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Lynne Spears is supporting daughter Britney’s desire to have her estranged dad Jamie replaced as her conservator. On July 26, the singer’s new lawyer Mathew Rosengart filed court documents in Los Angeles Superior Court requesting that Jamie be replaced by Jason Rubin, a certified public accountant.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau ChiefTencent Music Entertainment has been fined by Chinese regulators and ordered to terminate its exclusive content supply deals with major global music suppliers.The company is the largest online music group in China and is a majority owned subsidiary of China’s Tencent Group. Its shares are separately listed on the New York Stock Exchange in the U.S.The ruling was announced on Saturday by the State Administration for Market Regulation.

Anna Tingley All products and services featured by Variety are independently selected by Variety editors. However, Variety may receive a commission on orders placed through its retail links, and the retailer may receive certain auditable data for accounting purposes.A lot has changed for the glamorous New York gang in HBO Max’s “Sex and the City” revival, which picks up 20-something years after the original series leaves off.

Will.i.am Hosts ITV Race Film ITV has commissioned The Voice UK coach will.i.am to front Will.i.am: The Blackprint, a documentary examing what it means to be Black and British. Produced by Twofour as part of a season of shows for Black History Month, will.i.am will travel the UK meeting Black Brits and will compare their experiences with his own, having grown up in Los Angeles.

Chris Willman Music WriterEmmy voters had a song in their heart, or the recent memory of a favorite singer on screen, when they went to vote in the 2021 documentary categories.

Frasier is unlikely to include any of the original cast beyond Kelsey Grammer’s titular character, the actor has stated in a new interview.Speaking to WNBC New York, Grammer offered some clues as to where the reboot may take radio host Frasier Crane, who was originally a character in Cheers before starring in the spin-off series that ran from 1993 to 2004.“He thinks he’s gonna go off and do one thing, and sure enough, his life takes him in another direction,” Grammer said of the character.

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Sofia Vergara and Joe Manganiello’s home suffered great damage, after an unwanted visitor vandalized their Los Angeles property, which is currently undergoing major renovations.When the police arrived, the unidentified individual was still there and claimed Sofia is his mother, explaining that he strongly believes the Colombian star is part of his family and wanted to call her attention.The man spray painted messages on the walls of the couple’s home, which was recently painted, and took

A Los Angeles mansion Sofia Vergara and her husband are currently renovating was hit by vandalism on the July 4th holiday. A public information officer for the Los Angeles Police Department confirmed to Fox News that officers responded to a "trespass suspect" at a mansion in the North Beverly Park region of the city on Sunday.

Elaine Low Senior TV WriterFrom TV writers’ rooms to executive offices to on-site productions, there are certain Los Angeles eateries that seem to have a ubiquitous presence at group work lunches across Hollywood: Joan’s on Third, Tender Greens, Sweetgreen.For group-order staple Mendocino Farms, over 50% of its Los Angeles business revolves around the entertainment industry. But once COVID-19 hit the U.S.

reboot on HBO Max wouldn't be here if it wasn't for Kristen Bell. ET's Leanne Aguilera spoke with the creators and cast at the premiere in New York City, and they talked about Bell returning to her role as the voice of Gossip Girl that she had in the original series.The new series takes place nine years after Penn Badgley's Dan Humphrey revealed himself to be Gossip Girl, as a new generation of New York private school teens are introduced to the social surveillance of Gossip Girl.

Elizabeth Wagmeister Senior CorrespondentFollowing his daughter’s explosive testimony, Britney Spears’ father, Jamie Spears, has filed legal paperwork and is shifting blame.This week, an attorney for Jamie Spears filed new documents, obtained by Variety, with the Los Angeles Superior Court regarding the conservatorship of his daughter, stating that he is “concerned” about her treatment.But, the elder Spears is saying that he is not responsible, and he is placing the blame on others,

Anna Marie de la Fuente WarnerMedia OneFifty, WarnerMedia’s content innovation hub, has snagged the U.S. rights to the winner of the Sundance Film Festival Alfred P.

Daily Mail reports. A male driver is reported to have broken through a fence at the FedEx cargo facility and drove westbound on an airfield road.Airport police have reportedly said that the driver was detained without injuries and an investigation is under way.

Manori Ravindran International EditorSir Edmund Hillary’s family will ascent the mountain that made their grandfather a household name in a new documentary being launched in Cannes.Directed by Ben Webster, one of the world’s top expedition leaders, “Everest: Legacy” is currently in pre-production and will be shopped to buyers by New York-headquartered documentary sales firm Cargo Film & Releasing, which has picked up world rights.The film follows Hillary’s son Peter and his grandchildren, along