Britney Spears has settled her authorized dispute along with her dad, Jamie Spears, and in a surprising flip of occasions, Jamie is not paying Britney a cent, however Britney is paying Jamie’s authorized payments … TMZ has realized.

Sources with direct data inform TMZ … the case has quietly settled and Britney is livid. We’re informed her lawyer, Mathew Rosengart, assured her she had a stable case, however in the long run, she’s paying Jamie’s authorized payments which we’re informed quantity to greater than $2 million.

Thoughts you, Britney has paid Rosengart hundreds of thousands — we have been informed north of $4 million — however now Britney is deep within the gap over the case.

Rosengart had alleged Jamie mishandled and fleeced the property whereas he was her conservator for 13 years. Jamie and his staff led by legal professional, Alex Weingarten, have all the time been clear that he obtained each expenditure accepted by the conservatorship choose, so all the pieces was kosher.

Drake‘s making amends with Tupac‘s property, complying with the stop and desist calls for it made after he used an AI Tupac voice on his diss monitor, “Taylor Made Freestyle.”

Sources with direct data inform TMZ … Drake’s crew and representatives from Tupac’s property have had productive talks after the property despatched its C&D letter on Wednesday — and it is already led to critical progress.

Drake’s taken down the monitor from his Twitter and Instagram — the one locations he posted it — and, his crew is attempting to get it faraway from different websites that redistributed it.

Keep in mind … attorneys for Tupac’s property despatched out the letter blasting Drake for utilizing Pac’s voice in a Kendrick Lamar diss monitor .. earlier than setting a 24-hour deadline to take the track down and clarify what data they fed the AI generator.

That final half could be very fascinating … because it seems Pac’s camp is taking steps to higher perceive the entire AI course of — maybe to thwart the inevitable future makes an attempt to imitate his voice.

As for Drake … it appears he is taking all needed steps to keep away from litigation — and, the method is off to a great begin.

Two heads are higher than one — and, completely essential to experience within the carpool lane — however ya gotta make certain these heads are flesh and bone … and never plastic, like this one was.

One driver discovered that lesson the laborious means in Santa Fe Springs, CA — a suburb in L.A. County about 12 miles southeast of Downtown L.A. — when a California Freeway Patrol officer pulled them over … and found a dressed-up model within the passenger seat.

CHP Santa Fe Springs posted a pic of the plastic dummy Thursday to Instagram … and, we gotta hand it to the motive force — it is fairly dang lifelike, particularly from a distance.

Not a lot up shut although … which is what the CHP officer observed when he pulled them over. The motive force obtained busted for crossing over stable double traces on the freeway … and when the officer took a more in-depth look, he observed the dude was truly within the automotive by himself.

The CHP account joked the model’s goatee was slightly TOO sharp — and warned others to not strive the identical trick … as a result of perpetrators shall be caught and punished.

Regardless of the good-natured ribbing, CHP says its officer hit the motive force with a number of citations for the incident … so, most likely not price trying to smuggle a model out of Macy’s and into your automobile, no matter how convincing it might appear.

Diddy needs to dismiss among the claims in certainly one of his sexual assault instances … claiming he cannot be sued below legal guidelines that didn’t even exist on the time of the alleged incident.

In keeping with new docs, obtained by TMZ … Diddy’s attorneys are firing again at claims made by Joi Dickerson-Neal — a lady who filed a swimsuit in opposition to him in November claiming he drugged and sexually assaulted her again in 1991.

Joi filed six causes of motion in opposition to Diddy … and, now his workforce’s claiming she will’t sue him for a number of of these claims as a result of the legal guidelines did not exist when she says he assaulted her.

For instance, Dickerson-Neal’s suing Diddy below the New York Companies for Victims of Human Trafficking Regulation … which Diddy’s attorneys observe wasn’t in impact till 2007 — about 16 years after the incident came about.

Diddy’s additionally contesting her claims below the New York State Revenge Porn Regulation, codified in 2019, the New York Metropolis Victims of Gender-Motivated Violence Safety Regulation — handed in 2000 — and the 2016 NYC Revenge Porn Regulation.

Principally, Diddy’s attorneys are calling for claims below these legal guidelines to be dismissed with prejudice — although, in fact, they’re additionally sustaining their shopper didn’t commit the alleged acts in any respect, together with the sexual assault she claims to have endured at his arms.

Value noting … the attorneys aren’t making the identical argument in opposition to the primary two counts — frequent legislation claims for assault and battery and intentional infliction of emotional misery that don’t depend on particular statutes — as a result of the arguments concerning the timing of sure statutes being handed don’t apply to these claims … that are on the coronary heart of her case.

Sonja Christopher — the primary particular person ever voted off the present “Survivor”  — has died … this in accordance with a present contestant on the present.

Liz Wilcox — who stars in season 46 of “Survivor,” which is underway proper now — introduced the unhappy information on X Friday … saying she met Sonja over Christmas and shared a photograph of the 2 speaking on FaceTime on her account.

She writes, “Right now, the legend herself Sonja Christopher of Season One handed away. I had the pleasure of assembly her on Christmas. She had a lot spunk + love for Survivor and what the present delivered to her life. I hope you’re singing + taking part in your coronary heart out someplace lovely, Sonja.”

On behalf of the household, Liz says individuals should not ship flowers … however, as a substitute donations to Mt. Diablo Unitarian Universalist Church in Walnut Creek, CA, the Most cancers Help Neighborhood in SF, or the Sjogren’s Basis. She didn’t present a reason for demise.

No Doubt and Blake Shelton had been residing greater than the “Easy Form of Life” throughout Coachella … renting out luxurious villas within the desert — and treating it like an enormous household vacay.

Eyewitnesses inform TMZ … the Gwen Stefani-led well-liked ’90s group rented villas at La Quinta Resort this previous weekend whereas Coachella Weekend 2 went on — surprising the resort visitors.

The entire crew checked in on Friday and checked out Sunday … a fast weekend journey particularly for Coachella.

We’re instructed Gwen and her fam hit the pool usually in the course of the weekend … and, the band and their spouses/households additionally joined Gwen’s brood within the almost-summer enjoyable.

Our sources say the band had particular person villas beginning at $600 a pop — fairly steep, however nothing these music legends could not deal with, we assume.

A tour bus for No Doubt parked out entrance early Saturday — the day the band was set to carry out — and took the group to and from the venue.

We’re instructed Gwen and the group had been the speak of the resort Sunday morning … with tons of visitors telling them how nice they carried out — whereas Shelton acted as Gwen’s hype-man, taking each alternative to speak in regards to the present.

No Doubt introduced the home down … performing spectacularly throughout weekend 2 after gorgeous followers by bringing Olivia Rodrigo out the earlier week.

O.J. Simpson‘s Financial institution of America bank card has been auctioned off simply over 2 weeks after his dying.

The enterprise account card, which expired in 2023, fetched $10,675 at Goldin Auctions … making the vendor fairly the revenue after he bought it on eBay for under $70.

Jonathan Lepore informed us he’d initially deliberate to present the cardboard to his pal’s dad, who apparently used to hang around with O.J. and Nicole Brown Simpson within the Hamptons in the course of the ’80s and early ’90s.

He hadn’t ran into him and forgot he owned the cardboard till information of O.J.’s passing jogged his reminiscence earlier this month, and he determined to promote it as an alternative.

Goldin founder & CEO Ken Goldin was thrilled about auctioning off the cardboard, predicting it might fetch some spectacular numbers. The ultimate tally, after 63 bids, definitely lives as much as the hype.

However Jonathan’s not maintaining the ultimate sale quantity all for himself. He is performing some good by donating 10% of the proceeds to the Nationwide Community to Finish Home Violence.