The Hollywood Buzz: A Pop Culture, Celebrity Gossip & Entertainment News Podcast

On the third episode of The Hollywood Buzz, Sarah Gage discusses the hottest stories in entertainment this week, including: 0:28: Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck cover People this week. They're "madly in love" ... or is this all just a publicity stunt? 5:27: CNN will launch its own streaming service, CNN Plus, in early 2022, with eight to 12 hours of live programming a day. There's no word on the price, and it won't be bundled with sister streamer HBO Max ... at least not at first. Does the world really need another streaming service? 9:07: Prince Harry is writing his memoir with ghostwriter J.R. Moehringer, who also helped write Andre Agassi's memoir. Page Six claims Harry does not intend the memoir to be a "f--- you" to the royal family. Links * Source: Jennifer Lopez, Ben Affleck 'madly in love,' plan future [https://people.com/movies/jennifer-lopez-ben-affleck-madly-in-love-planning-for-future-together-exclusive/] * The Bennifer rollout and ... the source? [https://www.laineygossip.com/jennifer-lopezs-longtime-manager-benny-medinas-name-curiously-shows-up-in-tmzs-article-about-emails-between-jlo-and-ben-affleck/68611] * Ben Affleck has been dating nanny Christine Ouzounian [https://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-news/news/ben-affleck-has-been-dating-nanny-christine-ouzounian-2015297/] * Ben Affleck, Lindsay Shookus having affair for three years [https://www.celebitchy.com/541849/us_ben_affleck_and_lindsay_shookus_were_having_an_affair_for_3_years/] * The complete 19-year timeline of the Bennifer saga [https://www.vulture.com/article/ben-affleck-jennifer-lopez-relationship-timeline.html] * Inside CNN Plus: A first look at the new streaming service [https://variety.com/2021/digital/news/inside-cnn-plus-a-first-look-at-the-new-streaming-service-exclusive-1235022517/] * Prince Harry writing explosive memoir [https://pagesix.com/2021/07/19/prince-harry-writing-an-explosive-memoir-about-royal-family-life/?utm_medium=SocialFlow&utm_source=P6Twitter&utm_campaign=SocialFlow] * Prince Harry tell-all not meant to be a 'f--- you' to royal family [https://pagesix.com/2021/07/20/prince-harry-tell-all-not-meant-to-be-a-f-k-you-to-royal-family/]

In a solo episode, Sarah discusses the following topics: 0:45 There was another hearing about Britney Spears' conservatorship case this week. She's hired a new lawyer (a former federal prosecutor!), detailed more ways she's been controlled by the conservatorship, has asked her father to resign from the conservatorship and said she plans to press charges against her father for conservatorship abuse. 6:32 The Emmy nominations were announced this week, with HBO/HBO Max leading the way with 130 combined nominations. Some of the nominees and surprises are discussed, as well as the Emmys' plans for having a partially in-person ceremony in September. 10:03 The Olympics begin in one week, despite Japan declaring a state of emergency due to low vaccination numbers. Is it unethical for the Games to go on during a pandemic? Links: * Britney Spears allowed to hire her own lawyer [https://variety.com/2021/music/news/britney-spears-new-lawyer-conservatorship-hearing-court-1235019271/] * Emmys 2021: Complete nominations list [https://variety.com/2021/tv/news/2021-emmy-nominations-list-1235016194/] * Emmy nominations: 6 key takeaways [https://variety.com/2021/tv/awards/2021-emmy-nominations-takeaways-hamilton-crown-adaptations-1235019401/] * Olympics president sparks outrage in Tokyo by referring to Japanese people as 'Chinese' [https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/thomas-bach-gaffe-japanese-chinese-1234981734/] * NBCUniversal wrestles with pandemic's effect on broadcasting Tokyo Olympics [https://variety.com/2021/tv/news/nbcuniversal-2020-tokyo-olympics-1235020194/] * The interests at stake if Olympics are cancelled [https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2021/jun/10/claims-could-run-into-billions-the-interests-at-stake-if-olympics-in-japan-were-cancelled] * TV ratings for many sports are down [https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/22/sports/tv-ratings-sports.html]

Welcome to the very first episode of The Hollywood Buzz! In this episode Sarah is joined by her co-host in the Coco & Dalts podcast to discuss the following hot topics: 01:38: The streaming wars are heating up. Following its purchase of MGM, Amazon just announced an exclusive deal with Universal; meanwhile, Reese Witherspoon's production company Hello Sunshine is looking at a possible sale, for potentially $1 billion. Will Apple pony up the cash? And has Netflix become just another bad network channel? 14:15: After David Schwimmer badmouthed the monkeys who played Marcel on Friends: The Reunion, the monkeys' handler has hit back with an exclusive interview with The Sun, saying Ross is just jealous that the monkeys got more laughs. 22:46: Following Britney Spears' explosive testimony in her conservatorship case, her lawyer has resigned, her manager has resigned and the financial company overseeing her financial affairs has resigned. Links: * Amazon Prime Video signs multiyear licensing deal with Universal [https://variety.com/2021/film/news/amazon-prime-video-imdb-tv-licensing-universal-1235014900/] * Reese Witherspoon's Hello Sunshine exploring possible sale [https://variety.com/2021/film/news/reese-witherspoon-hello-sunshine-sale-price-1-billion-1235012869/] * Friends' David Schwimmer branded 'despicable' by Marcel the Monkey's trainer [https://www.thesun.co.uk/tv/15499875/friends-marcel-monkey-trainer-david-schwimmer/] * Coco & Dalts Episode 141: Should you be there for Friends: The Reunion? [https://www.cocosbuzzblog.com/podcast-coco-dalts/episode-141-friends-reunion-hbo-max] * Britney Spears' conservatorship nightmare [https://www.newyorker.com/news/american-chronicles/britney-spears-conservatorship-nightmare] * Britney Spears' court-appointed lawyer resigns from conservatorship case [https://variety.com/2021/music/news/britney-spears-samuel-ingham-resign-conservatorship-1235012511/] * Britney Spears' dad says he's 'very concerned' about the 'dangerous rhetoric' against him [https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/skbaer/britney-spears-dad-jamie-threats]

Welcome to The Hollywood Buzz! Join Sarah Gage (and guests) each Friday for all the news you need to know in pop culture, celebrity gossip and entertainment news.