Britney Spears Says New Album Is Her 'Best Work Ever,' Describes Shock Of Jamie Lynn's Pregnancy

A year after a disastrous attempt at an interview, during which she reportedly acted erratically and stormed out wearing thousands of dollars in designer clothes, Britney Spears has given OK! magazine another shot in a revealing chat that hits newsstands on Thursday.

In excerpts from the interview provided to MTV News, Spears said that her in-process album is the best one she's ever recorded, describes her surprise at baby sister Jamie Lynn's pregnancy and reveals her hopes for her two young sons. (Hint: They don't involve show business.)

"I think it is more urban. I'm working with producers who are just amazing," Spears said of the as-yet-untitled album, which she predicted would come out within the next six to nine months, and which will include songs produced by the Underdogs (Chris Brown, Justin Timberlake). "There is this fresh new energy."

Spears said she's written more for this album than any other in her career and that she spends time at the piano in her living room every day, working on songs. "This is my best work ever," she said of the album's message.

The interview comes at a time when Spears finally appears to be gaining a measure of control over a personal life that had spiraled into chaos. After becoming a staple of the tabloids with her bizarre public outings and messy personal life — which included two forced hospitalizations earlier this year for mental evaluations — Spears has seemingly settled down in the past six months, recently settling her custody dispute with ex-husband Kevin Federline and gaining more time with her sons, Preston and Jayden James.

Given her tumultuous rise to the top and scrape near the bottom, the 26-year-old Spears said she's not sure if she'd like to see the boys follow in her child-star path. "I'd rather not, but I'd love them unconditionally if they wanted to," she said. "I'd just as soon they have a more normal childhood."

Though Quentin Tarantino has thrown water on the rumors that Spears might take the lead role in his reportedly in-the-works remake of "Faster, Pussycat! Kill! Kill!," the singer said her positive reviews for appearances on "How I Met Your Mother" have made her think about acting more. "I'd love to, if I can find the right movie," she said, adding that an opportunity just came up (she wouldn't reveal specifics). "We're just trying to work it out with my schedule, with the children."

Spears also opened up about the conflicted feelings she had about seeing her younger sister, 17-year-old "Zoey 101" star Jamie Lynn Spears, give birth to her first child, Maddie. "That was special, but it was also strange, because she's always been the baby, and now the baby was having a baby," Spears said. "It was mind-boggling. I was shocked a little bit. But it was really cool, and she was happy."

The cover story also features an interview with Spears' dad, Jamie Spears, who has been serving as the co-conservator of her estate since February 1. Jamie Spears said the decision last month to give Federline full custody of the boys was reached as a means of avoiding a full trial.

"Britney and Kevin wanted to settle, but there were issues of how much time we wanted, and there was an upcoming court hearing scheduled," he explained. It made no sense to go to trial, so the couple reached a temporary agreement. Jamie said that Britney might gain an additional overnight with the boys by October 1, but the custody agreement will remain otherwise unchanged until the end of the year, or until the conservatorship ends.

Jamie described Federline as having a "wonderful heart," but said he's not happy about the aspiring rapper getting a bump up in his monthly payments to $20,000 as a result of the custody agreement. The goal, he said, is for the couple eventually to have joint custody of the children.

Jamie also said that the conservatorship will be reevaluated in December and, depending on where Britney is at the time, it could end then. Asked if he feared that his daughter could fall back into the destructive pattern she was in before he was named co-conservator, Jamie answered, "If it ends when it is supposed to, no."

Source: MTV

Britney Spears is Picnic Table Pretty

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

Here are some more tidbits from Britney Spears’ exclusive interview with OK! Magazine via USA Today.

Apparently Brit Brit wrote a new song about her sons, Jayden and Preston, called “My Baby”, which will be released on her new album. Here’s some quotes from the 26-year-old pop princess:

On being on the right track on life: “I’m healthy, happy and excited about the future.”

On if she cooks and cleans: “I do. Usually the maid and I will cook together. [The boys] love my spaghetti… I get mad if the maid does all the housework. If she takes it all into her own hands, well, what’s for me to do? I’m a cleaning fanatic. Dusting is my favorite, and Windex-ing.”

On what she calls son Jayden: “J.J.”

On her sons being so into cars: “[We’ve] watched the Cars movie nine million times!”

On what she’s listening to these days: “I really like Rihanna. I think she’s great. And the girl Duffy. I think she’s amazing. And I like the new Madonna CD. I like Leona Lewis, too.”

Source: Just Jared

New Picture From OK Magazine

Britney Spears Talks To ‘OK!’ Magazine

At long last, Britney Spears finally sits down for her first real interview in 2 years in order to give some insight on her life from her own perspective. We’ve heard things about her life from various other outside sources but even the stuff we got from the people closest to her in her inner circle cannot equal the sort of insight that can be gleaned from her own words. Last year, Britney disastrously tried to do an interview with OK! magazine and we all know how that turned out … this week, Brit Brit really sits down with OK! magazine and gives an interview the magazine proclaims is not to be missed:

From her nasty divorce and custody battle to her now-infamous performance at the 2007 VMAs to the dark period under the control of “manager” Sam Lutfi, it’s safe to say that the last two years were not the best in the young life of Britney Spears. And now, one year after an erratic and distracted Brit stormed out of an OK! photoshoot, a very different woman sits down to talk openly about her two adorable sons, her father and the future of her nearly sidetracked career. Having spent her young life in the spotlight, the 26-year-old mother of two tells OK! that she hopes her boys choose not to choose a career in entertainment. “I’d love them unconditionally if they wanted to,” she explains. “I’d just as soon they have a more normal childhood.” Perhaps some of Britney’s reluctance comes from seeing her little sister, Jamie Lynn Spears, have to face so much public scrutiny over her recent pregnancy. “I was shocked a little bit,” says Brit. “She’s always been the baby, and now the baby was having a baby. It was mind-boggling.” The pop superstar also tells OK! that she wants her boys to be close to her newborn niece. “I’m sure the boys will be like big brothers to Maddie,” she says. In an unexpected twist, Britney’s downward spiral in recent years ultimately helped to heal the bonds between the singer and her parents, Lynne and Jamie Spears. “God has a way of taking something bad and turning it into something good,” explains Jamie, who also spoke exclusively to OK!. “If this hadn’t happened, I would never have been able to get back with my daughter and have this relationship I have with these two little boys.” Another positive that’s risen out of her darkest days is Britney’s new album, which she expects to hit stores in six to nine months. “I think it is more urban,” she tells OK!. “I’m writing every day, right here at the piano in this living room … This is my best work ever.”

OMG OMG OMG … she sounds great! I dreamed of the day that Britney Spears would get her life back in order and not just look like she is doing better but really actually get better. Everything that we’ve seen in the past few months has really gone on to prove that she has actually gotten her life back in order. I can’t *wait* to read this interview. I cannot even tell you how pleased I am to hear her sounding so well. And she’s doing it properly … little by little, bit by bit … not rushing into things too fast, not giving 45 interviews at once … she’s taking her time and taking care of biz. Welcome back, Britney! We’ve missed you something awful :)

Source: Pink Is The New Blog

Brit Does Some Body Work While Her Bodyguard Needs Some Body Work!

The following italicized article is from www.x17online.com:

Brit headed over to the gym yesterday at the Ritz in Marina del Rey, as she likes to do, wearing her new Sean/Jayden family jewels necklace, as she likes to do.

Then, after a little sweaty fun, Britney headed to a studio in Hollywood when her b-guard hit another car while driving Brit's Escalade! Britney was actually following in another car, so she was totally uninvolved -- and there were no injuries (we'll have pix and video coming shortly). But it looks like Queen B has some more body work to do now!

Maybe Brit's dad will give her some of that money from OK! to pay off her car repair bills!

See more pics here!

Source: X17

New Picture From OK! Magazine

We’ve stumbled across a shot that will be on OK! magazine’s issue tomorrow. It’s a shot of Britney watching over her kids, while they splash around in the pool! How cute! We’ll make sure we get the issue and upload the scans when it comes out!.

Source: Britney Disturbia

Britney Spears Speaks: Pop Star Talks Sister's Pregnancy, New Music & More

Britney Spears has opened up about the shock of her teenage sister's pregnancy, her new album, and future acting plans, in a new interview with OK! magazine.

Plus, the pop star's father, Jamie Spears, offers an update on the conservatorship over Britney's estate and what he really thinks of her ex, Kevin Federline.

In excerpts from the article, Britney, in her first sit down interview in almost two years, spoke about her reaction to Jamie Lynn Spears' pregnancy at 16. Britney traveled to her hometown of Kentwood, Louisiana, for the birth of her niece by the now 17-year-old Jamie Lynn, and while she was thrilled with little baby Maddie, she was taken aback.

"That was special, but it was also strange because she's always been the baby, and now the baby was having a baby. It was mind-boggling. I was shocked a little bit," Britney told OK! "But it was really cool, and she was happy. When she got to the hospital, we all thought it was going to be an all-day thing, and instead, the baby just sort of popped out. OK, we're happy now!"

Britney said Jamie Lynn will be bringing baby Maddie to Los Angeles soon, allowing the newborn to finally meet her cousins - Sean Preston, and Jayden James.

"She's going to come out here for the kids' birthdays. It will be the first time the cousins meet. I'm sure the boys will be like big brothers to Maddie," Britney told the mag.

Britney also provided an update on her new album, the follow up to last year's "Blackout," which will be out in "the next six to nine months," the pop star said.

"I'm writing every day, right here at the piano in this living room," Brit told OK! "This is my best work ever."

Britney said she is working with talented people who are helping her take her songs up a level.
"I think it is more urban. I'm working with producers who are just amazing. It's Harvey Mason of The Underdogs," she noted. "There is this fresh new energy. "

And it's not just music Britney is working on. She confirmed she is interested in doing more acting, following her successful appearance on "How I Met Your Mother," which helped the show achieve its best ever ratings.

"I'd love to, if I can find the right movie," Brit said when asked about continuing her thespian streak. "Actually, I have a part that just came up. We're just trying to work it out with my schedule, with the children."

Though it was unclear from the excerpts released at press time by OK! whether Britney addressed her hospitalizations of early 2008, her run ins with the paparazzi or the conservatorship protection she is under until the end of October, her father and co-conservator, Jamie Spears, provided some answers to OK!

Jamie said the conservatorship of his daughter will come to a close, though he hopes it will last just a bit longer, for Britney's sake.

"I would hope it stands until the end of the year, and then we'll sit back and evaluate where we are at that time, where Britney is at that time," he said.

The conservatorship reunited father and daughter, who in the past had moments where they were estranged from one another.

"It's wonderful," he said of their relationship. "It is new for both of us. She sometimes calls me 50 times a day and asks me things that light my life up. But like all daughters, she is very manipulative and cunning. So she gets what she wants a lot."

Jamie also said that despite the troubles that previously affected the pop star, there was a silver lining - their new relationship and his relationship with his grandsons.

"God has a way of taking something bad and turning it into something good," Jamie told OK! "If this hadn't happened, I would never have been able to get back with my daughter and have this relationship I have with these two little boys."

In related news, Jamie also explained why Britney and her ex-husband, Kevin Federline, settled their custody dispute over their two children, without going to trial.

"Britney and Kevin wanted to settle The trial that was coming up was for permanent custody. It made no sense for that trial to proceed so we worked out an agreement. The agreement says that on Oct. 1 we'll probably get another overnight, and that will stay in place until the end of the year or the end of the conservatorship," he said.

As for how Jamie feels about Kevin, he offered a mixed answer.

"Kevin has a wonderful heart. I don't agree with giving him more money," Jamie said.

Source: Yahoo

First Interview: Britney Spears on Her Boys

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

Britney Spears opened up to the media for the first time in two years in a candid interview in which she talks about her road to recovery and life today with her sons. On tonight's ET, we have a sneak peek of the OK! magazine cover story that is on newsstands this week.

"When I have my children, I'll get up and make them pancakes," she tells OK!, which has photographs of Britney's refrigerator covered with artwork done by her sons. But it wasn't always happy times.

Britney's fall from grace was a big one: Her divorce from Kevin Federline, her custody battles over sons Sean Preston and Jayden James, as well as the many painful events -- such as shaving her head and being rushed to the hospital -- caught by the glaring lights of the paparazzi.

The road back for the pop star began when her father was named co-conservator of his daughter's estate, and things have been looking up ever since. Britney has her sons on Mondays, Wednesdays and overnight on Fridays -- and her father Jamie Spears is with her at all times when she has the boys. Otherwise, he has his own home in Santa Monica.

"Right now, everything is okay," Jamie says. "I just don't know what six months from now will bring, or three months. But as it is right now, the conservatorship is doing exactly what it is supposed to do. This is the way I live, one day at a time."

Today, Britney is healthy and has returned to work. Her appearances on "How I Met Your Mother" were ratings bonanzas for the CBS series, she is back in the recording studio working on her next album, and she took time out to visit her family -- and meet her niece -- in Louisiana.

"That was special, but it was also strange because she's always been the baby, and now the baby was having a baby. It was mind-boggling. I was shocked a little bit. But it was really cool, and she was happy. When she got to the hospital, we all thought it was going to be an all-day thing, and instead, the baby just sort of popped out. Okay, we're happy now!"

Source: ET Online

Britney Wants Her Kids To Stay Out Of Showbiz

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

For the first time in two years, Britney Spears has given a cogent, lucid interview, one without behind-the-scenes or in-front-of-the-camera drama. From the living room of her house in Los Angeles, Spears talked to OK! magazine about her work (she’s recording a new album), being on hand when sister Jamie Lynn gave birth, and her sons’ future.

In what might be a revealing answer about her own childhood, Spears said that she doesn’t necessarily want her sons, Jayden and Preston, to pursue a career in the entertainment business. “I’d rather not,” Spears told OK!. “But but I’d love them unconditionally if they wanted to. I’d just as soon they have a more normal childhood.”

Spears’ father and conservator Jamie was also present for the interview. He’s proven to be press shy and reserved, but he took the opportunity to reveal the dynamic between Kevin Federline and the Spears family.

He says that in terms of custody, “Kevin is all for everything. He wants her to have 50/50 custody. He wants them to raise these kids together. Kevin’s heart is right.”

Jamie Spears also reveals that his relationship with Britney has improved, but at the end of the day she’s still capable of being manipulative to get her way. “It’s wonderful. (The relationship) is new for both of us. She sometimes calls me 50 times a day and asks me things that light my life up. But like all daughters, she is very manipulative and cunning. So she gets what she wants a lot.”

Source: MSNBC

Brit At Underlab Studios After Bodyguard Gets In Car Accident

We have Xclusive video of Brit arriving at Underlab Studios in West Hollywood just after her bodyguard got into a car accident. Luckily, Brit is safe and there were no injuries reported. Thank goodness!

Source: X17 Video

Britney Spears’ OK! Magazine Interview — FIRST LOOK

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

Britney Spears gives OK! magazine her first candid interview in two years. Here’s what the comeback pop princess had to say:

On not wanting her sons, Jayden and Preston, to pursue a career in the entertainment business: “I’d rather not. But but I’d love them unconditionally if they wanted to. I’d just as soon they have a more normal childhood.”

On younger sister Jamie Lynn’s recent pregnancy: “I was shocked a little bit. She’s always been the baby, and now the baby was having a baby. It was mind-boggling.”

On wanting her boys to be close to her newborn niece: “I’m sure the boys will be like big brothers to Maddie.”

On her new album hitting stores in six to nine months: “I think it is more urban. I’m writing every day, right here at the piano in this living room… This is my best work ever.”

Her father, Jamie Spears, was also present during the interviewing, sharing how Britney is capable of being manipulative to get her way: “It’s wonderful. (The relationship) is new for both of us. She sometimes calls me 50 times a day and asks me things that light my life up. But like all daughters, she is very manipulative and cunning. So she gets what she wants a lot… God has a way of taking something bad and turning it into something good. If this hadn’t happened, I would never have been able to get back with my daughter and have this relationship I have with these two little boys.”

Source: Just Jared

World Exclusive: Britney Reveals All!

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

From her nasty divorce and custody battle to her now-infamous performance at the 2007 VMAs to the dark period under the control of "manager" Sam Lutfi, it's safe to say that the last two years were not the best in the young life of Britney Spears.

And now, one year after an erratic and distracted Brit stormed out of an OK! photoshoot, a very different woman sits down to talk openly about her two adorable sons, her father and the future of her nearly sidetracked career.

Having spent her young life in the spotlight, the 26-year-old mother of two tells OK! that she hopes her boys choose not to choose a career in entertainment. "I’d love them unconditionally if they wanted to," she explains. "I’d just as soon they have a more normal childhood.

Perhaps some of Britney's reluctance comes from seeing her little sister, Jamie Lynn Spears, have to face so much public scrutiny over her recent pregnancy. "I was shocked a little bit," says Brit. "She’s always been the baby, and now the baby was having a baby. It was mind-boggling."

The pop superstar also tells OK! that she wants her boys to be close to her newborn niece. "I’m sure the boys will be like big brothers to Maddie," she says.

In an unexpected twist, Britney's downward spiral in recent years ultimately helped to heal the bonds between the singer and her parents, Lynne and Jamie Spears.

"God has a way of taking something bad and turning it into something good," explains Jamie, who also spoke exclusively to OK!. "If this hadn’t happened, I would never have been able to get back with my daughter and have this relationship I have with these two little boys."

Another positive that's risen out of her darkest days is Britney's new album, which she expects to hit stores in six to nine months. "I think it is more urban," she tells OK!. "I’m writing every day, right here at the piano in this living room... This is my best work ever."

For the complete interview and exclusive at-home photos of Britney and her boys, pick up the new issue of OK! — on sale everywhere Thursday!

Source: OK Magazine

X17 XCLUSIVE - Britney Working Day And Night!

The following italicized article is from www.x17online.com:

Seems like Brit's been working 'round the clock these last couple of days and last night was no exception!

After working out at the Ritz yesterday afternoon, Britney, her assistant and her bodyguard/cameraman headed to a recording studio in her convertible, where, photogs tell us, she stayed until 1:30 am!

Think we'll get a preview of what she's been working on sometime soon, like, perhaps at the VMAs?

I guess we'll just have to watch and see!

See more pics here!

Source: X17

Rep: Britney In Negotiations To Appear For VMAs

Britney Spears may get a shot at redemption during this year's MTV Video Music Awards.

Widely panned for her glazed-over performance at last year's show, Spears is now in negotiations with MTV to make an appearance at the Sept. 7 ceremony, a spokesperson for MTV said Tuesday. While the network said nothing has been finalized — only Lil Wayne and the Jonas Brothers are confirmed so far — Spears is already appearing in promotional ads for the telecast.

"This is for real," Spears tells VMA host Russell Brand in one of two spots for the VMAs, which were taped last week, according to MTV. In the ads, Spears, dressed in black with blonde hair cascading down her shoulders, giggles as she and Brand banter flirtatiously. She looks sexy, confident and fit — the antithesis of her appearance at last year's ceremony.

Spears' 2007 performance was heavily hyped to be her comeback after months of negative publicity and erratic behavior. Though her disheveled look and bleary routine during "Gimme More" only became the new benchmark for Spears' decline, it was also the most talked about performance not only of the show, but perhaps the year.

Since then, Spears, 26, has appeared to have cleaned up her act. Her father James has been in control of her personal and professional matters as her legal conservator, and she drew high ratings and reviews when she made guest appearances on CBS' "How I Met Your Mother" earlier this year.

Spears is working on a new album. If she were to perform, it would surely be a ratings bonanza; last year's VMA's was up 23 percent over the 2006 show.

Van Toffler, head of MTV Networks Music Groups, admitted as much in June when he said there was a possibility that Spears could appear at this year's event, to be held in Los Angeles.

"I'm not sure how we top Britney opening the show," said Toffler.

A Britney sequel just might work.

Source: Yahoo!

Sneak Peek: Britney Reveals All!

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

Just over a year ago, Britney Spears made headlines around the world when she experienced an embarrassing meltdown at an OK! photo shoot, ruining thousands of dollars of designer clothing and doing further damage to a once brilliant career that had already been tarnished by late-night pantyless parties with Paris Hilton, multiple trips to rehab and the infamous public head-shaving incident.

Now, in an exclusive interview with OK!, the pop superstar is finally going on the record to talk openly about her kids, her parents and her career.

In addition to the exclusive photos and interview with Britney, her father Jamie Spears, who has been helping to guide his daughter back to a normal life, speaks openly to OK! about his relationship with Britney and his feelings about her ex-husband Kevin Federline.

Check back with OKmagazine.com on Wednesday morning for your first, revealing look at OK!'s interview with Hollywood's most controversial superstar.

Source: OK Magazine

Rise 'n' Shine: Britney's Comeback Continues With Coherent Interview

The first Britney Spears interview and photo shoot in two years will appear in OK!, and this time around no Zac Posen gowns were defecated on by dogs.

Source: E! Online

Britney Spears & Russell Brand’s ‘VMA’ Promo

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

The new promo spot for the MTV “Video Music Awards” featuring Britney Spears and the show’s host, British comedian Russell Brand, has been unveiled.

Britney and Russell reference the singer’s 2007 “VMA” performance via an elephant in the room, which the duo make no reference to. The pachyderm performs tricks in the background as Britney and Russell joke about his less-than-household-name-in-America, status.

In one spot, Russell jokes with Britney about not knowing his name, as she calls the “Forgetting Sarah Marshall” star “Russell Brown.”

“You will remember that name because I think pretty soon it’s going to be your surname – Britney Brown,” he jokes with the pop star.

In the second spot, Russell revels in meeting a famous American celebrity.

“You are Britney Spears, right? I’m not dreaming this am I,” asks the British funny man during the ad, as the enormous elephant stands on his hind legs.

“No, this is real,” Britney tells Russell before giving him a playful pinch, ensuring that he’s awake.

Though Brit has been has been nominated 17 times, she has never walked away with a moon man. This year is she is up for best female video and best pop video.

MTV has not announced if Britney will perform at this year’s awards.

Watch Britney and Russell’s “VMA” promo spot HERE!

Source: Access Hollywood

Re-Post - Vote For Britney For The 2008 VMA's

Two nominations so far, let's get Britney her third VMA nom! Britney's video for "Piece of Me" is up for the "Video of the Year" award!

You've got until Wednesday (August 13) to make your selection for Video Of The Year and then on Friday (August 15) MTV will announce which videos made the final cut. OH and you must be a registered user of MTV.com to vote.

LET'S GET THIS NOMINATION FOR BRITNEY! Vote vote vote!

Source: MTV

Britney Spears OK! Magazine Tell-All Interview August 2008

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

Now that the press has fallen back in love with Britney Spears, the “reformed” basket case has decided the time has come for her to begin opening up about her battle with mental illness and her journey back from the brink.

Britney has just completed her first exclusive interview and photoshoot in two years with her old pals over OK! Magazine -and unlike Britney’s last provocative interview with the weekly glossy, no designers gowns were stolen, soiled, or otherwise destroyed during this chat.

Britney’s first tell-all interview since a series of emotional breakdowns cost her custody of her two sons will appear in this week’s issue of OK! Magazine, on newsstands nationwide this Friday.

Source: Pop Crunch

Russell Out To Spear Britney

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

SO there is a woman immune to RUSSELL BRAND’s charms – BRITNEY SPEARS.

I would have thought a flick of his back-combed barnet would have been enough to dazzle the fallen pop star into bed.

I mean, she’s not exactly known for her high standards. But the Toxic singer cuts the comic down to size in a clip for the MTV Video Music Awards – which Russell will host – calling him Russell BROWN.

Last year Britney humiliated herself at the bash so badly I thought her career was over.

She ambled around onstage in her undercrackers and fishnets in a daze having taken prescribed anti-depressants.

Millions at home watched from behind their sofas.

But this year the joke is on Russell. He took a real shine to her as they filmed the five-minute interview to promote next month’s star-studded bash.

He flirted with her on and off camera.

But Britney was more than a match for the quick-witted Bizarre Shagger Of The Year. A source said: “Russell is being his usual cocky self in the video, playing the sexuality card with Britney.

“He is flirting with her and tells her he can feel a powerful sexual tension between them.

“But Britney has the measure of him, saying she doesn’t feel any tension – before referring to him as Russell Brown. She really puts him in his place.

“She looks back to her best in the video and seems to have put all her troubles behind her.”

I said last month Britney was taking her first steps on a full-scale comeback – and this video is another huge leap.

She also has nine new songs completed for an album which is pencilled in for release early next year.

Source: The Sun

Britney Working Out At The Ritz-Carlton

The paps caught up with Brit Brit Monday evening. She went to the Ritz-Carlton gym to get her exercise on. She's pumping the dumb bells like a pro. You go Brit!

Source: X17 Video

Britney's Back Talking To The Press Again

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

Paris Hilton took advantage of John McCain's ad citing her and Britney Spears, but Spears stayed strangely silent. It appears she had more pressing engagements to tend to.

Spears is said to have just completed her first exclusive sit-down interview and photo shoot in nearly two years. OK! magazine, the same publication that attempted to deliver Spears' previous exclusive agreement, is said to be running her tell-all in this week’s issue.

Who can forget just how disastrously the mag’s earlier encounter with Spears was? She took clothes from the set, and her dog did unspeakable things to a Zac Posen dress.

But this time around, a source says that things went quite well. Not only did Spears answer questions (with no couture dresses harmed in the process), but her dad, Jamie Spears, who’s never spoken at length with the media, was forthcoming about Spears’ relationship with her management, Kevin Federline and her sons. The issue is on stands nationwide on Friday.

Source: MSNBC

Britney's License Trial Still Idling

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

Britney Spears can continue to keep her distance from the courthouse for now.

The popster's trial on a year-old misdemeanor charge of driving with an invalid license has again been pushed back, this time to Sept. 8. A pretrial hearing is scheduled for Sept. 2.

A lawyer for Spears has characterized the case, stemming from the singer's 2007 run-in with a parked car while only toting a Louisiana driver's license, as another instance of a public figure being punished for her fame.

"Anyone can see this is not the case of the century. The fact is that Britney is being treated differently," attorney Michael Flanagan told E! News in March. "This should be just treated as a fix-it ticket or an infraction."

Court dates pertaining to this case have been shuffled multiple times this year, with her legal camp using her early-'08 mental-health troubles to argue that she couldn't quite grasp the repercussions of her situation.

Source: E! Online

Brand-New VMA Video's Starring Britney!

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

While I was off on a much-needed vay-K before the mayhem that was Jonasfest, my esteemed colleague/ blog bestie — Remote Control blogger Control Freak — visited the Los Angeles set last week where VMA host Russell Brand and Britney Spears shot a gotta-see-it-to-believe-it MTV commercial for the upcoming VMAs. Here’s her behind-the-scenes report followed by the exclusive videos, starring Britney.

Britney Spears, an elephant, and a flamboyant ex-crack addict walk into a bar…

Actually it was Stage 25 on the Paramount Studios lot, and this is no joke.

Last Tuesday I had the pleasure of getting up close but impersonal with Britney Spears. Led by a protective entourage of over 10 people, the megastar made a special visit to MTV’s 2008 VMA commercial shoot in Hollywood. Regardless of how long it took her to glam up (uh, two hours), homegirl looked “Hot as Ice” and managed to upstage the enormous elephant in the room.

Her tight, toned figure certainly made an impression on this year’s VMA host, British comedian Russell Brand (or Brown, as Britney jokingly referred to him while the camera rolled). “Britney,” the towering Brit with questionable (as in, “Why? Why? Why?”) hair styling called out, “You must be releasing estrogen or some other chemical that’s beguiling me.”

Well, something was definitely activating Russell’s epicenter of kink — at one point, the unabashed Forgetting Sarah Marshall star spread open his shirt and fondled his “too-tiny nips,” to which an unfazed Britney simply giggled and nonchalantly offered up a quiet, “Really? OK.” Not the response Russell was looking for, so he went at her again with some talk about stimulating her womanly bits. That one did the trick. “Oh My God!!!!!” echoed throughout the stage.

You’ll be having your own OMG moments while watching this year’s VMAs, as Russell clearly doesn’t have a filter — just watch the first few commercials below to get an idea of what the notoriously inappropriate host has in store.

Source: MTV

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