Britney Spears is the cover girl for the new issue of Out Magazine in a piece called “Britney Emails Her Heart”. The “catch” to the interview is that Out simply emailed a list of questions to Britney, and “Britney” answered them. This is “Britney’s” new thing, not doing interviews in person or on the phone. She answers questions via email or Twitter or something. Do you really think she’s answering these questions, or is it some intern or publicist? Who knows? Anyway, the full Out Mag piece is here, but I’ve just included everything from the Q & A:

Where were you the first time you heard one of your songs on the radio?
I was in New Orleans, and I was so excited. It’s such a cool feeling to hear your own song play on the radio. I still have the same kind of excitement when I hear any of my songs today.

How did you spend the first big check you received?
On a bright white Mercedes convertible.

When was the first time you saw a Britney Spears drag queen?
In New Orleans singing “Slave 4 U.” I almost died!

When you were starting out, whose career did you want to mold yours after?
Madonna. No question. She is an amazing entertainer. Besides Madonna, I also admire Sarah Jessica Parker’s career and her shoe collection.

Are there any of your songs that you wish you hadn’t recorded/you don’t really love?
No. All of my songs are f–ing amazing.

How is Femme Fatale different from your other albums?
I think Femme Fatale is my most upbeat and mature album yet.

Who are some of the stand out collaborators on Femme Fatale?
I collaborated with Will.I.Am. I am a huge fan of Black Eyed Peas, and I have always wanted to work with him. I also worked with a new up-and-coming artist from the L.A. area named Sabi. She raps on a song I love called “(Drop Dead) Beautiful.”

Assuming reincarnation exists, in a previous life I think I was… Audrey Hepburn, because she was a trend setter.

Assuming reincarnation exists, in my next life I’d life to be… A bird, so I can fly.

My idea of hell is…Being on a diet.

My idea of heaven is… A trip with my kids.

If you hadn’t become a superstar, what career do you think you would have chosen?
I was in seventh grade and it was career day and I remember thinking that I wanted to be an entertainment lawyer. I always knew I would be in this business somehow. I think this path worked out way better.

What album do you consider life-changing? Natalie Imbruglia’s Left of the Middle.

Which Disney princess do you relate to most and why? It depends on the day.

What is the best advice you’ve gotten and who was it from?
My mom said when you have a bad day, eat ice cream. That’s the best advice.

What is the worst advice a record executive ever told you?
Someone once told me that the “…Baby One More Time” video should be me as a superhero fighting a giant robot monster.

What was the last nightmare you had? That someone was chasing me.

How would you feel if one of your sons turned out to be gay? I love my boys no matter what.

Do you listen to your contemporaries’ music?
Yes. I love Gaga and Rihanna. Rihanna’s “S & M” is awesome.

Which song from the last 10 years do you wish you had recorded?
Eminem and Rihanna’s “Love the Way You Lie.”

What is your ideal way to spend a Sunday?
Playing with my boys, getting some frozen yogurt, working out, and taking a nap.

What is the dumbest, most ridiculous rumor that has been printed about you?
That I was an alien.

What is the rumor that hurt the most? That I had died in a car accident.

What women (living or dead) could make you think twice about your sexuality?
I only have eyes for men.

Who is your favorite Golden Girl? Betty White, because she’s so sweet and innocent.

Do you have any phobias? Flying, because I’m not in control.

The best part of being famous is… Being able to reach people and hopefully make them happy.

The worst part of being famous is… Giving up your privacy.

How does the thought of turning 30 later this year make you feel?
I’m excited to be out of my 20s.

How do you feel about plastic surgery? When it’s time to pull and tuck, I’m sure I will consider it.

I first learned about sex… When I was 12 years old. From my mom. I was confused and disgusted.

Kissing Madonna was… Cool.

You’ve been married twice — once for only 55 hours. How do you feel about gay marriage? I think everyone should be treated equally.

Lady Gaga is… Unique.

Christina Aguilera is… Truly talented.

Britney Spears is… ME!

[From Out Magazine]

Okay, that was kind of a cute piece, and I really liked her answers. Britney seems to support her gay fan base without having to pander so hard (like Lady Gaga). Britney just IS. In the introduction to the Q & A, the Out writer even made the same point – people like Britney because she makes solid dance music and she’s a survivor and she doesn’t pretend to be something she’s not.

Photos courtesy of Out Magazine.

These are the new photos from Britney Spears’ shoot with Mario Testino. It looks like… old-school Britney! Which is both adorable and sad, right? It’s adorable because these shots are super-cute and she looks really healthy and sweet. It’s sad because in candid shots, she looks nothing like this, and it’s also kind of sad that Britney isn’t allowed to look happy and healthy and different than she used to. She’s a mother of two, she’s been to hell and back, and why do we insist on seeing Britney photographed as a perfect little pop princess? She’s not 18 anymore. Can we see Britney as cute in a maturing way? Or will we demand that she be frozen in time?

Anyway, Britney is obviously promoting her new album, Femme Fatale. She posted one of these shots on her Twitter page with the message: “I HEART Mario Testino and V Magazine. Mag comes out tomorrow.” She also tweeted a new snippet from her song “Seal It With a Kiss”:

Britney Spears – Seal It With A Kiss (Snippet) by Britney Spears

Cute. Cuter than Kim Kardashian, in any case.

V Magazine/Testino shots courtesy of The Sun & The Mail.

When Britney Spears’ new video, “Hold It Against Me”, dropped last week, many of us noticed that in addition to the sketchy editing and the even sketchier dance moves, that the video seemed to feature quite a lot of product placement. Sony, Plenty of Fish, Make Up Forever and Britney’s own fragrance, Radiance, were all included in various fast-cuts, and now TMZ/PopEater reports that Britney made $500,000 off of those product placements:

While some fans are shaking their heads over the blatant product placements in Britney Spears’ video for ‘Hold it Against Me,’ the singer isn’t sweating her critics. In fact, she’s laughing all the way to the bank.

TMZ reports that the pop superstar raked in a cool half a million dollars for prominently featuring a number of brands in the video, including Make Up Forever cosmetics, Sony, dating site Plenty of Fish and her own fragrance, Radiance.

Spears has heard from her fair share of detractors in the industry over the video, including Katy Perry, who tweeted about the obvious product placements, “do it w/style & grace…Not so in ur face like some. U hv to get creative w/it. Some artists don’t care tho, & u can tell.”

One group that isn’t complaining is Spears’ advertisers, who are already reaping the benefits of their investment.

Plenty of Fish has already reported a 20 percent increase in traffic to their site since Spears debuted her video last week.

[From PopEater]

So… I guess that goes to show, Britney can still sell. She can sell even when she’s not selling herself or her music. I’m a little surprised that Sony got on board, but all of the other products make sense, I guess. If you’re Britney, they make sense. But I’ve got to wonder – why? Britney isn’t some struggling pop artist. $500,000 is just her yearly strawberry frap pocket money.

Photos courtesy of Fame.

I really, really wish I had the time or the inclination to do a second-by-second analysis of Britney Spears’ new music video for “Hold It Against Me”. Alas, I do not. I will describe my first thoughts upon watching 30 seconds of the video: “So… a meteor… then Britney hawking her perfume line, I think… and Britney only dances on her top half while nothing happens below the waist… and Britney is a space-age Miss Havisham…?” Here’s the video:

Okay, stuff I like: I like her wig in the part where she’s dancing. I like Britney’s little white halter-bra thing for that part too. I like all of the cuts of her old videos too – that’s kind of cool. And I do like the song – compared to Gaga’s “Born This Way” I think “Hold It Against Me” is a better dance song.

Stuff I hate: I hate feeling so old, because these fast cuts are giving me a headache. I hate the “wedding dress”. I hate that they needed all of the fast cuts because Britney probably could only “perform” a few seconds at a time. And I hate the part where Britney is “fighting with herself”. Ugh.

These are photos of Britney Spears taking her second son Jayden to his karate class. I apologize if that’s not Jayden – I honestly can’t tell the two boys apart, so I’m going with Fame Pictures’ identification. Whoever he is, he’s a little cutie, and it’s nice to think that Britney simply spending some time being a hands-on mom is so drama-free at this point. Thank God. Also: her hair is even looking clean-ish. I don’t see any rivets or rat’s nests, so that’s another plus. Good for Brit!

Yesterday Britney took part in a Q&A with her fans on her Twitter. And if you think Britney was actually sitting there and typing in her answers, God bless you. Here were some of my favorite Brit-Brit revelations:

What is your opinion on Global Warming? LOL jk xoxo. But seriously, Lady GaGa??
Does anyone think global warming is a good thing? I love Lady Gaga. I think she’s a really interesting artist.

what is your fave movie of all time ?
I LOVE Ferris Bueller’s Day Off

WHAT’S YOUR FAVORITE STARBUCKS DRINK?!
I love their Strawberry Frapuchino

What is one thing you have yet to achieve?
I’ve always wanted to do trapeze. LOL. And run with the lions…

what did you think about PEREZ HILTON?
@PerezHilton is a real firecracker! His site is a guilty pleasure

I would love to know what you think the biggest misconception about you is?
I’m really just a boring homebody who loves staying home with my kids and thats where i’m the happiest.

What do you think the comparison they make between you and Madonna?
It’s so flattering! I really LOVE Madonna and she has been a huge inspiration for me.

Would you like to do another movie? Crossroads completes 10 years
Yes. I love to act and would love to be in a Todd Philips or Judd Apatow movie.

[From Britney’s Twitter feed]

Beyond my concerns that Britney simply didn’t answer any of these questions herself, this wasn’t too bad. Whoever answered made the effort to sound like Britney, especially with the strawberry fraps and Ferris Bueller’s Day Off. Is that seriously her favorite movie? I guess it could be worse. She could have tried to impress us and said Citizen Kane. But my favorite was “Does anyone think global warming is a good thing?” I want to think Britney said that. But she didn’t.

Photos courtesy of Fame.

These are photos of Britney Spears from the weekend, looking like hell. CB and I were debating whether or not Britney looks pregnant in these photos. If it was anybody else, I might be saying something about a “bump” but it’s more likely that Britney just had too many Cheetos over the holidays. Anyway, Britney’s new single has been released! There was a demo (sung by someone else) that got a lot of attention last week, but this is the first time I’ve heard Britney singing in a while. If you want to call it singing… this is auto-tuned to a crazy degree. Still, a solid pop song.

The lyrics feature lines like “If I feel my heart was beating loud/If we could escape the crowd some how/If I said I want your body now/Would you hold it against me.” “It” being “dong” I believe. And now I’m picturing myself begging Michael Fassbender to “hold it against me”. Mm… what were we talking about?

Photos courtesy of Fame.

It feels like we haven’t had any interesting Britney Spears news in a while. There hasn’t been any good photo op in a while either – Britney has stopped with the biweekly paparazzi-filled outings to Starbucks. There was a rumor, sometime around Christmas, that Britney had finally gotten engaged to Jason Trawick, but I doubt it. The rumor seems to have started because she was wearing what looked like a simple band in a Christmas photo. It was nothing. Which brings me to the first big Brit story of the year – Britney is going to get her patented, greasy, nasty, budget extensions… down to her butt, y’all. Britney’s extensions won’t start out as a hot mess, but that’s how they’ll end up:

When it comes to her hair, Britney Spears is going all. The. Way.

The “Piece of Me” singer has scheduled an appointment to get super-long hair extensions from stylist Kim Vo at the Montage Beverly Hills, a source tells UsMagazine.com.

Spears, 29, has recently turned to the celebrity stylist for hair help. “[Vo] wasn’t responsible for her hair over the last few years but is trying to fix it now!” the source tells Us.

Although that may prove difficult given Spears’ ever-evolving hair styles. “He mentioned how often she changes her mind about it. This week she wants it to her butt, and…two weeks later they’ll probably cut it again.”

The extensions will hardly be a first for Spears. In July, the singer revealed a botched (or simply half-done) hair extension job.

[From Us Weekly]

God, this is such a hideous idea. I will maintain that what Britney really needs to do if shave everything off and just start from scratch. No weaves, no extensions, no hairpieces, no dye. Just go natural for a while, and see how she likes that.

Also – can you imagine how busted butt-long extensions are going to look on Britney after a month? Ugh.

Photos courtesy of Fame.

Britney Spears and boyfriend Jason Trawick went on vacation to Mexico to celebrate Britney’s 29th birthday. This comes on the heels of the scandal over the most-likely fake recordings of a Britney sound-alike telling her first ex husband, Jason Alexander, that Trawick was abusive. Maybe Britney and Jason had this whole trip planned before the recordings came out, or maybe they did it as a response to that and a sign of togetherness. Either way, they’re using this vacation for as much positive PR as possible. US Weekly has a whole story in their upcoming issue about their romantic getaway, and People had details yesterday. It just seems too heavy-handed to me when it was obvious to most people that those tapes of Britney were fake. She has a lot of fans though and her people want to make it seem like she’s fine after all she went through a couple years ago. Here’s US Weekly’s story:

Days after Star magazine and Radaronline published fake reports about Jason Trawick’s alleged physical abuse of girlfriend Britney Spears, the content pop singer and her beau of nearly two years were a world away from Hollywood: at a private, $5,000 per-night villa in Conchas Chinas, Mexico, as revealed in the new Us Weekly, out now.

The occasion? Spears’ 29th birthday Dec. 2 — and her former agent Trawick, 39, surprised the singer with a red-velvet cake shipped from L.A. and much more.

The happy duo shrugged off the false abuse rumor for their luxe Puerta Vallarta trip. “They did not allow it to get them down,” an insider tells Us.

In fact, Spears tells Us exclusively: “My birthday weekend away with Jason was amazing. Best birthday of my life!”

For much more details and pics from their romantic, luxe birthday getaway, pick up the new Us Weekly, out today.

[From US Weekly]

Yeah, we get it, they’re doing great and all. I’d be more likely to believe it if they went to Mexico and we weren’t privy to the details afterwards.

Meanwhile Britney went to a Walmart in LA with her bodyguard yesterday. She was dressed appropriately in a low cut silk top with a leopard print bra that was only partially visible. Her hair and makeup also looked decent and she looked thrilled to be out shopping. She’d do much more to further her image if she’d look as put together and happy as this on most outings.

Photo credit: Fame Pictures

Britney Spears’ camp has vigorously denied the rumors that it’s her voice on a new tape with her first ex husband, Jason Alexander, detailing abuse at the hands of her boyfriend, Jason Trawick. If you listen to the audio, it doesn’t even sound like Britney or a decent mimic, and there’s a lot of crackling and evidence of editing. Britney’s people have promised to sue over the story, and it sounds like going to follow up on it and aren’t just issuing empty claims. Meanwhile Britney, or more likely her manager Larry Rudolph, has taken to Twitter to give a less formal warning to the outlets with that false story. She tells Star and Radar to ‘kiss my lily white southern Louisiana ass!‘ I’m not really buying that Britney personally writes her own tweets, because that’s genius. I’m sure she cosigned it though:

Britney Spears has a message for anyone claiming she was physically abused by her boyfriend: pucker up.

Addressing her missive to “Star Magazine, Radar Online, Jason Alexander and the rest of you liars,” Spears Tweeted Thursday: “Ya’ll can kiss my lily white southern Louisiana ass!”

The sentiment was prompted by a tabloid report that Spears – who turned 29 Thursday – was abused by boyfriend Jason Trawick.

The allegation came from Spears’s one-time husband, Jason Alexander, whose 55-hour Las Vegas marriage to her was annulled in 2004. In the report, Alexander says Spears told him Trawick “beat on me,” and RadarOnline posted an audio clip of the alleged conversation between Alexander and Spears. The singer’s reps, however, deny the woman’s voice on the tapes belongs to the pop star.

Spears, who announced she has a new album coming out in March, also Tweets she is “off on a romantic weekend with Jason for my birthday. xoxo Brit.”

[From People]

On Wednesday Britney was seen outside the offices of the William Morris agency, where her boyfriend works. US Weekly says that she was there to screen the movie The Secretariat for charity. US also has a new statement from Britney’s manager about this ongoing story. He says a lawsuit is coming soon. “It’s amazing that Star continues to try to defend their story by putting out more and more pieces of a fraudulent recording. Everyone knows it is not her. The more they put out, the more ridiculous they look. The lawyers are drawing up the legal papers right now; there will 100 percent be a lawsuit. We are suing.”

Britney turned 29 yesterday. Happy belated birthday Britney.

Britney and Jason are shown out on 12/1/10. Credit: Fame Pictures

Britney Spears’ team of professionals is amassing their response to Star Magazine and Radar’s report that Britney is being abused or has been abused by her boyfriend Jason Trawick. Star published an interview with Britney’s first husband Jason Alexander early Wednesday morning – Alexander claimed that Britney had told him Jason Trawick was abusing her, and he, Alexander, was “very concerned” for her. Then, hours later, Radar released alleged audio of Alexander and Britney’s conversation, where you could here Britney (or a Brit imposter) saying stuff like “my daddy’s got a shotgun” and stuff. Now, while I wouldn’t think much about a denial from Britney herself, I do trust her manager Larry Rudolph, and if Rudolph says Star’s report is a load of crap, then it’s a load of crap. Rudolph goes even further – he says that the audio is “100 percent not” Britney, and that the lawyers are now working on a formal response:

Britney Spears has been happily dating Jason Trawick for over a year but is their relationship toxic?

The pop star’s rep is denying a new tabloid report, which claims that Trawick has been physically abusive toward Spears.

The allegations were made by Spears’s one-time husband, Jason Alexander, whose 55-hour Las Vegas marriage to the singer was annulled in 2004. In the tabloid report, Alexander says Spears told him Trawick “beat on me.”

An audio clip of the alleged conversation was posted on RadarOnline Wednesday, but the singer’s manager Larry Rudolph denies that the female voice belongs to Spears, who turns 29 on Thursday.

It is “100 percent not her,” Rudolph told Access Hollywood. “Lawyers are amassing. We are 100 percent taking stern and immediate legal action.”

Sources close to the couple also tell PEOPLE that allegations of violence are untrue.

“Jason has never been abusive to Britney,” says one close source. “Britney has in the past been very difficult and has had tantrums around Jason, but he was and is nothing but patient with her.”

In fact, says the source, “The couple’s relationship is better [than ever]. Britney and Jason lately have been very happy together.”

[From People]

Meanwhile, Britney’s rep released this statement to Us Weekly:

“Every aspect of the story published by Star Magazine is completely and utterly false and Star Magazine was informed of the falsity of this story before it was published,” reps for Spears tell UsMagazine.com in a statement.

“The statements attributed to Jason Alexander are a complete fabrication as Britney has not had any form of communication with Mr. Alexander in years. The audio recording posted on Radaronline this morning purporting to be between Britney Spears and Jason Alexander is so obviously fake as to be laughable. Suffice it to say, that Jason Trawick has never laid a hand on Britney.”

The statement continues: “These irresponsible statements are defamatory and Britney Spears’ legal team will be taking legal action against all of the appropriate parties.”

[From Us Weekly]

Is it over now? Well… I think Star is getting sued. This isn’t some Ashton Kutcher-Chris Martin fakeout “I never cheated, I’m going to sue!” tantrum and then there is never any follow-through. As far as the actual claim of abuse – while I kept an open mind yesterday, I tend to think People’s report is probably more to the truth – that Britney throws tantrums and fits, and that Jason is very patient with her.