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NEWS ABOUT: Britney Spears

Britney Spears stories: 237 news summaries

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 Happy 35th 
 Birthday, 
 Hello Kitty 

Fashionable events surround style icon's big day

Nov 1, 09 2:11 PM CST
(Newser) - She can't blow out the candles, but Hello Kitty turns 35 today. Launched by the Japanese greeting card firm Sanrio in 1974, the mute, mysterious feline made her US debut in 1976 and is now an international style icon. "Who doesn't love Kitty?" fashion entrepreneur Kimora Lee Simmons asks.... More »

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Britney Spears • Paris Hilton • Tyra Banks • cartoon • Hello Kitty • Sanrio • Christina Aguilera • Kimora Lee Simmons • cartoon characters • Iman • Kelly Ripa • anime

 'Midwest Diva' 
 Aims to Be 
 Next Britney 

'I think I can take this all the way to Hollywood,' says Web sensation Leslie Hall

Sep 18, 09 11:34 AM CDT
(Newser) - She’s a size 16, loves plastic-jewel-encrusted sweaters, lives with her parents, and marries gay couples in her spare time—but Leslie Hall, a white rapper from Iowa, sees herself as a peer of  “Britney, Rihanna, Beyoncé, we’re all doing the same thing,” she tells CNN. Hall... More »

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Britney Spears • Iowa • gay marriage • HBO • rapper • Beyonce • rap music • Rihanna • Jay-ZTV • Leslie Hall

OPINION

 Lady Gaga: 'Skank With a Brain' 

Pop's newest explosion exploits our obsession with sexuality, salaciousness

Sep 16, 09 9:57 AM CDT
(Newser) - “Lady Gaga is pretty skanky,” writes James Brady Ryan for Nerve. “That might sound harsh, but there are some facts we all must face: the girl is no fan of pants, for one thing.” She may be crass, outlandish, and over-the-top sexual—but “she is... More »

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entertainment • music • Britney Spears • pop music • celebrity • Lady Gaga

SLIDESHOW

 Jackson Tributes 
 Steal Video Awards 

If it weren't for a certain rapper, Michael would have stolen the show

Sep 14, 09 7:32 AM CDT
(Newser) - With the exception of Kanye West's inebriated attack on Taylor Swift, last night’s MTV Video Music Awards were all about Michael Jackson, with longtime friend Madonna and sister Janet delivering moving tributes, the Los Angeles Times reports. The Material Girl introduced the tribute, while Janet performed her half... More »

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entertainment • Britney Spears • Janet Jackson • Eminem • celebrity • award show • Video Music Awards • Beyonce • Madonna • Michael Jackson • Rihanna • Beastie Boys • Green Day • Lady Gaga • Taylor Swift • MTV Video Music Awards

 Britney Fans 
 Ejected for 
 Sexy Dancing 

Fans ejected as she gyrates on stage

Aug 27, 09 11:47 AM CDT
(Newser) - Apparently only Britney Spears is allowed to get down and dirty at her concerts. A few fans were ejected from Madison Square Garden for dancing “too provocatively” at Tuesday's show, one of them tells the New York Post. “Meanwhile, Britney is onstage gyrating half-naked and singing ‘... More »

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entertainment • Britney Spears • dancing • celebrity • concert • Madison Square Garden • sexy • provocative

(Newser) - If you have trouble remembering who Britney Spears is, there’s some good news and bad news. Good news: You have managed to forget Britney Spears. Bad news: You might be at risk for Alzheimer’s, according to a new study. A team of scientists recently found that people with... More »

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Britney Spears • memory • study • celebrity • fMRI • brain scans • Alzheimer's Disease

(Newser) - Britney Spears reads Letterman's top 10 list on tonight's show, ticking off the ways the world would be different if she were president, reports People. "We'd only invade fun places, like Cabo," she says in the pre-taped segment, in which she's clad in a black bikini. Other samples:... More »

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television • Britney Spears • comedy • top 10 • David Letterman

GLOSSIES

 Ashley: I'm Surprised 
 I Didn't End Up 
 Like Britney 

Instead, she has two thriving fashion lines

Aug 5, 09 9:35 AM CDT
(Newser) - Ashley Olsen grew up in the public eye, and her early career “was almost like I was in the army,” she tells Marie Claire. “That’s why I look at Britney, and I’m surprised I didn’t end up like her.” Instead of hitting therapy... More »

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entertainment • Britney Spears • fashion • celebrity • Neiman Marcus • Mary-Kate Olsen • fashion label • Ashley Olsen • Elizabeth and James • The Row • Olsen twins • leggings • Louis Boston

GOSSIP ROUNDUP

 Beyoncé, 
 Lady Gaga 
 Top VMA Noms 

Britney secures her comeback with seven nods

Aug 4, 09 12:17 PM CDT
(Newser) - Beyoncé and Lady Gaga lead the pack with nine MTV Video Music Award nominations each, People reports. E! adds another notable: Britney Spears, with seven. The awards are set for Sept. 13. Elsewhere:
  • One of the two police chiefs charged with breaking into the home of Matthew Broderick and
... More »

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entertainment • Britney Spears • OJ Simpson • celebrity • Sarah Jessica Parker • Video Music Awards • Beyonce • Matthew Broderick • Guy Ritchie • Jay-ZTV • Lady Gaga • Sherlock Holmes

Die-Hard Fans:
'Britney Spears
Saved My Life' 

Troubled teens tell documentary of
singer's impact

Jul 23, 09 5:38 AM CDT
(Newser) - Britney Spears may not be the most obvious role model for the troubled, but hardcore fans credit her with changing their lives in a new BBC documentary, Newsweek reports. In Britney Spears Saved My Life, the superfans testify that Britney and her music guided them through the darkest times of... More »

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entertainment • Britney Spears • depression • celebrity • documentary • singer • role model

GOSSIP ROUNDUP

 Tyler Perry Sends 
 Swim Club Kids 
 to Disney Instead 

Tyler Perry sponsors trip for Pennsylvania day campers

Jul 21, 09 11:50 AM CDT
(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... More »

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entertainment • Britney Spears • reality TV • Kevin Federline • Disney World • celebrity • Philadelphia • Tyler Perry • Jennifer Love Hewitt • celebrity engagements • Jamie Kennedy • Jon Gosselin • Valley Swim Club • Creative Steps Day Camp • Hailey Glassman

GOSSIP ROUNDUP

 Countess Eyes 
 $55M Divorce 
 Settlement 

Divorce expected to be finalized today

Jul 17, 09 11:10 AM CDT
(Newser) - The contentious divorce between Swedish countess Marie Douglas-David and Internet mogul George David is expected to be settled today, reports the New York Post. Douglas-David will have to make do with about $55 million, and she won’t get the $16 million penthouse or $1.5 million earrings she wanted.... More »

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entertainment • Britney Spears • Prince William • Kate Middleton • celebrity • British royals • Marie Douglas-David • George David • Kevin Jonas • Jason Trawick • Danielle Deleasa

 This Week, 
 Britney May 
 Be Jewish 

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

Jul 8, 09 1:19 PM CDT
(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
... More »

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entertainment • Britney Spears • parenting • Christianity • religion • Judaism • celebrity • Madonna • Kabbalah • Baptist • Sean Preston Federline

GOSSIP ROUNDUP

 Britney, Ellen Alive but Hacked 

Also: Is Megan Fox dating co-star?

Jun 29, 09 12:37 PM CDT
(Newser) - Never fear: Britney Spears is alive. A post from her Twitter account claiming she had died is false, the AP reports, a result of the hacking of her Twitpic account.  Ellen DeGeneres’ account with Twitpic—a program not owned by Twitter—was also hacked. Elsewhere:
  • Rumors continue to
... More »

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entertainment • Britney Spears • Shia LaBeouf • celebrity • Kevin Rudd • Ellen DeGeneres • Madonna • hoax • hacking • Sacha Baron Cohen • Twitter • Megan Fox • Bruno • Mercy James • Twitpic

GOSSIP ROUNDUP

 Yet Another 
 Photo 'Oops' 
 for Miley 

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

Jun 23, 09 11:58 AM CDT
(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... More »

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entertainment • Britney Spears • Kevin Federline • Paris Hilton • celebrity • Justin Timberlake • Amy Winehouse • Miley Cyrus • Adam Shankman

 Brit Engaged to Agent: Tab 


Jun 17, 09 1:40 PM CDT
(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,”... More »

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entertainment • music • Britney Spears • Kevin Federline • marriage • wedding • celebrity engagements • Jason Trawick • agent

GOSSIP ROUNDUP



 Tyson Weds 
 for 3rd Time 

Plus, Hef ex Kendra is pregnant, and more

Jun 10, 09 9:32 AM CDT
(Newser) - Less than 2 weeks after the death of his daughter, Mike Tyson married his third wife, E! reports. Tyson and Lakiha Spicer looked “very happy and very sincere,” said a spokesperson for the Las Vegas chapel where the private ceremony took place over the weekend. Elsewhere:
  • Kendra
... More »

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entertainment • Britney Spears • Mike Tyson • Kanye West • celebrity • celebrity pregnancy • Hugh Hefner • celebrity marriage • James Van Der Beek • Kendra Wilkinson • Hank Baskett • Heidi Pratt • Lakiha Spicer • Jason Trawick • Heather McComb • Amber Rose

GOSSIP ROUNDUP

 Bardem May 
 Join Roberts 
 in Eat, Pray, Love 


Jun 8, 09 10:17 AM CDT
(Newser) - Javier Bardem is in talks to join Julia Roberts in the film adaptation of Elizabeth Gilbert's bestselling memoir Eat, Pray, Love, reports Variety. Roberts is slated to play the author, and Bardem would play love interest Felipe, whom the real-life Gilbert eventually married. Brad Pitt is producing. Elsewhere: More »

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entertainment • Britney Spears • Angelina Jolie • Hollywood • Brad Pitt • Switzerland • Julia Roberts • Geneva • Pete Doherty • Javier Bardem • Brangelina

 Britney Plans 
 to Pop In on 
 the Queen 

Spears hopes to stop by for tea

Jun 5, 09 7:10 AM CDT
(Newser) - Determined not to let a pesky thing like, oh, not having an invitation get in the way, Britney Spears plans to carve out time from her busy tour schedule to drop by Buckingham Palace for tea—with sons in tow. "No way does she want to leave without visiting... More »

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entertainment • Britney Spears • London • Prince William • Queen Elizabeth II • Buckingham Palace • British royals • concert tour

GOSSIP ROUNDUP

 LiLo Could Bring 
 Down Fashion House 

Plus, Speidi quits reality show, for real this time

Jun 2, 09 12:25 PM CDT
(Newser) - Lindsay Lohan’s acting career is on the rocks, so she wants to try out fashion. But the head designer at House of Emanuel Ungaro—in talks with Lohan—threatened to quit if she comes aboard, the New York Post reports. Elsewhere:
  • Reality couple Spencer and Heidi Pratt has
... More »

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entertainment • Britney Spears • reality TV • fashion • Lindsay Lohan • celebrity • gossip • Spencer Pratt • Twilight • Robert Pattinson • Kristen Stewart • Heidi Montag • I'm A Celebrity ... Get Me Out of Here! • Emanuel Ungaro

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