• Estelle Getty has passed away. RIP. [DListed]

• Khloe Kardashian says she learned a valuable lesson during her stint in jail: Don't drink and drive. If only it were common knowledge, complete with posters everywhere, maybe this whole situation could have been avoided. Oh wait… [ICYDK]

• Billy Bob Thornton seems to think Angelina Jolie is dying to shoot a movie with him. We're sure that's at the top of her priority list at the moment. [INO]

• Why James Blunt is still getting laid. [Yeeeah]

• Britney Spears is on the hunt for a girlfriend. Is this now part of the recovery process for addicts and crazies? [CityRag]

• Speaking of Brit, it's nice to see her happy with her boys. Seriously. [PS]

Try as she may, Britney Spears just can't drum up much excitement about her new album that's in the works, even when she starts singing songs called "ATM." The lyrics to that fine song are as follows: "Hey Mama, I know it’s my cash you seek. … You know they treat me like an ATM, but y'all know that I’m too good for 'em."

Taking her frustrations out on her mother? Nothing new. What is new, however, is her claim in another song, "Already Bad," which contains a confession for Justin Timberlake: "I know you thought you were the first, but I had already quenched my thirst, I was already bad." Unfortunately for Britney, this would have been shocking had it been the year 2003. Now, after witnessing the head-shaving incident and Brit being carted away in an ambulance, that's nothing.

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Britney Spears showed up to the Generation Rescue event hosted by Jim Carrey and Jenny McCarthy to make her first red carpet appearance since having her meltdown back in January. We have to hand it to her — she looks semi-decent and appears to have bathed and put a little thought into her outfit. The hair still needs some help, but Ken Paves will work his magic in due time. He is only one man, after all.

All has been quiet on the Britney front when it comes to her emotional recovery, which means it's time for people to start making up stuff. The latest rumor claims Brit suffered a mental breakdown after witnessing sister Jamie Lynn give birth.

After flying back to LA with her father Jamie, Britney spent the following days slowly breaking down and becoming "dazed and distant." Jamie finally found her one night naked on the bathroom floor, "crying hysterically and mumbling to herself about wanting a baby girl." A "source," who was obviously not there at the time, has all of the details of this incident:

Seeing her little sister give birth was too much for Britney. It made her realize what a mess she’s in. She’s insanely jealous of Jamie Lynn having a girl because she’s always been desperate for a daughter. Jamie found her sobbing her heart out and repeating: 'It’s not fair, Dad, it's not fair.'

If this is indeed true (and we highly doubt it is), then no wonder Jamie Lynn's hair was so gray for her OK! shoot.

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Miley Cyrus' Good Morning America performance today in Bryant Park further cemented the theory that she is a miniature Britney Spears in the making. The choreographed dance moves, the giggly interviews — she's a pro at the ripe age of 15, which means she's due for a rehab stint within the next three years.

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Uh oh! Just one day after we were called "assy" for daring to suggest that Britney Spears should focus her energy on things other than making a new pop album, the perennially hysterical singer has lost a long-standing custody dispute with her ex-husband, self-styled pimp Kevin Federline (of the Fresno Federlines). Under the ruling, Federline will retain sole legal and physical custody of the couple's two sons, Sean Preston and Jayden James. Spears will continue to be allowed twice a week visitation and once a week monitored overnights.

Sad, but don't feel too bad for Britney, she can use the emotions this decision will inevitably yield to liven up her new record. We can see the hits now: "My Kids Aren't Coming Home Tonight (So Stay a While Longer)" and "I Just Wanna Dance and Forget About Motherfuckin' Family Court. Shit! Goddammit!"

Oh boy! This is happening, everyone:

Britney Spears' manager Larry Rudolph has finally confirmed the pop star is currently recording a new album.

Spears was rumoured to be hard at work in the recording studio with music producers Jim Beanz and Rodney 'Darkchild' Jerkins earlier this month.
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But Rudolph has confirmed Spears "is spending her summer in the recording studio, working on a brand new album."

He adds, "She's working with a team of top-notch producers and songwriters and we're very excited about what she's accomplished so far …"

Wonderful! By the way, did you notice that Mr Rudolph didn't at all mention a team of top-notch mental health professionals or the stability of a loving family? This is what anyone with eyes and a brain calls "a vicious cycle." But hey, look on the bright side: new, mediocre dance music!

• Big Brother already has its first racial slur, and the season just started two days ago. [DListed]

• Miley Cyrus seriously needs to just stop taking pictures of herself. [Yeeeah]

• Jay-Z's hotel request: "One giant watermelon was split in two and ornately carved into a mold of Beyonce's breasts. Two cherries were used as nipples." [INO]

• Who wants to see Britney Spears shooting a video in an elevator? [PS]

• Jake Gyllenhaal finds his Blackberry more interesting than Reese's kids. [PITNB]

• The end is nigh: Tyra Banks has been named the hardest working person in showbusiness. [ICYDK]

Katy Perry, on which poor girl she would like to kiss:

Miley Cyrus! … Maybe we'll have another Britney-Madonna moment on stage [at the Teen Choice Awards]. How hilarious would that be? Although I don't think it would help her career. However, it would definitely help mine!

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JAMIE LYNN SCRUTINY OUTLASTS HER PREGNANCY "Jamie Lynn Spears, who just gave birth to daughter Maddie Briann Aldridge at the ripe old age of 17, is in danger of heading down the same road as her sister, Britney. A Louisiana source tells us, 'She only has Diet Coke in the house. How redneck is that?'" A note to Louisianans who know the contents of Jamie Lynn Spears' fridge and give information to tabloids: You're not allowed to accuse anyone else of being too rednecky.

METHOD ACTING "Britney Spears filmed a claustrophobic elevator scene in Santa Monica Wednesday to be used on Madonna's Sticky & Sweet tour. 'As the elevator goes up, it becomes clear it's Britney and she's anxious and nervous.' Realizing she can't get out, she 'starts to kick the wall and hit things. At one point she screams into the camera.'"

• Pam Anderson appeared on Big Brother in Australia because evidently "we don't have it in America." Except … we do. [DListed]

• Will Smith and Jada tell each other ahead of time if they want to have sex with other people. Ooookay. [INO]

• Jessica Biel doesn't really care about marrying Justin Timberlake. That's good, because neither do we. [PS]

• If the world needs one thing, it's more wax statues of Miley Cyrus. [ICYDK]

• Amy Winehouse reportedly flashed her husband, Blake Incarcerated, while visiting him in prison. Blake then requested a longer sentence. [Yeeeah]

• Lauren Conrad almost has a Britney/Paris/Lindsay moment. [HT]

Without Barack Obama, the tabloids basically have nothing to go on these days. Britney Spears is cleaning up her act. Nicole Richie sometimes parties late, but mostly stays hidden with her mommyhood. And there’s the scraps: Mary-Kate Olsen heading to rehab? Oooh, breaking! Which is why, just sometimes, the tabloids have to rely on their own reporters to drum up scandal.

Like the way Us Weekly did with Jessica Simpson and Tony Romo.

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This is the first time in who knows how long that we've looked at a photo of Britney Spears and didn't feel the urge to bathe. Look at that smile! Look at the hair! Look at the small portion of a seemingly cute outfit! It brings a tear to our eye. Meanwhile, her plans to appear in a video on Madonna's tour have been postponed because Madonna's busy shacking up with A-Rod. Or maybe it had something to do with technical issues. We can't remember.

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• Did Charlize Theron get plastic surgery? People with too much time on their hands want to know. [CityRag]

• Top 10 things overheard at Pam Anderson's birthday party. [Yeeeah]

• Reality TV is about to get even worse: Paris Hilton wants to do a show with Britney Spears and Lindsay Lohan. [INO]

• Heidi Klum should know better than to prance around town in her husband's jeans. [PS]

• Colin Farrell acts like a decent human being after hitting his neighbor's parked car. Taking notes, Brit? [ICYDK]

• Which one of the twerps from Home Improvement got tasered? [DListed]

Mel Gibson isn't the only person interested in Britney Spears' love life as of late: TMZ has been keeping tabs on the pop star and her secret rendezvous with a mystery man. Sadly, that mystery man is all too recognizable — it's Adnan Ghalib, former paparazzo and Spears hanger-on.

TMZ's "sources" have reported that over the last few months Adnan has been entering the gated community where Brit and father Jamie live, but no one can say exactly what's going on. But we can! Adnan missed the spotlight, Britney missed her enabler, and it was time for a special reunion. And yes, there are text messages involved.

We know they have been texting back and forth, at times complaining that Daddy Jamie is too 'controlling' by trying to put the kibosh on the relationship.

But here's the deal. Daddy Jamie's job is to be controlling — that's what a conservator does. And, sources tell us, Jamie's concern over his daughter seeing Adnan is not just his opinion — the doctors who are treating Brit have told him it would be a bad thing for Brit to hook up with the dude.

Well, duh. If any doctor in America were to recommend that Britney associate with Adnan, someone needs to look into revoking that medical license.

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WE CAN'T IMAGINE WHY THAT DIDN'T WORK "Mel Gibson tried to play matchmaker between his son and Britney Spears, it has been claimed. … The Braveheart actor tried to hook Britney up with one of his twin sons, Edward – who was recently in rehab for cocaine and alcohol addiction."

• Kate Hudson and Lance Armstrong are really trying to keep their relationship under wraps. [DListed]

• Steve-O is being charged with assault after punching someone at the launch party for Paris Hilton's clothing line. Seriously. [ICYDK]

• Rachel Hunter had the audacity to put on a few pounds. [Yeeeah]

• Ashlee Simpson's baby bump has inspired her to dress like a hippie. [HT]

• Angelina Jolie's doctor just held the most pointless press conference of all time. [PS]

• Starbucks is closing 600 stores due to poor sales. You think this has anything to do with Britney Spears getting her act together? [INO]

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