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on the blotter of Musical news and in entertainment in general with more to
say. As it happens, News, that is, on the top, the old news on the bottom,
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going to be hot!!!
Riot policemen block off a street in Belgrade, Serbia, Thursday, Feb. 21,
2008. Serb rioters set fire to an office inside the U.S. Embassy Thursday
and police clashed with protesters outside other embassy buildings after a
large demonstration against Kosovo's declaration of independence. (AP
Photo/Marko Drobnjakovic) This became a YouTube hit
and the aftermath
British
supermodel Naomi Campbell has had a cyst removed at a hospital in Sao
Paulo after flying to
Brazil
for treatment, her publicist has said. Ms Campbell, who is 37, a frequent
visitor to Brazil who this month celebrated the carnival in Salvador, was
treated at Sirio-Libanes Hospital. A gynaecologist at the hospital told a
Brazilian news agency she had received successful emergency abdominal
surgery. "I cannot reveal what Naomi had, nor how serious her condition
was, but I can say I operated on her [on Monday] and she is completely
cured," Dr Jose Aristodemo Pinotti told the Agencia Estado news service.
She just so happens to be at one of the best hospitals in Brazil.
Mixing up a palette of rap lyrics, hip-hop
sampling, funk riffs, African rhythm, psychedelic song structure, reggae
groove, and soul melody and harmony, Good Buddha are set to make one
almighty impression with their upcoming third album ‘Hit the Sky Running’.
Far from newcomers to the scene, Good Buddha have honed their live skills
with a frenetic touring schedule and appearances at festivals including
Splendor in the Grass, the Woodford Folk Festival, Good Vibrations and
the Big Day Out, supporting the likes of everyone from People Under the
Stairs, Ugly Duckling, The Pharcyde, Grandmaster Flash, Black Eyed Peas
and Lyrics Born to name a few. The first singles off the upcoming LP
‘Movin On’ and Bouncin’ take their irresistible funk flavor to a whole
new level and will have you shaking your rump in no time.
A
Melbourne-meets-Jamaica celebration called
Jamrock
featuring one of the most exciting names in the game, Spragga Benz is set
to land in Melbourne on May 4! Paying homage to Reggae music and culture,
together with the biggest support line-up in the local scene’s history,
the festival is set to explode over 12 inspiring hours with a celebration
that includes live drumming and tasty Jamaican food stalls. As the event’s
centrepiece, Jamaican star Spragga Benz is unmissable. Shortly due to drop
his new album ‘Prototype’ (produced by Stephen Marley), the man’s been on
a red-hot streak recording with everyone from Damian Marley, Buju Banton,
Lady Saw, Stephen Marley, Beenie Man, Mos
Def,
Wyclef and Sean Paul and starring in a lead role in Jamaican gangster
flick 'SHOTTAS' (Sony), along side Kymani Marley. With a fifteen year
career under his belt, come witness the BENZ mash it up in a true fierce
Jamaican dancehall style! Local line-up and Spragga’s other Australian
dates to be announced soon!
Resin Dogs, Australia’s
undisputed kings of funk-drenched hip hop have been judged the best in
world, according to a competition run by Malibu’s prestigious Document
Room studios. In August last year, the studio’s owner/producer J.T.
Meskiel, who has worked with everyone from Lauryn Hill to Britney Spears
and Rick Rubin (6 time Grammy Award winning producer who’s worked with U2,
Justin Timberlake and Kanye West) put the call out to find ‘the best hip
hop track producers on the planet’. No small task! The band submitted a 7
track EP which included singles ‘Coming with the Sound’ and ‘Caught Up’
off their latest album ‘More’, and topped the talent list to score
themselves an enviable three day production stint at the state-of-the-art,
million dollar recording studios in March with Meskiel in the producer’s
chair. The upcoming trip to the US is all part of an action-packed few
months for the band who were recently announced as Semi-Finalists in the
prestigious 2007 International Songwriting Competition (ISC) for the track
‘Fine Mess’ and have just signed a 3 year management deal in India. Aussie
tour dates to be announced soon.
TNA Wrestling has hit NYC.
Thursday, the 21st it is at Webster hall
in Manhattan. TNA might not have 3 hours, 7 minutes of wrestling per show
but it is now 2 hours. Wrestler Curt Angle was at WB11 and was talking
about the new brand. TNA may be a new brand and has a couple of WWE
grown wrestlers and 91% home grown within it's own brand. WWE has
been allowed to grow for so long (100 Years + years versus 2yrs TNA),
unchallenged for so long it had to compete with itself. But this new
brand is tight, It does have some great talent that came over to it,
seeing the chance to build a company from the ground and be able to do
something different. I give the guys and girls a lot of credit, it
is a hard life and fun to watch. It is Total Non-Stop Action, not
just a moniker. It does not have the Barbie looking girls all the
time, it does have some big girls like Awesome Kong, she wrestled in Japan
(Guys). She is 290lbs and can kick butt at a 6ft, 3inch frame. She
is not the hot babe, not much to look at in looks, but in talent she is
gorgeous. She can do the work. I would love to see China (Sgt.
Slaughters daughter) try to go for her. That would be a match, but
back to the TNA. They have a new game coming out that should be
different than the games out now, they even put sensors on the wrestlers
to get all the signature moves down. It should be something for the
gamers to look out for. Curt was excited, especially since he is a
gamer, (not known). There has been a fan base that came over from WWE,
some thinking at first that it would be another quiet installment of WWE.
But it is a separate brand and since it is on a different night it fits
right in to the wrestling circuit. WWE Raw is Monday on USA channel, WWE
ECW wrestling on Sci-Fi Channel Tuesday, TNA brand on Spike channel
Thursday, and WWE Friday Night Smack down on WB Channel. With
several Recap
shows
on Several Channels on TNA and WWE on different or same weekend nights.
I had to show this pic, it is Lindsay Lohan at the WWE Monday night Raw.
She came down to chill and watch with the kids of Canada's
Sunshine Foundation
(think Make-a-wish, but Canadian).
Seal and Heidi Klum, the
super couple did spend Seal's 45th birthday at Disneyland with their three
kids.
A new type controller will
soon be unveiled. It controls the games through thoughts. Yes,
thoughts, it reads expressions and will be in the $300 range. It is
made by Emotiv Systems. A neural headset, uses sensors, expressions
to read and play and goes on sale later this year.
There is a new website, for
cheating spouses. It was made so that
cheaters can meet someone over the lunch break and do the darn thing and
that's it. The site is called
ashley Madison
agency, run by Darren Morgenstern, and he makes no apology's for the
site. Citing that he is just calling it like it is. You just logon,
body type, fantasy, fetish, and where monogomy become monotony. Over a
million have been on the website and are members. The website has a panic
button that goes to another website if someone comes up behind you.
It goes to office supplies or something else. What an Ingenious thought?
Well, I say if you can't beat them, join them...lol...
Good News:
Verizon, AT&T, T-Mobile are changing the
game.
Each is offering a new $99 Nationwide unlimited plan. It started
with Verizon Tuesday, followed 5 hours later by AT&T, and T-Mobile
following suit soon after with a twist, T-Mobile threw in unlimited
messaging for an extra $15. It is the war and it is on. So get
aboard one and all. This the time to get that great deal while it
lasts for the heavy cell phone user. So if you are and can change,
or upgrade to, save your money and switch now. In other News on Tec`h for
Cells. There is a way for cell phone users that change phones alot, to the
new one. For a bit more Tech Forward, it is a great option that
gives you money back. You send it back for 20-30% of what you paid
for it. That is a new way that buys back your old cell phone
equipment. It is one of the things that you will be asked now with
the insurance question and it is not only Cell phones, it is tv's and
other electronics.
A Broadway show with Flava is 'In The
Heights, a new musical and it is fantastic. Performances
begin on Feb14th,
ticketmaster or 212-307-4100 for tickets or
InTheHeightsTheMusical.com It is a great play that
is influenced by the Latin influences of New York neighborhoods. In The
Heights is your ticket into a world where the coffee from the corner
bodega is light and sweet, the windows are always open, and the breeze
carries the rhythm of three generations of music. Find out what it takes
to make a living, what it costs to have a dream, and what it means to be
home...In The Heights. The Box office is located at Richard Rodgers
Theatre Box Office at 226 West 46th street, NYC, between Broadway & 8th
Ave. BOX OFFICE HOURS: Monday through Saturday, 10am-8pm, Sunday 12pm-7pm.
Groups of 15 or more can get a special group discount. For more
information, with Groups of 15 or more can get a special group discount.
For more information, please email them at (email
dcarpenter@bestofbroadway.com).
Nothing scares me more that when an
artist of
talent like T.I.
says he has recorded more than 50 songs for his upcoming disc, Paper
Trail. Although he's still under house arrest as he awaits his trial on
gun-possession charges, the rhyme-slinger is anxious to return to the rap
game with some fresh beats and rhymes. "I feel it's definitely about time
for somebody to come back out and kick this thing back in gear," he says.
"I intend to do something about it. It's just a matter of when." It
scares me because, several that have, have passed in a quick future.
But there is some exceptions, like Prince and a couple others. It is
not a bad thing when artist horde albums and works away for later, but it
has been a trend in the Hip Hop world, to be very careful. But some
who like T.I. might go to jail do, they record ahead to keep the gap from
albums non-existent. And keeps fan base strong, as long as what is been
recorded is hot.
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Lindsay Lohan just
attempted to channel the sex appeal of one of her "idols,"
Marilyn
Monroe, in a photo shoot by Bert Stern, for New York Magazine. Rehab is a
girl's best friend! La Lohan had no problem stripping and assuming the same
poses Monroe did in her infamous "last sitting" for Stern -- 46 years ago.
Clad in not much more than diamonds and sheer fabric, Lindsay did the naked
shoot with her younger sister, Ali, looking on. Now isn't that special?
Special Ed... Ok did you watch Monday night wrestling? Well,
guess who came to WWE
Monday Night Raw, it was LiLo, and she was posing with all the stars
including John Cena, Rey Mysterio and others, not to mention the Candian
version of Make a Wish foundation, The
Sunshine Foundation
and they were happy to meet her and take pics with her. It was at the Honda
Center, and WWE was awesome..
Brit's paparazzo BF
Adnan Ghalib was chatting it up today with California's Beverly Hills
cops.. Adnan, he may have socked another pap who was shooting him at the
Beverly Hills Hotel. Cops are being tight-lipped about exactly what went
down, but we're hearing the photographer may have gotten a little too close
to Ghalib, none were Britney Spears. But you can tell what may have gotten
the pap miffed. What is more amazing still is the ability of the parental
units of Brit Brit to keep him away. She is getting better however and
even though her British-Country accent, has kept appearing. She is
better for their custodial interference.
Ok not to forget the other hanger on: LAPD
investigation into Sam Lutfi allegedly drugging Britney Spears is well
underway. Robbery Homicide, primarily because of the sensitive nature of the
allegations and the intense media interest in Britney Spears. Sources say
investigators have interviewed several witnesses regarding the drugs in
Brit's system at the time she was most recently committed. The investigation
had been temporarily derailed because of the death of an LAPD SWAT officer,
but it's now back on track, concluding hopefully in March.
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Ok now I got to say I been seeing some bar fights,
and one
that got me laughing but not in a good way was Jessie Metcalf. He and
musclebound friend (wannabe British rapper Mams Taylor) of Taryn Manning got
into it. The friend (Mams Taylor). obviously did not like something that
Jessie said and then he was hitting poor Jessie and sending him back
crumbling to the floor. Afterwards he went into the another club Since he
swung at J at Blvd 3, it happened a couple more time, not getting knocked
the floor, but the fighting did, but was broken up by bouncers each time
after that. It all started down outside the Hot party launch at Boulevard 3
nightclub. Then finished at the Nicole Khristine Jewelry launch at Club
Social nightclub, they need to get faster on the uptake outside though at
Blvd 3. Here it is ... Jessie Metcalf getting Knocked on butt.
TMZ
has obtained the 911 calls made from Ving
Rhames' home on the day a caretaker died after an encounter with the actor's
large dogs last August. The dogs, three large Mastiffs and an English
Bulldog, were initially suspected of mauling 40-year-old Jacob Adams, a long
time employee of
Rhames. It was then determined that Adams had been suffering from a
"pre-existing heart problem" when he was attacked. The L.A. County Coroner
determined that "the dogs didn't kill Mr. Adams. He died because of a
pre-existing heart problem. The dog bites found on him were determined to be
non-fatal."
One of the artists that we have been keeping track of
is finally done with her video. It is been long in coming but here is Adassa with a hot video for Valentines Day.
Facebook
will launch in
Spanish, in a move to keep up with their rivals. They launch in
Feb, on Monday 11th. Rival MySpace already has a Spanish site,
Facebook had for now allowed customers to post in Spanish but with the new
site dedicated to Spanish speaking people on the way it breaks new ground.
About time too, have to keep up or move out the way. But in the war to keep
consumers happy, it is a great move on Facebook's part. French and
German editions by the Spring.
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Miss Lindsay Lohan has
been working for the Red Cross and visited a morgue as part of the
punishment for her drunk driving. She was reportedly saying, When I look
back on this last year, it's like, what
was I thinking," And she blames some of her problems, her DUI, the rehab,
the car crashes, etc., on her estrangement from dad Michael. "Not seeing my
father was really hard for me... I was going, going, going, and that ran me
down.... I didn't have a father to call, and that was a lot of the pain."
Ain't it grand, she blames her father, instead of herself, but I do agree,
everyone needs their father in their life. But blaming him for what you
could not have, oh well, it is just... put in your own words ok...
Star
Jones's post-View television effort, The Star
Jones
Show, is going off the air by "mutual agreement" between her and TruTV, the
network announced Thursday. The live, 3 p.m. talk show, airing since
September on the former Court TV, had been aimed at bridging the worlds of
law and entertainment. Jones is a former Brooklyn prosecutor who got her
big break on TV as a commentator during the O.J. Simpson trial. "Due to the
rebranding and programming refocus of the network, TruTV and Star Jones
Reynolds have mutually agreed to cease production of The Star Jones Show,"
the network said. "Star will continue as a contributing legal expert on our
weekday IN SESSION trial coverage, it finishes on Friday the 8th.
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Victoria's Secret
executives and designers voted, and they think Ryan Seacrest has the
sexiest smile.
Eva Mendes is the sexiest actress; And Holloway, who plays Sawyer on ABC's
"Lost," is the sexiest beach body; Victoria "Posh Spice" Beckham, who has
three sons with husband David Beckham,
is the sexiest mom; and Katherine Heigl and her husband, musician Josh
Kelley are the sexiest newlyweds. Other sexy celebs: Eric Bana (actor),
Chris Brown (male musician), Dane Cook (funnyman), Dallas Cowboys
quarterback Tony Romo (male athlete), Rihanna (female musician), Justin
Chambers (dad), "Gossip Girl" Blake Lively (newcomer), and Fergie and Josh
Duhamel
(couple). Scarlett
Johansson was honored for her sexy style, Jessica Biel for her lips, Kate
Bosworth for her eyes and Ali Larter for her legs. Victoria's Secret
supermodel-spokeswomen, including Selita Ebanks, Adriana Lima and Karolina
Kurkova, were to host a party in Scottsdale, Ariz., on
Saturday, the eve of
the Super Bowl, to honor the list-makers. Lima hosts a one-hour special
"Victoria's Secret: What Is Sexy? 2008," which is scheduled to air Feb. 9 on
E! Talking about Eva Mendes, She is in Utah Battling a substance abuse
problem. She ended up at the famous Cirque Lodge, near
Sundance. The Lodge, which treated Lindsay Lohan and other stars, is one of
the most respected treatment facilities in the country, she has been there
for a couple of weeks. Eva has been working hard for the
past year and made a positive decision to take some much-needed time off to
proactively attend to some personal issues that, while not critical, she
felt deserved some outside professional
support. Spider-Man starlet Kirsten Dunst is reportedly in rehab at the
facility where Lindsay Lohan was treated this past summer, and she is not
the only star there. Dunst checked into Cirque Lodge in Utah at some
point this week.
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U.S. Attorney Robert E. O'Neill got the
jury in the Wesley Snipes
trial laughing on Tuesday – no small feat in a tax-evasion trial –
bringing up Steve
Martin and his King Tut routine. From that he launched into the comedian's
"How to Make a Million Dollars and Not Pay Taxes." First you make a million
dollars and when the IRS asks why you didn't pay taxes, you simply say, "I
forgot," O'Neill told the jury in closing arguments. The jury, which will
begin deliberations Wednesday morning, laughed. But after the jury was
dismissed for the day, Snipes was not laughing and admitted he was scared.
"Of course you would be nervous," he says. "You're on trial. Anybody would
have a certain amount of anxiety about that. But I have a great deal of
faith in the Most High and the Good Lord and the truth shall set you free.
So, I'm looking forward to being free, going back to what I do best." His
wife, 10-month-old son and mother were in the courtroom to lend moral
support.
Update: Well in a split decision which made the
actor able to breathe again, he was acquitted of
Fraud and Conspiracy
charges but zapped him with the lesser charges of failing to file a tax
return. This was a better outcome than most had thought. With the Florida
juries, and more so the judges very.... I guess we can say, bigoted or very
non forgiving of people of color coming into court. Most being given years
more than their white counter parts. he was looking at a 16 year sentence
but now can get up to 3 years in this federal court. His Birthday is July 31st Making
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Montel Williams is calling it a wrap after 17
years
in daytime. Fate of "The Montel Williams Show" was sealed when key Fox-owned
stations opted not to renew it for the 2008-09 season. But a number of other
stations had cleared the show for next season, prompting CBS to offer the
"Best of" package. The rerun package is sold on an all-cash basis, which is
a boon to stations that had been handing over 3½ minutes of barter ad time
per seg to CBS for the firstrun episodes. "Stations continue to embrace
Montel and the message of social responsibility that has been the
cornerstone of his show," said CBS TV Distribution.
What is up with Lil Wayne,
this kid is banana's. He got
money, got talent, got fame but is trying to live up to the tat's on his
face for some reason. He must think he is in jail for real, because he is on
his way there or back or whatever: He was taken in by Drug enforcement
agents in Arizona. Lil' Wayne has been hit with some big time charges,
possession of cocaine, possession of ecstasy and possession of drug
paraphernalia. Wayne, real name Dwayne Carter, was arrested with two others
who have been charged with possession of marijuana. Cops say they found 105
grams of marijuana, 29 grams of cocaine and 41 grams of ecstasy pills on his
tour bus, after they stopped at a Border Patrol checkpoint. Police also
found $22,000 in cash and a 40-caliber pistol, but Wayne, we're told, does
have a permit to carry a concealed weapon in the state of Florida. They tell
us they're checking to see if that carries over to Arizona. The judge set
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Britney has done it again,
she
was rushed to the
hospital in the night. This is the second time in almost a month
that she has been rushed to a hospital in some sort of mental breakdown.
This time going to Cornell Hospital, this may have been a suicide attempt.
She has been under some tremendous
stress lately. Click for last time Britney will not be able leave till
the 72 hour hold is lifted, her doctor was trying to have her held for 2
weeks. L.A. County Superior Court judge has just signed a "5150,"
meaning Britney Spears is on a three-day psychiatric hold at the UCLA
Medical Center. With the "good possibility" that it will be extended to 14
days. We've also learned there have been several parallel attempts to get
Britney on a 5150. Her lawyers, Anne Kiley and Tara Scott, secured a new
psychiatrist late last week, he's the one who triggered the 5150 last
night.
Update: She was
released on Wed, night to the dismay of her family, but her father moved in
with her and her father has been named executor of her estate.
She was trying to fight that in court with her lawyers but it did not work.
She
has been estranged a little with her father, but it would be great for her,
since he cares and wants her better. Dads always bump heads with their
daughters, them no exception. On Feb. 3rd, Britney called her dad 4 times.
Jamie Spears it seemed, had to cook for a large Super Bowl party. He
excused himself telling Brit that he was working, cooking for work.
Brit was upset that he had to work, and gave him the cold shower when he
came. It took a nurse to convince her that he had not been the one to
put her there in the hospital. That it was the hospital that was
keeping her there. Now, Also on Friday, Feb 1st, Sam Lutfi has been ordered
to stay 250 yards away from Britney, UCLA Medical Center, her parents homes,
siblings homes, childrens homes and Britney's homes. According to the order,
he cut Brits phone line and removed her cell phone chargers. He has been
accused of being a control freak, yelling at brit and tries to control
everything she does. According to a declaration filed by Lynne
Spears,
on January 28th, parents Lynne and Jamie arrived for an intervention, "Sam
had told Britney that she was an unfit mother, a piece of trash and a whore,
that she cares more about Adnan, her current boyfriend, than she cares about
her kids, and that she does not deserve the kids." The documents claim Sam
said, "Adnan is gay... Britney came into the room looking for Adnan...
Britney then asked me, 'Is Adnan gay?" At one point, Britney "picked up a
bottle of pills and read part of the label and asked us, 'What does insomnia
mean?' Sam told her that the pills will help her stay awake." Lynne
continues, "Sam told Jackie and me that he grinds up Britney's pills, which
were on the counter and included Risperdal (an anti-psychotic
drug for schizophrenia and bipolarity) and Seroquel." The docs continue, "He
told us that the doctor who is treating her now is trying to get her into a
sleep-induced coma so that they could then give her drugs to heal her
brain." It seems now that Sam Lufti her manager, had gotten control of
her finances much to the dismay of her parents, who are fighting the
decision from Monday. They are alleging that he has mismanaged and taken
advantage of Brit, besides he has been accused of stealing property. he said
he was just trying to get it back, because it was stolen from the house.
Attorney Jeryll Cohen, who represents her father Jamie Spears, submitted a
declaration to the conservatorship commissioner, claiming Brit's divorce
lawyers got it all wrong when they assumed Jamie was a control freak. They
had accused Mr. Spears of attempting 'nothing more than a hostile takeover
of our client for improper purposes. But Jerry Cohen says Jamie was looking
"for the least ugly way to save this young woman's life, bring her back to
her babies, and keep her safe from predators." Jamie Spears, had submitted a
declaration in support of the conservatorship, stating that they didn't tell
Britney about the conservatorship because given her "emotional and
psychological condition and her dealings with Mr. Lutfi, I believe Britney
is incapable of keeping information from Mr. Lutfi. In particular, I believe
if she knew I was planning to seek a conservatorship, she would tell Mr.
Lufti about the planned conservatorship." Family and lawyers both accuse
Lufti of trying to control Britney, having some kind of svwengalli type of
control over her, and her not being able to tell him no. Jamie Spears will
be back in court, I am guessin' Friday maybe, asking the Commissioner to put
some teeth in the conservatorship order. That order gives the conservator
power to restrict the visitors Brit receives. No doubt Mom and Dad both were
frustrated that Brit let a paparazzo ride with her in her car today. And
we're hearing they were none too happy about the people she saw at the
Beverly Hills Hotel. It wouldn't be at all unusual for the conservator to
ask for an order requiring the cops to enforce the instructions Jamie lays
down. In other words, he could call the Bev Hills Police and ask them to
remove the pap from the car. Not to mention, the conservatorship gives Jamie
the right to approve contracts. It's a good bet he would not have approved
Britney buying stuff or getting a room at the hotel. Think about the cops
going to the hotel and telling the manager they can't let Brit buy stuff or
get rooms without Jamie's consent and if they defied Jamie they could be
held in contempt. In other news, Brit's parents are just trying to stop the
kaos that is Britney. Not out a hot minute and she had a convoy of 20
cars filled with paps chasing her. K-Fed will be happily shopping meanwhile
in NYC, attending the Marc Jacobs show. Back to the story or related to
above news: Sam Lutfi, the man who is legally required to stay away from
Britney Spears period is counterattacking, with the help of Michael Sands,
the former media consultant for K-Daddy's lawyer, Mark
Vincent
Kaplan. Sands, who knows a thing or two about crisis management, has been
brought on board by Lutfi to, as Lutfi put it to us, "set the record
straight" about who he is.. Who he is not, not in charge of Britney no more,
if her parents or the courts, have anything to say about it..
Well, it looks like Jamie (Brits Dad), got the go
ahead, he and his lawyer are co-conservators of the pop star.
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