Here are some photos from the Wango Tango event in LA over the weekend. Britney Spears was co-host of the event, and quite honestly, I think this is the best she looked in a long time. Britney’s styling/hair/vibe can be hit-or-miss, and for every time she showed up at an American Idol X Factor event looking really good, there were times where she seemed out of sorts too. Britney’s been training and working ahead of her new Las Vegas gig (is that official? I think so), and I guess her new boyfriend is having a great effect on her. Britney wore a little Cavalli dress and one of the better-quality weaves I’ve ever seen on her. Of course it still looks like Barbie hair, but it’s QUALITY Barbie hair, and it looks clean. Well done, Brit!

Here are Kylie and Kendall Jenner, also at the event. Don’t ask me which is which. I try to ignore them, and I’m not really sure why they were at Wango Tango.

Avril Lavigne needs to rethink her whole look. YIKES.

Demi Lovato dramatically lightened her hair last week. I kind of like it, although I’m not crazy about how she’s styled it here.

Crap, Wilmer Valderrama was there. Do you think he and Demi Lovato are still… involved with each other? Or do you think he’s moved on to someone younger? Ten bucks says that he was hitting on one (or both) of the Jenner girls.

Photos courtesy of WENN.

Britney Spears covers the June issue of Shape Mag. Is this Brit’s real body? Er…well. I’ve seen Britney clothed and in short shorts and such, and I feel comfortable saying that she still has a very nice figure. But it’s not THIS nice. I think this is less about magazine editors’ compulsive need to Photoshop and airbrush their celebrity covers into oblivion and more about Britney’s management team wanting to control every part of her life, to the point where I’m sure Larry Rudolph was on the phone with Shape demanding that the cover be retouched to his specifications.

As for the interview… well, you know the problems I have with Britney’s interviews. One, I don’t believe she actually said these things (a lot of her interviews are done via email, and I imagine her publicist is answering the questions). And two, whenever I imagine Britney speaking these days, she sounds like Tyler Perry doing Madea. Try reading Britney’s interviews in Madea’s voice – it’s fun! Plus, I bet Brit actually does say “terlet”. Some highlights:

Keeping her body in shape: “I like it, then again, I hate it. I’m in my 30s now, so I have to work harder to keep it up.”

She’s on Nutrisystem weight loss program: “Dieting is tough … because my specialties are spaghetti, brownies and chocolate chip cookies. I try not to make those [cookies] too often or I’ll eat the whole bowl of dough.”

Workouts: “I’m doing 90 minutes of yoga twice a week in addition to a lot of cardio — hour-long sessions three times a week with my trainer, Tony Martinez. The [Vegas] performances won’t be simple — they’ll be a massive party from start to finish. And to pull this off, I have to be in top condition and running at full speed.”

[From Us Weekly & USA Today]

I would like to hear more about her workouts, quite honestly. What do you think she’s doing, like Tuesday-Thursday yoga and Monday-Wed-Friday cardio? Is she doing strength training? What cardio does she do? Because say what you will about Britney, but I’ve always bought her athleticism. She’s not one of those celebrities who will get winded walking up a flight of stairs. She likes to dance, she likes to keep in shape, and I imagine her workouts are very soothing to her. I also didn’t know she was on Nutrisystem…? I wonder if that’s an endorsement deal in the works.

Here are some photos of Britney and David Lucado (surprisingly not wearing head-to-toe Virgina Tech gear) out and about in LA yesterday:

Cover courtesy of Shape, additional photos by Fame/Flynet.

Here are some photos of Britney Spears and David Lucado out and about yesterday in Sherman Oaks, CA. They went “grocery shopping” at Albertson’s. He’s carrying the grocery bags and Brit-Birt seems to be carrying pool toys? Hopefully for her sons, maybe. I cannot stress this enough: every other dude in my town looks exactly like David Lucado. All of them wear VA Tech gear (even if they didn’t go there) and all of them have this same meathead-look. I think if you’re a Virginia dude and you’ve ever done a keg stand at Tech, you have this outfit. Ugh.

You know how it’s pretty much guaranteed that Jamie Spears discovered David, set Britney up with David, and is currently stage-managing this new romance? Well, Star Magazine takes it one further, maybe. According to their sources, Britney wants David to be on her payroll and she wants him to move to Las Vegas with her:

Britney Spears has apparently fallen so head over heels for her new beau, David Lucado, that she’s asked him to move with her to Las Vegas – and she’s even telling friends she’s ready to put him on her payroll!

After breaking off her engagement to Jason Trawick in January, Britney wasted no time on single life, stepping out with David on Valentine’s Day.

“She isn’t good on her own, and David fills the void left by Jason,” states the insider. Britney, who is rumored to be in the final stages of securing a Las Vegas residency, “thinks David can manage her calendar… she’ll offer him a sweet deal so he’ll feel obligated to stick around.”

[From Star Magazine, print edition]

The only part of this I really doubt is that it’s all Britney’s bright idea. I think this was the whole point of setting up Britney and David. I think Jamie Spears knows that Britney is more easily managed when she has someone (anyone) in her life to be “managed for”. I don’t know why Jamie and Larry Rudolph are so hell-bent on getting Britney this Vegas gig (because I really thing it will end up being a disaster), but if it does go through, I would imagine that David is already an integral part of their plan. And I bet David has been on the payroll this whole time, don’t you?

Photos courtesy of Fame/Flynet.

Yesterday, CB discussed the likelihood that Britney Spears’ new “normal guy” boyfriend David Lucado is just some dude that Jamie Spears and Larry Rudolph hired to hold her hand in public. David’s job description seems sketchy, and you’ll notice that media outlets often talk of David’s work history in the past tense, like he WAS working at a law firm until he got a full-time gig as Britney’s boyfriend. I always felt that there was something similar happening between Britney and Jason Trawick too – that maybe she cared about Jason, loved him even, but that for Jason, it was simply about business, and it was a professional arrangement. After all, Jamie Spears did allow Jason to be Britney’s co-conservator (which was the beginning of the end of that relationship).

So, what’s going on in Britney’s mind with this new relationship? Does she simply like David and consider him to be her new boyfriend? Or does Britney understand that every guy she meets is vetted by her father and her management and that her romances are mostly “professional”? I don’t know. Truly. I hope for her sake that she understands and agrees with how her dad and her manager do things.

Anyway, that’s just background for this truly disturbing – on many different levels – story from Star Magazine. According to Star, Britney has decided that she’s a “born-again virgin” and that she’s going to wait to have sex with David because her goal is to prove to him that she’s a “good girl”. Oh, Britney. Honey.

Britney Spears is known for her seductive dance moves, but the pop star seems to be more in touch with her Christian roots these days, because she is refusing to have sex with her new boyfriend, David Lucado!

Britney, who split with Jason Trawick in January, wants to take things slow with her new “everyday” beau.

“She’s determined not to rush it and wants to prove that she’s a good girl,” says a pal. After first stepping out with David, 27, is February, Britney “would like to hold out until they’ve discussed the future… her goal is to be a ‘virgin bride’.”

[From Star Magazine, print edition]

The “born-again virgin” thing was more popular a few decades ago, but it still has some strength in the evangelical movement as a way for wanton women to rediscover their “purity”. Sorry, I’ve been reading The Purity Myth and all I can think about is how mixed up Britney is. Like, I feel like poor Britney is just tangled up in all of these competing agendas and it’s really no wonder that it sometimes feels like she doesn’t know which way is up. It’s completely her business if she doesn’t want to have sex with David or if she considers herself a born-again virgin or if she wants to chuck it all and come out as a sex-loving atheist. This whole situation just bugs me, with her father picking out her boyfriend and the idea that Britney could be clinging to the idea of “saving herself” for her third marriage because she wants to prove that she’s a “good girl”. Ugh.

Photos courtesy of Fame/Flynet.

Back when we heard that Britney and Jason had broken up, right around the time her contract with The X-Factor had not been renewed, US Weekly ran a story that she was “going to be set up on dates with cute guys soon.” Just a few weeks later, we heard she was dating someone new and saw some paparazzi photos of her out with a new guy, David Lucado, who was a relative unknown before he hooked up with Britney. These two were even seen holding hands recently, so it’s either serious or they want the public to think it is. It turns out that Britney’s dad/conservator, Jamie Spears, set her up with David and also made him undergo a background check and sign a confidentiality agreement before he hooked up with her. Radar is running the story, and they present it like this is some sort of business arrangement, which is what a lot of people have been suggesting up until this point:

Britney Spears new boyfriend David Lucado had to undergo a background check, and sign a confidentiality agreement arranged by the pop star’s father, RadarOnline.com is reporting exclusively.

Britney’s dad, Jamie Spears, who also controls her conservatorship, was the driving force behind the background check and agreement, a source close to the situation tells Radar.

“Jamie has known David (Lucado) for awhile, and always thought he was a thoughtful, and an all-around good guy,” the source told Radar. “Britney needed someone to keep her company after she and Jason (Trawick) broke up.

“It had to be a male, because Britney just doesn’t respond as well to females. And remember, she is still under a conservatorship.

“Before David started spending time with Brit, he had to undergo a background check, and sign a confidentiality agreement, all arranged by Papa Spears. Jamie makes sure if things go south between Jamie and Britney, details about her life wouldn’t be made public.

“David had absolutely no problem with it, and completely understood why it was being done.,”

Keeping Britney company has clearly turned into romance. Spears — who split from her fiancé Trawick only a few months ago — was snapped Saturday night arriving for dinner at Meatball Spot at Town Square in Las Vegas, with her manager Larry Rudolph and two other people.

The “Toxic” singer was later joined by new boyfriend Lucado – an employee at a top law firm — and six more pals.

Lucado, works at a prestigious law firm in Southern California, “and genuinely cares for Britney,”says the source. “David is very protective of Britney, and isn’t dating her for fame.

“He is very, very patient with her as Britney can be prone to drastic mood swings. He has become a very calming influence in her life.”

[From Radar]

This makes me sad. This makes me think that the guy is getting paid and/or getting some specific, contractual, behind-the scenes perks for dating Britney, and that her dad, who controls her whole life, set up the whole thing. Maybe that’s what she needs, though, maybe she needs someone to look after her. She’s done much better now that she’s under a conservatorship, but as Lainey wrote recently they keep working Britney. They’re probably still angling for her to get a residency in Vegas, although we’ve heard that her lip syncing may have derailed those plans. You don’t get the sense that Britney is making her own choices, but she seems happy now at least. Plus the last time she was single she got fleeced by a sociopath con artist and a paparazzo. I just hope that this guy is into her.

This photo was posted on Britney’s Twitter account, it’s from the Cirque du soleil Onedrop show in Las Vegas on 3-24. The guy on the right is Britney’s manager, Larry Rudolph.

Britney Spears and David Lucado are shown outside a mall in Thousand Oaks, CA on 3-22-13. Credit: FameFlynet

Here are some photos of Britney Spears in Malibu yesterday. I apologize that the photos are kind of blurry! I mean, it’s not my fault but I guess I could have chosen not to use these pics, only there are two – no, THREE! – things I want to discuss about these photos.

One, Britney still smokes! Did you know that? I didn’t know that. I mean, it’s not like she’s Adele and she needs to protect her voice or anything – if you think you’re hearing Britney’s real voice on any of her songs, well… bless your heart. I think Britney has some bad habits – she doesn’t have a great diet (KFC), she drinks too many sugary coffee drinks and she still smokes. But I also think that it might be her way of regulating her own body, like she still has some control over what she does? Or maybe her dad is just like “Whatever” for this stuff.

Two, Britney is in surprisingly great shape, right? She looks like she works out but she’s not as muscular as she’s been in the past. I think she’s thinned out and toned up, and she looks good. Maybe the KFC-and-Frap diet works?

Three, I loathe bandeau bikini tops. I get that Britney is probably just sunbathing and she probably didn’t want tan lines or whatever, but that top looks so uncomfortable!

Photos courtesy of Fame/Flynet.