California.
TMZ first <a href="https://www.tmz.com/2023/01/12/lisa-marie-presley-rushed-to-hospital-cardiac-arrest/?adid=share-tw">reported</a> that paramedics performed CPR on Presley, 54, at her Calabasas home after she went into “full arrest” before transporting her to a medical facility.
Presley was then placed “on life support with a temporary pacemaker” and was “in an induced coma and in critical condition.”
A subsequent report from the publication said that the doctors pronounced her &#8220;brain dead&#8221; after she was admitted to the hospital.
Presley&#8217;s family members signed a do-not-resuscitate order, sources <a href="https://www.tmz.com/2023/01/13/lisa-marie-presley-death-second-cardiac-arrest-do-not-resuscitate-order-dnr/">told</a> TMZ, and Presley died after she suffered a second cardiac arrest.
Priscilla Presley <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/lisa-marie-presley-daughter-of-elvis-presley-dead-at-54">announced</a> her daughter&#8217;s passing in a statement on Thursday night.
“It is with a heavy heart that I must share the devastating news that my beautiful daughter Lisa Marie has left us,” Priscilla Presley said in a statement. “She was the most passionate, strong and loving woman I have ever known.”
Presley was just at the 80th Golden Globe Awards with her mother on Tuesday, where they watched Austin Butler win his first Golden Globe award for best actor in a dramatic motion picture for his portrayal of Elvis Presley in the eponymous biopic.
Lisa Presley, a singer and songwriter, has three children, including actress Riley Keough.
As a teenager, Presley dropped out of high school and later entered rehab after she had started to use drugs. While in rehab, she met musician Danny Keough, whom she later married in 1988 and with whom she had two children, Riley and Benjamin. The two divorced in 1994 after six years of marriage.
Less than a month later, she married singer Michael Jackson, a marriage that would last less than two years.
Presley became engaged to musician John Oszajca several years later in 2000 before she ended that relationship so she could date actor Nicolas Cage.
Cage and Presley married in 2002, but the marriage ended less than four months later.
TMZ added that Presley owned and operated Elvis Presley Enterprises until 2005 when she sold the business.
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Lisa Marie Presley, daughter of Elvis and Priscilla Presley, is reportedly on life support after going into cardiac arrest earlier in the day.
Presley was rushed to the hospital after paramedics were called to her California home to respond to a medical emergency.
TMZ <a href="https://www.tmz.com/2023/01/12/lisa-marie-presley-critical-condition-life-support-coma-cardiac-arrest/?adid=social-tw" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported</a> that Presley is &#8220;on life support with a temporary pacemaker after suffering cardiac arrest&#8221; and is currently &#8220;in an induced coma and in critical condition.&#8221;
&#8220;My beloved daughter Lisa Marie was rushed to the hospital,&#8221; Priscilla Presley said in a statement. &#8220;She is now receiving the best care. Please keep her and our family in your prayers. We feel the prayers from around the world, and ask for privacy during this time.&#8221;
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Paramedics performed CPR on Presley, 54, at her Calabasas home after she went into “full arrest” before transporting her to a medical facility.
Paramedics were able to regain a pulse before she arrived at the hospital when someone administered epinephrine at the scene, the report said.
Presley was just at the 80th Golden Globe Awards with her mother on Tuesday where they watched Austin Butler win his first Golden Globe award for best actor in a dramatic motion picture for his portrayal of Elvis Presley in the eponymous biopic.
Lisa Presley, a singer and songwriter, has three children, including actress Riley Keough.
As a teenager, Lisa Presley dropped out of high school and later entered rehab after she had started to use drugs. While in rehab, she met musician Danny Keough, whom she later married in 1988 and with whom she had two children, Riley and Benjamin. The two divorced in 1994 after six years of marriage.
Less than a month later, Lisa Presley married singer Michael Jackson, a marriage that would last less than two years.
Lisa Presley became engaged to musician John Oszajca several years later in 2000 before she ended that relationship so she could date actor Nicholas Cage.
Cage and Presley married in 2002, but the marriage ended less than four months later.
TMZ added that Lisa Presley owned and operated Elvis Presley Enterprises until 2005 when she sold the business.

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<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/tmz" target="_blank" rel="noopener">TMZ</a> falsely reported Wednesday afternoon that rock &#8216;n&#8217; roll music icon Jerry Lee Lewis, singer of &#8220;Great Balls of Fire&#8221;, died at his home in Memphis, <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/tennessee" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Tennessee</a>.
Lewis, 87, is a legendary piano player known for delivering electrifying performances, where he would sometimes play with his feet.
&#8220;Jerry Lee Lewis is not dead &#8230; as we previously reported,&#8221; TMZ reported. &#8220;We&#8217;re told the rock n&#8217; roll legend is alive, living in Memphis. Earlier today we were told by someone claiming to be Lewis&#8217; rep that he had passed. That turned out not to be the case.&#8221;
&#8220;TMZ regrets the error,&#8221; the publication added.
“He’s alive,&#8221; a representative for Lewis said in a statement. &#8220;TMZ reported erroneously off of a bulls–t anonymous tip.”
Lewis’ sister, <a href="https://www.facebook.com/lglmusic?hc_ref=ARQUjhnurxeancUvzjpN8c7VDO11KD49dX6ZC_d9HOtQZ5HzLdk295FCqCKq8SbvGcA&amp;fref=nf&amp;__xts__%5B0%5D=68.ARDG_p5fsbU0LXN3_cJjY3B5MfCcsu3NQnZK54VKkGNJNSkv0bpgKg-XCVqD9HoeZShUxtKC854EsDfpKH8C6IMSu4EQJ_T0AClJzF4RUy8WHRVEg9GJzS37Wy6oFF3E_ryr6r195vro5z0A-y44k90V5nF_x0OggypIh9J1FkkmVERAm8b_8emD2L3KNgfiLe8wZ8ZLt2LGVXv0Xf-ySwgc86-SMALgbN7ViaEIGDWdXG5DfLw4kaCteYC0TGsxO9c_GQ7p8sbvL7N2JObVROwYt94qRT7_5329dZ26SfbABj9BpIw&amp;__tn__=C-R">Linda Gail Lewis</a>, posted to Facebook Tuesday: “Please pray for my dear brother, he’s going thru a hard time and needs our prayers and positive thoughts right now. Thank you so much.”
Known as “The Killer,” some of Lewis’ top hits <a href="https://ultimateclassicrock.com/jerry-lee-lewis-songs/">included</a> &#8220;Great Balls of Fire,&#8221; &#8220;Whole Lotta Shakin’ Goin’ On,&#8221; “High School Confidential,&#8221; &#8220;Mean Woman Blues,&#8221; &#8220;Breathless,&#8221; &#8220;Boogie Woogie Country Man,&#8221; &#8220;Great Balls of Fire,&#8221; &#8220;John Henry,&#8221; &#8220;Lovin&#8217; Up a Storm,&#8221; &#8220;Livin&#8217; Lovin&#8217; Wreck,&#8221; and &#8220;I&#8217;m on Fire.&#8221;
Lewis wrote to fans on his Facebook account last week from a hospital bed in Memphis while battling the flu after he missed being inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame.
&#8220;I tried everything I could to build up the strength to come today &#8211; I&#8217;ve looked so forward to it since I found out about it earlier this year. My sincerest apologies to all of you for missing this fine event, but I hope to see you all soon,&#8221; he wrote. &#8220;To be inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame is the highest honor in Country music.&#8221;
&#8220;Through over 60 years singing music professionally, country has always been the genre where I felt the most at home &#8211; between my fellow artists, the radio and the industry players &#8212; some of them anyway,&#8221; he continued. &#8220;I am honored to be going into that Hall of Fame rotunda with some of my heroes &#8211; Hank Williams Sr., Jimmie Rodgers and the like &#8211; not to mention so many amazing friends who have been so good to me through the years.&#8221;
&#8220;Thank you all for your support and love and for electing me into the Country Music Hall of Fame, and most of all, thanks to God for allowing me to experience this honor while I am still here,&#8221; he continued. &#8220;Since I could not be in-person with you today, I have asked one of my closest and dearest friends to accept this great honor for me &#8211; and he&#8217;s no stranger to this process: the legendary, Kris Kristofferson.”

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Law enforcement officials have reportedly indicated that no drugs were found at the scene where rapper Coolio was found dead Wednesday afternoon.
TMZ <a href="https://www.tmz.com/2022/09/28/coolio-dead-dies-los-angeles/?adid=share-tw">reported</a> that the rapper, whose real name is Artis Leon Ivey Jr., died while visiting a friend. He reportedly went to use the bathroom at his friend’s house and did not come back for a while, prompting the friend to go looking for him. The friend found him lying on the floor, at which point he called for help.
The rapper was pronounced dead at the scene.
Law enforcement sources told TMZ that they opened a death investigation but no foul play was suspected and no drugs or drug paraphernalia were found at the scene.
Authorities said that an autopsy and toxicology test would be needed to determine a cause of death, although initial indications pointed to possible cardiac arrest.
“We are saddened by the loss of our dear friend and client, Coolio, who passed away this afternoon,” Coolio’s talent manager, Sheila Finegan, <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/breaking-famed-rapper-coolio-dead-at-59" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> in a statement to The Los Angeles Times. “He touched the world with the gift of his talent and will be missed profoundly.
“Thank you to everyone worldwide who has listened to his music and to everyone who has been reaching out regarding his passing,” she added. “Please have Coolio’s loved ones in your thoughts and prayers.”
Coolio&#8217;s death shocked fans as he had recently played in the 2022 Riot Festival and planned to host other shows in the coming weeks and months.
Coolio went from growing up in tough conditions in Compton, California, to becoming a Grammy award-winning and multi-platinum recording artist, selling more than 17 million records worldwide.
Perhaps his most famous song was “Gangsta’s Paradise,” which helped launch him toward the top of the rap music scene.
Coolio’s <a href="https://coolioworld.com/me/">website</a> noted that the song won a Grammy Award in 1996 for Best Rap Performance, Solo, and that it was featured on the “Dangerous Minds” soundtrack and movie.
The song “was also nominated for a Grammy for Best Song of the Year and it sold over six million copies and was Billboard Magazine’s number one single in 1995,” his site said. “The world recognition led to his music being featured Coolio for several major motion pictures including: Space Jam, Clueless, The Big Payback, Panther, New Jersey Drive, The Jerk Boys, Eddie, Half Baked and many more. He also composed the theme song for the popular kids TV series KENAN on Nickelodeon.”

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Tony Dow, 77, the “Leave It To Beaver” star, died on Wednesday, the day after his management team made a premature death announcement. 
Dow’s management team made a <a href="https://www.facebook.com/TonyDowActorDirector">statement</a> on the actor&#8217;s Facebook page confirming he died by his family&#8217;s side Wednesday morning. According to the page, his death was confirmed by his son. 
“We know that the world is collectively saddened by the loss of this incredible man,” the statement reads, “He gave so much to us all and was loved by so many.”
Dow&#8217;s wife, Lauren Shulkind, had initially believed her husband had died and later informed his management team, who mistakenly announced Dow&#8217;s death on his Facebook page on Tuesday. Within hours the team removed the post after Dow&#8217;s son told them his father was still alive at home receiving hospice care.
Dow&#8217;s Facebook page includes a statement from his son.
&#8220;Although this is a very sad day — I have comfort and peace that he is in a better place,&#8221; he said.
&#8220;He was the best Dad anyone could ask for. He was my coach, my mentor, my voice of reason, my best friend, my best man in my wedding, and my hero. My wife said something powerful and shows the kind of man he was. She said: &#8220;Tony was such a kind man. He had such a huge heart and I&#8217;ve never heard Tony say a bad or negative thing about anyone.&#8221;
The accidental announcement came just over two months after his wife, Lauren Shulkind, announced the return of his cancer on May 5.
TMZ <a href="https://www.tmz.com/2022/07/27/tony-dow-dead-dies-family-false-report-pass/">reported</a> Dow had been diagnosed with liver cancer in May. A spokesperson for the family told the news outlet Dow&#8217;s cancer battle was &#8220;a rollercoaster of ups and downs,&#8221; noting he was in and out of the hospital with various complications and treatments.
The Washington Post <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/obituaries/2022/07/27/tony-dow-leave-to-beaver-wally-dead/">reports</a> Dow&#8217;s manager, Frank Bilotta, said the cause was complications from liver cancer.
Dow, born in Hollywood in 1945, became one of American television&#8217;s biggest household names when he starred as Wally Cleaver on &#8220;Leave It To Beaver.&#8221; The actor appeared in all 234 episodes of the classic show, which ran from 1957 to 1963. He would later reprise his role 20 years later in &#8220;Still the Beaver&#8221; and on &#8220;The New Leave It To Beaver,&#8221; which aired from 1983 to 1989.
The actor also found success working on &#8220;Never Too Late,&#8221; &#8220;My Three Sons,&#8221; and &#8220;Star Trek: Deep Space Nine.&#8221;
In addition to his acting career, Dow served as a director for television and film projects, including the well-known &#8220;Coach&#8221; sitcom and the movie &#8220;Harry and the Hendersons.&#8221;
Beyond the actor&#8217;s well-known work in the film industry, Dow served in the Nation Guard from 1965 to 1968.
Dow&#8217;s management team offered condolences to Dow&#8217;s family and has requested privacy at this time in their time of mourning.
&#8220;Our heart goes out to Tony&#8217;s wife, Lauren, who will miss her soulmate of 42 years…To his son, Christopher, who will dearly miss his father, who was also his best friend…to his daughter-in-law, Melissa, who loved him like her own father…To his Granddaughter, Tyla, who will undoubtedly carry on her Grandfather&#8217;s kind soul, To his Brother Dion and Sister-in-Law, Judy, and to all of his extended family and friends.&#8221;
&#8220;Words cannot express how much we will all feel his absence but will cherish the memories he left to each and every one of us.&#8221;
Daily Wire reporter Dillon Burroughs contributed to this report.

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“<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/reality-tv">Here Comes Honey Boo Boo</a>” alum and former child beauty pageant contestant <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/celebrities">Alana Thompson</a>, 16, is heading to <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/new-york-city">New York City</a> for a weight loss procedure, her manager told <a href="https://www.tmz.com/2022/07/20/honey-boo-boo-alana-thompson-weight-loss-surgery/">TMZ</a>.
Thompson is getting the procedure done just after her 17th birthday this August. Dr. Steven Batash will perform suture sculpt endoscopic sleeve gastroplasty, which is a non-surgical outpatient procedure that reduces the functional volume of the stomach by up to 70-80%, according to the doctor’s <a href="https://batashmedical.com/endoscopic-sleeve-gastroplasty/">website</a>. 
The site also says that patients will need “a solid commitment to a healthy lifestyle, including exercise and dietary intake” for “long-term success.”
Thompson currently weighs 275 pounds and would like to lose a significant amount of weight to reach her goal of 150 pounds, according to TMZ. She said she fears being overweight is genetic and the only way to lose it is through a weight loss procedure. Thompson’s 20-year-old boyfriend, Dralin Carswell, will be go through the procedure too, TMZ reported.
The “Honey Boo Boo” star has struggled with her weight for her whole life. In the past, she spoke with fans about trying to lose weight naturally, but has so far been unsuccessful.
Thompson’s guardian and half-sister, Pumpkin (Lauryn Efird), gave permission for the teen to get the procedure. She was awarded custody of her younger sibling after their mother was arrested in 2019 for drug possession.
Pumpkin also lost weight recently, and she opted not to have surgery. 
Their mother, “Mama June” Shannon, also underwent weight loss surgery and lost more than 300 pounds. Her journey was the subject of the reality series “Mama June: From Not to Hot,” which premiered in 2017 and ran for 5 seasons. Besides bariatric surgery, she also got a tummy tuck, breast augmentation, liposuction, a neck lift, arm lifts, and porcelain veneers.
Mama June spoke with <a href="https://toofab.com/2021/03/20/mama-june-weight-loss-jessica-plastic-surgery/">TooFab</a> about why she gained weight following the surgery and how she was happy about it. 
“With my weight loss, I have as I like to tell people, gained that healthy Covid weight. I&#8217;ve put on probably about 60-70 pounds,” the reality star said. “Am I happy the way I am? Yeah. When I was a size 2 at 150, I was way too damn small. Now I&#8217;m 250 and I feel good. Even when I was 500, people didn&#8217;t believe I was 500,” she continued.

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A former employee of TMZ triggered gasps and giggles in the courtroom on Wednesday, when he hit back at Amber Heard attorney Elaine Bredehoft for accusing him of seeking his &#8220;15 minutes of fame&#8221; by testifying.
Heard’s ex-husband Johnny Depp is suing her for $50 million over an op-ed she penned about domestic violence at The Washington Post. The &#8220;Aquaman&#8221; actress has countersued for $100 million.
&#8220;I&#8217;d say the same thing about taking Amber Heard as a client, for you,&#8221; Morgan Tremaine shot back at Bredehoft.
Tremaine was working for TMZ when he received an anonymous tip online that included video of Depp slamming cabinets. Despite efforts from TMZ to keep Tremaine off the stand, the former employee was still called to testify in the case.
His testimony implied that Heard or someone on her team were the ones who sent over the video, saying that TMZ was able to receive the tip, receive copyright ownership, and publish the video within about 15 minutes.
Tremaine testified this can only be done when you&#8217;re working with someone who has copyright ownership of the content in question. Otherwise, the process takes much longer.
&#8220;You know this case is being televised, right?&#8221; Bredehoft asked the journalist.
&#8220;I&#8217;m aware that there are cameras,&#8221; he responded.
&#8220;So, this gets you your 15 minutes of fame?&#8221; the attorney accused Tremaine.
&#8220;I stand to gain nothing from this,&#8221; he replied. &#8220;I&#8217;m actually putting myself kind of in the target of TMZ, a very litigious organization. And I&#8217;m not seeking any 15 minutes here, though you&#8217;re welcome to speculate.&#8221;
&#8220;I&#8217;d say the same thing about taking Amber Heard as a client, for you,&#8221; Tremaine added, causing the courtroom to erupt with reaction.
Notably, Depp attorney Camille Vasquez was unable to conceal her laughter.
&#8220;A little argumentative, don&#8217;t you think?&#8221; an irritated Bredehoft responded.
&#8220;Oh hardly!&#8221; Tremaine said. &#8220;I find that to be purely logical thinking.&#8221;
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<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/AmberHeard?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#AmberHeard</a>&#39;s attorney Elaine Bredehoft alleged that a former <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/TMZ?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#TMZ</a> employee is trying to get his 15 minutes of fame by testifying. 
&quot;I could say the same thing by taking Amber Heard as a client, for you,&quot; he said. <a href="https://twitter.com/LawCrimeNetwork?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@LawCrimeNetwork</a> <a href="https://t.co/0brhqHzRBO">pic.twitter.com/0brhqHzRBO</a>
&mdash; Law&amp;Crime Network (@LawCrimeNetwork) <a href="https://twitter.com/LawCrimeNetwork/status/1529546177296875522?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 25, 2022</a></blockquote>
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Earlier in the trial, Vasquez <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/you-slipped-up-there-didnt-you-ms-heard-depp-team-shows-video-of-heard-talking-tmz-leak">grilled</a> Heard over past deposition video of the actress talking about a video leak to TMZ.
Vasquez told a flustered Heard that the deposition included a confession from the actress about leaking the video, or possibly selling the footage to the TMZ.
“You slipped up there, didn’t you, Ms. Heard?” Vasquez grilled Heard on the stand, after playing footage of Heard talking about the leak.
“You let it slip out that TMZ had been alerted to your filing of the domestic violence restraining order, didn’t you?” the attorney continued.
“I disagree,” Heard responded. “That’s not what I’m talking about. &#8230; I never got paid for it because I had nothing to do with that.&#8221;
Below is more footage of Tremaine testifying about receiving the infamous video of Depp:
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Morgan Tremaine, a former <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/TMZ?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#TMZ</a> employee called by <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/JohnnyDepp?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#JohnnyDepp</a>&#39;s team, explained how he received the video of Depp slamming kitchen cabinets. <a href="https://twitter.com/LawCrimeNetwork?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@LawCrimeNetwork</a> <a href="https://t.co/yHOR8J4K4y">pic.twitter.com/yHOR8J4K4y</a>
&mdash; Law&amp;Crime Network (@LawCrimeNetwork) <a href="https://twitter.com/LawCrimeNetwork/status/1529541798602874880?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 25, 2022</a></blockquote>
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TMZ has filed an emergency motion to bar actor Johnny Depp from calling one of the outlet&#8217;s former employees as a witness in his ongoing defamation trial against actress and ex-wife Amber Heard.
According to a <a href="https://variety.com/2022/film/news/johnny-depp-tmz-employee-testify-1235276764/">report</a> published Tuesday afternoon by Variety, Depp&#8217;s legal team indicated a plan to call Morgan Tremaine, who was previously employed as a TMZ field assignment manager, to testify as early as Wednesday.
&#8220;In the motion, TMZ said it was seeking to protect a confidential source who had provided the outlet with a <a href="https://www.tmz.com/2016/08/12/johnny-depp-amber-heard-throws-wine-glass-domestic-violence-video/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">video of Depp</a> yelling at ex-wife Amber Heard and slamming cabinets. The video was played for the jury early on in the trial,&#8221; Variety reported.
On cross examination, Depp&#8217;s attorneys questioned Heard about the video, asking whether or not she had been the one to leak it to the press. &#8220;I did not do that,&#8221; Heard responded. &#8220;I had nothing to do with that.&#8221;
Sources &#8220;connected&#8221; with Depp had also <a href="https://www.tmz.com/2016/08/12/johnny-depp-amber-heard-throws-wine-glass-domestic-violence-video/">reportedly told TMZ</a> when the video first leaked — in mid-August of 2016 — that the video had been &#8220;heavily edited&#8221; and noted that there were parts of the video where Heard appeared to be &#8220;smiling and egging him on.&#8221; Those same sources reportedly suggested Heard had intentionally set up the video in order to make Depp look as though he was out of control.
TMZ&#8217;s lawyers asserted that under Virginia law, the court had to protect the identity of the source — additionally, they claimed that Tremaine had no connection with the video in question and anything he could possibly say on the stand would amount to &#8220;hearsay and conjecture.&#8221;
&#8220;TMZ promised this source that it would maintain their confidentiality and would not disclose their name or other information about them,&#8221; TMZ&#8217;s attorneys concluded. &#8220;TMZ makes such promises of confidentiality, from time to time, so that it may publish information in the public interest, and it relies on the journalist’s privilege protecting the identity of confidential sources to do so.&#8221;
In addition to suggesting Heard might have leaked the video, Depp&#8217;s attorney&#8217;s questioned the &#8220;Aquaman&#8221; star as to whether she had been the one to tip off photographers when she went to court in 2016 to obtain a restraining order. Heard denied that as well, and argued that Depp&#8217;s attorney, Laura Wasser, could have been the one to leak the news.
It was reported on Wednesday that Tremaine could testify according to Judge Penney Azcarate.

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