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If you missed her tour last fall or her HBO special or her recent big screen debut… well, then you must live in a cave. But even cave dwellers need to get out every now and then, so pop’s reigning queen, Britney Spears, has lined up a spring North American tour that kicks off May 24 in Las Vegas, according to her web site. Spears has so far mapped out two month’s worth of shows. The trek will comprise the second leg of the chart champ’s tour in support of her Britney CD. The outing comes on the heels of… Read more »

For being such a good girl, Britney Spears is really sexing it up in the roles she picks. Spears loses her virginity in her movie, “Crossroads.” Now she’s set to play Samantha’s sex-crazed niece on “Sex and the City.” The New York Post reports Spears will come off as virginal, but she’ll seduce Samantha’s lover. Spears is not expected to appear nude. Kim Cattrall, who plays Samantha, also plays Spears’ mom in “Crossroads.”

An unidentified man was caught camping out in the carport of Britney Spears’ Hollywood Hills home, Los Angeles police say. The man, who has previously shown up uninvited at chez Spears, had allegedly set up house in the popster’s garage when Spears’ private security detail spotted him and called police at about 11 a.m. Tuesday. The security team detained the man until police arrived to take him away. However, the guards declined to press charges. A police spokesman says the man has been caught trespassing at the Spears abode at least once before and will be evaluated at a local… Read more »

After hearing praise from Cosmopolitan Editor in Chief Kate White, publisher Susan Plagemann and her own mother at the magazine’s Fun Fearless Female Award luncheon on Monday, Spears spent only a minute at the podium thanking organizers. From her seat at The Four Seasons restaurant, however, Spears seemed to enjoy a series of taped congratulatory messages from Destiny’s Child, Celine Dion and boyfriend Justin Timberlake of ‘N Sync. The singer laughed and turned a little red when Timberlake called her “sexy.” “I really agree with your selection!” Lynne Spears told those attending the luncheon. “It’s quite a whirlwind lately she’s… Read more »

Reigning pop diva Britney Spears had a big year in 2001 – singing at the Super Bowl, landing a Pepsi endorsement deal, releasing her third solo album, Britney, touring the U.S., and turning twenty. Mention any of this to Britney and you’ll find her unfazed. Taking to Madonna’s school of reinvention, in 2002 Britney has already surprised and delighted fans with her American Music Awards performance of “Not a Girl, Not Yet a Woman,” in a simple evening gown, sans dancers and snakes. Fans now await the release of her first leading role in a movie, as Lucy in Crossroads,… Read more »

If you’ve always thought Britney Spears was ahead of her time, here’s your chance to take a backwards glance at the pop princess as she would have appeared at the height of the doo-wop explosion, the ’60s beach-blanket blitz and the psychedelic Flower Power era. Britney Spears will reprise her role as Pepsi pitchwoman in commercial breaks during Sunday’s Super Bowl, according to a spokesperson for the soft-drink company. Spears will perform her renditions of Pepsi jingles past and present in “Now and Then,” a 90-second spot that revisits the company’s ad themes of the past five decades, including the… Read more »

Midem kicked off with more flash than usual Saturday with a touch of Britneymania, a surprise appearance from Virgin mogul Richard Branson and the NRJ awards, France’s answer to the Grammys. Pop icon Britney Spears, braving the chill at the 36th installment of the annual music market in a skimpy floral dress, was on hand to promote her upcoming feature film, “Crossroads,” scheduled for Valentine’s Day release in the United States, as well as her third album, “Britney,” already approaching 8 million units worldwide At a packed Carlton hotel press conference, Spears expressed her hopes for her first foray onto… Read more »

Though Michael Jackson won’t perform at the American Music Awards in early January after all, he’ll still be performing on television that same night – on another network. CBS plans to re-broadcast the singer’s concert special, “Michael Jackson: 30th Anniversary Celebration,” with previously unseen footage of Britney Spears and Lil’ Romeo, to air against the AMAs on ABC January 9th. Jackson’s two-hour concert special, which originally aired November 13th, gave CBS some of its highest ratings this year – it was the network’s biggest Tuesday night, excluding sports programming, since 1994. According to Nielsen Media Research estimates, an estimated 45… Read more »

Britney Spears, Mick Jagger and Usher are the latest performers who have been added to the 29th annual American Music Awards roster, joining previously announced artists Kid Rock, Lenny Kravitz and Shaggy. P. Diddy, who’ll co-host the show with former MTV personality Jenny McCarthy, will also perform, according to a spokesperson for Dick Clark Productions, Inc. Spears will render “I’m Not a Girl, Not Yet a Woman” from her third album, Britney, while Usher is slated to deliver “U Got It Bad” from his latest LP, 8701. The Rolling Stones frontman hasn’t decided exactly what will comprise his stage show.… Read more »

Britney Spears was to appear in an anti-fur poster for PETA, but after word got out, first in Wednesday’s New York Post, that implied the pop princess would appear naked – like previous PETA spokesmodels Pamela Anderson, Melissa Etheridge and current poster girl, actress Dominique Swain (“Lolita”) – the fur really began to fly and Spears scratched all association with the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals. “Contrary to what has been widely reported, Britney Spears was never going to appear in a PETA poster undressed,” her spokesperson said in a statement. The statement also claimed that Spears would… Read more »