I figured that nine months after the pandemic began, sheltered and cooped up Americans would be creating a baby boom. It never happened. In California, for example, births in 2021 are expected to be about 50,000 fewer than in 2020.
There was, however, a boom in books.
According to Publishers Marketplace, which tracks book deals, memoir acquisitions were up about 9 percent in 2020. Among the first to land contracts were actors Michael J. Fox, Billy Dee Williams and Hayley Mills. Soon, PBS reporter Yamiche Alcindor and retired NASCAR driver Bill Lester had sold their stories, as had country music superstar Dolly Parton. Willie Nelson got deals for two memoirs. As the pandemic wore on, former National Football League coach Bill Cowher signed a memoir deal, as did actors Stanley Tucci and Julianna Margulies.
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Days after it was revealed that her longtime manager,
Samuel D. Ingham III, as well as Bessemer Trust, the financial firm who signed on as co-conservator of her estate, have decided to resign, an insider said that the superstar is feeling grateful for the axed teammates. She s finally feeling hopeful about the future, the insider told E! News. She thinks people are resigning because they know she is speaking the truth. She is relieved her attorney resigned and hopes that if she can pick her own lawyer, it means the judge is leaning towards terminating the conservatorship.
In the meantime, Spears is trying to be patient and see what happens. She is happy that things are starting to happen, and that the truth has finally come out, the source added.
Days after it was revealed that her longtime manager,
Samuel D. Ingham III, as well as Bessemer Trust, the financial firm who signed on as co-conservator of her estate, have decided to resign, an insider said that the superstar is feeling grateful for the axed teammates. She s finally feeling hopeful about the future, the insider told E! News. She thinks people are resigning because they know she is speaking the truth. She is relieved her attorney resigned and hopes that if she can pick her own lawyer, it means the judge is leaning towards terminating the conservatorship.
In the meantime, Spears is trying to be patient and see what happens. She is happy that things are starting to happen, and that the truth has finally come out, the source added.
Britney Spears Fast Facts
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Here is a look a the life of Britney Spears, pop singer, Grammy Award winner and television personality.
Personal
Birth place: McComb, Mississippi
Father: Jamie Spears, a former building contractor and chef
Mother: Lynne (Bridges) Spears
Marriages: Kevin Federline (September 18, 2004-July 30, 2007, divorced); Jason Alexander (January 3, 2004-January 5, 2004, annulled after 55 hours)
Children: with Kevin Federline: Jayden James, September 12, 2006 and Sean Preston, September 14, 2005
Other Facts
Number one hits on the Billboard Hot 100 chart include: “Baby, One More Time” in 1999, “Womanizer” in 2008, “3” in 2009 (debut), and “Hold It Against Me” in 2011 (debut).
Six albums have reached #1 on the Billboard 200 chart: “Baby One More Time” (1999), “Oops!…. I Did It Again” (2000), “Britney” (2001), “In the Zone” (2003), “Circus” (2008), and “Femme Fatale” (2011).