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Britney Spears and Her Restraining Orders

2009-01-31T12:11:00.000-08:00

By: The Associated Press

LOS ANGELES - Britney Spears has obtained a restraining order against former pal Osama (Sam) Lutfi and one-time boyfriend Adnan Ghalib, court records show.

Lawyers for Spears and her father, who is her legal conservator, received the order Friday. The documents state Lutfi, Ghalib and lawyer Jon Eardley have been trying to gain control of Spears' affairs.

"On the first anniversary of the establishment of the conservatorship, the co-conservators are informed and believe that these three figures are working in concert to disrupt the conservatorship, with an utter disregard for Ms. Spears' health and well being," the documents state.

Lutfi was a manager and friend of Spears, whose mother once accused him of grinding pills into her food to control her. Ghalib, a paparazzo, had dated the singer.

The documents, released late Friday, claim Lutfi tried to contact Spears in late December by sending text messages to her hairdresser. The documents state Lutfi later started sending text messages to Spears and one of her lawyers, Blair Berk, trying to arrange a meeting.
The order, first reported Friday by the celebrity website TMZ, alleges Lutfi has also sent "anonymous, harassing and threatening" messages to Spears' father.

This week, the documents state, a lawyer sent a proposal to remove Spears' court-appointed lawyer. He later told Spears' lawyers he had been contacted by Eardley and Lutfi, the filings said.

Eardley once claimed to be Spears' lawyer and tried to get her conservatorship case moved to federal court. A phone message left at Eardley's office was not returned Friday.
Spears and her father agreed not to renew a temporary restraining order that was issued against Lutfi last year when it expired in July.
At the time, Spears' court-appointed lawyer Samuel Ingham issued a statement renouncing their friendship.

"Britney has made clear to everyone that she does not want to be further harassed or contacted in any way by Osama (Sam) Lutfi, now or at anytime in the future," Ingham said in a statement.
Lutfi at the time declined comment, saying only he and Jamie Spears had reached an agreement.
Spears was placed under the conservatorship a year ago Sunday. The arrangement has been expensive - her estate has paid out hundreds of thousands of dollars in legal fees - but since her father took control of her life, the pop singer has not had the bouts of erratic behaviour, including two hospitalizations, that led to his intervention.
She released her newest album, "Circus" in December on her 27th birthday and is preparing for an upcoming concert tour.

14 Children Sparks Moral Debate

2009-01-31T11:45:00.001-08:00

The world was impressed with Nadya Suleman who gave birth to 8 children (6 boys and 2 girls), in California last week, but now her own mother is concerned about her daughters obssesive child bearing habits.

Angela Suleman, Nadya's mother, who is currently taking care of 6 of the other children spoke with the L.A Times yesterday about her concerns. According to Angela, all of the children were conceived invitro due to Nadya's "plugged up" fallopian tubes. Nadya had a number of frozen embryos stored, and decided to use all of the remaining embryos in this last pregnancy.

The news of the other 6 children have sparked and ethical debate in the medical field, distrubed to hear that she was offered fertility treatment, and that she would be impanted with so many embryos.

Mariah Carey Upset

2009-01-26T13:11:00.001-08:00

Living up to her Diva status, reports have circulated that legendary musical artist Mariah Carey went into a rage upon learning that she would not be sitting with President Barack Obama's family during his inauguration.

Mariah was invited to sit in the VIP area with other celebrities who attended in support of Obama.

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2009-01-26T12:41:00.001-08:00

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York University Strike

2009-01-26T12:22:00.001-08:00

York University has been on a strike that has served to not only anger students and parents, but has now come to the government. This past weekend the province discussed the possibility of passing back-to-work legislation that was opposed by the NDP. The Liberals have been criticized for not dealing with this issue sooner.

Students have been off of school for 11 weeks, and are working on a class action lawsuit for a refund of the 12% of their overall fees. This figure represents the amount of school students have currently not been able to attend.

This is not the first strike that York University has had, in 2005/2006 the university had a strike that lasted 3 months surrounding the same issues.

Prince Harry and his Public Break Up

2009-01-26T12:06:00.001-08:00

Reports have been circulating today through the British tabloids today, that Prince Harry and longtime girlfriend Chelsy Davy made their split public via Chelsy's facebook profile that shows she changed her relationship status.

Both of the UK's royals sons are rather "hot" commodities, and the relationships they are in, are followed closely by the tabloid media...very much like their beloved mother. Since Chelsy has dated Harry, she has become somewhat of a celebrity herself even having fan sits erected that follow her relationship with the young prince. Originally from South Africa, she moved to England to further her education.

Official photographs of the two together were released in 2004, and the couple have had according to tabloids the two have often had falling outs over Prince Harry's wandering eye.

About Us

2009-01-26T09:44:00.000-08:00

ES Team Magazine is a subsiduary of ES Team Productions owners of ES Team Model & Talent, ES Team Television, and producers of Miss Latina Canada, and the national television reality series Miss Latina Canada: The Reality Series.

As a media entity, ES Team Productions is a small but impactful organization that constantly seeks ways to use current trends in media and television to keep an open and interactive dialouge with its audience.

With an office based in Toronto, ES Team Production has been a pioneer in the Latin-Canadian market paving the way for future Hispanics into mainstream Canada.

Diana Schoutsend: Canada's Most Beautiful Latina

2009-01-26T09:42:00.000-08:00

Diana Schoutsend is no newcomer to the world of modeling and fashion. This beauty has had the desire to reach into the world of fashion and entertainment from a very young age and has quite an extensive resume.

If she looks a little familiar, its probably because you noticed her winning Miss Latina Canada 2009, on the national television reality series that focused on the Latin-Canadian commuity and the pageant experience. Schoutsend is 1 of 5 children, and raised as a dairy farmer. Yep, that means she knows the value and importance of a hard days work. Visiting her out on her Binbrook, ON farm - you learn very quickly where she has aquired all of her girl next door charm. Standing 5'9", Diana is hardly a wall flower. Her father from Holland and her mother from Honduras put love past culture and language. Warm and friendly, you can be rest assured that you will be welcomed to her home with something good to drink!

Diana previously did extra work, and in fact you can see her in "Mean Girls" with Lindsay Lohan. If you check the scene at the halloween party, the shot of a girl dressed as a cheerleader is indeed Miss Schoutsend. She also had extra roles in both the small and big screen including Ice Princess, Degrassi, Queer as Folk, and Man of Year.

Diana, previously signed with an agency based in Hamilton, Ontario. From there she entered in the Miss World Canada event where she placed in the Top 5 finalists. Taking a shot at the competitive world of pageantry again, she entered a local regional event that was a precursor to the Miss Latina Canada national event. She won that local event hands down, which propelled her to the final event last August where she walked away with the crown -litterally.

"I'm excited and grateful for the opportunity, and I look forward to all the new challenges that are coming my way." Says Diana. One of the challenges that she has had to face is that she does not speak Spanish, which she confirms is something that the communtiy here believes very firmly in. "I often here people tell me 'your Miss Latina Canada and you can't speak Spanish?" Requirements for the national event do not state that entrants speak Spanish, but do request that applicants be able to speak 1 of Canada's official languages or 1 of Latin America's official language.

So what is she doing to combat the criticism? She says that she is working with her mother to improve her Spanish language skills. "I see this as another opportunity to gain something for myself. I welcome the challenge." As an added bonus she gets to spend more quality time with her mom.

From here she acts as ambassador for the Latin-Canadian community, and attends both cultural events and business events. She has travelled as a special guest to Florida, and the word on the street is that she is headed to the Dominican Republic to perform some charity work.

Black Power

2009-01-26T01:09:00.000-08:00

2009 rings in with a whole new meaning behind the term "black power".

Originally used in relation to the social and political movement that took place in the United States to promote the institutionalization of black culture during the 1960's and 1970's, today black power demonstrates that the political movement has served to be a successful fight 50 years later.

1. Barack Obama: The Most Powerful Man in the Free World

November of 2008, the world bit their nails while glued to television sets as the McCain vs Obama election raged on within the United States. January of 2009 the world watched with tears of joy in their eyes as the first African-American president was inaugurated. The time had come for change in the world, and Obama's "Yes We Can" slogan, wasted no time as the White House kicked into high gear making sure to begin his presidency as a man of action.

Equivocated as a president that has confirmed celebrity stautus, Obama has served to empower the black community worldwide. "[W]hile a man who's father less than 60 years ago, might not have been served in a local restuarant, can now stand before you and take a sacred oath. So let us mark this day with rememberance of who we are, and how far we have travelled." ~ Barack Obama, 44th President of the United States of America.

2. Oprah Winfrey: The Most Influential Woman in the World

Publisher, emmy award winner, talk show host, philanthropist and worth billions of dollars. The highest paid talk show host in the world ,Oprah Winfrey has dominated airwaves for over 20 years.

Oprah's talk show has had the ability to draw in a ridiculous amount of viewers, making any person who appears on her program an overnight success. With this amount of leverage, Oprah founded her "Oprah's Book Club", which instantly put authours on best sellers lists.

Aside from giving away cars to her entire studio audience, her biggest accomplishment was the building of a luxiourous $40 million all girls school in South Africa, for disadvantaged black youth.

3. Jay Z & Beyonce Knowles: Hollywood's Wealthiest Power Couple

Their combined networth sits at over $100 million. Superstar performing artists Jay Z and Beyonce are not only individually able to bring the house down with their musical talent, but own successful clothing lines that can be seen on almost every teenager in North America.

Aside from incredible endorsement deals for a number of international brands, this Hollywood power couple are considered to Hollywood royalty. Beyonce even performed for current president, Barack Obama's inauguration ball.