Britney Spears has spent the past few weeks taking care of family matters, taking care of her fitness, taking care of her singing and acting career and taking care of her business ... which may or may not be what she was doing last night when she went out for dinner with Palms Hotel and Casino co-owner George Maloof in Beverly Hills, CA last night.Britney Spears arrived for dinner date in Beverly Hills last night looking calm and surprisingly well-groomed in a sign she's slowly piecing back together her life. The usually disheveled mother-of-two polished up for a quiet night out with Las Vegas billionaire George Maloof, prompting speculation she is again working on a career revival. Along with his brothers Maloof, 43, owns the Palms Hotel and Casino in Nevada - a popular celebrity haunt - as well as the Sacramento Kings and Sacramento Monarchs basketball teams. The pair have known each other for a number of years - in fact, Britney had been partying with Maloof and friends on the now notorious night of her quickie marriage to childhood pal Jason Alexander in Vegas in 2004. As well as enjoying more time with her children Jayden James and Sean Preston following a court decision to extend her visitation rights this week, Britney is set to make a return appearance in How I Met Your Mother. In the episode, which airs in the US next week, Britney reprises her role as ditzy Abby, who is now dating serial womanizer Barney (Neil Patrick Harris) but she still seems to be longing for her other crush, Ted (Josh Radnor). Britney said: "I had such a great experience the last time I was on the show that I couldn't wait to come back. Abby is going to have a lot of fun!"Additionally, Britney's former (and current?) manager Larry Rudolph reveals to US Weekly that Brit Brit was in the hiz last night for the live season finale of his MTV show Rock the Cradle (where children of musicians competed for a recording contract of their own) to witness one of the contestants performing her hit song, Baby ... One More Time:Britney Spears surprised "Rock The Cradle" contestants Thursday night by unexpectedly showing up for the season finale to support her former manager and friend Larry Rudolph. "Rock The Cradle" pits aspiring pop stars, who have rock and roll in their DNA, against one another. The finale, which was broadcast on MTV, featured Jess Blaze Snider, son of Dee Snider; Crosby Loggins, son of Kenny Loggins; and Chloe Lattanzi, daughter of Olivia Newton John. Rudolph judged the competition. Spears spent the duration of the show seated backstage surrounded by security. After the show, Rudolph told usmagazine.com, "She was here to support the show. I mentioned to her that I was going to my show. She said, ‘I want to come down.’ She loved it. She really loved it. She didn't come here for publicity or anything like that. She came here because she wanted to see the show, which I appreciated." Spears headed to the show after spending the day with her two sons, Jayden James and Sean Preston. It was the first extended visit since she, along with her parents Lynne and Jamie Spears, appeared in Los Angeles County Superior Court Tuesday for a custody hearing, where she was granted extended visitation rights by Commissioner Scott Gordon. No more late night parties with unsavory hangers-on for our dear Britney. Now she's back hanging out with billionaires making guest stints on TV shows ... just the way God intended. Woot!Source: Pink Is The New Blog
The following italicized article is from www.eonline.com:Following her second successful stint on How I Met Your Mother comes further signs that Britney Spears is working on a comeback. Last night, Brit was on hand for the finale of MTV's Rock the Cradle, which her on/off manager Larry Rudolph produces. (The pop star stayed backstage during the taping and didn't take any photos.)Later, she headed over to Sur in Beverly Hills, where she had dinner with another power player: George Maloof, who owns the Palms Casino Resort in Las Vegas. Since it seems like he's willing to overlook her disastrous VMAs performance there last year, maybe a Sin City show wouldn't be such a bad idea for Brit? Finally, Britney will get to spend time with her other boys, Sean Preston and Jayden James, on Sunday. She's reportedly been given permission to spend all of Mother's Day with her sons.Source: E! Online
The following italicized article is from www.people.com:Thursday night’s Rock the Cradle win was a shock for Kenny Loggins’s son, Crosby (“My ulitmate goal was to come in second!” he told PEOPLE), but there was an even bigger surprise backstage—Britney Spears, who showed up at CBS studios to support her off-and-on manager Larry Rudolph, a judge on the show. Wearing a brown leather jacket and an animal-print dress, Spears, 26, peered into the audience but opted for a more private seat behind the wings. Flanked by security, the singer texted during performances and played it cool, even when Blaze Snider (Dee’s son) sang a rendition of her hit “…Baby One More Time.” Rudolph denied requests for a photograph of Spears, who later went to Sur restaurant in L.A. for dinner.Earlier that day, Spears enjoyed an extended visit with her two sons, Jayden and Sean Preston, the first after being granted extended visitation rights on May 6 at Los Angeles Country Superior Court. “We are so pleased with Britney’s progress,” her parents Jamie and Lynne Spears said in a statement. “We are appreciative of the court’s recognition of this progress.”Source: People
After spending countless hours in the recording studio over the last few weeks, Swedish producer Bloodshy, of Bloodshy and Avant, has confirmed via MySpace that Britney is in the process of recording her sixth studio album.Britney has been spotted at a studio in Burbank numerous times, including visits in the past week. She has been accompanied by her former (?) manager Larry Rudolph every time.Britney also dined out with her long time billionaire friend, George Maloof, last night. George is the owner of the Palms hotel in Las Vegas, where Britney performed a comeback set in 2003.Check out the confirmation message by Bloodshy here. What do you think about this? Are you ready for a new album? Sad about the premature death of Blackout? Leave a comment to let us know what you think!Source: Britney Spy
The following italicized article is from www.justjared.com:Britney Spears surprised Rock The Cradle contestants Thursday night by unexpectedly showing up for the season finale. Rock the Cradle is an MTV reality show in which the offspring of R&B, pop, and rock stars from the 1980’s and 1990’s vie in a six week singing competition.Britney was reportedly there to support the show as well as her former manager, Larry Rudolph. Rudolph told Usmagazine.com, “She was here to support the show. I mentioned to her that I was going to my show. She said, ‘I want to come down.’ She loved it. She really loved it. She didn’t come here for publicity or anything like that. She came here because she wanted to see the show, which I appreciated.”Source: Just Jared
The following italicized article is from www.tmz.com:Britney Spears was a surprise guest at the finale of MTV's "Rock the Cradle" last night -- and we would have gotten a great interview with her about it ... if it weren't for power windows.She didn't go on the show, she was just there to support her manager, Larry Rudolph, who is one of the judges.Source: TMZ
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According to UsMagazine.com, Britney DID attend the "Rock The Cradle" finale. "She was here to support the show," says manager Larry Rudolph. "I mentioned to her that I was going to my show. She said, 'I want to come down.' She loved it. She really loved it. She didn't come here for publicity or anything like that. She came here because she wanted to see the show, which I appreciated." After the show, Britney had a business meeting at Sur in West Hollywood tonight. I could tell you who she had dinner with, but that's no fun, right?! OK OK it was George Maloof!Source: Breathe Heavy
The following italicized article is from www.usmagazine.com:Britney Spears surprised "Rock The Cradle" contestants Thursday night by unexpectedly showing up for the season finale to support her former manager and friend Larry Rudolph."Rock The Cradle" pits aspiring pop stars, who have rock and roll in their DNA, against one another. The finale, which was broadcast on MTV, featured Jess Blaze Snider, son of Dee Snider; Crosby Loggins, son of Kenny Loggins; and Chloe Lattanzi, daughter of Olivia Newton John. Rudolph judged the competition. Spears spent the duration of the show seated backstage surrounded by security. After the show, Rudolph told usmagazine.com, "She was here to support the show. I mentioned to her that I was going to my show. She said, ‘I want to come down.’ She loved it. She really loved it. She didn't come here for publicity or anything like that. She came here because she wanted to see the show, which I appreciated."Spears headed to the show after spending the day with her two sons, Jayden James and Sean Preston. It was the first extended visit since she, along with her parents Lynne and Jamie Spears, appeared in Los Angeles County Superior Court Tuesday for a custody hearing, where she was granted extended visitation rights by Commissioner Scott Gordon. Source: US Weekly
The following italicized article is from www.ok-magazine.com:There was a surprise guest in the audience for tonight's finale of the MTV reality competition Rock the Cradle -- Britney Spears! The singer showed up in the audience of tonight's show,which aired at 10 PM ET/PT on the cable network. Brit's former manager and current friend/advisor, Larry Rudolph, happens to be an executive producer on the show as well as the "Overall Performance Judge" (There are four judges in all). So could this be a sign of an even stronger reconciliation between the two?Britney was also likely cheering on tonight's three finalists: Dee Snider's son, Jess Blaze Snider; Olivia Newton-John's daughter Chloe Lattanzi, and Kenny Loggin's son, Crosby Loggins.Source: OK Magazine
Britney Spears has spent the past few weeks taking care of family matters, taking care of her fitness, taking care of her singing and acting career and taking care of her business ... which may or may not be what she was doing last night when she went out for dinner with Palms Hotel and Casino co-owner George Maloof in Beverly Hills, CA last night.
