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Britney Spears, who has been highly critical in the past of recent documentaries made about her, particularly those focusing on her controversial guardianship, expressed her anger again on Instagram at their intentions and the way they portrayed her story.

Britney Spears hits back at ‘bulls–t’ documentaries about her ‘hardest times’ in conservatorship https://t.co/nIt4R0BkOo pic.twitter.com/P68lx4F9Kd

— Page Six (@PageSix) November 21, 2023

The star claimed that their sole aim was to offend, rather than show understanding or support, and in an Instagram post Spears expressed her doubts about the documentaries’ motivations.

https://www.instagram.com/p/Cz5TKG5Oa9o/?hl=en

As Netflix re-promotes its 2021 documentary on the singer, Britney vs Spears, seizing the momentum of Britney’s newly-released memoir The Women In Me, the star suggests that those responsible for such a documentary would be more interested in showing her past difficulties than in adding anything positive about her.

The star has expressed her anger that her name was used in these documentaries without being consulted… and says she was upset when she learned that several of her friends were involved in documentaries.

Britney had a similar reaction, in 2021, to the release of the New York Times documentary Framing Britney Spears, for which she felt terribly embarrassed, even claiming to have cried for two whole weeks.

Spears was also the subject of a documentary entitled Britney Spears: The Price of Freedom, broadcast on Fox and produced by TMZ.

The documentary contained allegations about Spears’ mental health and personal relationships after the end of guardianship, which the star strongly criticized. Britney had long been a favorite subject of TMZ.

Spears has repeatedly insisted that she must tell her story herself, and since the end of her guardianship in November 2021, she has been trying to regain control of her life.

It’s worth noting that several big names in Hollywood are currently said to be interested in the rights to her memoir, The Women In Me.

Bliss Poureetezadi-Goytowski and Zack Goytowski , the couple from the 4th season of the Netflix reality show Love is Blind, have announced some exciting news!

The duo have revealed that they are expecting a child, and this will be the first baby conceived by a couple formed (and now married) on this adventure!

“We’ve been very open to sharing our journey and our relationship with the world, and this is our next big, beautiful thing. I’m really happy and hope it brings joy to others. It’s definitely brought us a ton of joy!” shared Bliss to People.

Wow!

Remember that during the adventure, Zack didn’t choose Bliss and then regretted his choice and came back to conquer the one who is now carrying his child!

Congratulations to the lovebirds, who are expecting their first child in the spring of 2024!

Doc Antle, a shady character from Tiger King, a popular Netflix documentary series during the pandemic, has pleaded guilty to a series of criminal charges, including money laundering and animal trafficking!

'Tiger King's' Doc Antle Pleads Guilty to Money Laundering, Animal Trafficking | Click to read more 👇 https://t.co/yyuEsSd264

— TMZ (@TMZ) November 6, 2023

Bhagavan Antle, better known as Doc Antle, could face a sentence of up to five years, as he is accused of engaging, over many years, in an elaborate scheme of illegal trafficking by attempting to conceal transactions involving wild animals, including cheetahs, tigers, lion cubs and a chimpanzee.

Recall that Tiger King: Murder, Mayhem, and Madness was released on Netflix in March 2020 and is a true-crime documentary series that quickly became a cultural phenomenon with a particular focus on Joe Exotic, the eccentric owner of the Greater Wynnewood exotic animal park in Oklahoma.

Joe Exotic is a larger-than-life character who became infamous for his style and feuds with rival feline owners, including Doc Antle.

The documentary covers a range of topics, from animal cruelty and exploitation to murder-for-hire conspiracies. It explores the lives and backgrounds of these individuals, their businesses and the complex web of relationships and controversies that surround them.

Doc Antle — who found fame among the sea of characters on 'Tiger King' — has been arrested in South Carolina. https://t.co/JZ359r152D

— TMZ (@TMZ) June 3, 2022

The dubious practices of these pseudo-zoos owners certainly caught the attention of federal agents, leading to Doc Antle’s arrest in June 2022 by the FBI in the criminal case to which he had just pleaded guilty.

The judge in charge of the case will soon rule on the sentence to be imposed… to be continued!

As for Joe Exotic, he’s still in prison for conspiracy to commit murder…

Pop singer Shakira, who has been in the headlines for almost five years for a tax fraud case, has settled with the Spanish authorities despite facing a lengthy trial. Instead, she agreed to a first-day settlement involving a hefty fine and a suspended sentence, officially ending the threat of a prison sentence that had been hanging over her, TMZ notably reports.

Shakira Settles Tax Fraud Case with Spain, Pays Fine and Avoids Prison | Click to read more 👇 https://t.co/tQ1p8FGcd5

— TMZ (@TMZ) November 20, 2023

Shakira was accused of failing to pay around €15 million in taxes to the Spanish government between 2012 and 2014. Shakira agreed to the terms of the settlement reached on Monday, which includes a fine of nearly eight million dollars.

The star said that, although she has consistently denied the tax evasion allegations, she chose to put her family first, expressing the wish to spare her children the pain of seeing their mother entangled in a long legal battle.

Una loba como yo siempre escoge la familia / A she wolf will always choose her family pic.twitter.com/6pEVuIIQVK

— Shakira (@shakira) November 20, 2023

Shakira insists on her innocence, although she has pleaded guilty, claiming that the only reason for her actions was to follow ethical principles and be a good example to her children.

Her earlier statements emphasized her commitment to meeting her financial obligations. She has also accused the Spanish tax authorities of unfairly targeting celebrities like her, in order to drain their finances and disrupt their peace of mind.

Shakira is not out of the woods yet in Spain, as the Spanish authorities have launched a new case against her concerning 6.7 million euros in taxes allegedly evaded, this time in 2018. Stay tuned!

According to Page Six, the author of the book Breaking Twitter said in an interview that Elon Musk had been so humiliated by being booed on stage at Dave Chapelle’s show in San Francisco in December 2022, that he locked himself in his office for a long period, in a complete depression, which would have worried his employees.

Elon Musk ‘spiraled’ after being booed at comedy show, locked himself in office: author https://t.co/N6vOd5abuO pic.twitter.com/AYNOXJqtpr

— Page Six (@PageSix) November 9, 2023

The circumstances of the events leading up to this humiliation unfolded when Dave Chapelle invited Elon Musk on stage, but a large number of people present at the show started booing him violently!

The event reportedly made Musk realize that his reputation had been damaged by the Twitter purchase, and this realization completely demoralized him.

“It got to the point where he locked himself in his office, he was so upset that Twitter employees were considering having the San Francisco police do a health check, because they thought he was going to hurt himself,” explained Ben Mezrich, author of Breaking Twitter, when interviewed by CNBC.

Also according to Page Six, the author even asserts that Musk would be a totally different person than he was before the Twitter takeover in 2022, and that Twitter would have broken the billionaire:

“Twitter broke Elon Musk.”

Recall that the $43 billion purchase of Twitter, now named X, in 2022 was highly controversial as Musk has since regularly promoted several sources of misinformation and right-wing conspiracy theories there, which doesn’t sit well with the platform’s many users.

X, the platform formerly known as Twitter, is worth less than half of what Elon Musk paid for it a year ago.

Restricted stock units awarded to employees value the company at $19 billion, or $45 a share, according to a person familiar with the matter

— Bloomberg (@business) October 30, 2023

According to Bloomberg, X is now worth just 19 billion, one year after Musk bought the social network, which has lost a lot of advertising revenue due to its controversial policies.