Strollerderby : Britney Spears

Best of FameCrawler: Week of March 13th

Whit Honea — Fri, 13 Mar 2009 20:00:00 GMT

Katie Holmes is Beautiful Again

Is Kelly Clarkson Pregnant? (PHOTOS and VIDEO)

Jade Goody's Funeral: Public?

Paramedics Called to New Octomom House

Michael J. Fox is Positive

Angelina Caught Brad With The Nanny!

Gospel Singer BeBe Winans Arrested For Assault

Britney Spears Has A Not So Secret Romance

Morning News: K-Fed Trades Kids for Cash

Madeline Holler — Tue, 10 Feb 2009 14:00:00 GMT

For a while, Kevin Federline looked like the better half of the disastrous parental team involving ex-wife Britney Spears. But as Spears carefully makes her comeback -- makeovers, new leases on life, new records, the works! -- Federline's "heroic single dad" stint appears to be drawing to a close.

Instead of amicably agreeing to allow her to take the boys on tour with her ...

... he has amicably agreed to allow her to take the boys on tour IF she's willing to pay him. Money. Like $10,000 per show date. Interesting, Kevin, we thought child support payments went the other way around.

Let's tackle one more topsy-turvy legal matter: the artist who created perhaps what will be the iconic image of this era is taking to court the guy that wanted to take him to court in a copyright infringment case. Shepard Fairey, whose "Hope" poster used an image of Barack Obama from an Associated Press photo, went to court asking a judge to not let photographer Mannie Garcia sue him for use of the image. Fairey and the AP had been close to a monetary settlement before Garcia decided to sue Fairey. We're just glad we never spilled coffee on our "Hope" T-shirt. It'll be worth a fortune someday (right?).

Good news, Catholics! Plenary indulgences are back! If you don't know what that means, you're probably under 50 and you're not alone. Just think of it like this: real estate in hell just got a whole lot cheaper.

But there still room for this guy.

Clearly on the fast-track to heaven is 26-year-old Canadian Tanya Neumeyer, who is standing on street corners in Toronto this month hugging the stuffing out of anyone who needs her.

If you think the Dalai Lama is following you on Twitter, well, you're wrong. It was an imposter. Sorry 'bout that. His tweets felt almost as good as a hug though, didn't it?

Big surprise. StarCaps don't work, aren't good for you and contain suspicious ingredients, including strong drugs. Somebody should tell Kathie Lee Gifford.

Here we go: while research shows that even one binge-drinking episode during pregnancy can cause alcohol-related defects in the baby, taking zinc during pregnancy might negate all that.

Finally, politics is getting interesting again. Fans of porn star Stormy Daniels are pushing her to run for Senate in Louisiana in 2010, the seat now held by porn consumer Republican David Vitter. Sure, why not.

Photo: ABCNewsgo.com

Best of FameCrawler: Week of February 6th

Whit Honea — Fri, 06 Feb 2009 21:00:00 GMT

Mark Wahlberg Plans a G-Rated Wedding

Mom Jeans - A Poll

Britney Threatens to Cancel Tour

Baby Bump Photo: Halle Berry Pregnant Again?

Nadya Suleman - Octuplet Mom Won't Receive Freebies

Christian Bale Shows Alec Baldwin What Angry Dads Really Sound Like

Alessanda Ambrosio Shares Her Motherhood Routine

TLC's Kate Gosselin Talks Octuplets Mom

A Baby For Demi and Ashton!

Sex and the City Star Welcomes Baby

Mother of Octuplets Mom Nadya Suleman Speaks Out

Britney Spears Will Cancel Tour If Kids Can't Come

Brett Singer — Mon, 02 Feb 2009 23:00:00 GMT

Famecrawler and TMZ are reporting that Britney Spears says that she won't tour if her kids can't join her.

When I first saw this I thought, "Oh good. Another loony celeb mom who wants to drag her young'uns around the globe. What's wrong with these people?"

Upon further reading, it seems that Brit wants to set things up so that Sean Preston and Jayden James would stay put at three different "bases" in New Jersey, New Orleans, and Los Angeles. Mama Britney would "commute" from her shows to the home bases, thereby enabling her to tour and see the boys.

Why is this even a story? Because Britney, her family Jamie Spears (not to be confused with Jamie LYNN Spears, Britney's sister) and Kevin Federline (K-Fed) worked out this deal on their own. Without the lawyers. And that, my friends, is a veddy bad idea.

According to TMZ, K-Fed's lawyer Mark Vincent Kaplan says that the situation, "could have been handled better if Jamie and company would have 'manned up' and had Kevin got the benefit of his lawyers to protect his position." K-Fed's attorney will present his own version of the deal, thereby justifying his existence and removing a roadblock to the deal going through – his ego.

Regarding that last paragraph: I'm not sure that I'm correct about that analysis, but I think I am.

Here's what I have a problem with here. As a parent, I would think that Britney and K-Fed would want to keep the details of their custody battle private. If Britney's dad can work out a deal with them, why is K-Fed's lawyer jumping in and mucking up the works, and possibly leaking the information to the press? Again: I need to say that I don't know if Mr. Kaplan, K-Fed's attorney, leaked anything. But he did provide a quote to TMZ about Jamie Spears "manning up". What kind of language is that? Why not keep things as cordial as possible? I understand him wanting to look for K-Fed's interests. But why insult the kids' grandfather, who is also in charge of Britney's interests at the moment?

As for Britney touring or not, I think that she's entitled to go out on the road since that's her job. If it were Federline who had a successful career (or any career at all, frankly), I seriously doubt that anyone would be concerned with what happens to the kids, despite that fact that he has custody. I don't think it's a great idea for kids to be schlepped all over the globe while mom prances around in stadiums wearing Spandex. But if they can work out a way to do it so that the kids aren't overly inconvenienced, what's wrong with that? Anglina Jolie and Brad Pitt bring those kids all over the place and nobody seems to mind.

I have to admit that reading this story, my eyes started to roll back in my head. Even keeping straight which Jamie Spears they're talking about – the father or the sister – starts to get difficult after awhile. Maybe I need to read more gossip magazines.

Source: Famecrawler, TMZ

Bart Simpson-Scientologist

Sarah Palin Says Leave My Kids Alone

Ann Coulter Says Single Moms Are Bad For Society

Best of FameCrawler: Week of January 30th

Whit Honea — Fri, 30 Jan 2009 21:00:00 GMT

RIP, John Updike

Jessica Simpson Weight Gain: Are Her Mom Jeans Trying to Tell Us Something?

Kate Gosselin To Octuplets Mom: "Trust God's plan - He knows best!"

Reese and Jake- Bored Together?

Britney Spears' Tight Bod, But Can She Get Over Sucking at Dancing?

Michael Jai White and Daughter

Where Did the Baby Bump Go?

Dakota Fanning Raves About "Twilight" Sequel Role

Eddy Curry's Ex-Girlfriend Murdered in Front of His Son

Bachelor Spoiler Alert! Find Out Who Jason Mesnick Chooses (Photos)!

Michelle Obama is Pregnant!

Best of FameCrawler: Week of January 16th

Whit Honea — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 21:00:00 GMT

Mr. Roarke Dead; Gen-Xer In Mourning

Golden Globe 2009 - List of Winners

Britney in Sex and the City Sequel?

Kate Hudson is a Hussy

Update! Jen & Ben Reveal Daughter's Name!!

Are Ashanti and Nelly Expecting a Baby Together?

Take a Number: Lance Armstrong Will Fall in Love With You Next

Heath Ledger Wins Golden Globe

Guess Who's Getting Married In April?

Oprah French Kisses Kate Winslet's Breasts!

You Just Got Bacon'd!

WTF, Brad And Angie? Srsly.

Best of FameCrawler: Week of December 19th

Whit Honea — Fri, 19 Dec 2008 21:00:00 GMT

Isla Fisher Does NOT Look Old Enough To Be A Mom

Brad and Angelina Don't Spoil Their Kids

Connor Cruise: Dad Tom Skips His Son's Premiere to Promote Valkyrie But Why

Megan Fox is a Step MILF in Waiting

Clay Aiken Pregnant Again!

Jennie Garth: Daughter Weirded Out by "Twilight" Dad Fans

Brit Wants More Kids With K-Fed!

New Halle Berry Topless Pics

Sheen Girls in Car Crash

1981 Murder of Adam Walsh Solved (Photos)

Seal Is A Brave Man

Letterman Asks Jen Aniston: What's In YOUR Uterus?

Best of FameCrawler: Week of December 12th

Whit Honea — Fri, 12 Dec 2008 21:00:00 GMT

Amy Poehler Returns to SNL - Video

How Kate Gosselin Plans Her Holidays

Photos: Ashlee Simpson Debuts Post-Baby Body!

Bad Idea: Pussycat Dolls Offer to Babysit Britney Spears' Kids

Jessica Alba Is To Good To Be True

Is That A Baby Bump?

(Sort Of) Confirmed: Janet Jackson is Pregnant!

Details: Keri Russell Strips Down

Mariah Carey Preggers?

Shauna Sand's Husband is Freaking Nuts, Allegedly

Babble Podcast for December 8, 2008

Brett Singer — Tue, 09 Dec 2008 04:25:00 GMT

Here is the sixth Babble Podcast.

You can either listen right here

or download the MP3 file by clicking here.

On today's episode:

1.    Quick news update:
       - Barbara Walters' Most Fascinating People may not be all that fascinating
       - Plaxico Burress. Oy vey.
       - The Senate race in Minnesota is starting to sound like one of Al Franken's SNL sketches

2. The Week in Blog
- Pregnant 1 year old, Cream Booties and Britney Spears. Not all at once.

3. Comment of the Week
- Might want to re-think those rules for your son, dude.

4. The Last Word
- Political Correctness is back!

Notes on this podcast:

Songs parodied:

- REM, Stand
- Billy Joel, Captain Jack
- Movin' On Up, Theme Song from The Jeffersons

Posts mentioned:

Pregnant 1-Year-Old

Calculate the Odds You'll Get Divorced

10 WORST. BABY. PRODUCTS. EVER! (Part 2)

Top 10 Black Friday/Cyber Monday Baby Products

Cyber Monday Deals: The Complete List of Online Discounts

Brookstone Item That's Truly Useful for Parents

Organic Cream Booties

Video: Britney's X Factor "Womanizer" Performance! Hot!

Chris Brown Dumps Pregnant Rihanna?!!?

Brad To Apologize To Jen For Cheating (Little Late Now Isn't It)?

50 Rules for My Unborn Son

Do You Take Your Baby Bar Hopping?

They Say: Get Some Sleep or Die

Explaining Plaxico Burress To A Seven Year Old

Suri Cruise: Most Powerful Child On The Planet

Grown Kids Try Forcing Dad To Divorce Second Wife In Court

Past Podcasts:

Babble Podcast for November 24, 2008

Babble Podcast for November 17, 2008

Babble Podcast for November 10, 2008

Indiana Planned Parenthood Sells Gift Certificates

Brett Singer — Sun, 07 Dec 2008 16:00:00 GMT

From the Chicago Tribune:

"What do you get the person who has everything—except adequate health insurance? If you live in Indiana, consider this offering from the state's Planned Parenthood affiliate: gift certificates in $25 increments."

In news even less surprising than Clay Aiken coming out of the closet, anti-choice groups are not happy. The Tribune quotes Jim Sedlak, who is with both the American Life League and Stop Planned Parenthood (where DOES he find the time?) as saying that the gift cards are just PP's "annual [attack] on the Christian community at Christmastime...[Planned Parenthood] could easily have said, 'these certificates are not to be used for abortions.' But they intentionally chose not to do that." Because I'm sure that Planned Parenthood spends most of their time thinking about how they can ruin Christmas for Christians everywhere.

Now my initial reaction was a great big ol' "Huh?" Luckily my mother was present when I heard this news (on The Daily Show). She pointed out, as does president and CEO of Planned Parenthood of Indiana Betty Cockrum, that most of what PP does is "provide basic health care." In fact, Cockrum says that's 95 percent of what they do. Still, "a pap smear in a Pear Tree" doesn't sound very appealing.

All joking aside (you can see Jon Stewart's slightly reluctant mirth-making on this topic in the video below), I guess this isn't as weird as it sounds. It's not weirder than a doctor's office selling gift cards. Well, that would be weird too. The underlying message of providing health care is a good one. But who do you buy one of these cards for? The Duggar family? Jon and Kate? Kevin Federline? (I know, it's about health care, not just birth control. The jokes are almost too easy. If Jon Stewart can apologize, so can I!) I guess in theory you could pick one up for someone you know who doesn't have health care. But isn't that incredibly awkward? "Hi, I know you're uninsured, so I thought you could use one of these. Happy holidays!" I would love to know how many cards Planned Parenthood Indiana (who have the unfortunate acronym PPIN – say it out loud and then make a Beavis and Butthead chuckling noise) actually sells. So far, they say they've sold about twelve. This isn't Vegas, but I'm putting the over-under at 25. Anyone want to take that action?

The Daily Show With Jon StewartM - Th 11p / 10c

Planned Parenthood Gift Cards

Barack Obama Interview
John McCain Interview

Sarah Palin Video
Funny Election Video

Source: The Daily Show, Chicago Tribune

Image: PPIN

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Kevin Federline Answers To One Name: Daddy

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Best of FameCrawler: Week of December 5th

Whit Honea — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 21:00:00 GMT

Tom Cruise Has Creepy Ideas

What's In Christina Aguilera's Locket?

A-Rod Cheating on Madonna With Melissa Britos? (Photos)

Matthew McConaughey Going Bongo in Brazil

Britney's Hidden Messages: Bringing New Meaning To The Term 'MILF'

MC Breed Has Died

Gwen Stefani and the Men in Her Life - Photos

Jennifer Hudson's Brother-In-Law Arrested For Murder Of Family

NBC is Pissed: Britney Cancels Performance at Last Second

Clay Aiken is a Push-Over

From Fat To Fab: Ricki Lake Lost 140 Pounds!

Guess Which Gossip Girl Is Pregnant?

Best of FameCrawler: Week of November 14th

Whit Honea — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 21:00:00 GMT

John Travolta Bald With Love

Who Is Barack Obama? 50 Things You Didn't Know

Will.I.Am: It's a New Day (Video)

Watch Out For Your Soul, Britney: Madonna's HUNGRY

Secret Message in Taylor Swift Lyrics: Pregnant or Not, She's Really Pissed

Rihanna Pregnant With Chris Brown's Baby?

Photos: First Daughter Sasha Obama

Caylee Anthony Remains Found?

Remember The Pregnant Man? He's Knocked Up Again!

Will Smith, Oprah and Obama: The Crying Game (Video)

It's Sunday Rose On Oprah

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Three-Year-Old Romanian Girl Youngest Singer, and She's Cute As All Get Out

JeanneSager — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 16:59:00 GMT

I hope they have access to Babble in Romania. With the economy the way it is, I'm thinking a move to South Central Europe is in order. At least there my 3-year-old could be making some big bucks to keep Mommy and Daddy in the lifestyle to which we've become accustomed (and yes, by lifestyle I mean the Noggin-watching, orange juice-drinking, early morning-rising life of parenting).

Turns out the youngest person to EVER have a number one hit, a record contract and an MTV contract is Romanian born Cleopatra Stratan. The cute-as-a-button daughter of Romanian star Pavel Stratan was 3 when she performed for two hours in front of a live audience, 3 when Ghita hit number one.

The video is adorable. . . and a little disturbing. Have you ever seen a 3-year-old sit that still? Introduce me, will you?

That was three years ago, which puts Cleopatra past her prime of course. Think Britney, not Miley. There's even a section of her Wikipedia page that refers to her early life - I guess that would be pre-potty training? But with her getting older every day, I'm thinking my 3-year-old can move right in there. We've already got the advantage - I can't understand a word of Ghita, and the Romanians won't be able to understand a word my daughter says. So how will they know if she's been practicing or just watching Noggin?

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Angelina and Britney - When Cheetos and Comments Attack

SunnyChanel — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 18:45:00 GMT

Cheetos, yes Cheetos have been the topic of countless comments on websites featuring photos of Britney Spears and, more recently, Angelina Jolie, allowing their children to indulge in this unhealthy “chemical ridden” snack. Personally, I don’t let anything of that ilk pass thru my child’s lips. But if I did, I’m so glad I’m not a celebrity and that my child’s snack choice would be the fodder of so many judgemental, angst filled, and just plain mean, comments from total strangers. The gist seems to be that Saint Angelina can do no wrong and Britney, well, is Britney. It’s like Angelina’s brood just visits Cheetoville where as Brintney’s boys live there.

Here are some comments from various sites on the children’s Cheetos consumption.

On Britney:
From the Superficial:
"OK...I seriously wonder how these kids will survive to adulthood, and if they do, will the world want them? They're probably already brain-damaged from an all Red Bull-and-Cheetos diet."

From Mollygood.com
"Hey, my daughter eats Cheetos and I'm a great mom! Cut her some slack; at least she is trying."

“no it probably isn't necessary to give 2 year olds cheetos and orange soda but come on. This is the USA, i'd rather have my kids eating cheetos than whatever the sh*t is that they are putting in a "happy meal" these days. She probably is putting on a show for the cameras. It's not like the boys are eating only cheetos, there is a sandwich on their plates.”

On Angelina:
From D-Listed:
“Those little deities aren't eating Cheetos. That's what the bag says, but I'm sure when Shiloh puts one to her mouth, all the preservatives melt away and it becomes a piece of Sacramental bread.”

From Skinny Website comments: “I think that’s cool. When Mom’s are in great shape and don’t touch bad food, but then let their children indulge. It’s healthy. Nothing’s worse when you’re a kid then going to your friedns house who’s mom is a health crazed nut and having fruit for snack!

“I don’t think there’s nothing wrong with ocasional junk food consumption. Specially if you’re under the age of 10 when you tend to move a lot…obviosly kids shoulnd’t be kept alive on junk food - thats what leads to obese children. so I think it’s very cool that Angelina allows her kids to eat Cheetos once in a while. They’re kids!!!!!!!!”

Us weekly Comment:
“Cheetos? Seriously? Angelina buying her adorable kids cheetos is a top news story? Who cares? If that was they only thing she ever fed them, then it would be news but it's just a snack for crying out loud!”

and last but not least:
From E! Online: “So what if she lets her kids eat Cheetos. No parent has the right to judge another...”

Best of FameCrawler: Week of September 26th

Whit Honea — Fri, 26 Sep 2008 20:00:00 GMT

Lindsay Lohan Trumps Clay Aiken's 'Oh, Hey, I'm A Gay Dad' Reveal. Sort Of. Maybe.

Criss Angel Car Crash Video

Was Oprah Found Dead?

Travis Barker and DJ AM's Plane Crash Explained?

Suri Cruise is Isolated and Lonely

Travis Barker Plane Crash: Statement Issued

Pamela Anderson's New Playboy Spread (Photos)

Sharon Stone Loses Custody of Child

Britney's Womanizer Leaked

Is Criss Angel Dead?

Sarah Palin Disney Movie: Head of Skate

From The There Is A God Files: Patrick Dempsey Likes A Good Spanking

Morning News: Palin's Deep Dark Savage Beauty Secret!

Madeline Holler — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 13:30:00 GMT

Have we burned through all the details and hit peak Palin yet in this campaign? Of course not!

Despite a worldwide financial meltdown and the aftermath of a devastating hurricane, and two -- TWO! -- mentions of Britney Spears, Sarah Palin, the country's most interesting VP possibility ever, dominates the news cycle. We've got a list of Palin points to get through. We're starting with her tanning bed. (Yes, we said "tanning bed.")

Daily Palin: Um, how shall we put this? ... Sarah Palin is a fake-baker. It's true! She had a tanning bed installed in the governor's official residence last year. Her gubernatorial spokesperson has confirmed it and everything! And before you get all "funds from the Bridge to Nowhere!" she paid for the artificial- and harmful-rays-generator herself. Damn, we can't help but love this woman!

Another thing she'll pay for is her fast rise to the very tippy top of the media-darlings. At least that's what this cynical contributor at CBS thinks. Soon readers/writers/bloggers will get bored, the thesis goes, and the same media that made her a star will knock her down just like Britney. Sure, but in the next 50 days?

Palin claimed there was a teleprompter glitch during her speech in Ohio last night, yet she winged it and nonetheless wowed the audience! Though the teleprompter worked just fine, reporters who know these things, said. Again with the gray areas, Palin?

Finally, you've heard Palin won't speak to investigators re: her role in "Troopergate" and why the public safety commissioner was fired. However, her lawyers filed papers yesterday explaining the commissioner was let go because he had a "rogue mentality" on budgeting and other policy issues. Oh? You mean, he got fired for being a Juneau outsider? For being ... a maverick! The filing includes an email from Gov. Palin to Monegan, the ex-commish, arguing a new proposal would still allow her ex-brother-in-law to carry a gun and, therefore, threaten her family.

From ADN.com:

"Amazing," the e-mail says. "And he's still a trooper, and he still carries a gun, and he still tells anyone who will listen that he will 'never work for that b----' (me) because he has such anger and distain towards my family."

In other news from campaign notables, Michelle Obama is back in the public eye. Maybe she's been there the whole time, but somehow she doesn't get her own Daily Michelle. Should that change? Anyway, she's written a piece for BlogHer on the fight for fair pay. It's long and campaign-y but maybe a sign that we'll be seeing more of her and the rest of the Election 2008 cast. (Why, Biden made a brief but zingy appearance in the news yesterday, too!)

Stocks are falling! Banks are falling! The dollar is falling! The sky is falling! But fear not, for financial institutions, there's a generous safety net (unless your Lehman Brothers or middle class Americans ... you know, sorry about that!).

Love this. A gay bar in Galveston reopened almost immediately after Ike tore through the island. A pre-curfew drag show and Tina Turner sing-along were in the works. (Why Tina? She survived an Ike, too.)

Kevin Federline missed his sons' birthday party over the weekend. Which gave the Spears women some time to drop restraining orders and reunite curbside. We've got chills! You?

Photo: sheknows.com

Best of FameCrawler: 9-12-08

Whit Honea — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 20:00:00 GMT

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Jillian Grace Naked Photos!!

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Sarah Palin: Now She's a Racist?

Matthew McConaughey is Quotable?

Jon Voight Loves McCain and Palin; Angelina Jolie, Not so Much

Robin Williams Does Sarah Palin on Letterman: Video!

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Whit Honea — Fri, 05 Sep 2008 20:00:00 GMT

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Hollywood’s Cutest Kids? Life & Style Pick Their Winners

SunnyChanel — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 02:05:00 GMT

Hollywood’s Cutest Kids? Life & Style Pick Their Winners

Do you live in Hollywood? Well if you do, I’m sorry if your kid wasn’t picked as one of Hollywood’s Cutest Kids. US Weekly wannabe, Life & Style Weekly Magazine, is a fickle mistress. If the spawn didn’t come from superstars (and generally a set of them), well it looks like they aren’t deemed “cute” enough to win this popularity contest. Who needs to wait until high school to be pigeon holed and have their personality branded? let’s do it before they even start preschool. So, who won for each “category”? Click thru to find out:

The Fashionista: Our one and only Suri Cruise of course! (who got her own two page spread and also is the fodder of my Suri Watch in Droolicious) (Parents: Katie Holmes and Tom Cruise)

The Globe Trotters: Shiloh and Zahara Pitt (Parents: Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie)

The Drama Queen: Coco Arquette (Parents; Courteney Cox and David Arquette)

The Clotheshorse: Apple Martin (Parents: Gwyneth Paltrow and Chris Martin)

The Little Artist: Matilda Ledger (Parents: Michelle Williams and Heath Ledger)

The Accesssorizer: Valentina Pinault (Parents: Salma Hayek and Francois-henri Pinault

The Happy Camper: Violet Affleck (Parents: Jennifer Garner and Ben Affleck)

The Future Rocker: Kingston Rossdale (Parents: Gwen Stefani and Gavin Rossdale)

The Best Bros: Jayden and Sean Federline (Parents: Britney Spears and Kevin Federline)

The Hippie Kid: Ryder Robinson (Parents: Kate Hudson and Chris Robinson)

The Daredevil: Maddox Jolie-Pitt (Parents: Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie)

The Mama’s Boy: Milo Langdon: (Parents Live Tyler and Royston Langdon)

The Little Leaguer: Deacon Philippe (Parents: Reese Witherspoon and Ryan Philippe)

The Scene Stealer: Cruz Beckman (Parents: Victoria and David Beckman)

Best of FameCrawler: Week of August 1st

Whit Honea — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 20:00:00 GMT

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Whit Honea — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 20:00:00 GMT

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Is it fair to take pictures of Britney's kids?

Brett Singer — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 01:53:00 GMT

You may have heard about the photographs of Britney Spears smoking while 2-year-old Sean Preston was playing with her cigarette lighter. Well, the actual photo doesn't quite show that. Here it is:

Now, far be it from me to disagree with the celebrity media machine, but this doesn't look as bad as it sounds. In this pic she looks to be taking the cigarettes away from her child. That would be the right thing to do. The better thing to do would be to not smoke at all, and especially not in front of your kids. Second-hand smoke is very dangerous, especially to little lungs. It also makes me wonder if she was smoking while pregnant, which would be much worse. My guess – and I have nothing to back this up – is that she probably was. As a former smoker, I know how hard it is to quit, and it looks to me like the Britster is quite the nicotine addict.

Here's the part that gets me: the photos were taken at her house. Why? Presumably a photog with a mega-ultra-zoom lens – a "Pavarotti", as El Federline famously referred to them on his ill-fated rap album – was suspended from a helicopter or something and took the shot through her window or on her balcony.

She's a celebrity, and over 18 (although emotionally she might be, like, 12, but let's not go there). But her kids aren't. Not to sound like a celebrity defending dipstick ("LEAVE...BRITNEY...ALONE!"), but maybe there should be a law that prevents the kids from being photographed, at least when they're at home. As someone points out over at MomLogic, they didn't ask to be in this bizarre situation.

There are celebrities whose children you almost never see candid pictures of – Madonna, Howard Stern, Christie Brinkley, and I'm sure there are dozens more that I can't think of at the moment. Of course, those people aren't the unbelievable mess that Brit appears to be. At best, this photo shows poor judgment on her part, not only the smoking but also hanging out with her kid in front of an open window where a sleazoid photographer can get a clear shot. Um, curtains? A really high hedge? Move someplace else?

Of course, if nobody wanted to see the pictures, they wouldn't be worth anything, and photographers wouldn't take them. But that's a different topic.

Here are the rest of the photos. Hey, at least she looks pretty good in her bikini.

images: popsugar.com

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From TMZ: Hooker Moms

Brett Singer — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 20:00:00 GMT

I'm not a celebrity gossip news obsessive but I like the occasional BritneyAngelinaAmericanIdolPamAnderson Whatever story as much as the next red-blooded American. (Anyone who doesn't is, naturally, a communist. So now you know.) But we've come a long way from the days of Walter Winchell, or even Liz Smith.

TMZ posted a photo gallery called "Hooker Moms." When I saw the title, I actually thought it was, you know, moms who are now or at one time were prostitutes, or maybe strippers or porn stars or something else from the sex trade. In fact, it's just a bunch of mamacitas wearing outfits ranging from slightly unfortunate to seriously slutty.

Now here's the thing: would you really want to be on a list called "Hooker Moms"? Do you really want your kids to see something like that? In Pamela Anderson's case, she's going to have a lot of 'splaining to do once her boys find out about her most famous movie role (her kids are teenagers so they probably already know.) Even so, who needs this type of thing? Is it just the price they pay for being famous and suckling at the teat of notoriety? (There's a sentence for you.) Can TMZ and their ilk ever cross a line and go too far? "Poshtitute Spice?" Are there places even they won't go? Or is it all just harmless fun?

image: TMZ

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Before and after baby pics from TMZ

Brett Singer — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 01:33:00 GMT

TMZ has a gallery of before and after pregnancy photos of various celebrities; I won't list the names because in our gossip-fueled media, you probably know who they all are.

Whenever I see something like this I think of an interview that Ricki Lake did with David Letterman a few years back. Ricki was talking about how much weight she had lost, and said something to Dave about how it was difficult but worth it (or something like that, I can't find a clip.) Letterman, in his low-key midwestern way, said something very memorable: "when you make the kind of money we do, it's a lot easier to stay in shape."

I'm paraphrasing but the point is that a person of means can hire a trainer, a chef, or whatever they need if they require help in shedding extra pounds. Most people, however, can't. When I see "look how thing she is" stories, I'm always curious who the trainer is. This isn't to say that someone who isn't flush with moolah can't lose weight. It's just nice when they acknowledge that they have help.

Of course, some of the women did better than others in the weight-loss department. But blaming all the weight gain on the baby, especially in the case of Britney (y'all!) seems kind of unfair. Sure, it's tough to get back to pre-baby weight, but it's even tougher when all you do is eat corn dogs all day (y'all).

As for the others: Julianna Margulies doesn't look much different. Melissa Joan Hart looks like a real parent – tired. Nicole Ritchie appears to be at a normal weight when pregnant as opposed to her skin and bones thing. And based on this photo, Christina Aguilera seems to have gained weight only in her chest. Check 'em out for yourself if you like that kind of thing.

image: TMZ