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February 28, 2002 - WireImage.com has photos of Britney Spears showing off a new hairstyle in a red dress at the Grammy Awards Wednesday. Check them out here.

February 28, 2002 - Ahead of tonight's Grammy awards, Brad Kava of the San Jose Mercury News gave out his 'Shammys' to "the artists who did the most to make a sham of the ideals of rock and rap, who turned the music into merchandise and flushed our collective dreams down the toilet." The top popsters placed at #6: "Britney lip syncing her way across the country, Mariah Carey's 'Glitter' and Garth Brooks' Dr Pepper commercial. Need I say more?" Read more.

February 27, 2002 - Ananova has a photo of Britney Spears in her new video game for THQ titled, Britney's Dance Beat. A spokesperson for THQ said that Britney was pleased with their results in capturing her look. Liz Pieri revealed, "Britney's very protective of her image, but was quite pleased with our rendering. Her mum likes it too." Check out the photo and more on the story here.

February 27, 2002 - The dates for Britney Spears North American tour have been announced on the singer's official website. The tour kicks off May 24 in Mandalay Bay Las Vegas before wrapping up in American Airlines Arena Dallas on July 22. Read more for a full list of tour stops.

February 27, 2002 - WireImage.com has photos of everybody who was anybody that attended the Clive Davis Pre Grammy Party in Beverly Hills, California on Tuesday. Among those showing up were Alicia Keys of course, plus Britney Spears, *NSYNC, the Backstreet Boys, Ja Rule, Pamela Anderson, Kid Rock, Angie Stone, Slash, and Clive Davis himself. Check out photos of all here.

February 27, 2002 - The India Times reports BBC is negotiating to sell rights to the royal concert around the world that will include a list of big name performers including Sir Paul McCartney, Sir Elton John, Atomic Kitten, Phil Collins, and possibly Britney Spears. Says Simon Walker, communications director at the Palace, "British music has been dominant internationally throughout the Queen's reign, so picking some of the biggest stars of that period but also some of the current pop idols of the day seems a very good way to do it." Read more. Note: her tour schedule currently conflicts with the June 3 date.

February 26, 2002 - 'VIRGIN' BRITNEY CAUGHT IN BED WITH LOVER! That's how Star magazine headlines the story in this week's issue... The tab says Britney's mother Lynne is furious over her daughter's trial marriage with *NSYNC's Justin Timberlake. They quote Lynne saying, "What they're doing is a sin!" As for the "earth-shattering effect this is having on their once close mother/daughter relationship," you'll have to check out this week's Star.

February 26, 2002 - Sarah Rodman of the Boston Herald spoke with the guys from the animated band Gorillaz. When asked "I've heard that while you play there are other musicians somewhere behind the stage also playing, is this true? Are you lip-syncing like Britney Spears?" 2D replied, "Britney Spears doesn't actually exist, it's all done with animation. She lip-syncs though." Read more.

February 26, 2002 - Entertainment Tonight spoke with Olympic gold medalist Sarah Hughes on Monday's show where she unveiled her new Wheaties cover. Hughes said "I always listen to *NSYNC and Britney Spears before I skate, and Janet Jackson, and they all get me going." The 16 year old adds, "I know all *NSYNC's songs."

February 26, 2002 - Puddle of Mudd spoke with Worldpop in a video interview with frontman Wesley Scantlin and guitarist Paul Phillips giving their opinion on Britney Spears. Scantlin said, "I like listening to artists who write their own music. She's a beautiful woman...a beautiful toy for the artists that are writing for her." He called Spears and others who have their lyrics written for them "puppets". Phillips said, "Well, I like her when the mute button is on. If the volume is down all the way, she's great." Check out the clip here.

February 26, 2002 - THQ.com has a preview page on their new game with Britney Spears called 'Britney's Dance Beat'. The game features Britney Spears, realistically transformed into 3D singing songs like "Oops! I Did It Again" and "I'm A Slave 4 U", hidden exclusive Britney concert and behind-the-scenes videos, and Britney Trivia. Check out more here.

February 25, 2002 - The Los Angeles Times examined the current funk in the music industry right now and got the thoughts of Tom Calderone, MTV senior vice president for music. Calderone explains, "There's nervousness right now because we haven't seen a new crop of stars like we've been having over the last couple of years. Whether it was Fred Durst (of Limp Bizkit) or Kid Rock or Britney Spears or *NSYNC, we had wall-to-wall stars for a while... There are a lot of great songs out right now, but we went from superstars to a group of potential superstars." Read more.

February 25, 2002 - New York magazine reports during a recent trip to Barneys with mother Lynne, Britney Spears tried paying for some Prada handbags using two different credit cards, but both were declined. Luckily, Britney's bodyguard had a card that could handle the tab. A spy said, "Britney wasn't embarrassed at all."

February 25, 2002 - There was an MTV special called 'What A Guy Wants' and David Wells, Carson Daly, Dave Chappelle, Bubba Sparxxx, and AJ Benza all talked about Britney Spears who they put at #1 on their What A Guy Wants countdown. All the guys were drooling over Britney calling 'Slave 4 U' her hottest video.

February 23, 2002 - ABC News spoke with Dr. Ruth who is nominated for a Grammy in the category of Best Spoken Word Album for Children for her CD Timeless Tales and Music of Our Time. Ruth wants to speak with Britney Spears who also will be at the awards and tell her, "You can do these sexy kind of movements but at the same time in your interviews you have to say that you know that that's for the camera, that's for show business. But your core, your inner self, is not changing." Read more.

February 23, 2002 - Lynne Spears posted an update Tuesday thanking fans for their support that helped make 'Crossroads' number two at the box office its opening weekend. Lynne said, "Seeing all the people there and also at TRL was a tremendous encouragement. You supported her again and made this new challenge a success. As always, you are the greatest!" Read more.

February 23, 2002 - Ahead of the Grammys next Wednesday, the Lycos 50 listed their most popular pop stars in terms of searches on their website. The top artists were: 
1) Britney Spears
2) Jennifer Lopez
3) Shakira
4) 'N Sync
5) Michael Jackson
6) Madonna
7) Pink
8) Kylie Minogue
9) Janet Jackson
10) Backstreet Boys

February 23, 2002 - Kelsey Grammer of the NBC hit 'Frasier' joined Carson Daly on Total Request Live on Friday to give thoughts as his advice giving character on Britney Spears and *NSYNC. Of Spears, he said, "Yes, Britney Spears... Like a virgin? Like I'm stupid! Appealing to young men, her shapely hips and flowing hair. Insuring Miss Spears a long and fruitful career... And may I borrow this tape for further examination?" As for *NSYNC, he cracked, "Ah, yes *NSYNC. Ohh, all you uniquely different, but uniformly bland, making each appealing to their section of the population, but ensuring they will be home before 9:00 [PM]. More personalities than Mike Tyson, but the young studs don't bite, they croon, swagger and cash huge checks."

February 22, 2002 - Sir Elton John told BBC Two's Newsnight there was too much music that sounds the same in the pop charts now. Elton said, "Record companies want the quick buck from the Backstreet Boys, *NSYNC, Britney Spears, S Club 7's, the Steps - they've always been around, I'm not knocking the music perhaps, but it's like packets of cereal." Meanwhile, because of this, artists with real talent aren't being recognized. Read more.

February 22, 2002 - The Atlanta Journal-Constitution spoke with David Blair, the local owner of Spring Rock Farms Candles, who said he is supplying candles in the Grammy gift bags given to performers at next Wednesday's Grammy Awards. Manager Kathy Booth revealed, "We just send them out, and they divide them out. We don't get to pick out Britney's scent." Candy corn and banana nut bread-scented candles are among the aromas provided by the candle maker.

February 22, 2002 - Following the success of Britney Spears in the hip hop community with 'I'm a Slave 4 U', producer Rodney Jerkins hopes to continue that with a remix of her latest single, 'Overprotected'. Jerkins said, "They needed a remix that's crazy. I kinda had fun with it 'cause I took it old-school. It's an old-school-type rhythm, which I think is kinda cool because it's an element she never had, but I still gave it her edge. I was up all night rocking that joint. [It has the] same lyrics, I just reproduced the track." Read more.

February 21, 2002 - E! Online's Ted Casablanca reports Britney Spears was spotted celebrating the release of 'Crossroads' at Reggie's in Baton Rouge. Bodyguards protected Britney from the swarm of fans wanting a closer look, while Britney was "was friendly and very accessible to most everyone in the joint."

February 21, 2002 - The Herald Sun reports Britney Spears will be in Melbourne, Australia, on April 17 to promote the release of 'Crossroads' in the country. Britney will attend a premiere of the film on April 18 before it is open wide on April 19. No public appearances have yet been planned during her day in Melbourne. Britney's last appearance in Australia was during the terror attacks on September 11, forcing the singer to cancel her press conference out of respect to the World Trade Center victims.

February 21, 2002 - USA Today reports earlier reports that Britney Spears had flashed her breasts in a 'Crossroads' scene that was cut from the final edit are untrue, according to producer Ann Carli. She said there was a flashing scene, but that they were only shot from the neck up... there was no nudity. Carli revealed, "The studio (Paramount) never even knew about it. We're thinking of using it on the DVD. It's that innocent. It was a cute segment that didn't really work."

February 20, 2002 - Dees Sleaze spoke about Britney Spears' acting job in the film 'Crossroads' (they gave her good marks) as well as re-hashing the story from the New York Post that Mariah Carey was rejoining Tommy Mottola at Sony, and putting out a greatest hits album that they already did a couple months ago (read: more lazy reporting). Check out the clips here.

February 20, 2002 - TV Guide reports a rep for 'Sex and the City' is denying reports that Britney Spears will make an appearance in the HBO special. The spokesperson says the report of Britney playing a 'sex-crazed niece' is "not true."

February 20, 2002 - Richard Roeper of the Chicago Sun Times gave his thoughts on Janet Jackson's HBO concert broadcast Sunday night saying, "You don't see this much crotch grabbing, nasty talk and boobs-a-bouncing at the Bada Bing strip club." Compared to Britney Spears' show, Roeper said it "was kiddieland stuff compared to Miss Janet's pyro-gyro-technics." Meanwhile, Roeper gave his thoughts on Spears' new movie 'Crossroads' as well. Read more.

February 20, 2002 - Anonymous writes "I was searching around for news about Britney and I came across this: My friend's Dad works for Paramount Pictures and he accidently leaked a little bit of news concerning Britney when I was over there. I mentioned that I was a huge fan and he let some news about a new Britney movie slip. She's going to be in a movie called "Ray of Light" all about Madonna's teen years and rise to fame! And Britney's gonna play Madonna!!! How cool is that?!? He said that Madonna helped to write the screenplay and specifically asked for Brit to be the lead actress!!! This is gonna be so cool! I saw Crossroads and Britney's a GREAT actress! I'll try to get more info from my friend's Dad for ya!!!!  Note: Well let's file this in the highly questionable gossip category for now..."

February 20, 2002 -  Craig Kilborn joked on his Monday night monologue, "I went to see the new Britney Spears movie last night. And you know, to me you had the bad acting, bad singing, you had no plot, just a shameless vehicle to show off Britney's body. So on a scale of one to 10, I gave the movie a 10."

February 19, 2002 - Craig Kilborn joked on his Monday night monologue, "I went to see the new Britney Spears movie last night. And you know, to me you had the bad acting, bad singing, you had no plot, just a shameless vehicle to show off Britney's body. So on a scale of one to 10, I gave the movie a 10."

February 19, 2002 - PeopleNews.com reports Britney Spears has agreed to play a teenage seductress in an upcoming episode of 'Sex In The City'. The character Spears will play will steal Samantha Jones' (played by her 'Crossroads' co-star Kim Cattrall) boyfriend. A source revealed, "Samantha thinks her niece is a virgin but nothing could be further from the truth."

February 19, 2002 - Bob Longino of Cox News Service gave his take from the Britney Spears press conference where she addressed the film's moment where her character Lucy loses her virginity. Britney explained, "She loves him. I'm not saying I would do something like that. But that's real. That's something that happens every day. It would be silly for somebody or parents to say, 'No, no that doesn't happen,' because it does. That's human nature. When you're young and you fall in love with somebody, that's something that happens even truly.'' Read more.

February 19, 2002 - With the three day weekend for President's Day today, Britney Spears and her debut 'Crossroads' has pulled in more money to give it an estimated $17 million for the holiday weekend, leaving it in the #2 spot behind Denzel Washington's 'John Q'. Read more.

February 19, 2002 - Billy Masters reports that in an attempt to cultivate her large gay fanbase, Britney Spears was going to make an appearance at The Roxy (Saturday was the club's Gay Night) following her hosting job on Saturday Night Live. However, after execs at Paramount got wind of the news, they put a stop to the plan explaining it was "not the image (they) wanted to present." For more on Britney and Madonna, click here.

February 19, 2002 - Cindy Pearlman of the Chicago Sun Times spoke with 'Crossroads' co-star Kim Cattrall who only shows up in one scene in the flick, primarily because most of her work ended up on the cutting-room floor. Cattrall said, "I'm just glad to get the calls for movies. Honestly, it was a quick job and Britney was lovely to me. She kept asking me about 'Sex and the City' and even said she wants to visit the set." As for appearing in the popular HBO show, she adds, "Hey, I don't write the scripts."

February 18, 2002 - The Britney Spears starring 'Crossroads' got an opening week number two position debut at the box office with a $14.6 million estimated figure, putting it $6 million behind the top grossing John Q, starring Denzel Washington. The figure was lower than many expected but still a solid debut when compared to Mariah Carey's 'Glitter' and the *NSYNC featured 'On the Line.' Read more.

February 18, 2002 - The New York Post reports Britney Spears was spotted at Planet Hollywood ignoring pleas of screaming young fans for autographs. Instead, the pop tart was drinking melonballs (2 parts Vodka, 2 parts Midori melon liqueur, and 3 parts pineapple juice) with her *NSYNC boyfriend, Justin Timberlake.

February 18, 2002 - Launch.com reports Taryn Manning has revealed a scene involving the girls from 'Crossroads' celebrating winning a karoake contest in the movie by flashing people in the hotel was cut for the final edit. Manning said, "You know the writer, Shonda (Rhimes)? She said, 'What's something crazy that you would do with your friends?' you know, and we're, like, 'Oh, flash people.' But we got to write that scene in, but it got cut. We flashed, like, when we were at the hotel celebrating, you know?" ...Yeah, like totally Taryn! Read more.

February 17, 2002 - Wade Robson updated fans this week on his latest goings on including his working with new artist Christina Vidal, his latest move into the motion picture world (perhaps with Justin he hints), working out in the gym, the Britney Spears Pepsi commercials he had a major role in, and status of his website. Read on for the full update.

February 16, 2002 - Those sick of hearing about Britney Spears this week hopefully didn't watch Total Request Live, as the ENTIRE show was dedicated to the singer. The countdown was all Britney, the interviews were all Britney. You all most have to pity Incubus for showing up Friday to be completely overshadowed by the Britney love-fest.

February 16, 2002 - People magazine reviewed Britney Spears' effort in 'Crossroads' and concluded, "First seen in bra, panties and socks enthusiastically lip-synching to Madonna's 'Open Your Heart,' Spears doesn't embarrass herself here, but she's rarely more than pleasantly bland." Read more.

February 16, 2002 - Mike Walker of the National Enquirer was on the Howard Stern Show Friday morning and played the Gossip Game with guest Ananda Lewis. The fake item for this week's competition was: "Britney Spears liked the black light effects in her latest music video so much that she had one installed in her bedroom. She then surprised her boyfriend Justin Timberlake when she turned out the lights in her bedroom and had him open his eyes to see some strategically placed hearts covering her private parts but lit up by the black light." Artie Lang was the only person to get the answer correct.

February 16, 2002 - Liz Braun of the Toronto Sun reviewed Britney Spears' new movie 'Crossroads' and while she said Spears did "a perfectly adequate job" Braun called the film "dreadful." Braun adds, "Crossroads isn't even a movie, really. It's a long advertisement with very bad dialogue, and not nearly as interesting as Spears' new Pepsi commercial." Read more.

February 16, 2002 - Todd McCarthy of Daily Variety reviewed the debut film effort from Britney Spears, 'Crossroads', giving it a poor review as has been the prevailing though so far on the film. Todd said, "Tamra Davis' direction evinces no sense of style, but rather smacks of "coverage" cut together in almost random fashion. Performances are utterly routine, with Spears coming off as blandly appealing at best but exhibiting no special luminosity under admittedly adverse circumstances." Read more.

February 16, 2002 - Todd R. Ramlow of Popmatters.com reviewed the 'Crossroads' as well as the audience that he watched the film with. Of the crowd, Ramlow said, "From five to 50 (and these were adults on their own, not escorting their children), boys and girls, black, white, Asian, and Latino, straight and gay, they all were there." As for the film, he adds, "Sure, Crossroads and Brit herself may be silly, superficial, and bubbly, but so what? She and the film are also fun, sexy, and playful, and if Britney or pop music makes someone, anyone, maybe even you, even for a moment, it can't be all bad." Read more. 

February 16, 2002 - Dave Karger from Entertainment Weekly gave his opinion on who will end up atop the weekend box office figures and gives 'Crossroads' a good chance at finishing #1 with $16 million ahead of the Denzel Washington starring 'John Q' and the Bruce Willis starring 'Hart's War'. Karger said, "With a PG-13 rating, several musical numbers, and some bordering-on-racy plot points, this will be the movie to see this weekend for any teen female. If Mandy Moore could rustle up $12 million for her flick ''A Walk to Remember,'' surely Britney [Spears] can amass $17 million over four days to top the charts." Read more.

February 16, 2002 - Top Britney Spears fan site World of Britney reported today that after receiving a bandwidth overage bill of $2,000 for last month, the site's webmaster (Ruben) has removed the media and WoBPictures.com. Ruben says the site will become more of a news site and is asking, with some degree of guilt, for donations to cover the debt. Read more.

February 16, 2002 - David Edelstein of Slate reviewed Britney Spears' film debut 'Crossroads' and while he said Britney 'isn't a bad actress at all' he slammed the film saying, "'Crossroads' is impressive—not as a movie, as a series of brilliantly schizoid marketing calculations." Read more.

February 16, 2002 - Lynn Barker of TeenHollywood.com gave her thoughts on 'Crossroads' and whether the Britney Spears acting vehicle is as bad as Mariah Carey's 'Glitter' was. Barker said, "No. It's a much more simple story and the music is actually logically woven into the plot. Britney won't win any acting awards but this is her first try and she's charming enough for us to root for." Barker gave the film 3 out of 5 stars concluding, "If you are a young, rabid Britney fan, you'll love the film. If you are older and think Britney is hot, you'll see her in at least a couple of skimpy outfits. If you can't stand her, you wouldn't be going anyway. 'Crossroads' is surprisingly...okay." Read more.

February 16, 2002 - Moira Macdonald of the Seattle Times weighed in on the Britney Spears starring 'Crossroads' giving it only 1 star. Macdonald said that even the 13 year old she brought along told her, "It's so cheesy it's funny." As for her thoughts, Moira said, "What you don't have is a reason to sit through this snoozefest, unless the idea of seeing Britney in a towel is somehow thrilling, or you need an example of shamelessly bad screenwriting, laden with coincidence and cliché and empty characterizations." Read more.

February 16, 2002 - Another negative review of 'Crossroads' from Susan Stark of the Detroit News who says, "None of that matters much, though. It's Spears' glowing presence (and emergence from pretty-in-pink ingenue to full Britney-esque, belly-baring chic) that counts for everything in a film that clearly means to preach exclusively to the converted." Read more.

February 16, 2002 - Thor Christensen of the Dallas Morning News ripped into Britney Spears today as while Britney Spears claimed recently "I love to talk to people. I'm a very open person." Thor responded, "The store may be open, but the shelves are mostly bare. She responds to each question during a 25-minute interview with a short, pleasant quote that suggests either she has no opinions, or she doesn't see the point in sharing them with you." Read more.

February 16, 2002 - Chris Hewitt of Knight Ridder Newspapers reviewed the Britney Spears starring 'Crossroads' giving the flick a 'C' rating, but wasn't quick to point any blame on Spears herself. Hewitt explained, "Spears will get dumped on for 'Crossroads,' but that's not fair. She demonstrates some range, and plenty of actor/singers, including Elvis, Barbra Streisand and Lance Bass." Read more.

February 16, 2002 - Gemma Tarlich of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel gave her thoughts on the Britney Spears starring 'Crossoads' and railed on it's heavy promotion of Pepsi and the singer's previous album. Tarlich said, "Like Spears' music, the movie is too sexually charged for preteens - and like 'A Mother's Gift,' the bomb of a book she co-penned in 2001, too simplistic for the rest of us. Lacking substance and soul, 'Crossroads' comes up shorter than Britney's cutoffs." Read more.

February 16, 2002 - Stephne Holden of the New York Times took a few shots below the belt when reviewing Britney Spears in 'Crossroads.' Holden noted the singer's spaced eyes saying, "Her open face with its crinkly smile and big brown eyes spaced several miles apart holds the camera reasonably well." Meanwhile, he desribes the singer saying, "It's a little eerie how machinelike Spears often appears. Although she is obviously a human being, her looks, singing, dancing and acting all suggest a computerized composite of some people's ideal of the post-teen-age all-American girl." For his film review, click here.

February 16, 2002 - Michael H. Kleinschrodt of The Times-Picayune profiled Britney Spears ahead of the hometown girl's 'Crossroads' release. Britney revealed it may be awhile before she releases a follow-up album to 'Britney'. Spears said, "Music will always be a huge part of who I am, but it might be a while before I make another album." As for her plans, Britney revealed, "In the future, I'd like to go to college to take two or three courses. It's something that I want to do for me, just so I can have that experience." Read more.

February 16, 2002 - Michael H. Kleinschrodt of The Times-Picayune also gave his thoughts on the Britney Spears 'Crossroads' release giving the film a generous 2 1/2 stars. Kleinschrodt said, "'Crossroads' might be cinematic junk food, but isn't that precisely what you crave sometimes? With Spears' legions of fans as a ready-made audience, it is certain to be an extremely popular date movie for teens. Girls will root for the characters and eat up the soap opera crises. Their boyfriends will sit back and enjoy the scenery." Read more.

February 16, 2002 - Elisa Bongiovanni of the Contra Costa Times gave her thoughts on Britney Spears and admitted, "I've always liked Britney, you see, but up until recently, I was ashamed of it. That is, until I realized I wasn't alone." Bongiovanni explained, "I enjoy her music for the same reason I enjoy Jerry Bruckheimer flicks -- it's mindless entertainment. You know as an 'adult' you are supposed to hate it, or her in this case, but you can't help but be secretly entertained." Read more.

February 16, 2002 - Lawrence Toppman of The Charlotte Observer gave Britney Spears two out of four stars who gave mixed reviews of Britney's performance. Toppman said, "Spears projects few emotions convincingly, which doesn't help. She often looks quizzical, like a dog that's forgotten where she buried a bone; she'll handle a big crying scene well, then seem unable to focus on what's happening around her." But she wasn't the worst on the lineup saying it was, "Dan Aykroyd, whose immobility approaches that of Mount McKinley." Read more.

February 16, 2002 - Fametracker has a special feature on music stars turned film stars with comments on Britney Spears, Aaliyah, Mandy Moore, Beyonce Knowles of Destiny's Child, Jennifer Lopez, Kylie Minogue, Mariah Carey, the Spice Girls, and Christina Aguilera. Pretty funny stuff unless you are a diehard fan of a particular artist. Check it out here.

February 15, 2002 - Access Hollywood paired up Olympic gold medal winner Kelly Clark with Britney Spears at the Planet Hollywood after-party for 'Crossroads.' Kelly had gushed about putting the medal next to her Britney Spears autographed picture and Britney got an autographed picture of Kelly for herself. Spears said she'd put it in her room too. Read a transcript of the clip that included *NSYNC's Justin Timberlake getting introduced by Spears here.

February 15, 2002 - Britney Spears was on with Rosie O'Donnell Thursday to promote her new film 'Crossroads.' Britney was asked about reports she'd been seen drinking 7-Up in Utah and Britney said that and other photos of her drinking competing soft drinks were untrue. "It's a little bizarre. Every time it hasn't been true. I really like pepsi, I really do. For real, I do," she said. Read more.

February 15, 2002 - John Hiscock of the Mirror spoke with Britney Spears about several issues including her relationship with *NSYNC's Justin Timberlake. Britney said, "We're just like magnets when we get together in a room. We don't date other people and we are absolutely committed to each other." Britney added, "Justin is a very spiritual person and it helps that he comes from the same background I do. He's very ambitious and motivated and he loves life and he makes it fun for me. Ten years from now, I can see myself being married and having kids." Read more.

February 15, 2002 - Lisa Schwarzbaum of Entertainment Weekly reviewed 'Crossroads' giving it a respectable B+ rating. Lisa said director Tamra Davis "drives this sporty vehicle with pro precision." Schwarzbaum adds, "In 'Crossroads,' Britney has been delivered to the big screen safe and sound, the way we like our 20-year-old superstar girls to travel on the fame freeway." Read the entire review here.

February 15, 2002 - Rebecca Murray of Romantic Movies spoke with Anson Mount about 'Crossroads' and how *NSYNC's Justin Timberlake reacted to Mount's kissing scenes with Timberlake's girlfriend Britney Spears. Mount said, "I've met Justin a couple of times. He's a good guy, and a good sport about the whole thing." Murray also spoke with Taryn Manning, Justin Long, Melissa Joan Hart, Jon Voight, and others at the premiere. Check out all the conversations mainly focusing on Spears here.

February 15, 2002 - Reuters reports that according to the latest survey by a pair of Beverly Hills plastic surgeons, Britney Spears' body is the most sought after look by women seeking to surgically enhance their own appearance. Dr. Richard Fleming said, "Our patients' beauty ideals appear to have been based on which particular actors are considered the latest and the greatest." Read more.

February 15, 2002 - Splash has photos of Britney Spears and her *NSYNC boyfriend Justin Timberlake at the special screening of 'Crossroads' in New York City on Wednesday. Check out the pictures here.

February 15, 2002 - Phil Rosenthal of the Chicago Sun Times ripped into Britney Spears for constantly being on television the last few weeks ahead of the release of Crossroads. Phil said, "Arrrgh! Is anybody else sick of seeing Britney Spears every time they turn on the set these days? Every five freaking minutes, she's in an ad for Pepsi or Herbal Essence shampoo or this 'Crossroads' movie. Or she's supplying the same much-rehearsed answers on talk shows like this or some pseudo-newscast to the same stupid questions about acting, her outfits, whether she considers herself a role model and her relationship with the kid from *NSYNC. Of course, all of that is far better than having to listen to her lip-sync another bland jingle. Is there anything less appetizing than a flavor of the month a few years later, when it's gone rancid and stale?" Ouch...

February 15, 2002 - Ellen A. Kim of the Seattle Post-Intelligencer skewered the new Britney Spears flick 'Crossroads' giving it a barely passing D+ rating. Kim said, "'Crossroads' was supposed to field comparisons to [the Mandy Moore starring] 'A Walk To Remember'... But 'Crossroads' may now fall into the same paragraph as 'Glitter,' Mariah Carey's disastrous star vehicle." Kim explains, "A charmless road pic slathered in cheese, Spears' first film is a guilty pleasure at best." Read more.

February 15, 2002 - Access Hollywood talked with U.S. gold medal snowboarder Kelly Clark who discussed her on-camera meeting with Britney Spears when she was on the Tonight Show and was told the TV show would arrange to have her meet Britney when Clark is in New York on Wednesday to shoot the Late Show with David Letterman. Read more.

February 15, 2002 - Jeannie Williams of Teen Hollywood spoke with Anson Mount about working with Britney Spears on 'Crossroads'. Mount praised the singer saying, "The music took a back seat. She was completely present for the two weeks of rehearsal and the entire shoot She's a very smart girl." As for Spears feelings about her co-star, she admits, "He's a hottie! There's something very mysterious about him, which is appealing." Read more.

February 15, 2002 - Fan writes "The latest 'Scene&Heard' in US Weekly reports: Justin Timberlake and Girlfriend Britney Spears were spotted arriving at 3:30am with an entourage of 10 at the New York nightclub 'GO', then dancing and making out until 6am."

February 15, 2002 - Britney Spears spoke with Reuters about how she'll feel about critics rating her performance on 'Crossroads'. Britney said, "They (critics) can talk about personal stuff as much as they want. But as long as they don't talk about -- knock on wood -- my performance and what I do, that would really hurt. But so far they haven't really gone there. I probably shouldn't have said that." Read more.

February 15, 2002 - Nekesa Mumbi Moody of AP reports Britney Spears had a hard time answering questions on whether she and *NSYNC's Justin Timberlake's plans on having sex. Britney said, "I mean, I would love to try and do that... I would really like that. But when that day comes, and maybe that happens, I'm just gonna be ... or, starting now, I'm going, like, that's a personal question!" Read more.

February 15, 2002 - The New York Daily News reports *NSYNC's Justin Timberlake and Britney Spears were spotted having a seafood meal at New York's Water Club. Britney slurped on oysters while Justin choked down a 2+ pound lobster with lobster bisque.

February 15, 2002 - People magazine focused on the talk surrounding a possible duet between *NSYNC's Justin Timberlake and girlfriend Britney Spears. When asked if the pair would ever consider a duet, Britney said, "If he asked me to do a song with him I would. I would love that." As for why Timberlake hasn't made the offer, he said, "Who knows, we can work on that, but we already do work together, just not in ways youi know of."

February 14, 2002 - Anna Mechling of The Georgia State University Signal spoke with Sugarcult frontman Tim Pagnotta who says he's a big fan of Christina Aguilera. Tim admits, "I like Christina Aguilera because everyone else likes Britney Spears." He added, "There are a lot of popular bands these days, a lot of popular punk bands that are backing Britney Spears and it's not about Britney Spears, it's about Christina. The reason why is because she's half the weight, you could probably fit her in a duffle bag and take her on a flight with you and not have to pay for a seat." Read more.

February 14, 2002 - Ed Gonzalez of Slant magazine checked out the new Britney Spears film 'Crossroads' and gave it a poor rating of 1 1/2 stars (out of 5). Ed said the film "resembles a Britney ego trip" and added, "Sexless Britney is blasé Britney and Crossroads might as well be a dry-hump through a Baby-Sitters Club book." Check out the full review here.

February 14, 2002 - Britney Spears spoke with reporters at a press conference earlier this week about 'Crossroads' and USA Today was there. In addition, they spoke with Cher about Britney's attempt at acting and the musician/actress said of her younger peer, "I see Britney really giving it her all. You have to start someplace. In five years or 10 years, she's not going to be who she is now. You polish it. You go two steps to the side and a step backward and five steps forward. It's a life experience. You fall down, you get up." For more comments from Britney, mother Lynne, and Mandy Moore, click here.

February 14, 2002 - AP spoke with Britney Spears during her rehearsals for Saturday Night Live last week where the singer addressed rumors about her asking to appear topless in 'Crossroads.' Britney said, "I read in some magazine that I wanted to take my top off. I would never, ever do that!" Meanwhile, in regards to the kissing scene she did agree to do, she also insisted that's as far as she'd go on film. "Actually, they wanted me to do a little bit more at first, but I would never be able to do a sex scene. It's awkward enough kissing someone," she said. Read more.

February 13, 2002 - WireImage.com has photos of Britney Spears from the 'Crossroads' press conference in Los Angeles on Tuesday. Check out 26 pictures from Britney's photo call at the gathering here.

February 13, 2002 - Justin Timberlake of *NSYNC was on Access Hollywood to gush about how he felt about the big reception his girlfriend Britney Spears got at the premiere of 'Crossroads' in Los Angeles on Monday. Justin said, "It's cool, man, very proud. I'm a proud boyfriend." Meanwhile, Britney loved the huge adoring crowd that had gathered to greet her upon arrival. Britney said, "I wasn't expecting that many fans over there. This is really sweet."

February 13, 2002 - Britney Spears was on Extra TV Tuesday from the Monday night premiere of 'Crossroads.' Britney commented on the huge crowd gathered to cheer her on in a movie premiere setting in contrast with a concert setting causing her to say, "It is so new for me. It is very cool." As for her kissing scene with Anson Mount, boyfriend Justin Timberlake said he wasn't jealous, "He's not me. It's acting." The *NSYNC star also wouldn't reveal what he's planning for Britney for Valentine's Day on Thursday.

February 13, 2002 - Launch.com reports Britney Spears required journalists to sign consent forms before interviewing her in a press conference earlier today in Los Angeles. Written up by her publicist Lisa Kasteler, the form read in part: "The journalist may show the completed article as an example of his work, but journalist agrees not to publish any quotes supplied by Britney Spears in any manner without obtaining Lisa Kasteler's prior written consent." The move is thought to be unheard of even for major Hollywood stars like Mel Gibson, Julia Roberts, and Russell Crowe.

February 13, 2002 - World of Britney's webmaster Ruben blasted those at Paramount responsible for yesterday's webcast of the Crossroads premiere in Los Angeles. Ruben called the webcast an insult to him as a fan and slammed the hosts (John and Jill) who didn't even know the names of actors in the film. Read his full rant here. Also, if you missed the webcast, check it out the very end of it here.

February 13, 2002 - Patrick Goldstein of the Los Angeles Times profiled the recent run of music stars heading to film and centered on Britney Spears' stab at the trade with this weekend's release of 'Crossroads.' Director Ann Carli told Goldstein she hung out at a Los Angeles theater to ask fans leaving Mandy Moore starring 'A Walk To Remember' if they planned on seeing Britney's film. "I was so relieved to hear most of them wanted to go. You can interpret tracking information in a million different ways. I just wanted to ground myself in reality," she said. Read more.

February 13, 2002 - People.com has 14 photos of Britney Spears which shows her at different ages as the pop singer has grown up. Check out the gallery here.

February 13, 2002 - Entertainment Tonight spoke with Britney Spears outside of the premiere of 'Crossroads' in Los Angeles where the singer talked about her *NSYNC boyfriend Justin Timberlake and the marriage rumors that constantly surround them. Britney said, "I don't understand the 'We're getting engaged and we're getting married on Valentine's Day,' and all that. No, it's not true. Maybe in the future, but not right now. We're too busy to do anything like that." Britney said she's learned to deal with the speculation though adding, "They can talk ... you come to the point where you just accept that it comes along with (the job). But if they start talking about my performances, that's when it'll really start bothering me!" Also, Jessica Simpson did make the premiere according to ET. Read more.

February 13, 2002 - US Weekly spoke with Britney Spears and Saturday Night Live star Jimmy Fallon at her and Justin Timberlake of *NSYNC's birthday bash. Britney said of hosting the second time, "I wasn't nervous, because I knew what to expect. It's like theater; it's so live. I love it." Meanwhile Fallon said of her performance, "She's the best, the best. She blew me away. All eyes were on Britney."

February 13, 2002 - WireImage.com has photos of Britney Spears along with her *NSYNC boyfriend Justin Timberlake at the Crossroads premiere in Hollywood on Monday. The only other singer apparently onhand, or on the red carpet, was Christina Milian. Earlier reports had Jessica Simpson and 98 Degrees star Nick Lachey on the guest list. Check out the photos here.

February 12, 2002 - Britney Spears appeared on the Tonight Show with Jay Leno on Monday where she spoke with Olympic medalist Kelly Clark who gushed about placing her medal next to an autographed photo of Britney she had. Also, Britney performed 'I'm Not A Girl' and spoke with Jay about 'Crossroads.' Many no doubt noticed that Britney's voice cracked a few times at the beginning of the song, so she wasn't lip-synching. For a transcript of her chat with Jay, click here.

February 12, 2002 - Mercedes-Benz partners with the Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation to aucition off celebrity designed pedal cars and Britney Spears has contributed with an autographed legendary 300SL Gullwing she 'designed' (probably color selection). The car is currently bid at $405 and the auction ends February 17. You can check out the pedal car and bid on it here.

February 12, 2002 - Scott Batiuk of Slamm spoke with Nelly Furtado to get her thoughts on Britney Spears. Nelly revealed, "Britney Spears is kinda like the Campbell’s Soup kid. Andy Warhol would have loved her, ya know? She's become an icon of some type of… I don’t know. She almost represents globalization, commercialism in a way. But not in a bad way. That’s just what she is and I think that’s what her appeal is. It’s like the Campbell’s Soup kid. Who knows if it’s evil or good, but it’s there, and somebody’s connecting to it. Musically…I don’t know." Read more.

February 12, 2002 - Y100 reports Pepsi was so upset following photographs of Britney Spears drinking Coke and Sunkist that they've sent her a list of soft drinks she's not allowed to drink while under contract. Anything made by Cadbury or Schweppes and absolutely no Coke.

February 12, 2002 - TV Guide's Angel Cohn spoke with Britney Spears about her kissing scene with co-star Anson Mount who went out of his way to make Britney uncomfortable for their kissing scene. Spears revealed, "I saw that he was a little antsy about [the fact that I had tuna for lunch], so I got perfume and I was fixing myself up and stuff to kiss him. This was my first kissing scene — and then he comes over and he has garlic in his mouth! I really didn't appreciate it, but boys are boys." Read more.

February 12, 2002 - Katrillion reports Britney Spears has named the three top actresses that inspired her own move into film. Britney said, "I really love Audrey Hepburn. I think she's great. And I love Goldie Hawn. I think she is just brilliant. She just lights up the screen." Britney also gave props to the most bankable woman in Hollywood, Julia Roberts.

February 12, 2002 - Metal Sludge spoke with porn star Kendra Jade about her sexual history with boybands and while not naming names (she did call O-Town 'sweet boys'), Kendra revealed, "Hmm, well I refuse to comment on this because my sex life would dry up real quick !!! I'll just say boybands are worse than rock bands in every good way imaginable and rock bands WISH they had it like that." As for her thoughts on the girls, Kendra said of Britney, "I am jealous of her abs." For Christina, she said, "Lollipop head syndrome." Read more.

February 12, 2002 - 'Crossroads' star Kim Cattrall was on with Rosie O'Donnell on Monday and spoke briefly about her starring role as Britney Spears' mother. Kim said it was "one of the toughest jobs i ever had professionally" because, "I had to be mean to Britney Spears. That's a tough job." Cattrall called her "So sweet, really sweet." As for her acting, she said, "She took it very seriously. Had an acting coach, she was prepared, she was lovely."

February 12, 2002 - MTV spoke with Britney Spears about her 'Crossroads' movie role and what made her decide to take the plunge on the project. Britney said, "When I was younger, I had my three best friends — Courtney, Jancee and Laura Lynn. To this day I still have them. The whole concept came out of me being with my girlfriends and us growing up with each other. I wanted to do a teen movie, but I wanted to do something that teenagers could watch and be touched by. And all of them have their own little issues, but at the same time they have each other at the end of the day. That's what matters. We all have our problems, but if we have friends we can talk with about them, it makes you feel safe." Read and watch the clips of Britney here.

February 12, 2002 - Entertainment Tonight talked with Britney Spears and *NSYNC's Justin Timberlake from the NBA All-Star weekend in Philadelphia. Britney talked about her basketball roots saying, "Actually, when I was younger, I used to play basketball all the time. I used to shoot hoops, so I love being here." Meanwhile, Justin explained his b-ball abilities saying, "If I look rusty out there, if you all get this shot of me shanking one off the backboard, don't show that on E.T."

February 11, 2002 - Yahoo has photos of *NSYNC's Justin Timberlake and his girlfriend Britney Spears laughing moments before the 2002 NBA All-Star game at the Philadelphia Convention Center earlier tonight. Check out the pictures and some of Britney performing on Saturday as well here.

February 11, 2002 - WENN reports that Britney Spears and *NSYNC's Justin Timberlake have spent $21,000 on toilet seats bearing their faces from their Mickey Mouse Club days. Justin's face is on Britney's toilet seat, while he has Britney on his. Britney explained the bizarre buy saying, "I just couldn't resist ordering one for me and one for Justin. People might consider spending that much on toilet seats excessive, but for us they are a reminder of how far we've come since our days on the Mickey Mouse Club."

February 11, 2002 - World of Britney had a great week for getting Britney Spears' TV appearances up on the site. Included are Britney's interview with Oprah, a clip from 'Crossroads', and Britney's Saturday Night Live performance of Boys & her monologue. Check out the clips here.

February 11, 2002 - Marke Andrews of the Vancouver Sun was on hand to talk with Britney Spears along with other reporters when she admitted to being nervous when filming for her new 'Crossroads' flick began. Britney said, "I was really nervous. I didn't know what I was doing. But Taryn and Zoe and Anson and [director] Tamra [Davis] really helped me, Once I got on set and got in the clothes and everything, I really started to experience who the character was." Read more.

February 10, 2002 - The New York Post reports Britney Spears was spotted canoodling with her *NSYNC boyfriend Justin Timberlake at Bungalow 8. Britney had thrown a birthday party for him to celebrate Justin's 21st birthday.

February 10, 2002 - Britney Spears and Enrique Iglesias performed at the NBA All-Star Read to Achieve Celebration event Saturday in Philadelphia. Also onhand and/or performing were Carson Daly, Sean 'P. Diddy' Combs, Lil' Bow Wow, and Alicia Keys. WireImage.com has pictures of the show and backstage.

February 9, 2002 - Inside Edition investigated pop stars who lip synch during their shows and the focus of their report was on Britney Spears. Professor Doug Mitchell, who teaches the recording arts at Middle Tennessee State University said that on a number of tracks Britney's "microphone wasn't on. It wasn't up. What was playing over the loud speaker was the pre-produced tracks." The TV show spoke with insiders on Britney's tour who confirmed Mitchell's report. Read more.

February 9, 2002 - chris writes "for a sexy layout in next months issue of Stuff Magazine according to Access Hollywood. The Grammy winning singer/songwriter shows some skin in hotpants a bra and her cowboy boots. In the interview, Crow says she feels sorry for young singers like Christina and Britney because they are being marketed as "porn stars" and women don't have to "do that to be musicians.""

February 9, 2002 - The Boston Herald spoke with Mary Stinson of Natick who won a trip to New Orleans courtesy of MTV and KISS-108 to see Louisiana's own Britney Spears and her Crossroads premiere. Stinson was very disgusted with Britney's diva behavior revealing, "She was the biggest witch in the world. She snubbed us all. A little girl asked her for her autograph and she said, 'I'm too tired.' The little girl burst into tears." Stinson later added, "The MTV people instructed us at the premiere, 'Don't talk to Ms. Spears, don't approach Ms. Spears, don't say anything to her unless she talks to you first.'" And it didn't end there. Read more.

February 9, 2002 - Conan O'Brien joked during his Thursday night monologue, "This is interesting, tomorrow's Inside Edition, we all watch that show, which is great television. Tomorrow's Inside Edition is airing an exclusive story that claims Britney Spears lip syncs so much she doesn't even turn on her microphone. [ Applause ] Yeah, which isn't a big deal because most men watch Britney's videos with the volume off."

February 9, 2002 - Lynne Spears gave an update on her daughter's official site. Lynne talked about Britney's SNL performance, the wrap party that featured Alec Baldwin in attendance, the Super Bowl party at Planet Hollywood, the Cosmopolitan Magazine luncheon, and the 'Crossroads' premiere in New Orleans.

February 9, 2002 - Britney Spears told online reporters in a phone press conference she's open to co-starring in a movie with her *NSYNC boyfriend Justin Timberlake. Britney revealed, "I would love to remake Love Story. You need chemistry to do those characters." Read more of her comments here.

February 9, 2002 - Britney Spears spoke with Extra TV Wednesday where the singer revealed her thoughts after her home was victim to an unidentified intruder apparently took temporary shelter in Britney's garage. Britney said, "I don't think our security system was on. Our security people, they turned everything off unfortunately. But they got the guy ... This is the first time something like this has happened so it makes you appreciate your security and the people that are protecting you." Check out Extra's video interview with Spears here.

February 8, 2002 - IMDB reports Britney Spears couldn't stop laughing during her cameo role filming of the new Austin Powers movie. Britney revealed, "I was so excited. I've seen the first two films and I think Mike's the funniest man in the world. It was hard to keep in character, trying to be this sexy vixen while he pelvic dances and cracks me up."

February 8, 2002 - Jane magazine gave Britney Spears a battery of psychological questions and when given an ink-blot that was supposed to reveal her feelings about sex, she likened it to "a cartoon cat that's been run over." A criminal profiler looked at Spears' results and said, "This woman likes being in control. She doesn't appear to have an extensive formal education, but she's bright. She thinks she can be seductive if she has to."

February 8, 2002 - The New York Daily News reports security guards at the Britney Spear's Hollywood Hills manse called cops when they found a man setting up camp in her carport, according to a police spokesman. The guards didn't press charges. The unidentified man, who is said to have trespassed before, was taken to a local hospital for evaluation.

February 8, 2002 - The Los Angeles premiere of Britney Spears' debut film 'Crossroads' will be broadcast live on the internet on February 12. The webcast will include behind-the-scenes footage and clips of the movie. Britney and her *NSYNC boyfriend Justin Timberlake will headline a list of celebrities that is scheduled to include the Jessica Simpson and 98 Degrees singer Nick Lachey. Fans can log onto the film's official website, crossroadsmovie.com from 6 PM PST time to see the guests arriving at the premiere.

February 7, 2002 - Britney Spears, Westlife and Destiny's Child are to star in a Walt Disney television special. The show will be broadcast to tie-in with the opening of a new theme park at Disneyland Resort in Paris on March 16. It will be shown around Europe, and several versions will be made to feature only home-grown stars and presenters. Read more.

February 7, 2002 - The New York Post reports that Friday's Inside Edition will be profiling the lip synching of Britney Spears and Janet Jackson in concert. IE says while Britney is bumping and grinding onstage, her microphone isn't even on much of the time.

February 7, 2002 - Entertainment Tonight led with news on Britney Spears' Hollywood Hills home falling victim to an intruder Tuesday morning. Security were first to detain the man who was later released because the guards declined to file a report. As for her 'Crossroads' premiere, Britney commented on her *NSYNC boyfriend Justin Timberlake not being there saying, "He's headed to rehearsals right now. But he called me and said, 'good luck on your first premiere.' I was kind of disappointed because I did want to share last night with him."

February 7, 2002 -  Britney Spears was praised by music friends and family during Cosmopolitan magazine's Fun Fearless Female Award luncheon on Monday. Britney thanked organizers after listening to a series of taped congratulatory messages from Destiny's Child, Celine Dion and boyfriend Justin Timberlake of *NSYNC. Read more.

February 6, 2002 - The cover item in this week's Star is word that Britney Spears' admission of being stood up by Prince William was the result of a cleverly orchestrated plot by Prince Charles and Buckingham Palace to stop William for falling for the singer. They also claim that Britney's real reason for wanting to stay a virgin was a quest to marry William, not to save herself for *NSYNC's Justin Timberlake. A source said, "She's definitely happy now with Justin, but she still wonders about what might have been if William had kept their romantic date and their love had been allowed to blossom."

February 6, 2002 - WireImage.com has photos of Britney Spears, Carson Daly, No Doubt, and others at the MTV Mardi Gras 2002 taping in New Orleans on Tuesday. Check out the photos here.

February 6, 2002 - Britney Spears was on with Oprah for a show broadcast Monday. Britney told Oprah she'd like to be an inspiration rather than a role model "because I make mistakes just like everybody else, and, you know, when get on stage, it's my time to do my thing and to sing and wear my little short tops, but when I'm off stage, I'm just like everybody else, you know. I don't walk around like that all the time, you know."

February 6, 2002 - The New York Post reports the Pepsi - Britney Spears' Super Bowl ads were the most replayed part of the broadcast on Sunday, according to Tivo's study of viewers. As for which era of the Britney spots was their favorite, the 50s ad was most favored while the Robert Palmer - Britney in drag spot was least liked. Read more.

February 6, 2002 - Steven Patrick of The Star - Malaysia spoke with Britney Spears about several issues including talk that fans in England were laughing at her role in Crossroads. Britney said, "I know there’s going to be a lot of criticism. But I think if the critics like it, I’m going to be really worried because everything the critics like, I really hate. Everything the critics hate, I like. So if people watch the movie and get touched by it, that’s enough for me." Read the full transcript more.

February 6, 2002 - Entertainment Tonight spoke with Entertainment Weekly writer Dave Karger for his predictions on the new Britney Spears movie 'Crossroads'. Karger gave a positive outlook while taking a shot at pop rival Mandy Moore, "If Mandy Moore can make 12 million dollars for 'A Walk to Remember' (in its opening weekend), 'Crossroads' could be a blockbuster." Read more.

February 6, 2002 - Catherine Donaldson-Evans profiled the recent flurry of music stars who've made the jump to the big screen and explains the trend is being caused by frugal, cautious mood brought about by the recession. Robert Thompson, a film and pop culture professor at Syracuse University explained, "Hollywood is not quite sure what the lay of the land is. They seem to be going for the sure thing. They want to go for things that seem the least risky, with a built-in audience — like films with Britney Spears." Read more.

February 6, 2002 - The New York Daily News reports Britney Spears told them she may follow in the footsteps of Natalie Portman and Jessica Biel as stars who return to school after becoming stars. Britney revealed, "It's funny you should ask that, because I've really, really been thinking about doing that. I thought, maybe when I finished this movie [Crossroads], I could explore it." Read more.

February 6, 2002 - Spin magazine spoke with Go-Go's guitarist & vocalist Jane Wiedlin for her comments on modern acts doing covers of 80's songs including Britney Spears cover of the 1981 Joan Jett hit, 'I Love Rock 'N' Roll'. Wiedlin said, "Britney is fine, but it's really hard to outdo Joan. I'm not sure Britney really loves rock 'n' roll. Do you think she goes to Slayer or Pantera concerts with her boyfriend from *NSYNC? She should have done Joan's song 'Cherry Bomb' instead, because doesn't she still have hers?"

February 5, 2002 - Star reports Britney Spears is upset at Madonna after the Material Girl earlier said she'd like to do a duet with Spears. When Britney was warm to the idea and plans were set in motion, Madonna had a change of heart and Spears has been unable to contact her. Madonna's business associates say she's too busy to do a duet.

February 3, 2002 - WireImage.com has photos of Britney Spears and Justin Timberlake who hosted a Super Bowl fundraiser at Planet Hollywood in Times Square Sunday. Also on hand was Jamie Lynn Sigler. Check out the pictures here.

February 3, 2002 - World of Britney has a huge gallery of photos from Britney Spears hosting/performing on Saturday Night live last night. Britney was joined during her monologue by her *NSYNC boyfriend Justin Timberlake, who introduced her singing performances as well. Check out the pictures here.

February 1, 2002 - Entertainment Weekly profiled the upcoming release of 'Crossroads' and revealed that preview audiences who have watched the movie had a difficult time separating Britney Spears' image to the actions of her character Lucy. They write, "Nearly every move Lucy made prompted an audible response from the crowd -- whether it was cheers, applause, you-go-girl shouts, or laughter." Read more.

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