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December 31, 2002 - DiVa4LiFe writes "A shirtless Justin Timberlake adorns the cover of Rolling Stone magazine on stands January 3. Inside, the 21-year-old *NSYNC star gets personal, revealing he's had his heart broken three times. Of his breakup with Britney Spears, he says, "It was the same with her as with the first girl who broke my heart and the second ... I mean she has a beautiful heart, but if I've lost my trust in someone, I don't think I can be with them." As for his current love life, he says there's nothing to the rumors about him and Christina Aguilera, and that he and Alyssa Milano used to date but are now just friends. Read more."

December 31, 2002 - Sun Woman Fashion Editor Erica Davies presented her awards for the best and worst dressed of 2002. Worst Dressed went to Christina Aguilera. Best tarty frock went to Kylie Minogue, while the worst went to Britney Spears. Best Hair went to former Spice Girl Victoria Beckham, while Worst Hair went to Kelly Osbourne. Read more.

December 31, 2002 - Jay Leno joked during his Tonight Show monologue on Monday, "Anybody see the Roberto Benigni movie, 'Pinocchio'? It didn't do that well. I don't want to say the lip-syncing was bad, but even Britney Spears walked out."

December 31, 2002 - The New York Post reports that rumor has it Britney Spears has bought a house from Bruce Willis, whose three daughters live in Sun Valley year-round with Demi Moore.

December 31, 2002 - Prime Minister Tony Blair's chief press secretary, Alastair Campbell, tells Dominic Mohan of The Sun that he has switched his allegiance from Britney Spears to Ms Dynamite. Over dinner at London’s posh Café Royal he asked the gossip guru, "Dominic, is it really all going wrong for Britney? It’s not all over, is it?" But he then sensationally admitted: "To be honest I don’t really like her any more. I’ve switched my allegiance to someone new — Ms Dynamite. She’s brilliant. Sorry, Britney." Read more.

December 31, 2002 - Anonymous writes "David Nicoll, a friend/writing partner/roommate of JC Chasez, was on Star Dates on E! last night. He was on a date with Jill Whalen from Love Boat. She asked him what really happened between Justin Timberlake and Britney Spears and he said something along the lines of one of them cheated on the other with a mutual friend of theirs, and they don't like each other very much right now."

December 30, 2002 - The New York Post reports Britney Spears has been partying up a storm during her vacation. "She has gone out every single night since she said she was taking a break six months ago," one New York club man said. "She's always at clubs drinking and dancing." Some of her favorite New York hot spots have been Lotus, Spa, Bungalow 8, Suite 16 and Suede. One of her appearances almost brought two guys to blows competing for her interest. Read more.

December 30, 2002 - Ruben the owner of WorldOfBritney.com has posted some news about Britney's new album. Read more.

December 30, 2002 - Ann Oldenburg of USA Today did a rundown of 5 stars who had a very bad year in 2002. They included Whitney Houston, Michael Jackson, Rosie O'Donnell, Britney Spears, and Winona Ryder. Read more.

December 30, 2002 - The Clarion Ledger reports that contrary to rumors, Britney Spears is not dating Ole Miss quarterback Eli Manning. A spokesman for the singer told ESPN reporters there was no relationship between the two. Both are natives of South Louisiana, and Britney had attended the Rebels' game at LSU last month and reportedly got Manning's autograph for her tour bus driver. The driver was said to be an Ole Miss fan.

December 27, 2002 - NSYNC star Justin Timberlake tells Vibe magazine that his love for Britney Spears blinded him from what she did that eventually led to their breakup. "I feel I became so consumed with her that I didn't see some things that I should have seen," he says. "I don't feel like I'm saying too much by saying she knows why this happened. Britney's a fire sign, a Sagittarius, and they do things on a whim. I love her; we have a lot of history, and she's the closest anybody ever got to me." Read more.

December 27, 2002 - Paula Zahn of CNN spoke with Liz Smith about the celeb events of 2002, including the breakup of Britney Spears and *NSYNC star Justin Timberlake. "I guess if -- you know -- you're sort of a professional virgin and you're really beautiful and voluptuous from the moment you're 16 years old you're a big deal, and the inevitable is that then you aren't a virgin and then somebody blows the whistle," Smith explained. Read more.

December 27, 2002 - WorldOfBritney.com has photos of Britney Spears from the making of 'Robbie the Reindeer', the Christmas special that Spears lended her voice to. Check them out here.

December 27, 2002 - The New York Daily News reports Daniel Petrocelli, Skechers' lawyer, argues that the lawsuit brought on by Britney Spears "is a publicity stunt on the part of Britney and her people to avoid the damage associated with her breach of the contract with Skechers. We were about to sue her, and now she will be sued."

December 25, 2002 - *NSYNC star Justin Timberlake commented on  last week's Us magazine's cover story had a headline that read 'Britney vs. Justin, The War Is On,' with shot-by-shot references of the clip inside -- Timberlake isn't talking. "I laugh at Us magazine," he tells the Toronto Sun. "It's so all wrong. I'm not going to speak on the video. Everytime I speak on something, it gets misinterpreted the wrong way. I will say the video speaks for itself. It's open for interpretation." Read more.

December 25, 2002 - Star magazine reports Britney Spears approached a delivery truck driver dropping off copies of Star at a large drugstore on Pacific Coast Highway in Malibu. Britney wanted to buy every copy of the magazine, that featured her on the front page with the story titled: 'Britney Cheated With Ben Affleck!' The driver couldn't sell every copy, since he had orders to fill, but did get around 50 copies. When the driver asked for an autographed copy of the tabloid, Britney insisted, "Only if you'll sell me EVERY Star magazine on the truck." No deal, no autograph.

December 25, 2002 - alwaysbsb writes "Save Our History is holding an EBay auction with signed items from popular musicians and actors. One of the items up for sale is a signed guitar by Britney Spears. Bidding is up to $710.00 and the auction ends in one day. Save Our History is The History Channel's Emmy-winning national campaign dedicated to historic preservation and history education. You can check it out here."

December 25, 2002 - Associated Press reports that Britney Spears has filed a $1.5 million lawsuit against Skechers for breach of agreement, claiming the shoemaker failed to pay her adequately for marketing a line of roller skates and accessories. For more details, click here.

December 25, 2002 - bsnews writes "WorldOfBritney.com has two X-Box commercials where Britney Spears advertises the game 'Otogi'. To check them out, click here."

December 25, 2002 - The National Enquirer reports a distraught Britney Spears has been plunged into a secret cocaine nightmare that's devastating her family and jeopardizing her image. After ending his 30-year-marriage, Britney's father Jamie Spears has spun out of control - partying wildly in a world of seedy cocaine snorters and dangerous mobsters who could use him to get to Britney. A friend of Britney's revealed, "Britney is heartbroken and furious over her father's recent antics." Check out scans of the entire article, and other article in the mag about Britney Valentine, from BombasticBritney.com.

December 25, 2002 - dragonznpiano writes "Christina Aguilera's video for 'Dirrty' is #1 on Launch's top videos of the year. Avril Lavigne's 'Complicated' at #4, Britney Spears' 'Overprotected' lands at #5, Shakira's 'Objection' and *NSYNC star Justin Timberlake's 'Like I Love You' ends up at #8 and #9. Check out the top albums of the year and the rest of top videos of the year here."

December 25, 2002 - The New York Daily News reports Daniel Petrocelli, Skechers' lawyer, argues that the lawsuit brought on by Britney Spears "is a publicity stunt on the part of Britney and her people to avoid the damage associated with her breach of the contract with Skechers. We were about to sue her, and now she will be sued."

December 24, 2002 - The normally balanced Associated Press has an unusually biased account of Britney Spears being replaced by Beyonce Knowles of Destiny's Child as Pepsi's poster girl. They talk about her getting booed in Mexico, her 'Crossroads' debut being panned by critics, and more. Watch the clip here.

December 24, 2002 - Billy Johnson Jr. of Launch.com spoke with Pink and asked the singer what she felt bothered about being categorized with Britney Spears and Christina Aguilera. Read more.

December 24, 2002 - The Sun reports Britney Spears has challenged pop rival Christina Aguilera to a game of ping pong. They often played when they co-starred in TV’s The Mickey Mouse Club – and Britney usually lost. But she says: "I’d take her on any day."

December 24, 2002 - DiVa4LiFe writes "Worldofbritney.com has a photo of Britney in an Louisiana club smoking, what doesn't appear to be a cigarette, see the photo here."

December 21, 2002 - Britney Spears, Anastacia, Joey Fatone, Ashanti, Luther Vandross, Gloria Gaynor, and Chaka Khan at KTU's Miracle on 34th Street concert at Madison Square Garden in New York on Wednesday (December 18). Check out more footage from Rex Features (page1 / page2).

December 21, 2002 - The New York Post's Best and Worst honors for 2002 include: Best Instance of Typecasting in a Movie Set in New York, 'Maid in Manhattan.' They comment, "We've always wondered why Jennifer Lopez isn't cleaning hotel rooms for a living." Worst Restaurant Concept, Nyla. They comment, "Britney Spears in the kitchen is like a whore in a church." Read more.

December 21, 2002 - The Scottish Daily Record reports that bookies are offering odds of 500-1 that Michael Jackson will have a complete head transplant next year. Meanwhle, they offer 5-1 odds former Spice Girl Victoria Beckham will have another baby, and a 10-1 payout if Britney Spears falls pregnant. Read more.

December 20, 2002 - Jim Brachman of Brachman.com interviewed World Of Britney webmaster Ruben Garay. The two talked about running the website, how Ruben doesn't see Britney Spears as a superstar, advice he'd have for Britney, problems between Ruben and Britney's management team, the stalker threat reports, Britney's fued with *NSYNC star Justin Timberlake, and the future of the website and any other web projects he has going on. Check out a transcript here.

December 20, 2002 - Popdirt.com's last poll asking if you though Justin Timberlake of *NSYNC is exploiting his ended relationship with Britney Spears to boost his solo career had 65.7% say yes, while 34.3% said no. Check out the complete results here.

December 20, 2002 - People magazine reports that when Britney Spears arrived at Suite 16 last Friday, *NSYNC star Justin Timberlake was already there, partying with bandmate JC Chasez, singer Craig David and The Soprano's Robert Iler. "When she found out he was in the club she stayed out primping," an onlooker said. A half hour later, the singer made her entrance and kissed Justin on the cheek to greet each other. Later, Spears walked to the DJ booth and played a song from 'Justified', Timberlake's new album. "Justin and Britney had a little interaction from the DJ booth," says the onlooker. "It was really pretty sweet." The pair did leave separately though.

December 20, 2002 - Britney Spears came out of her self-imposed exile to host New York radio station KTU's 'Miracle on 34th Street' concert. Britney said, "This is so amazing. I am so in the Christmas spirit right now." The all-star bash, celebrating the music of Ray Charles, featured performances by Gloria Gaynor, Patti Labelle, and Liza Minnelli. Watch a video clip from ExtraTV.

December 20, 2002 - Star Magazine spoke with a pal of Steven Duke, an Ivy League math whiz who went on a blind date with Britney Spears hoping to score. Duke hooked up with Spears thanks to a childhood pal of his who happened to be one of Britney's backup dancers played matchmaker. "Steve's just a regular guy," says a pal. "But he's also exceptional. Brit was impressed that Steve's a brainiac majoring in economics and is also captain of the baseball team." The pair went together to Suite 16 in New York, and sipped Midori sours. "Steve was in heaven dancing with this superstar who is the object of many men's fantasies," confided a pal. "He told me it was the most surreal half-hour of his life." At the end of the night, Steve asked Spears for her phone number, and she gave it to him. But when he made the call, he got her voice mail, and after leaving a message, hadn't heard back from her. He did manage to give Spears a kiss on the cheek before they parted.

December 20, 2002 - The Enquirer reports Britney Spears' hard-partying dad Jamie has set tongues wagging by tearing up the town with a coke-addled club hostess Kimberly Ybarra. Jamie had been staying at Spears' $3.5 million NoHo pad while Britney was away. They say Jamie's having so much fun, he's planning on moving to Manhattan permanently. Read more.

December 19, 2002 - WorldOfBritney.com has a 55-second instrumental clip of 'Misery', a song that Britney Spears may include on her new album. Listen to it here.

December 19, 2002 - Britney Spears' publicist Lisa Kasteler tells Nat Ives of the New York Times that the end of Britney's contract with Pepsi does not mean the end of their work together. "They are in conversation and if they come up with something that is creatively as amazing as the other three have been, I'm sure Britney would love to work with them more," she said. Bart Casabona, a spokesman at Pepsi-Cola North America added that new commercials with Spears are possible. Casabona said, "We've had a fantastic relationship with Britney and will always consider her part of the Pepsi family." Read more.

December 18, 2002 - MTV's Total Request Live today hyped a picture of Britney Spears kissing the man that supposedly caused the end of her romance to *NSYNC star Justin Timberlake. Check out the InTouch magazine photo of Britney kissing Wade Robson by clicking here.

December 18, 2002 - The Chicago Sun-Times reports that despite Britney Spears hanging out with her *NSYNC ex-boyfriend on Friday in New York, the singer hasn't won over Britney's mother, especially after his recent actions. Lynne Spears' direct order to the security staff manning the doors on Saturday at Britney's 'Fire and Ice' 21st birthday was NOT to allow Timberlake to crash the bash. Lynne is still furious about the Justin's graphic comments on the radio and in print about his alleged sex life with Britney.

December 18, 2002 - Melissa from Real World New Orleans spoke with CJOnline.com about whether she was a fan of Britney Spears. "No. I don't like that. Christina Aguilera is better. I like Britney. I think she's gorgeous," Melissa said. "I think she's a very talented person -- she can dance, she can sing, her body is banging -- but I don't like her music. I just think, Christina can actually sing. She only weighs two pounds, but she can sing. I only buy boy stuff though. I couldn't imagine being a little kid right now and wanting a CD so bad. When I was little we didn't have that. I didn't get into New Kids on the Block when I was little because I was too indie and new wave to do that. But, now I get it and I'm old." Read more.

December 18, 2002 - Associated Press reports Pepsi has decided to not renew Britney Spears to a contract after two years with the singer. The cola company has nabbed Destiny's Child star Beyonce Knowles to lead a new marketing effort. Dave Burwick, senior vice president and chief marketing officer of Pepsi-Cola North America said Knowles is "a multitalented entertainer who has achieved tremendous success and popularity in both music and movies." The new spots will continue the 'Joy of Pepsi' campaign, which began in January 2003, Pepsi spokesman Bart Casabona said. Read more.

December 17, 2002 - The New York Post reports *NSYNC star Justin Timberlake attended the Britney Spears birthday party at Suite 16 on Friday. A spy revealed, "Britney was there first with a couple of girlfriends. When Justin walked in with two guys, they sat at a separate table. But he went over and kissed Britney and talked for a bit." Then on Sunday, Timberlake partied with his mother Lynn Harless, where a spy saw someone at the table roll two joints and pass them around. Both Timberlake and his mom took a puff. Read more.

December 17, 2002 - Britney Spears' new website has a whole new look, including a bunch of new photos. Check it all out here.

December 17, 2002 - The Sun reports that the boys vs. the girls battle for the two 'Popstars: The Rivals' has the girls out to an early lead in first week singles sales. Meanwhile, celebrities have weighed in on who they hope wins the battle, including Britney Spears. "Good luck to the boys," she said. "Next time I’m in London I’d like to meet up with them. I think Matt is really cute." Read more.

December 16, 2002 - Britney Spears drag queen Britney Valentine was on hand for Britney's birthday party at Tanda in New York the other night. Valentine said, "One of the girls who knows Brit very well told us that Brit is recording in New York and it’s going great and that she is really loving the new sound she’s got going on, she also said Brit will be home for a few days at Christmas but will be right back up to NY to continue recording." Unfortunately he was unable to speak with Spears at the bash. Check out Valentine's report here.

December 16, 2002 - The Sunday Mirror reports during Britney Spears' last trip to London, the singer popped into Covent Garden hair salon MacMillans and had extensions in three tones of blonde. This even though she had no public appearances.

December 15, 2002 - BritneySpears.com tells fans in its latest newsletter, "Hi everyone, Britneyspears.com would like to wish you a very safe and happy holiday season. And since we've got your attention, we've got some very exciting news. First. International shipping will be available Monday December 16th for Stages! If you live outside the continental United States but still want to purchase this incredible book and DVD set, log on Monday to britneystages.com. Second. For those who visit the site regularly, you might want to make extra sure you do so early next week. We'll have a surprise for you throughout the site, and it's going to be BIG. Finally. Have a great Friday the 13th, and stay safe this holiday season, and get all your Britney Spears news at britneyspears.com."

December 15, 2002 - WorldOfBritney.com has a sneak peek into what you will see on the DVD 'Stages'. Britney Spears is interviewed in Times Square and she tells us a little bit about the shoot and what's been up with her life recently. To check it out click, here.

December 15, 2002 - BombasticBritney.com has 15 scans of Britney Spears in 'Life Story' and M magazine. To check out the pictures click, here.

December 15, 2002 - Phil Rosenthal of the Chicago Sun-Times wasn't impressed with the geniuses at CBS who took the Britons originally heard on the BBC animated import 'Robbie the Reindeer in Hooves of Fire' and replaced most of them with Americans, including Britney Spears. He writes, "Spears for [Jane] Horrocks, meanwhile, is a bad trade, as Britney just doesn't have the Brit's acting chops. Jerry Stiller adds little to the role of Old Jingle and, no matter how Leah Remini strikes you on 'King of Queens' or when hawking motor oil, her Vixen is about as vixenish as a stalk of celery." Read more.

December 14, 2002 - Britney.com has photos of Britney Spears' 'Boys' video shoot. Check them out here.

December 14, 2002 - NSYNC star Justin Timberlake stopped by MTV's Total Request Live. Timberlake talked about his foot injury, the status of *NSYNC, his latest video 'Cry Me A River' and the controversy it has created, and more. When his bandmate JC Chasez saw his 'She's Blowin' Me Up' open the show at #10, he explained like they have fans do, "I'm Justin and I want to vote for JC Chasez he's hot with his long hair and dancin' his tail off in this video 'She's Blowin' Me Up'... Oh, my God!" Speaking of religion, on the west coast at least, when the VJ's compared his appearance to Jesus (I assumed that was the bleeped word anyways), they bleeped it out. Read on for a transcript.

December 14, 2002 - elgato writes "VIRGOCHIC from the Backstreet Boys forum at LiveDaily.com says "OK... here is the deal. My radio station is not very reliable, they tend to report rumors alot. They said something about [*NSYNC star Justin Timberlake] has to reshoot his 'Cry Me a River' video because his label thought that basically it was a low blow to [Britney Spears]. If that is the case, doesn't the label approve the videos? If so is it possible that they got alot of backlash from the Britney fans and that is why they want the reshoot? Like I said, my radio station is usually full of crap and I was just wondering if anyone else had heard this." Read more.

December 13, 2002 - WorldOfBritney.com has scans from US Weekly magazine article featuring Britney Spears And *NSYNC star Justin Timberlake for their cover story; 'Britney Vs. Justin: The War Is On.' To check out the scans, click here. Note: There's nothing new in the article, similar to their nothing new article after the couple broke up earlier this year.

December 13, 2002 - The Boston Globe reports The Giving Back Fund and former lawyer-to-the-stars Mark Steverson have settled a federal suit over Britney Spears' and *NSYNC star Justin Timberlake's charitable foundations. Giving Back lawyer David Rosenthal would make only a very official statement: ''All disagreements have been resolved to the satisfaction of all parties." Read more.

December 13, 2002 - Jay Leno joked during his Tonight Show monologue on Wednesday, "Britney Spears has a restraining order against a 41-year-old Japanese man who she says has been stalking her. Yeah, apparently, what happened was her lip syncing is so bad, it's now attracting Godzilla fans."

December 13, 2002 - Bloomberg.com reports Britney Spears' father Jamie Spears, 50, and former San Diego Chargers General Manager Steve Ortmeyer are part of the St. Louis-based group, which is known as MSL Management that will submit a bid for an Arena Football League expansion team in St. Louis. "I see much potential in the arena league,'' Spears said. Read more.

December 13, 2002 - NSYNC star JC Chasez stopped by MTV's Total Request Live on Thursday to promote his debut solo single 'She's Blowin' Me Up'. JC explained his relationship with Tara Reid and how she ended up doing the video. Also, he says bandmate Justin Timberlake's 'Cry Me A River' is "pretty self-explanatory" in that it is about his ended relationship with Britney Spears. JC also says look for the guys to start working on a new album in September or October. Read on for a transcript.

December 13, 2002 - WorldOfBritney.com has 24 HQ video captures from the Blockbuster Christmas Special, with Britney Spears acting goofy and talking. To check them out click, here.

December 13, 2002 - bereaboi05 writes "Britney Spears has two records in The Guiness Book of World Records for 2003, including:  Best Selling Album by a Teenage Solo Artist Released in 1999, 'Baby One More Time' sold 13 million copies in the USA alone in less than two years. Best Selling Teenage Artist. Before she turned 20 years old on December 2, 2001, Spears had sold over 37 million albums around the world."

December 13, 2002 - bsnews writes "WorldOfBritney.com has 38 photos of Mel's favourite moments of Britney Spears from 'Stages 3 Days In Mexico'. To check them out, click here."

December 12, 2002 - Globe magazine reports *NSYNC star Justin Timberlake is in hot water with Britney Spears' family for boasting about having oral sex with the pop tart who has boasted about her virginity in the past. "Justin is in hot water with the family for revealing they had hot sex together when Britney told her fans she'd kept her virginity," said a pal. "Everyone in the Spears family is really hurt by Justin's treachery," another insider said. "They say he seems to have no regard for Britney's feelings, and they think he owes them more respect and loyalty after a four-year relationship in which he was treated as one of the family."

December 12, 2002 - elgato writes "NickysVegasBabe from the Backstreet Boys forum at LiveDaily.com attended the Billboard Music Awards on Monday. In part two of her summary of her experience in Las Vegas, she talks about how a former *NSYNC and Wade Robson dancer tells all. She says a dancer named Donny, who was there for the Jam Master Jay tribute, "had been working for *NSYNC & Wade & all them (he was in the 'Pop' video). He wanted us to come up to his room to 'hang out' and we were like 'Noooooo' lol but we ended up just hanging out for a few minutes downstairs, he was telling me all the videos and stuff he's done. I asked him if he knew Justin and Wade pretty well and he was like 'Yeah, I've worked with them a few times' I asked him if the Britney-Justin-Wade rumor was true and he was like 'Yeah, but you didn’t hear it from me' lol (oops, did I let that slip? lol)." Read her full review here."

December 12, 2002 - WorldofBritney.com webmaster Ruben Garay is questioning the recent story about a Japanese stalker that conveniently came out when her new DVD/Book 'Stages' came out. Ruben says it sounds eerily familiar to when he was targetted for stalking Britney when she was receving bad press during her European trip and after her breakup with *NSYNC star Justin Timberlake. Ruben said, "I just have a feeling that perhaps this is all a huge publicity stunt planted by the record company in order to keep Britney's status up and running." Read more.

December 12, 2002 - Another new commercial for Britney Spears' Toyota Vios campaign in Thailand is out. Britney asks, "What do you want?" before breaking into song with her image silkscreened onto buildings. Watch the clip here.

December 11, 2002 - Threat management expert Greg Boles led investigations into both Madonna and Brad Pitt's stalkers, and is advising Britney Spears to Extra TV. He says restraining orders don't always solve the problem. He says, "It could be a trigger to fuel anger, to fuel resentment. I would advise her security staff to be extra, extra on guard once its served." Watch the clip here.

December 11, 2002 - The Sun reports Britney Spears has found a new way to fend off photographers — spitting chewing gum at them. The singer was leaving a New York restaurant when she decided to get rid of her gum. Instead of disposing of it in a ladylike fashion, she spat it out of the window of her limo straight at the paparazzi.

December 11, 2002 - Britney Spears asked Monday to have a restraining order imposed against a 41-year-old Japanese man she claims has been stalking her since September. Watch a video clip from KTLA.

December 11, 2002 - YeeC writes "Sing Tao Daily reports Taiwanese pop star Jay Chou , the spokeperson of Pepsi in Taiwan, wanted to use Britney Spears' Pepsi song 'The Joy of Pepsi' in his new Pepsi commercial. A talent, young singer and song writer, Chou has become the most popular male singer in Taiwan since 2000. When the Pepsi company heard about Jay's idea, they immediately asked the Jive Record if they could use the song or not. The Jive Record, however, refused Chou's request because Chou's style is quite different from Britney and he is a guy. "The song is for Britney only," the Jive spokesperson said. "Nobody else can sing it.""

December 10, 2002 - WorldOfBritney.com has two pictures of Britney Spears billboards that are currently up in Thailand which feature Toyota's new Vios model and it's female model promoting it right next to it. The campaign is called 'What do you want.' To check them out click, here.

December 10, 2002 - Britney Spears had a book party celebrating the release of 'Stages' at Planet Hollywood in New York City on Friday (December 6). Check out more photos from GlobePhotos and Rex Features (page1 / page2).

December 10, 2002 - Reuters reports Britney Spears sought an injunction on Monday against 41-year-old Masahiko Shizawa, a resident of Japan, who has allegedly stalked her at her home and her parents' home and sent her love letters, court documents show. Read more.

December 10, 2002 - WorldOfBritney.com has a picture of Britney Spears' nipple flash at the launch of 'Stages.' Check it out here.

December 10, 2002 - Farrah Weinstein previewed Britney Spears new new behind-the-scenes DVD/book package 'Stages', which she says shows the singer often alone. Weinstein writes, "She eats alone. She paces her hotel suites alone at night. While other stars surround themselves with helpers, Spears packs her own suitcases and puts on her own makeup. She talks to mom on the cell phone constantly. And she pines for a boyfriend." Read more.

December 9, 2002 - The Sunday Mirror spoke with Hollywood's top alternative medic, Dr. Steven Small, who apparently is unaware of doctor patient confidentiality. Small said, "I was the one who recommended she take off six months from work - she needed a complete break." Read more.

December 9, 2002 - The New York Post reports Britney Spears' father Jamie was spotted looking chummy with a young mystery date, who could easily be a friend of his daughter, at Halo.

December 9, 2002 - WorldofBritney.com's Ruben Garay did an interview with Britney Valentine (real name: Kody Christiansen), a drag queen double of Britney Spears. He says Britney will have a private birthday party in New York on the 14th of December and she's invited him to attend. Felicia suggested that in case they would ever need a Britney double in the future, Kody would be their first pick. Read more.

December 9, 2002 - The Sunday Mirror reports Britney Spears has been such a busy person on her six-month break that she forgot to put on a bra while dressing for the New York launch party of her new book, 'Stages'. The print version has a photo of Spears' nipple slip, but the online version unfortunately does not. Read more.

December 9, 2002 - NSYNC star Justin Timberlake is featured in the January '03 issue of Pop Star magazine, where he talks about what he learned during the process of recording his debut solo album 'Justified'. "That I can take something that was completely devastating and turn it into something positive on another front," he admits, referencing his split with longtime girlfriend Britney Spears. "I definitely feel like this is my opporunity to prove something to the world, to show the world who I am." Check out scans of the article and photoshoot here.

December 9, 2002 - Bombastic Britney.com has 6 scans of December Issue Twist Magazine featuring Britney Spears. To check them out, click here.

December 9, 2002 - Maria Carpico of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette spoke with North Hills High School senior Brittany Mulgrew who recorded a CD as her senior project, and is selling a single from the album to benefit the Children's Hospital Free Care Fund. Her song 'Only When I Close My Eyes' has been a big hit on local radio station WBZZ B-94 and has already had some comparing her to another hometown girl, Christina Aguilera. "When I was little, I knew I wanted to be a performer," she said. She named Whitney Houston as an influence but does not like the pop music image that surrounds Britney Spears. "I am still trying to establish what genre of music I want to get into. I am staying away from the pop icon like Britney. I think an artist who writes her own music gets more respect," said Mulgrew, who uses the name B.L. Mulgrew as a singer to avoid association with Spears. Listen to Mulgrew's single and read more here.

December 9, 2002 - Cheryl Lu-Lien Tan of the Baltimore Sun reports the necktie has sprung into fashion thanks to Avril Lavigne and Michelle Branch being amongst the stars sporting the accessory normally reserved for businessmen. The fashion trend appears to be part of anti-Britney Spears and Christina Aguilera risque outfits trend. "Britney and Christina were all about being sexual in a very overt way," said Elizabeth Kiester, fashion director of YM. Lavigne and her cohorts "are expressing their feminine power in a more realistic and more non-threatening way. They're embracing their femininity and saying, 'You don't have to show your belly button, you don't have to wear a corset top with your breasts falling out of it to be beautiful.'" Read more.

December 9, 2002 - BombasticBritney.com has 3 scans of Britney Spears and her sister Jamie Lynn from the InTouch Weekly Issue, which will be displayed until December 9th. To check them out click, here.

December 9, 2002 - Britney Spears had a book party celebrating the release of 'Stages' at Planet Hollywood in New York City on Friday (December 6). Check out photos from BSUnlimited and LFI.

December 9, 2002 - Vox FM, a radio station in Mexico, held a Britney Spears look-alike contest and narrowed it down to 4 girls. They have posted their pictures and performances on their official website. To check out the pictures, click here.

December 9, 2002 - WorldOfBritney has a clip of Britney Spears' TRL phone interview where she talks about her new album and the 'Cry Me A River' video, what she thinks of it. To check it out click, here.

December 8, 2002 - BombasticBritney.com has scans the latest issue of Star magazine that alleges the real reason Britney Spears and *NSYNC star Justin Timberlake broke up was because Britney was two-timing on him with Ben Affleck. Check out the scans here.

December 8, 2002 - Britney Spears tells Us Weekly she's happy to be of legal drinking age. "Now I can do whatever I want without anyone saying anything about it. I've been waiting for this day!" Britney said her phone was "ringing off the hook" and following her six month break added, "I feel like an important person again." Check out a scan of the Us Weekly article at WorldofBritney.com.

December 8, 2002 - Kelly Osbourne commented on Britney Spears to writer Santi Pintado saying, "Um, do you know what? It's hard to be so high profile like she is. Could you imagine like being at the top, like being the most like famous pop singer in the world right now and it's a lot to live up to and I think people don't understand that she's alloed to fu** up. You know what I mean? I mean, I'm not into it but I have respect for her because it's hard to do what she does. I think she's got a good body though. If I was her I'd walk around naked." Read more.

December 8, 2002 - BritneySpearsUnlimited.org has captures of Britney Spears' appearance on Access Hollywood on Friday. To check them out click, here.

December 7, 2002 - Britney Spears phoned in to MTV's Total Request Live on Friday to plug her new book/DVD 'Stages'. Britney also talked about working on her forthcoming album and she didn't have much to say about former boyfriend Justin Timberlake of *NSYNC and his new video 'Cry Me A River'. She didn't think the woman in the video was a look-a-like and said "boys will be boys". Read on for a rough transcript.

December 7, 2002 - Britney Spears topped Yahoo's list of the most searched for music stars for 2002. Other pop stars on the list included Shakira at #4, Avril Lavigne at #7, Christina Aguilera at #10, Madonna at #16, and *NSYNC at #20. Check out the entire list here.

December 7, 2002 - For an incredible fourth year in a row, Britney Spears reigns as the most popular female of the Internet according to searches by Lycos users. Jennifer Lopez was in the #5 spot, Shakira was at #6, Christina Aguilera was at #9, Avril Lavigne at #13, Kylie Minogue at #16, and Madonna at #19. Read more.

December 7, 2002 - Britney Spears spoke with Access Hollywood's Billy Bush about 'Stages', palm reading, wine and more. Watch the clip here and read the highlights at AccessHollywood.com.

December 7, 2002 - Roger Friedman of FoxNews.com says now that Britney Spears is working on her new album at Sony Studios here in New York. Spears, she's looking for a new sound. Rodney Jerkins is the man she's enlisted to give her "street cred", said one observer. Read more, including news that 'X-Men' star Hugh Jackman is preparing to cut a pop album here.

December 6, 2002 - Britney Spears drag impersonator Britney Valentine stopped by Nyla for one last time before it reportedly gets a name change after the singer cut ties with the restaurant. Valentine said, "that place which is now a resting ground for days gone by and of many wonderful memories that will stay in my heart forever. Although the name may change and the menu may too, the employees and décor, from Pepsi to Coke, whatever may happen… I will never forget my time at Nyla." Read more.

December 6, 2002 - Chris Gardner of the Hollywood Reporter spoke with Britney Spears where the singer said despite the criticism she's received from the media and even from a few parents about her image, she'll never cave into the desire of others. "In my heart, if someone tells me I can't do something, I'm gonna do it just to prove I can," she said. "I would never do anything crazy like drugs or anything like that, but when it comes to clothes and showing your body, I'm really comfortable with myself, so I wear what I want to wear -- I don't care what anybody thinks." Read more.

December 5, 2002 - Eminem, Britney Spears, and the Osbourne family are amongst the nominees for Yahoo's person of the year. They go up against the likes of Kofi Annan, Colin Powell and Martha Stewart. They specifically ask, "Who do you think was the most influential person of 2002?" Vote here.

December 5, 2002 - Lynne Spears posted a new update on Britney Spears' official site on Tuesday. Lynne writes, "I hope your Thanksgiving was as nice and peaceful as ours was. As usual, we ate too much. Yesterday was Britney’s 21st birthday. Birthdays always make me a bit melancholy. I always remember times past. I haven’t had a perfect life, but I have more than my share of great memories, especially when it comes to my children. Britney and I went to a private island last week. It was beautiful and so serene. The island was accessible only by boat. The flowers and greenery were wild and growing naturally on the island. We ate only delicious and healthy foods. A week of sun, sailing, massages, and yoga, helped us forget about all the distractions we endure in our hectic lives every day." Read more.

December 4, 2002 - ShockYourMind.org has a few video clips from last night's Access Hollywood which featured Britney Spears' 21st birthday and Mandy Moore talking before winning her young hero award. Watch them here.

December 4, 2002 - The Hollywood Reporter profiled the career of Britney Spears in celebration of her 21st birthday. Very few music artists have been as successful as Britney at her age, says her ICM agent, Nick Styne. "The Beatles, Michael Jackson and even Madonna, who was considerably older when she started to achieve a lot of success, didn't have the kind of run (Spears) has had so early on, and she's just turning 21," Styne says. "This has all happened in the past four years. She's got to figure out in her own way where to go with her next record and where to go in her career." Read more.

December 3, 2002 - Jay Leno joked during his Tonight Show monologue on Monday, "Happy birthday to Britney Spears. Britney Spears, 21 years old today. You know, it's interesting -- yeah, her parents were on the news today. And her parents said it seemed like only yesterday that they were bringing her home from the hospital, you know, following her implant surgery. But they said it seemed like yesterday. And I thought this was nice -- in tribute to Britney, all her friends got together and lip-synced 'Happy Birthday'."

December 3, 2002 - dum_BLONDE writes "BritneySpears.com has been updated in celebration of Britney Spears' 21st birthday. There's a short animation with several shots of Britney as a child, as well as a special form where you can submit a birthday message to Britney. Many of the birthday wishes are already displayed at the top of the page."

December 3, 2002 - In celebration of Britney Spears' 21st birthday, WorldOfBritney.com webmaster Ruben Garay put together a special video to mark the occasion. Ruben explains, "The '21st Birthday Celebration - Living Your Dreams' video became a 15 day project as a tribute to you for still hanging in there and being around....some artists don't last long....and seriously, I know the sh*t you've been through, and it's not like anybody will ever fully understand it, including myself and all of your fans. I'll never forget what happened back in March, and what a certain group of people put me through for what I wrote and said, but I'm glad I returned and accepted things the way they were, even though it took me a couple of months to get used to it." Download and watch the 50mb video here.

December 3, 2002 - Anonymous writes "In today's daily issue of the Hollywood Reporter, record company BMG/Jive placed a full-page ad wishing their star Britney Spears a happy 21st birthday.

December 2, 2002 - nellysgirl writes "The performance is set as a "very classy" feeling with a couple of inches of smoke that come off the ground that makes it look like Britneys walking on clouds. Watch the performance at WorldofBritney.com. The video will be up for 24 hours."

December 2, 2002 - In a story that would go much better with the accompanying pictures, a writer for the Sunday Mirror went out on the town in London dressed in Kylie Minogue's hot pants, Christina Aguilera's bare-bummed chaps with bikini, and Britney Spears' fetish gear. Check out the reaction she got here.

December 2, 2002 - The Sunday People reports Britney Spears' cell phone ring tones have none of her own hits, but one by Destiny's Child. She says, "On my phone I have 'Survivor'. I adore that song."

December 2, 2002 - BSnews writes "WorldOfBritney.com has the brand new Britney Spears Pepsi Blue commercial that is right now airing in Mexico. Britney holds up a Pepsi and wishes everybody a happy Pepsi Blue Christmas. To check it out click, here."

December 1, 2002 - Dominic Mohan of The Sun spoke with Pink and told the singer he believed her success has inspired Britney Spears and Christina Aguilera to copy her style. "I like pop music — I once went to a New Kids On The Block concert. I think Britney in particular is a hard-working lady, honestly," Pink responded. "I don’t listen to her kind of music, it's not my thing, but I would never disrespect her because she works damn freaking hard and she’s young and I'm sure she’s stressed. Her image, and Christina Aguilera’s, have changed so much over the last few years. I think they are copying me. Whatever works you just follow it, I guess. Some people have their own identity and others don’t." Read more.

December 1, 2002 - Britneyav.com reports that Britney Spears' new CD is 80% done and should be released in 2003. A source said, "Her songs that I've heard which ROCK and are more rock and roll/punkish are 'Come Back,' 'Strip", 'Boys Pt. II' and 'Punk'. These songs might make the final cut though, I hope they do because they are awesome."

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