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  1. Pale Moonlight liked a post in a topic by Venice Jesus Whore in Britney Spears   
    new New York Times article exposing Lou Taylor, owner of the company Tri Star, Britney’s former manager, and alleged mastermind of her conservatorship:
     
    https://www.nytimes.com/2021/12/19/business/britney-spears-conservatorship-tri-star.html
     
    Highly, highly, HIGHLY recommend reading but here are the highlights from Liz Day if you don’t have time:
     
    In Jan 2008, Tri Star loaned over $40,000 to Jamie Spears, who had a troubled past with money, alcohol & abusive behavior. 
    Less than a few weeks later-- and after consulting with Lou– Jamie had Britney placed into a conservatorship.
    Jamie’s lawyer first told us there was “never” any loan then eventually acknowledged it. 
    Guardianship experts said this was a serious conflict of interest-- Would Jamie as conservator make decisions in the best interests of Britney or in the best interest of Tri Star?
    In the 90s, Lou ran a different Tri Star in FL...but she was suspected of hiding $ fr its parent company. They changed the locks & lawyers searched her files w/ an armed guard. She ultimately paid back the $ 
    Her lawyer called it a business “dispute” & said she did nothing wrong
    Lou and her husband then move to TN where he starts a new Calvary Chapel church
    Jamie— who got an est $6M fr Britney during the cship— donated (or “tithed”) 10% of that conservatorship income at times to Lou and her husband’s church, which is roughly 500 miles away fr his house
    Under the conservatorship, $$$ from Britney’s charity went to a controversial counseling group with ties to Lou. 
    The founder of the group, Mercy Ministries, has been criticized for anti-gay beliefs— at odds with Britney’s status as an icon for the LGBTQ community.
    A perplexing relationship is between Lou Taylor and Stonebridge, a wealth management firm she co-founded and had owned 50% of 
    Many Tri Star clients use Stonebridge. 
    Experts said a business manager recommending a firm she owns half of presents a potential conflict of interest.
    Stonebridge is tiny. 
    It is run by Mitch Martin and his son, whose only other job listed in SEC filings was in the restaurant of a Chinese food restaurant. 
    Up until 2006, it managed less than $10M
    Days after Tri Star became business manager, Britney-related accounts at Stonebridge appeared
    Stonebridge’s lawyer says it advised the cship on the use of “money market funds,” but charged no fees for this work 
    Experts noted its strange for financial firms to do work for free
    Stonebridge later does more free work, advising the conservatorship and Britney’s trust on its Morgan Stanley and Merrill Lynch investments. 
    It finally starts getting paid when it enters into a consulting agreement with Jamie as conservator in April 2020.
    In July 2020, Jamie’s lawyer says he may consolidate B’s $ & has been “vetting” Stonebridge for 13 yrs. She said Stonebridge was “independent from" & “not affiliated” w/ Tri Star
    Then, B’s sister petitions to move trust $ into a Stonebridge-advised account. She withdraws request
    Britney’s lawyer, Mathew Rosengart, has been investigating whether her $$$ was ever mismanaged. 
    He filed discovery & deposition requests to Jamie and Tri Star to get more info on how much $ they made & the network of LLCs thru which the estate operated.
    Rosengart has repeatedly asked Tri Star a question: How much money did the firm make from the estate? 
    Tri Star has refused to provide the number.
    Rosengart has filed to depose Jamie— who has twice failed to appear.
    Also under scrutiny are ways the estate was billed for things relating to Lou:
    In 2019, Britney canceled her 2nd Vegas show— costing Tri Star its expected 5% cut. Lou emailed Jamie to change Tri Star’s compensation to automatically get at least $500K a year. Jamie swiftly agreed
    Lou used lawyers to pursue legal action against Free Britney fan Bryan Kuchar, who alleged Lou used a private investigator to try to get incriminating info on him. 
    The law firm billed some of the costs of the legal action to the estate.
    Black Box Security also used Britney’s money to keep tabs on Free Britney fans who criticized Lou.
    The estate paid for Hollywood trade ads praising Lou and Tri Star.
    This was tricky to report. Lou’s lawyer Charles Harder sent NYT 8 cease and desists. They warned former employees of legal repercussions if they spoke w/ us & told them to forward any communications w/ NYT
    Many said they’d love to go on the record but were scared of being sued
  2. Pale Moonlight liked a post in a topic by bloodydriver in Mitski   
    Mitski photographed by Ebru Yildis



  3. Pale Moonlight liked a post in a topic by prettywhenimhigh in Britney Spears   
    remember when britney co-wrote an empowering anthem for the girls to express and practice some self love and not be ashamed of it in fucking 2003!!!
    masterpiece 
     
    "I love myself it's not a sin"
     
    "The small of my back, the arch of my feet
    Lately I've been noticing the beautiful me
    I'm all in my skin and I'm not gonna wait
    I'm into myself in the most precious way"
     

     
     
  4. Pale Moonlight liked a post in a topic by Fingertips in LDR9 Speculation & Discussion Thread   
    LDR9 aka Del Norte County or Death Never Came will be her Fetch the Bolt Cutters serve. Get ready for Tex and Mex barking, pots and pans banging, and some maniacal laughter from Rob, Charlie and Chuck throughout.
  5. Pale Moonlight liked a post in a topic by PatentLeatherDoOver in LDR9 Speculation & Discussion Thread   
    I’m not really sure what my hopes are for this record. I’d love to see something different—I mean, I’m not expecting a full 180 (like the transition from BTD to Ultraviolence), but I would think it’s cool to see something like the segue of Honeymoon to LFL. 
     
    I think she’s in a place stylistically that really suits her: more singer-songwriter and toned down, but there’s certainly a ton of variety within that subset of music!
     
    Other than that, I think I’d be cool with whatever! (Actually I think I’d enjoy a Mike Dean feature, too…just to see.)
  6. Pale Moonlight liked a post in a topic by gasstationkween in LDR9 Speculation & Discussion Thread   
    Hear me out an album full of black bathing suits
  7. Pale Moonlight liked a post in a topic by lanascarlitos in LDR9 Speculation & Discussion Thread   
    i need a hip hop album.
  8. Pale Moonlight liked a post in a topic by GeminiLanaFan in LDR9 Speculation & Discussion Thread   
    Lana and FJM… May the gay gods hear you. 
  9. Pale Moonlight liked a post in a topic by Make me your Dream Life in LDR9 Speculation & Discussion Thread   
    I love you honeybear vibes manifesting 
  10. Pale Moonlight liked a post in a topic by LifeOnMars in LDR9 Speculation & Discussion Thread   
    I’m like 90% sure that it’s Father John Misty. 
  11. Pale Moonlight liked a post in a topic by Elle in LDR VILLAGE - Merch Drop   
    The director of LDR Village just informed me that he was the one who made her mysterious DNC jacket! When I asked about the meaning, he said, "All I can say is not democratic national convention haha. I'll keep you posted once I can actually say something." When I mentioned that fans would love for it to be included in a future merch drop, he replied, "oh it might!"
  12. Pale Moonlight liked a post in a topic by LanasLeftCheekFiller in Mitski   
    Mitski - Heat Lightning out tomorrow! (3pm UCT)
     
     
  13. Pale Moonlight liked a post in a topic by Flowerbomb in LDR9 Speculation & Discussion Thread   
    Could also be Del Norte Coast which ties in with her love for Yosemite I guess?
    Del Norte Coast Redwoods State Park is a state park of California, United States, and a component of the Redwood National and State Parks.
  14. Pale Moonlight liked a post in a topic by Surf Noir in LDR9 Speculation & Discussion Thread   
    i can't believe it's lana herself who's making us guess the acronym... instead of the insiders...
  15. Pale Moonlight liked a post in a topic by regattasinthewind in LDR9 Speculation & Discussion Thread   
    I can't believe it hasn't even been a full year since LDR7 and we are now speculating single/album titles for LDR9 
  16. Pale Moonlight liked a post in a topic by NikoGo in LDR9 Speculation & Discussion Thread   
    Her jacket has to be a reference to the album for sure! It’s so in your face like ‘Venice bitch’ being on MAC’s cover, the Venice jacket, the Yosemite shirt for COCC’s promo 
  17. Pale Moonlight liked a post in a topic by Honeyyoung in LDR9 Speculation & Discussion Thread   
    i don't want ldr9 to sound like anything she's ever put out, i would love if she just did something completely new and unexpected
  18. Pale Moonlight liked a post in a topic by Make me your Dream Life in Lana Del Rey to be honoured with the ‘Decade Award’ at Variety's Hitmaker Event - December 4th, 2021   
    u thought u were safe from pre-release hell for a while well guess what its coming u little fuckers 
  19. Pale Moonlight liked a post in a topic by Gravitate in Other albums in the style of Blue Banisters   
    Earlier today I got the idea to turn some albums by other artists into the same style as Blue Banisters. It's really simple and fun to do so I encourage everyone to do it with albums they love! Here are some I've made:
     
    Melanie Martinez - After School
     
    Taylor Swift - Folklore (V1)
     
    Taylor Swift - Folklore (V2)
     
    Billie Eilish - Happier Than Ever
     
    Halsey - If I Can't Have Love, I Want Power
     
    Selena Gomez - Rare
     
  20. Pale Moonlight liked a post in a topic by drugmunny in LDR9 Speculation & Discussion Thread   
    someone on lana subreddit said maybe the DNC on the surf jacket is a hint she's going to do a surf rock album
     
    so... manifesting david kahne return and AKA's big sister album 
  21. Pale Moonlight liked a post in a topic by Taco Truck x VB in LDR9 Speculation & Discussion Thread   
    second this. rock pls
  22. Pale Moonlight liked a post in a topic by IanadeIrey in Lana Del Rey to be honoured with the ‘Decade Award’ at Variety's Hitmaker Event - December 4th, 2021   
    I’ll never forget how I felt when I heard MAC and VB for the first time. It was like, everything I had ever wanted from Lana - it was insane that she hadn’t released something in that vein of sound before, because it always felt like she had that in her. It was implicitly always there. 
     
    After yesterday’s look — as superficial as an indicator that may be — I really hope and wonder if she’s going to endeavour upon that folk-rock sound but with even surfier elements (what with the speculated Del Norte County motif, which I’d love! West coast, best coast) 
  23. Pale Moonlight liked a post in a topic by Elle in Lana at the Variety Hitmakers red carpet - December 4th, 2021   
    I just finished updating the Gallery in the OP, complete with 140 photos and a section for videos! Here it is in this post too for convenience:
     
    Gallery:
    On the Red Carpet:
     
    Inside Brunch:
     
    Accepting her Award:
     
    Fan Photos:
     
     
     
    Videos
     
  24. Pale Moonlight liked a post in a topic by Surf Noir in Smiley Requests   
    i am once again making smiley requests  
     
     :flavor: 
     
     :love: 
     
     :heart2:
     
     :cat2: 
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