Britney Spears Is The Comeback Queen

Britney Spears spends a fun filled afternoon with her boys, Jayden Federline and Sean Federline on Sunday (March 1) in New Orleans, Louisiana.

The 27-year-old singer flew to New Orleans with her children for the start of her comeback world tour. Britney arrived in a tour bus from her Kentwood, Louisiana home, and was accompanied by her father Jamie Spears, manager Larry Rudolph, and an entourage of bodyguards and security, who covered her with umbrellas when she arrived at her hotel.

Kevin Federline joined his son, Sean Preston, 3, and Jayden James, 2, after negotiations that allowed Britney to bring her sons on tour with her.

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Britney Spears Is Hiring! Tell Us Why You Should Be Her ‘Media Manager’

If you went to Harvard and love Britney Spears (assuming the two aren’t mutually exclusive), well, then do we have the job for you!

Late last week, according to TechCruch.com, a post went up on a Harvard-only job message board announcing that Brandcasting Unlimited — the company that “manages BritneySpears.com and all Britney’s digital media and online properties” — was looking for someone to corral all those sites. Yes, they’re looking for one Harvard grad to become “Britney Spears’ 2.0 Media Manager.”

(Read the latest news on Britney Spears’ new single here.)

The new employee would be asked to “Develop interactive programs such as contests,” “Engage with fans by posting messages, responding to questions and moderating discussions” and “Monitor Ms. Spears’ daily Cheetos intake” (just kidding about that last one). Applicants should be “social media experts,” have experience building social networks online and — perhaps most important, given the recent high jinx on Spears’ Twitter account — “know how to moderate content and when to ban party crashers.”

The post also goes to great lengths to point out that the main qualification to be Britney’s new media manager is that you love social networking and are constantly checking in on pop-culture dumping grounds like PerezHilton.com. Which means that something like 98 percent of the population under 40 is in the running for the position.

And since we’re pretty sure that the job isn’t just open to those who passed through Harvard’s ivy-clad halls (because that would probably be illegal), that means every Britney nut with a degree from cosmetology school and a serious Facebook addiction should definitely be updating their resumes right now.

Requests for comment from Britney’s camp went unreturned (probably because they’re sifting though applicants), and we’d like to help make their job search easier. In the comments, let us know why you’d be qualified to manage Brit Brit’s media, and we’ll try to pass the best and brightest onto Spears’ team

Source:http://newsroom.mtv.com

Tim Kash Insists: I Am Not The British Interviewer In Britney Spears’ ‘For The Record

The new Britney Spears documentary “For the Record” aired last week on MTV, and millions tuned in to get a read on the pop star’s condicition these days.

After all, for the last few years, it’s been impossible not to see the pictures and videos of Britney’s well documented downward spiral — the shaving of her head, the constant harassment by the paparazzi, her somewhat questionable associates, and of course the tragic night Britney was wheeled out of her house by paramedics in front of the world — so the film was really the first real inside look into the life of the world’s most famous pop star.

It was a really good documentary, but then again, how could it not be? The subject matter is, after all, the ever-controversial Britney Spears. The film started off with a brief written explanation that Britney had invited a camera crew to follow her for 60 days in which no question would be off-limits.

Personally. I wonder just how many hard-hitting questions were asked, but that’s a different conversation … which brings me to the point of this post.

This weekend, about six different people asked me if I was the guy with the British accent interviewing Britney in the documentary. (Many others have speculated that it might have been Martin Bashir, who conducted the controversial interview that did no favors for Michael Jackson a few years back.)

But, “for the record,” I am NOT the guy who interviewed Britney in “For the Record.” Not this time, anyway!'

Source:http://newsroom.mtv.com/2008/

Report: Britney Spears' First Husband in Jail

Britney may be trying to shed her bad-girl past, but it’s not easy when your ex-husbands continue to act out.

First, Kevin Federline said he was blindsided when she filed for divorce, and now Jason Alexander is locked up.
That’s right folks, her first husband of two days was sent to the slammer today for a probation violation stemming from a 2006 DUI best, E! Online is reporting.

According to E!, Alexander, 27, appeared in court today to explain why he skipped two trips to a local morgue that was part of his alcohol education program.

Alexander will now serve ten days in the Los Angeles county jail, E! said.

Source:http://www.foxnews.com/story

Britney Spears to perform in UK

LONDON (AP) — Pop singer Britney Spears is heading to London this week to perform live on "The X Factor" TV show.

She also is giving two concerts in London in June. A Spears' representative announced those concerts Wednesday and said they will be her only European stops on a world tour.

Spears is expected to sing "Womanizer" on television this Saturday. The popular single was recorded for a soon-to-be-releasd album.

Famous singers often coach "X Factor" contestants during the show, but the representative says Spears will only be performing — not coaching.

The British singing contest is similar to "American Idol" in the U.S.

Spears is now on a comeback from a two-year downward spiral that included a divorce, a custody battle and public meltdowns.

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Britney Spears Doc Shows 'Where She Is And Where She Is Going,' Manager Larry Rudolph Says

Britney Spears' longtime manager Larry Rudolph has been by his client's side as she stages her comeback with the release of Circus and her documentary, "For the Record" (premiering on MTV November 30).

"I was very involved in putting [the film] together, so I saw the process," Rudolph told MTV News on Thursday night at a media preview of the film in Los Angeles. "It was a very interesting process. We made a deal from the very beginning — everybody sort of shook hands with the understanding that there were going to be no boundaries on this thing. We were going to make an open and honest film and that we weren't going to leave the good stuff on the cutting room floor.

"We went there with it," he added. "You see Britney in a light you're not used to seeing her in. She's intelligent, she's introspective, she's honest. By the end of the film you really understand who she is in a way that you just never imagined. ... It is so not a puff piece."

Rudolph, who is credited with shaping Britney's early career, wouldn't speak about how he and Spears reunited after a falling-out in 2007. At the time, many speculated that she fired him for encouraging her to enter rehab.

Focusing the conversation on the doc, Rudolph insisted that it shows everyone what he already knows about the singer: "She's got a unique set of talents. She's got a blend of certain talents. She's a great singer. She's a great dancer. She's got an amazing image. She's incredibly likable," he listed. "She's got this intangible thing that makes her a star."

"For the Record" is part of the game plan for reintroducing Britney, the pop star rather than the tabloid magnet, back to her fans, Rudolph said. The movie makes a case for Spears' future, by giving the audience "a good taste of the music and where she is and where she is going."

The next step in Brit's comeback is a video for the album's second single, "Circus," shot by "I'm a Slave 4 U" director Francis Lawrence, set to debut around the release of the album on December 2. "It is amazing," Rudolph said. "The video is extraordinary. It is really, really good."

Although Blackout came out only a year ago, Rudolph said that this was an organically right time for her to put out new music again. "It wasn't that there was a rush," he explained. "The album got completed on its natural timetable. And it just was the right time to put it out. So we decided to put it out on her birthday and make it a birthday present to her and to the world."

Source:http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1599938/20081121

Britney Spears Pokes Fun at Her Father

It's Britney Spears like you have never seen her before, as the pop star turns comedienne to deliver what appears to be a dead-on impression of her cell phone-addicted pop, Jamie, in between takes of her recent video for "Womanizer" (hence her being costumed as a sexy secretary).

This candid moment comes from Britney: For the Record, a documentary airing Sunday, Nov. 30, at 10 pm/ET, exclusively on MTV.

"I wanted to make this film because I started to feel like I wasn't being seen in the light that I wanted to be seen in," Spears has said of her involvement in the exposé. "This is an opportunity to set the record straight and talk about what I've been through and where I'm headed."

The 90- minute, all-access look at Spears' world includes behind-the-scenes looks at Britney recording her new album, Circus, preparing for her appearance at this year's MTV Video Music Awards, and much more.

source:http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/tvguide/388057_tvgif16.html

Madonna + Britney + Justin = Sadness

I am decidedly depressed by the news that Justin Timberlake and Britney Spears are both slated to appear during tonight's Los Angeles stop on Madonna's "Sticky & Sweet" tour.

I know, I know…back in March, I blogged about how, for the first time in Madge's career, I was unexcited about one of her album releases. After all, Madonna's always been at her best when she's latched on to a slightly underground trend, co-opted it as her own, and foisted it onto an unsuspecting mainstream audience (think: vogueing, electronica, Mirwais). Madonna's sudden reliance on Timberlake, Timbaland, and Kanye West to make 2008's Hard Candy a sales success was tantamount to her nervously carrying her lunch tray into the pop-culture cafeteria and trying to score a seat with the cool kids when, really, she should've been sitting down at an empty table and confidently forming her own damn posse. And sure enough, seven months after its release, Hard Candy is barely on my radar, except for those occasions when the admittedly excellent "Beat Goes On" pops up on my cardio playlist.

Which makes tonight's recruitment of Spears even more distressing. Madonna and Britney's previous collaborations -- the faux-lesbian smooch on MTV, the abhorrent "Me Against the Music" -- did little to boost either singer's fortunes. And (hello!) why would you think that fans shelling out hundreds of bucks for a ticket would be excited to have a notorious lip-syncher added to the bill?

What think you, PopWatchers? Am I crazy for expecting Madge to still be setting trends at this stage of her career? And if she really has reached the "follow the leader" stage of her career, could it be time for her to (blasphemy alert) follow Celine Dion and Cher's leads, and get herself a residency in Vegas? Share your thoughts in the comments section below!

Source:http://popwatch.ew.com/popwatch/2008

Life's a Witch for Britney Spears at Barrymore Bash

Britney Spears spent Halloween with Drew Barrymore.

Dressed as a witch (black dress, black hat and long black wig!), the comeback pop-star princess was one of an estimated 200 or so guests at a costume party at Barrymore's L.A.-area home on Friday night.

While Spears spent mucho time dancing at the bash, she got unexpectedly bashful and pulled her witch's hat down when the DJ played her hit "Toxic."

Also at the party, Drew's BFF Cameron Diaz...

I'm told Spears and Diaz both recognized one guy's costume right away—he was dressed as their ex Justin Timberlake's very tattooed character from the movie Alpha Dog.

As for Diaz, one partygoer reported, "I think she was a flight attendant. It was hard to tell."

Natalie Portman was Little Red Riding Hood. "T.R. Knight was a little devil thing," my source says. Amanda Bynes went as an ancient Egyptian, Liv Tyler as Charlie Chaplin, Ricki Lake also as a devil, Justine Bateman dressed as an Indian princess, and one of the Olsen twins was a geisha girl, while Chris Kattan was Luke Skywalker.

As for Barrymore, she was Melanie Daniels, Tippi Hedren's character from the Alfred Hitchcock horror classic, The Birds.

Anne Hathaway appeared to put the final nail in her relationship with jailbird ex-fiancé Raffaello Follieri by going to the party as a corpse bride.

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Britney Spears' 'Good Morning America' Performance Ad

Britney Spears will play her new songs from forthcoming 'Circus' LP on ABC's 'Good Morning America' on her 27th birthday, December 2.

Britney Spears' 27th birthday will be marked by the release of her sixth major studio album "Circus" and a performance on ABC's "Good Morning America". On a half-minute commercial promo, the "Womanizer" singer says, "Well, of course, on 'Good Morning America'" when asked where she is going to celebrate her forthcoming birthday.

Promising it to be "the biggest birthday bash to hit morning TV", Spears will be performing tracks from her upcoming album at the Big Apple's Bryant Park for the TV show on December 2. Holding a birthday cake on her hands, the Jive Records' artist gives message to her fans saying, "C'mon blow the candle with me."

Previously, Spears has also posted a couple of photos showing her rehearsal for upcoming world tour. In one of the pictures, she is seen working on new dance moves with a whip. While her world tour dates are yet to be announced, a tentative schedule for her 2009 U.S. tour has been unveiled through a promotional packet of "Circus".
Britney Spears' ABC's "Good Morning America" performance advertisement:


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Britney Trial Passes Another Roadblock

OK, lawyers. Britney Spears has to face the music, you hear?

A three-judge panel has refused to throw out a year-old misdemeanor charge against the popster for driving with an invalid license, a case that's finally scheduled to go to trial Oct. 15 after months of legal wrangling on Spears' behalf.

No explanation was given in the one-page ruling, but the decision was unanimous. A pretrial hearing is set for Wednesday.

Spears' attorney Michael Flanagan filed a 51-page motion in Los Angeles Superior Court Sept. 29 to "immediately stay all proceedings" with the hope that the appellate judges would move to dismiss the charge, which Flanagan has disputed as an example of Spears' celebrity being used against her.

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Britney Spears has 2 men on the go

Britney Spears is back in contact with her ex-boyfriend Adnan Ghalib – as well as spending time with her agent Jason Trawick. Dad Jamie, who lives with 26-year-old Brit, refuses to allow former paparazzi Adnan, 36, in the house. But the pair have been texting each other virtually every day for the past month.

In one message Britney declares that she’s still in love with him and can’t ‘wait to be on her own’ and have her dad out of her life. But Jamie, 59, is pushing his daughter towards another man – her agent Jason Trawick. The pair were spotted together on 4 July enjoying an Independence Day date on a yacht at LA’s chic Marina Del Rey.

‘Jason’s been by Brit’s side for over 2 years,’ says a source. ‘But while Jamie may portray them as boyfriend and girlfriend, it’s just not happening. Adnan’s the one she loves.’

news source : http://www.nowmagazine.co.uk/

Britney Spears' custody dispute hearing rescheduled

July 14, 2008 (Sawf News) - A hearing in Britney Spears' child custody dispute with ex Kevin Federline, scheduled for Tuesday, July 15, has been postponed to Friday, July 18, possibly indicating a renewed attempt by lawyers to reach an out-of-court settlement. Spears had primary custody of her two children with Federline, Sean Preston, born September 14, 2005, and Jayden James, born September 12, 2006, under a 50/50 custody arrangement, which was part of the divorce settlement reached by the couple in July, 2007.

However, she lost physical custody to Federline on October 1, 2007, after he went to court in September over her increasingly erratic lifestyle and substance abuse. Britney's overnight visitation privileges with her kids were suspended on January 2, 2008, after she refused to return them to Kevin's custody following a scheduled visitation on January 2. A stand off with the police ensued after which Britney was forcibly hospitalized at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles. The police stand off also resulted in Britney being placed under a conservatorship because of mental health issues.

LA County Superior Court Commissioner Scott Gordon, who is presiding over Britney Spears' child custody dispute with ex Kevin Federline, granted the now recovering pop star overnight visitation privileges with her two toddlers on Tuesday, June 24. Britney's lawyer in the custody dispute, Laura Wasser, probably understands that Britney stands to gain more from an out-of-court settlement since she is under a conservatorship which would constrain the court's ability to restore her primary custody privileges.

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Britney Spears to film footage for Madonna

NEW YORK (AP) — Madonna has recruited Britney Spears for a virtual appearance on her upcoming tour. "There is footage being shot of Britney some time this week in conjunction with Madonna's upcoming (Sticky & Sweet) tour," Madonna's publicist, Liz Rosenberg, said in an e-mail Tuesday to The Associated Press. "That is all the information I have available. The rest is `a secret.'" Rosenberg denied reports that Spears, 26, is shooting a music video.

Madonna guest starred in a music video for Spears' single "Me Against the Music" in 2003. The singers stirred up controversy that year with an open-mouth kiss at the MTV Video Music Awards. Madonna, 49, will kick off her tour Aug. 23 in Cardiff, Wales, and wind through European destinations including London and Paris before jumping to the U.S. in October.

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Britney Spears' book upset

U.S. singer Britney Spears watches the Houston Rockets play the Los Angeles Lakers during their NBA basketball game in Los Angeles, in this March 30, 2007 file photo. A Los Angeles judge questionedBritney Spears and a parenting coach on June 24, 2008 during a hearing into the pop star's child custody case before ordering a change to her visitation status with her two sons.

Britney Spears is furious over her mother's plan to release a book about her. The 'Toxic' singer is reportedly so angry with her mother Lynne Spears' decision to publish the tome - which details both Britney and her sister Jamie Lynn's showbiz lives - she refuses to be in the same room as her.

The disagreement is said to be so severe Britney initially refused to be present when her younger sister Jamie Lynn gave birth earlier this month because she didn't want to see Lynne.

A source said: "Britney was so upset and angry with her mom that at first she refused to be at the birth. She couldn't bear to be in the same room as her. "But when Jamie Lynn found out that Britney might not be in there, she got really frightened and couldn't stop crying.

She begged her sister to reconsider, and at the last minute Britney agreed to come." Britney is so desperate to stop Lynne publishing her memoirs she has even reportedly tried to bribe her.

The source added to Britain's Closer magazine: "Britney feels that just as she is moving forward, her mom is dragging her back. She'd even offered to pay her mom the equivalent of the book money to keep her quiet."

news source : http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/

Britney Spears' airport attack

Britney Spears almost burst into tears on Friday after a clash between her bodyguard and a photographer turned ugly. The Gimme More singer was greeted at LAX Airport by a huge crowd of paparazzi as she arrived back in California following her brief trip to Louisiana to help her sister Jamie Lynn give birth. More than thirty snappers swarmed around her vehicle as she attempted to make her getaway outside the arrivals terminal. The media scrum soon turned aggressive and her bodyguard was forced to step in to keep the photographers at bay, as a clearly upset Spears kept her head down.

However, a fight nearly broke out when the bodyguard pushed a camera into a snapper's face, according to Airport Police Sergeant Jim Holcomb. Meanwhile, the biographer who tricked Britney into thinking he was a photographer has revealed that Britney thinks she will die in the next six months. Amid all the claims of drug abuse, bipolar problems and suicidal tendencies, Ian Halperin states Spears told him personally she fears she will die at 27. The biographer, who ironically penned a book about Kurt Cobain - who lost his life at 27, tells Life & Style magazine, "She told me she feared she'd die at age 27 (her current age), just like other music stars, like Janis Joplin and Kurt Cobain."

Joplin and Cobain aren't the only members of the sinister 27 Club - rock greats Jimi Hendrix, Jim Morrison and Brian Jones all perished before their 28th birthday.

news source : http://www.myparkmag.co.uk/

Britney Spears Suicide Attempts 'Exposed' In New Book

Britney Spears twice attempted to kill herself, according to a new book about the troubled star. Journalist Ian Halperin has penned a 'tell-all' expose after spending 18 months as an undercover paparazzo trying to get close to the troubled singer. "The suicide attempts are true. I know all the details about both of them," he tells Life & Style.

A Spears family insider supports Halperin's claims, confirming that Britney threatened suicide many times during the time Halperin was investigating her - from November 2006 until last month.

news source : http://www.entertainmentwise.com/

Spears hits London for new video

Britney Spears' former manager Larry Rudolph has confirmed the star will be hitting the streets of London to shoot the promo for her upcoming single Radar'. The 'Toxic' star is set to film the video in the British capital next week, and is determined to get her career back on track by taking a director's role on-set. Rudolph tells the New York Post : "The theme is her and her girlfriends are going to be looking all around London trying to find a boy who she met in a club. Every time they think they have him, it's someone else. "She will be behind the camera as much as possible; she wants to make sure. it's exactly right."

news source : http://breakingnews.iol.ie/

Britney Spears Stubs Out Pregnancy Rumours

Rumours that Britney Spears is pregnant have been stubbed out, literally, after she was photographed indulging on a cigarette. The pop wreck has been the target of baby rumours after being snapped on numerous occasions with a round tummy. However, the singer ended speculation after she was snapped puffing on a cigarette. She has also been enjoying vigorous sessions at her gym. Spears has two sons with ex-husband Kevin Federline, Sean Preston, two, and Jayden James, one.

news source : http://www.entertainmentwise.com/

BRITNEY SPEARS ACTS LIKE A DIVA

It looks like Britney Spears has taken a leaf out of Mariah Carey’s diva handbook. The troubled singer angered fellow gym goers after she kicked them out of a room she wanted to work out in. Britney wanted to work up a sweat in private at Bally gym in Los Angeles in her bid to whip back into shape.

But when Brit arrived for her private sesh, an aerobics class was already in session after one muppet at the gym doubled booked the space. The other fitness freaks were given the boot and were offered free T-shirts and water bottles and access to other programs at the gym to keep them happy after the embarrassing gaffe.

Bally’s Chief Marketing Officer John Wildman admitted someone at the gym double booked the room and told TMZ ‘it will never happen again.’ It better not. Let the pop wreck work out in peace!

news source : http://www.thedailygoss.com/