And it was genius. A really different kind of video but just hot. Britney, the superhero, is back! The video/story is said to be continued. Interesting!
Source: U Britney
Wednesday, March 12, 2008
Britney Spears’ Mother Visits Her on TV Set
The following italicized article is from www.usmagazine.com:Britney Spears began shooting her guest role on CBS' How I Met Your Mother this afternoon in Los Angeles.
With her hair in a ponytail, Spears — whose new video premieres online tonight — wore a blue shirt, black heels, glasses and a secretary-style skirt.
The singer's mother, Lynne, was spotted walking into her daughter's trailer around noon.
Show creator Craig Thomas revealed exclusively to Usmagazine.com that Spears will play a receptionist who falls for Ted (Josh Radnor) on the March 24 episode.
At a table read on Monday, Spears was "really laughing a lot," he said.
Thomas told Us Spears said yes to the gig a day after reading the script.
Source; US Weekly
New Britney Pictures!
Britney is (not) pictured here in her black SUV heading into the Fox lot in Century City around 7:30 am to shoot scenes for her upcoming TV appearance in "How I Met Your Mom." Speaking of moms, hers was picked up by Brit's bodyguard later in the morning and chauffeured to the set. Good luck, B! See them all here!
Source: Breathe Heavy/X17
Lynne Spears Visits K-Fed & the Boys
The following italicized article is from www.ok-magazine.com:Lynne Spears, who has spent most of her recent time in Louisiana with her pregnant teen star daughter Jamie Lynn Spears, showed up Wednesday morning at Kevin Federline's house in Tarzana, Calif.
The mom of Britney Spears was there to visit her two grandsons, Jayden James, 1, and two-year-old Sean Preston. Since Britney's release from the hospital over a month ago, Kevin has been growing ever closer to his former in-laws, even playing a round of golf with Brit's dad, Jamie Spears, over the weekend.
Meanwhile, Britney was hard at work today, trying to get her career back on track. The 26-year-old pop star is currently prepping for a guest stint on the hit CBS sitcom How I Met Your Mother, where she'll play a receptionist.
Source: OK Magazine
Britney Spears's New Video Debuts Today!
The following italicized article is from www.people.com:The animated Britney Spears is about to make her bow – at an online cocktail party, no less.
The pop star's latest video, an animated clip for her new single "Break the Ice," is debuting Wednesday night at 6:30 p.m. ET at the Web site BlackoutBall.com, her label, Jive Records, has announced.
According to the label, access to the video will only be permitted once fans discover and enter two passwords, available only on Wednesday on the BlackoutBall.com site. Once inside, fans will get to "mingle" with fellow party goers until the anime Britney (dressed as a futuristic, bodysuit-clad superhero) makes her debut.
The clip itself was directed by Robert Hales, who was behind Gnarls Barkley's "Crazy" video.
Source: People
New Britney Spears Music Video to Premiere Tonight
The following italicized article is from www.usmagazine.com:Britney Spears' latest music video is set to premiere at 6:30 EST tonight at blackoutball.com.
In "Break the Ice" – the third single from Spears' Blackout album – an animated Spears works her way through a futuristic environment.
"Since Britney has been otherwise occupied this was a creative and fun way to do her next video," a source told Usmagazine.com.
For those who want to see Spears in person, the singer is scheduled to play a dorky receptionist on the March 24 episode of CBS' How I Met Your Mother.
"Britney’s not playing a version of herself," Mother creator Craig Thomas tells Us. "I think that’s part of what appealed to her."
Source: US Weekly
"Break the Ice" World Premiere TONIGHT!
Jive, Britney, and BRITannica cordially invite you to the Worldwide Web premiere of "Break the Ice" TONIGHT!Head to BlackoutBall.com at 6:30 pm EST -- but first, you gotta go there NOW to score access. Simply put the passwords in their places to push past the velvet rope!
Some info about the video:
**YES, the video is fully animated (Japanimation style)... and to all you skeptics, trust me, it's gonna blow your mind.
**It was directed by Robert Hales (Gnarls Barkley “Crazy).
I'll be hosting a chatroom before the show at BlackoutBall.com -- come mingle with me and other Britney fans!
xxx
BRITannica
Source: Britney.com
Adnan Gets in With the Britney Survival Pack
The following italicized article is from www.tmz.com:
Armed with Red Bull, a pack of smokes and "No Country for Old Men," Adnan Ghalib made it through the gates of Summit last night.
Though all the evidence points towards a visit with Britney, TMZ has learned he's made other friends inside Summit. Keep in mind, he was denied entrance to Summit over the weekend.
Source: TMZ
Britney Green Lit By TV Cast; Shunned by Alicia
The following italicized article is from www.tmz.com:Sources connected to the TV show "How I Met Your Mother" tell TMZ the cast members were told Britney wouldn't be on the show unless they said it was ok. They met with her and they liked her -- they really, really liked her!
We're told the entire group of actors approved Brit. She was, as one of them put it, "laid back and collected."
We're told Brit will play the receptionist for Ted, Josh Radner's character. But that wasn't the original plan. Alicia Silverstone was supposed to go on the show and Britney was then asked to play her receptionist, but Alicia didn't want to be upstaged and refused to play ball. Unclear if Alicia has backed out altogether.
Source: TMZ
'Piece Of Me' Sells...
'Piece Of Me' sells 27.382 copies in its 17th week. It has now sold a total of 912.042 copies.Source: Break The Nice
'Break The Ice' Sells...
'Break The Ice' sells 8.707 downloads in its 3rd week!Source: Break The Nice
EXCLUSIVE - 'Break The Ice' Video Premiering Friday!
Britney Spears is animated in her new video for the single “Break The Ice.” In pics from the video, Brit is a buxom blonde superhero in of course, very tight outfits. The idea for the video was reportedly Britney’s, who wanted to base the character on her Toxic video villain. You can watch the new video on muchmusic.com this Friday March 14th @ 12:01AM ET.Source: Break The Ice
Britney Spears Gets to Work
The following italicized article is from www.eonline.com:Want to know where Britney Spears is today? You can either follow the smell of wig glue and bubblegum through L.A., like the paps do, or just keep your eyes on this here site:
E! News has learned that Brit, who on Monday did a table read for her upcoming role on CBS' How I Met Your Mother, will be on the Fox lot today for more rehearsals. The episode, in which the flirty celeb plays a flirty receptionist, tapes later this week. Way to show your range, girlfriend!
Spears is taking a break this week from her near-daily dance rehearsals while she focuses on her first TV acting gig since Will and Grace in 2006.
Can TV save the radio star?
Source: E! Online
Britney - I'll Be Your Nurse, Ya'll!
The following italicized article is from www.tmz.com:For someone who's in need of constant supervision, Britney Spears' new sitcom spot is just a smidge ironic – she'll be playing a nurse.
"How I Met Your Mother" creator Craig Thomas tells Usmagazine.com that Brit is playing a nurse at a dermatologist's office who falls in love with the main character, Ted, when he comes in to have a tattoo removed. Thomas says he and his writers rewrote the show in 40 minutes to work Brit into the story.
Meanwhile, what was "Mother" co-star Neil Patrick Harris' reaction to the news? "I was shocked that Madame Spears was willing to come and do some acting," he tells ET.
Source: TMZ
Mediabase Chart Update!
'Break The Ice' is currently at #38 on Mediabase with 940 spins and 10.765 million listeners!Click here to vote for it on your local radio station!
Source: Break The Nice
New Papers: Lawyer Battles Britney Spears' Conservatorship
The following italicized article is from www.theinsideronline.com:"The Insider" has obtained new court documents filed by attorney JOHN EARDLEY on the behalf of BRITNEY SPEARS. In the papers, Eardley appeals "in its entirety" the co-conservatorship over Britney's financial affairs and estate wielded by her father JAMES and attorney ANDREW WALLET. He also seeks to overturn the extension of that conservatorship through July 2008.
In addition, he appeals the fees awarded to court-appointed counsel SAMUEL INGHAM ($58,000) and James ($2,500 per week), as well as protests an order from February which made it unnecessary for Britney to be given 5 days notice minimum that a conservatorship was being sought against her, contending that there are "no legitimate grounds" for this action.
Source: The Insider Online
Britney Wows CBS Producers
The following italicized article is from www.ok-magazine.com:At Tuesday's table reading for her small appearance on the CBS comedy How I Met Your Mother, Britney Spears reportedly made such a good impression with producers that they are now thinking of adding her to the show as a semi-regular cast member.
In the episode, Brit plays the role of Abby, a receptionist at a dermatologist's office. Her endearing, sweet character falls head over heels in love with Ted, (Josh Radnor) who is desperate to have a tattoo removed.
After completing Tuesday's table reading, Brit heads back to work on Wednesday for rehearsals on the set and costume fittings. The actual episode tapes Friday night in L.A.
We smell a major career change!
Source: OK Magazine
Britney Spears' Family: 'Hopeful For The First Time In A Long Time'
The following italicized article is from www.accesshollywood.com:Lynne Spears is in Los Angeles to visit with her grandchildren, a source close to the family tells Access Hollywood.
Lynne Spears will see Britney's boys with Kevin Federline - Sean Preston, 2, and Jayden James, 1.
The grandmother is currently dividing her time 50/50 between Los Angeles, where Britney lives, and Kentwood, Louisiana, where daughter Jamie Lynn Spears, is holed up, preparing for the birth of her first child.
Lynne has been splitting her time between the two locales in order to support Britney, who is currently under a conservatorship and 16-year-old Jamie Lynn.
As for Britney, the family feels that lately, there has been an "upswing," in how things are going for the embattled pop star, the source told Access. The family acknowledges however, that they have a "long way to go," the source added.
As previously reported on AccessHollywood.com, Britney will appear in the primetime sitcom, "How I Met Your Mother."
She has also been teaching occasional dance classes to children at the Millennium Dance Complex in Los Angeles.
Britney and her father, Jamie Spears, who is co-conservator over his daughter, are getting along "OK," the source added, and the pop singer is said to be more "stable," of late.
The family is "hopeful for the first time in a long time," the source added over Britney's condition.
Source: Access Hollywood
Brit's Faux Lawyer Files Appeal
The following italicized article is from www.pagesix.com:Jon Eardley, the attorney who filed a request to have Britney Spears' custody and conservatorship cases moved to the federal courts, has appealed the February 1 decision that granted Jamie Spears control of the pop star's affairs.
In documents obtained by PageSix.com, Eardley claims that Brit wasn't given the proper five-day notice prior to the hearing.
Because it was determined that Britney isn't fit to retain her own counsel, Eardley has never officially represented the pop star. Eardley, who practices law out of his mother-in-law's home, shares spokesperson Michael Sands with Brit's former pal Sam Lutfi.
Source: Page Six
Cover Story:At Home With Britney
The following italicized article is from www.ok-magazine.com:For the last six weeks, Britney Spears has essentially been grounded by her daddy, Jamie Spears, in a desperate measure to save her life. Of course, there are worse places to be holed up than her $7.2 million, 7,400-square-foot Mediterranean-style villa in Studio City.
As part of her dad's restrictions, the 26-year-old is no longer allowed to hit the night clubs in L.A., hang out with her paparazzi pals or make frequent, erratic stops at gas stations, fast-food joints and public bathrooms. A friend of the the singer tells OK! that Brit recently snuck a text message to them saying, "I'm so bored. I hate my life."
Now, a typical day with Britney includes spending hours alone in her bedroom, which a frequent visitor to the home tells OK! is "like a princess' room with several walk-in closets and a spa tub, plus a long counter where she used to keep all her wigs."
Jamie, who stays in a room downstairs, leaves his daughter alone when she's in her private suite. And since she's no longer allowed to go out, the pop star now spends hours in front of the mirror trying on different outfits.
"Changing clothes all day long must seem harmless enough, so her dad doesn't interfere with that," a friend of Britney explains to OK!. "She'll change three or four times on days when she's not leaving the house."
Some of those clothes include "fat clothes" that Britney likes to wear when she's feeling bloated or out of shape. Friends say the singer keeps a secret closet stocked with these loose-fitting garments for just these occasions.
One thing visitors to Britney's home are surprised to discover is that the seemingly scatterbrained star keeps a clean house. "Her life may seem out of control, but the inside of her house is very ordered," a friend of the singer tells OK!. "She's very clean and has no clutter."
An even bigger surprise inside the house — a shrine to ex boyfriend, Justin Timberlake!
Sources tell OK! that few people have seen Brit's collection of private mementos from her years with the pop superstar. "She's obsessed with him," the source reveals. "She has pictures of them together and has devoted a private area just to celebrate him."
For the full scoop on Britney's life at home, pick up the new issue of OK! — on sale everywhere Thursday!
Source: OK Magazine