Britney Spears
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Starbucks in hand and throngs of celebrity news photographers in pursuit, Britney Spears visited with her kids and ran errands, stopping by the local car wash and cell phone store. Probably needs a plan with more anytime minutes.

All in a day's work for a fallen star and train wreck.

Prior to running her errands, the "singer" enjoyed supervised visit with sons Sean Preston, 2, and Jayden James, 1, on Monday. The court has ordered that Spears must be monitored while with the kids. Always a good sign for a young mother.

After some court-supervised fun, Britney handed off the little mistakes off to K-Fed's bodyguards, who shuttled them safely back to Kevin Federline's house.

Britney Spears is all smiles. And possibly drunk at all times.

After sending them away, the sad star then went back inside her own house with her own mother, Lynne Spears, by her side. Well, at least one Spears mom and her kids seem to be okay. Jamie Lynn Spears is also in town!

With her music career in shambles, the insane, court-ordered sober Britney Spears applied for a new job Thursday as ... wait for it ... a bartender!

According to TMZ, sources inside the Viceroy Hotel in Santa Monica, Calif., say Britney checked in Thursday and, at around 10:30 at night, went down (no, not on Howie Day) and started talking with a bartender.

We're told Spears told the bartender she wanted to do what she did - then asked for an application and got one from the night manager to apply for work in the hotel's "Cameo Bar."

We reiterate: The girl needs a whole team of psychologists, pronto.

Britney Spears' application is currently in the hands of Human Resources.

The website of the hotel says the bar "serves imported and California wines, premium drinks ... including Raspberry Lemon Drop martinis." Sexy.

This might be the worst possible gig for a mother required to undergo drug and alcohol tests if she wants to regain custody of Sean Preston and Jayden James, but then again, this is Britney Spears. Are you that surprised?

Somehow, we're not. Spears checked out the next morning. No word yet if the hotel is considering actually hiring Britney to pour their booze. If they do, we're wondering if Alli Sims will start waiting tables.

The fun won't stop for Britney Spears and sister Jamie Lynn Spears!

Sunday, the pair stopped at a gas station in Malibu so Britney could get a large candy bar, bottled water and some Marlboro Menthol Ultra Lights. Standard.

Then, Britney reportedly asked some paparazzi members to buy them coffee from the local Starbucks so they wouldn't have to face photographers. Also standard.

It got a little nasty later on, though, when Britney, 25, and Jamie Lynn Spears, 16, decided to visit a nearby sushi restaurant. On the way to the restaurant, a local passerby had some words for the pop princess... and her little sis fired back!

This rude resident soon got an earful from Jamie Lynn Spears, who is showing off some serious rack (even more than her frequently boob-baring big sis):

Random Loser on the Street: "Hey, Britney! Move the f**k out of this neighborhood! Nobody wants you in this neighborhood!"
Celebrity News Reporters: (booing) "Hey, shut up! Shut up!"
Jamie Lynn Spears: "Then move the f**k out!"
Celebrity News Reporters: (cheering) "Yeah! Yeah!"

We can't really do it justice. Here's a video of it from Hollywood TV.

Britney Spears' mother, Lynne Spears, and Britney's younger sister, Jamie Lynn  Spears, flew from Kentwood, La. to Los Angeles Friday evening. Could they finally be trying the hatchet with the estranged, insane star?

We'll see, but Britney and Jamie Lynn Spears were all smiles as they made a stop at Taco Bell late night, acting like retards in front of about 100 members of the celebrity news media. Hey, it's nice to see her in good spirits!

There was only one problem, though - Britney was shouting her order through her raised car window, and the Taco Bell employees couldn't hear her.

Yes, those power windows can be tough to figure out. Fortunately, some nice people from the celebrity photo agencies that follow her every move placed the order and brought Britney and Jamie Lynn their food. Thanks y'all!

Left: A definitely not-pregnant Jamie Lynn Spears and Lynne Spears arrive in L.A. Right: Britney and Jamie Lynn goof off during a night flight to Taco Bell.

All is not well in the land of Britney, though, as sources say her first scheduled visit with her children since being stripped of custody was a total disaster.

Britney Spears was to have a scheduled visit with her kids at 10:00 a.m. on Thursday, surrendering the kids to Kevin Federline later that day.

On Wednesday night, Britney decided she wouldn't see her children at either of her two homes - but rather at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel.

K-Fed's lawyer, Mark Vincent Kaplan, reportedly went ballistic.

TMZ cites sources as saying a parenting coach is supposed to be present for the visit, and Kaplan felt it was only appropriate for the coach to counsel Britney on how to take care of her kids at home - not at a hotel.

Britney Spears, who checked into the swanky hotel at 6:00 p.m. Wednesday and then checked out at 2:00 a.m. Thursday, went back to her Malibu home and decided not to fight for her desire for a hotel visit with her children.

At 10:00 a.m. Thursday, the scheduled time for visit, a Kevin Federline bodyguard arrived at Britney Spears' Malibu home and rang the bell.

He waited 40 minutes with Sean Preston and Jayden James Federline inside the car, but no one came out. Confused, they eventually all went back to K-Fed's.

Britney Spears is getting around these days.

Recently, she's been spotted hanging out with ex-lover J.R. Rotem. We assume they were talking about wheelbarrows and such.

The train wreck of a human being was also seen this week strutting down New York City sidewalks with Gossip Girl star Blake Lively.

Despite sharing a love for small dogs with Britney, Lively does not look pleased with her pal. Maybe it's the huge sunglasses. Or the low-cut dress. Or the fact that Spears is staring straight ahead, almost as though Blake isn't even there.

She's treating the actress like she's Sean Preston or Jayden James. That would piss us off, too...

The last time we heard from the classy J.R. Rotem, he was producing Hayden Panettiere's new album and talking about how last winter, he railed Britney Spears wheelbarrow style. A true gentleman kisses and tells to Blender.

But apparently the greasy producer's bragging hasn't damaged relations between the pair, as Britney Spears was spotted all over town with J.R. Rotem yesterday!

Britney Spears. JR Rotem. The return of the wheelbarrow!

The hot duo did some shopping on Melrose Avenue in West Hollywood. While in one store, Britney found a yellow top, fur wrap, leather jacket and nice cap that suited her horrendous fashion tastes. Reports say she said "Gimme More" and paid for a ton of stuff. Just kidding. No way she said that.

She did don her new duds as she left the store, though, with Jonathan "JR" Rotem by her side. Later in the day, the couple stopped at Britney Spears' favorite place, Starbucks, where a member of the celebrity news media dumped a cup of coffee onto Britney's car and other photographers nearby.

Pretty standard procedure really. To cap it all off, Britney and J.R. Rotem made a stop at a recording studio, with Britney Spears looking like she'd enjoyed her neck being sucked on for a good while in the recent past. Hey, a girl's gotta get some.

Ah, young white trash love. Here's hoping this couple of destiny enjoys many more wonderful, romantic days just like this one.

Britney Spears looked distressed following a judge's decision allowing her only supervised visits with her sons Sean Preston, 2, and Jayden James, 1.

During runs to Ralph's Supermarket in L.A. and a local Starbucks, the 25-year-old was seen clutching her Yorkie, London, while crying in anguish.

She appeared to be in better spirits later while enjoying a dinner of quesadillas and margarita with friend Sam Lutfi at Casa Escobar in Malibu.

On her way out of the eatery, Britney Spears showered the paparazzi with praise. "I love you guys," she told celebrity news photographers.

Her good mood didn't last long, however. After she climbed into her car, she began sobbing uncontrollably once again. Girl needs a whole team of shrinks.

Meanwhile, Britney Spears' former bodyguard Tony Barretto is back in the news. Us Weekly learned via a statement released by Barretto's lawyer, Gloria Allred, that he has filed an abuse claim, or "Child Abuse Referral," against Spears.

The referral gives the Department of Child and Family Services the legal power to investigate Spears' care Sean Preston and Jayden James. The DCFS has said that its professionals will look into the matter.

Britney Spears cries in anguish. Meanwhile, former bodyguard and notable land mass Tony Barretto cries, in a manner of speaking, for help from officials.

"I call on Britney Spears to cooperate with the investigation of Children and Family Services," Glorida Allred said on behalf of Tony Barretto in a statement.

This is not the first referral that has been filed regarding Britney Spears with the DCFS. She has been investigated and cleared three times in the past two years, for driving with Sean Preston in her lap, not preventing Sean Preston from falling out of his high chair, and contributing to poor hygiene and eating habits of both sons.

Tony Barretto filed a declaration to the court September 17 claiming Britney Spears used drugs and alcohol while caring for her children.

Since then, Barretto has been on a national media tour touting his concern for poor Sean Preston and Jayden James Federline as his motive for coming forward with information about the pop-mom's erratic behavior.

It's the moment we've been anticipating for so long. Or at least since an hour ago when we first learned about it. Britney Spears' music video from her new single, "Gimme More," has been released online as of this morning.

Its premiere on MTV is set for October 8. "Gimme More" was featured during Britney's epic meltdown at the MTV VMAs last month, and the first single from her upcoming album, Blackout, which is reportedly set to drop November 13.

Gimme more? Give us less? Check the video out and let us know your thoughts.

Britney Spears: Grinding poles, making Sean Preston and Jayden James proud.

While the first few days of Britney Spears' week have been rough, with a court taking away custody of the singer's two sons and all, things are turning around!

Well, maybe.

Britney is back to work - if you can call it that - filming her new music video for "Gimme More." And she just got a vote of confidence from her record label, Jive, which called her "one of the great recording artists of her time," in a statement released to the press this week. See below.

Britney Spears shoots the video for "Gimme More." Hey, it's gotta be better than the MTV Music Video Awards debacle if they can actually edit the thing, right?

"Jive is enormously excited about Britney Spears' new album, and confident that it will secure her reputation as one of the great recording artists of her time. As Britney's label, it's not our place to comment on her personal issues, but we do care about her and support her. There's no question that when performers attain the level of celebrity that Britney has, they tend to be treated by the press and public as if they were just characters in cartoons or soap operas, and we forget they're human.

People say that's the trade-off a celebrity makes for success - that if you want to make it big, you have to surrender your privacy or the ability to lead a normal life. But sometimes you make that bargain before you realize what it entails. Britney's a grown woman who makes her own choices, and we respect that. But she faces challenges that most of us can't imagine."

TRANSLATION: We have Britney Spears under contract for a certain number of albums and are paying her producers a lot of money, and therefore have no choice but to call in the spin doctors and milk this new album for every dollar we can before severing ties with her sometime around 2009.

There's nothing in life like a good friend. Lauren Conrad knows she can always to Audrina Patridge or Whitney Port when she needs support on The Hills!

Similarly, after a judge ordered that her ex, Kevin Federline, will retain custody of their two sons, Sean and Jayden, and that she will only be given supervised visitation rights, Britney Spears found some support in her longtime pal.

And cutie. And enabler. And maybe cousin. And past personal assistant. And possible hanger-on trying to get famous and/or rich as Britney Spears' b!tch.

Whatever you want to call her, we're talking about Alli Sims. Here, on a nighttime outing in Beverly Hills Wednesday, Alli Sims is rocking a USC Law t-shirt (studying up on how to embezzle and launder Britney Spears' money maybe?) while gazing longingly at Brit. They're like... kissin' cousins or something.

The Hollywood Gossip's opening odds of Britney Spears and Alli Sims becoming lovers by the end of 2008? 3:1. Odds of Alli using Britney for personal gain? 6:5.