New lawsuit against Alec Baldwin… Drake is facing a court order… Super Bowl commercials… Rihanna’s halftime show… and A Britney Spears intervention
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The parents and sister of the woman killed on the set of “Rust” have filed a lawsuit against Alec Baldwin and others involved with the production, including the armorer, the ammunition supplier, the first assistant director and prop master. Halyna Hutchins was the movie’s cinematographer and she was setting up a camera shot for an upcoming scene when the gun Alec was holding fired and she was struck. Alec still claims he never pulled the trigger. Regardless, Gloria Allred is representing the parents and sister — who all live in the Ukraine and were being supported financially by Halyna. Halyna’s widow already settled his lawsuit with “Rust” producers. Meantime, Alec and the armorer — Hannah Gutierrez-Reed — are scheduled to make their first court appearance by remote on Feb. 24.
The parents and sister of “Rust” cinematographer Halyna Hutchins have filed a new lawsuit against Alec Baldwin and others involved in the film. @ErinNBCNews reports on the latest. pic.twitter.com/eKWseZaqPv
— TODAY (@TODAYshow) February 10, 2023
Drake has been ordered to be deposed in the XXXTentacion murder trial. Three men are now on trial for the 2018 murder, but their defense attorney argued that authorities had tunnel vision and never considered other possible suspects, including Drake. He and X had an ongoing feud, and apparently during the back-and-forth Drake made a threat, which led X to post on social media, “If anyone tries to kill me it was @champagnepapi. I’m snitching right now.” While there were internet rumors and conspiracy theories about Drake’s involvement, prosecutors don’t believe he was. The defense attorney said he had Drake subpoenaed last month, but he never showed up in court. Now the judge has ordered Drake to appear for a deposition on Feb. 24 or he’ll have to show up in court for contempt.
Drake is facing a court order to either sit for a deposition or appear in court in connection with the ongoing XXXTentacion murder trialhttps://t.co/b0B8JCBy3c
— Rolling Stone (@RollingStone) February 9, 2023
Some of your favorite celebrities are appearing in Super Bowl commercials, many of which you can already watch on TV or online. Some of the highlights include “Top Gun: Maverick” star Miles Teller and his wife Keleigh dancing for Bud Light. Melissa McCarthy stars in a musical number for Booking.com. Jon Hamm and Brie Larson are in a spot for Hellman’s mayonnaise. Get it? Hamm and Brie? Ben Stiller brings back Zoolander for Pepsi while Alicia Silverstone channels “Clueless” Cher for Rakuten. Her “Clueless” costar Donald Faison stars with his best friend Zach Braff and John Travolta to sing a parody of “Summer Nights” from “Grease” for T-Mobile. When it comes to salty snacks, Meghan Trainor will push Pringles while Bryan Cranston and Aaron Paul pimp PopCorners. And Jack Harlow, Missy Elliott and Elton John teamed up for Doritos.
Here Are The #SuperBowl Commercials To Watch Out For https://t.co/hwdkWEmder pic.twitter.com/se0dDkWMxE
— Forbes (@Forbes) February 10, 2023
Rihanna said she was 3 months postpartum when she got the call about performing the Super Bowl Halftime Show. She said, “I was like, ‘You sure?’ Should I be making major decisions like this right now?” But Rihanna said being a mom made her feel like she could take on the world, and even though she hadn’t been on a stage in seven years, she said yes. After making the decision to go for it, Rihanna said the hardest part was figuring out how to “cram 17 years of work into 13 minutes,” and and ended up having to cut some songs she really wanted to do.
#Rihanna has 39 different set lists right now #SuperBowlLVII pic.twitter.com/T5lGJTW3tf
— HotNewHipHop (@HotNewHipHop) February 9, 2023
Sources told TMZ that Britney Spears’ inner circle was becoming more and more concerned about her mental health and substance abuse to the point one of their sources said, “I’m afraid she’s gonna die.” The sources an intervention was planned for this past Tuesday. Britney’s manager reportedly rented a house in the LA area and the plan was to take Britney there, where her husband, her manager, an interventionist and doctors were going to attempt to convince her to get help. Britney reportedly figured out something was up, so the intervention was off. But she reportedly did agree to meet with a doctor on Wednesday and it “went well.” Britney addressed the rumors on Instagram. She posted a graphic that said, “A state of gratitude will shift you to a higher frequency.” She captioned it, “It makes me sick to my stomach that it’s even legal for people to make up stories that I almost died…I mean at some point enough it enough !!! I’m probably going to have to stop posting on Instagram because even though I enjoy doing it, there’s obviously a lot of people who don’t wish me well!!!…I’m honestly not surprised at all … Again doing the best I can!!! Again, the conservatorship has been over for almost a year … No folks, it’s not 2007 … it’s 2023 and I’m making my first homemade lasagna at home!!! I finally got my fireplace to work in my living room!!! As my hubby says it best: don’t believe everything you read!!! All that love right back at ya!!!” Her husband Sam issued this statement to Access Hollywood’s Mario Lopez: “An intervention did not occur. My wife is in full control of her life and will continue to make all decisions involving her care regardless of circumstances. Speculation her health is inappropriate and should end immediately.”
Britney Spears has been struggling with her mental health and substance abuse, and both problems are now dire enough that people closest to her planned an intervention. https://t.co/ZLlr68JqZW
— TMZ (@TMZ) February 9, 2023
