Rich and Daily Wondery

Britney Spears has had a busy week. First, she reached a settlement with her father, agreeing to pay him a reported $2 million to cover his legal fees related to their conservatorship battle. Then she finalized her divorce from Sam Asghari. And to top it off, an ambulance was called to Hollywood's infamous Chateau Marmont early Thursday morning after a 911 call reported an injured woman, who turned out to be Britney. Rumors were flying that the “Stronger” singer got hurt while fighting with her on-again-off-again boyfriend, Paul Soliz. But Britney took to social media with her side of the story. And - true to form - her posts are leaving us with more questions than answers.

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In a new lawsuit he filed yesterday, Dan Schneider (the man behind shows like “Zoey 101” and “The Amanda Show”) is accusing the “Quiet on Set” production team of defaming him. The ID docuseries details alleged abuse and misconduct at Nickelodeon, with a lot of the show’s focus on Schneider. But while Schneider recently apologized for some of his past behavior, he’s now claiming that the doc and its trailer imply that he was sexually inappropriate with some of the child actors on his shows. Schneider wants a jury trial to clear his name, but we’ll have to see if this all plays out in public.

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Come on Aunt Babs, let's get you to bed. On Monday, living legend Barbra Streisand asked her friend (and former duet partner) Melissa McCarthy if she was using Ozempic. But the problem for Babs is that she asked the question in the comment section of one of the “Bridesmaids” star’s Instagram posts - for everyone to see. Oops! And people had a field day with it online. Now, both Melissa and Barbra are speaking up about the singing icon’s accidental flub. And from the looks of it, "funny girl" Melissa is not letting it “rain on her parade.”

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Britney Spears has finally closed the book on her conservatorship. Last Friday, the “Toxic” singer settled with her father, failed gym owner Jamie Spears, and agreed to pay him a rumored $2 million to help cover his legal fees from their conservatorship battle. That payout comes at a time where her friends are worried about how she’s handling her money. Sources tell Page Six and TMZ that Britney’s burning through her money at an alarming rate. And they’re worried that #FreedBritney might be on her way to becoming #BrokeBritney.

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Looks like Ellen DeGeneres is trying to stage a comeback...whether we like it or not. The comedian - once known for her “be kind” message - has been off the grid for the last couple of years after being accused by staff members of some pretty unkind behavior on her now-defunct talk show. But now Ellen is going back to her roots and performing stand-up again, even joking about being “kicked out of show business.” There’ve been mixed reactions to Ellen’s return to the stage. So will she be able to "dance" her way back into relevance, or will her comeback fall flat?

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At 41-years-old, Sophia Bush is finally ready to be herself. In a revealing new essay she penned for Glamour, the former “One Tree Hill” star is opening up about her dramatic past two years. She goes into detail about how her marriage to entrepreneur Grant Hughes came crashing down. And then she gets honest about a romantic twist nobody saw coming. After her divorce from Hughes, she found love again…with a woman - former pro soccer player, Ashlyn Harris. Sophia admits to not loving coming out in such a public way, but it looks like she’s never been happier.

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