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May 26, 2005 - Britney Spears tells The Glasgow Daily Record that nothing was more painful than the split from Justin Timberlake, who she believed was her Mr. Right. "The most painful thing I have ever experienced was that break-up," she admitted. "We were together so long and I had this vision. You think you're going to spend the rest of your life together." As for her current man, husband Kevin Federline, the singer claimed being married hasn't all been smooth sailing, but added: "He's the sexiest man alive. No-one knows the half of what he can do. He's brilliant. It's the best thing, just having somebody that always has your back no matter what. No matter what goes wrong, somebody is there for you." Read more.

May 26, 2005 - Jason Alexander spoke with In Touch magazine in the second half of an exclusive interview. Britney Spears' 55-hour hubby said he knows why the singer split with *NSYNC star Justin Timberlake. "I know why they broke up. I don't want to get into it, but she did something stupid," Alexander said. "It was her fault." Check out scan1 and scan2.

May 26, 2005 - Britney Spears was photographed visiting the doctor at UCLA Medical Center with hubby Kevin Federline's daughter Kori in Westwood, California the other day. Check out pictures from Clasos.

May 26, 2005 - The Las Vegas Review Journal reports several Britney Spears sightings with hubby Kevin Federline ahead of their UPN show launch Tuesday. The couple attended 'Mystere' at Treasure Island on Thursday and 'Ka' at MGM Grand on Friday and were later spotted at Body English at Hard Rock Hotel. They're staying at the Palms.

May 26, 2005 - The Sun reports that Britney Spears has signed up to produce a $54 million drama called 'Trading Paint' and is expected to take a starring role. Details of Britney's new NASCAR racing project, which begins shooting next year, were announced at the Cannes Film Festival. Read more.

May 26, 2005 - The Las Vegas Review Journal reports Britney Spears attended a birthday dinner Friday night at the Palms' ghostbar, which was converted into a banquet room to fete Kevin Federline's father.

May 26, 2005 - Britney Spears is out with her new single 'Chaotic', which is also the title of her reality show with hubby Kevin Federline on UPN. Download and listen to the track at BreatheHeavy.com.

May 26, 2005 - The Associated Press reports that an Indiana songwriter is suing singer Britney Spears for copyright infringement, claiming he wrote the song 'Sometimes' 15 years ago. An attorney for Steve Wallace of Anderson filed a complaint May 5 in federal court against Spears, her album promoter, Sony/BMG Music Publishing Inc., and recording and publishing companies affiliated with the singer. Read more.

May 26, 2005 - Britney Spears and Kevin Federline used a digital video camera to record a diary of her tour and their budding romance, which is featured in the couple's new reality show, 'Britney and Kevin: Chaotic'. The singer interviews her assistant, bodyguards and other members of her entourage, and turns the camera on herself, sitting in a makeup chair. Federline also gets into the act, filming Spears. "It's almost as if the camera is part of the relationship," executive producer Susan Zirinsky tells USA Today. "At first, it's a goof; it's a vehicle for fun." But later it's like therapy: "She sort of steps back and is scared of her relationship, scared of committing, and he tries to help. Sometimes it's easier to ask a question when you're looking into a viewfinder." Read more.

May 26, 2005 - Britney Spears, Kevin Federline and Kevin's daughter Kori were photographed arriving at a studio in Santa Monica to work on their UPN reality show. Check out pictures from Clasos.

May 26, 2005 - Kevin Federline and Britney Spears visited a house that is for sale in Arizona during their vacation. Check out pictures from Clasos.

May 26, 2005 - Anonymous writes "Who knew when Britney Spears came out with her debut album "...Baby One More Time" that she would become one of the best popstar's on the planet with so many accomplishments, blowing other popstars out of the water? Well, Britney has." Read more.

May 26, 2005 - Anonymous writes "Britney Spears, the once Princess of Pop, it seems has been "Stripped" of her title. No, this isn’t a Christina Aguilera vs. Britney essay. But it does seem that Britney is going entering it "has been" status." Read more.

May 26, 2005 - Britney Spears was photographed getting her hair colored at a beauty parlor in Arizona and shopping with her dog Bit Bit. Check out pictures from Clasos.

May 26, 2005 - Britney Spears was photographed in her rented BMW and taking a walk while on vacation in Arizona. Check out pictures from Clasos.

May 26, 2005 - A source tells Jeannette Walls of MSNBC.com that Britney Spears was "really loading up" on the books at the Kabbalah Centre in Los Angeles last week. "She had a whole stack of books," the insider revealed. "All I could make out was the one by Madonna, 'Mr. Peabody's Apples' and 'The Red String Book' — plus, of course, she bought some Kabbalah water."

May 26, 2005 - James Wolcott, contributing editor of Vanity Fair, Stanley Crouch, columnist for The New York Daily News, author Alexandra Pelosi, and Maer Roshan, Editor in Chief of Radar Magazine were on 'Topic A with Tina Brown' on Sunday to discuss celebrities famous for doing nothing, and highlighted the segment with a discussion on Britney Spears' new UPN reality show 'Chaotic' with husband Kevin Federline. Read on for a rough transcript.

May 26, 2005 -  Anonymous writes "After seeing one episode of Britney Spears' Chaotic, and then seeing the commercials in which she says "Can you handle my truth?" it makes me laugh. First of all, why does Britney always act as if there really is some truth to what she reveals to us in a letter or to this TV show? All she has shown us is that she loves to have sex with Kevin Federline, drinks, smokes, has lots of fun, acts goofy, sometimes acts like a retard, and is completely a normal person. We already know all that stuff. There's nothing that we don't know already." Read more.

May 26, 2005 - Britney Spears was photographed leaving the Kabbalah Center in Los Angeles, California on Thursday (May 19). Check out pictures from RexFeatures.

May 26, 2005 - Britney Spears was videotaped leaving a restaurant with a friend and security guard the other day in Santa Monica, California - as paparazzi swarmed the UPN reality star. Watch a clip from Lulop.de.

May 26, 2005 - Britney Spears is a huge draw in the tabloids, and apparently just as much of one on television. UPN premiered the limited-run series 'Britney & Kevin: Chaotic' Tuesday night and it nearly doubled the network’s 9 p.m. timeslot average, with 3.46 million total viewers, according to Nielsen overnights. Read more.

May 26, 2005 - Popdirt.com's previous poll asking what you think about Britney Spears' just-announced pregnancy saw 33.8% say, "It's great. They'll have a beautiful baby." The second most popular response was "One more question about Britney & I'll explode!", followed by "She's too young and irresponsible for kids." Check out the complete poll results here.

May 26, 2005 - Shar Jackson tells The Daily Star that her ex-fiance Kevin Federline is under pressure now that his wife Britney Spears is pregnant so soon after their marriage. "Kevin has told me he's under intense strain and he doesn't know if it will all fall apart," Jackson said. "In the past year he's broken up with me, been through a bizarre wedding and become father to a new baby, with me, and another on the way with Britney." Read more.

May 26, 2005 - Josh Wolk of Entertainment Weekly reviewed the premiere of Britney Spears and Kevin Federline's UPN reality show. Wolk writes, "The truth is not only that she's vapid, but that she's self-obsessed to a dangerous degree. Considering the sheer number of celebrity-based reality shows that have popped up since The Osbournes, I had assumed that no new heights of narcissistic exhibitionism could be reached. But oh how wrong I was. This show makes Pamela Anderson and Tommy Lee's home video look coy." Read more.

May 26, 2005 - 'American Morning' on CNN featured their daily 90-Second Pop, where New York magazine's Sarah Bernard, CNN's pop culture correspondent Toure, and 'Showbiz Tonight' co-host Karyn Bryant discussed the premiere of Britney Spears and Kevin Federline's new UPN reality show. Nobody sounded too impressed, especially with Britney talking to Kevin about love and commitment. "This is a really strange combination of extremely revealing -- we see Britney drinking, she's smoking, she's talking about how obsessed with sex she is," Bernard explained. "But on the other hand, it's totally phony. There's all this truth being exposed, but no one mentioned that Kevin had another family and two kids! ... So, he was just out at a club and met Britney. He had a fiancee and a baby on the way at that point." Read on for the complete transcript.

May 26, 2005 - Britney Spears and husband Kevin Federline filmed a Top 10 segment for 'The Late Show with David Letterman' on Tuesday. Check out "Top Ten Reasons To Watch Britney Spears And Kevin Federline's New Show Presented by Britney and Kevin Federline" at CBS.com.

May 26, 2005 - Conan O'Brien joked during his Late Night monologue on Tuesday night, "In a recent interview, Britney Spears said that she proposed to her husband, Kevin Federline. Yeah. Britney said she got down on one knee because Federline was passed out on the floor."

May 26, 2005 - Britney Spears posted a message to fans on her official website just ahead of the premiere of her UPN reality show with hubby Kevin Federline on Tuesday Spears writes, "Dear fans, Kevin and I had an amazing trip to Las Vegas. There is soo much to do there. It's like Disney World for Adults. We celebrated his dad's 50th birthday with a delicious dinner on the outside patio of Ghostbar at the top of the Palms Hotel. We got to spend time with his family & some of our friends, plus went to see a few great shows." Read more.

May 26, 2005 - Britney Spears and Kevin Federline made their first TV appearance together as husband, wife and soon-to-be mommy Tuesday on 'The Ellen DeGeneres Show', and 'Extra' was there to catch the newlyweds in action. Watch the report here.

May 26, 2005 - The Las Vegas Review Journal reports Britney Spears attended the late show of 'Zumanity' at New York-New York on Saturday night with two galpals and two bodyguards. Before the show, she dined at Sushi Roku in the Forum shops expansion at Caesars.

May 26, 2005 - Bill Goodykoontz of the Arizona Republic writes, "Finally, thanks to 'Britney and Kevin: Chaotic', her new reality series on UPN, Britney Spears can get a little exposure. Hang on a second while I get a barf bag. OK, back. Sorry, but the mere idea of one of the most overrated, overexposed people on the planet subjecting us to home movies that chronicle her courtship with her now-husband, Kevin Federline, with the built-in expectation that we'll watch with interest, puts me off my oats. Don't we know enough already?" Read more.

May 12, 2005 - Anonymous writes "I just wanted to say something about these recent essays that have talked about the "superiority" of Britney Spears and Christina Aguilera. First of all, this is not a bashing essay. I am not intentionally going to bash either of them for their talents, so calm down for once and don't make a big deal if I don't praise Britney or praise Christina. The world won't come to an end, so you can relax okay." Read more.

May 12, 2005 - The Las Vegas Review Journal reports Peter Morton unveiled his $1 billion Hard Rock Hotel expansion project Saturday but wouldn't discuss whether Britney Spears was upset with him after a story emerged she and hubby Kevin Federline purchased one of the planned Hard Rock condos. The source of the problem may have been Kevin Federline, who also infuriated his wife by reportedly signing a cocktail napkin during a recent weekend trip to Vegas, promising a $50,000 down payment on a Hard Rock condo. Read more.

May 12, 2005 - Jaimee Rose of The Arizona Republic has more details on Britney Spears visit to Scottsdale, Arizona, where she was spotted at the Willows' buying everything in baby blue, and according to shop staff, telling them she was having a boy. Read more.

May 12, 2005 - Britney Spears and hubby Kevin Federline were photographed at Veneto Trattoria for lunch in Scottsdale, Arizona on Wednesday (April 27). Check out pictures from RexFeatures.

May 12, 2005 - Jenny McCarthy phoned Jackie & Bender on KISS 106.1 FM in Seattle on Friday (April 29) to promote her new book 'Baby Laughs' and her UPN show, which is on right after Britney Spears and Kevin Federline's new reality show. Asked about Federline, McCarthy admitted, "I don't know what she sees [in him], but to each his own." They then joked about Marc Anthony also being gross, and how he and Federline have scored with two of the hottest women. McCarthy said, "I know, Marc Anthony actually creeps me out even more [than Federline]." Download and listen to the interview here.

May 12, 2005 - A prostitute and stripper both tell the National Enquirer that they hit Las Vegas and partied hard with Kevin Federline -- while wife and mom-to-be Britney Spears sat home alone. Read more.

May 12, 2005 - Anonymous writes "Well Britney Spears is in Arizona right now, it's her second day and she is leaving tomorrow. Around here everything has been a stir, the news won't stop talking about her, dormitory students are waiting outside Starbucks for her and I've never seen more photographers in my life!" Read more.

May 12, 2005 - Britney Spears, her hubby Kevin Federline, and her father Jamie were photographed leaving Houston's restaurant in Scottsdale, Arizona on Tuesday (April 26). Check out pictures from RexFeatures.

May 12, 2005 - lucradis4ever writes "According to the Star magazine Britney Spears and her one true love Justin Timberlake held a secret tete-a-tete in an L.A. hotel room last month to offer each other counsel and a shoulder to cry on. A Star source says Britney told a stunned Justin about her pregnancy at the meeting and Justin told Brit his mom doesn't like girlfriend Cameron Diaz and he still had deep feeling for his ex. Read more."

May 12, 2005 - Carson Daly opened up his 'Last Call' show on Thursday to talk about Britney Spears pregnancy. "People, more recently, well today, have been coming up to me, asking me about the big news. And I think -- as I was thinking about it earlier -- because I played so many of her music videos over at 'TRL' -- I'm talking about Britney Spears being pregnant -- that people think that we are like best friends. We're not. [Light laughter] But I can say this -- I think, and I know, that things are going very, very well for her so far in her pregnancy -- her and Kevin Federline are expecting a child. They're doing everything they can for the unborn baby. Kevin's been -- I'm not so sure what Kevin's doing. [Laughter] I think he's been doing some backup dancing. And Britney -- I mean, I'm so proud of Britney right now. Ever since she's been pregnant, she has been drinking and smoking a whole lot less. [Laughter] She's really starting to cut down, which is great. They're doing fine. She might even quit before she gives birth."

May 12, 2005 - 'Access Hollywood' is providing a look back at an interview they did with Britney Spears back in 1999, where the then-17-year-old pop tart talked about the rush of fame as her first single 'Baby One More Time' began to take the charts by storm and her feelings on some musical peers. Watch the clip here.

May 12, 2005 - Britney Spears and hubby Kevin Federline were photographed leaving the Cheesecake Factory in Arizona the other day while on vacation. Check out pictures from Clasos.

May 12, 2005 - Anonymous writes "Britney Spears was photographed shopping with a friend in Arizona while on vacation. They went to Starbucks, and then a home decor store. Britney was seen sporting a white maternity shirt, and some Ugg boots. Check out pictures from Clasos."

May 12, 2005 - LOVEONEANOTHER writes "In an interview with MTV News' Jennifer Vineyard, Shar Jackson, the mother of Kevin's Federlines two children, says that she considers Britney Spears a "part of her family", and that there's no hard feelings between the two. She also gives Britney advice on motherhood. Read more."

May 12, 2005 - Shar Jackson, who is starting a cosmetics line with a lip gloss called "He Cheated," has accused former lover and father of two of her children Kevin Federline of being unfaithful with Britney Spears, but tells MTV News she doesn't bear him any ill will. "It's cool," she said. "Obviously, God didn't think that's who should be in my life at this particular moment in time and that's all right." Read more.

May 12, 2005 - Britney Spears was videotaped with step-daughter Kori in Hollywood, California the other day. Watch the clip at Lulop.

May 12, 2005 - During 'Weekend Update' on 'Saturday Night Live' last night, Tina Fey reported, "Britney Spears and Kevin Federline's new reality series will be called 'Britney And Kevin: Chaotic', because somebody already used 'Beverly Hillbillies'." Amy Poehler followed by reporting, "Us Weekly is reporting that Britney Spears' child will be a boy. Or, as Kevin Federline calls it, a 'boi-eeee!'"

May 12, 2005 - Britney Spears was videotaped putting sunscreen on herself and hubby Kevin Federline when the couple were vacationing in Scotsdale, Arizona the other day. Later, Federline is seen smoking. Watch the clip online at Lulop (some users may have to hit ctrl-d on the blank popup window when it briefly displays to see the video).

May 12, 2005 - Britney Spears' 55-hour ex-husband Jason Alexander spoke with In Touch magazine about the singer's subsequent marriage to Kevin Federline. "People break up and you go on your own way but you don't go, 'I love you, baby, and I can't wait to see you,' and then one day you call and the phone's cut off and then she's dating and married to someone else," Federline said of Spears. "Why is it so right with him and not me? Everybody thinks it's a joke - it's been hard. Her life went back to normal and mine didn't. It got all messed up. I've thought about her. I loved her and from what she told me, I thought she felt the same way. Then all of a sudden, this person just disappears. It's hard when I see her face on TV. I'm bitter and I'm mad, but I don't hold it against her. She's Britney."

May 12, 2005 - According to published reports, Britney Spears was devastated when Madonna said she couldn't be her baby's godmother because she was too busy. But when 'Extra' called Madonna to get to the bottom of the story, the Material Girl said no, it's not true, and that she was never asked.

May 12, 2005 - Britney Spears and Kevin Federline were photographed taking a walk on the streets while on vacation in Arizona the other day. Check out pictures from Clasos.

May 12, 2005 - Britney Spears posted a message to fans on her official website on Wednesday (May 4). Check out the message here.

May 12, 2005 - Britney Spears was photographed walking in a parking lot before driving off in a rental car while on vacation in Arizona the other day. Check out pictures from Clasos.

May 12, 2005 - Anonymous writes "Ever since the release of Britney Spears' Greatest Hits album, people have been calling it a failure, and using it as more evidence to back their argument that Britney is over. Well, they are sadly wrong, because figures for the sales of Greatest Hits: My Prerogative have been released from music week, and a flop it is not." Read more.

May 12, 2005 - Britney Spears alleged pregnancy test has been sold by Ottawa radio station the New Hot 89.9 to GoldenPalace.com, the Internet casino most famous for their outrageous eBay purchases over the last few months. "It's great that GoldenPalace.com took the pregnancy test off our hands," said radio personality Jeff Mauler. "Not only are they helping out a couple of deserving charities, but they are also getting the pee out of our station. That's always a good thing." Read more.

May 12, 2005 - UPN has announced the name of Britney Spears and hubby Kevin Federline's home video reality show for the network, which premieres May 17th at 9 PM ET/PT. Check out a preview of 'Britney And Kevin: Chaotic' at UPN.com.

May 12, 2005 - trinione writes "This is NOT a Britney vs Christina essay.. I repeat I am NOT putting them against one another... this is a Britney Spears AND Christina Aguilera VS other wannabe poptarts. Basically this is for the fans of BOTH brit and xtina (yes we do exist) and unfortunately for us.. b/c of ya'll we're forced to choose a side when we don't want to..." Read more.

May 12, 2005 - stripper writes "It started again I guess ...These essays claming that Christina Aguilera's next album will flop. Just because she waited a little long before releasing her third album does not mean that she is forgotten. I just can not see why these people are writing essays like these as if they had nothing else to do. Mostly I am talking about Britney Spears fans of course...these people should grow up quickly and develop a taste in music. What kind of a person can enjoy a pointless Britney song?" Read more.

May 12, 2005 - Anonymous writes "I just wanted to say something about an essay that talked about how Britney is a pioneer in pop music. First of all, how can you say that she pioneers MUSIC, and yet all you talked about was how many more records she sold compared to Christina Aguilera. Record sales and the actual music are two different things. And I don't know why you Britney fans don't admit this, Britney SOLD MORE ALBUMS THAN XTINA, which was why she SELLS MORE THAN XTINA. Is that really that complicated for some of you to understand?" Read more.

May 12, 2005 - Anonymous writes "It amazes me how many idiotic people out there think that Christina Aguilera will outlast Britney Spears. That is totally IMPOSSIBLE, since Britney Spears is already noted as one of Pop music's greatest icons along with Madonna and Michael Jackson. Whilst Madonna paved the way for women in pop music and became a global icon, many respected musicologists recognise the fact that Britney Spears single handily brought back teen pop onto the music map." Read more.

May 12, 2005 - LoudAboutIt21 writes "I recently saw an article posted on this website by yet another bitter fan of Christina Aguilera attacking Britney Spears. It seems to me that instead of rising up in a jealous rage that Britney is in all reality doing fine as far as album sales and such goes you should just back down." Read more.

May 12, 2005 - wmars writes "Christina Aguilera is a great and talented artist who will always be successful in her career. Britney Spears is a overrated celebrity who just a pretty face she has and deserves no respect as an artist, to this date she only has one #1 hit in the United States being Baby One More Time, and only having 3 Top 10 songs. Where Christina has 4 #1 hits, and having 5 Top 10 songs." Read more.

May 12, 2005 - Anonymous writes "Here is the truth people, Christina Aguilera is superior to Britney Spears, just like Mariah Carey is superior to Jennifer Lopez, simple as that." Read more.

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