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2:45 AM ET, July 4, 2021

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New Yorker:
Britney Spears's Conservatorship Nightmare  —  How the pop star's father and a team of lawyers seized control of her life—and have held on to it for thirteen years.  —  On June 22nd, Britney Spears's management team started getting nervous.  Spears, who is thirty-nine …
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TMZ.com:
Britney Spears' Claims She Was Forced to Tour Disputed by Conservatorship  —  BRITNEY SPEARS Claims She Was Forced To Do European Tour ... DISPUTED BY CONSERVATORSHIP  —  EXCLUSIVE  — 2.6K … Britney Spears made a compelling case that the conservators have abused her and upended her life …
Nicholas Rice / People.com:
Britney Spears' Mom Lynne Says She Has ‘Mixed Feelings’ About Daughter's Conservatorship  —  “It's a lot of pain, a lot of worry,” Lynne Spears told Ronan Farrow and Jia Tolentino for a recently published The New Yorker piece  —  Lynne Spears is speaking out about daughter Britney amid her conservatorship woes.
Alex Heigl / Page Six:
Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez snapped with kids at Universal's ‘Simpsons’ park  —  Makes sense they're not “South Park” fans.  —  Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez spent a day with their children — and their bodyguards — at Universal Studios Hollywood Friday, where they were snapped strolling …
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TMZ.com:
J Lo & Ben Affleck Hit Up Universal Studios Hollywood  —  BEN AND JEN UNIVERSAL APPEAL AT THEME PARK  —  FUN WITH THE FAM  —  Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck let it ride Friday ... taking in all the cool stuff at Universal Studios.  —  The freshly re-minted couple were joined by 2 young girls …
Discussion: justjared.com
The Duggar Family:
Duggar Family Statement on “Counting On”  —  Family response to TLC's announcement to no longer film “Counting On”  —  It is hard to believe that more than 17 years have passed since we were first contacted by a production company wanting to do a one-hour documentary about the logistics of raising 14 children.
Discussion: E! Online and Us Weekly
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Natalie Stone / People.com:
Jim Bob and Michelle Duggar Speak Out After TLC Cancels Counting On: ‘Difficult and Painful Moments’
Discussion: Just Jared
Just Jared:
Phoebe Dynevor & Pete Davidson Flaunt Cute PDA at Wimbledon - First Official Public Appearance!  —  Phoebe Dynevor and Pete Davidson have made their first official appearance at a public event!  —  The 26-year-old Bridgerton actress and the 27-year-old Saturday Night Live actor were seen flaunting …
Discussion: Bustle, Us Weekly and POPSUGAR
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Corinne Heller / E! Online:
Pete Davidson and Phoebe Dynevor Show Sweet PDA at Wimbledon, Their First Public Event
Discussion: Cosmopolitan and Perez Hilton
Daily Mail:
PICTURE EXCLUSIVE: SPOTTED!  Unlikely couple Renée Zellweger, 52, and Ant Anstead, 42, enjoy a relaxing morning at the TV host's Laguna Beach property amid romance rumors  — The rumored couple were seen on the balcony of Ant's new oceanfront home in Laguna Beach on Friday
Discussion: People.com and Just Jared
Hannah Hope / The Sun:
SHERIDAN'S HEARTACHE Sheridan Smith splits from fiancé Jamie Horn after three years together  —  SHERIDAN Smith has “with great sadness” separated from fiancé Jamie Horn after three years together.  —  It comes after the Bafta-winning star, 40, welcomed the birth of their first son Billy in May last year.
Discussion: Daily Star
Laura Armstrong / The Sun:
COWELL RAIDER ALERT Shaken Simon Cowell calls police after ‘suspicious character’ seen loitering at £10million mansion  —  SHAKEN Simon Cowell called the police after “a suspicious character” seen loitering at his £10million mansion sparked another major security alert.
Discussion: Mirror.co.uk
Yana Grebenyuk / Us Weekly:
Kelly Clarkson Requests That Judge Declare Her Legally Single Amid Divorce From Brandon Blackstock … Making progress.  Kelly Clarkson requested to be declared single one year after originally filing for divorce from Brandon Blackstock.  —  Kelly Clarkson and Brandon Blackstock: The Way They Were
Discussion: Page Six
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Jada Jones / Daily Star:
Jennifer Aniston lookalike goes viral on TikTok - and fans can't spot the difference  —  TikTok user Lisa Tranel looks so much like Friends star Jennifer Aniston that her viral video had fans convinced the Hollywood A-lister had downloaded the social media platform
Discussion: Page Six
Sarah Packer / Daily Mail:
EXCLUSIVE: Love Island's Maura Higgins supported boyfriend Giovanni Pernice in Blackpool at the opening night of his and Anton Du Beke's new dance show - before staying with the Strictly hunk at a hotel  —  Maura Higgins supported boyfriend Giovanni Pernice in Blackpool at the opening night of his new show …
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eMarketer: Google's share of the US search ad market is expected to drop below 50% in 2025 for the first time in 10+ years, as Amazon, TikTok, and others rise

Matthew Jordan / The Conversation:
As Congress tries to force carmakers to install AM radios as a matter of public interest, it should push licensed stations to abide by public interest standards

Trip Gabriel / New York Times:
Former NYT investigative reporter David Burnham, whose work uncovering corruption in the NYPD during the 1970s inspired the movie Serpico, dies at the age of 91

 
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