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January 30, 2004 - GoBritney.com has video captures of the new Pepsi Gladiator commercial featuring Pink, Destiny's Child star Beyonce Knowles, Britney Spears, and Enrique Iglesias. Check out the captures here.

January 30, 2004 - hellahooked writes "Download Britney Spears, Destiny's Child star Beyonce Knowles, Pink and Enrique Iglesias' new Pepsi Commercial 'We Will Rock You' at popgal.net."

January 30, 2004 - Anonymous writes "GoBritney.com added come pictures of Britney Spears leaving her New York City apartment on Thursday (January 29). Check out the pictures here."

January 30, 2004 - Anonymous writes "Britney Spears safely arrived back in the USA and was photographed in the JFK International Airport on Tuesday (January 27) in New York. Check out pictures from GoBritney.com."

January 30, 2004 - The Daily Star reports things were icy between Britney Spears, Destiny's Child star Beyonce Knowles, and Pink at the Pepsi ad premiere at the National Gallery on Monday (January 26) in London. "Beyonce was sniping at Britney, who was giving as good as she got," an insider said. "Pink stonewalled the pair of them. It looked like it was going to turn nasty, then Britney stormed out with a face like thunder." The insider added, "It was ridiculous. Pepsi fork out millions to get this super trio together, and they can't even be civil to each other for the duration of a meal."

January 30, 2004 - Destiny's Child star Beyonce Knowles, Pink, and Britney Spears pose at the 'blue carpet' launch of Pepsi's new TV commecial at the National Gallery on Monday (January 26) in London. The Gladiator-style advert stars Enrique Iglesias in the role of evil emperor with Pink, Beyonce and Britney fighting in revealing outfits to music by Queen. Check out pictures here.

January 30, 2004 - Britney Spears was photographed leaving a meeting on Monday (January 26) in London. Check out pictures from GoBritney.com.

January 30, 2004 - Britney Spears was on hand with Pink and Destiny's Child star Beyonce Knowles at the National Gallery in London's Trafalgar Square for the first screening of their new Pepsi commercial. Spears said: "To have this premiere is pretty amazing. Filming the ad was awesome, it made me feel empowered and I got to work with these two fantastic gladiator women." Asked about her recent marriage fiasco with childhood friend Jason Alexander, Britney said: "I've reached the stage now where I can laugh about it." Read more.

January 30, 2004 - NRJ.fr has video clips from the arrivals at Saturday night's NRJ Music Awards in Cannes, France. Included is footage of Madonna, Britney Spears, Dido, Destiny's Child star Beyonce Knowles, Blue, Kylie Minogue, Christina Aguilera, and more. Check out video here.

January 30, 2004 - Britney Spears, Kylie Minogue, Christina Aguilera, Destiny's Child star Beyonce Knowles, Seal, Dido, Blue, Dannii Minogue, Madonna, and Laura Pausini were on hand for the French NRJ Music Awards ceremony during the annual Midem music conference at the Palais des Festivals on Saturday (January 24) in Cannes, France. Check out pictures here.

January 30, 2004 - Anonymous writes "Britney Spears made a guest appearance on her little sister Jamie Lynn Spears' show, 'All That'. The video is up for download at Volumized.net and check out video captures at GoBritney.com."

January 30, 2004 - lilla writes "For all the slack Britney Spears gets for supposedly copying Christina Aguilera, I'd just like to say your goddess of originality is probably the worst of them all." Read more.

January 26, 2004 - Billboard profiled how many of music's reigning divas such as Britney Spears, Christina Aguilera, and Pink are partying like it's 1999, even though the world has become a darker, more uncertain and more anxious place since Sept. 11, 2001. With the economy in a funk and record sales down for three years running, even established artists are sexing it up - no doubt encouraged by edgy industry executives. The problem is, the public just doesn't seem to be in the mood for it, and the recent mediocre album sales by Spears, Pink and similar artists may reflect a classic case of mismarketing. Read more.

January 26, 2004 -  Anonymous writes "HI, I am anonymous, and I just want to say as anonymous about my opinion on Britney Spears and Christina Aguilera. What's the big deal about the two? Why are they always being compared? It's completely pointless to compare, don't you think? Britney was made to become the basic "pop image" or the "whole package" that most of you Britney fans might say. She sticked to pretty much the same pop formula that she can't help but still follow, since it’s what made her famous to begin with." Read more.

January 26, 2004 - Britney Spears was photographed arriving at the Nice Airport in Nice, France on Friday (January 23) for the NRJ Music Awards in Cannes. Check out pictures from Colourpress and GoBritney.com.

January 26, 2004 - Britney Spears danced along to her new single 'Toxic' at the NRJ Music Awards in Cannes, France last night and presented an award to Madonna. Download and watch video clips of both segments of the awards show at popgal.net.

January 26, 2004 - Helen Middlebrooke of Guam's Pacific Sunday News says her eldest 20-year-old son Max erupted over a news story the other day. "Britney Spears! She treats marriage as a joke," Max fumed. "She's only 22, ... How can she? ... Why do they report this stuff? ... It's disgusting!" Middlebrooke writes, "When he calmed down, we discussed the topic more. It was very satisfying to listen to my son as he explained his thoughts and convictions. His grasp of the marriage covenant and its importance in society was astounding. Max has learned what much of the world has forgotten: The marriage of a man and a woman is the foundation of society. It's a serious, God-ordained business, not to be initiated or dissolved lightly." Read more.

January 26, 2004 - Us Weekly reports that while Britney Spears was staying at a Burbank, California studio preparing for her 'Onyx Hotel Tour', she was joined by three new "guards" - her mother Lynne, her father Jamie, and brother Brian. "This is their mini-intervention," an insider reported. "She's being watched." The separated parents are not looking too happy watching over the pop princess. "Walking into the studio to watch Britney rehearse, they were not happy."

January 26, 2004 - The Sun reports organizers of Britney Spears' UK tour were told to create "an apartment feel" with sofas, coffee table, TV and an odorless carpet free of any chemical smells common with new carpet. The singer's rider also requires food, plus six Cokes and bottles of sports drink Gatorade. "She wants to feel as comfortable as she can," an assistant said.

January 26, 2004 - A poll of 2,500 people was conducted by Asian food specialist Blue Dragon to celebrate the Chinese Year of the Monkey found that Britney Spears topped the list of female party animals. Also on the list was Paris Hilton and Christina Aguilera. Read more.

January 26, 2004 - Anonymous writes "Britney Spears was interviewed on 'Top Of The Pops' on Friday and also danced along to 'Toxic' on the 'Blue Peter' show in the UK. To download the interview and the performance, visit britneymedia.net."

January 26, 2004 - The Las Vegas Review Journal reports is squashing reports from rival the gossip column at The Las Vegas Sun that had Britney Spears being offered to sing the national anthem at the UAW-DaimlerChrysler 400 at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway on March 7th, a day after her performance at the MGM Grand Garden Arena. Norm Clarke says the offer was made by the speedway in early December, shortly after her March 6th concert at the MGM Grand was announced. "They called back a couple days later and said that she politely declined," said Jeff Motley, public relations director at the speedway.

January 26, 2004 - Britney Spears was photographed arriving at the Mandarin Oriental Hotel in London on Thursday (January 22). Check out pictures from GettyImages, GoBritney.com, and Volumized.net.

January 26, 2004 - Us Weekly asked Simon Cowell who his dream guest judge would be on the Fox hit 'American Idol'. "Britney Spears, because she's funny," Cowell responded. "I think her Vegas wedding made her more human. I didn't like her after the kiss with Madonna - it was cheap and tacky. But now, I quite like her because she's done something stupid."

January 26, 2004 - MTV News has more details behind the new Britney Spears film project, 'Door to Door'. The singer will play an ambitious teenager who tries to make it in Hollywood. She leaves her small hometown of Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, at the age of 17 to model in New York. Unsuccessful there, she finds her way to Los Angeles and edges her way into the film-world elite by barhopping and going to parties, ever in search of a producer. She eventually falls into a relationship with a famous actor, but in the meantime she works the door at an old friend's club, where doors open for her. Read more.

January 26, 2004 - webanging writes "Britney Spear’s 'Toxic' is the Hot 100’s top debut this week arriving at No. 53. ‘In The Zone’ moves up 5 spots to No. 11 and is 1 of only 4 titles to post a sales increase from the top 30 albums. This is mostly due to the large increase in airplay from her 2nd single. Jessica Simpson’s ‘In This Skin’ moves up to No. 28 on the album chart while 'With You' reaches a new peak position of No. 32 on the Hot 100."

January 26, 2004 - Anonymous writes "The movie for Britney Spears' book has become reality. Filming for 'A Mother's Gift' has begun in Canada. To see four pictures on the set of the movie on Monday (January 19), visit Volumized.net."

January 26, 2004 - gymnastdude182 writes "Tantalizing.net has an unofficial video for 'Showdown', one of Britney Spears latest songs off of 'In The Zone.' Download and watch here."

January 26, 2004 - outrageous4u writes "I promised myself I would never write one of these "essays" but as a fan I feel I should. Some of you may know I am a huge Britney fan but I urge you to read this with an open, mature mind and then give an honest, mature opinion. The Britney I admire is a goofy, determined, and successful 22 year old who has achieved more in her young life than any of us probably ever will. I like Britney because I love her style of music, dance tunes aren't as common as they used to be." Read more.

January 26, 2004 - Star magazine reports Jason Alexander is still hoping to marry Britney Spears again, this time for real, after he and the pop star were pressured to annul their January 3rd wedding by Britney's mother Lynne. "He's still hoping that when all this crazy stuff dies down, he and Britney can still be together," a Kentwood pal revealed. "He told me, 'I want her to be my wife; I'd marry her again tomorrow if I could." Meanwhile, the weekend wedding brought a phone call from Britney's ex, *NSYNC star Justin Timberlake, at Lynne's request. "He told her, 'I'm ashamed of you," an insider revealed. "He chewed her out and told her how ignorant she was acting. Britney and Justin got into a huge argument - and Britney hung up on him. The call was a disaster."

January 26, 2004 - Anonymous writes "Hi y'all, I been noticing lately how some of y'all are writing these essays about how much Britney Spears and Christina Aguilera have sold throughout their career and comparing the two, obviously justifying their talent and status based on numbers, numbers, numbers! This leaves me a few questions for some of you that care so much about record sales. Why do you care? The artist, record companies, etc. do care about record sales whether they admit that or not, because to them, it’s a business, it’s the way they make the money and make a living." Read more.

January 22, 2004 - Anonymous writes "Jessica Simpson impersonated Britney Spears on Saturday Night Live over the weekend making fun of 'Baby One More Time' as an 'American Idol' audition hopeful. Download and watch at britneymedia.net."

January 22, 2004 - Top of the Pops reports that the Scissor Sisters were asked to help remix Britney Spears' new single 'Toxic' but had absolutely no interest. They said, "Britney's about as clever as a box of hair and she's just too trashy. We said no." They added, "We just don't take Madonna's sloppy seconds. If we were given the choice between remixing The Cheeky Girls, we'd pick Monica and Gabriella every time."

January 22, 2004 - nanda_lo writes "Pepsi's website has exclusive giveaway tickets for the 'We Will Rock You' theatre performance on Monday 26th January in London. The performance includes Britney Spears, Pink, Destiny's Child star Beyonce Knowles, and Enrique Iglesias in a play and dressed as their characters. Enter the contest and get more info on the promotion here."

January 22, 2004 - The Las Vegas Sun reports Britney Spears might sing the national anthem at the UAW-DaimlerChrysler 400 at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway on March 7th, a day after her performance at the MGM Grand Garden Arena. "As soon as that date was announced, we reached out to her," track spokesman Jeff Motley said, suggesting the live audience of 140,000 and a national television audience could bring Spears some much needed positive exposure after her previous visit to Sin City. Read more.

January 22, 2004 - According to Us Weekly, Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez have decided to put their wedding plans on hold for the month. "They've decided that they don't need that band of gold to make the relationship work," a pal of J.Lo's said. "They've made a conscious decision not to wed right now. As Britney Spears proved, marriage sometimes isn't a sign of a relationship's seriousness."

January 22, 2004 - The New York Daily News spoke with a rep for Britney Spears and asked about reports the singer was planning a tell-all autobiography entitled 'On My Own' and reports that she was set to co-star in with Tim Allen in a comedy called 'In the Pink.' On the autobiography: "It's completely untrue." And the movie: "She definitely has aspirations to act."

January 22, 2004 - keepthepeace writes "I recently heard the places where Britney Spears' Onyx Hotel Tour will go. One state noticeably absent was her home state of Louisiana. I am a Louisiana native and I found that not so shocking. Britney's gotten so caught up in the whole celebrity thing that she just forgot about her home state. She has thousands of fans in Louisiana. I think that a lot of her fans in Louisiana got her to where she is today. Over the years I've also noticed how a lot of people are becoming non-fans due to the fact that she won't come here for a tour. Britney has obviously forgotten about her "home”, and people in Louisiana are obviously forgetting about her too."

January 22, 2004 - Globe magazine hears that Justin Timberlake is being paid big bucks to dish on former girlfriend Britney Spears in a book about his life story. Friends say the *NSYNC star is furious over implying on television that he's got a small penis, and he's doing to hang her out to dry to get revenge.

January 22, 2004 - Teen People visited the Hollywood Hills condo of 'The O.C.' star Rachel Bilson and her Pepsi plugging "roommate" Britney Spears. "My ex-boyfriend knew I was a fan, so he stole this cardboard cutout of her for me from a 7-Eleven," Bilson explained.

January 22, 2004 - Anonymous writes "Pepsi has released a few pictures of Britney Spears, Beyonce Knowles, Enrique Iglesias, and Pink filming their upcoming Pepsi commercial in gladiator outfits. View the pictures at GoBritney.com."

January 22, 2004 - Britney Spears looked relaxed in jeans, shades and a cap as she prepared to board a plane while at London Heathrow Airport on Tuesday (January 20). The singer did however make an attempt to keep a ring that she was wearing on her wedding finger hidden from the camera. Check out pictures from GoBritney.com.

January 22, 2004 - Anonymous writes "Britney Spears is already promoting her Showtime special to air in March. A commercial is being shown on Showtime for her special. To download and view the commercial, visit BritneyMedia.net."

January 22, 2004 - 'American Idol' judge Randy Jackson was on Z100 the other day promoting his new book 'What's Up Dogg?', and gave his opinion on Christina Aguilera, Britney Spears, and *NSYNC. On Aguilera: "Unbelievable voice, unbelievable... To me, she’s not sexy. To me she’s trying to be sexy, she’s not sexy at all." On Spears: "I love Britney Spears, she’s my homegirl from Louisanna. I love her, now she is sexy." And on *NSYNC: "All these boybands, as much as they're sold put together... the thing is there is only one star, and that is Justin Timberlake. So that guy will have a career, as you can see how hard it is." Read more.

January 22, 2004 - Roger Friedman of FoxNews.com reports word around Sundance is that Britney Spears has agreed to take some sort of part in a new Tim Allen film called 'In the Pink'. Already signed up for other roles are Bette Midler, Cher, and comic Wanda Sykes. The comedy features Allen playing a wealthy exec who loses his job and is forced to sell cosmetics door to door. Read more.

January 22, 2004 - The New York Daily News reports Bette Midler joked about Britney Spears' quickie marriage to childhood pal Jason Alexander at her gig in Toronto last week. Midler introducing herself with, "Hello Toronto! The gay marriage capital of the world!" - sang a mock version of 'Going to the Chapel', in front of a montage of celebrity mini-marriages including those of Liza Minnelli and David Gest; Angelina Jolie and Billy Bob Thornton; and J.Lo and her two exes, Cris Judd and Ojani Noa. Midler then added: "We were going to show Britney's marriage, but by the time the photos were developed, it was over!"

January 22, 2004 - Anonymous writes "Actor Stephen Baldwin was a guest on the 'Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn' on Monday night where he addressed his liking for pop music - Britney Spears and Christina Aguilera in particular. When asked about the statements he made in Flaunt magazine about his "pop fetish," Baldwin responded, "You know, I was in the quote unquote 'Pop Closet' for a long time, but what's wrong with it? My wife likes it, too. We have a bunch of Britney Spears and Christina Aguilera CDs lying around the house. But when friends come over, they ask, 'Are those your kids' CDs?' And we have to kind of keep it secret.""

January 22, 2004 - Russ Maney of Mens News Daily weighed in on Britney Spears' 55-hour marriage to childhood pal Jason Alexander earlier this month, and his idea to keep this from happening again. Maney writes, "Instead of drive-through weddings, why not mandatory waiting periods? When a couple applies for a wedding license, go ahead and issue it that day — for the same day next year. If you can’t wait that long to start the rest of your life, then maybe your betrothed shouldn’t be the rest of your life." He admits, "Yes, adopting these ideas would be a significant increase in the government's involvement in our personal lives — generally, not a good thing. But the only real alternative is to continue letting marriage erode into an evening's entertainment for a spoiled pop singer." Read more.

January 22, 2004 - Anonymous writes "Britney Spears is featured in the January 20th issue the National Enquirer. The article talks about her marriage to childhood pal Jason Alexander and shows a picture of her and her then-husband at the Las Vegas Courthouse getting their marriage license. Check out the scans at GoBritney.com."

January 22, 2004 - Anonymous writes "Britney Spears is already promoting her Showtime special to air in March. A commercial is being shown on Showtime for her special, and captures of the commercial can be seen at GoBritney.com."

January 22, 2004 - The Daily Star reports Britney Spears is reportedly planning to dish the dirt on her life and lovers in a "love, lust and sadness" tell-all autobiography. "This will be the book of 2004 and Britney is currently in talks about who will ghost write it with her," a source revealed. "There are so many things she'll include, it's bound to be a bestseller." Read more.

January 22, 2004 - Michael Hill Jeweller has put out an ad making light of Britney Spears' 55-hour marriage to childhood pal Jason Alexander. The Australia based chain's ad states: "Someone tell Britney we have a 30-day change your mind policy on all diamond rings." Check out a scan of the ad here.

January 22, 2004 - Lloyd Grove of The New York Daily News profiled the popularity of Red Bull with celebrities, including Britney Spears, who recently explained her posing naked from the waist down for a recent cover of Esquire: "I had, like, eight Red Bulls and said, 'OK, let's do it.' I learned my lesson," she said. University of Minnesota nutrition professor Joanne Slavin pronounced Spears' rampant Red Bull consumption "awful," and added: "Why would you do that? One can, okay. But not in large doses. The caffeine increases heart rate and raises blood pressure." Read more.

January 22, 2004 - The Sun reports Director Joseph Hahn revealed Britney Spears got upset when she had to kiss an overweight, middle-aged man in her latest video 'Toxic'. "Britney loves kissing pretty guys but I eventually chose the fat one in the video," Kahn said. "She was not happy." Read more.

January 22, 2004 - Palms resort owner George Maloof spoke with 'Extra' about his involvement in Britney Spears' quickie marriage to childhood pal Jason Alexander on January 3rd. Maloof cleared up some rumors including the singer's mental state. "She wasn't drunk, they said she was drunk, they said she was drunk and went crazy," Maloof explained. "She was cool. She was just having fun. She is a 22-year-old girl having fun, and she took a little something too far." Watch a video report here.

January 19, 2004 - Several stars weighed in on Britney Spears' 55-hour marriage to childhood pal Jason Alexander to Us Weekly. 'CSI' star Marg Helgenberger, who spends a lot of time in Sin City for the CBS hit said, "It sounds like a typical Vegas weekend. What happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas, as did her marriage, apparently." Actor Elijah Wood added, "I thought it was hilarious! It was good for a laugh." And Frankie Muniz said, "It is so odd. It keeps her in the headlines, though."

January 19, 2004 - The Sun has pictures of Britney Spears and Pink dressed up as gladiators and ready to do battle in Pepsi's latest TV ad campaign. The commercial also features Enrique Iglesias and Destiny's Child star Beyonce Knowles. Britney gushed, "I'm such a huge fan of Pink and Beyonce. To be in their company is very cool." Check out the pictures here.

January 19, 2004 - The Glasgow Daily Record reports *NSYNC star Justin Timberlake stunned the 1,500 audience at the Glasgow Barrowland when he told them about his messy split, apparently referring to Britney Spears. He told the crowd: "Have you ever had a girlfriend go completely crazy on you? She's crazy and I mean really crazy... out of this world crazy. You guys know who I mean. I won't take any of that bullsh** anymore." Justin encouraged the crowd to chant: "Britney, Britney, Britney". He said: "You know how it is. You're together and it's cool. But then she just goes crazy." The star gestured with his hands that Britney is a bit loopy. Read more.

January 19, 2004 - Donna Freydkin of USA Today profiled the sisters of some of today's hottest stars including Britney Spears and Jamie Lynn Spears, Hilary Duff and Haylie Duff, Jessica Simpson and Ashlee Simpson, and Beyonce Knowles and Solange Knowles. Jamie Lynn says of her career hopes, "I want to be a respected actor. Maybe one day I'll be a singer. I don't want this to be a part-time thing." And Ashlee says of her schedule, "It's about making an album and all the work that goes into it, about going to '7th Heaven' in the morning and doing my album at night and then waking up again the next morning." Read more.

January 19, 2004 - The New York Post reports shooting on the TV adaptation of Lynne and Britney Spears' book 'A Mother's Gift' began this week in Toronto (it will air this spring on ABC Family and stars an unknown named Lindsey Haun in the Britney role). A re-reading offers new insight into the world of Britney. "The movie is based on how Britney wanted to be a singer, and so does this character, and that's pretty much where the similarity ends," says a spokesperson for ABC Family, adding that Britney and her mother "have been really involved casting-wise and script-wise." Read more.

January 19, 2004 - News of the World has photos of troubled pop princess Britney Spears and her mother Lynne after coming out of hiding to visit a hospital. Britney was pictured arriving at the Centinela hospital in Los Angeles on Thursday morning. And a day later, Spears was at Parkside Medical Center in Santa Monica at 8.30am—when once again she was accompanied by Lynne. Read more and check out the pictures here.

January 19, 2004 - Anonymous writes "For Britney Spears' 22nd Birthday in Japan, five cars of paparazzi were chasing the singer's car just to get a photo. Download and watch the video at BritneyMedia.net."

January 19, 2004 - The National Enquirer reports Britney Spears made a surprise visit to the pediatric ward at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, handing out Christmas gifts and autographed memorabilia to sick kids. The kind-hearted singer, not wanting publicity for her actions, made staffers swear to keep her visit top secret from the press, and they agreed.

January 19, 2004 - Anonymous writes "Download Britney Spears' first remix for 'Outrageous' called 'Outrageous Luins Fiesta Mix' at BritneyMedia.net."

January 17, 2004 - Bette Midler was on the Late Show with David Letterman on Wednesday and complained about being an entertainer nowadays and having to dress like a ho. Midler complained about going to Christina Aguilera's concert where she was wearing pasties and a g-string and how she can't top Britney Spears performing with a live snake around her neck. Watch the interview clip here.

January 17, 2004 - Jay Leno joked during his Tonight Show monologue on Thursday night, "In an interview on MTV, Britney Spears says she still believes in the sanctity of marriage... she just has a problem with the longevity of marriage."

January 17, 2004 - Liz Smith of The New York Post reports Britney Spears is a big fan of Court TV's 'Forensic Files,' which shows how experts put together the pieces of a crime puzzle. Britney even has a Court TV cap, given to her by Henry Schleiff, the cable network's head guy. They met over the holidays while both were vacationing in Nevis. Impressed by her enthusiasm, Schleiff invited Spears to the premiere of the station's 'Chasing Freedom' film, which she declined.

January 17, 2004 - ContactMusic.com reports Justin Timberlake's grandmother Sadie Bomar thinks Britney Spears might have had her shocking 55-hour marriage to childhood pal Jason Alexander because the singer lacks the grounding her relationship with the *NSYNC star provided. "Justin is a very secure young man," Bomar said. "I guess Britney must miss that security as it gave her stability."

January 17, 2004 - Britney Spears was pleased to announce Kelis as a special guest on her forthcoming 'Onyx Hotel Tour 2004'. She said, "'Milkshake' is one of my favorite new songs, and I am so excited that Kelis, who is so talented, has agreed to open the Onyx Hotel Tour for me." The tour will kick off in San Diego on March 2nd and travel to more than 25 cities around the U.S. and Canada. Read more.

January 17, 2004 - Britney Spears was photographed leaving the LAX airport on Thursday (January 15). Check out pictures from volumized.net.

January 17, 2004 - Rob4Britney1788 writes "Britney Spears is taking her 'Onyx Hotel Tour' to 22 cities across Europe from April to May. The tour kicks off on April 27th at The Point in Dublin, Ireland. It raps up in France in late May. Britney goes all over Europe including UK, Holland, Belgium, Hungary, Italy, etc. For the full list of dates, click here."

January 17, 2004 - The Sun reports Jason Alexander was given more than $500,000 in a payoff to end his 55-hour marriage to Britney Spears. He was also said to have been tempted by an extra $75,000 cash so he wouldn’t lay claim to half of Britney’s $100 million fortune. "Whether there was any money offered is being kept a big secret," a source close to Spears revealed. "I know that her advisers went mad when she told them and were desperate to get the marriage annulled. They were terrified she might have to give away half her earnings, but luckily that crisis was averted." Read more.

January 17, 2004 - Anonymous writes "Britney Spears called in TRL on Wednesday ( January 14) to discuss her new video 'Toxic' and briefly mention her marrige. You can download the audio of the interview at volumized.net."

January 17, 2004 - Britney Spears phoned into MTV's Total Request Live on Wednesday to introduce her new video 'Toxic' and talk briefly about her quickie marriage and annulment to childhood pal Jason Alexander on January 3rd. Having more than a week to craft an explanation for the bizarre nuptials, Britney said, "You know, I mean, I do believe in the sanctity of marriage. I totally do, but I think I was in Vegas and I just -- it took over me and I got a little -- you know, things got out of hand." She added, "I was in Vegas, and it was just, you know, I was with my friend, and we just -- we hit it off completely. And I don't know. Let's talk about something else." Read on for the complete transcript.

January 17, 2004 - MTV.com is streaming Britney Spears' new video for 'Toxic'. Watch it here.

January 17, 2004 - Jay Leno joked during his Tonight Show monologue on Tuesday night, "I was reading an interesting etiquette book. It said that when a person gets married, you have up until one year after the wedding to get them a gift. Unless it's Britney Spears ... then you have to do it in the first 20 minutes. As you know, Britney was married and divorced last week in like 48 hours. She claims they were drunk at time of they got married. See, this is what we need in Vegas. We need a sobriety test for brides and grooms – like they have for drunk drivers. Maybe they should have a chalk line down the middle of the wedding chapel. So when you walk down the aisle, you have to walk a straight line."

January 17, 2004 - Norm Clarke of The Las Vegas Review Journal says look for Sam, the Palms' bellman/driver/ Britney Spears and Jason Alexander wedding witness, to resign soon to cash in on the monster offers to tell his story of the shock wedding.

January 17, 2004 - Britney Spears is calling her upcoming concerts the Onyx Hotel Tour—which came as a big surprise to some folks who are opening the Onyx Hotel in Boston this spring. "We actually had some fans working for us who went onto her Web site and found out she was calling her tour by the same name," a spokesman for Kimpton Hotels, which is opening the 112-room Onyx Hotel in April, tells Jeannette Walls of MSNBC.com. Read more.

January 17, 2004 - Us Weekly reports Britney Spears' jilted husband Jason Alexander is upset with the singer. "[He] feels like Britney left him to figure all this out on his own, and he is upset with her," a friend revealed. While rumors suggested that Spears gave Alexander a Porsche and some cash in exchange for an uncontested annulment, his hometown friend Jared Prescott said, "He hasn't gotten paid for anything, I'm still paying for all his lunches." Read more.

January 14, 2004 - webanging writes "Paris Hilton took the top prize as worst dressed woman of 2003 on Mr. Blackwell’s annual list. He dubbed Madonna and Britney Spears the "Kissin Cousins of Couture Crimes" and had them tie at #2. Country singer Shania Twain came in 3rd, she was christened "Calamity Twain" for her "buckled bombs and country-fried kitsch". None of this is a bad thing, especially according to Christina Aguilera who did not make the list. Christina has said that she loves it when she is on the worst dressed list because those people are always the most interesting. She’s right about that Britney, Madonna, and Paris were 2003's most talked about stars. Read on for a full list of the top ten."

January 14, 2004 - Democratic presidential candidate Dick Gephardt was on the Late Show with David Letterman on Monday to count down the 'Top Ten Signs You've Been On The Campaign Trail Too Long'. At number seven was, "You black out while campaigning in Nevada and wake up married to Britney Spears." Read more.

January 14, 2004 - MTV's Total Request Live announced on Tuesday that not only will Britney Spears have her new video 'Toxic' premiered on the program, she'll be doing her first interview since her January 3rd wedding to childhood friend Jason Alexander. No word if it will be a telephone or in-person interview.

January 14, 2004 - Anonymous writes "Ben Affleck has told Radio 1 he is grateful to Britney Spears for finally taking the spotlight off his relationship with Jennifer Lopez. He was at a celebrity screening of his new film 'Paycheck' in London last night (Monday), although only Michelle from Liberty X and boyfriend Andy Scott Lee were there - Jen didn't show as she's recording an album at the moment, and we weren't allowed to ask questions about her. But he was happy to talk about the publicity surrounding them both, and he has a lot to thank Britney for: "Britney, yeah, I'm going to send her a check. I can't tell you how pleased I was, it was finally the big one that's pushed it off. Which is really nice - nice for me. The poor thing!""

January 14, 2004 - Anonymous writes "GoBritney.com has added video captures of Britney Spears' new video 'Toxic'. Check them out here."

January 14, 2004 - Anonymous writes "Monday night on Entertainment Tonight, they showed clips of the making of Britney Spears new music video, 'Toxic'. Volumized.net has the video available for download in windows media format. You can download the video here."

January 14, 2004 - Gallup poll editor in chief Frank Newport was on CNN's 'Live From...' with Kyra Phillips on Tuesday to reveal approval ratings of Pete Rose, Britney Spears or Martha Stewart. Asked which of the three is ticking off people the most, Newport said, "Interesting question. The answer is, believe it or not Britney Spears. Of those three, unfortunately and all of whom have an unfavorable or negative image in the eyes of the public is Britney Spears who has the most negative image of all, I'm sorry to say. What's interesting about Britney Spears is 66 percent negative or unfavorable. Older Americans, 65 and plus, have the most negative image of all, interestingly, they know who she is. So at least one thing's happened with her, she's accomplished the objective of becoming a household name. But look at those image issues. She really needs her PR agency to rush in at this point." Read more.

January 14, 2004 - Britney Spears is reportedly carrying the love child of a random fan she met backstage at a concert in L.A. last year. Satirical website The Spoof was able to get an exclusive interview with Britney before she was able to speak with either her attorneys or her publicist about her pregnancy. Check out a transcript of the discussion here.

January 14, 2004 - Following her quickie wedding and annulment to childhood pal Jason Alexander, The Daily Star claims Britney Spears' record label Jive wants the singer to talk to alcohol abuse counselors before setting off to promote her new single 'Toxic', so they've put back its release to March 1st. "Anything Britney does musically at the moment will be overshadowed by the furor over her marriage and her lifestyle," the source told the British tabloid. "We need the fuss to die down before she can release the single, and she needs to get her head together so she can do that." Britney reportedly agreed to counseling sessions after breaking down in tears during a trip back to her Kentwood home for a recent family reunion.

January 14, 2004 - The tour director for Britney Spears 'The Onyx Hotel Tour' sent a message out to fans. Kevin Tancharoen writes, "I just wanted to fill you in on what's been going on. We are in the middle of creative meetings for the show, and dance rehearsals start in a few days. The stage design is complete, and costumes are in the works. It's been a long creative process thus far, and everyday we're discovering new ways to take Britney's shows to the next level. 'The Onyx Hotel' will be very artistically driven, and we hope to achieve more of an overall 'theatrical' performance. Most of all, we hope that you will be pleased with the outcome. Everyone on our team is incredibly excited about this show since it is giving us an opportunity to express our creativity without any limits. l'll keep you guys posted on events leading up to the tour so that you can follow along with the steps it takes to put this show together. This way when you actually see the show you will know exactly how everything came together. I'll talk to you all soon, and be sure to make your reservations to 'The Onyx Hotel'."

January 14, 2004 - 3AM Girls Eva Simpson and Jessica Callan of The Mirror caught the ire of *NSYNC star Justin Timberlake after asking him whether he'd do a Britney Spears and get hitched in Las Vegas to girlfriend Cameron Diaz. "Did you hear what she asked me?!" he yelled to his PR in response as he scuttled off. Check out a photo of Justin posing with the pair at Planet Hollywood on Sunday (January 11) at TheMirror and check out more pictures from his appearance at RexFeatures.

January 14, 2004 - David Letterman joked during his Late Show monologue on Monday night, "Well it was a quiet weekend. Britney Spears didn't marry anyone." You can listen to the reaction it got here.

January 14, 2004 - Jay Leno joked during his Tonight Show monologue on Monday night, "Boy that Britney works quick doesn't she? She parties with a guy, decides to marry him, goes through with the wedding, gets a lawyer, gets out of the marriage, all in like 50 hours. She's like J.Lo on speed. Who did she marry? This Jason Alexander guy. This poor kid, he went from 'Access Hollywood' to 'Where Are They Now?' On the same day."

January 14, 2004 - Britney Spears' mother Lynne posted a 'Lynne's Corner' update on BritneySpears.com Monday, conveniently ignoring any reference to Britney's shock Las Vegas wedding to Jason Alexander. She writes, "Now that the holidays are over, Britney’s back to work. She’s busy with rehearsals for the rest of the month, and all of February as well. Her tour starts on March 2nd in San Diego and it’s going to be called The Onyx Hotel Tour. It will be a great tour with lots of surprises, we are all very excited. Britney has been working hard and can’t wait to perform for her fans!" Read more.

January 14, 2004 - Spearsworld writes "Britney is undeniably flawed. She makes mistake after embarassing mistake. She walks funny in high heels, she sometimes chews gum during interviews, she can't handle her own crazy party load and probably couldn't piece together a truly classy ensemble if my life depended on it." Read more.

January 14, 2004 - Anonymous writes "MTV News reports that on what would have otherwise been her honeymoon with Jason Alexander, Britney Spears spent her post-marriage/annulment days in Miami filming promos for her upcoming Showtime concert special. The program is a live, full-length concert from the Miami stop of her Onyx Hotel Tour. The concert, which will be shot on HDTV, will air March 28th at 9 p.m. ET, and will be tape-delayed on the West Coast."

January 14, 2004 - Fans can bid on a charity auction to win Britney Spears tickets in the first 5 rows for a concert near you, and a Britney picture. Proceeds benefit The Britney Spears Foundation. Read more.

January 14, 2004 - 'Friends' star Jennifer Aniston goofed on Britney Spears' wedding to Jason Alexander in a skit on Saturday Night Live over the weekend. Aniston, who hosted, played the role of Spears while Jimmy Fallon played her temporary husband Alexander. Check out video captures and highlights from TheMirror and TheSun.

January 14, 2004 - Britney Spears failed to show up to the set of her forthcoming video in Miami on Friday (January 9) in the Design District. Check out pictures of extras and fans waiting in vain for the singer at LFI and Volumized.net.

January 14, 2004 - Susanna Rodell of Knight Ridder Tribune weighed in on Britney Spears and her influence on young girls being pressured to show more interest in applying mascara than climbing trees. Rodell said Spears has "got all the equipment required for good old-fashioned male-female relations, and she's not hiding it. She's inspired millions of preadolescent females to learn to shake their little booties at a very young age. You've got to catch them young, and it's touching to see how well her little followers have learned their lesson: To be female (even if you're only 8) means to sport tight hip-hugger pants, cropped camisoles, high-heeled sandals and a lot of eye shadow." Read more.

January 14, 2004 - Spies tell Norm Clarke of The Las Vegas Review Journal that onlookers had an inkling the honeymoon was over when Britney Spears and Jason Alexander didn't sit next to each other at the wedding dinner at the Palms' N9NE Steakhouse.

January 14, 2004 - The Sun reports that Britney Spears will be returning to the UK on tour for the first time in four years, playing gigs at Glasgow’s SECC (April 30), Manchester’s MEN Arena (May 1), London’s Wembley Arena (May 3), and Birmingham's NIA (May 5). Britney tells the tabloid, "I'm really thrilled to be coming back to tour the UK. I love the British fans and the crowds are always fun. This is going to be my best tour yet and I hope that you really enjoy it." Read more.

January 14, 2004 - Anonymous writes "The first thing I have to say is that I am a Christina Aguilera and Justin Timberlake fan. I own both of their albums and think that they are amazing. I am not a fan of Britney Spears, but I do own 'In The Zone'. So here's my opinion on these three artists. Read on if you are not a Britney-crazed maniac and can handle MY opinion on her."

January 14, 2004 - Lynn Crosbie of the Globe and Mail sounded off on Britney Spears' problems after the singer was married and annulled to ring in the new year to childhood friend Jason Alexander. Crosbie says, "The slow yet certain plunge of Britney Spears is difficult to assess. More prudent observers would track this decline through sales figures, yet numbers convey only the starkest of narratives. I believe it was the exact moment she kissed the Madonna-viper (who had courted Spears for a long time, wearing her T-shirts and remarking on her, obsessively) that her descent began. Madonna is infamous for a kind of cruelty that always seems to originate in seduction (Sandra Bernhardt is painfully articulate on this subject), and her affection usually culminates in vicious, public cuts." Read more.

January 12, 2004 - Popdirt.com's new poll is asking which couple is most likely to get married by year's end, and Britney and Jason Alexander (again) are one of the nominees. Vote here.

January 12, 2004 - Popdirt.com's previous poll asking why do you thought Britney Spears got a Las Vegas marriage and quick annulment to childhood pal Jason Alexander saw the most votes go to "publicity stunt", just edging out "she was drunk" 34.9% to 33.2%. Next up was that Spears had "lost her mind" with 10.1%, while 7.3% thought she wanted to get revenge on her ex-lover Justin Timberlake of *NSYNC. Only 3.7% felt Spears was "in love." Check out the complete results here.

January 12, 2004 - Steppin' Out magazine's Chaunce Hayden recently spoke with Jessica Simpson and asked the singer about comparisons to Britney Spears, whom Hayden told Simpson had become almost a joke because it's so much more about her sex image than it is her music. "That's what works for her," Simpson responded. "That's Britney's thing. She's a very sexy person. That's the way she chooses to sell her career." As for Britney skewing music towards sex first, music second, unlike someone like Jewel, Simpson said, "Yeah, I miss the Jewel who used to sing in wife-beater shirts and jeans with just her guitar on stage. That's what I want to be. Music should not be about your outfit. It shouldn't be about what you're wearing or what your hair looks like. It shouldn't be about your image. It should be about the lyrics and the melody. It should be about what's in your soul." Read more.

January 12, 2004 - Mark Coomes of The Louisville Courier-Journal profiled Britney Spears, Christina Aguilera, and Jessica Simpson, and how the three pop starlets have been in a competition since auditioning for The Mickey Mouse Club in 1992. They label Britney "The Queen", Christina "The Rebel", and Jessica "The Ditz". Read more.

January 12, 2004 - The Las Vegas Sun reports Biohazard bassist and singer Evan Seinfeld was married to adult film actress Tara Patrick on Friday at the Little White Wedding Chapel. The couple told friends that they wanted to walk in Britney Spears' footsteps down the aisle. "A lot of people are saying that this week," chapel owner Charolette Richards said. "My business is through the roof because of all this."

January 12, 2004 - The Canadian Press reports two Montreal schoolgirls were expelled from school after they were busted for charging boys $5 to watch them kiss in the school cafeteria. The students got the idea after watching Britney Spears and Madonna make out during last year's MTV Video Music Awards. Read more.

January 12, 2004 - Ellen Goodman of the Washington Post is arguing that Britney Spears' quickie wedding and annulment to childhood friend Jason Alexander aids those seeking to legalize gay marriage. She writes, "Britney and Jason were granted an annulment in 55 hours on the grounds that they lacked 'understanding of each others' actions in entering upon this marriage.' Compare them to gay couples who 'understand' each other and commitment but are kept legally single. Now repeat the question family law professor Martha Minow asks: 'Is this the moment to stand back and ask not who should get married but how to get married?' Should we be more worried about thoughtless, instant, throwaway marriages than same-sex marriages?" Read more.

January 12, 2004 - The New York Daily News reports Kentwood is closing ranks behind their favorite daughter Britney Spears after she sparked an international uproar by marrying hometown hunk Jason Alexander on a whim — and then dumping him. "Britney is our hometown star, and Jason is our hometown guy," said Charlene Blades, who is friends with both. "Give them a break. They're kids, and we're proud of them no matter what mistakes they've made." Nyla's Burger Basket owner Nyla Price added, "I'm proud of her, I love her and she likes to eat here." Read more.

January 12, 2004 - Rabbi Shmuley Boteach posted an editorial for WorldNetDaily advising Britney Spears to learn from the errors of Michael Jackson. Boteach writes, "At heart he is a decent man, a kind-hearted and humble spirit. But what destroyed him – and what is destroying you – is being bereft of a normal life, the sting of which is compensated for by the soothing warmth of the spotlight." He also revealed what Jackson told him after Britney had met with Jackson and Boteach when she was 19 years old. "In a few years, this girl is gone from the public eye," Boteach quotes the King of Pop remarking. "Nobody's gonna care about her. She is all over the place. There is no mystery. I would never do what she does. I hold myself back." Read more.

January 12, 2004 - Last night on Saturday Night Live's 'Weekend Update', Jimmy Fallon joked, "Last week, Britney Spears married Jason Alexander. In a related story, Christina Aguilera 69'd Newman." And Tina Fey followed with, "Insiders say the weekend marriage to her friend was result of a prank that went too far. But honestly, what marriage isn't?"

January 12, 2004 - Anonymous writes "Britney Spears is featured on the cover of the January 19th edition of People Magazine. The magazine features pictures of Britney on her wedding night as well as a lengthy article. Look at the scans here."

January 12, 2004 - Mark Bialczak of The Post-Standard spoke with former Norah Jones tour manager Dan Cleland, who say the singer was a friend of Britney Spears, who liked to drop by for concerts. "She was cool. A very nice girl," Cleland said. "Norah tried to get her out on our bus for a week so she could get back to earth. But she couldn't. She had no control over her own schedule." Read more.

January 12, 2004 - BSLive.org has scans of Britney Spears on the cover of the new issue of In Touch and Us Weekly magazines, focusing on her annulled wedding to childhood pal Jason Alexander. Check them out here.

January 12, 2004 - News of the World reports that in a sensational heart-to-heart talk with Britney Spears' close friend John Cusack, the singer revealed that her failed relationship with *NSYNC star Justin Timberlake is behind her anguish. "Justin is still the person I love and I sometimes drink to block him out. I'm taking these pills that I'm not supposed to drink with but I can't help it," she said. "I'm really worried what is happening to me. I need help—I can drink bottles of wine so easily. The last two months I've gone through hell and I feel scared. My career is up and down and I'm really scared what will happen next. My world is falling apart, I need time out. I don't know what I'm doing." Read more, including Spears' comments that the marriage was planned, and wasn't a stunt, here.

January 12, 2004 - The Sun reports Jason Alexander's high school sweetheart Corie Miller has been left devastated after his marriage and quick annulment to Britney Spears in Las Vegas. Friends said she was "madly in love" with him until he suddenly dumped her last month after hooking up with Spears. Friends said the first Corie knew of the wedding was seeing it on the news. One said: "She screamed out loud and burst into tears. She is really, really upset. I don’t know if she has managed to speak to Jason but I think there are a few things she wants to say to him." Read more.

January 12, 2004 - David Letterman joked during his Late Show monologue on Friday night, "It's so good to come out here and see friendly faces because last night, and I hate talking about people who they are not here, but last night what a rough, ugly audience. What a rough crowd. After 20 minutes they tried to have the show annulled. Well, it's Friday night at 11:35 and just about now Britney Spears should be in Las Vegas marrying some loser." Listen to the monologue here.

January 12, 2004 - Conservative radio talk show host Dr. Laura Schlessinger was on 'Larry King Live' on Friday to promote her new book and also weigh in on Britney Spears' wedding to childhood pal Jason Alexander on January 3rd. Asked why Britney made the marriage move, Schlessinger said, "Well, I think she's trying to outdo Madonna or out-Madonna Madonna. And I just think it's sad because she's a young, attractive woman with a lot of talent and, you know, has sacrificed dignity for all the celebrity and the money and all that. And I always find that sad because it's not a good role model." She added, "Interestingly enough, the only facts that I got on that, that I read on the air-- because I got a ton of things -- everybody was horrified. What I got on the air was from a guy who introduced himself as a gay Jewish guy. And he has a partner for 14 years, and because he respects religion and the extended family with the children, they've decided not to marry to preserve what he said was the true calling of marriage, which is the joining of a man and a woman. And although they'd want to be married, he felt religiously this was wrong. OK, along comes Britney Spears. He has all these nieces and nephews who come to him and say, Well, then I guess you can married for -- you know, they're little kids. So you just get married overnight? And so he was raging that here she has this ability to be married, to have this sacrament, and she denigrated it. And I thought that was an interesting juxtaposition of points." Read more.

January 12, 2004 - People magazine's Peter Castro talks to The CBS Early Show about the wedding and annulment that had everyone talking, including the possibility of Britney Spears' ex Jason Alexander selling the tape of the ceremony. Asked if Spears is going over the edge after this latest controversy, Castro said, "I don’t think she’s over the edge quite yet, but she'd better be careful, because her behavior lately is just so irrational. She’s turning a lot of people off. It’s hurting her credibility and certainly not helping her record sales." Read more and watch the interview here.

January 12, 2004 - Anonymous writes "Many people have said that this wedding is not a big deal and that no one should care that Britney Spears got married. Well these are the same people that have commented on the negative personal lives of many other stars; from their breakdowns to their fashion senses; to the fact that they think some are slutty (even though one in particular that is called a slut often has not been proven to have sex and has had like what? Two boyfriends in five or six years...) Anywayz, back to the topic. If other stars image is so important then why should we just let this go." Read more.

January 12, 2004 - David Letterman joked during his Late Show monologue on Thursday night, "Britney Spears got married. She married a friend out in Las Vegas on Sunday and then had the marriage annulled on Monday. I feel bad for the guy because he never got to consummate the marriage. I mean the poor guy had to consummate the marriage himself." Listen to the monologue at CBS.com.

January 12, 2004 - Byron Williams is sounding off on Britney Spears' 55-hour marriage to childhood pal Jason Alexander on Workingforchange.com. He writes, "What was described by the Spears spin doctors as young people who 'took a joke too far by getting married,' leaves one to question how the gay and lesbian community might come up with new and imaginative ways to threaten the so-called sanctity of marriage over and above the centuries of antics demonstrated by the heterosexual population." Read more.

January 12, 2004 - The People has an editorial on the wild behavior coming out of Britney Spears, Charlotte Church, and Christina Aguilera. The 'Man of The People' argued, "Far from damning their extreme lifestyles, I really find myself feeling sorry for these poor little rich girls. For it seems that, rather than having it all, in many ways they've got nothing. They seem to care little for those around them and, while they give two fingers to the world, that leaves other pretty little fingers perilously close to a self-destruct button. Perhaps I shouldn't be surprised by their antics." Read more.

January 10, 2004 - The New York Daily News has details on Britney Spears' trip to the island of Nevis with her cheerleader cousin Laura Lynn Covington before her now infamous trip to Las Vegas for New Year's Eve. "She was there from the 26th of December until the morning of the 31st - and she was with a beautiful blond girlfriend [Covington] and some bodyguards," said a fellow guest at the Four Seasons Resort on the posh Caribbean island. "She was completely un-diva-ish in her manner. She always said hello when I passed her, she was very cooperative about signing autographs and posing for pictures, and she seemed thrilled by all the little posses of kids that trailed her around everywhere. She was pretty nice - incredibly friendly, actually - and seemed like a well-brought-up girl." Read more.

January 10, 2004 - The Mirror reports Britney Spears' 1/2 day hubby was arrested after taking part in a bar room boxing contest called Whip Ass Wednesday at Extra Innings bar in Hammond, Louisiana. Jason Alexander has been involved in at least 15 fights and is described as having a "short fuse." Police were called when a bar fight ended up on the street. Officers had to use pepper spray to break it up. Read more.

January 10, 2004 - KTLA has still another video report on Britney Spears' weekend marriage with childhood pal Jason Alexander, including comments from Britney's lawyer, Jason, and residents of Kentwood. Watch it here.

January 10, 2004 - Britney Spears' mother Lynne went ballistic when she received the news from her daughter that she had married childhood pal Jason Alexander in Las Vegas on Saturday morning, according to People Magazine's Todd Gold. In just hours, Britney's mom made it from Kentwood to Vegas to make sure the annulment got going. Read more and check out pictures here.

January 10, 2004 - Britney Spears impersonator Amanda Olliff tells The Las Vegas Sun she was thrilled to see Britney Spears get married in the city over the weekend. The 26-year-old University of Georgia grad and two-year Las Vegas resident said, "To be honest, it was a pretty stupid thing for her to do, but if I get a few more bookings out of it, then I'll be happy." Read more.

January 10, 2004 - MTV News has a timeline on Britney Spears' wild weekend in Las Vegas to ring in 2004 by marrying childhood pal Jason Alexander before quickly getting an annulment. Check it out here.

January 10, 2004 - Norm Clarke of The Las Vegas Review Journal spoke with The Palms owner George Maloof to see what happened to the bellman who walked Britney Spears down the aisle on Saturday when she married childhood pal Jason Alexander. Maloof denies the report that he was fired, but there are indications he's taking an unscheduled "vacation." Maloof said, "He's still working," but wouldn't say he's been on duty since Saturday. Read more.

January 10, 2004 - Joseph Kahn spoke with 'Extra' about the new Britney Spears' video for 'Toxic' which may take a swipe at the singer's ex-boyfriend, Justin Timberlake of *NSYNC. Kahn says that in the new video, Spears is out for revenge on her boyfriend. He says, "It is a bit biographical, I guess." Kahn also reveals that Spears had one racy scene that almost shut down the set. He says, "She is wearing nothing but diamonds. We had to clear the set for that particular piece." Read more.

January 10, 2004 - Unfortunate420 writes "Many people think Britney's career is hitting a brick wall and going to end faster then you can say annulment. Well what do I think? Nah. It is just taking the ups and downs the music business throws at it. I mean come on. What if you were the most watched girl in America? Wouldn't you be under a little pressure? I feel bad for her. She gets way less credit then she deserves. I know a lot of people don't agree with me. Cool. But I know there is a ton that do too. Okay back to the subject at hand. Let's take a look at some things she has done or things said about her to confirm my predictions that she is still going to be going strong." Read more.

January 10, 2004 - Sum 41's Drummer Steve Jocz (aka Stevo 32) took part in a 20 Questions with Metal-Sludge.com last week. Stevo was asked to rate several pop singers on a 1 to 10 scale. He gave Michelle Branch a 2, Christina Aguilera a 5, Kelly Osbourne a 4, and the then still never married Britney Spears a 10. Why give Spears a perfect score? "Now that I've heard she's a Coke head," he responded. Read more.

January 10, 2004 - MTV News spoke with famed divorce lawyer Raoul Felder about Britney Spears' wedding and same day annulment to Jason Alexander in Las Vegas on Saturday (January 3), and the concept of allulment. "It's saying something never existed that we all know existed," he explained. "It's a legal fantasy. It can't happen in a real state like [it did], it happens only in Vegas like that. People do it so that when they meet someone at a cocktail party they can say they have never been married." Felder said couples sometimes opt for an annulment to avoid the stigma of a divorce, paving the way for a church-sanctioned marriage in the future. "It's absurd that she said she didn't understand," Felder said. "But she should have no problem getting married again, since if you get annulled in one state it is recognized in all states." Read more.

January 10, 2004 - The Sun reports that Britney Spears' marriage to Jason Alexander was annulled because her new hubby refused to sign away his rights to her fortune, according to a pal. After Britney's mother Lynne found out about the quickie marriage on Saturday, she demanded Alexander sign a prenuptial agreement or the marriage would be annulled. "Jason refused," the pal said. "He wasn’t after Britney’s money, but he didn’t like the way he was being treated." A friend of Spears added, "Britney didn’t really want to have an annulment but her mum and the advisers put a lot of pressure on her." Read more.

January 10, 2004 - Dr. Ruth Westheimer was on 'Scarborough Country' on Tuesday (November 6) to discuss Britney Spears' shock wedding on Saturday morning with childhood pal Jason Alexander, which was quickly annuled. Dr. Ruth told Joe, "Parents should say to their girls and boys, this is not a proper way of dressing. This is not a proper way of taking some boyfriend and saying, let‘s get married. I do think that the outrage—that‘s why I came on television with you—is appropriate. I think it has to be taken seriously." Read on for a transcript.

January 10, 2004 - The Daily Star reports Britney Spears tried to persuade her ex, Justin Timberlake to get hitched in Las Vegas after a heavy night of partying, but the *NSYNC star was having none of it. "Justin laughed it off as a joke, but maybe he didn’t realize how serious Britney was at the time," a pal said. "He knew she had dreams of a big fairytale wedding but he wasn't ready for all that."

January 10, 2004 - The Glasgow Daily Record reports Limp Bizkit frontman Fred Durst, who claims to have had a brief fling with Britney Spears after she split from *NSYNC star Justin Timberlake, weighed in on the singer's brief marriage to childhood pal Jason Alexander. Durst said: ''I feel bad for Justin that he has to see his ex-girlfriend jumping from guy to guy.'' Read more.

January 10, 2004 - David Letterman joked during his Late Show monologue on Wednesday night, "You heard about Britney Spears getting married over the weekend? She got married in Las Vegas and then had the marriage annulled the next day. The marriage was so brief that they didn't even have time to edit the sex video." Listen to the monologue online at CBS.com.

January 10, 2004 - The New York Daily News reports Jason Alexander has been offered $1 million for the video of him and Britney Spears exchanging their wedding vows at the Little White Wedding Chapel in Las Vegas on Saturday morning. But Alexander's new agent Ira Rainess insists his client isn't selling the video. "He is overwhelmed by what's going on, and I'm offering him general advice as a favor to a friend," he said. While Alexander may walk away wealthy by the move, it doesn't appear to be helping Britney financially. The singer's upcoming tour "is not selling out left and right," a well-informed industry source said. "Some dates have been doing less than the promoters thought they would." Read more.

January 10, 2004 - Access Hollywood spoke with Jason Alexander's former girlfriend Cori Miller for her reaction to her ex marrying Britney Spears in Las Vegas over the weekend, only to get an annulment later in the day. "I was very shocked, surprised, but I'm happy for him," she said. She added that she had no hard feelings for Spears. "No hard feelings at all. I'm happy for her," Miller told Billy Bush. And Jason's pal Jerrod Miller insisted that Spears didn't steal Jason from Cori. "They've been broken up a long time ago," said Jerrod. "Britney is not a homewrecker. She didn't have nothing to do with that. That was already done. That's a lie that everyone's making up." Read more.

January 10, 2004 - Anonymous writes "According to TasteThis.org, Britney Spears is in Miami, with photographer David LaChapelle working on a photoshoot, and a few promo commercials for her upcoming Showtime special. No further information is available at this time."

January 10, 2004 - The Las Vegas Review Journal reports Britney Spears in wedding regalia has become an instant tourist attraction at Madame Tussaud's Wax Museum at The Venetian. "There's a ton of people taking pictures with her," said Tussaud's spokeswoman Melissa Horacek. "We put a veil on her this morning, a bouquet in her hand and a garter on her left leg. We have men taking off her garter with their teeth and on their knees proposing. Everyone's coming up and touching her and kissing her." Read more.

January 10, 2004 - The New York Post re-created Britney Spears' wedding look for $101.34 with a few pit stops at H&M, Ricky's, Patricia Field and Claire's Boutique. But this off-the-beaten-bridal-path look won't catch on - and shouldn't, predict stylemongers. "It's just not appropriate," says Robert Verdi, host of 'Full Frontal Fashion'. "You don't wear a bikini to a wake. I don't think that sort of shotgun, impromptu, unplanned wedding would command any new redirection of what we think of as a traditional wedding garment." Read more.

January 10, 2004 - Jason Alexander, briefly 'Mr. Britney Spears,' had plenty to say when 'Inside Edition' reporter Les Trent caught up with him in Louisiana. Watch the report online at CBSnews.com.

January 10, 2004 - Britney Spears shocked lots of people when she tied the knot over the weekend in Las Vegas and quickly annulled it. CBS News' Gretchen Carlson explained in a report on 'The Early Show'. Watch it online here.

January 10, 2004 - Entertainment Tonight's Jann Carl has the latest on Britney Spears' quickie marriage, including the official wedding photo from the ceremony and some comments from the ex-groom, Jason Alexander. Watch the report online at CBSnews.com.

January 10, 2004 - "Top Ten Messages on Britney Spears' Answering Machine" was the topic of David Letterman's Top 10 list on last night's 'Late Show'. At #2 was, "It's Jessica Simpson. Thanks for making me look like a genius." Check out the complete list here.

January 10, 2004 - Jeannette Walls of MSNBC.com reports Britney Spears' ex husband Jason Alexander has signed up with Ira Rainess, a young, aggressive sports marketer who has been compared to Jerry Maguire, the agent played by Tom Cruise. Rainess is now fielding book and television offers for the Kentwood man virtually unknown until Saturday night. Read more.

January 10, 2004 - kping writes "Malaysia newspaper The Star caught up with Britney Spears in Seoul, South Korea on the first Asian stop to promote her forth effort, 'In The Zone', last month. Check out scans of the article at orangeincolour.com."

January 10, 2004 - Britney Spears weekend marriage and subsequent annulment to childhood pal Jason Alexander has engulfed the pair's hometown of Kentwood, Louisiana in an unwanted media frenzy and it has rekindled an old question: What's she done for Kentwood lately? "It's embarrassing to have the worldwide media attention with the buildings in such rundown, decrepit conditions," said Tammy Shaffett, a co-owner of The Hair Studio on Avenue F, the main street that once had traffic and a movie theater. Resident Heather Patterson added, "She should give some of her money to the town. She should help out. I know if I had some of that money I would." Read more.

January 10, 2004 - Anonymous writes "Volumized.net has added some pictures of Britney Spears out clubbing in Las Vegas on Friday (January 2), the night before she got married to Jason Alexander. To see the pictures, click here."

January 10, 2004 - David Letterman joked during his Late Show monologue on Tuesday night, "I have a personal dilemma. Help me out. Is it too soon to hit on Britney Spears? ... Did you hear about that? Britney Spears got married out in the Las Vegas strip. It went just like any marriage. It was great for the first ten minutes and then just fell apart... She had the marriage annulled. Her reasoning for having it annulled was for not understanding her actions. Which that’s the same way that I became a father." Listen to the monologue online at CBS.com.

January 10, 2004 - Britney Spears bizarre behavior continues to keep people guessing. Cynthia Sanz of People magazine spoke with the Fox News Channel earlier today to talk about what's up with the singer. Sanz thinks she can pull out of this if she can pull the tour off and starts acting like a grown up. Watch the interview here [click on the 'options' button].

January 10, 2004 - Dees Sleaze reports Jessica Simpson is making the cover of Celebrity Skin magazine after her husband Nick Lachey of 98 Degrees was caught with his hand between her thighs when they were at a party and Jessica was dressed as a hooker. They open the segment with a parody ad featuring Britney Spears' new fragrance: 'Annulment'. Listen here.

January 7, 2004 - The New York Daily News reports Silas Walker 4th hit the gravy train when he spotted Britney Spears collecting a marriage license in Las Vegas on Saturday. The picture Walker took of his intended bride, Stephanie Rodgers, standing with Spears and Jason Alexander was plastered on the front pages of newspapers and magazines around the world yesterday. Star magazine paid $100,000 for one of Walker's pictures. Us magazine bought another for an undisclosed sum. Little White Wedding Chapel tells the Daily News it wasn't he most romantic occasion: "They looked like two strangers. They didn't talk to each other, hold hands or do nothing. They stood 3 feet away from each other. I see people do everything but jump into the sack in front of this window. I thought this was unusual." Read more.

January 7, 2004 - Spearsworld writes "I know my pleading may be in vain, but I think it is high time to put all this "Britney Marriage" stuff to bed. Considering the fact that I may be the most devoted Britney Spears fan breathing, if I say this wedding stuff is getting boring it is fair to assume that all this intensive coverage of the Vegas wedding has grown to the point where the media looks even more ridiculous than the poor girl their trying to ridicule." Read more.

January 7, 2004 - USA Today music writer Ken Barnes took part in an online chat with readers on Tuesday, where one asked about the comparisons Britney Spears is getting to Madonna from someone insisting she didn't deserve to be compared to the Material Girl. "Nope, I'm right with you on that. Britney wishes she could aspire to Madonna status," Barnes said. "Madonna brilliantly used her limited vocal talents to the max and has been an underrated creative force in co-writing and determining the direction of her records, most of which showed a knack for well-timed innovation. Britney has the same avid appetite for publicity, but just ain't as smart. Or talented. Or innovative." Check out the entire chat transcript here.

January 7, 2004 - 'American Idol' host Ryan Seacrest was on CNN's 'Larry King Live' on Tuesday to talk about the new season, Michael Jackson, and of course, the Britney Spears' wedding over the weekend to childhood pal Jason Alexander. "I just -- you know, as a talent, also as a young person who works very hard," he said. "There's something to be said about work ethic, certainly for young people in this country. There are so many young folks who struggle and don't know exactly what they want to do and really struggle with finding a passion. Fortunately for you, fortunately for me, for Britney, we knew what we wanted to do and we went after that early. So I admire her for what she's been able to accomplish at such a young age." Read more.

January 7, 2004 - Professional Britney Spears watchers tell USA Today not to believe those saying the singer temporarily wed childhood pal Jason Alexander for publicity. "You don't hatch a publicity stunt at 5:30 in the morning (the time the couple married)," says Marc Malkin, news director at Us Weekly. "She's rebelling," suggests MSNBC's Jeannette Walls. And if it was a publicity stunt, "it's not a wise one," she adds. "Whether it was just to have fun, or a true meltdown, it was still out of control," says Malkin. Read more.

January 7, 2004 - Bernard Creighton-Limm, a renowned composer and music theorist tells Weekly World News that Britney Spears is a musical genius. "It takes a trained ear to appreciate Miss Spears' remarkable talent," Creighton-Limm said. "To the three Bs -- Bach, Brahms and Beethoven -- you can add a fourth: Britney." He explained, "Miss Spears' ingenious use of advanced musical techniques such as agogic accent, deceptive cadence and melisma is astonishingly brilliant." Read more.

January 7, 2004 - Access Hollywood broke down the details of Britney Spears' shocking wedding and annulment to childhood friend Jason Alexander with Las Vegas attorney Douglas Crawford. "He could appeal this on any number of grounds, saying he was defrauded into entering into the answer for any number of reasons. There are hundreds of them," said Crawford. Jason agreed to the annulment but he could have gone a different, messier route. He could have sued Britney for divorce and asked for his share of her earnings during their 55 hour marriage. Read more.

January 7, 2004 - Harvey Levin from 'Celebrity Justice' was on CNN's 'Live Today' on Tuesday to discuss Britney Spears' annulled wedding to childhood pal Jason Alexander, which he thought was an interesting legal case. "Because in Nevada, happen to have the law here, in Nevada there are requirements for getting a marriage annulled," the lawyer explained. "And the only real basis that she would have for getting it annulled, which means it never really happened in the first place, would be if she could prove she had a lack of understanding. Now, typically -- we went back and looked at the law. There are cases as early as 1925 in Nevada were people proved that by showing they were so drunk they didn't have the ability to form a thought. Well, she's not alleging that. She's just saying, You know, we didn't think it through. Technical that may not be enough to actually get an annulment in Nevada because they did go to a chapel. They were turned away. They had to go to the marriage license bureau. They had to go back to the chapel. And if the judge were really hard-nosed about it, he might have said, You know what? I don't think you had a lack of understanding, really. But that that's what he said." Read more.

January 7, 2004 - News satire website The Spoof reports actor Jason Alexander, the short, stocky and balding actor of 'Seinfeld' fame, awoke this morning after a long night of partying, and was stunned but visibly aroused after reading the USA Today and learning that he had married pop star Britney Spears. "Yes!" Exclaimed the actor. "Where is she? Bring it on!" Read more.

January 7, 2004 - Watch what a couple who was in the chapel while Britney Spears was getting married to childhood pal Jason Alexander have to say in a video clip at ETOnline.

January 7, 2004 - While the marriage to childhood pal Jason Alexander may have been a "joke gone too far," Us Weekly's Senior Editor Caroline Schafer tells 'Extra' that Britney Spears was not laughing during the ceremony. Schafer says, "We know that Jason had something for Britney for a very long time. Britney was indeed crying at the chapel before she got married. Her hands were shaking." Us also reports that Spears has been calling Alexander, but that he won't turn her calls. In Kentwood, opinions about the marriage are split. Jason’s sister says, "We knew it was just a joke." Read more.

January 7, 2004 - An eyewitness spoke with The Glasgow Daily Record aboout Britney Spears' shocking wedding over the weekend to childhood pal Jason Alexander at the Little White Wedding Chapel. "She knew what package she wanted, paid with a credit card and did not seem to be drunk at all," the witness revealed. "The people there closed the doors and told us that we would have to stay inside as they didn't want anyone interrupting. She looked so happy. She was dressed down in a trucker hat, ripped jeans and a tiny black crop top. She also had a garter which was given to her by the chapel, on top of her trousers. Her tummy was sticking right out but I don't think it was from a lot of drinking or eating. Her chauffeur walked her down the aisle and when she got to the end she was nearly in tears. She held on to Jason and they looked like high school sweethearts. The reverend married them in a quick five-minute ceremony. They had none of their own vows and Britney was really quick to say 'I do'. When they were told they could kiss, they did. They stood there hugging and laughing and holding hands. She then burst into tears but was smiling as she did so. She had her picture taken, which was part of the package. She was also given a T-shirt from the chapel." Read more.

January 7, 2004 - The Mirror reports that insiders are saying Jason Alexander had proposed to Britney Spears after she invited him to spend New Year in Las Vegas. Sources told the tabloid that a brief romance began and at 3am on Saturday - as they were alone in a hotel room - Jason said: "Man, we should just get married." Britney replied. "All right." When Jason said, "Are you serious?", she responded, "Yeah." Two and a half hours later, they went through with it... then came to their senses, say insiders. Read more.

January 7, 2004 - Anonymous writes "ESPN.com's Page 2 posted a hilarious timeline of Britney Spears' marriage to childhood pal Jason Alexander in Las Vegas. Check it out here."

January 7, 2004 - The Stanford Daily's editorial board is commenting on Britney Spears' marriage and annulment with childhood pal Jason Alexander over the weekend in Las Vegas. They write, "'What?' you might be asking. This space is normally reserved for loftier issues, such as the Office of Residential Education’s crackdown on alcohol. But as the tag line for 'American Beauty' reminds us: Look closer. Britney’s short-lived marriage offers a number of valuable lessons, some of which might come in handy to students planning upcoming weekend getaways to Las Vegas." Read more.

January 7, 2004 - J.D. Mullane of the Bucks County Courier Times commented on Britney Spears' weekend wedding and annulment to childhood pal Jason Alexander. "Faced with slumping record sales, dumped from her multi-million dollar endorsement contract with Pepsi Cola and worse, cursed with cigarette breath and a sagging junk food tummy, Britney has turned to circus geekery to keep her career afloat," he said. "She did a good job last weekend when she married Jason Alexander, a nobody from her hometown in Louisiana. Britney would have done better to marry Jason Alexander from 'Seinfeld' because it would have bought her an additional news cycle or two, and maybe a reality TV show." Read more.

January 7, 2004 - Playboy founder Hugh Hefner tells Us Weekly he's interested in adding the pop singer to his stable of blonde girlfriends after her quickly annulled marriage over the weekend to childhood pal Jason Alexander. "Britney would make a great girlfriend," 77-year-old Hef said. "Picasso had his pink period and his blue period. I am in my blonde period right now. I think it's related to those early movies that had such a great influence on me when I was a kid." He's also interested in the singer posing in his magazine. Read more.

January 7, 2004 - Access Hollywood's Billy Bush went down to Kentwood, Louisiana to chat with Britney Spears' temporary groom Jason Alexander. Watch a stream of his interview at MSN.com.

January 7, 2004 - The Village Voice entertainment columnist Michael Musto was on MSNBC's 'Scarborough Country' on Monday to discuss Britney Spears' marriage over the weekend to childhood friend Jason Alexander. Asked by host Joe Scarborough why he thought the couple decided on the bizarre nuptials, Musto responded, "I think it was more of something that happened as a result of a couple of champagnes on New Year‘s. And she thought, wouldn‘t it be cute to get married, not even realizing that you have to go and get a license first? And if you actually look at her signature on the license, which she eventually did have to get, it‘s a little shaky." Read on for the complete transcript.

January 7, 2004 - Deansplanet has undated photos of Britney Spears mooning the paparazzi from the back of a limo. Check them out here.

January 7, 2004 - Ken Baker of Us Weekly was on the Howard Stern Show on Monday to discuss Britney Spears' wedding and annulment to Jason Alexander in Las Vegas over the weekend. Ken said that the guy Britney married isn't that good looking so it gives all of these normal guys hope that they might have a chance to date her. Baker added that he felt she is out of shape at this point. He also says that he thinks that her mother was the one who was upset about the whole thing and told her that she has to get the marriage annulled. Read more.

January 7, 2004 - The feud between Britney Spears and Christina Aguilera was discussed on the Fox News Channel on Tuesday. Entertainment reporter Lisa Bernhard spoke with Blender magazine's Andy Pemberton about the issue that has been the focus of their cover stories with both singers. Pemberton talked about the shock wedding to Jason Alexander and the singer's bad attitude towards the print media, that was evident to anyone reading the article. Watch the interview here [use the 'options' button]

January 7, 2004 - The Las Vegas Sun reports that the Britney Spears and Jason Alexander weekend wedding and annulment is the shortest celebrity marriage on record. Two other celeb unions lasted one day, but Spears had annulment papers signed about a half day after the nuptials. The other one-day marriages are Robin Givens and tennis instructor Svetozar Marinkovic (Aug. 22, 1997) and Zsa Zsa Gabor and Felipe De Alba (April 13, 1982).

January 7, 2004 - Roger Friedman of FoxNews.com weighed in on Britney Spears' wedding and quick annulment to Kentwood friend Jason Alexander over the weekend. Friedman said, "Spears has no formal education, no clue about adult life and a lot of bodyguards. And oh yes, the money. My guess is that over the holidays she was just ... lonely. And bored. Too young to have perspective and too old to watch 'Sesame Street,' she's stuck in a dangerous rut. Again, my advice, Brit: Marry the guy for real and learn to make a casserole." Read more.

January 7, 2004 - In a column at the Indianapolis Star, the unattributed writer moans, "Britney Spears' career is like the Denver Broncos' playoff drive -- it's done! These publicity stunts make her look ridiculous. She should take her millions and invest in a life. The one-day marriage of a no-talent, spoiled brat is hardly headline worthy. Leave Britney alone! She's a young woman enjoying her life. She has to make her own mistakes -- that's living." Read more.

January 7, 2004 - Anonymous writes "GoBritney.com has some pictures from Britney Spears wedding in Las Vegas on Saturday morning and partying with temporary husband Jason Alexander in Las Vegas. Check out the pictures here."

January 7, 2004 - 'Extra' has a moment-by-moment rundown of Britney Spears' wild New Year's weekend in Las Vegas that included a lot of partying, watching a movie with Jason Alexander, more partying, the shock wedding, and annulment. Watch the report here.

January 7, 2004 - Hours after Britney Spears tied the knot in Las Vegas over the weekend with Jason Alexander, two eyewitnesses came exclusively to Entertainment Tonight to explain what they saw inside the wedding chapel. The couple, who asked to remain anonymous, described the pop princess as "nervous," and her husband-to-be, Alexander, as "a bit blank." The witness explained, "When they walked in, Britney was wearing a white, baseball cap, had her hair tucked under it, kinda messy, pieces falling out. My wife noticed that she was nervous. And I noticed too. She was looking at the order form for the wedding packages. You could see it trembling in her hands. When I looked at her, her hand was shaking with the paper, and you could see the paper kind of fluttering. He didn't seem nervous. He seemed a bit blank." Read more.

January 7, 2004 - After getting thrust into the spotlight marrying Britney Spears over the weekend, Splash News now has mug shots of Jason Alexander from when he was arrested last year at the Extra Inninings Bar and Grill for fighting, battery and refusing to leave in Hammond, Louisiana. Check out the pictures at SplashNews.

January 7, 2004 - Britney Spears got hitched in Las Vegas over the weekend but plans to get an annulment as soon as the courts open on Monday. Watch a report from Kentwood on Monday from 'Today' which was followed by Katie Couric's interview with Norm Clarke of The Las Vegas Review Journal at MSN.com.

January 7, 2004 - MTV News reports Britney Spears and longtime friend Jason Allen Alexander weren't even seriously dating, according to a source close to the situation, who said Spears had been hooking up with Alexander as well as a number of other people, including one of her dancers, during her festive New Year's holiday weekend. "She was staying in the Real World suite at the Palms [Casino Hotel] with some dancers and some friends," including Alexander, "and got caught up in the excitement," the source said. "She was just caught up in the moment. It was the funniest thing. During the ceremony, he was dead-on serious about it, and she's just got the biggest smile on her face, like it was just a big joke. Well, who knows what goes on in her mind?" Read more.

January 7, 2004 - Fox News Channel had a segment on Monday morning to discuss Britney Spears' shock wedding and annulment with childhood friend Jason Alexander with the Larry Hackett of People magazine. Watch the interview here [click on the 'options' button].

January 7, 2004 - Hours after Britney Spears petitioned a Nevada court this morning for an annulment of her quickie nuptials, a Las Vegas judge granted the singer's request, effectively erasing a marriage that was shorter than one of Spears's pub crawls. The annulment order was signed by Clark County District Court Judge Lisa Brown. Check out the court document at TheSmokingGun.com.

January 7, 2004 - Britney Spears shocked lots of people when she tied the knot over the weekend in Las Vegas to Jason Alexander and quickly annulled it. CBS News Gretchen Carlson spoke with Us Weekly's Caroline Schaefer. According to Schaefer, the couple have been dating for awhile and it was a little more serious than people have been saying. Watch the interview here.

January 7, 2004 - loverfighter writes "I know, I know, everyone hates essays. But I thought I would share my thoughts about this whole Britney marriage thing. So sue me. Seriously, people keep calling it a publicity stunt, and I think that's just silly. I will admit to being a Britney Spears fan, but I also recognize that publicity and good public relations is a big part of Britney's career." Read more.

January 7, 2004 - Google's 2003 Year-End Zeitgeist reports Britney Spears has emerged on top of the list of searches worldwide in 2003 -- no less than 55 billion of them -- on the Google search engine. Read more.

January 7, 2004 - getalifeyall writes "According to BritneySpears.com, Britney Spears' In The Zone 2004 Tour has changed it's name. It's new name is now officially The Onyx Hotel Tour 2004. Check out the current tour dates here."

January 7, 2004 - Britney Spears' former publicist Lizzie Grubman appeared on CNN's 'Anderson Cooper 360' to discuss the singer's wedding and quick annulment to childhood pal Jason Alexander in Las Vegas over the weekend. "I'm completely perplexed. I really am," Grubman admitted to Cooper. "Britney is a girl who has, you know, numerously said how marriage is so important to her. Her parents just got divorced and she said it was one of the hardest things that ever happened to her. So to make it light and to make a joke and to go and get married so quickly makes absolutely no sense to me." Read on for a complete transcript.

January 7, 2004 - Access Hollywood's Billy Bush spoke with Britney Spears' hometown groom, Jason Alexander about the shock wedding that happened Saturday morning. After their wedding, Jason revealed, "Yeah, so we went ahead and did the whole thing and we got back to the room and we decided that's when we needed to tell everybody what we done did. Then that's when all hell broke loose and we realized what we did probably wasn't the right thing we should've done and wasn't the right way to go about it. We needed to fix the problem -- the mistake we had made -- so that's when the annulment came in. We got the annulment which I think is finalized today." Check out the rest of the transcript here.

January 7, 2004 - The Evening Standard reports nine out of ten British teenage girls are unhappy with their bodies - and believe thinner girls have more friends, it emerged today. A new study shows that, despite the best efforts of health professionals, young women are more obsessed than ever with losing weight and are convinced that being thin is the key to being happy and popular. They consider Britney Spears has the best female body, but the perfect woman is a combination of former S Club star Rachel Stevens (face), Christina Aguilera (breasts and stomach), Destiny's Child star Beyonce Knowles (legs), Jennifer Lopez (bottom) and Britney (arms). Read more.

January 7, 2004 - ESPN's Page 2 joked about the Top 12 Things Overheard at Britney's Wedding, including: "Don't you think she's taking this rivalry with Jessica Simpson a little too far?" at #4 and "I, Britney, take you Justin ..." "Psst. Baby, it's Jason." Check out the complete list here.

January 7, 2004 - The Sun reports Britney