Sunday, September 09, 2007
Britney parties with Diddy, Criss Angel
Showing no pre-show jitters before her big MTV Video Music Awards performance, Britney Spears made at least two club stops filled with dancing and champagne on Friday night – first hanging with Criss Angel, then hitting a party thrown by Diddy.
At Body English in the Hard Rock Hotel, the pop star and her pals, who had a VIP table surrounded with five-dozen roses, were joined by the illusionist, with whom she's been rehearsing. "She wouldn’t stop dancing with her friends, and she looked great,” an onlooker said. After about an hour Spears left hand-in-hand with Angel.
She then popped up at PURE nightclub, where she received a warm welcome from Diddy.
"Listen up, we have Miss Britney Spears in the crowd," Diddy announced from the main stage at about 2 a.m. Saturday.
Spears had slipped into the club through a side door with six girlfriends. Wearing a strapless black mini, she held court in the VIP area, smiling, sipping champagne and dancing barefoot on a couch.
At one point, Diddy got on the microphone and told the crowd, "Britney, she holds her head up high, show some respect."
Spears ducked her head down shyly, but bounced back when her new single "Gimme More" blared over the speakers. Her friends jumped in front of her and started dancing.
The singer left around 2:30 a.m., smiling and waving to the crowd as she walked through a path cleared by security guards and headed to Noir Bar in the Luxor.
The party appearance capped a busy day for Spears, who arrived in Vegas on Friday and rehearsed behind closed doors in the Palms Casino Resort's Pearl theater for her comeback performance to open the VMAs on Sunday night.
"I think she's focusing on performing," says music producer J.R. Rotem, who worked on seven songs for Spears's upcoming album. "I know that her passion is performing. She loves being in the studio, she loves making music, but she's a born performer. Her whole focus has been: 'I just want to get up onstage and dance.' So I'm excited because I know she is."
Rotem, who attended the BMI Urban Awards at New York New York hotel on Friday night, says the last few tumultuous years have changed Spears.
"She's in a more mature place in a way," says Rotem. "I think she's exploring topics in her music that deal with that. She still has her sexy, edgy pop stuff, but I think a person gets to a certain level of depth when they have kids so I think some of that is coming out in the music."
Producer Sean Garrett, who also worked on Spears's new album, says her new effort "is crazy" with "great material."
"Britney's really just trying to get back," he says. "She probably had time to really think about her career and is missing performing. She tried to make the right moves; she got married – she tried to do the right thing, she had kids, which everyone strives to do. It did what it did, but I think she's trying to stay grounded."
Source: People.com
Britney parties at Body English Nightclub
Britney Spears parties at Body English nightclub with Criss Angel, her cousin Alli Sims, and other friends. At least 6 bodyguards surrounded her VIP booth. Britney was dancing, smoking and drinking champagne. Britney and Criss left hand in hand out the back door.
Saturday, September 08, 2007
Video Music Awards Promotional
The stars at Fashion Rocks opened up on Britney's upcoming VMA performance
Alicia Keys: "Britney is going to do fantastic. She knows who she wants to be, and I think she's ready to do her thing"
Carrie Underwood: "She never ceases to amaze us, good or bad, but I think she's going to do awesome"
Ciara: "You better break your back, girl!!! Uh!!! Yeah!!!"
Ashlee Simpson: "I wish her the best"
Carmen Electra: "She's always great, she always makes her statement at the VMA's"
50 Cent: "I got my fingers crossed for her I hope she does well"
Ludacris: "Definately something to look forward to. Maybe Madonna will come back out and kiss her again"
Britney & Alli at the Opera NightClub
Britney and Alli make a grand entrance and exit at Opera last night. A late food run turned chaotic as crazy bystanders wanted to protect Brit from the paps, by lying on her car… All a girl wants is her Wendy’s! Brit (wearing blue contacts) seemed unfazed by all the fighting over her, and was more concerned with applying lip-gloss. Not to worry Alli and Brit eventually got their food and drove off into the night!
Britney & Alli shopping on Robertson Boulevard
Britney Spears goes to shop for clothes for her sons at the Lisa Kline kids boutique in Beverly Hills. She takes her cousin Alli Sims along to help her choose some cute outfits and to fend off the media. She is surrounded by what looks like over 30 photographers as she comes out of the store helped by the store owner. Traffic stood still as people watched the commotion.
Friday, September 07, 2007
Britney Uses A Public Bathroom At A Gas Station
Britney out shopping
Britney has bundled up her locks in preparation for the ever-trendy royal treatment at the local tanning salon in Beverly Glen center. She arrived fully equipped with all the essentials, including what looked to be a bottle of tanning lotion, sunglasses, and the most important accessory to every diva - a cell phone. No doubt the salon treatment was in preparation for her upcoming comeback performance at the MTV VMA's this weekend, where she is slated to perform at least one of her latest singles in a visual performance said to be inspired by, and partly co-created by Criss Angel.
Britney and Alli at Taco Bell
Britney was spotted making a fast food run after a busy day with Criss Angel. When X17 asked about her new songs she laughed and drove off.
Britney and Criss leaving Pensinsula Hotel
Britney and Criss Angel leaving their hotel in Beverly Hills on Sept 4, 2007. The pair spent the night at this place before heading to a dance studio to get ready for the VMA's.
Wednesday, September 05, 2007
Britney and Criss Angel At W Hotel in Westwood
After spending the day lounging by the pool at the W Hotel in Westwood with some friends, Criss Angel was all rested up for the night. Good thing, too - he probably needed his energy for his evening's activities with Britney Spears! The magician popped by the pop princess' place around 1 AM, stayed for about five minutes - then they were off to the hotel together, where they're still holed up rehearsing for this weekend's performance!!!
Tuesday, September 04, 2007
Gimme Spiderman
Saturday, September 01, 2007
Britney makes brief stopovers at Vegas Club
Now you see her, now you don't.
Proving that Britney Spears has learned a little something from frequent companion Criss Angel, she made brief appearances at a Las Vegas club early Saturday – only to disappear.
With her new song "Gimme More" blasting, the pop singer showed up just after midnight as the celebrity host of the grand opening of Luxor's LAX Nightclub, dashing Internet speculation earlier in the evening that she'd cancel.
"How you guys feeling? Let's have a good night," she told the crowd from a platform above the DJ booth. Her song got an enthusiastic response from the clubgoers who included Nicky Hilton, Wilmer Valderrama, Brody Jenner, Shawn Wayans, John O'Hurley and Dave Navarro.
Wearing a short off-white dress, a white fedora hat and oversized red sunglasses, Spears spent about 20 minutes in the VIP area at a table next to illusionist Angel, who's helping shape her Video Music Awards performance.
"She's a very talented young lady and she's going to do an amazing job with the new album," Angel told PEOPLE.
Spears swayed to Timbaland's "The Way I Are" and "Shake What Your Mamma Gave Ya" as Angel joined her. At one point, she took Angel's red lollipop out of his mouth and put it in her mouth. She then headed to the ultra-private Noir Bar next to the club.
"She didn't really do anything in there," an inside source said. "It looked like she was ... hanging with her girlfriends."
After an hour in Noir Bar, Spears returned to LAX and was rejoined by Angel, who danced with her for several seconds before taking off one of his necklaces and putting it around her neck. Twenty minutes later they left for Noir Bar together. In all, she spent about 40 minutes in two shifts at LAX for her much-advertised hosting gig, all of it in the VIP area.
Source: People.com
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