"Oops!" Album Turns 10 Years Old

Today marks the 10-year anniversary of Britney's sophomore album, Oops!...I Did It Again. The record brought about such hits as "Oops!...I Did It Again," "Lucky," "Stronger" and "Don't Let Me Be The Last To Know." More Oops! facts:

♥ Sold well over 1.3 million copies in its first week of sales, shattering a world record
♥ Certified Diamond by the RIAA, selling over 17 million copies worldwide
♥ Houses Britney's first song-writing credit for "Dear Diary"
♥ Title track and single "Oops!...I Did It Again" was a #1 hit in 20 countries
♥ Spent 84 consecutive weeks on the U.S. Billboard 200 chart
♥ Was the third best-selling album of 2000
♥ During album promotion, Britney both hosted and performed in an episode of Saturday Night Live, breaking the record for the youngest person in the show's history to appear as both host and musical guest
♥ Her Oops! tour marked Britney's first time touring outside of the U.S. and grossed over $40 million
♥ Won two Billboard Music Awards — Album Artist of the Year and World-Record Breaker of the Year
♥ Ironically, "Lucky" was Britney's seventh single and is the seventh track on the album

Source: Britney.com

Britney Spears Hits Hollywood (Sans Boyfriend)

The following italicized article is from www.eonline.com:

Britney Spears made a rare social appearance Saturday night at Phil Maloof's birthday party at Drai's Hollywood.

Britney arrived around 9 p.m. with a handsome, dark-haired guy who was NOT her on-again-off-again boyfriend and former agent Jason Trawick. She spent most of the time on a couch chatting with Maloof, a longtime friend and part owner of Palms Casino in Vegas.

The identity of the gentleman who was with her is unknown but he may have been a bodyguard.

"She stayed for about an hour and had fun," says a party source, who didn't witness anything romantic between Britney and her mystery male. "She didn't mention Jason."

Also at the party (but arriving separately): her father, Jamie.

The VIP bash, held in Victor Drai's private lounge on the first floor, was sponsored by Maloof's new Black Star Beer, but our sources say Britney didn't have any.

"She was mellow but in a good mood," says a source. "She never would drink in front of her dad."

Source: E! Online

Stay Away! Britney Spears Wins Again

The following italicized article is from www.nbclosangeles.com:

Britney Spears' ex-manager dropped his appeal of a judge's ruling that he must stay away from the singer until 2012, according to his appellate court attorney.

Osama "Sam" Lutfi instead will concentrate on his civil suit against the pop star and her parents, which is currently under a separate appeal, said attorney Joseph D. Schleimer.

In April 2009, Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Aviva K. Bobb directed Lutfi and attorney Jon Eardley to stay at least 100 yards from the pop star, her two young sons and her homes.

Bobb's ruling extended until April 28, 2012, a temporary order she issued against both men in January 2009. Bobb has since retired from the bench.

Lawyers for Lutfi filed papers shortly thereafter with the 2nd District Court of Appeal. They maintained during the hearings before Bobb that the three-year stay-away order was too harsh a measure and there was no evidence Lutfi had caused the pop star substantial emotional distress as alleged by lawyers for her father, Jamie Spears.

Jamie Spears and attorney Andrew Wallet share co-conservatorship powers over the 28-year-old singer's estate.

Spears' father maintained Lutfi and Eardley have tried to undermine the conservatorship established by Los Angeles Superior Court Commissioner Reva Goetz in early 2008 after the singer exhibited behavior that resulted in her hospitalization at UCLA Medical Center.

Lutfi sued Spears and her parents in February 2008, alleging he was defamed in passages of a book written by the singer's mother, Lynne Spears.

Lynne Spears is appealing a judge's ruling last August which denied her motion to have the case against her dismissed on grounds it infringed on her right to free speech.

In the appeal, Lynne Spears' lawyers maintain Lutfi is "libel-proof" because his reputation allegedly was already so low before her book was published that the contents could not have damaged his image further.

Source: NBC