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Her first wedding was a ripped jeans and baseball cap affair in Vegas, and her LA wedding to Kevin Federline had to be moved up because of the media circus surrounding the nuptials. So for her third time down the aisle, Britney Spears is hoping, understandably, for a low-key, traditional affair. The 30-year-old singer is alleged to be planning a traditional, Southern-style country wedding to fiancé Jason Trawick, 40

Britney Spears turns 30 today. Which means the singer can finally close the book on her 20s -- that turbulent decade that saw her start as one of the biggest pop stars in the world, then hurtle through a nightmare progression of breakdowns, marriages, divorces, hospitalizations, a disastrous MTV VMA performance, a head-shaving incident and the loss of custody of her children. What has happened to Spears over the course of the last decade is enough to fill a book the size of a Dickens novel. Unless you've been a regular reader of the gossip sites, you may have missed...

The video for her new single Hold It Against Me debuted just last week but Britney Spears and the first song from her new album has certainly made an impact, although perhaps not in the way she was hoping for. In fact, the 29-year-old singer is being accused of plagiarism and is facing a multi-million dollar lawsuit. Britney is accused of ‘ripping off’ the rock ballad If I Said You Had A Beautiful Body Would You Hold It Against Me by the Bellamy Brothers.

A former bodyguard for pop star Britney Spears has filed a sexual harassment lawsuit against her. Fernando Flores has accused the singer of repeatedly parading around in the nude and having sex in front of him. Mr Flores also claims Ms Spears caused him emotional distress by having violent quarrels with her boyfriend in front of her two children. The singer's lawyer did not comment. A lawyer for her ex-husband, Kevin Federline, called the case "baseless". According to papers filed in Los Angeles Superior Court, Mr Flores alleges that Spears made repeated, unwanted sexual advances and summoned him to her...

Britney Spears is reportedly set to be quizzed by social workers over allegations of child abuse. The Toxic singer - who has two sons, Sean Preston, four, and three-year-old Jayden James, with her ex-husband Kevin Federline - has been accused by her former bodyguard Fernando Flores of being an unfit mother, beating one of the tots with a belt and giving them both foods they were allergic to.

<p>BRITNEY Spears was holed up in a Perth hotel yesterday as the row over her lip-synching concerts threatened to derail her Australian tour, The Sunday Telegraph reports.</p> <p>Fans walked out after only three songs at Perth's Burswood Dome on Friday, upset by her lacklustre performance.</p>

Britney Spears is celebrating her third #1 on the Billboard Hot 100, coincidentally with her new single "3." Spears debuts in the top spot with her racy new track this week. "3" sold over 255,000 downloads this week to also take #1 on the Hot Digital Songs chart. With the #1 debut of "3," Spears becomes the first artist to debut at #1 on the chart in over three years, when Taylor Hicks debuted with "Do I Make You Proud" in July of 2006. Spears might also become the only non-"Idol" artist to have a #1 debut this decade. (Carrie...

Is American mega pop star Britney Spears set to return to the big screen, seven years after starring in the box office flop Crossroads? According to reports, Spears has been offered a part in the upcoming Holocaust film The Yellow Star of Sophia and Eton, which integrates time travel, concentration camps and a love story.

This week ABC News sent Twitter all atwitter with a photo of Britney Spears sporting a Star of David necklace. Has the pop star, asked ABC, converted to Judaism? The comeback queen has had a variety of religious dabblings over the years, including Kabbalah and Hinduism, despite her Baptist roots. But this sighting has fueled Internet rumors that Spears may be engaged to her latest and, perhaps, most wholesome boyfriend, Jason Trawick, who happens to be Jewish. My answer is: doubtful. Conversion to Judaism is a long affair: many months, if not years of study, work with a teacher or...

Is life on the road getting to Britney Spears? A family insider says Britney was caught by her conservator/dad Jamie Spears popping over-the-counter diet pills and washing them down with Red Bull before a performance on her Circus tour, reports gossip site Betty Confidential. “Britney was definitely trying to get high by taking too many diet pills and energy drinks,” the source told the site. “Jamie thinks the combination of the two is making her whacked-out and, causing her to lash out in weird angry rampages.”

BRITNEY SPEARS was back in London yesterday but must have left her bras in Manchester. The Toxic singer returned to the capital following a single gig at the MEN Arena before heading off to Dublin to continue her Circus tour. She appeared to be taking in the sights as she strolled around Knightsbridge, popping into high street store Gap and enjoying the warm weather. Hopefully she found time to nip into a underwear stockist...

If at first you don't succeed, try, try again! In the June 29 issue of Star, we exclusively report that after two failed marriages — one that last only 55 hours! — Britney Spears is preparing to walk down the aisle again, this time with her agent turned lover, Jason Trawick. After more than three years of casual hookups, Brit and Jason took their relationship to the next level while they were on vacation in the Bahamas last month. That's when Brit and Jason shared a special night together during which Jason popped the question! "He didn't exactly get down...

Humanity could soon be wiped out by couple of Mexican pigs with the sniffles. But relax, Britney Spears is on it. If Ryan Seacrest is right, then Britney Spears plans to repopulate the planet in her image - she’s apparently pregnant again. This means, in years to come, Britney Spears will be seen as Earth’s new Eve figure - identical to the old Eve but with worse skin, madder eyes and, somehow, even fewer clothes

A woman arrested outside Britney Spears' home is a former "American Idol" hopeful who says she's making a paparazzi documentary. Miranda Tozier-Robbins says she wanted to show the efforts paparazzi go through and she chose Spears because it "might as well be someone I'm interested in."

Britney Spears Thinks Her Dad is Drugging Her Apr 18 posted by Showbiz Spy Britney Spears has a new fear — she’s worried that her dad is drugging her.The singer, 27, is currently under the conservatorship of her father, Jamie Spears. And Britney has “convinced herself” the patriarch is upping her medication to keep her subdued — so he can stay in control of her life. “Britney is sure her father is out to get her and that he’s drugging her to turn her into a zombie who won’t fight back,” a source told British magazine Look. “Ever since her...

Britney Spears walked off stage shortly after the start of a concert last night at Vancouver's GM Place, leaving the crowd to sit in the dark for 30 minutes. The Vancouver Sun reports that a voice came on the venue's loudspeaker during the dark period informing the audience that cigaratte smoke was to blame. "It's become uncomfortable and unsafe for the performers, including Ms. Spears,"

There are so many things to like about Britney Spears -- she's so darn pretty for one thing, even when she's chewing gum, which is still pretty much all the time. She's got the same sort of mile-wide smile and joyous laugh that made Julia Roberts a big star. She sings pretty well for a pop star, and she moves her butt like no one's business. But even after more than a decade in the business, she seems disturbingly stalled in adolescence. Those tuning into "Britney: For the Record" on MTV Sunday in search of a sadder but wiser Brit...

Republican presidential candidate John McCain has released a new ad featuring shots of Britney Spears and Paris Hilton (Watch above). Both stars appear briefly as a narrator describes Democratic opponent Barack Obama as "the biggest celebrity in the world." The narrator then asks, "Is he ready to lead?" The Obama campaign responded in a statement: "On a day when major news organizations across the country are taking Senator McCain to task for a steady stream of false, negative attacks, his campaign has launched yet another. Or, as some might say, 'Oops! He did it again.'" McCain campaign manager Rick Davis...

BATON ROUGE, La. - Another Spears baby is reportedly on the way — and it's not Britney's. Jamie Lynn Spears, the 16-year-old "Zoey 101" star and sister of Britney, told OK! magazine that she's pregnant and that the father is her boyfriend, Casey Aldridge. "It was a shock for both of us, so unexpected," she said. "I was in complete and total shock and so was he." Spears is 12 weeks along and initially kept the news to herself when she learned of the pregnancy from an at-home test and subsequent doctor visit, she told the celebrity magazine, which hits...

Dr. Phil's planned sitdown Monday with Britney Spears' parents dissolved into accusations he was exploiting the troubled singer's emotional crackup. The TV shrink insisted he canceled the taping with Jamie and Lynne Spears "because the Spears situation is too intense at this time, and out of consideration to the family." A source close to Dr. Phil McGraw said it was Britney's parents who cut him off, furious he blabbed about her mental state after visiting her in the psych ward at Cedars Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles. "As soon as Jamie realized Dr.Phil was making public statements about Britney,...

As first reported by CelebTV.com, Britney Spears and paparazzo Adnan Ghalib were spotted near Palm Springs, Calif., the same day the pop star was released from Cedars-Sinai Medical Center. The pair looked cozy as they playfully shared a lollipop, with Spears smoking, outside a bungalow in Desert Hot Springs, about 120 miles east of L.A. Following Spears' emergency hospitalization for a mental evaluation, Ghalib apparently whisked her away for some private time. The British-born pap has a home in the desert community, according to public records.

New South Park episode tonight on Comedy Central - Britney’s New Look - live thread! When the boys help Britney Spears get to the North Pole, they discover the shocking secret behind her popularity in an all-new episode of “South Park,” entitled, “’Britney’s New Look,” premiering TONIGHT, Wednesday, March 19 at 10:00 p.m. on COMEDY CENTRAL. Britney Spears is trying to get away from it all in the mountains near South Park, Colorado when the boys have a run-in with her. Stan and Kyle get caught up in Britney’s celebrity and the never-ending feeding frenzy that follows her wherever she...

Apparently the Britney Spears/Kevin Federline divorce/custody battle is over, at least for a while. In the face of a trial that was scheduled to start in a month, Spears instead agreed to give Federline sole legal and physical custody of their two sons. I have received many letters over the past several months saying that I should take up Britney Spears' cause. After all, I publicly advocate shared parenting, and should do so whether the noncustodial parent is a father, as is usually the case, or is a mother, as in this case. A few people have told me that...

Britney Spears' parenting skills have come under fire yet again after photographs emerged showing the star smoking in front of her son as he plays with a packet of cigarettes. The singer, branded 'Puff Mommy' by the American press, eventually takes the Marlboro Lights and a lighter from the two-year-old's hands, but continues to subject him to second-hand smoke.

If Britney Spears wants to launch her grand return with a trite and tacky rough-sex pantomine, I suppose that's her business. She's not known as a pop tart for nothing. What I do find noteworthy is the way GMA celebrated that bit of rough stuff, featuring it in its opening minutes. Even there, it's not ABC's descent into schlock that jumps out so much as the double standard. Can you imagine the dutifully feminist ABC applauding such junk if the gender tables had been turned? Me neither. Diane Sawyer, uh, teased things during the show opening. View video here.

There’s a boring major controversy today following the leak of the Britney Spears album, "Circus". Namely, some are saying Britneys song 'If You See Amy" is alarmingly similar to the song "Trash Me" by Jessie Malakouti, which was recorded sometime around March of 2008.

The singer was apparently chosen by the Pulp Fiction director to play dancer Varla in a remake of the 1965 cult film Faster Pussycat! Kill! Kill! The movie sees three thrill-seeking strippers encountering a young couple in the desert. Spears' character murders the boyfriend with her bare hands before taking the girlfriend hostage. The troubled singer will also have sex scenes with another girl before the drama ends in a blood-bath

Britney Spears is reportedly slated for a role in a new movie based on the true story of two students who were killed after being carjacked in 2007. It's claimed that the troubled singer may make her big screen comeback in The Knoxville Carjacking Party - despite some reservations over whether she is up to the harrowing sex scenes involved.

TROUBLED pop star Britney Spears has ended her custody battle that sees ex-husband Kevin Federline retain sole rights to her sons, OK! magazine has reported. Federline's lawyer, Vince Kaplan, said the pair today signed a settlement to seal the deal. "All parties have agreed to the following: Kevin will retain sole legal and physical custody of Sean Preston and Jayden James," he said. "Britney will continue to have visitation rights which may increase over time. The agreement will be presented to the court in the morning for approval by the commissioner. "Kevin is ecstatic and the boys are thriving," he...

TROUBLED pop star Britney Spears has ended her custody battle that sees ex-husband Kevin Federline retain sole rights to her sons, OK! magazine has reported. Federline's lawyer, Vince Kaplan, said the pair today signed a settlement to seal the deal. "All parties have agreed to the following: Kevin will retain sole legal and physical custody of Sean Preston and Jayden James," he said.

Britney Spears taken from home in ambulance By Bonnie Malkin Last Updated: 10:53am GMT 31/01/2008 Troubled pop star Britney Spears has been taken to hospital in an ambulance to "get help". The ambulance picked Spears up at her Studio City home shortly after 1:30 am (0930 GMT). It was escorted to the hospital by more than a dozen motorcycle officers, two police cruisers and two police helicopters. Los Angeles police would not immediately confirm the report but one officer, who requested anonymity, said Spears was being taken to "get help". Celebrity gossip website TMZ.com reported Spears was rushed to UCLA...

Afghanistan’s Shame March 7, 2008. Every country has at least one person who will go down in history as an utter disgrace. For Afghanistan, that person is Adnan Ghalib. Why is he a disgrace? Well, for one thing, he impregnated Britney Spears. [I’ll pause while you clear the vomit from your mouth.] The Afghan-Brit, who is occasionally misidentified as Pakistani-Brit, is the paparazzi photographer who has been “dating” Ms. Spears for the last while. Also, there is a war and humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan. But never mind! Who cares? Back to Britney and her Afghan bacha-dost. This led Al Arabiya...

Star Magazine is now claiming that pop star Britney Spears married her paparazzi boyfriend, Adnan Ghalib, during a quick trip to Mexico not too long ago. The two reportedly had a "secret" wedding, but unfortunately, since Adnan is still married, the marriage would never hold up in court

Spears' Hospital Escort Prompts New L.A. 'Britney Law'   Britney Spears is to have a law in Los Angeles named after her - because it was her $24,000 (GBP12,000) police escort to hospital last month (Jan08) which prompted councilmen to propose the amendment.The troubled pop star was taken from her Coldwater Canyon home to UCLA Medical Center on 31 January in an ambulance with a motorcade from the Los Angeles Police Department.The job of the motorcade, which included more than 20 police officers, a helicopter and a team of intervention specialists, was to block off traffic ahead and behind...

Britney Spears’s klieg-lighted meltdown sent her to the psychiatric ward twice, and left her long-divorced parents, her brother, and a SWAT team of lawyers and accountants grappling with how to protect her from predatory hangers-on, from the paparazzi who dog her every move and from her own erratic behavior. Beyond the psychodrama being played out on tabloid covers, celebrity-news shows and gossip Web sites is another serious subject for the Spears family: how to protect the millions of dollars that Ms. Spears, 26, has amassed over a decade as one of America’s biggest pop music, merchandise and endorsement engines. It’s...

HOLLYWOOD, CA - The House Oversight and Government Reform Committee has announced that an investigation will be launched to address charges of substance abuse by pop superstar Britney Spears. Spears has been involved in several incidents of bizarre behavior during the past year, but vehemently denies use of any eccentric performance enhancing drugs. Lawmakers promise a thorough, star-studded investigation lasting until election day, if necessary.

Hollywood star Mel Gibson has reportedly met troubled pop singer Britney Spears on a number of occasions recently. According to People magazine, Gibson, Spears and their families have met a number of times in recent weeks. A source told the magazine: "Mel and his wife Robin clearly saw a woman in crisis and wanted to extend themselves in any way possible."

Rolling Stone and former hellraiser Ronnie Wood has offered his personal help to troubled starlets Britney Spears and Lindsay Lohan. Both Spears and Lohan spent time in rehab last year after brushes with addiction - an issue close to the guitarist's heart.

Pop star Britney Spears has been involved in a minor road accident on the Ventura Freeway in Los Angeles. The 26-year-old was driving her Mercedes through slow-moving traffic when she struck a Nissan which had stopped in front of her, police said. The Nissan bumped into another vehicle but there was no damage and nobody in any of the cars was injured. Officers from the California Highway Patrol went to the scene but no charges will be brought, a spokesman said. This is not the first time that Spears has been involved in a traffic accident. Last August she escaped...

Just a week after being ordered to pay her legal representatives $400,000, Britney Spears needs to shell out thousands more to pay taxes. The pop star's company owes more than $23,000 in back taxes. E! news reports that a document shows that one of the 26-year-old "Toxic" singer's brand-name companies owes $23,589.17 in California state taxes on their 2004 earnings. Franchise Tax Board of the State of California says that "further interest and fees will accrue" if the sum is still not paid.

Britney Spears' 17-year-old sister Jamie Lynn, star of Nickelodeon's popular TV show "Zoey 101," has given birth to a baby girl, People magazine reported on Thursday. Jamie Lynn Spears gave birth to Maddie Briann on Thursday morning at a hospital in Mississippi, the magazine said. A high school student who lives in Louisiana, Jamie Lynn Spears reportedly met the father, Casey Aldridge, the son of a Tennessee paper mill worker, at church. The couple are engaged, People magazine said. ...

Britney Spears and Mel Gibson are headed to Costa Rica where they will vacation with the singer's father and Gibson's wife, a source told People magazine. "They're just going away for a few days to relax," the source said. The group plan to stay at Gibson's Costa Rican home. They will be back early next week.

Another Britney Spears fender-bender, another instant online video. Paparazzi had cameras rolling when the pop star's white Mercedes-Benz coupe rear-ended a red Ford Explorer Tuesday in Beverly Hills. The video, posted on TMZ.com, shows Spears in the driver's seat. Wearing a ponytail and aviator shades, she covers her mouth with her hand after realizing she hit the car in front of her. No one was injured and police were not involved. Photos and video do not reveal any visible damage to either car. The 26-year-old's bodyguard, who was riding in the passenger seat, gave Spears' information to the female driver...

When Britney Spears’ father, Jamie, was named her co-conservator on February 1, he took over her financial affairs. But after going through her books, Jamie must have learned just how much of a toll Britney’s crazy behavior, which started in February 2007 when she shaved her head, has had on her bank account — she’s lost nearly $61 million. “It’s staggering how much money has been used up,” a family friend says.

Britney Spears’ pal and self-proclaimed manager, Sam Lutfi, was finally served with a temporary restraining order on Thursday, Access Hollywood has confirmed. Lutfi must now keep at least 250 yards away from Britney, her homes and her family, according to the court papers. The restraining order was sought by Britney’s co-conservators — her father, Jamie Spears and attorney Andrew Wallett, earlier this month. According to Jamie, Lutfi had been avoiding being served for the last three weeks. He was served at 11AM as he left his Los Angeles-area apartment.

Britney Spears has been taken to hospital amid fears she might harm herself. The pop singer was escorted in an ambulance by more than a dozen police officers in cars, on motorcycles and in helicopters. A police officer said the 26-year-old was being taken to "get help". Celebrity websites reported that Spears was being placed on "a mental evaluation hold" in Los Angeles' UCLA Medical Centre after her new psychiatrist felt she was a danger to herself and others.

Britney will receive the help she desperately needs...whether she wants it or not. While eonline.com has stated Britney Spears feels “more comfortable” staying in the ULCA Medical Center this time, remaining in psychiatric hold for 72 hours, other sources hint that her stay could last longer, possibly even against her will. The medical center where Spears is currently residing has informed TMZ.com that the pop star has been classified as “G. D” -– Greatly Disabled. It appears her Bipolar disorder has taken even more control of the singer’s life, reaching a new level of danger, with “G.D” meaning Spears is...

NEW YORK: It seems Britney Spears has become a little 'Toxic' -- the pop diva has accused her mother of sharing bed with her new paparazzo boyfriend. Spears, who suffers from bipolar disorder, was rushed to the UCLA Medical Centre in Los Angeles on Thursday after she took a cocktail of drugs over three sleepless nights. She was sedated after she hurled abuse at medics and mom Lynee, accusing her of "sleeping with my boyfriend", the media quoted hospital sources as saying. The pop princess, a divorcee who is currently dating Birmingham photographer Adnan Ghalib, had earlier alleged that her...

Jamie Spears has won temporary legal control over his daughter, a judge ruled after a brief hearing Friday. He also has full control over her medical treatment. Jamie has the power to restrict any visitors to Britney. He is also in charge of arranging 24-hour caretakers for her, as well as security. In addition, the judge gave Jamie the power to cut off all of the singer’s credit cards and to prosecute any restraining orders on her behalf. He also has full control of her residence and can legally remove anyone who is staying there. In addition, he has the...

To the casual tabloid reader, Britney Spears' life looks like a train wreck. To the Britney Industrial Complex, comprising everyone from paparazzi to perfume vendors, she is a gold mine. Whether she's shaving her head or battling for custody of her children, Britney seems to grow more fascinating (and to some people, more lucrative) every time she stumbles. Recent court documents suggest she's amassed a $125 million fortune and continues to rake in about $737,000 a month, or nearly $9 million a year. But that's chicken feed compared with the overall Britney economy. The Packagers: Britney has sold 83 million...