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July 29, 2006 - A source close to Kevin Federline tells Star magazine that the rapper is ready to take on his wife Britney Spears' ex-lover Justin Timberlake int he charts. "He's incredibly jealous of Justin's musical style, his sales and his popularity," the insider said. With Britney getting K-Fed a good in the door with Jive Records, the source added that Kevin has "convinced himself that he's going to be the next Justin, only better. Kevin even told a friend that he's going to 'pulverize' Justin on the charts. He says he's got the hottest producers in the business and that he can write killer rhymes and that all Justin has is a silly falsetto and a bad haircut." When The New York Daily News contacted the former *NSYNC star's manager Ken Sunshine, he laughed hysterically at the claim.

July 29, 2006 - Modern Bride Magazine counted down Hollywood's swankiest honeymoons with 'Access Hollywood'. Topping the list was Britney Spears and Kevin Federline and their trip to Fiji. Watch the segment at Feedroom.com.

July 29, 2006 - Britney Spears tells Harper's Bazaar in its August issue she would "definitely" consider a musical collaboration with her husband Kevin Federline. K-Fed is set to drop his debut album 'Playing With Fire' next month. "I'm so proud of Kevin," Spears said. "He's been working so hard on his own album since I got pregnant with Preston," the couple's first child, who was born last September. Read more.

July 29, 2006 - In Touch reports Britney Spears is thrilled that hubby Kevin Federline has earned $700,000 in the last four months by making public appearances and endorsing clothing line Blue Marlin. K-Fed is also in negotiations with Spears' label Jive where the rapper is set to earn $300,000 per album. Read more.

July 29, 2006 - Rob Sheffield of Rolling Stone magazine weighed in on the state of Britney Spears' career. "Good old Britney - she never lets us down," he writes. "She approaches career crises with all the care and precision she brings to birth control. For those of us who adore her, it's yet another summer full of Britney magic. So what if other pop stars are out there with new records? Britney is beyond that, on a cosmic plane. Problems? We Britney fans do not use that word. We call them 'fun clusters'. So when she changes her baby's diaper on the floor at Victoria's Secret, she's just showing us the way." Read more.

July 29, 2006 - Jay Leno joked during his Tonight Show monologue on Monday night, "In New York City, the mother of a small boy left her son alone for like a second. You know -- every parent's nightmare, leaves her son alone for a second, child falls out of an 11-story window, bounces off an awning, hits the ground and survives. Isn't that amazing? I didn't know Britney Spears was living in New York."

July 29, 2006 - Janet Charlton's Hollywood reports Britney Spears was so upset by continuing rumors she was about to dump her hubby Kevin Federlin, she proved her love for the rapper by getting the Centurian American Express card with both of their names on it. Read more.

July 29, 2006 - From innocent Mouseketeer to teenage vixen, has Britney Spears been overexposed? Joe Scarborough talked with Jill Dobson and Tina Dirmann of Star magazine, and Rob Chilton of OK! magazine on 'Scarborough Country' on Thursday (July 20). Watch the segment at MSN.com.

July 29, 2006 - Writer and director Stephen King looked at the recent appearance of Britney Spears on 'Dateline' in a column for Entertainment Weekly. "She has never projected a tenth of Madonna's savoir faire, getting by on a kind of puffy cheerleader charm that isn't in the same league as the Material Girl's come-here-darling-and-let-me-eat-you-alive sensuality, but that doesn't make her stupid," King writes. "She began setting off flashbulbs at the age of 17, in that oh-baby schoolgirl's outfit. Now she's stuck trying to explain pics of herself driving with her child in her lap and looking like Ms. Yuma Trailer Park of 2006. It's a little embarrassing, but hey, anyone who appears on national TV in a low-cut see-through purple maternity blouse can apparently deal with embarrassment." Read more.

July 29, 2006 - Donald Trump shared his thoughts on Britney Spears on his blog at TrumpUniversity.com. "Britney has seen better days," Trump opined. "She performed four or five years ago at the Trump Taj Mahal and she was great. Now it seems as if everything's slipping away from her. Britney, don't let that happen. Don't let it slip away. Keep your head on straight." Read more.

July 29, 2006 - In a message to fans on her 'Love B: stream of consciousness' section of her official web site on Tuesday (July 18), Britney Spears talked about tigers. "In some ways, people are a lot like animals," Britney writes. "We all hunger for the same things. Love, lust, danger, warmth and adventure. Like people, animals all have their own rhythm to life. I'm mesmerized by tigers. Their eyes, their stripes, their constant quest for survival. They almost have a sense of mysteriousness about them. They pull you in and make it difficult to look away. They make you wonder what is behind their gaze. A sense of eerie awe comes over you in their presence. The fear they give you when you pass them is stunning. Behold the beauty of the tiger."

July 29, 2006 - The New York Post reports an upcoming "ripped from the headlines" edition of 'Law & Order' will be baseed loosely on Britney Spears and questions about her parenting skills. The script in question revolves around "tabloids, drugs, stalkerazzi and a young superstar whose lack of parenting skills might lead to murder."

July 29, 2006 - The Associated Press reports The National Enquirer published an apology and retraction in its British edition Tuesday to Britney Spears, whom the tabloid last month reported was ready to split from husband Kevin Federline. "The couple are very satisfied with the Enquirer's prompt and good-faith response," said Paul Tweed, the Belfast lawyer representing Spears in Britain and Ireland. Read more.

July 29, 2006 - Britney Spears was photographed out for a walk with a new goateed manny, who pushed Sean Preston's stroller, on Tuesday (July 18). Check out pictures here.

July 16, 2006 - Gallery of the Absurd has artwork featuring the barefoot Britneyroo (careerisoverum), worn down and burdened from always having to lug the Freeloading Federline Lizard (paraciticus wannabeus africus reptilia) around in her pouch. Check it out here.

July 16, 2006 - TMZ.com is changing celebrity journalism, and managing director Harvey Levin visited Fox News Channel's 'The Big Story' to discuss the site. Levin discussed how Britney Spears is "like crack" to visitors of the site, how Jessica Simpson is still not getting as much attention as Britney, and the attention surrounding Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie. Watch the segment here.

July 16, 2006 - After Jamie Lynn and Britney Spears ganged up on Jamie Lynn's 'Zoey 101' co-star Alexa Nikolas last August, according to The New York Post, a spy says now that Alexa's character is being written out of the show. "The new scripts for the third season of 'Zoey 101' are out. Nicole, Alexa's character, has met with a bad accident," the insider revealed. "So far Nickolodeon and the Spears family have managed to keep this quiet. Nicole is a big fan favorite and they are keeping it from the kiddies for as long as they can. But Alexa hasn't worked since the big blowup with Britney." Read more.

July 16, 2006 - Jay Leno joked during his Tonight Show monologue on Friday night, "Hey, Britney Spears posed nude for the cover of Harper's Bazaar magazine. Completely nude. When they asked her why she did it, she broke down in tears and said, 'Because I want privacy!'"

July 16, 2006 - 'Popworld' caught up with Ne-Yo for a Q&A and revealed he'd love to remove Kevin Federline from the world of music. "In the US they were making a big deal about him making music," he complained. "I was like why? What for? Does anyone really care?" Asked if he had heard any of K-Fed's material, Ne-Yo responded, "I have and it's very, very horrible, it's really bad. And I'm the guy that gives people the benefit of the doubt but no, that stuff sucks, it sucks." Ne-Yo even suggested Federline's wife Britney Spears could do much better. "Yeah. The guy was a dancer, he hadn't booked a gig in a really, really long time and then, out of the blue, he gets married to one of the richest pop stars, period, and he's basically sitting pretty," he said. "I don't know him personally but I know people that do and I've heard that he's not a very cool guy."

July 16, 2006 - Conan O'Brien joked during his Late Night monologue on Thursday night, "Hey, celebrity dish, Britney Spears announced that she's thinking of moving from Beverly Hills to Louisiana. Yeah, meanwhile, Kevin Federline announced, he's thinking of moving from the couch in the living room, to the couch in the den."

July 16, 2006 - Michael Musto of the Village Voice visited 'Countdown With Keith Olbermann' on Thursday to discuss Britney Spears naked in Harper's Bazaar and reports she's set to move back to Kentwood with hubby Kevin Federline. Watch the segment at MSN.com.

July 16, 2006 - Harper's Bazaar magazine's Laura Brown dished details to 'Extra' about Britney Spears' photo shoot and how the singer's new dark locks caught the photographers by surprise. "Britney said she dyed her hair on a whim, actually, and we think it looks fantastic black," Brown revealed. Read more.

July 16, 2006 - TMZ.com reports that Pink surprised her fans at Avalon in Los Angeles on Wednesday night (June 28) by dedicating 'Don't Let Me Get Me' to Britney Spears. Pink told the audience she has always loved Britney and wanted everyone to send her some "good energy and love because she could use it right about now." Read more.

July 16, 2006 - Sources at Harper's Bazaar tell The New York Daily News they didn't know how the nude photos of Britney Spears on the cover of the mag's upcoming issue had been leaked, or whether they were stolen. "We were not pleased that this happened," said the mag's spokesman, Scott Currie. "It's not what we would have planned." Read more.

July 16, 2006 - Kentwood, Louisiana mayer Harold Smith tells In Touch magazine that Britney Spears is ready to ditch her Malibu mansion to set up back home with hubby Kevin Federline. "She wants to come home," Smith revealed. "She's building more rooms for her growing family. She wants a nursery and some kids' rooms." Read more.

July 16, 2006 - Britney Spears and her hubby Kevin Federline, baby Sean Preston, sister Jamie Lynn, and mother Lynne were photographed leaving Nobu restaurant in Malibu, California on Sunday (June 25). Check out pictures from Intertopics and RexFeatures.

July 16, 2006 - TeeNa writes "Britney Spears was featured on the new edition of Harper's Bazaar magazine's cover with her new black hairstyle. Check out scans of the photoshoot at The-Britney.com."

July 16, 2006 - Jay Leno joked during his Tonight Show monologue on Tuesday night, "Britney Spears, to avoid public attention, now goes out with jet black hair. And her husband, Kevin Federline, he avoids public attention by going out as Kevin Federline."

July 16, 2006 - Fox News' Catherine Donaldson-Evans reports that Britney Spears' by-now-notorious June 15 'Dateline' interview wasn't the first time in recent months that the pop-queen-turned-mom has appeared in public with a letting-it-all-hang-out   some might say letting-herself-go   look. Read more.

July 16, 2006 - An insider tells Jeannette Walls of MSNBC.com that The New York Post report claiming Britney Spears had been forced to settle for $5,000 for a photospread and interview with OK! magazine are completely false. "Enough of this B.S.," the insider complained. "The amount was $300,000." No confirmation from Spears' publicist.

July 16, 2006 - Sources tell The New York Daily News unsigned rapper Kevin Federline took a meeting last week with Jive Records, the label home to his wife Britney Spears. "Nothing is definite yet, but it looks like K-Fed is going to keep it all in the family," the insider revealed.

July 16, 2006 - In wake of Britney Spears' 'Dateline' interview, 5WPR exec Tracey Nguyen attempted to lure the singer from her longtime rep Leslie Sloane Zelnik and The New York Daily News received the e-mail exchange. "I would NEVER allow any of my clients to do an interview, let alone such an important one as the one that Britney just did, without being there to make sure that the questions that were being asked were appropriate, and also to make sure that she looked her best on camera at all times," Nguyen blasted in a message to Spears' manager Dan Dymtrow. Zelnik shot back: "She must not have taken PR 101, where they teach you: When you're trying to steal other people's clients, don't diss your own." Read more.

July 16, 2006 - Britney Spears' publicist, Leslie Sloane Zelnick, tells PerezHilton.com that the report by Neil Sean of Sky News that Britney was planning a second season of 'Chaotic', picked up by several online outlets, is not true. "Britney is not doing a second season of 'Chaotic'," she insisted. "It's not true."

July 16, 2006 - TMZ.com reports Britney Spears is claiming that pictures of her family on vacation that appeared in Us Weekly last week were "stolen by an unknown perpetrator," according to a statement released by Jive Records. The statement reads: "Personal vacation photos belonging to Britney Spears and Kevin Federline were recently stolen. Following the theft, the photos were published by Us Weekly. While the photos depict happy family vacation memories, the couple are nevertheless outraged and saddened that their private family moments appeared in the magazine without their knowledge or consent after the photos were stolen by an unknown perpetrator. The matter is currently under investigation, and Spears and Federline are evaluating all of their legal options." Read more.

July 16, 2006 - Neil Sean of Sky News reports that in a bid to prove her marriage to Kevin Federline is still going strong, Britney Spears is set to do another season of 'Chaotic'. "I know that things are fine, we're happy and we're expanding as a family, but this show will put paid to those rumors finally," Spears revealed.

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