Britney Spears' Sober Tour Plans

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Britney Spears' management team is taking no chances when it comes to keeping her on the straight and narrow on her world tour.

In addition to the usual bullet-proof confidentiality agreements, I hear all staff are being asked to sign a contract promising not to drink, do drugs or party.

My source in the Britney camp reveals: “They all have to be sober because Britney doesn’t want to be around anyone who’s drinking alcohol, it’s just too tempting for her. People are lining up around the block to work with her on this tour – so everyone is agreeing to it.”

It is the former party girl’s first tour in two years and will feature material from her new album Femme Fatale.

Source: The Mirror

As Britney Spears' Circus Comes To Town A New Book Looks At The Night She Went Into Meltdown

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Amid a frenzy of anticipation, Britney Spears’ sell-out Circus tour rolls into town today.

It won rave reviews across the Atlantic, so hopes are high for the 27-year-old pop star’s UK dates, beginning at London’s O2 Arena.

Yet a mere 18 months ago it seemed as if the curtain had come down on her pop career for good.

With the world watching, Britney fell apart – crumbling under the pressure of a messy divorce, a custody battle over her two young sons, and family feuds.

Now a fascinating book reveals for the first time what went on in Britney’s mind during her meltdown.

Here, in the first of our exclusive serialisation of Britney: Inside the Dream by Steve Dennis, we expose how booze, rows and a famous ex led to her chaotic comeback performance at the MTV Video Music Awards…

Seven minutes before her live performance, Britney’s dressing room door opened and a collective look of horror fell upon the faces of her management team.

“What the f***?” shouted one.

It was immediately clear that her much-hyped comeback was about to become car crash TV, a global display of a pop star unravelling.

At the MTV Video Music Awards, Britney had pledged to show everyone “the bitch is back”.

In front of millions of fans, and some sceptical industry bosses, she had to prove that despite the messy divorce, custody battle, head shaving and stints in rehab, she still had the talent that had made her a global phenomenon.

Now, for the first time, the backstage events leading up to that disastrous performance can be revealed.

Raged

Efforts were made to ensure it all went smoothly. Britney had rehearsed for five weeks with handpicked dancers.

She had got Dita Von Teese’s stylist Trish Somerville, to create a flattering black one-piece for the make-or-break performance. And she had managed to secure the services of Ken Paves, dubbed Hollywood’s hottest hairdresser.

But Britney herself managed to ruin the most important performance of her life. Hours before the show, her anxieties raged. She decided it was a good idea to start drinking tequila shots to calm her nerves – one after the other.

Her prickliness wasn’t helped when her ex-boyfriend Justin Timberlake popped by to say good luck.

“He was cool and couldn’t have been friendlier, but that wigged her out more,” says a backstage source. “She was freaking out over the littlest thing.”

Her low self-esteem, until now hidden, was making itself known as anger and a difficult attitude. And the sagas of the previous months were all stirred up by the pressure to deliver.

Britney was terrified, and the good luck gesture from Justin was a final reminder that this was a huge broadcast.

Unworthy in her own mind, she would render herself unworthy in public.

The source says: “Brit is someone wanting to be loved, not used, not treated like a robot, not there for everyone else to make money, and not working all the time. It was inevitable she was going to reach the ‘F*** it! F*** you!’ stage. The great sadness is that she reached it in the run-up to this big moment.”

Ninety minutes before the show, Ken Paves entered the dressing room with an assistant, carrying golden hair extensions in his little box. “I don’t like him! I want his assistant,” announced Britney.

The assistant pledged her loyalty to Ken and Britney instructed her bodyguard to forcibly remove Ken from the room

In the corridor outside, observers saw Ken being shoved out the door, remonstrating: “I’ve never been so insulted in my life!” He was still carrying Britney’s hair extensions, tissue-wrapped.

Then word came through to management: “Britney’s just fired Ken Paves.” As they gained access to her dressing room, she explained she didn’t like his attitude.

“That’s great Britney, but you need him right now. He has your hair extensions,” she was told.

Britney, whose hair was still short following her head-shaving incident, pondered this reality: “OK then, he can come back.” But after retreating to his hotel room, Ken Paves wasn’t answering his phone or his door.

Fishnets

Britney seemed oblivious to the distress she had caused. And it dawned on MTV that their opening act was playing up – and she had no hair.

Nelly Furtado’s stylist came to the rescue, but Britney still needed hair extensions – from the hotel’s salon. The source says: “By now everyone was frying.”

In her dressing room, Britney was knocking back another shot. Once the stylist had saved the day, everyone was asked to leave so that Britney could slip into her striking Trish Somerville one-piece.

Instead she emerged in a black bra, black hotpants and fishnets, showing an unflattering paunch.

Britney’s reps insisted she change.

“It’s too f***ing late! We’ve got to get her on stage!” shouted an MTV assistant.

The source says: “Everyone knew it all hinged on her hitting the first line we’d rehearsed to a T – look down the camera on a close-up and lip-sync, ‘It’s Britney, bitch!’ If she could hold that line, and get through, she’d won.

“But the music started, and she stood and stared at the camera without moving her lips. At that moment, we knew it was over.”

What followed was an infamous performance in which Britney looked more like a wasted clubber in Vegas than a pop princess who was “in the zone”.

In one evening, she had sabotaged her hair, her designed outfit, her choreography and her reputation. Britney got the attention she craves, but this time as a laughing stock and an object of pity.

Within minutes of leaving the stage, she was in tears as the show continued.

A door from a backstage corridor burst open on to the emptied casino floor outside the auditorium. Britney, wearing a hooded sweater over her stage outfit, tore through, shoulders up, head down.

She spotted an open-air, but closed, restaurant called Guardino’s and dived under its roped-off barriers. She walked to the second floor and sat on the floor.

From a distance, Britney was seen using a mobile phone, either furiously texting or repeatedly dialling. An off-duty waiter brought her a glass of water and there she sat for 45 minutes, crying.

Lesser stars could never have recovered. But no one should ever underestimate Britney.

Bald truth of rebel’s hair shave

Britney sat still and looked in the mirror at her newly shorn head, tears welling in her eyes.

Minutes earlier she had ordered her driver to pull over at Esther’s Hair Salon in LA, complained her hair extensions were too tight and announced: “I want my hair shaved off.”

Now, after grabbing the electric buzzer and shearing her mousy locks off, there was nothing anyone could do.

“She said her mom was going to be mad,” remembers hairdresser Esther. “And she got a little teary-eyed. She all of a sudden realised what she did.”

The stylist, who had tried to talk her out of this public sabotage, tried to make her feel better by complimenting her “nice shaped head” while photographers outside rushed to their laptops to wire the photos that would, in minutes, be circulated around the globe.

The pictures convinced the watching world that Britney was losing the plot and on the verge of a cataclysmic breakdown.

But the head-shaving had little to do with self-loathing, more a loathing against the public persona that had defined her until then.

What few people knew was that Britney was rowing with her mum, Lynne, who seemed to be incessantly reminding her of her motherly duties and responsibilities. What made Britney most irate was that her mama kept mentioning how her ex Kevin Federline wasn’t forever on the town. This was all being viewed as controlling behaviour.

The head-shaving moment was the culmination of an escalating rebellion, heightened by heartbreak over her divorce and custody battle, that can be traced back to 2004 when Britney decided she no longer wished to conform, be controlled or take instruction.

Britney had been well-coached in the messages that imagery conveys and this one dramatic image told her mama, and any other interested controllers: “So now what are you going to do with the pop star?”

What better way to rid herself of the performer’s identity than by losing the very hair she was famous for; sabotaging the act to free the person?

Suddenly, the superficiality of the pop star lay on the salon floor.

Source: Mirror

Book Deal Unlikely To Happen

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As always with stories Britney Spears, it's difficult to tell truth from fiction, which make new reports out of the UK about the pop superstar signing a $14 million deal for her autobiography that much harder to figure out if they're true or not.

According to The Mirror, Brit-Brit has inked the mammoth deal to tell all about her rollercoaster life and career.

However, one U.S. publishing insider tells OK!, it's unlikely that the pop princess would get anything near the amount being reported.

"That seems ridiculously high for a book deal," the source tells OK!. "Even though she's a huge star, that doesn't mean anyone wants to read an autobiography by her. To make back that much of an advance, the publisher would have to sell Harry Potter-size numbers."

So while we would love to see Britney finally tell her complete side of the story — from Mickey Mouse Club to divorced mother of two — we're not holding our breath.

Source: OK Magazine

Britney Dating Bollywood Dance Instructor

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Britney Spears has dated some fast movers and now she’s been swept off her feet by another – a Bollywood dance instructor.

The Toxic star has been seeing Sandip Soparrkar, who choreographed her raunchy Womanizer video.

Britney, 27, even flew to Jodhpur for a romantic three-day Christmas break with Sandip who is a pin-up in his native India.

The couple, who have been dating for three weeks, exchanged homemade pressies under the tree.

Our source reveals: “It’s early days but their romance is going from strength to strength.

“Britney and Sandip tried to keep their reunion in India hush-hush as they’re determined to have a relationship just like any other couple.

“Sandip is very down to earth and keeps Britney grounded. He’s also quite spiritual and sensitive, which is a side of him she adores.

“For Christmas, Sandip – or Sandy as Britney calls him – presented her with a traditional Indian sari. She wore it during a candlelit dinner.

“The pair were whispering and giggling all night. Sandy ordered local delicacies including chicken tikka and a cottage cheese curry. Britney was nicking the dough balls from his plate. It was really cute.”

Britney, who met Sandip at a party thrown by Madonna earlier this year, is spending the New Year back in LA. And Sandy may jet over to see in 2009 with her.

Her latest love is a far cry from her badboy exes, who include ex hubby Kevin Federline, Brit snapper Adnan Ghalib and Irish playboy Colin Farrell.

In contrast, the only bad habit clean-cut Sandy is passing on to Britney is a love of sugar.

The smitten star took home 3kg of churma – Indian nutmeg cakes – for her two sons. Ahh, how sweet!

Source: Mirror

And gossip rags all over the world plummet to new depths of depravity as they continue to pull stories out of their ass...

Britney's EMA Return

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Britney Spears is expected to perform at the MTV Europe Music Awards in Liverpool next month.

The singer, who releases her new album ‘Circus' on December 2nd, is nominated for Best Act Ever at the ceremony on November 6th.

An appearance would cap a phenomenal end to the year for Spears who last month won three prizes at the MTV Video Music Awards in Los Angeles.

Speaking to the Mirror, a source said: "Given Britney's comeback there would be no one better to attend the awards."

“She's probably the biggest pop star in the world and after shining at the VMAs Britney would definitely spice things up in Liverpool.

"There is a hope she will perform, but if not she could just present an award - it's all very exciting."

Spears is currently number one on the US singles charts for the first time since her 1999 debut ‘Baby One More Time'.

Source: MTV Europe

Brian Friedman: Britney's At The Best She's Ever Been!

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Britney Spears is promising her raunchiest performance yet when she appears on The X Factor.

She has been rehearsing for the ITV1 show and intends to wow the audience with a sexually- charged performance of her next single, Womanizer, which topped the US singles chart last week.

X Factor choreographer Brian Friedman told the Mirror: “Britney is at the best she has ever been.

"She will perform Womanizer on the show and it will be the raunchiest performance X Factor has seen. She’s back on top of her game.”

The 26-year-old US singer’s performance next month will be her first UK visit since her tour more than four years ago.

It marks her continued recovery after a nervous breakdown last year.

Source: Mirror

Britney Spears' Comeback Set To Continue

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Britney Spears' phenomenal comeback looks set to continue with a surprise appearance at the European MTV Awards in Liverpool next month.

Brit - who scooped three Moon Man awards at the MTV Video Music Awards in Hollywood last month - is set to seal a remarkable end to the year by attending the star-studded bash.

An MTV source confirmed: "Given Britney's comeback there would be no one better to attend the awards. She's probably the biggest pop star in the world and after shining at the VMAs Britney would definitely spice things up in Liverpool.

"There is a hope she will perform, but if not she could just present an award - it's all very exciting."

If Britney does go she will be joined by fellow A-listers Katy Perry, who will be host, Beyonce, Pink, Duffy and The Killers. We can't wait!

Source: Mirror

Britney Spears Will Rule Again, Says Taio Cruz

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Britney Spears will make a success of her comeback, according to Taio Cruz.

The RnB star exclusively told Mirror.co.uk he thinks her new material is “cool” and she’s beaten her demons, despite her not choosing any tracks he wrote for her new album.

“She should have taken my songs,” he told us on the red carpet at the Mobo Awards.

“But she’s an icon, a pop icon. She’s definitely gonna do big things again.”

And it looks like he's spot on. Spears' single Womanizer, the first from her comeback album Circus, jumped straight to the top of the US Billboard charts yesterday, setting a new record for digital downloads.

Source: Mirror

Back To Stalking Britney Spears

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All eyes are back on Britney Spears, so paparazzi have now re-interested themselves in following the comeback pop princess. Earlier today (Monday), Brit Brit was seen getting her caffeine fix at Starbucks in Los Angeles.

Her label Jive/Zomba announced earlier this week that her first single, “Womanizer”, off her much-anticipated album Circus will drop next Monday, Sept. 22. She’s reportedly been recording the album at pal George Maloof’s Palms Resort and Casino in Las Vegas.

UK’s The Mirror is also reporting that Brit will perform in a comeback performance live from Las Vegas this New Year’s Eve.

We’re all rooting for you, Britney!!!!!

Source: Just Jared

Troubled Britney Spears Plans Comeback Gig In Las Vegas On New Year's Eve

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For nearly two years Britney Spears has battled her demons as the showbiz world looked on in disbelief.

Public meltdowns, divorce, rehab, drug problems and a bitter custody battle – it’s fair to say Brit’s life had become a total mess.

Now I can reveal she is preparing to put the past well and truly behind her and make a spectacular live comeback in Las Vegas on New Year’s Eve.

The show at the Pearl Theatre in the Palms Resort And Casino will tell the world Britney’s back. It will also kick off a world tour that I’m told will be bigger and better than anything she’s done before.

A few months ago, if someone had told me Brit was going back on the road, I’d have fallen off my Jimmy Choos in surprise.

But I saw her looking amazing as she collected three gongs at last week’s MTV awards, and I was convinced she’s finally sorted herself out. My spies tell me she has been discussing the show and tour with pal George Maloof, owner of the Palms. The plan is that Britney will go on stage just before midnight, and she’s told George she wants a cast of burlesque dancers and as many fireworks and special effects as he can afford.

Celebrities and industry bigwigs will be invited to fly in from LA to witness the extravaganza.

A source told me: “Britney has been recording her sixth album at Palms and she is good friends with George from way back. They are cooking up the idea of making a big bold statement by making her comeback on New Year’s Eve. It’s going to be the hottest ticket on the planet.”

Britney has seen in the New Year in Sin City before but with disastrous consequences.

At the Palms resort back in 2003, she went on a bender with then boyfriend Jason Alexander and ended up tying the knot with him – the marriage was annulled 55 hours later. And in 2006 Britney collapsed and had to be taken home before she could host a party at Caesars Palace.

Source: The Mirror

Britney Spears Back - And Onstage With Russell Brand

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Britney is back. At the MTV awards rehearsals in LA, the pop princess looks a million times better than she did during last year's blearyeyed per formance.

He'll need her wits about her to stand up to presenter Russell Brand.

I'll be tuning in tomorrow at 9pm to see how they get on.

Source: Mirror

Shaggy To Work With Britney Spears & Robbie Williams?

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The Boombastic Mr Lover Lover man Shaggy has revealed that he wants to do a reggae duet with both Britney Spears and Robbie Williams.

Talking to us ahead of the release of his greatest hits album, out this week, the It Wasn't Me star said: "Imagine Britney Spears doing a hardcore dancehall record, have her doing the dutty wine! Or Robbie Williams doing an old classic rubabdub dub riddim or something like that, something unique. It can’t be just a regular collaboration.”

He also said it was time for family to force Amy Winehouse into rehab for her own good - despite being a very public fan of jazz cigarettes himself.

The reggae star, who's sold more than 20million albums and had five UK Number One singles, said: "There's rock'n'roll behaviour and there's out of control and I think she's out of control. That's when you need some intervention."

Source: Mirror

Britney Spears Wants To Work With Duffy

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Britney Spears wants Duffy to sprinkle some Celtic magic on her latest album.

The 24-year-old Welsh songbird - on the bill at V in Chelmsford yesterday - has been sent a song by Britney along with a note saying "Duet with me." American Britney, 26, who's already delivered seven songs for the album, wants Duffy to join her on lyrics addressed to a man who's two-timing.

An insider said: "Britney's producers are chewing their fingernails waiting for Duffy's reply."

Source: The Mirror

Britney Spears' Bounce-Back Bikini Diet Secrets

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The troubled star has bounced back, losing a stone and showing off a new sexy body. Here's how you can shape up too...

After one of the most public meltdowns in celeb history, Britney Spears is getting her life back on track.

The 26-year-old pop princess was pictured last week looking fit, trim and healthy in a stunning white bikini - a far cry from her bloated, dishevelled appearance of past months.

Britney is said to have shed a stone in weight after ditching junk food, making regular visits to the gym and limiting boozy nights out.

Not only does she look more like her old self but her career is shaping up, too.

There are talks of her making an appearance on Madonna's upcoming 50th birthday tour.
This is all in sharp contrast to the Britney we saw in the last 12 months, stumbling from one crisis to another.

After a messy split from her husband Kevin Federline, the mum-of-two began partying hard, gaining weight, and behaving weirdly - including the incident when she shaved off all her hair.

It looked as if the girl who had topped sexiest star lists while still in her teens, and sold 83 million records worldwide, had thrown it all away.

But now the slinky, sexy, confident Britney of old is back. Here's how she did it.

Get moving

Britney, snapped last week horse-riding on a Mexican beach, has also been heading to Bally's Total Fitness gym in LA up to four times a week.

She has been seen pounding the treadmill there, with her personal trainer.

Afterwards, she did 20 minutes on a spinning bike (a special bike that burns maximum calories). A former child gymnast, Britney has clearly rediscovered her love of exercise.

And it's not just her body feeling the benefit.

"Cardio exercises such as cycling and running are some of the best mood-boosters around," says personal trainer Cornel Chin.

Make it work for you: Make time for cardio exercise - brisk walking, cycling or swimming - a minimum of three times a week.

Ditch the booze

After breaking up with Kevin, broken-hearted Brit was often seen knocking back shots in clubs. But far from lifting her mood, alcohol would only have made her problems seem worse.

"Alcohol is a depressant," says nutritionist Carina Norris. "It intensifies any bad feelings you have." Britney has now reportedly ditched alcohol altogether, in a bid to get her act together, and to help her weight loss.

Make it work for you: If you are having a tough time, avoid alcohol. Even if you're not, stick to no more than 14 units a week (14 small glasses of wine) and have at least two alcohol-free days a week.

As well as bringing your mood down, alcohol is fattening - a large glass of wine contains 150 calories - so you'll lose weight, too.

Eat little and often

Earlier this year, Britney was snapped carrying junk food back to her LA home, but she's now sticking to five, small, protein-rich meals a day. Good sources of protein include eggs, chicken, ham, tofu and seafood. "Eating little and often speeds up the metabolism," says Carina Norris.

"Plus protein is a natural appetite suppressant, so a serving with every meal wards off cravings and leaves you feeling full." Britney has also cut down on Starbucks Frappuccinos, which contain 400 calories each, and Red Bull which, like other sugary drinks disrupts your blood sugar levels and increases your hunger.

A source from a Starbucks in LA says: "Britney used to come in every day. Now she comes in from time to time and orders a lighter version." Carina warns: "Sugary drinks can add hundreds of calories to your daily diet and the sugar is stored as fat around your middle."

Make it work for you: The best diet for mind and body is lots of brown bread, brown pasta, wild rice, lean protein and dark green veg.

Eat every four hours, even if it's something small, to keep your metabolism fired up. Ditch the

Source: Mirror

Britney and mum make up

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Being an aunt to her sister's daughter Maddie has clearly had a positive effect on Britney Spears.

The Toxic star has even buried the hatchet with mum, Lynne.

The pair enjoyed a weekend together in LA before the singer heads back to court today for a custody hearing.

A source who spotted the pair eating out said: "Britney was all smiles and introducing her mum to restaurant staff. I have never seen her happier."

Source: The Mirror

Britney To Release Personal Diaries?

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Hot dang y'all, Britney Spears wants to show you some videos! Word on the block is that Britney will be releasing a series of personal video diaries soon.

Apparently Brit's been documenting her life with a personal video camera over the last six-months, and wants to release the footage. Think of her 'Chaotic' reality show, but add a few breakdowns.

A source tell the UK's Daily Mirror, "If she does decide to go public with the footage, it'll be explosive. Although some of it is really sad to watch, especially the parts where she is close to breakdown, others are dynamite."

What do you guys think? Are the reports fact or fiction? Will Daddy Spears even allow it?

Source: Hollyscoop

Britney Spears has colon cleansing sessions to detox

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In a desperate attempt to undo all the damage of the past few years, Toxic singer Britney Spears is on a health kick.

Not content with looking better on the outside, the 26-year-old wants to look good on the inside too and is having regular colon cleansing sessions at a clinic in Beverly Hills.

Our source at the clinic said: "Cleansing a few times a week gets rid of lingering stuff in the colon. Britney's had the treatment before and says it makes her feel great, more upbeat and energetic."

Poops! She did it again...

Source: Mirror

Ew...

Brit Sings in Church? Get the Flock Outta Here!

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A report from overseas says that Britney Spears is going to sing at Mel Gibson's church next month. As funny as it sounds, it just ain't true.

Brit would perform a "gospel-style number" for Mel and his parishioners, according to the Mirror. The paper even quotes a source that says Britney might "have a new song written for her for the occasion."

But Mel's rep tells us there isn't "an ounce of truth to it." Looks like she'll have to find salvation another way.

Source: TMZ