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Time of India
07-08-2025
- Entertainment
- Time of India
Brad Pitt's mother Jane Pitt passes away at 84: Fans recall time she was rooting for son's reunion with ex-wife Jennifer Aniston
Hollywood star , is mourning the loss of his mother, Jane Etta Pitt, who passed away at the age of 84. Soon after news broke about Jane's sudden demise, tributes poured in from fans, celebrating her legacy as a devoted mother, grandmother, and retired school counsellor. One resurfaced detail that struck an emotional chord with fans, was her deep hope that her son would one day reunite with his ex-wife, . Tired of too many ads? go ad free now Jane, was known for her fondness for Jennifer, even years after her son parted ways with the actress in 2005. According to multiple reports, Jane had always maintained a warm relationship with Aniston, who reportedly kept in touch with her on birthdays and other special occasions. Reports doing the rounds quoted family sources saying that Jane was 'rooting' for the couple to find their way back to each other. After Brand and Jennifer's epic reunion at the SAG awards, family insider revealed to Star magazine that Jane 'always had a special place in her heart for Jen.' The source added, 'Even after the divorce, they remained close. She never liked the way things ended between them and was thrilled when Brad and Jen reconnected.' The buzz around a potential reunion reached an all-time high after the former golden couple's affectionate exchange backstage that fans and mommy Pitt also adored. 'She was rooting for them to get married again,' said a family source quoted by National Enquirer. 'She loved Jen and hated Angie ( ).' Brad's niece, Sydney Pitt, paid a touching tribute to Jane on social media, calling her 'the heart of the family' and remembering her for her immense love and grace. 'She could keep up with all 14 of us grandkids without missing a beat,' Sydney wrote. 'Everyone who met her felt her love.' The cause of her death has not been disclosed.
Yahoo
01-08-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Jennifer Lopez's Friends Want Her To Dial Down On-Stage Antics, Claims ‘Source'
has been raising eyebrows with her on-stage antics, and a new report suggests her close ones want her to tone down her behavior. The singer-songwriter has been making the headlines for her sensual choreography amid her Up All Night: Live in 2025 concert tour. Lopez's latest sexy era comes after her divorce from her ex-husband, Ben Affleck. According to new claims, while the pop star is putting on a raunchy on-stage display, her inner circle is 'worried' that the antics are making her look 'desperate.' Jennifer Lopez's friends feel she should draw a line, according to a 'source' A new report suggests Jennifer Lopez's friends and family may be in disagreement with her recent on-stage behavior. Starmagazine exclusively learned from an insider that the 56-year-old singer-actor is 'determined to be this sex symbol.' They continued that Lopez's friends 'understand she has her sexy image to uphold.' However, the insider added, 'There are boundaries.' Recently, Lopez boasted her preferences in the bedroom while performing at the Lucca Summer Festival in Italy, reported The Sun. She told the crowd, 'Sometimes I get in different moods at night.' Lopez continued to detail when she felt 'naughty' and other times when she was 'feeling a little romantic.' Before this, the 'On The Floor' hitmaker made jaws drop with a raunchy performance on an island in Spain. A video from the concert showed Lopez displaying a series of sexually suggestive moves with her male dancers. The tour comes after the pop star's divorce from Ben Affleck was finalized earlier this year. The Star magazine insider alleged that 'there's no doubt' Lopez is saying those things to 'take another swipe at' her ex-husband. They continued that the way the 'Shotgun Wedding' star is 'acting and talking is way over the top for everyone around her.' Meanwhile, the antics have reportedly also not sat right with her close circle. The insider claimed that 'people are telling her to take it down a notch.' The source continued that they are 'worried' Lopez is 'making herself look desperate and embarrassing her family in the process.' It is worth highlighting that the claims came from a reported insider. Lopez or her close ones have not commented on her concert performances. Originally reported by Shriya Swami on Reality Tea. The post Jennifer Lopez's Friends Want Her To Dial Down On-Stage Antics, Claims 'Source' appeared first on Mandatory. Solve the daily Crossword
Yahoo
16-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Hailey Bieber Wants Justin Bieber to Not Be ‘Another Responsibility,' Says ‘Source' Amid Rumors
Hailey Bieber reportedly wishes to see Justin Bieber as a supportive husband and not as 'another responsibility,' amid all the ongoing rumors about trouble in their married life. The high-profile celebrity couple has been the target of several online speculations this year. The 'Yummy' singer's alleged controversial activities on social media platforms have only sparked more rumors about the two. As reported by Star magazine, the beauty mogul, who recently sold her beauty brand, Rhode, to e.l.f. Beauty in a billion-dollar deal wants her husband to have her back. Hailey Bieber allegedly needs her husband, Justin Bieber, to be more supportive after her billion-dollar Rhode brand deal with e.l.f. Beauty. Per Star magazine, a 'source' told them that 'She's always the one supporting him emotionally.' The person continued, 'Now she needs his support.' The 'insider' then went on to talk about the businesswoman's goal for her brand. They said, 'She's committed to growing her brand.' The 'source' further said to the news outlet that Hailey Bieber 'needs Justin to be her partner.' The person then added, 'Not another responsibility.' The 'insider' emphasized that especially after welcoming her son, Jack Blues Bieber, with her husband, Justin Bieber, she 'simply doesn't have the bandwidth to deal.' However, amid all the online rumors and the business deal, Hailey Bieber kept herself busy with the promotional work for her brand, Rhode. On June 9, the beauty mogul took to Instagram to post a carousel of photos featuring herself modelling some Rhode products. In the caption of the post, she proudly wrote, 'new @rhode' tagging the brand's official Instagram account. In the stills, fans could see the entrepreneur wearing a black lingerie-style tank top and black lingerie bottom. Soft evening glam makeup and open hair finished off her look in the photographs. The post Hailey Bieber Wants Justin Bieber to Not Be 'Another Responsibility,' Says 'Source' Amid Rumors appeared first on Reality Tea.
Yahoo
10-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
'Waiting for Britney Spears': 5 shocking (allegedly true) stories from a former tabloid writer
In his new book, "Waiting for Britney Spears: A True Story, Allegedly" — a mix of fact and fiction — music writer and L.A. native Jeff Weiss brings us back to the last gasp of the celebrity gossip-mongering machine of the early aughts. It was the prelapsarian age of the dumb phone, when we weren't all taking photos of everything all the time and paparazzi were commanding six figures for shots of Angelina Jolie's baby bump. Fresh out of college and dreaming of Pulitzer glory, Weiss instead takes a job with Star magazine — called Nova in the book — to pay his rent and winds up being present during ugly episodes of the celebrity stalking era: Britney Spears' meteoric rise and career lows in the early 2000s, a few years before her personal and business affairs were placed under a court-ordered conservatorship controlled by her father, Jamie. Weiss bears witness to this particularly gruesome episode with clenched teeth, filing dispatches for rent money alongside photographer Mel Bouzad (referred to as Oliver Bournemouth in the book), who acts as his Virgil, smoothing the writer's way through Hollywood's red velvet ropes. Weiss in short order is engulfed by Spears' world until it becomes his organizing principle. The writer becomes an unrepentant co-conspirator in the plot to knock down Spears, one breaking news item at a time. "We wanted more and more, until she had no energy left to resist and no place left to hide," writes Weiss. Here are some of the most shocking stories from the book. Read more: Britney Spears' highs and lows — a timeline from 'The Mickey Mouse Club' to her tell-all memoir As a cub reporter in 2004, Weiss gets a hot tip about Spears' wedding to Kevin Federline at the Studio City home of a Spears confidant. Accompanied by Bouzad, Weiss scouts a neighboring house and pays off its owner in order to witness the nuptials next door. 'An hour before the ceremony, the bridegroom swaggers in in his white undershirt,' Weiss writes. 'The groomsmen look like lost members of 98 Degrees, wearing squiggly goatees and gummy-worm braids.' After the reception, where Federline 'removes [Britney's] garter belt with his teeth,' the wedding party packs into black SUVs wearing monogrammed Juicy Couture sweatsuits: 'Britney's announces Mrs. Federline. His just reads, Hers.' Weiss' Britney beat is temporarily placed on hold so he can dig up information on Ben Affleck's budding relationship with actor Jennifer Garner. In search of the duo, Weiss drives to Affleck's Brentwood house. He's in luck: Affleck materializes and hops into his car, prompting Weiss to tail him. 'My wobbling, elephantine car is no match for his agile V12 Mercedes, but I somehow keep up,' he writes. But Affleck is onto Weiss and swerves across lanes of traffic along the 101 en route to the San Fernando Valley. Weiss is nearly side-swiped by a Range Rover, 'and suddenly, it's over. [Affleck's] car heads into the parking lot of Bob's Big Boy.' When the visibly shaken driver emerges from the Mercedes, it turns out to be Affleck's brother, Casey. On assignment for People magazine in 2005, Weiss attempts to sneak onto Brad Pitt's beachfront compound in Santa Barbara, hoping to grab some tasty morsels about the megastar's new relationship with Jolie. He has been tasked, alongside a two-paparazzi team, with monitoring Jolie's son's fourth birthday party. 'I'm on the verge of breaking open one of the decade's biggest stories,' he writes. 'For the last six months, you haven't been able to buy a Snickers at the supermarket without missing the all-caps headlines' about the love triangle between Pitt, Jolie and Jennifer Aniston. No sooner does Weiss climb a bluff and whip out his binoculars than he is surrounded by 'four goons' with Glocks tucked into their shorts. He is harassed and finally released, but not before Pitt appears. 'He shakes his head slowly, confidently, letting me know that I've lost.' The next day, Weiss himself becomes a tabloid story: In the U.K., the Daily Mail headline reads, "People Paparazzo Popped Trying to Snake Pitt." Weiss has his first 15 seconds of infamy. Read more: Britney Spears' 13-year conservatorship is done. Here's how we got here In 2007, Weiss and Bouzad chase Spears — recently divorced from Federline — to a nondescript hair salon in Tarzana. 'Shielded by her security, Britney scurries in like a frightened deer,' Weiss writes. From an open window, Weiss hears Spears tell the hairdresser, 'I want you to buzz my hair off.' When she refuses, Spears grabs the trimmer and clicks it on: 'The extensions are hacked into lifeless scraps … the stray hairs curl on the floor like writhing snakes.' Hours later, Spears' hair is auctioned on eBay. 'The bidding reaches $1 million before the online auction house removes the listing. The authenticity of the hair cannot be verified.' In her own memoir, 'The Woman in Me,' Spears explained the reason for the bold act. 'Shaving my head and acting out were my ways of pushing back,' Spears wrote. That same year, Spears attempts a musical comeback with a new album and series of one-off performances. Weiss nabs an exclusive interview with the pop star at a rented mansion in the Hollywood Hills. It doesn't go as planned. A disoriented and agitated Spears shows up late, rejects the pre-selected wardrobe choices for the photo shoot and locks herself in the bathroom. Finally, Weiss' moment arrives. Over lunch, 'Britney shrugs and summons me like she has something to confess.' Weiss is about to get his first face-to-face with Spears, but it's a false alarm: She thinks Weiss is a production assistant. 'She hands me her empty plate filled with bones and fat to throw away.' Get the latest book news, events and more in your inbox every Saturday. This story originally appeared in Los Angeles Times.
Yahoo
09-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
'Waiting for Britney Spears': 5 shocking (allegedly true) stories from a former tabloid writer
In his new book, "Waiting for Britney Spears: A True Story, Allegedly" — a mix of fact and fiction — music writer and L.A. native Jeff Weiss brings us back to the last gasp of the celebrity gossip-mongering machine of the early aughts. It was the prelapsarian age of the dumb phone, when we weren't all taking photos of everything all the time and paparazzi were commanding six figures for shots of Angelina Jolie's baby bump. Fresh out of college and dreaming of Pulitzer glory, Weiss instead takes a job with Star magazine — called Nova in the book — to pay his rent and winds up being present during ugly episodes of the celebrity stalking era: Britney Spears' meteoric rise and career lows in the early 2000s, a few years before her personal and business affairs were placed under a court-ordered conservatorship controlled by her father, Jamie. Weiss bears witness to this particularly gruesome episode with clenched teeth, filing dispatches for rent money alongside photographer Mel Bouzad (referred to as Oliver Bournemouth in the book), who acts as his Virgil, smoothing the writer's way through Hollywood's red velvet ropes. Weiss in short order is engulfed by Spears' world until it becomes his organizing principle. The writer becomes an unrepentant co-conspirator in the plot to knock down Spears, one breaking news item at a time. "We wanted more and more, until she had no energy left to resist and no place left to hide," writes Weiss. Here are some of the most shocking stories from the book. Read more: Britney Spears' highs and lows — a timeline from 'The Mickey Mouse Club' to her tell-all memoir As a cub reporter in 2004, Weiss gets a hot tip about Spears' wedding to Kevin Federline at the Studio City home of a Spears confidant. Accompanied by Bouzad, Weiss scouts a neighboring house and pays off its owner in order to witness the nuptials next door. 'An hour before the ceremony, the bridegroom swaggers in in his white undershirt,' Weiss writes. 'The groomsmen look like lost members of 98 Degrees, wearing squiggly goatees and gummy-worm braids.' After the reception, where Federline 'removes [Britney's] garter belt with his teeth,' the wedding party packs into black SUVs wearing monogrammed Juicy Couture sweatsuits: 'Britney's announces Mrs. Federline. His just reads, Hers.' Weiss' Britney beat is temporarily placed on hold so he can dig up information on Ben Affleck's budding relationship with actor Jennifer Garner. In search of the duo, Weiss drives to Affleck's Brentwood house. He's in luck: Affleck materializes and hops into his car, prompting Weiss to tail him. 'My wobbling, elephantine car is no match for his agile V12 Mercedes, but I somehow keep up,' he writes. But Affleck is onto Weiss and swerves across lanes of traffic along the 101 en route to the San Fernando Valley. Weiss is nearly side-swiped by a Range Rover, 'and suddenly, it's over. [Affleck's] car heads into the parking lot of Bob's Big Boy.' When the visibly shaken driver emerges from the Mercedes, it turns out to be Affleck's brother, Casey. On assignment for People magazine in 2005, Weiss attempts to sneak onto Brad Pitt's beachfront compound in Santa Barbara, hoping to grab some tasty morsels about the megastar's new relationship with Jolie. He has been tasked, alongside a two-paparazzi team, with monitoring Jolie's son's fourth birthday party. 'I'm on the verge of breaking open one of the decade's biggest stories,' he writes. 'For the last six months, you haven't been able to buy a Snickers at the supermarket without missing the all-caps headlines' about the love triangle between Pitt, Jolie and Jennifer Aniston. No sooner does Weiss climb a bluff and whip out his binoculars than he is surrounded by 'four goons' with Glocks tucked into their shorts. He is harassed and finally released, but not before Pitt appears. 'He shakes his head slowly, confidently, letting me know that I've lost.' The next day, Weiss himself becomes a tabloid story: In the U.K., the Daily Mail headline reads, "People Paparazzo Popped Trying to Snake Pitt." Weiss has his first 15 seconds of infamy. Read more: Britney Spears' 13-year conservatorship is done. Here's how we got here In 2007, Weiss and Bouzad chase Spears — recently divorced from Federline — to a nondescript hair salon in Tarzana. 'Shielded by her security, Britney scurries in like a frightened deer,' Weiss writes. From an open window, Weiss hears Spears tell the hairdresser, 'I want you to buzz my hair off.' When she refuses, Spears grabs the trimmer and clicks it on: 'The extensions are hacked into lifeless scraps … the stray hairs curl on the floor like writhing snakes.' Hours later, Spears' hair is auctioned on eBay. 'The bidding reaches $1 million before the online auction house removes the listing. The authenticity of the hair cannot be verified.' In her own memoir, 'The Woman in Me,' Spears explained the reason for the bold act. 'Shaving my head and acting out were my ways of pushing back,' Spears wrote. That same year, Spears attempts a musical comeback with a new album and series of one-off performances. Weiss nabs an exclusive interview with the pop star at a rented mansion in the Hollywood Hills. It doesn't go as planned. A disoriented and agitated Spears shows up late, rejects the pre-selected wardrobe choices for the photo shoot and locks herself in the bathroom. Finally, Weiss' moment arrives. Over lunch, 'Britney shrugs and summons me like she has something to confess.' Weiss is about to get his first face-to-face with Spears, but it's a false alarm: She thinks Weiss is a production assistant. 'She hands me her empty plate filled with bones and fat to throw away.' Get the latest book news, events and more in your inbox every Saturday. This story originally appeared in Los Angeles Times.
