Britney Spears sips on a cool refreshment while stepping out of a shopping mall on Tuesday (January 20) in Thousand Oaks, Calif.
Earlier in the day, the 33-year-old singer flashed a smile after breaking a sweat at a workout.
“Life is short. Smile while you still have teeth!” Britney tweeted on the same day with a pic of herself. Britney is set to return to her Britney: Piece of Me concert on Wednesday (January 28) at Planet Hollywood in Las Vegas. We can’t wait!
A hero pilot and former lover of Britney Spears
, who helped her quit booze, has been killed by the Taliban in Afghanistan.
John Sundahl, 44, was shot down flying a helicopter from the capital
Kabul where he had been working for several months as a private
contractor ferrying officials across the war-torn country.
His devastated brother Karl said: “It’s heartbreaking – John went there to try to repair the country.
“He was trying to help people, he would often say that the country was in chaos.”
Britney, 33, dated John in 2007 after they met at an Alcoholics
Anonymous meeting in Los Angeles and she has credited him with helping
her beat her drink problems. Hero: John Sundahl was shot down by the Taliban in Afghanistan
At one stage the pair were also rumoured to be engaged, though the singer’s representative denied it at the time.
They remained friends after their romance ended but were said to have reignited their relationship last summer.
Yesterday a source close to Britney – who has sons Jayden James,
eight, and Sean Preston, nine, with ex-husband Kevin Federline, 36 –
said: “She is devastated. Britney thought he was a lovely man.”
John once told how he had warned Britney that she would die unless she stopped drinking.
He revealed in an interview: “I told her, ‘If you fall off the wagon
I don’t think you’ll live. I told her, ‘If you don’t want to get sober
for yourself, do it for your kids’.
“She truly wants to stop what she’s doing, and she has changed her
life in another direction. She doesn’t get drunk every night and pass
out.”
Speaking from his home in Los Angeles, his brother Karl told how John died.
He said: “John was on a journey from Kabul when he was shot at and killed.
“We were told by the State that John had died, they told us the Taliban did it.
“This is just awful. My family are heartbroken, my parents are elderly so this is very tough for them, and all of us.
“We know Britney’s upset too.
“John was still good friends with Britney, he talked to her
regularly. They dated for a while but always kept in touch afterwards.”
John helped singer Britney through her darkest time as she had a public meltdown and was pictured shaving her head.
John’s body was repatriated to the US last week and a small family funeral was held at a Buddhist temple in LA.
Karl said: “We had a really small funeral, it was what John would have wanted.
“There were only 11 of us there, he was a Buddhist so we had it at a
temple in Chinatown, Los Angeles and he has been buried at a private
location.”
Britney, who is half-way through a two-year stint with her Piece of
Me show at Planet Hollywood in Las Vegas, is now dating TV writer and
producer Charlie Ebersol.
She split from previous lover David Lucado when she discovered he had allegedly cheated on her, which he has denied.
Britney Spearswas photographed recently leaving a studio in Las Vegas after rehearsing the choreography for her Las Vegas
show and she looked fabulous while dispelling some myths about diva
superstars. The "Toxic" star who is one of the star residency
attractions in Las Vegas looked spectacular in a sheer-through bodysuit adorned with rhinestones. She covered up with a black robe but still showed her black bra adorned with the shimmering crystals.
Usually
when a music superstar is given a 'break' from performing many would
associate them with going on a holiday and doing absolutely nothing but
enjoying themselves on a beach. That is definitely not something anyone
is going to accuse Britney Spears of anytime soon as reports have been emerging from various choreographers and entertainment observers that the blonde music superstar is the consummate professional with regard to making sure she is prepared for her performances.
In
a recent interview with Women's Health she revealed that she "likes to
run through the choreography to keep it fresh in my mind" and her
incredible work ethic has been confirmed by some of the choreographers who have worked with her such as Ashley Evans and Antony Ginandjar who told Daily Mail Australia that they were constantly having to 'slow her down' and she wanted to learn an entire show in one day.
Not only did they have to try and
slow down the talented entertainer but they never had to worry about
her being ready for 'call time' as she was always 15 minutes early.
Britney Spears
is a musical superstar who is smashing the stereotype of the 'diva'
entertainer and showing fans and aspiring entertainers the commitment
and dedication it takes to be a star on the big stage such as that of the Las Vegas strip.
Britney Spears wears her sweats while leaving a dance studio on Tuesday morning (January 13) in Thousand Oaks, Calif.
We’re not sure what the 33-year-old entertainer was dancing to at the studio, but we sure hope her song “Toxic” was in the mix as today marks a big anniversary for the hit!
The video for “Toxic” was officially released eleven years ago on
January 13, 2004 and it is definitely one of her most iconic ones to
date.
Britney Spears brought her act to Vegas a little
over a year ago, but it looks like the pop diva may have some stiff
competition on her hands soon, in the form of Jennifer Lopez. JLo may be
the next pop singer to land a sweet Vegas show, based on her strong
showing New Year’s Eve in Sin City, according to TMZ.
Is Britney about to be replaced as the reigning pop queen of Las
Vegas? Rumor has it Lopez will be offered a better deal than Spears for a
Vegas residency and live show. Back in October, The Axis at Planet
Hollywood was courting the American Idol judge with a $350,000 offer per show while it was paying Britney Spears
a “mere” $310,000 per performance. But then business savvy Spears
negotiated an even better deal for her new contract, adding in back end
profits, merchandising, and other perks, bringing her estimated earnings
per performance to around $475,000 whenever she takes the stage.
Jennifer Lopez’s New Year’s Eve performance was a sort of test run
for a Vegas residency offer, and JLo raked in $410,000 for herself and
another $600,000 for Caesar’s Palace. Given Jennifer started at a higher
pay scale than Britney, it remains to be seen if she’ll be able to
negotiate an even better deal than Spears.
And as if Britney Spears didn’t have enough competition with Jennifer Lopez, it looks like Mariah Carey will be joining them for a little sun and slots between shows in Vegas, as that former American Idol
judge reportedly has signed an unannounced residency, as well. The
Caesar’s Palace gig hasn’t been officially confirmed yet, much less how
much the diva will demand financially, but the payday could exceed
Britney’s new $30 million, two-year contract.
After a year, is Britney already old news in Las Vegas?
Vegas can be a tough crowd, but one of the longer running acts is
Celine Dion, and she still out-earns them all — so far, anyway. Dion
just edges out Spears with a reported $476,000 per show, making her the
top earner in Sin City among singers. But you can bet both Lopez and
Carey will do their best to not only one-up Britney, but topple the top
dog of Las Vegas.
On a side note, network executives should take notice of all the potential pop drama about to unfold. Perhaps a Real Housewives of Las Vegas is in order? Oh wait, Britney Spears, Jennifer Lopez and Mariah Carey are all single, or about to be.
Britney Spears says “whatever” with her crop top tee while heading out of a dance studio on Thursday afternoon (January 8) in Thousand Oaks, Calif.
The 33-year-old entertainer has been pretty quiet on social media since the new year started, but her boyfriend Charlie Ebersol took to Instagram after the Charlie Hebdo attack in Paris.
“No irony here. We HAVE to stand together in the face of fear.
Freedom of speech and the press is all we have! #JeSuisCharlie
#standstrong,” he captioned a pic that read “Je Suis Charlie,” which translates to “I Am Charlie.”
Britney Spears is launching her seventeenth fragrance this month, and
in the grand tradition of nearly every celebrity fragrance ever, its
name is…kind of ridiculous. Rocker Femme Fantasy, the newest scent, should be right at home amongst her collection of fragrances: Cosmic Radiance, Curious Heart, and Fantasy the Naughty Remix.
(You can't make these up). But Brit-Brit is far from being the only
celebrity to subscribe to the absurdist school of fragrance names. It’s
like it’s written into every celebrity fragrance deal that the name must be something cringe-inducing. With that in mind, I bring you the unofficial guide to naming a celebrity fragrance.
1. Pay no attention to what the words you’re using actually mean. Whatever you do, absolutely do not use a dictionary.
2. When in doubt, go for something that sounds expensive and aspirational. This, of course, started with Elizabeth Taylor’s White Diamonds, and has carried over to Kim Kardashian’s Gold and Kylie Minogue’s Couture.
3. Another option: Choose a random type of candy or dessert, then
pair it with a word that sounds vaguely glamorous or exotic (like Mariah
Carey’s Lollipop Bling or Jessica Simpson’s Dessert Treats Hula Girl).
4. Incorporate sexually suggestive words wherever possible. This
works even better if your fragrance is going to have a one-word name.
(See: Paris Hilton’s Siren and Tease; Beyoncé's Heat,Pulse, and Rise.)
5. If you’re a male celebrity, aim for undertones of misogyny and/or excessive confidence, like P. Diddy did with Sean John’s Unforgivable Woman and I Am King.
6. Include the color pink. (Because it’s girlie. Right? Is that why?)
Then tack on literally any other word with it. I’m guessing that’s how
Kylie Minogue got Pink Sparkle, Nicki Minaj came up with Pink Friday, and Mariah Carey chose Luscious Pink.
7. Or go ahead and keep it simple, and just name your fragrance after yourself. (What up, Adam Levine?).
8. If all else fails, just pick any two words. Literally any. Then
pretend anyone who is confused isn’t cool enough to “get” it. Think Katy
Perry’s Killer Queen, Christina Aguilera’s Red Sin, and Jessica Simpson’s Vintage Bloom.
9. If you’ve followed all of the above guidelines and you’re still
worried that your fragrance name isn’t quite right (not enough of a
head-scratcher?), try using a thesaurus, which will alert you that
synonyms for “glitter” include flicker, glint, and luminescence. There,
that should help.
