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

New VMA Promo Outtake

Source: Just Look At The Huge Tag

Video: Britney's New VMA Ads!

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

MTV has just released two new TV spots featuring Britney Spears for September's Video Music Awards ceremony.

Both clips show off a much-improved Brit-Brit as she hangs out VMA host British comedian Russell Brand — and a mammoth elephant, a reference to the one huge issue they never discuss: Brit's near-disastrous performance at last year's ceremony.

In the first commercial, Russell asks the pop superstar if he's dreaming and asks her to pinch him... "harder."

And then in the second clip, the two have a bit of fun with Russell's relative anonymity here in the US, as Brit pretends (we hope!) to not be able to remember his last name. "You will remember that name, because pretty soon it's gonna be your surname," he tells the pop star coyly.

Source: OK Magazine

Britney Spears Pays Homage To Sons Jayden, Sean Preston On A Necklace

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

Britney Spears is giving her sons a shout-out ... on a necklace.

The mother of two stepped out in Los Angeles over the weekend wearing a homemade brooch necklace featuring the names of her little boys in black and white block letters.

Spears, 26, lost custody of Jayden James, 1, and Sean Preston, 2, to her ex-husband Kevin Federline in July, but retains visitation rights.

The fallen pop star isn't the first star mom to use her offspring as inspiration for an accessory. Nicole Richie has worn several "H" necklaces after giving birth to her daughter Harlow in January, while Angelina Jolie has multiple tattoos dedicated to her brood.

Spears appears to be bouncing back from a rocky year-and-a-half in which she shaved her head, was hospitalized twice for mental illness and fell under her father's conservatorship.

Frequent trips to the gym have helped Spears get her old body back, which she debuted last week.

The singer is also working on her sixth studio album - reportedly set for a mid-December release - alongside Kanye West and Pharrell Williams.

Source: NY Daily News

Lynne Spears' Book Cover Hits the Web

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

Cover art for Lynne Spears' upcoming memoir, Through the Storm: A Real Story of Fame and Family in a Tabloid World, has hit the Internet.

The $24.99 book (by Thomas Nelson, publisher of inspirational books and Bibles) is due Sept. 16.

A product description on christianbook.com reads:

"Lynne was just an ordinary Southern mom when the overnight success of her daughter Britney shoved the Spears family into the blinding limelight glare.

"Through the Storm takes readers beyond the reach of the paparazzi and outside the narrow orbit of the Hollywood glitterati to share the inside story of the Spears family - as only a mother can tell it.

"In this openhearted memoir, Lynne speaks about Britney, Jamie Lynn, Bryan, ex-husband Jamie, herself, and their lives together from Louisiana to Los Angeles, including:

• Lynne's backseat role in Britney's path to fame and how it forever changed their family

• Her regret in abdicating parental authority to managers, agents, and record companies

• The challenges that shaped Lynne and Jamie's marriage and how that affected Bryan, Britney, and Jamie Lynn

• Her response to Jamie Lynn's pregnancy

• The startling events that led to Britney's meltdown and Lynne's showdown with manager Sam Lufti

• How faith, family, and friendships have been her harbor in the storm of paparazzi, tabloid scribblers, and gossip hounds

• Sincere, self-effacing, sometimes spunky, Lynne's memoir reveals the heart of a mother who has struggled through difficult times and how she has held onto her faith and her sense of humor as she tries to hold onto her family.

Source: US Weekly

Britney Rides A Roller Coaster

Britney's life really IS a roller coaster! Britney spent last Saturday afternoon at Six Flags Magic Mountain park in Valencia, CA. After heading to the brand new X2 ride Britney was pictured aboard the Viper ride going around seven loops!

Also pictured is Brett (next to Britney), Laura Lynn, and Courtney.

Weeeeee!

Source: Breathe Heavy

Britney Spears’s Sign Of Affection

Aww, this is really cute. Britney Spears, lookin’ pretty smashing IMHO, stepped out on the town last night for dinner out with her peeps and was spied wearing a homemade necklace with her sons’ names on it. Sure, it may not have been the most stylish thing she could’ve worn but something about the way that Jayden and Preston are spelled out with these little letter tiles makes the bauble look all the more endearing:

Britney Spears showed off her tender side last night when she stepped out wearing a homemade necklace displaying the name of her two sons. The 26-year-old singer showed her love for her boys Sean Preston, two, and Jayden James, 23 months, by wearing their names around her neck as she dined out in Los Angeles. The childlike design, possibly made by the boys themselves, displayed her eldest son Sean Preston’s middle name and youngest’s first name. The singer has been looking better than ever in recent weeks after bouncing back from recent health troubles. Looking tanned and toned, Britney showed off her svelte physique in tight black skinny jeans and a frilly vest top … Earlier in the day, Britney stepped out at the Lisa Kline boutique to indulge in a sport of retail therapy. Britney has been happy in recent weeks after finally agreeing to a custody settlement with ex-husband Kevin Federline. As part of the new agreement, Britney is allowed two visits and one overnight stay with her two sons, while Kevin retains primary custody. Her lawyer is hopeful the custody arrangement will be altered in the future to allow the singer even more time with her boys.

She looks great and I love the necklace. I still contend that it must be very hard for her to give up the fight for custody of her two sons right now but I believe that she will win back more time with her children as time goes on, as she continues to get better. It’s little touches like this that keeps her sons close to her heart and remind her what she is working towards … a happy and healthy future with her boys. She’ll get there.

Source: Pink Is The New Blog

Britney Out In All Black

Check out Britney moving between Smashbox Studios, to dinner at the Thompson Hotel in Beverly Hills tonight wearing her new "Jayden & Preston" necklace. Britney was looking tanned and toned, showing off her svelte physique in tight black skinny jeans and a frilly vest top. OH and she was with Laura Lynn!

ps - Smashbox Studios is a Los Angeles photo studio that regularly hosts celebrity photo shoots, film shoots and events.

Source: Untouchable Britney

Britney: Hearts And Crafts!

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

Britney Spears may have given custody of her two young sons to her ex-hubby Kevin Federline - but she's still keeping her boys close to her heart!

The pop princess stepped out yesterday sporting a necklace made up of beads spelling out "Jayden" and "Preston". We first caught sight of her homemade bauble when she wore it out to Lisa Kline in the afternoon - but Britney broke it back out when she headed out for dinner, too!

Britney's lucky charm seems to be doing her a world of good already, too - the Queen B was looking healthy, happy, and FIIIIINE! Brit put her charms were on full display, flaunting her sleek new body and her joyful smile all day long. Doesn't she look amazing? Every time we see her, we get a little more excited for the VMAs - we just hope she remembers to bring her lucky charm along to the show!

Aren't Sean Preston and Jayden lucky to have such a loving mother?

See more pics here!

Source: X17

Sam Lutfi Britney Spears Tell-All Book

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

A blast from the past is threatening Britney Spears’ sobriety as former pal Sam Lutfi shops an “explosive tell-all” about the star’s spiral into despair.

Sam is ready to drop bombshells about sex and drugs-and offer a unique intimate peek inside the 26-year-old singer’s shocking meltdown earlier this year, according to a Star Magazine insider.

Amongst the explosive claims Sam could plaster in print is a time the pseudo-bodyguard “dragged Britney out of a cocaine party.”

Sam, who law enforcement officials and members of the Spears family have accused of once controlling every aspect of the pop star’s life, says “she was doing so many lines, she didn’t even know where she was.”

Sam denies he’s writing a book about the time he spent as Spears’ right-hand man, but tabloid insiders beg to differ.

“We hope he’s backing off, but money talks, and he could get a lot for a tell-all.”

Source: Pop Crunch

Britney Spears Clings to Children

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

Britney Spears holds her two sons, and was all smiles leaving a Beverly Hills lawyers home in Bel Air, Calif., last Friday.

Sean is now 2 1/2 and Jayden is 22 months.

The 26-year-old singer has fueled speculation that she may return to the MTV Video Awards, after filming a promo for the awards ceremony, with the show’s presenter, Russell Brand.

Brit received two nominations, for Best Female and Best Pop Video.

The MTV VMAs show is set to air on September 7th.

See more pics here!

Source: Just Jared

Britney Spears Shows Of Hard Work At The Gym

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

Hollywood's favorite pop star, the oft-criticized and always-maligned Britney Spears has reportedly been paying upwards of $23,000 per month to get slimmer. The twice-divorced mother of two (the kids now live with papa Kevin "K-Fed" Federline thanks to the courts) has placed an emphasis on getting her Louisiana school girl body back into shape.

Reports have claimed that Britney is spending an eye popping 10,000 dollars-a-month on a nutritionist and diet supplements; 8,000 dollars on a personal trainer; and 4,000 dollars on a private dance choreographer. She has been all over showing off her new body lately and photos have shown that whatever it is that she is doing it is certainly working.

One report claims that Britney has even resorted to eating a good amount of steamed fish and snacking on edamame beans, influenced by Victoria Beckham's diet tips. The task of getting her body whipped back into shape has fallen to Pussycat Dolls' personal trainer James Van Daff, who is making sure that the star undergoes rigorous workouts, including three-hour dance classes six times a week.

With a more-than-rumored return scheduled for the next MTV VMA's, Britney is showing off her new body, and she's looking pretty righteous in the "hot babe" again. "She's getting her muscles back," a friend stated over the weekend, "and she's so happy about that!"

Source: National Ledger

Back-To-Her-Best Britney Spears Wears A Homemade Tribute To Her Two Sons

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

Britney Spears showed off her tender side last night when she stepped out wearing a homemade necklace displaying the name of her two sons.

The 26-year-old singer showed her love for her boys Sean Preston, two, and Jayden James, 23 months, by wearing their names around her neck as she dined out in Los Angeles.

The childlike design, possibly made by the boys themselves, displayed her eldest son Sean Preston's middle name and youngest's first name.

The singer has been looking better than ever in recent weeks after bouncing back from recent health troubles.

Looking tanned and toned, Britney showed off her svelte physique in tight black skinny jeans and a frilly vest top.

While Britney looked relatively smart, an old hint of her previously dishevelled fashion sense remained as she unwisely wore a white bra with her black top.

Earlier in the day, Britney stepped out at the Lisa Kline boutique to indulge in a sport of retail therapy.

Britney has been happy in recent weeks after finally agreeing to a custody settlement with ex-husband Kevin Federline.

As part of the new agreement, Britney is allowed two visits and one overnight stay with her two sons, while Kevin retains primary custody.

Her lawyer is hopeful the custody arrangement will be altered in the future to allow the singer even more time with her boys.

Source: Daily Mail

Britney Spears Threatens Encore At MTV Video Music Awards

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

While appearing with a 900-pound elephant, nobody can call Britney Spears fat again when she's doing a MTV gig.

But that is Britney's costar on the TV screen while dishing with Russell Brand, the little-known British comic who's hosting the upcoming MTV Video Music Awards. It's one of the cheeky promos teasing the Sept. 7 event.

At one point Brand suggests that there is sexual tension between them, but Britney shrugs, "I didn't feel any tension." Wait . . . that supposed to be hilarious, right?

And wait again. Does this mean that Britney will be performing again at the crazy kudofest?

Reuters reminds us: "Spears, coming off two marriages, two children and two stints in rehab, sought to launch a comeback on last year’s show with a performance of the song 'Gimme More.' Instead, she drew a torrent of ridicule for lumbering around on stage in an ill-fitting black bikini as she awkwardly lip-synced her way through the dance number. The incident proved a publicity bomb for Spears but a ratings boon for MTV."

Coyly, MTV won't say whether or not Britney will be part of the entertainment, but she's scheduled to attend because she's got two nominations for "Piece of Me."

Despite 16 nominations, Britney's never won an MTV Video Music Award. Now she competes against Mariah Carey, Katy Perry, Rihanna and Jordin Sparks for best female video and against Danity Kane, the Jonas Brothers, Panic at the Disco and Tokio Hotel for the best pop video.

Source: LA Times