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Britney Spears is giving fans an update on her injured foot following last week’s accident at the Chateau Marmont, revealing in a new Instagram post that she may need surgery to fix it.
Captioning a short video of clips from a recent horseback-riding session Monday (May 6), the pop star wrote, “I honestly wish my life was as wild as it has been portrayed !!! Either way, some sh– actually has happened to my foot and I might have to get surgery … fingers crossed, hopefully not.”
The post comes a few days after Spears shared videos of her bruised, swollen foot on the platform shortly after hurting herself at the Los Angeles hotel. As she explained at the time, the “Toxic” singer had attempted a risky leap in the Marmont’s living room in the early morning of May 2, resulting in what she then believed was a twisted ankle.
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The incident was reported to the local fire department at around 12:42 that morning, and an ambulance was dispatched to the hotel. Photos from the scene captured the musician exiting the building barefoot alongside rumored boyfriend Paul Richard Soliz, after which the LAFD confirmed to Billboard that paramedics had departed around 1:17 a.m. without any indication of whether they ever encountered or treated Spears.
Touching on her appearance in the photos from the night, Spears wrote in her new post, “I was in my pajamas and yes, I had been crying because I hurt my foot !!! No breakdown !!!”
She added, “I’m a grown a– woman who is actually very naive in most situations !!!”
Based on Spears’ latest update, her foot injury is more serious than she first believed it to be. In an earlier post, she’d told followers, “Paramedics came to my door and, of course, caused this huge scene, which was so unnecessary, and all I needed was ice.”
“Psss this man is wonderful !!!” the Woman in Me author had added at the time, sharing a photo of her longtime lawyer Mathew Rosengart. “He’s like a father to me and he got me through last night !!! I adore you and admire you mister Mathew !!!”
See Spears’ new post below.
Camila Cabello’s new album era is upon us. The pop star took to Instagram on Monday (May 6) to announce her fourth solo album, C,XOXO, alongside the cover art which features a close-up shot of the “Havana” singer with her recently dyed blonde hair, licking a blue lollipop and looking into the camera. In the […]
Rihanna had a brand-new look over the weekend when she accompanied boyfriend A$AP Rocky to his A$AP Rocky X Puma pop-up in Miami on Saturday during the Grand Prix F1 event in town. The bubblegum pink locks she rocked accompanied a look that included a black satin dress and matching corset, as well as a […]
JoJo Siwa proved she totally gets the joke on Monday morning (May 6) when she posted her reaction to a hilarious bit from this weekend’s “Weekend Update” in SNL where cast member Chloe Fineman tried to channel the off-the-charts energy of Siwa’s latest transformation. In a since timed-out Instagram Story post, Siwa, 20, gushed about […]
Dua Lipa took one more big bite of the apple before leaving New York. After playing double duty as musical guest and host on Saturday Night Live, the singer brought her Radical Optimism vibe to Times Square for a surprise pop-up gig on Sunday night (May 5). Playing to a packed crowd from rectangular stage […]
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Madonna wrapped her Celebration Tour with a massive free concert in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The Queen of Pop closed her global trek with a record-breaking show at Rio’s Copacabana Beach on Saturday (May 4), drawing more than 1.6 million fans to the majestic site. Although Copacabana Beach has seen larger crowds during past New […]
Dua Lipa‘s Radical Optimism has topped this week’s new music poll that features artists in various genres of music. Music fans voted in a poll published Friday (May 3) on Billboard, choosing the pop star’s third studio album as their favorite new music release of the past week. The new set from Lipa brought in […]
Dua Lipa was all about positivity during her Saturday Night Live monologue.
The 28-year-old pop star — who pulled double duty as host and musical guest during SNL on May 4 — opened the show with a monologue that explained why her just-third studio album is titled Radical Optimism.
“A lot of people ask me what Radical Optimism means,” the “Levitating” singer told the Studio 8H crowd, which included her parents. “To me, it’s like looking on the bright side of any situation. Here, I’ll show you.”
From there, Lipa called on various members of the audience to share a problem in their lives. One man stood up and revealed that his wife left him because he accidentally called her mom while sharing an intimate moment.
“Well, on the bright side, now you’ll have more time to spend with your mom,” the British artist said. “See, Radical Optimism.”
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Next, SNL cast member Bowen Yang stood up to share that his doctor ordered him to stop drinking alcohol.
“Well, on the bright side, there’s always poppers,” Lipa replied, referencing the recreational drug. “See, you can put a positive spin on anything.”
The singer ran into a snag when calling on MAGA hat-wearing South Dakota Republican governor Kristi Noem (played by Heidi Gardner), who has received criticism for shooting her puppy.
“No, no no, sorry, I can’t help,” Lipa immediately replied after Gardner’s Noem introduced herself.
Saturday’s SNL marks Lipa’s third time appearing as musical guest on the long-running sketch comedy show and her first time hosting. She was previously a musical guest in 2018 and 2020.
During the May 4 episode, she performed Radical Optimism tracks “Illusion” and “Happy For You.”
Following Saturday’s episode, season 49 will wrap up with two new episodes: May 11, with former SNL star Maya Rudolph hosting for a third time and Vampire Weekend as musical guest for a fourth time, and May 18 with Jake Gyllenhaal hosting a third time and Sabrina Carpenter making her musical-guest debut.
Watch Dua Lipa’s SNL monologue below. For those without cable, the broadcast streams on Peacock, which you can sign up for at the link here. Having a Peacock account also gives fans access to previous SNL episodes.
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Taylor Swift’s The Tortured Poets Department holds steady at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 (dated May 11) in its second week, earning 439,000 equivalent album units in the U.S. in the week ending May 2 (down 83%), according to Luminate. It arrived atop the chart a week ago with a massive 2.61 million units.
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Though the set declines by 83%, it still logs the biggest second-week, by units, for any album since Adele’s 25 tallied 1.162 million units in its second week (Dec. 12, 2015-dated chart, down from its 3.482 million in its opening week).
Also in the top 10 of the new Billboard 200, PARTYNEXTDOOR debuts at No. 10 with PARTYNEXTDOOR 4 (P4).
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The Billboard 200 chart ranks the most popular albums of the week in the U.S. based on multi-metric consumption as measured in equivalent album units, compiled by Luminate. Units comprise album sales, track equivalent albums (TEA) and streaming equivalent albums (SEA). Each unit equals one album sale, or 10 individual tracks sold from an album, or 3,750 ad-supported or 1,250 paid/subscription on-demand official audio and video streams generated by songs from an album. The new May 11, 2024-dated chart will be posted in full on Billboard‘s website on May 7. For all chart news, follow @billboard and @billboardcharts on both X, formerly known as Twitter, and Instagram.
Of The Tortured Poets Department’s second-week unit sum of 439,000, SEA units comprise 330,000 (down 52%, equaling 428.54 million on-demand official streams of the set’s songs), traditional album sales comprise 107,000 (down 94%) and TEA units comprise 2,000 (down 82%).
The rest of the top four titles on the Billboard 200 comprises former No. 1s. Morgan Wallen’s One Thing at a Time rises 4-2 (69,000 equivalent album units; up 8%), Future and Metro Boomin’s We Don’t Trust You falls 2-3 (61,000; down 11%) and Beyoncé’s Cowboy Carter dips 3-4 (52,000; down 21%). Noah Kahan’s Stick Season rounds out the top five, stepping 7-5 (41,000; down 10%).
Wallen’s chart-topping Dangerous: The Double Album climbs 11-6 (its highest rank since it was No. 5 on the July 29, 2023, chart) with 40,000 equivalent album units (up 9%). Benson Boone’s Fireworks & Rollerblades glides 8-7 (40,000; down 1%), Future and Metro Boomin’s former leader We Still Don’t Trust You falls 6-8 (39,000; down 28%) and SZA’s chart-topping SOS is steady at No. 9 (nearly 39,000; down 1%).
Closing out the top 10 of the new Billboard 200 is PARTYNEXTDOOR and the arrival of his PARTYNEXTDOOR 4 (P4) at No. 10. It launches with 37,000 equivalent album units earned. Of that sum, SEA units comprise 34,000 (equaling 45.94 million on-demand official streams of the set’s songs), album sales comprise 3,000 and TEA units comprise a negligible sum. PARTYNEXTDOOR4 marks the third top 10-charting set for the singer/songwriter and producer, following PARTYMOBILE (No. 8 in 2020) and PARTYNEXTDOOR 3 (P3) (No. 3 in 2016).
Luminate, the independent data provider to the Billboard charts, completes a thorough review of all data submissions used in compiling the weekly chart rankings. Luminate reviews and authenticates data. In partnership with Billboard, data deemed suspicious or unverifiable is removed, using established criteria, before final chart calculations are made and published.