Britney Spears Takes Her Circus to London

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Taking her show overseas, Britney Spears hit the stage at the O2 Arena in London on the closing leg of her comeback tour on Wednesday night (June 3).

The “Gimme More” singer has been on the road for some time now, but it sounds as if she has some big plans for her string of shows throughout Europe.

“It’s going to be crazy. Britney wanted to throw parties people will be talking about for years. I promise you, you’ve never seen anything so explicit in your life,” a source said of Britney’s after-show party plans.

For the European romp, Miss Spears is scheduled to perform eight shows in London between June 3 and 14 before moving onto Manchester, Ireland and France.

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Source: Celebrity Gossip

First Pictures Of Britney Performing

Source: The Sun

Changes To The Tour

* For 'Circus' Britney wore a cowboy hat and sunglasses. Choreography remained the same.
* For 'Piece Of Me' nothing was changed.
* For 'Radar' Britney wore new pants and gloves. Choreography remained the same.
* For 'Boys' and 'IUSA' nothing was changed.
* For 'Everytime' a new umbrella was used.
* For 'Freakshow' more choreography was added.
* 'For 'Breathe On Me' Britney wore a new outfit.
* For 'Do Somethin' Britney wore a new, more sparklier, outfit.
* For 'Slave 4 U' a new remix was used and a new platform.
* For 'Toxic' the remix, outift and choreography has changed.

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

The following italicized article is from www.mirror.co.uk:

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

Britney Spears Likes Going to Bed Early While on Tour

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Britney Spears says her life’s different when she’s on tour — because she goes to bed earlier than she would do normally.

“I like going to bed early and getting up early,” the singer, 27, tells the UK’s More! magazine in a new interview. “I just think it’s a much better way to live my life, especially when I have my kids — I need to have a lot of energy because they just have so much energy themselves!”

Spears also revealed the secret to her incredibly toned body. “I used to be a workout freak,” she says, “but after I had my kids it was a lot harder for me to get back into that routine.

“I used to love going to the gym but then as you get older and you have more responsiblities you lose that kind of discipline. Even now I have a much harder time getting mentally psyched to train, but once I’m in the gym I start getting into it and I feel great.”

Source: Showbiz Spy

Britney Spears: ‘I’m Learning to Relax’

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Britney Spears is learning to relax more and not take things so seriously.

The singer — who suffered a highly-publicized breakdown in 2008 — says in an interview with Britain’s More! magazine that she’s finally getting her life back on track.

“I feel positive, I feel much happier, and things are looking good again,” she said. “I’m learing to relax more and take everything in my stride, and to not place so much pressure on myself.”

“I’m learning to take better care of myself,” she added, “and not get stress or down about things for nothing. I’m taking my time these days and not letting myself feel any pressure other than to just feel happy and to work on my music.”

Asked how she currently feels about her life, the 27-year-old said, “There are so many things that I am grateful for. I just want to make the most of this time in my life and build from there. It’s a good feeling.”

Spears is currently in London for the UK leg of her Circus world tour.

Source: Showbiz Spy

Sexy Britney's Naughty Extra

The following italicized article is from www.thesun.co.uk:

BRITNEY SPEARS is plotting the filthiest aftershow party to hit these shores for decades.

Tomorrow sees the troubled star's first UK gig for five years as her Circus world tour hits London's O2 arena for the first of eight shows in 11 days there.

But her gig flesh-flashing will be blown out of the water by the nearby indigO2 venue's club night after each show.

Club Dada starts when Britney leaves the O2 stage and will feature naked acrobats, topless burlesque babes and dancing dwarves.

I was thinking the Toxic singer's bondage-themed tour show, with whips, latex, blindfolds and acres of bare flesh, was racy enough on its own.

But I'd queue for the post-gig action.

Source: The Sun

Britney's Dancers Showing You Around The O2

More Legal Fee Drama For Britney Spears

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

The cottage industry known as the “The Conservatorship of the Person and the Estate of Britney Jean Spears Legal Team” filed new papers with the Los Angeles County Superior Court last night amending the amount of legal fees it seeks to collect from Britney’s former colleagues.

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For its time and trouble in obtaining restraining orders against Sam Adnan Ghalib, Sam Lutfi and Jon Eardley, and fighting off Lutfi and Eardley’s challenges to those orders, the Spears attorneys are asking the court to award them a total of $301,290.19.

They’re now requesting $65,552.58 from paparazzi Ghalib, $114,552.90 from former manager Lutfi, and $121,184.71 from lawyer Jon Eardley.

At almost $20,000 less than the original request, that’s a glimmer of good news for the defendants.

Source: Radar Online

Britney Gets Sued, Again...For Something That Happened 2 Years Ago

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Britney Spears is being sued by the photog who got run over ... and we got the whole thing on tape.

Rick Mendoza was a casualty of Britney's Mercedes as she was pulling out of a Beverly Hills parking structure in 2007.

In his lawsuit, Mendoza says Britney's people -- who are also defendants -- "should have known...Britney was not in the mental, emotional and/or physical condition to operate the subject motor vehicle in a safe and reasonable manner."

She ran over his foot ... and it did look painful.

Source: TMZ

More New Pics Of Britney On Radar Set

Source: OK Magazine

New Pics Of Brit On The Radar Set

Mmm...horses...squats....that's gonna be one hot video!

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Britney's Smokin' Hot On The Radar Set!

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We snapped the pop princess on the set of her latest music video (yup, that would be Radar), and she was looking super sexy - the hair, the skin, the body - we can't wait to see the finished product!

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Source: X17

New Message From Britney

Source: Twitter

New Message From Adam

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Britney Spears Shoots Fake Perfume Ad For Logo's NewNowNext Awards

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

Britney Spears already has a popular perfume line, but sales might skyrocket if her newest scent makes it into stores: a fragrance called 'Mo that carries the tantalizing tagline "One spray and the gays will run your way!"

Too bad 'Mo — and the video promoting it — is a spoof, part of the viral-marketing campaign for the Logo network's NewNowNext awards show. MTV News called up the brains behind the clip to get the inside scoop about how the project came together and why Brit decided to take part.

"She's having fun with her gay audience, because she's an official gay icon at such a young and tender age," said Christopher Willey, a Logo executive producer. (Logo and MTV are both owned by Viacom.)

Willey explained that the tone of the awards show is "very playful, irreverent, doesn't take it too seriously." When they decided to give their Always Next, Forever Now award to Spears, Willey approached the singer's label and management with the idea for the faux perfume ad.

"We [wanted] something that would be fun and playful that we can celebrate/mock, and we thought, 'It's her perfume career,' " Willey said. "Because everyone knows every holiday season they bring out those commercials of her running through a forest or a hotel."

Spears' people loved the idea, although Willey did have to explain the meaning of 'Mo, which is a term of endearment within the gay community. "Britney herself wanted to make sure that the punch line — which is the word 'Mo — wasn't offensive in any way," Willey said.

A spokesperson for Spears told MTV News the singer was not available for comment on the spoof.

Logo shot Britney's "One spray and the gays will run your way!" line on the Los Angeles set of her video for "If U Seek Amy" and filled in the rest with footage from music videos and a documentary. The package will open the NewNowNext show as an imaginary message from the program's sponsor.

The second annual awards show airs June 13 at 9 p.m. ET and will feature appearances by Lady Gaga, Vanessa Williams, castmembers from "The Real Housewives of New York City" and a musical performance by Eve. And, of course, Spears will be on hand to accept her award.

"She has this natural rapport with the gay community," Willey said. "I think she just really likes her gay fans and she sees this as a way to talk directly to them, which she hasn't really done before."

Source: MTV

New Song Added To The Circus Tour?

One of Britney's backup dancers posted the following message on his Twitter account:

New Message From Adam

Source: Twitter

Britney Wins Big At Logo Awards

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

Britney Spears has just won yet another big award following her massive comeback. Fans can see the pop princess win the "Always Next, Forever Now Award" on the Logo network's NewNowNext Awards show that airs on Saturday, June 13. On the show (which was pre-taped and hosted by RuPaul), Britney gives a video shout-out to all of her gay fans for all of their support. According to an insider, "Britney wanted to come to New York for the taping, but wasn't able to with her hectic tour schedule." Last year's honoree was another diva, Janet Jackson.

Source: In Touch Weekly

Hello! Magazine Scans

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Images courtesy of Mrsv at Expose.

Britney Shoots Elle Magazine Cover

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

BRITNEY Spears has cleaned up her act -- but she's still kind of a mess. The pop tart took time off from her "Circus" tour to do an Elle magazine shoot, our spy says, and it was a disaster. "They dressed her in all these beautiful couture clothes -- and, well, let's just say she forgot what time of the month it was. It wasn't pretty." A rep for Spears didn't return e-mails.

Source: NY Post

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Britney Is Shooting The Radar Video At...

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

Britney Spears headed up the road this morning from L.A. to the Bacara Resort & Spa just north of Santa Barbara where she’s shooting the video for her next single, the fabulously titled Radar.

It’s a two day shoot that involves almost 100 people including dancers, the camera crew and security.

Brit even brought her kids Preston and Jayden with her.

Last week we showed you the just released art from the “Radar” single.

‘Cause we got you on our radar.

Source: Radar Online

Britney: I'm Not Sad Anymore

The following italicized article is from www.digitalspy.co.uk:

Britney Spears has said that she hopes to prove her critics wrong with the success of her ongoing Circus tour.

The singer told Hello! that her children are always her number one priority and everything else in her life falls in place around them.

Spears said: "A lot of people thought maybe I wouldn't make it. People thought I was finished, didn't they? I guess for a while last year it looked that way.

"Nothing I can do about the past, I guess. But I'm hoping to prove them wrong now. And I have really put everything I have into this new show."

She added: "I'm happy. Truly, I feel like the girl who has it all. I have my family, my boys, my friends, my fans... this show.

"But more importantly, I'm not sad anymore. I was just so sad for so long, but not anymore. And you know what? That feels really, really good."

Source: Digital Spy

EXCLUSIVE: NEW "Kill The Lights" Still

WOW! Get a load of this finalized animated still from the Fan Fiction"Kill The Lights" digital video. I can't wait to see the finished vid... it's gonna be ultra hot, and it'll be right here for your viewing pleasure on Britney.com. Oh, and just to clear up any confusion... "Kill The Lights" is NOT a new single. That would be "Radar." Speaking of... calm yourselves, B fans. I hear a Britney "Radar" video IS in the works, but that's all the info I have at this time, k? If it's not here, here, here, here or here then it hasn't been confirmed!

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BRITannica

UPDATE: Well whadayaknow? Britney is shooting the "Radar" vid as we speak!

Source: Britney.com