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Even someone with a passing interest in entertainment probably remembers that wild night in 2007 when Britney Spears, sporting a freshly shaved head, attacked a paparazzis car with her umbrella while screaming f*** you!

There was no question at that time that the worlds biggest pop star had reached a breaking point. That incident and others led to her family members successfully putting Spears under a conservatorship led by her now estranged father, Jamie Spears. Few people questioned if it was necessary at the time because it so clearly was.

Fast forward 16 years and things are a little murkier. Following the momentum of the FreeBritney movement, led by fans who insisted Spears should be freed from her conservatorship, the 41-year-old pop singer is finally free to do as she wants again. But at what cost?

Now that they got what they wanted, fans are worried all over again as the Toxic singer continues to behave in bizarre and unpredictable ways. She hasnt brandished any umbrellas recently or shaved her head. Still, there are quite a few fans who wouldnt be too shocked if she did.

The new documentary TMZ Investigates: Britney Spears, The Price of Freedom delves into whats happened in the year since Spears was freed from the conservatorship. Some of the claims are based on rumors, but plenty can be supported with evidence posted on social media.

According to the TMZ series, Spears has been living in virtual isolation since having her conservatorship dissolved. They claim the singer spends her days reading fiction, suntanning, and driving around aimlessly.

Sometimes shell drive to a quiet dirt path, park and just kind of meditate, TMZ news director Brad Appleton said.

She hangs out at her pool because she loves to tan. She works out in her gym, and she dances wildly and a lot, TMZ producer Katie Hayes explained. This claim has plenty of evidence to back it up.

Followers know for certain that the Gimme More singer has been posting strange videos of herself on Instagram. Spears has become notorious for sharing clips of herself dancing, often while dressed in skimpy outfits. The pop star follows that up by deleting her social media accounts and reinstating them over and over again.

These provocative posts are one suspected reason that Spears allegedly hasnt seen her two teenage sons, Jayden and Sean Preston, in over a year. The boys were not present at her wedding to Sam Asghari in June 2022. They are supposedly embarrassed by their mothers posts and are living full time with Spears ex-husband Kevin Federline.

By the end of last summer, tensions between them had gotten so bad, the boys werent even responding to her texts, one source claimed in the documentary. And she was furious.

I dont think I would have wanted to worry about all of my friends and schoolmates accessing social media and seeing pictures of my mother half or full unclothed, a source alleged.

The Price of Freedom discusses several other rumors about Spears, including one about how those closest to the pop star were instructed to keep knives away from her. The documentary also alleges that Spears drinks copious amounts of caffeine, which keeps her awake for days at a time.

TMZ founder Harvey Levin said multiple sources discussed how Spears drinks coffee, Red Bull, Celsius and dandelion tea by the gallons, and that contributes to her manic episodes.

Spears previously refuted claims that she was addicted to caffeine.

My mind gets busy and sometimes that can be an easy target to mess with. Anyways, Im sticking to watermelon juice, which is the weirdest thing ever but I was told for years I cant have coffee and now that I can its my pride I cant even look at it !!! And green tea is my prized possession !!! You clever little turds she wrote in a lengthy Instagram post.

Sorry but I never stay up late with Red Bull !!! It is absolutely the worst drink ever, she went on. I dont like people in media bullying me and saying hateful things.

Sources in the documentary also put the spotlight on Spears marriage to Asghari. They allege that the relationship is in deep trouble and that the celebrity has become physical when fighting with him.

Hes a big guy and were told pretty passive, so he just takes it, so he does get angry, and screaming matches are not infrequent, managing editor Fabian Garcia said.

The documentary also claimed that Asghari doesnt sleep at the house very often.

Asghari, 29, said these rumors are all lies. I found it absolutely disgusting that people that were in her life at the time, when she didnt have a voice, they went and told her story like it was theirs. It was absolutely disgusting, Asghari said in a video he posted to Instagram stories.

Asghari went on: How are you gonna take the most influential person of our generation, the princess of pop, Americas sweetheart, and put her in prison where her father tells her what to do, what water to drink, who to see, and use her as a money-making machine?

Then, all the sudden, after 15 years when shes free, after all those gaslighting and after all those things that went down, how are you gonna put her under a microscope and tell her story? No. Thats also disgusting.

In February, Spears addressed the multitude of unauthorized documentaries being released about her.

With 4 documentaries released about me last year with people I adore speaking about my past !! she wrote in an Instagram post which praised Pamela Anderson. Unfortunately, the way my past was portrayed in those documentaries was extremely embarrassing !!! It felt semi-illegal !!!

So far Spears hasnt responded directly to the TMZ documentary or its validity. And though her fans are nervous, theyre still wildly supportive, which becomes immediately evident in the comments of anything she posts on Instagram. They may worry about Spears but theyre still clearly rooting for her.

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A Planet with a Death Wish: How HIP 67522 b Is Forcing Its Star to Explode

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A Planet with a Death Wish: How HIP 67522 b Is Forcing Its Star to Explode

Scientists have caught a planet with a death wish, which is an alien world, orbiting very near to its star, and so speedy that it is causing the star to go to its death with bursting explosions. HIP 67522 b is the planet, and it is of the same size as Jupiter with a seven-day orbit around its host star. These orbits are disturbing the magnetic field of the star and causing enormous blasting eruptions to blow back the planet and make it wrinkled. This is the first time that a planet is influencing the host star, as the astronomers reported in a study published on July 2, 2025, in the Journal Nature.

A Planet with a Death Wish: HIP 67522 b’s Fiery Orbit

As per the study by NASA, Ekaterina Ilin, the first author of the study and an astrophysicist at the Netherlands Institute for Radio Astronomy, said that the planet was observed to trigger the energetic flares. It has been predicted by the scientists that the waves are setting off explosions that are going to happen.

Magnetic Chaos: Planet Triggering Star’s Explosions

Stars are burning plasma, gigantic balls with charged particles or ions that move on their surface to form strong magnetic fields. Since the magnetic fields cannot cross each other, sometimes these field knots suddenly snap to launch flares of radiation known as solar flares, which are often accompanied by coronal mass ejections, also known as surface plasma.

As many planets have a magnetic field, scientists have long wondered whether the planets, having close orbits near their stars, might disturb these strong magnetic fields and trigger the explosions. For years, scientists have observed whether the planets can influence the magnetic behaviour of their host stars, especially the ones that are close to their orbits.

A New Era of Star-Planet Relationship Studies

A planet with a strong magnetic field orbits around a star which has a delicate magnetic field, then it might be bombarded with solar radiation. These interactions helps int he study of star and planet bond and further the evolution of atmospher and magnetic field.

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Vladimir Putin tells Donald Trump he will not back down from goals in Ukraine, Kremlin says

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Vladimir Putin tells Donald Trump he will not back down from goals in Ukraine, Kremlin says

Vladimir Putin told Donald Trump he “will not back down” from Russia’s goals in Ukraine during a phone call today, the Kremlin has said.

The Russian president spoke to his US counterpart for almost an hour, and Mr Trump “again raised the issue of an early end to military action” in Ukraine, Kremlin aide Yuri Ushakov told reporters.

In response, Mr Putin said “Russia will not back down” from its aims there, which include “the elimination of the well-known root causes that led to the current state of affairs,” Mr Ushakov said.

The phrase “root causes” is shorthand for Moscow’s argument that it was compelled to invade Ukraine in order to prevent the country from joining NATO.

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Ukraine and its European allies say this is a pretext to justify what they call an imperial-style war, but Mr Trump has previously shown sympathy with Russia.

At the same time, Mr Putin told the US president that Russia is ready to continue negotiating, the aide said.

The Russian president said any prospective peace deal must see Ukraine give up its NATO bid and recognise his country’s territorial gains.

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He also briefed Mr Trump on agreements made last month, which saw Russia and Ukraine exchange prisoners of war and dead soldiers.

Specific dates for the third round of peace talks in Istanbul were not discussed – nor was the US decision to halt some shipments of critical weapons to Ukraine.

Mr Putin and Mr Trump’s call came after the Pentagon confirmed some weapons due to be sent to Ukraine have been held as it reviews military stockpiles.

The paused shipments include air defence missiles and precision-guided artillery, two people familiar with the situation have said.

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The decision led to Ukraine calling in the acting US envoy to Kyiv on Wednesday to underline the importance of military aid from Washington.

Kyiv also cautioned that the move would weaken Ukraine’s ability to defend itself against intensifying Russian airstrikes and battlefield advances.

Mr Putin and Mr Trump’s phone call was the sixth they have publicly disclosed since the US president returned to the White House in January.

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Diogo Jota’s joyous final weeks make his death even more devastating to comprehend

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The joy that filled the final weeks of Diogo Jota’s life makes his death even more devastating to comprehend for his family and millions of fans worldwide.

The most illustrious title of his career was won in May, when he paraded through Liverpool with his teammates and the Premier League trophy.

More success came with Portugal as he won the Nations League for a second time alongside Cristiano Ronaldo in June.

And then came the bliss at marrying his childhood love Rute Cardoso, watched by their three children.

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Just yesterday Jota posted a video from the ceremony on social media alongside the message “a day we will never forget”.

The happiest of days was remembered before the tragedy that killed Jota and his brother Andre Felipe in northwest Spain.

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Brothers – whose careers both developed at their hometown club, Porto – so tragically dying together.

“Football has lost two great men,” Porto president Andre Villas-Boas said, as fans descended on the club’s stadium to mourn.

At Anfield, Liverpool fans are grieving the versatile forward who was so often in the shadow of Mohamed Salah, as he was under Ronaldo at Portugal.

But he knew how to sacrifice stardom to contribute to the squad.

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The last of his 65 Liverpool goals was the winner in the Merseyside derby against neighbours Everton in April – helping the club become the record 20-time champions of England.

A Premier League winners’ medal joining those from the FA Cup and League Cup, won by the 28-year-old after he joined the Reds in 2020.

It was Wolverhampton Wanderers who gave Jota a platform to shine in England after he joined from Atletico Madrid.

Promotion was gained to the Premier League in 2018, and they more than just avoided relegation, but secured back-to-back top-seven finishes.

Jota was a reason why.

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He was also why Wolves could embark on such a memorable European campaign, and scored two hat-tricks in the run-up to the Europa League quarter-finals in 2020.

“The memories he created will never be forgotten,” Wolves said.

For the football world, the loss of such a talent so young will be hard to comprehend.

And so many are reflecting on the fragility of life as football grieves from Liverpool to Portugal – and beyond.

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