Brit: My Kids Coming on Tour

Probably not half as much as they do...

(NEWSER) - Britney Spears appears to have learned something from her childhood: Namely, to keep her kids out of showbiz. “If my sons told me they wanted to be in the entertainment business, I'd lock them in their rooms until they turned 30!” she tells Cosmopolitan. Despite her ongoing tabloid troubles ( sexual harassment allegations , child abuse claims …), she seems happy in this interview, going on to talk about her sons’ “super cute” karate lessons. More»

Tyler Perry sponsors trip for Pennsylvania day campers

(NEWSER) - The 65 children who were denied entrance to a Philadelphia swim club are going to Disney World instead, thanks to Tyler Perry. The playwright “wanted to do something nice for them and let them know that for every negative experience, there are people out there who want them to succeed regardless of the color of their skin,” his publicist tells CNN. Elsewhere:

• Jennifer Love Hewitt and Jamie Kennedy got engaged on a whim at Kennedy’s Laugh Factory performance Saturday night, the New York Post reports.

Singer flip-flops between Christianity, Kabbalah, Hinduism...

(NEWSER) - Britney Spears was raised a Baptist, but her latest accessory—a Star of David necklace—led the New York Daily News to take a look back at the religions she’s tried out:

• In 2003, it looked as though she would be one of Madonna’s Kabbalah converts, and she started sporting a red string bracelet believed to ward off the “evil eye.”

Plus, Paris Hilton's new boytoy doesn't take her seriously, and more

(NEWSER) - Miley Cyrus, star of such photo scandals as “racy Vanity Fair shoot” and “slanty-eyes group shot,” is going for the trilogy, reports the Sun. Adam Shankman, the 44-year-old director of her latest film, posted two suggestive shots of her on Twitter, but took them down when the backlash started. Elsewhere:

• Paris Hilton is “just another shag” to soccer star Cristiano Ronaldo, his ex tells the Sun. “After dumping me I don't know how many there have been. Eighty thousand?”

(NEWSER) - Britney Spears is engaged to be married to agent/lover Jason Trawick, Star reports. The two have been in an on-again, off-again relationship for 3 years, but sealed the deal on a recent Bahamas vacation. “He didn’t exactly get down on one knee, but Brit didn’t care,” an insider said. “She said yes, and they opened a bottle of champagne to celebrate.” There are plans for a December wedding after Spears’ tour is finished. More»