7 outstanding stories of world showbiz in 2021
Britney Spears is released from conservatorship. Kanye West and Kim Kardashian - the "billion dollar" couple, divorce. Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck reunite after 17 years. What else is happening in showbiz in 2021?
Britney Spears out of conservatorship
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This year, international showbiz is most interested in the story of singer Britney Spears (Photo: New York Post). |
This year, international showbiz is most interested in the story of singer Britney Spears. In February this year, interest in Britney increased sharply after the documentary "Framing Britney Spears" was released, giving a true look at how the media in the 2000s created terrible pressure on Britney, causing her to fall into a serious crisis and then nearly 14 years of living under a guardianship headed by her biological father.
Interest in Britney grew when she appeared in a public court hearing in June to denounce the longstanding abuses she endured under her conservatorship. The information Britney revealed about the long-standing abuse she endured shocked the public.
Through drastic legal moves this year, Britney expressed her desire to remove the guardianship that the court has imposed on her life since 2008. After the shocking trial in June, Britney was given the right to decide for herself which lawyer she wanted to cooperate with in the next legal moves, from here, everything changed, Britney's father was quickly stripped of guardianship.
As of November 12, the court has officially removed the conservatorship. It is unclear whether Britney will continue to pursue the investigation into the conservatorship that her father, James Spears, has had over the years, but Britney's lawyer has confirmed that there have been violations, but whether or not to bring these violations to court will be up to Britney.
In September this year, the singer got engaged to her longtime boyfriend Sam Asghari, many sources said that Britney will soon get married, have more children and restart her singing career.
Kanye West and Kim Kardashian - the "billion dollar" couple divorce
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The richest and most powerful couple in American showbiz - rapper Kanye West and reality TV star Kim Kardashian announced their divorce this year (Photo: New York Post). |
The richest and most powerful couple in American showbiz - rapper Kanye West and reality TV star Kim Kardashian announced their divorce this year, and the divorce proceedings are still ongoing. After nearly 7 years of marriage, earlier this year, Kim filed for divorce in court, and the two agreed to share custody of their 4 children.
Immediately after announcing their breakup, Kanye was rumored to be dating model Irina Shayk when the two went to France together for Kanye's 44th birthday, but the story quickly cooled down when the relationship did not last any longer.
Recently, Kim has also made a new step in her love life when she started dating comedian Pete Davidson since October. However, at this time, Kanye has made statements showing that he still wants to be with Kim.
Also this year, the reality TV show "Keeping Up With the Kardashians" that helped make a name for the Kardashian - Jenner family's daughters has come to an end after 20 seasons and nearly 14 years on American television. The Kardashian - Jenner family will continue to make other reality shows, but with a new partner, in the next phase, cooperation with online platforms will be a priority for the Kardashian - Jenner family.
Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck reunite after 17 years
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Earlier this year, actor Ben Affleck was still dating actress Ana de Armas, while singer-actress Jennifer Lopez was preparing for a wedding with fiancé Alex Rodriguez. But just a few months later, things changed completely. Ben and Ana split in January. Jennifer and Alex split in April.
And just a few weeks later, Ben and Jennifer reunited after 17 years of separation and annulment. After 17 years of separation, both of them had gone through failed marriages, had children of their own, and were in middle age, they got back together when they were both in a phase of being single.
Currently, the possibility of the two getting married cannot be ruled out as Jennifer has confirmed that she still wants a fourth wedding in her life. The couple first officially appeared together on the red carpet at the Venice Film Festival (Italy) in September this year.
Fatal Gun Accident on Film Set
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The tragic incident occurred on the set of the movie "Rust", actor and film producer Alec Baldwin accidentally killed female director of photography Halyna Hutchins with a gun used in a scene, even though the gun was previously considered "safe" for the scene. The tragic incident occurred on a film set located in the state of New Mexico (USA) on October 21.
Although the gunsmith on set claimed that she only used fake bullets for the scenes, the investigation revealed that real bullets were present alongside the fake bullets used on set. The investigation is still ongoing and no final conclusions have been made by the authorities.
At present, it is not impossible that there will be characters prosecuted after this tragic incident. Why real bullets could appear on the set is the focus of the investigation at this time. According to initial investigation information, the trigger was not required in the scene, actor Alec Baldwin pulled the trigger... spontaneously.
Assistant director Dave Halls admitted that he did not double-check the gun before handing it to actor Alec Baldwin in the scene.
The gun handling expert on set - Ms. Hannah Gutierrez said that the gun was put in a safe, then the whole crew took a lunch break before returning to the set to film the scene, at this time the accident happened.
There were few people who had access to the safe. The dummy cartridges were not properly secured, and at the time of loading the gun, Hannah was certain she had loaded the gun with dummy cartridges.
Tragic concert leaves 10 people dead in stampede
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Rapper Travis Scott headlined the two-night Astroworld music festival in Houston, Texas, USA. The first night of the concert, which took place on November 5, was marred by tragedy. A serious stampede broke out as the crowd pushed further and further towards the front of the stage, leaving 10 people dead and more than 300 injured.
Immediately after the incident, hundreds of lawsuits were filed in court by concertgoers, accusing the concert organizers of endangering the health and safety of the audience. These lawsuits were all directed at rapper Travis Scott and other parties involved in the organization, with the estimated amount of damages reaching "billions of dollars".
Immediately after the tragic concert, rapper Travis Scott was heavily criticized for continuing to perform despite the fact that the concert had shown many signs of losing security control. Many people believed that the rapper's ignorance and continued performance caused the tragedy at the concert, when the chaos became more serious and was not promptly handled.
However, Travis Scott's side confirmed that the rapper was unaware of the chaos that occurred in the crowd as well as the severity of the situation at that time. Currently, the investigation is still ongoing and there is no official conclusion about this horrific incident.
Old posts dug up again
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2021 has not been an easy year for former model Chrissy Teigen (Photo: New York Post). |
2021 has not been an easy year for former model Chrissy Teigen. Nearly a decade ago, Teigen made malicious posts directed at reality TV star Courtney Stodden. In March of this year, Stodden unexpectedly brought it up, sharing posts and malicious messages that Teigen had made in 2011-2012.
At this time, a series of malicious posts that Teigen had made and directed at a number of other young female artists were also dug up. The image crisis was severe. By May, Teigen had to officially apologize for her behavior on social media from a decade ago.
At that time, Teigen lost many advertising contracts and collaboration offers due to her image crisis.
Rapper - MC Nick Cannon welcomed 4 children in one year
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In June this year, Nick Cannon welcomed his 7th child (Photo: New York Post). |
In June of this year, Nick Cannon welcomed his 7th child. Having multiple children with different women has made Nick Cannon a male artist who is constantly mentioned this year because in less than 12 months, the actor has welcomed 4 children (with 3 women).
Nick Cannon's two oldest children - twins Monroe and Moroccan (now 10 years old) - are the result of his marriage to ex-wife - singer Mariah Carey.
Nick Cannon then had son Golden (now 4 years old) and daughter Powerful Queen Cannon (now 11 months old) with Brittany Bell.
In June, on June 14, Cannon welcomed twins - Zion Mixolydian and Zillion Heir - into the world, the result of his relationship with DJ Abby De La Rosa.
Nine days later, on June 23, Nick Cannon welcomed his son Zen, the result of his relationship with model Alyssa Scott.
Nick Cannon's personal life story has attracted the attention of the media and public, he is constantly invited for interviews to share about his personal life.
Nick Cannon revealed that after welcoming four children in one year with three women, he himself felt the need for psychological support and sought professional help. The first thing the expert advised him was to stop... creating more children.
"The psychologist advised me to really live alone for a while, give myself a break to rebalance everything in my life. I definitely won't have any more children in the near future," said Nick Cannon.