Britney Spears’ sister Jamie Lynn has reportedly called off her wedding to the father of her daughter — months after she was forced to deny rumors of a split.
The pop star’s younger sibling hit the headlines at 16 when she announced she was expecting a child with her boyfriend Casey Aldridge, whom she vowed to marry.
Following the birth of their daughter Maddie Briann in June, the teen couple became the subject of fervent tabloid speculation, which suggested they were living apart after Aldridge cheated on Spears.
The Zoey 101 star came forward in October to deny the persistent infidelity rumors and reiterate her plans to tie the knot with her boyfriend.
But now the 17-year-old is said to have canceled her plans to walk down the aisle with Aldridge once and for all — after deciding she doesn’t need an official ceremony to make her happy.
A source tells OK! magazine, "The wedding’s off. They are still in love, living together and very happy, but they have no plans to get married. Jamie Lynn has everything she wants and feels no need for a ring and piece of paper."
And the publication alleges that Spears has also decided to give up her acting career — so she can focus on raising her toddler.
The insider adds: "She has told friends and family she’s never coming back to Hollywood. She feels that part of her life is over. Jamie Lynn enjoyed every minute of doing Zoey, but since she’s had Maddie, her life has changed completely.
"She’s happy being a real hands-on Southern mother and hopes to continue that for years to come with Casey right by her side. Jamie Lynn knows she needs to make a living when she grows older, so she’s already discussing her career options with advisers. She wants Maddie to grow up in comfort."
Kevin Federline will tell all about his marriage to and divorce from Britney Spears – and their bitter custody battle – in new songs for his forthcoming rap album.
The wannabe rapper split from Spears in 2006 after two years of marriage and Federline was handed custody of their two young sons, Sean Preston and Jayden James, in 2007 following a bitter court battle.
The former couple is now on friendly terms and share custody of the boys.
But Federline has been pouring out his emotions in tracks for his second record – the follow-up to 2006 flop Playing With Fire.
Collaborator Krayzie Bone, from hip-hop group Bone Thugs-N-Harmony, insists fans will be impressed with Federline’s efforts when the album eventually hits stores – just like he was when he listened to the lyrics.
He tells HipHopDX.com, "People gon’ say I’m crazy, but to my surprise the stuff that he let me hear, it was pretty decent. He told me that he didn’t get a chance to really put out the music he wanted to (with his first album), and he made mistakes in putting out the music that he did – by putting out the club stuff.
"I really didn’t hear none of his old music, but the stuff that he let me hear was, like, really deep. He was talking about his life. He was actually telling his side of the story (of the split with Spears) in a more mature, adult kind of way. Opposed to just being on the record saying, ‘F**k Britney.’
"He definitely got a story to tell (sic) – where he came from, and where he ended up."
Following last week’s collision with a deer while biking and a subsequent separated shoulder, Matt Lauer was welcomed back to NBC’s the “Today” show Thursday morning with open arms by his co-hosts – along with plenty of barbs from his “deer” friends.
“I feel good and I doubled up on the meds so I’m ready for all your jokes this morning,” said Matt, who underwent surgery and will be required to wear a sling for six weeks. “It’s a fashion statement – it’ll be all the rage next year.”
After enduring jokes from Jay Leno earlier in the week, co-host Ann Curry told Matt, “We’ve decided since we’re your friends and colleagues, we refuse to make any fun of you, we’ve made a pact,” just before she put on a pair of fake antlers.
And the jokes didn’t stop with just Matt’s coworkers.
Guest David DeVore told Matt, “You need to get a deer whistle for your bike.”
And Tony Kornheiser, co-host of ESPN’s “Pardon the Interruption,” who earlier called Matt’s deer run-in a “made-up story,” also showed up Thursday morning telling Matt, “For a guy that got in this terrible accident with a deer, you look great!”
“I didn’t say a knife-wielding deer attacked me in the bushes,” Matt fired back with a laugh.
“The sling is great cover.” Kornheiser said, before offering up his own theory on what happened to Matt.
“Matt Lauer, Al Roker, spring break, and something goes terribly wrong,” he said. “Matt Lauer, Michael Phelps. Need I go further?”
“If I were going to cover a scandal, I would have said a mountain lion, a rabid mountain lion, or Katie Couric, jumped out in front of me!” Matt joked.
See Matt’s “Today” show return, Here & Here!
Britney Spears has already taken her “Circus” tour across America, into Canada and is scheduled to perform in England this summer – but the pop princess isn’t limiting herself to cities just north of the equator – Brit is headed down under.
According to Australian News, the pop star will bring “The Circus Starring Britney Spears” to Australia later this year, in her first tour of the country.
“All the promoters are vying for it, but the bottom line is she really wants to come here and she really wants to come here this year,” Denis Handlin of Sony Australia told the paper. “I think the promoters are battling it out at the moment.”
As previously reported on AccessHollywood.com, the pop princess’ first tour in five years kicked off earlier this month in New Orleans – and according to fans, the show was worth the wait.
“She was amazing and she looked like she was having a blast the entire time,” one fan told Access. “I haven’t seen the spark that she had last night in a very long time! The ‘it factor’ that she lost is totally back.”
Brit will play Washington, D.C. on Tuesday night and Pittsburgh on Friday.
Karina Smirnoff and Steve Wozniak combined for a measley 10 points on this weeks Dancing with the Stars.
Shockingly, such a low score wasn’t the worst part of Smirnoff’s week.
The professional dancer actually attended a party thrown by TV Guide
with the following hairstyle. We wish we could say this was a wig…
So… is Kim Kardashian a snob? Or a bitch?
The reality TV star, along with sisters Khloe and Kourtney, headed over to the Lisa Kline boutique in Beverly Hills this week.
Once inside, Kim appears to have found a shirt that combines both sides of her personality. Too bad there wasn’t room to include Ray J Sex Slave on the front…
Hey, at least Kim found a way to distract herself from the release of Keeping It Up for the KardASShians.
Actors Anna Faris and Chris Pratt consider wedding in 2009. Anna Faris and Chris Pratt, seen in the oicture above, plan to get married before the end of 2009, according to Us Magazine.
The 32-year-old talked her upcoming wedding plans with the entertainment weekly on Tuesday in Los Angles when attending a press conference for her new movie, Observe and Report which hits the screens in April.
“We’re thinking before the end of this year, but we are still sorting that out,” The House Bunny star told to Us, before saying she wants a simple wedding.
“I just don’t want anything big or fussy. I have a good girlfriend who is getting married next month, and she’s got 13 bridesmaids. So that’s not quite my style.”
Anna Faris previously had a marriage of four years with actor Ben Indra. Faris and Indra married in 2004 and split in 2007. Their divorce may be finalized in February, 2008.
It’s not clear how Anna Faris and Chris Pratt, 30, met. But they were seen together many times since 2008 and later co-starred in Young Americans the same year. In January, Faris’s rep confirmed to People, “They got engaged late last year,” without any further details given.
“He [Chris Pratt] ‘s awesome. He’s a great, great guy. I feel really lucky.” Faris once told People .
Jennifer Lopez admits becoming a mother has its challenges – the singer and actress was used to being able to pick up and go whenever she wanted, but having babies makes traveling a bit more complicated. She’s had to learn how to "balance" her life.
Said Jennifer, "I have to start thinking about traveling without them and that’s a bit traumatizing thing for me now. I’m going to have to learn how to balance it.
"I feel like deep in my heart, that the best thing is for them to always be with me, but then sometimes I feel like I’m taking them out of their comfort zone, and maybe it’s not, and maybe a 16-hour flight for them to go for two days is not good."
Oh yes, traveling with children is always challenging – been there, done that!
JLo said she’s ready to be a working mom. "Now I feel like I’m ready. I feel like [the twins] are walking around and they’re kind of like their own little people."
She and husband Marc Anthony also want to add to their family in the near future.
After months (OK, OK. Years) of engagement ring sketching, Modern Bride magazine stocking and guest list revising, Jennifer Aniston has decided to throw in the matrimonial towel and pretend she wants nothing to do with this marriage you speak of.
OK! is reporting that (get ready for a shocker) Jen isn’t over Brad!
"Ever since Jen and Brad split, she has tried desperately to find another man who would win her heart and be the husband she’s always dreamed of," says a source. "But she now realizes that Brad’s shoes are impossible to fill."
Or perhaps Jennifer should just work on being as interesting as Twitter. It might be time for a few classes at the local Y.
However, don’t rule out kids in Jenny’s future. This source goes on to say that "more than anything Jen wants to be a Mom" and she isn’t going to let this lack of a man problem get in the way.
In the meantime, Jennifer will just go back to being a recently dumped, single 40-year-old who wants kids, shooting a movie (The Baster) about a disgruntled, single 40-year-old who wants kids and decides to go the turkey baster route.
We always knew Prince Harry had wild streak, but recently he’s been spotted looking a touch on ze kinky side, and we think we know why.
According to the Daily Mail Harry has been hanging at "raves for posh people" in London (raves for posh people?) in order to woo his ex Chelsy Davy back.Prince Harry and Chelsy called it quits in January when Harry embarked on his helicopter pilot training (which, of course, involved him getting naked). Last week he was spotted out and about with pink nail polish, and last weekend he chilled with someone named "Bubble" and wore a long, black wig.
Innnneresting.
A source said: ‘It’s a bit of an "anything goes" sort of place – but the fact that people kept on going up to Chelsy to ask about Harry with him standing right next to her was absolutely hilarious."
Well maybe all this cross-dressing and exposure to alternate (posh) lifestyles will learn him to keep that mouf shut.