Britney Spears Gets Her Barack Obama Bump

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Just nine months ago nothing seemed to be going right in Britney Spears world. Her emotional problems led to her losing custody of her sons, terrible physical health and a stalled career. But now her future's looking a lot brighter. And Britney deserves credit for her hard work, a family friend tells Life & Style. "It's like a fog has lifted. She's present and showing responsibility for herself again."

She's nominated for a VMA - "Piece of Me," from Brit's album Blackout, was nominated for an MTV Video Music Award. But despite rumors she'll perform, Brit hasn't decided if she'll even attend the September event, says a family friend. Is this the Barack Obama bump for Britney after getting a spot in a political ad campaign ran by John McCain?

It seems like Britney was getting much better before that and now she might be able to get by with a little help from her friends. Brit reportedly filmed a segment for Madonna's upcoming Sticky & Sweet tour. And Britney's ex Justin Timberlake may reportedly reunite with the pop star onstage during one of Madonna's shows!

She's managing now - Britney's signed on to handle the career of rising tween singer Paul Butcher, who worked with Brit's sister, Jamie Lynn, on Zoey 101.

She has her boys back as well. Britney has agreed to let her ex-hubby retain full custody of their son, Sean and Jayden. Bit she's happy with her end of the deal, which doubles her overnight visits with the boys to two a week.

And she's again performing onstage - During her recent Mexican trip, Brit shocked the crowd at a local restaurant by singing a short set that included a new tune she's been working on about her love for her two sons, says a witness.

Source: National Ledger

More UCLA Workers Peeked At Britney's Medical Records

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When Britney Spears was hospitalized for psychiatric evaluation last January at UCLA Medical Center, it was assumed that the singer would be safe in the hands of medical professionals.

But no one could have guessed that behind closed doors, trusted UCLA hospital workers were peeking at her confidential medical records.

In a new state report, The California Department of Health found that nearly twice as many medical center employees than were previously reported peeked at confidential medical records at UCLA.

In other words an additional 60 employees looked through patients' private records from 2004-2006, doubling the original reported number of accused employees.

Among those affected were Farah Fawcett, and California First Lady Maria Shriver.

The report also states the privacy of a "well-known individual" was breached by two nurses and an emergency room technician who called up the patient's computerized records as recently as mid-April.

"What we're seeing here is a clear pattern of repeated violations of patient medical records and patient confidentiality by UCLA," said Kim Belshe, secretary of the state's Health and Human Services Agency. "It is absolutely unacceptable."

The latest findings show how one employee--a former administrative specialist who now faces federal criminal charges for violating Fawcett's privacy--looked at the records of 939 patients "without any legitimate reason" from April 2003 to May 2007.

She also looked at other personal information, including Social Security numbers, according to the state report.

"What's startling to us is, as we get to a point where we feel we've addressed a specific complaint and a specific issue, we identify additional issues," Kathleen Billingsley, director of the state health department's Center for Healthcare Quality said. "It's very disturbing to see this."

The hospital said it has notified all patients whose privacy was breached by the indicted woman, and has updated its systems to block complete Social Security numbers from its main clinical systems.

"All other employees who were found to have violated patient confidentiality during our review have been disciplined, including some who have been terminated," Dr. David Feinberg, chief executive of the UCLA Health System, said.

"On behalf of the entire leadership of the UCLA Health System, I am deeply sorry for this failure, and the personal distress these breaches may have caused."

Source: OK Magazine

Dolly Parton Talks Britney & Lindsay

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Dolly Parton says it's time to leave a couple of the world's most famous starlets alone.

"Poor little Britney Spears and Lindsay Lohan," Parton said at her concert last night at L.A.'s Greek Theatre. "Ain't it awful? If those little girls slept with as many men as they say in the tabloids, why their little butts would have more fingerprints than the FBI!"

All kidding aside, Parton said, "I kinda feel sorry for them. We should give those two a break."

It's too bad Spears and Lohan weren't in the audience to hear Parton's got their back.

Source: E! Online