Britney’s 180,000 pound holiday treat for staff

October 9th, 2009 BLINK-182 star TRAVIS BARKER has returned to the Atlanta, Georgia burn centre where he and late bandmate ADAM 'DJ AM' GOLDSTEIN were treated after a plane crash last year (08) to thank doctors for saving his life. Barker turned up unannounced at the Joseph M.

September 30th, 2009 MADONNA shunned her healthy lifestyle for one night during an appearance on U.S. TV on Wednesday (30Sep09), indulging in a pizza and a cocktail.

September 17th, 2009 BRITNEY SPEARS' former boyfriend has found a new love - and she looks just like the pop superstar. The singer's longtime agent Jason Trawick was spotted hand in hand with a new girl outside Bally's casino in Las Vegas earlier this month (Sep09) - and bystanders had to do a double take because she looked just like Spears.

September 15th, 2009 Rapper JAY-Z endeared himself to employees as president of Def Jam Records by treating them to drinking sessions every week. The Big Pimpin' hitmaker was in charge of the label for three years but stepped down in January 2008 after signing chart-topping acts such as Rihanna and Ne-Yo during his tenure.

August 30th, 2009 LONDON - 'Strictly Come Dancing' star Jo Wood has reportedly bagged a 11.5 million pound divorce deal from Rolling Stones' rocker Ronnie Wood. The former couple were said to have reached an out-of-court settlement that will turn half of the rocker's fortune to the model.

August 12th, 2009 BRITNEY SPEARS has been handed another traffic violation - she picked up a parking ticket while shopping in Los Angeles on Tuesday (11Aug09). The pop star hasn't had much luck driving around her adopted Los Angeles in recent years - she was sued for a hit and run after accidentally driving into another motorist's vehicle in a car park and she has also been fined for driving with an invalid licence.

August 11th, 2009 LONDON - The infamous oxygen chamber that Michael Jackson used to lie in has been found in a storage department in San Diego, California. As per rumours, the singer would lie in the 60,000-pound machine in the hope of halting the ravages of time and living to 150.

August 11th, 2009 LONDON - The Duchess of York has reportedly become good friends with Michael Jackson's ex-wife Lisa Marie Presley following the King of Pop's untimely death. Fergie even invited Elvis's daughter to her 25million-pound rented villa near Marbella, Spain for a holiday to get over the grief of her former husband's demise.

July 4th, 2009 LONDON - Pop star Britney Spears will be under her father Jamie Spears' supervision until at least 2010 as he has obtained a $1.5-million bond to continue acting as her legal guardian. Britney's father was made conservator of her estate after 2008 when she was taken to hospital for psychiatric evaluation, reports femalefirst.co.uk.

July 3rd, 2009 LONDON - Staff at the luxury Caribbean resort have banned troubled singer Amy Winehouse from swimming in their pool, as she does so after marathon boozing sessions. Bosses at the Cotton Bay complex in St Lucia were worried about the 25-year-old star's habit of swimming after drinking, and feared that she might drown in the pool.

June 27th, 2009 LONDON - A Simpsons fan has shelled out 150, 000 pounds on a massive collection based on the popular cartoon family. Glynne Williams spent the staggering amount on 30,000 pieces of memorabilia, including themed crockery and life-size models of Homer and wife Marge.

June 22nd, 2009 LONDON - Chat show queen Oprah Winfrey has shelled out more than 500,000 pounds to take her staff and their families on an all expenses paid cruise around the Mediterranean. The billionaire employs more than 100 people at her Chicago-based TV production company and she will join her staff on the 10-day cruise, which will have stops in Italy, Turkey, Greece and Malta, reported dailymail.co.uk.

June 19th, 2009 LONDON - Britney Spears made an embarrassing on-stage gaffe by once again forgetting which city she was performing in. The 27-year-old singer stunned fans in Manchester by announcing: "What's up, London?" The singer was appearing at the city's MEN arena, her only British date outside the capital on her current Circus tour, reports the Sun.

June 6th, 2009 LONDON - Britney Spears' father has banned alcohol in any area that the pop princess may pass through while on her way from dressing room to the stage during her UK gigs, leaving many VIP guests fuming. Access All Areas ticket holders at Britney's London gig were handed bottles of water at a recent O2 arena gig in London, instead of the usual glasses of chilled bubbly, to keep the 'Womaniser' star away from booze while on tour.he 27-year-old star's family have issued the blanket ban behind the stage, and even the staff have been asked to sign contracts promising that no booze will be available.

May 28th, 2009 LONDON - Katie Green is certainly a girl of her words. The stunner, who is notorious for her flesh-flashing ways, lived up to her earlier promised skin show as she went topless on a beach in Turkey.