Demi Lovato performed her title track “Dancing with the Devil” live for the first time last night at the drive-in premiere for her docuseries of the same name in LA. The song chronicles her relapse, near-fatal drug overdose, and subsequent recovery, with lines like “I told you I was OK, but I was ly…

Soon after Oprah’s cultural-reset interview with the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, Britney Spears’ fans began demanding that Oprah do a similar interview with Britney Spears. I honestly thought it was a good idea – Oprah is good at getting celebrities to open up, and we haven’t heard from Britney – in a sit-down, long-form interview – in many, many years. Now would be the moment for it for both Britney and Oprah. There were even some claims in recent weeks that Britney was all for it and that Oprah was down too. But here’s Us Weekly pouring cold water on all of it:

Not so fast. Britney Spears wants to speak out amid speculation about her life under her conservatorship but she’s not planning on doing a bombshell interview like Prince Harry and Meghan Markle did, sources close to the singer tell Us Weekly exclusively.

“The report about Britney considering a tell-all is greatly exaggerated and essentially giving false hope to the fans who tweeted calls for it after the Harry and Meghan interview,” an insider tells Us of the 39-year-old pop star. “Britney would like to tell her story and has always wanted to write a memoir, but the conservatorship makes that difficult and it’s not something on her immediate radar, anyway.”

A second source with knowledge of the situation says the Grammy winner wants to have her voice heard, but in another format.

“Britney hasn’t mentioned doing an interview. She wants to speak and could do so on social media with the assistance of [boyfriend Sam Asghari] on his platforms if it got to be this emergency situation for her,” the insider says, noting, “She doesn’t want to be filtered.”

Fans were excited when reports surfaced earlier this month that Spears was considering a sit-down interview. The Louisiana native has been stuck in a heated legal battle with her father, Jamie Spears, over her conservatorship, which she’s been under since 2008 after suffering a public breakdown amid her divorce from Kevin Federline, with whom she shares sons Preston, 15, and Jayden, 14. Her efforts to be freed from the restrictive terms of her conservatorship sparked the #FreeBritney movement in 2019, which gained traction following the release of the “Framing Britney Spears” episode of FX and Hulu’s The New York Times Presents series in February.

[From Us Weekly]

I get that Britney is probably tired of being filtered and she’s likely worried about probing follow-up questions from an interviewer if she did sit down with someone. Britney has more than earned the right to tell her own story in whatever way she chooses. But I do think someone like Oprah or Gayle King could really help her. I even think someone like Anderson Cooper might be a great interviewer for Britney. They would help create the chronology of events and what’s happened to her with her father and all of it. Whew.

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Alex Rodriguez flew back to the Dominican Republic to spend more time with Jennifer Lopez this past weekend. He spent the weekend before with J.Lo too, and she’s in the Dominican Republic to film her latest movie. From the sound of Jennifer’s publicist’s comments to People Magazine last week, it does seem like Jennifer is okay with “staying” with Alex for the time being. For the sake of their kids and their business deals. But it’s clear that Alex has f–ked up and that their relationship has been rocky for months now.

Alex Rodriguez flew back to the Dominican Republic — where his fiancée, Jennifer Lopez, is filming a new movie — to continue to work on the couple’s strained relationship, Page Six has learned.

“They’re doing what they said they’re going to do,” a source told us Monday. “You have to be together to do that.”

We hear that A-Rod has trips scheduled to the D.R. to visit J.Lo every 10 days or so — and this weekend’s visit was one of his planned trips.

“Clearly they’re putting the work in,” the source added.

Earlier this month, Page Six learned the pair had broken off their engagement after reports of Rodriguez’s inappropriate relationship with “Southern Charm” star Madison LeCroy circulated online. However, less than 24 hours later, the couple stayed up all night working through their issues and seemed to have a change of heart. Since the brief split, Rodriguez, 45, has flown twice to the Dominican Republic, where Lopez, 51, is filming “Shotgun Wedding” alongside her heartthrob co-star Lenny Kravitz.

The rekindled lovers have packed on the PDA during their stay in the Caribbean, often being photographed kissing while meeting with their two assistants. A source told us that aside from Rodriguez spending time with Lopez, the sports broadcaster is also “playing golf and chilling.”

A-Rod shared photos of him on the course with his nephew Nick Silva, and captioned the slideshow using the hashtag “blessed.” We’re told Lopez has been “shooting around the clock” in the meantime.

[From Page Six]

Some of you have suggested that despite the “reunited and it feels so good” PR, this is actually the death rattle of J-Rod’s relationship. Will they still be together one month after Jennifer wraps Shotgun Wedding? I have my doubts. I think they’re in a holding pattern at the moment because Jennifer doesn’t have time to figure out how to split up with him. Anyway, whenever the breakup does happen, I’m sure Jennifer won’t have to wear it. She’s teflon in that way. Alex will get the blame (as he should, honestly). Also: J.Lo and Lenny Kravitz?!?! OMG.

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There are a lot of people who watched Bridgerton on Netflix over the holidays and then started shipping the Duke and Duchess of Hastings aka Regé-Jean Page and Phoebe Dynevor in real life. This has not materialised, although I would love if you could let me know whether or not there are some Bridger…

Remember when the British media was obsessed with the idea that Prince Harry would “have to get a job” and there were all of those “jokes” about how he’s just a dumb prince who would have to work in fast food? Yeah. The salt was plentiful in those days. Then Harry and Meghan signed deals with Netflix and Spotify and suddenly the British media was freaked out about how much money they were making and how dreadful it all was. As it turns out, Harry is the clever brother, which pains them to no end. And now Harry has gotten yet another job: he will be the chief impact officer for BetterUp, a tech start-up focusing on coaching and mental health. Harry “is expected to have input into initiatives such as product strategy decisions and charitable contributions, and advocate publicly on topics related to mental health.” The position was confirmed by Harry and he made some brief comments to the Wall Street Journal, which broke the news (and the article is paywalled).

Prince Harry has reportedly taken on a new job as an executive of a Silicon Valley startup. The recently outspoken royal confirmed to the Wall Street Journal that he will become chief impact officer of BetterUp Inc., an online coaching and mental health firm.

“I intend to help create impact in people’s lives,” Harry, 36, told the paper about the job, which is expected to be officially announced Tuesday. “Proactive coaching provides endless possibilities for personal development, increased awareness, and an all-round better life.”

Harry said he has personally been using BetterUp’s app and a coach for a couple of months.

“I was matched with my coach who, quite frankly, is truly awesome and has always given me sound advice and a fresh perspective, which is so valuable,” he told the WSJ.

BetterUp CEO Alexi Robichaux refused to reveal details of Harry’s employment agreement nor how he was getting compensated, the WSJ said. But “it’s a meaningful and meaty role,” Robichaux told the paper of the the prince joining the company’s leadership team as an “officer of the corporation.”

“He’s synonymous with this approach of mental fitness and really investing in yourself,” Robichaux said. “It was not a hard internal sale.”

Harry is expected to have input into initiatives including product strategy decisions and charitable contributions, and advocate publicly on topics related to mental health. Harry is eventually expected to spend time in the company’s San Francisco headquarters, attend all-hands meetings and be a special guest at company events, Robichaux said.

[From Page Six]

Let’s be real: whatever BetterUp is paying Harry, it’s completely worth it. Just the fact that Harry is on the record saying that he uses the app and has a coach is worth millions in publicity. With Harry as part of the team, they’ll actually improve the product, give the product a huge amount of publicity, and they’re employing someone who actually gives a sh-t and wants to be a part of the team. It’s a wonder that no other company (along these lines) has realized Harry’s potential as this kind of brand-officer before now. Or maybe they have and Harry turned down those offers.

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As I have mentioned many times over the years, writing about DC Films and the Snyder Cut can be loaded, because it comes attached to a very toxic fandom. There were plenty of instances over the years where I passed on writing about some new wrinkle in the Snyder drama because I just didn’t have the …

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Oh look at that, Kris Jenner has something else to sell us. Phew, I was so afraid she’d be bored after the show ended. This time, Kris is pairing up with family friend and confidante, Chrissy Teigen. They’re launching a plant-powered cleaning line named Safely that’s so clean, you can wash your hands with it. However, to make sure they double their cash off us, they are also adding hand soap, lotion and sanitizers alongside their glass cleaners, counter scrubbers and other home polishing products. Each product, in addition to being safe and sanitizing, will feature natural aromatherapy scents.

Kris Jenner and Chrissy Teigen are going into business together!

The Keeping Up with the Kardashians star, 65, and the Cravings cookbook author, 35, are joining forces with Good American co-founder/CEO Emma Grede to release a line of plant-powered home cleaning and self-care products called Safely, PEOPLE can exclusively announce.

The collection will include products such as hand cream, hand soap, hand sanitizer, glass cleaner, a universal cleaner and more. Launching on Thursday, Safely is “dedicated to clean cleaning with natural aromatherapy scents,” the company shares in a press release. Prices have not yet been announced.

A hilarious video introducing the brand, above, shows Jenner and Teigen coming up with the eco– and family-friendly concept in a slap-happy brainstorming session.

Safely will be available for purchase at GetSafely.com starting March 25.

[From People]

Unfortunately, we can’t believe a word People says about the product if they’re claiming the promotional video with Chrissy and Kris is “hilarious.” CB warned me it was bad before I watched it and I still wasn’t prepared for exactly how stupid it was. The promo, which is posted below, is Chrissy pitching her product ideas to Kris. They’re all beyond ludicrous, which is funny, you see, because Kris went into the meeting “hoping Chrissy’s ideas aren’t really dumb.” Get it? Ouch, my sides. To combat the subtle humor of Chrissy’s vapidity, Kris repeatedly violently assaults her with a slapping tool she’s constructed with a fake hand and a long dowel. Chrissy finally tires of the smacking and shouts that she just wanted a place she, “could come and pitch (her) ideas safely.” Kris is inspired to create to afore mentioned cleaning line and to call it Safely, thus giving full credit to Chrissy, who declares herself a genius and that she’s “Alfred Einstein,” repeating the name Alfred Einstein on loop, as if somehow maybe we didn’t get the joke the first four times. Again, folks, this is to introduce plant-based cleaning and self-care products.

There are no previews of the products on GetSafely.com yet, just the chance to sign up for the wait list. I don’t hate the product idea, to be honest. I’m intrigued by aromatherapy scents in my cleaning products, if they actually clean. I tend to use such harsh chemicals, I need to switch to plant or natural products anyway. But what do Kris Jenner or Chrissy Teigen have to do with cleaning products? The self-care I get. Both have lathered themselves top to bottom but I don’t believe for a second that these ladies are scrubbing their stoves on a Saturday morning. Chrissy could’ve made a nice tie-in with her cooking. The promo might show her washing a dish that she then cooks one of her recipes in, with her voice over saying she only uses natural products because of who eats from these pots and pans. Cut to a shot of her kids taking forkfuls from the same dish, now with cooked recipe in it. But no, they chose idiocy and violence to promotes health and saving the earth. Brilliant.

No word on price points yet. I can promise you I won’t be able to afford it. I guess I’ll have to sneak into Target or wherever they’re selling it to give them a sniff. Here the promo video, in case you need to see it for yourself:

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As we discussed, Buckingham Palace is suddenly in the market for a “diversity tsar.” The Mail on Sunday claimed that BP, Kensington Palace and Clarence House are suddenly super-keen on looking like they’re not completely racist. Sure, they uphold white supremacy and their house of cards was built on colonialism, but they’ll make a point to hire some Black and brown folks. Not in any serious positions, of course. Not in any office positions, one would think. It honestly sounded like they would hire a (white) diversity tsar who would tell them “hire more people of color” and the Windsors would, in turn, hire some token POCs in lower positions. And all of this was clearly in reaction to the Duke and Duchess of Sussex’s provable claims of racism, correct? Incorrect!

Weeks after Meghan Markle spoke openly about the racism she said she experienced from within the royal family, the Queen is making plans to appoint a “diversity czar” as an effort to modernize the monarchy.

A source told Vanity Fair that plans to diversify the palace as a workplace have been in the works for some time, and long before Meghan’s comments to Oprah Winfrey. “This is an issue which has been taken very seriously across the Royal Households,” the sources said. ”We have the policies, the procedures and programmes in place but we haven’t seen the progress we would like and accept more needs to be done, we can always improve. Therefore we are not afraid to look at new ways of approaching it. The work to do this has been underway for some time now and comes with the full support of the family.”

[From Vanity Fair]

The talks about a diversity tsar “have been in the works for some time, and long before Meghan’s comments to Oprah Winfrey.” So… why wasn’t anything done about it BEFORE the interview? Was it because the Palace was so busy cosigning William’s unhinged scheme to paint Meghan as an “aggressive, angry” bully? That’s the “tell” if we were playing poker. The best case scenario was that the Windsors had a front-row seat to how Meghan was abused by the institution and the media (and much of it was racist) and they did nothing but make vague plans to consider hiring a diversity tsar at some point but never got around to it. The worst case scenario is that they’re a bunch of racist a–holes who actively racially abused the one woman of color in the family, bullied her out of the country and now, in a blatant bureaucratic ass-covering move, introduce the tsar plans.

Omid Scobie’s coverage of this story was interesting too:

Though a Buckingham Palace source explains that internal talks about creating the position began before the Sussexes sat down with Oprah Winfrey for their tell-all, it is the first time that the royal establishment has come close to admitting to a much-needed focus on understanding the importance of diversity and ensuring that the inner-workings of The Firm are representative of modern-day society.

A report in Britain’s Mail on Sunday suggested that the queen will be hiring a “diversity tsar,” however the senior palace aide tells BAZAAR that plans are still preliminary. “It is something that has to be considered, but it is too early for any firm plans to be announced,” the aide explains. “We are listening and learning to get this right.”

Over the months ahead, royal family members will no doubt be seen putting focus on representation in their own public endeavors, and sources say that the palace itself will also seek out independent views to help “assess and improve” the institution’s approach to the matter. “We take a broad view on diversity,” says the source. “This includes LGBTQI+ and disability representation.”

There is no word on whether members of the family themselves will receive any awareness training.

[From Harper’s Bazaar]

Once again, the palace aides can’t even get their stories straight. If the diversity tsar was something being discussed for a long time (before the Oprah interview) why are the plans so “preliminary” and why are they “listening and learning to get this right.” It’s bureaucratic double-speak – they want credit for acknowledging (in their half-assed way) that they know they have racism issues but they’re not actually doing anything about it except announce their keenness to make plans to eventually hire a diversity tsar at some point, maybe. And Scobie is shady as hell for suggesting that perhaps people within the family need awareness training. He’s right though.

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Let’s rewind to June 2020. The conversation around racial injustice and systemic oppression is at an all-time high. Celebrities are posting black squares and messages in support of Black Lives Matter, and artists like Justin Bieber are getting called out for being so vocal about racial injustices wh…

As we discussed, Kylie Jenner got a lot of crap on social media and in the comment section of this blog. One of Kylie’s makeup artists/friends (Samuel Rauda) was in some kind of bad vehicular accident and he has a bad head injury. Kylie donated $5000 to his GoFundMe page, which was set up by his family, and she encouraged her millions of followers to check out the page and donate if they could. The reason why Kylie was getting slammed all over the place was because the GoFundMe fundraiser was for $120,000 and Kylie only donated $5K, despite being a near-billionaire. Well, Kylie heard y’all and she wanted to clarify some sh-t: when she donated the $5K, the goal set by the GoFundMe was allegedly $10,000. Hm.

Mega-wealthy reality star Kylie Jenner came under fire for encouraging fans to help fund a celebrity makeup artist’s medical bills — but a source told Page Six she did so believing she had covered the remainder of the costs herself. By the time Jenner had become aware of Samuel Rauda’s request for financial help on GoFundMe, $6,000 of the original $10,000 goal had already been raised, the source said.

The “Keeping Up With the Kardashians” star then donated $5,000 of her own money to put the total over the desired amount, the source said. Jenner then posted about Rauda — who “underwent major surgery” on March 14 — on social media in an effort to raise “awareness” since Rauda is a close friend of her current makeup artist Ariel Tejada, the insider said.

She wrote on her Instagram Stories alongside a picture of Rauda, “May God watch over you and protect you @makeupbysamuel everyone take a moment to say a prayer for Sam who got into an accident this past weekend. And swipe up to visit his families go fund me.”

We’re told it was at this point — because Jenner had “brought a lot of attention to” the GoFundMe — that the campaign’s goal was increased above its original $10,000 request, making Jenner’s $5,000 donation appear small in comparison.

[From Page Six]

I know we’re talking about Kardashian-Jenners here and all of that, but… I kind of believe this version? I don’t think Kylie would be so clueless to post Rauda’s GoFundMe page, having only donated $5K, if there was (at the time) still tens of thousands of dollars left to fulfill the goal. I believe the original goal was probably $10K and the Rauda family raised the goal AFTER Kylie posted the info. I wonder if Kylie will donate again? Hm.

Kylie posted her side of the story on her IG:

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