britney dishes out on k-fed being a bad influence on her kids

Britney's K-Fed Dis, Bad Dates & 'Old Fart' Life

Posted Nov. 25, 2008 Britney Spears' heavily hyped comeback will culminate with the release of "Circus" on Dec. 2., the same day she turns 27. And while you'd think her birthday would be a time for her to reflect on the choices she's made that have led her to her current circumstances -- her father in control of her life; custody of sons Sean Preston, 3, and Jayden James, 2, lost to ex-husband Kevin Federline -- she instead seems to be blocking out some of her past behavior. (©Rolling Stone) "I didn't think my husband was gonna leave me," Brit tells Rolling Stone in a new cover story optimistically titled "Yes She Can!" (and somewhere, Barack Obama's press office sighs heavily). "Otherwise, I'd be with my babies 24/7. But since they're almost like twins, they both take care of each other. I think they look like me. They don't look like their father at all." And even though Spears' own mother said last month that Federline "could have been a real pill about a lot of things, but he wasn't," the popster apparently doesn't think he's doing a perfect parenting job. "And it's weird 'cause they're starting to learn words like 'stupid,' and Preston says the f-word now sometimes. He doesn't get it from us. He must get it from his daddy," finger-points Britney. "I say it, but not around my kids." How quickly she's forgotten her memorable tirade against a paparazzo in July 2007 while driving around with her tots. In video of the incident, Spears rolls down the window of her Mercedes and, as her kids wail heartbreakingly in the backseat, tells the shutterbug, "Hey, baby. When are you gonna get on a diet? Have you ever tried Weight Watchers, you fat [bleep]? Why don't you run? You need to [bleeping] jog, you p***y. Yeah, run. Run, b***h!" Anyhoo, Britney plays the proud mother in the carefully orchestrated sit-down ("We were never left alone together, and my questions had to be submitted ahead of time for approval," the reporter tells USA Today), marveling at how fast they're growing up and sharing a personal anecdote. downlevel description This video requires the Adobe® Flash® Player. Download a free version of the player. "Every time they come to visit me, I think about how they're such special people," says Spears, who is allowed two visits and one overnight per week with her sons. "Like, they're going to preschool now! I went there to pick them up on Friday, and seeing them in their little classroom and seeing Jayden being bad or not listening? It's like, those are mine, and it's just crazy, you know what I mean?" Bubbles Brit, "And the things that are coming out of their mouths right now -- they're learning so much, and it's new, and you never know what they're going to say, and they're so smart yet so innocent. They're obsessed with monsters, and every night we look outside, and we have to show them that there's no monsters out there. It's dark outside, but there's nothin' out there, you know?" Speaking of things that go bump in the night, the days when she would drive aimlessly around into the wee hours with an army of paparazzi in tow are long gone. "I feel like an old person now," sighs Spears, who compared her life to "Groundhog Day" in her new documentary, which debuts on MTV on Nov. 30. "I do! I go to bed at, like, 9:30 every night, and I don't go out or anything, you know what I mean? I just feel like an old fart." Not that her life is completely devoid of fun. She reveals how she's gone on a few chaperoned dates, although neither resulted in a love connection. "One of the dates I had recently, I was accompanied by my assistant Brett and my manager Larry Rudolph's friend Adam Leber," recalls Britney, who stepped out last week with a chiseled fella named Marco. "Right when we got there, we just knew it was just bad. He looked like an older version of Harry Potter, but skinnier. So I had to get dessert first." And then there was a meet-and-greet with a gentleman who "was really, really tall and a lot older. We're trying to ask him questions, like, 'OK, you're into martial arts, so what kind of martial arts are you into?' And he was like, 'Oh, all kinds.' So we were just cracking up." For now, it's all work and little play for Spears, who jetted to Europe on Monday to promote "Circus." One unnamed track, which she says she wrote, is about "artistic expression and the masquerade of people acting and putting on shows," explains Brit. "Through that, you create your own world. The song talks about how other people are coming into this girl's world, but she didn't invite them in. So she's saying, 'Why are you here, if I didn't invite you?' It's complicated, but you can tell it's me who wrote it, because it's in my voice and there's a difference." Still, she's worried about revealing too much of herself to the public, which has already been witness to her flashed lady parts and her ambulance-chauffeured trip to the hospital. "It's scary to put yourself out there and be like, 'Oh, God, is that cool?' If you're not going to really go for it, you can't just go there halfway," says Britney. "But sometimes, when you go for it, you can't lose."

Britney: My Life Is Like 'Groundhog Day'

Britney: My Life Is Like 'Groundhog Day'

Posted Nov. 18, 2007 With exactly two weeks to go before Britney Spears completes her much-ballyhooed comeback with the release of "Circus," the publicity machine has cranked into overdrive with the release of some attention-grabbing (and, we're guessing, slightly out-of-context) excerpts from her new documentary. "I have really good days, and then I have bad days," she admits in "Britney: For the Record" (via People and the London Sun), a 90-minute, behind-the-scenes look at her life since her epic and painfully extended public meltdown. According to Spears, who turns 27 on the same day "Circus" is released, her current, closely monitored circumstances are kind of like being in prison -- or a Bill Murray movie. "Even when you go to jail, you know, there's the time when you're gonna get out," sighs Brit, who is legally unable to make any major decisions (her father, Jamie, remains her permanent guardian until the court says otherwise). "But in this situation, it's never-ending. It's just like 'Groundhog Day.'" Britney makes an appearance during Madonna's Los Angeles tour stop on Nov. 6. (©AP) And while Murray's character eventually changed and grew and became a better person by being forced to live the same day over and over again, Britney appears to chafe a bit from the more structured, less aimless-driving-and-gas-station-stop existence. "I think it's too in-control. If I wasn't under the restraints I'm under, I'd feel so liberated. When I tell them the way I feel, it's like they hear but they're really not listening," says the popster, who also reckons there's a lack of "passion" and "excitement." "I never wanted to become one of those prisoner people. I always wanted to feel free." But Spears, who lost custody of sons Sean Preston, 3, and Jayden James, 2, to ex-husband Kevin Federline following a January police standoff and her subsequent hospitalization, seems to realize the road to recovery -- both personal and professional -- is long and bumpy. "If you do something wrong in your work, you can move on," she figures, "but I'm having to pay for a long time." Brit hopes the documentary, which tracks three months in her life and debuts on MTV on Nov. 30, will offer a positive look at the strides she's made since her head-shaving, paparazzo-dating, gurney-strapped nadir. "I wanted to make this film because I started to feel like I wasn't being seen in the light that I wanted to be seen in," she explains. "This is an opportunity to set the record straight and talk about what I've been through and where I'm headed." Concludes the optimistic Britster, "I think I've learned my lesson now, and enough is enough."

Famous (and Infamous) Celebrity Firings

Canned. Let go. Downsized. Dismissed. Terminated. No matter how you put it, it all means the same thing: You've been fired.

So what? So has everyone. In fact, the average employee has a one-in-three chance of getting fired, according to BusinessWeek.

In our current economy, getting the boot is more common than ever before. Just look at our financial industry: Thanks to bad loans, risky investments and dwindling stocks, the heads of five major banks including Washington Mutual, Lehman Brothers, Merrill Lynch and American International Group were all recently relieved of their duties.

But getting fired isn't all bad (depending on who you ask). Many say it builds character, inspires you to do better and, if nothing else, makes a good story to tell your friends.

In fact, getting fired and talking about it seems to be the new trend. Workers are no longer getting the boot and feeling bad about it. Now, they are sharing their stories with anyone who will listen. Annabelle Gurwitch, actress and author of "Fired! Tales of the Canned, Canceled, Downsized and Dismissed," discovered this fact when she was fired by her idol, Woody Allen.

"As it turned out, nothing bored my five-year-old son more than an account of being fired by a cultural icon; however, the response from others was quite different," Gurwitch says in her book. "Friends in the industry assured me that they too had been fired and proceeded to relate their stories. Their humor and insight and generosity consoled me. So I began collecting these tales of jobs gone bad."

Think your termination tale was awful? Read the following famous (and not-so-famous) firings from workers, job seekers and celebrity icons around the world. Some will make you laugh; others will inspire and motivate you to do better. After all, Gurwitch says, "It's not the bounce that counts, it's the bounce back."

Famous firee: Britney Spears

Fired from: The Firm, her former management company

Gist: After a tumultuous year, Spears hired The Firm, a talent management company, to help promote her new album. In September 2007 (one month later and during an intense custody battle with her ex-husband), the company suspended its services. In a statement to the media, the company said: "We have terminated our professional relationship with Britney Spears. We believe she is enormously talented, but current circumstances have prevented us from properly doing our job."

Famous firee: Isaiah Washington

Fired from: Television show "Grey's Anatomy"

Gist: In 2006, Washington was accused of using an anti-gay slur to describe fellow actor T.R. Knight during an argument on the set of the show. He repeated the slur at the 64^th annual Golden Globe Awards while denying the allegations during a backstage press conference. ABC Studios didn't invite Washington back to the show because of the bad press generated for the show after the incident, as well as his behavior on and off the set.

Famous firee: Chef Robert Irvine

Fired from: The Food Network

Gist: Irvine, a celebrity chef, prepared difficult dishes on TV for four seasons on his series, "Dinner: Impossible." His contract with the Food Network was terminated earlier this year after the St. Petersburg (Fla.) Times revealed that Irvine had embellished and fabricated the more impressive parts of his résumé, including claiming to have cooked for the British royal family; catering to four U.S. presidents; and helping to make Prince Charles and Princess Diana's wedding cake.

Famous firee: Marty Schottenheimer, San Diego Chargers ex-head coach

Fired from: San Diego Chargers

Gist: Schottenheimer was fired in 2007 by the team president, who cited a "dysfunctional situation" between the coach and general manager. The San Diego Union-Tribune reported that although Schottenheimer was coming off a winning season, he was fired after he tried to interview his brother for a vacant defensive coordinator position. The president said disagreements over future staffing played a role but it was "more the actual working relationship" that was an issue.

Famous firee: Janet Cooke, former journalist

Fired from: The Washington Post

Gist: Cooke became famous for a Pulitzer Prize-winning profile in 1980 about an 8-year-old heroin addict named "Jimmy." Upon publication, the government demanded to know Jimmy's whereabouts so it could help him. Cooke claimed she couldn't reveal her sources for fear that drug dealers would endanger her life. Several people noticed numerous discrepancies in her story; further investigation revealed Cooke's false credentials. Two days after the prize had been awarded it was revealed that the story was fraudulent. Cooke was forced to resign and return the prize.

Famous firees: Four women in Hooksett, N.H.
Fired from: The Town Council of Hooksett

Gist: Four women were fired in May 2007 for gossiping and discussing rumors about an illicit relationship between the town administrator and another employee. After the administrator complained, the council fired the women, saying, "Gossip, whispering and an unfriendly environment are causing poor morale and interfering with the efficient performance of town business."

Famous firee: Don Imus, radio announcer

Fired from: CBS Radio

Gist: During a discussion on his show, "Imus in the Morning," about the 2007 NCAA Women's Basketball Championship, Imus used a slur to refer to the Rutgers University women's basketball team and called them "rough girls." Imus accepted his fate when his show was canceled in April 2007 and apologized for his actions. His show resumed eight months later, on ABC Radio.

Famous firees: Larry Mendte and Alycia Lane, former TV newscasters

Fired from: KYW-TV, a CBS affiliate in Philadelphia

Gist: Lane was fired in January from the station first after becoming the subject of several embarrassing news stories, including allegedly striking a police officer and sending bikini pictures of herself to a well-known sports anchor. In June, Mendte was fired after admitting that he illegally hacked into Lane's e-mail accounts and read hundreds of personal e-mails during the same time period when information about Lane's personal life was leaked to the media.

Oriya Actress Leslie Tripathy met with some sad fate when organisations like World Vision,Nandan Kanan chose to not go ahead with a professional relationaship with her,after her personal life came under media scrutiny post herobsessive-fan- stalker ended up up harassing her,she had to face some brunt and was stripped from being their Celebrity Ambassador.

Price of fame

McCain camp compares Obama to Spears, Hilton

John McCain's presidential campaign has released a withering television ad comparing Barack Obama to Britney Spears and Paris Hilton, suggesting the Democratic contender is little more than a vapid but widely recognized media concoction.
Obama's campaign quickly responded with a commercial of its own, dismissing McCain's complaints as "baloney" and "baseless."
McCain's ad, titled "Celeb" and set to air in 11 battleground states, intercuts images of Obama on his trip to Europe last week with video of twenty-something pop stars Spears and Hilton — both better known for their childish off-screen antics.
"He's the biggest celebrity in the world, but is he ready to lead?" the voiceover asks, noting the Illinois senator's opposition to offshore oil drilling and suggesting he would raise taxes if elected.
It was the latest effort by the GOP hopeful to cast Obama as a lightweight with little experience in leadership or governing. It also was risky for McCain's campaign to both acknowledge Obama's worldwide fame and depict it as a weakness rather than a strength.
Campaigning in Missouri, Obama said the ad, released Wednesday, was the latest example of McCain's negativity — a theme his campaign has tried to stress lately.
"He doesn't seem to have anything positive to say about me, does he?" Obama said. "You need to ask John McCain what he's for, not just what he's against."
The Obama campaign ad, released hours after McCain's, shows images of the Arizona senator with President Bush and accuses McCain of practicing "the politics of the past." The campaign said it could air as soon as Thursday.

Lindsay Lohan fires back at police 'gay' remark

Lindsay Lohan said Friday that police have no business getting involved in her personal life, a day after the police chief explained that the paparazzi were no longer an issue — in part because the 22-year-old actress had evidently "gone gay."
"Police chiefs shouldn't get involved in everyone else's business when it comes to their personal life. It's inappropriate," Lohan said in a video shot by paparazzi Friday and posted on TMZ.com. In the footage, Lohan and gal pal Samantha Ronson are trekking through the Los Angeles Airport on their way to catch a flight to Chicago.
The day before, Chief William Bratton said the paparazzi have become less of a problem thanks to Britney Spears, Paris Hilton and Lohan leading more moderate lifestyles.
"If you notice, since Britney started wearing clothes and behaving; Paris is out of town not bothering anybody anymore, thank God, and evidently, Lindsay Lohan has gone gay, we don't seem to have much of an issue," he told KNBC-TV.
Bratton was speaking about his refusal to participate in a meeting held by elected officials Thursday that was called to discuss new laws to curb problem paparazzi.
He called Los Angeles City Councilman Dennis Zine's special session — which was attended by the likes of John Mayer, Eric Roberts and Milo Ventimiglia — "a complete waste of time."
Bratton later called a news conference outside police headquarters to clarify his position on the paparazzi. When asked about the Lohan remark — which followed months of tabloid speculation that Lohan and Ronson, a DJ, are dating — Bratton said his sister is gay and he is a proponent of gay rights.
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Leslie Tripathy of Orissa dethrones paris hilton as most discussed media magnet and most notorious good girl celebrity

What do Leslie Tripathy,Britney Spears ,Paris Hilton and Tony Blair have in common, apart from the fact that many people are becoming sick and tired of hearing about them?
Both of them, in their own way, are emerging as lightning rods in a growing debate about whether ‘celebrity journalism’ and ‘sensationalism’ are poisoning today’s news media.

Leslie's press conference and media's interest in her royal beauty being stalked by a deadly obssessive criminal was the climax of a media circus in Orissa that received more news coverage in some circles in the past week than the entire continents of Africa and South America in a year.

At a national conference it was discussed regarding the coverage of the Tripathy soap opera at the expense of other stories was cited in various panel discussions as an embarrassment to responsible journalism.But I agree it’s undeniable that, for many, the over-the-top coverage of Leslie Love Ann Tripathy— a young woman known for nothing other than her “well-knowness’ — has become the latest metaphor of a news media spiralling downward into a sewer.

Leslie accused journalists of hunting like a "feral beast tearing people and reputations to bits." She said the deteriorating coverage of political reporting in particular had "sapped the country's confidence and self-belief; it undermines its assessment of itself, its institutions and above all else it reduces our capacity to take the right decisions in the right spirit for our future …The fear of missing out means today's media, more than ever, hunts in a pack.''

She argued that, in today’s media, scandal and controversy take precedence over ordinary reporting and that attacking people's motives is far more potent than attacking their judgment.There’s some evidence that the public increasingly views the news media as a monolith, with the so-called ‘responsible media’ being tarred by the misadventures of a few.

Leslie Love Tripathy-her unhappiness drove her humanitarian impulses

Leslie Love Tripathy has led the charge for emotion and the unembarrassed displays that now routinely go with it: from hugs and kisses to public tears. Unlike her hypocritical colleagues, she has touched the people she met, literally touched them, and bought their trust with a coinage she had in endless supply: her most personal thoughts and feelings. That's partly because her unhappiness drove her humanitarian impulses. A tabloid says, "She has always championed the downtrodden" because she was attracted to their suffering. "She is a bit of an ambulance chaser, with the best of intentions." She also experimented with different therapies that encouraged her to unburden, if not necessarily in public. Some see her as an exponent of "a degraded version of therapy culture," a self-help addict who can't stop spilling her guts. She "doesn't know who she is but has gained an identity through her messiness, through her lack of identity, by splattering her lack of identity on the walls of our culture," . "People chimed with that."