Massive Firing -- You Can't Do Dat to Brit!

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UCLA Medical Center is terminating at least 13 staff members and suspending at least six others for looking at the confidential medical records of Britney Spears while she was hospitalized there.

The LA Times reports that in addition to these firings, at least six doctors will face disciplinary action for snooping into her computerized records at the hospital. According to the Times, UCLA officials admitted this wasn't the first time Spears' privacy had been compromised. Several employees were caught snooping into her records in September 2005 after she gave birth to her first son, Sean Preston, at Santa Monica-UCLA Medical Center. A few of those employees were fired as well.

Spears was admitted to the hospital on January 31 -- after being placed on a "5150 hold" when it was determined she posed a danger to herself or others. She was released February 6.
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Britney Spears Wraps Up Work on TV Show

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Britney Spears completed two days of filming on TV's How I Met Your Mother, receiving praise from the sitcom's cast for her attitude and comic skills.

"There was not an ounce of the dark side that we've all read so much about," star Neil Patrick Harris, 34, said Thursday night at a West Hollywood party for the show.

In the episode, which will air March 24, Spears plays a receptionist at a dermatologist's office, and she falls for one of the show's main characters, played by Josh Radnor.

Spears, 26, shot her scenes Wednesday and Thursday.

"She was hilarious in the table-read, and I got to see her do the run-through as well, and she was great," cast member Jason Segel said at the Jameson Irish Whiskey St. Patrick's Day party. "She was great and lovely and couldn't be sweeter."

Added cast member Alyson Hannigan: "You can still kill a joke if you don't have comic timing, and she's not killing them. She knows how to deliver a joke. She's got good comic skills."

Source: People

Who Rocked the Tent Dress Better – Angelina Jolie or Britney Spears?

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Angelina Jolie and Britney Spears have both rocked dowdy tent dresses.

Click here to vote!

Source: US Weekly

Neil Patrick Harris: On-Air with Ryan Seacrest

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Neil Patrick Harris joined us to talk about Britney Spears guest starring on "How I Met Your Mother".

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Neil Patrick Harris: "Britney Seems Fragile"

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Britney Spears was a true professional this week, arriving bright and early to the set of How I Met Your Mother. But that doesn’t mean the diva is completely gone — the singer wore her sunglasses the whole time she was in the studio. That didn’t stop Neil Patrick Harris from raving about Britney’s read-through on Tuesday.

"She's good,” he says. “She seemed a little nervous, she wore the big sunglasses the whole time. I think that's a bit of a security blanket.”

He adds: “But she seems very professional."

NPH (as we like to call him) does admit that Britney seems vulnerable in person. "Being up close to her, she seems like a very sort of fragile, kind of complicated person; it must be very strange to live in her life."

Spears plays a secretary at a dermatologist’s office in the upcoming episode. She shocked the cast by showing up to set at 7:30 a.m. Co-star Josh Radnor tells People: "It pains me to report that on the first day of the shoot, Britney knew her lines better than I knew mine. She's been great to work with."

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Britney Spears -- Taco Muncher

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Screw the border, Britney Spears was runnin' for a taco stand outside the set of "How I Met Your Mother" yesterday!

TMZ spies spotted Brit on the FOX lot, waiting in line like everybody else, during a break in production. Ever the elusive creature, Britwreck took her food to go before our mole could whip out his camera phone.

Source: TMZ

Brit's Toxic Behavior Cooling Down

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Brit's conservatorship has really been working -- she's got a real job, has been dancing in the studio and was even spotted driving herself just yesterday. And that pink wig -- forget about it!

Brit Brit was seen behind the wheel as she maneuvered her SUV out of the FOX lot after filming her upcoming sting on "How I Met Your Mother -- where TMZ has learned the cast absolutely loved her and described her as "laid back and collected."

If the only thing she can be faulted for is smoking a cigarette, that's a vast improvement!

Source: TMZ

'HIMYM' exec producer shares the Britney experience

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Given the relatively mind-blowing announcement Monday that Britney Spears would be taking a break from custody hearings and hospital visits to guest star on the CBS sitcom How I Met Your Mother, we, along with the rest of everyone, were curious as to how that all went down. Spears will appear March 24, in the comedy's post-strike season's second episode, as the receptionist for Ted's tattoo-removal doctor (and new love interest), Stella. HIMYM co-exec producer Craig Thomas was kind enough to give EW.com the scoop on how it all went down, describing the tabloid target as a low-key scene stealer who just wanted to do a good job.

ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY: You have Britney Spears on your television program.
CRAIG THOMAS: We do.

How did that happen? Did she really call you?
We were in the middle of a rewrite of the episode that’s shooting this week, and I kid you not when I tell you, the character we were writing a week ago today could not be, like, a nerdier, mousier, shier, sort of adorable little side character in the episode. Not the main character in the episode whatsoever. We were starting to audition people, didn’t find anyone perfect. And then we get a phone call, like Thursday, midday: “Britney Spears read the character breakdown and she likes the show and she wants to play the part.” When you’re writing that role and you’re describing it as a nerdy receptionist, Britney Spears is not the first name that comes up. But when we talked to her people, they were like, “Yeah, she just wants to do something small and funny and get to come in and play a character.” She wanted to act. And it all started to make more sense. They wanted to see a script right away, so like last Thursday evening -- we weren’t even done with our rewrite, and her people were gonna see her at like 6:30 for dinner. So we just sort of hit print and sent it over to her and figured she’d either like it or not. And turns out she thought it was really funny, and it was confirmed 24 hours later that Britney Spears was doing the show. It happened very quickly, and it was out of nowhere, and we did not seek it out at all. But ultimately, it has worked out rather nicely.

When you say “her people,” who are you talking about?
This was her acting agent. I think she was looking at a couple different shows, and ultimately she responded to this show the most.

There’s this perception that she’s not doing anything lucid, and so the notion that she’d have a master plan just seems incongruous.
I don’t know. She seemed to have a very clear idea of what she wanted to do.

You didn’t mind casting her sight unseen?
Greg Malins [a consulting producer on HIMYM] was at Will & Grace when she did an episode there. And from the moment he heard about this — I mean, we were literally sitting around the table in the writers’ room, rewriting the script, and our assistant Matt comes in and says, “You’re not gonna believe this, but they’re pitching Britney Spears for this role of Abby.” Malins, from moment one, was saying, “Just watch. She’s gonna be great. She’s gonna steal scenes.” He should have made some sort of bet on this. He would have made money.

Is Neil Patrick Harris [Barney] okay with that? He likes to be the one stealing the scenes.
He got the script Saturday, but he was promoting Harold and Kumar at South by Southwest. He read the script from afar and just texted Carter and I, like, “Please, please, please give me a scene with Britney!” He didn’t have one in the original script, but we came up with a tag at the end of the episode that’s just between him and Britney’s character, and sure enough, it’s hysterical. When you watch it you sort of feel like it leaves the door open for Britney’s character to come back, too.

How much focus is her being around stealing from the business of making the show? Has it been a zoo over there?
Not at all. It hasn’t felt like having one of the most famous people in the world on our set at all, because there’s no paparazzi on the lot, there’s no photographers, there’s no press. Her mom and dad stopped by for a few minutes and were really nice. She’s just been low-key and has wanted to do a good job. We all very quickly forgot that it was supposed to be this big huge deal. It sort of feels normal. Like, a guest actor coming into our show and doing a nice job and being cool about it. It had none of the Britney Spears that you see in the press, this experience.

Talk a bit about the episode itself.
It's a very sweet, romantic comedy episode. I think it’s maybe the best one of those we’ve ever done, actually. Josh Radnor [Ted]: very good at that stuff. This one may be the best episode of season 3, I think. And on top of that, it’s gonna get a lot of extra press, because Britney’s on the show.

But besides Britney’s cameo, you think the episode will make viewers hang around?
I think people will be surprised to see Britney playing this role, and I think people will enjoy that she’s really good in it. But aside from that, it just has to be a great How I Met Your Mother episode. Hopefully, extra people will watch, but we really want to make our fans happy, too.

You're still on the bubble for next season. If you can’t get the audience in with this carrot, is CBS going to think even harder about renewing the show?
Boy, that’s a tough question. Obviously, it would be great if more people watched and said, “Hey, that’s a great show!” But all we can do is make great episodes. So it’s hard to think about that. I think we’ve given a great episode for CBS to sell to people and, hopefully, bring extra folks in.
And have them stick around.Let’s hope.

Has the cast hazed Britney at all, or are they giving her a pretty wide berth?
Alyson [Hannigan, Lily] was really bummed out that she does not have a scene with her. Alyson really seemed to love Britney, and I think they hung out a bit on Monday and Tuesday, and then at the end of the day Tuesday, Alyson really wanted to become friends with Britney, but she was lamenting the fact that she doesn’t think she made quite enough inroads to do so. I think Britney felt comfortable here.

Yeah, but I was on-set the day Mandy Moore was there, and everyone was still sort of staring. Britney is Mandy Moore times a hundred. Everyone’s looking for signs of the crazy.
Yeah, I mean, it didn’t seem like that big a deal to our cast. They liked her and wanted to befriend her. The only sign that Britney Spears was on our set, the only thing that was a little odd was that there were helicopters flying over our soundstage. Thank god, not close enough or loud enough to affect filming. The paparazzi can’t come on the Fox lot, so the helicopters, I guess, were hoping to shoot her on the 10-foot walk from the door to her trailer -- because apparently, that would be a really great photo? So we joked that Jason Segel [Marshall] should just try to run up to her and kiss her as though they’re dating and see if it gets a $10-$15 million bump for Forgetting Sarah Marshall [which features Segel] when it opens in a few weeks.

So has your experience with this made you think that all this tabloid hoo-hah is being reported incorrectly, or that Britney’s just both of these people at once: the train wreck, and the competent comedic actress?
Boy, I feel like I don’t know her well enough to really comment on that. All I can say is that various friends and family have been emailing me, like, “What’s going on?? Has it been weird?” And it hasn’t been weird at all. It seems like she just wanted to come in and play a funny small part, and that’s just what she’s done. There’s been no real connection to the paparazzi part of her this week.

Craig, have you been hypnotized?
I swear to god! I see no evidence of that whatsoever. You do feel, though, when you realize there are literally helicopters following this girl around -- like, “What is WRONG with the people in those helicopters? Why can’t people leave this girl alone?” It seems pretty absurd. You can’t help but feel sympathy for how weird that must feel.

Source: Entertainment Weekly

Can Brit Break The Rules?

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Let's put it this way: Wouldn't be surprised if Jamie Spears had emerged from an L.A. courtroom the other day with the ability to shoot lightning from his righteous fists. Such is his newly won, Jupiter-like power.

Observe! Here are three rules currently governing Britney's life and what her dad can do if she tries to disobey:

No spending more than $1,500 a week: That's her new allowance from Dad. But if Britney, say, tries to secretly open a credit card or bank account, Jamie can swoop in and shut it all down. "He can call credit card companies and say, 'Don't honor this card,' " New Jersey family law and litigation attorney Albert Cohn says. "He can close bank accounts."

No unapproved visitors: Woe is the friend Britney tries to sneak in through a window. "Jamie could probably call the cops and call it a trespass," Cohn says. "Think of it this way: He stands in the shoes of the person for whom he is guardian." So, Cohn explains, Jamie could call the police and say that Britney doesn't have the legal competence to invite people into her home. And whoosh! They're gone.

No partying: At least according to reports in places like OK! magazine, which recently claimed that Brit "is no longer allowed to hit the night clubs." So if Britney goes seeking some cocktail waitress to switch outfits with, Jamie could "enlist law enforcement to bring her home."

Let's just hope she's wearing underwear during the ensuing melee.

Source: E! Online

Brit's Paptoy in Therapy?

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Just like his sometimes girlfriend Britney Spears, Adnan Ghalib's got some mental issues.

The paparazzo-turned-douchebag somehow got an invite to the Christian Audigier fashion show last night, where he told the designer he "came here for some therapy." And by "therapy," he means "publicity."

Source: TMZ

Britney Spears "Talked About Clothes and Dogs" on TV Set

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So what was Britney Spears like on the How I Met Your Mother set?

"She was lovely," Alyson Hannigan told Usmagazine.com at the sitcom's re-launch party in West Hollywood Thursday.

"She’s just a person — so sweet and funny," Hannigan added. "We just talked about our clothes and dogs, and it was surprisingly just normal."

The rest of the cast couldn't stop raving about the actress — who shot scenes Wednesday and Thursday in L.A. — either.

"She’s beautiful," actor Jason Segel told Us. "You know, I was so focused on her hair that I’m overwhelmed with adjectives! She was great and lovely."

He said he wasn't surprised that Spears nailed her role as a dorky receptionist who falls for Ted (Josh Radnor).

"She was great," Segel added. "She was better than all five of us, so I guess that says a lot."

Added Cobie Smulders, "She was very professional and her comedic timing was great!"

The cast shrugged off rumors that Alicia Silverstone turned down a role on the show after learning that Spears was on board.

"I think there was some scheduling problems or something," Smulders said, adding that Scrubs star Sarah Chalke "came in at the last second."

Neil Patrick Harris said "there’s hope" Silverstone may still appear on the show at some point.

"She’s seemed to avoid that weird actress trap of only being able to do a very limited amount of things," he told Us. "She’s gone on to do interesting theater, so you’ve got to respect her chops now.

"She’s making smart choices so if she wants to come play with us, we’d be glad to have her!"

Spears' How I Met Your Mother episode airs March 24.

Source: Us Weekly

'Break The Ice' Officially Released In Singapore

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Singapore Chart Performance Update!

'Piece Of Me' re-entered the charts at # 8 and moved up to #7 remaining there for the second week in a row.

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Britney Spears: Are We to Blame?

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Raven Says: I look at pictures of Britney Spears and I don’t see a faded pop star whose best days are behind her, nor do I see a mother or daughter poster child for crappy-family advertisements or potential A Life Gone Wrong TV mini-dramas.

Instead, I see a girl whose eyes are dead. That’s it. I see a girl whose freedom has been raped and violated to the point that her soul has curled up and died inside her. I see someone whose cries for help have been documented and then outright ignored by most of the world. I see a slow suicide that we all watch, bug-eyed and mesmerised, too dulled by the violence and blood on TV to feel the humanity creeping from us as we read the rest of the article on her latest dramas, our simple action encouraging her extrication from sanity and society.

Her choice of fame was made when she was too young to fully realize the implications. At some point she’ll disappear from our lives; we don’t know how - she might go mad, become a recluse or simply die, and we’ll move on to the next victim, turn the page and read the rest of the article, a little bit sadder, a little bit less human than we were before her.

Yes, I feel pity for her, but more so I feel pity for all the less-than-average morons of society who bother spending their hate and negativity on her life instead of paying attention to the fact that as humans go, they are far more despicable than the tortured Ms. Spears.

Tell Us: Are we partly to blame for craving every morsel of gossip on Britney Spears? Or is the neverending drama her own doing?

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Britney - More "Mother"-ing To Come?

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Britney Spears is having such "a blast" as a sitcom guest star that she wants to do more of it.

The Britwreck was at "How I Met Your Mother" for a second day of taping, reports People, after spending the morning with her sons, and her folks Jamie and Lynne were both there too. "Her parents kept thanking everyone on set ... saying this is just what their daughter needed," says a show source, who added that Brit "chewed gum obsessively on set."

What's more, says the source, Brit "had a lot of fun doing it and she even mentioned extending her character."

Source: TMZ

K-Fed Cordially Invites You ...

... to his 30th birthday celebration at Pure nightclub in Las Vegas, NV on Friday March 21:Of course, if you have other plans that might sound a little bit more fun than partying with Kevin Federline (like having a root canal, a rectal exam or a castration) then by all means do that instead.

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Kim Kardashian Wants to Give Britney a Makeover

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Kim Kardashian has her eye on Britney Spears – and her clothing.

The Keeping Up with the Kardashians star and stylist says in a new video blog post that she would love to give the pop star a little help in the fashion department. "

I would love, love, love to give Britney Spears a makeover," Kardashian says. "I think everyone wants to give her a makeover. But I think that she is so cute and sweet and has a great style. But it's all fallen apart and it's a mess now. I would love to bring her back to where she used to be."

Source: People

Yeah, and she is such a style icon...

Britney Bonding With Her Co-Stars

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Britney Spears has always had her — dare we say unique — sense of fashion. But OK! has learned that the pop superstar is so enjoying her time on the set of the CBS sitcom How I Met Your Mother, that she's now trying to emulate the style of several of her co-stars.

While shooting the other day on the set of the hit show, Brit, who said yesterday that she's "having a blast" working on the show, was so taken with the jeans being worn by a number of cast members, Paige Premium Denim, to be precise, that she's already ordered herself several pairs of the Roxbury, the Blue Heights skinny jean and the Skyline Peg Leg.

Good to see that Brit is putting her $1500 a week allowance to good use!

Source: OK Magazine

Access Exclusive: Adnan Gives Update On Britney

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As Britney Spears is busy testing out her funny bone on “How I Met Your Mother,” pal Adnan Ghalib was out in Hollywood on Thursday night, where he gave Access Hollywood an exclusive update on the pop star.

Adnan, who was out at the Ed Hardy/Christian Audigier Fashion Week in Los Angeles, spoke to Access about the chaos that has been surrounding Britney in recent months.

“In a situation like that, you’re not ever going to contain it. It is what it is,” he said.

When asked how Britney was doing, Adnan replied, “Just keep praying. That’s what I say.”

Source: Access Hollywood