Britney's Comeback Plans

The following italicized article is from www.ok-magazine.com:

Gone are the pink wigs, ratty hair and fake british accent the world has come to associate with Britney Spears. In their place, a fresh faced, natural brunette who has been reporting to work, making regular visits with her sons and seems in general, to be focused on taking her life back.

On March 24, the once reigning pop star made a highly anticipated cameo appearance on the CBS sitcom, How I Met Your Mother. Her performance was so good, she managed to wow not only the audience, but her co-stars as well.

"The only thing scandalous about this is how un-scandalous it all is," says HIMYM co-star, Josh Radnor, of Britney's appearance on the show.

Playing Abby, the nerdy receptionist, the bit part is just one of the baby steps the singer seems bent on taking to get back in fighting form. As she begins to rediscover herself, she seems to also be rediscovering her love for dance.

In addition to teaching kids at Millennium Dance Complex, the singer has been rehearsing alone, stopping in for two hours at a time to learn a chair routine for her new song, Hot as Ice. Sources say Britney may even want to open her own dance studio in the future and is considering The Dome, a 25oo sq. foot section of Millennium, currently closed.

Even Brit's father, Jamie Spears, seems to be loosening up on his rules---a bit.

"Britney is addicted to driving," An insider tells OK!. "Initially, her father wouldn't let her drive at all, but he knows how much she loves it and it calms her, so he's softened the restriction. He now lets her toodle around the block in her gated community."

Source: OK Magazine

Big Britney News!

Britney is back and with a vengeance!

The once and future Princess of Pop is regrouping, reprioritizing and getting her life and career back on track.

Spears is also keeping busy with new projects and focusing on the future.

A source close to Britney reveals exclusively to PerezHilton.com that she is going to open her own dance studio."

"It will be right near Millennium [her favorite dance studio in the Valley," says our source. "And she plans to call it The Basement."

Spears has recently been teaching classes to children at Millennium, and opening her own dance studio is the natural evolution from that.

Good for her! We wish Britney all the best.

Source: Perez Hilton

Britney Offers Dance Photo To Raise Cash For Kids

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Britney Spears is really getting herself back on track. She's now doing her part for charity by selling off a photo of her and a group of 10 kids she has been teaching at the Millenium Dance Complex in North Hollywood.

The photograph is going to be given to a celebrity photo agency to syndicate worldwide - and all profits will go to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, in Memphis, Tennessee which treats patients with cancer.

That's our Brit Brit!

P.S. Her nails are finally looking good too!

Source: Hollyscoop

Brit Hangs With the Kids -- Just Not Hers

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Britney Spears is barely able to see her own offspring, but that hasn't stopped the popwreck from teaching dance to several young tots.

Brit Brit posed for pics yesterday after a lesson at the Millennium Dance Complex in North Hollywood.

Source: TMZ

SPEARS OFFERS DANCE PHOTO TO RAISE CASH FOR KIDS

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Troubled star BRITNEY SPEARS is doing her bit for charity by selling off a photo of herself and a group of 10 young children she has been teaching at the North Hollywood Millennium Dance Complex. The photograph is going to be given to a celebrity photo agency to syndicate worldwide - and all profits will go to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, in Memphis, Tennessee which treats patients with cancer.

Source: Contact Music

Lookin' Good!

Brit Brit is keeping up with her fitness.

The mother of two hit up the Millennium Dance studios in LA on Tuesday. Once again, she taught a dance class for young children.

Good! We think that is therapeutic for her.

There hasn't been much news in what used to be the crazy world of Britney Spears.

And, you know what???

No news is good news!

Source: Perez Hitlon

Britney Teaches Kids "The Fish-Move"

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Whatever the judge might say, Britney Spears is getting rave reviews from the kids – the little girls she's teaching at the Millennium Dance Complex, that is.

"Today, first we were dancing slow, and then faster and faster," says 5-year-old Elissa Bouganim to People. "Then we did the fish-move and lots of other fun things." (Unclear what the fish-move is, but sounds "fun.") Elissa's mom Pam also gave Brit a thumbs-up: "Britney has really inspired her. It's just amazing to watch Britney with the kids."

Brit has become a "semi-regular" instructor at Millennium Dance in the past month.

Source: TMZ

Britney Spears Earns Raves as a Dance Teacher

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Britney Spears headed back into the dance studio Tuesday night to teach a class of 15 children.

And her pint-sized pupils are singing her praises. "I like Britney,” 5-year-old Elissa Bouganim, who has taken three classes with the pop star, tells PEOPLE. “Today, first we were dancing slow, and then faster and faster ... Then we did the fish-move and lots of other fun things."

The troubled 26-year-old has become a semi-regular instructor at the Millennium Dance Complex in the past month – as she has settled into an uncharacteristically quiet routine overseen by her dad Jamie.

"It's just amazing to watch Britney with the kids," says Elissa's mom, Pam. "Elissa won't stop dancing now, that's all she wants to do. Britney has really inspired her."

In fact, Elissa has grown so fond of her new teacher, she even gave Spears a gift during Tuesday's class. "It was a picture of [Peter Pan's] Tinkerbell," she says. "And she gave me a hug."

These days, Elissa would be happy if Spears taught all her classes. "Britney is nice," she says. "I want to dance with Britney all the time because it's so much fun."

Source: People

Britney: Inside the Dancer's Studio

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Almost immediately following her release from the hospital in early February, Britney Spears went back into the dance studio, not only to work on her upcoming video, but to get back to one of her former favorite pastimes — teaching young boys and girls how to shake their tail-feathers like a platinum-selling pop star.

And now, as the singer continues her closed-door sessions with these lucky kids, OK! brings you an exclusive look at exactly what she's teaching them — and how it's helping her to become a better mom.

"We started out with about seven kids and now we've doubled that to 15," Robert Baker, owner of Millennium Dance Studios, where Brit teaches and rehearses, explains exclusively to OK!. "She wants to have different kids in the class each time to give everyone a chance to have fun."

At a class on Feb. 25, the students, who range in age from 8 to 15, lined up and handed Britney little gifts of flowers, chocolates and homemade cards. "She was so touched," Robert remembers. "She thanked each child individually. It was kind of surreal and very cute.

"Robert tells OK! that the best part of each class comes at the end, when Britney plays a variety of dance games with her students. "One is called Freeze," he explains. "Everyone creates a circle and does a little dance step. Whoever gets off step has to stand in the circle. One time recently, she got off step but she didn't want to get into the circle, saying, 'Oh no, you guys! I'm not getting in the circle!'"

But with the students shouting back, "You got off step! You have to get in!" the pop star didn't have much of a choice. "The kids kind of revolted," says Robert. "It was very cute. And, of course she did it, and the kids went crazy laughing."

These lessons appear to be having a therapeutic effect on the mother of two. "Seeing her with these children, and then having these regular visits with her boys," Robert explains. "It's connecting the dots. I'm seeing a return to the old, loving Britney from before. She's really improving."

Source: OK Magazine

Britney Visits with Her Boys

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Britney Spears was reunited with her sons Saturday.

After lawyers for Spears and Kevin Federline reached a visitation agreement Friday, the pop star saw her children Preston, 2, and Jayden, 1, for the first time since Jan. 3.

The boys left Federline's Tarzana house Saturday morning – put in their car seats by their father, according to photographers – and were driven by Federline's bodyguard to Spear's Studio City home.

More to come ..

Source: People

Cancels Millennium Rehearsal, Heads Home

Britney was supposed to dance at Millennium dance studios tonight, but canceled last minute.

Wonder if she got word of the good news and decided to go right home and get ready! Hope she gets to see them tomorrow!

Source: Breathe Heavy

Britney Will See Her Kids Soon

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An agreement has been reached for Britney Spears to see her sons again.

Kevin Federline has agreed to let her meet with Sean Preston, 2, and Jayden James, 1, under the close supervision of a psychiatrist and her dad, Jamie.

According to an insider, it had been Jamie's "sole focus" to get his daughter's visitation rights back.

PageSix.com reported on Wednesday that Britney's family and K-Fed were eager to make arrangements for her to spend time with her boys. She hasn't seen the children since she was hospitalized at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in L.A. on a 72-hour psychiatric hold on January 3.

Source: Page Six

Britney Gets Visitation Of Her Kids!

"We're pleased that … the process of reinstating the children's mother as a participant in their lives can commence," Kevin Federline's lawyer, Mark Vincent Kaplan, said on Friday.

He added that Britney would "very soon" be allowed to see Tater Tot and Small Fry.

This is such a good thing!!!

Spears is finally getting her life back in order and we are so happy for her. And so is Federline.

The man who once was considered the bad guy is anything but. K-Fed didn't have to allowed Brit Brit any visitation. It wasn't court-mandated. But he and his lawyers worked with Britney's dad, Jamie, and her attorneys to make sure they could reach an agreement that would keep everyone happy, especially those two kids.

We are cautiously optimistic that this good progress Britney has made these last few weeks will continue. We hope it does. She still has more work to do on her path towards health and happiness.

But this is a very encouraging step in that direction!

Source: Perez Hilton

Britney Allowed Visits with Children 'Very Soon'

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Britney Spears will be allowed to visit her children "soon, very soon," after lawyers hammered out a structured visitation arrangement, Kevin Federline's attorney Mark Vincent Kaplan tells PEOPLE.

Kaplan confirmed Friday that he and his partner Jim Simon spent two days working with Spears's legal team. Under the terms of the agreement, details of which Kaplan would not disclose, Jayden, 1, and Preston, 2, will once again enjoy "participation of their mother in their lives," Kaplan says.

"We're pleased that ... the process of reinstating the children's mother as a participant in their lives can commence," said Kaplan.

Spears, 26, has not seen her boys since her Jan. 3 custody stand-off with police, leading to her first forced hospitalization in a psych ward.

More to come ...

Source: People

Breaking News: Britney Regains Visitation Rights

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In what OK! has learned was a deal more than a week in the making, a judge has ruled that Britney Spears will once again receive visitation rights with her sons, Sean Preston and Jayden James. Under the ruling, Britney can see her boys in a "theraputic setting"--meaning, among other stipulations, that Jamie Spears and Brit's psychiatrist must be present.

Kevin Federline is reportedly on board with the commissioner's decision and is, along with lawyers for both sides, impressed at Jamie's ability to quiet the whirlwind surrounding Britney's life.

K-fed's attorney, Mark Vincent Kaplan tells OK! exclusively that today's ruling would never have happened if Jamie hadn't stepped in to stabilize his daughter.
"Obviously this wouldn’t have happened if Jamie Spears wasn’t involved but there’s much more to it than those two people being present,”

Kaplan tells OK! exclusively. "Let’s just say that my partner Jim Simon and I put lots of specific terms, conditions and protections in place that go far beyond those two people being present."So how soon will Britney get to see her boys? "Britney very,very soon will be seeing her boys again," Kaplan tell OK!. "At the moment we are waiting for the orders to be signed and faxed by the judge and assuming that we receive that tonight, visitation will happen very quickly.”

Source: OK Magazine

Brit's Dad -- Key Player in Visitation

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TMZ has learned the conditions of Britney's visits with her kids.

We broke the story that lawyers for both sides have agreed to visitation in a therapeutic setting. Now we've learned the specifics. The kids can visit with momma, provided Jamie Spears and her psychiatrist are present. There are other strings, but at a minimum Jamie and the shrink are required.

We're told both sides are impressed that Jamie has stabilized Britney and the whirlwind surrounding her crazy life, and that's a core reason why a deal was struck.

Sources say Britney will begin seeing her kids again imminently.

Source: TMZ

K-Daddy Going Green?

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Not that kind of green, and not that other kind of green, either. No, it seems that even Kevin Federline is getting hip to the environmentally-friendly movement.

The former Mr. Spears was spotted, report Rush & Molloy, at the Petit Tresor boutique in L.A. buying four organic Robbie Adrian blankets for his boys. (K-Fed also has two kids with Shar Jackson.)

Let's not get too carried away, though -- when the Fed was spotted in NYC recently, he was tooling around in a big, gas-guzzling SUV. Some habits die hard.

Source: TMZ

A Bipolar Mom Offers Insight Into Britney Spears' Struggle

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As Britney Spears receives treatment for bipolar disorder and struggles to regain custody of her newest issue of two sons, Us Weekly spoke to a young mother afflicted with the same mental illness to offer insight into the singer's life.

“Carol” (not her real name) was a wild, uncontrollable 18-year-old when she became a mother. But after some manic episodes (including joyriding with her infant son in a car), she was diagnosed with bipolar disorder.

Carol soon decided to give up her baby, then 18 months, to family friends for adoption.

Now 28, the Idaho resident — who says she’s doing “really well” and still has contact with her nine-year-old boy — tells Us her story:

Read it all here!

Source: US Magazine

Dad Fights "Brazen" Attempt to Move Brit Case

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Despite some adamant claims to the contrary, Britney Spears' troubles are still very much an L.A. story.

A U.S. District Court judge has given attorney Jon Eardley—the latest legal eagle enlisted by the "Toxic" songstress to battle her father's conservatorship status—until Feb. 29 to provide a legitimate reason to remove the case from Los Angeles to federal court. (View the order.)

A hearing on the matter has been scheduled for Mar. 17.

Of course, that's just one of the many strands in Britney's tangled web of a legal docket.

A source close to the embattled pop princess tells E! News that the divorced mother of two has been "emotionally down" since Tuesday's custody hearing, during which Court Commissioner Scott Gordon persisted in refusing to allow her to visit sons Sean Preston and Jayden James.

Read more here!

Source: E! Online

Shar Jackson: Kevin's 'Like My Best Friend'

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With all that's going on in Kevin Federline's life, his ex Shar Jackson says that the One Tree Hill actor is doing "fabulous" and focusing on what's important.

"He's being daddy," she told PEOPLE at Tuesday's "Chevy Rocks the Future" green event at Walt Disney Studios in Burbank.

"You know, he can't worry about what's going on outside his household," continued Jackson, 31, the mother of two of Federline's four children. "That's the only way you can stay sane and stay focused. You just can't worry about the stuff that's going on outside your house. You have to just protect everybody inside your home and stay focused on that."

As for how his boys with Britney Spears, Preston, 2, Jayden, 1, are doing, "They're good," she said. "I've always said he's an amazing father ... it's just now people decide they want to listen. He's an awesome dude. He makes mistakes – people do that. It's part of life."

Her relationship with Federline is good these days, she also says. "He's like my best friend."

Fit and Glowing

Jackson, who has an album coming out this summer and just wrapped a horror movie (The House that Jack Built), explained that she's "working ... trying to stay busy" and maintains her recent fit and glowing appearance by simply not letting things get to her.

"I just decided to be happy regardless of anything. If I'm having a bad day, whatever, I'll get over it. Just be happy," she says.

On Tuesday night, Jackson brought her eldest daughter Cassie to see a live performance of The Jonas Brothers, whom she likes as far as clean, positive entertainers. But, when it comes to role models, there is only one person in her kids' lives to take on that job.

"We don't look at any entertainers to be role models in our household. That's me, just me, I'm the only one."

Source: People