Regardless of the continuing tales of Britney Spears’ former bodyguard (and who knows how much of that stuff is really true), it looks like her life is finally coming together full circle. Britney’s now engaged to Jason Trawick, her former agent and (by all reports) good guy, and is looking towards the future. Certainly, she’s still got a long road ahead of her and is not “cured” of her mental illness by any stretch. However, Brit’s father is feeling good enough about his daughter’s well being that he’s asked the court to put an end to the conservatorship that has controlled both Britney’s personal affairs. Great news, right?

She’s well and truly back on the straight and narrow, with a stable relationship and her life back on track. And now it looks like Britney Spears is to finally regain her life and finances officially.

Her father Jamie has been conservator of her affairs for almost four years after her life spiralled out of control in 2007. But as a special gift to mark her upcoming wedding to fiance Jason Trawick, Britney’s father is asking a judge to halt the conservatorship.

[T]he now 30-year-old has put her two failed marriages behind her, regained custody of her sons and moved on in her love life with her former agent Jason.

Now her father is reportedly demanding a judge rescind on the order to mark the pop star’s complete turnaround. A source tells the Sunday Express: “Jamie wants to go to court in early February so Britney will be a free woman in every sense when she marries.” And he’s hoping the order will be dropped in time for her nuptials, which are reportedly due to take place on Valentine’s Day on the Hawaiian island of Maui.

[T]he star is adamant she has managed to overcome her personal struggles thanks to her father and the conservatorship being forced upon her. Last year a source told RadarOnline: “Britney now recognizes that if her father hadn’t stepped in and taken the action that he had, well…. Britney is now crediting Jamie for saving her life. Britney’s relationship with her dad is in a very, very good place now. She was extremely emotional backstage before leaving for the VMAs and kept telling her daddy how much she loves him.”

And back in August those in Britney’s camp were hoping for 2012 to be the year she regained control.

The source added: “After Britney’s tour concludes, which will be at the end of this year, her doctors and advisers are going to meet and confer about how much longer the conservatorship should go on for. There is a very good chance that a decision could be made to pull the plug in early 2012. It’s likely that Britney’s business affairs will still remain under control of the conservatorship though, even if they determine that she no longer needs it for herself personally. The idea is that this will be a gradual transition for Britney to return to her life, on her own.”

[From Daily Mail]

Doesn’t it feel like a very long four years since Britney’s dad was given reign by a judge to pull her under control? Most of us have bemoaned the lifeless eyes of medicated Britney throughout the duration of her conservatorship, but I really do believe that she’s happier now than she was while roaming the streets of Los Angeles all hyped up on that sketchy paparazzi boyfriend and whatever drugs that Sam Lufti was popping into her drinks.

Perhaps life will never really be “normal” for Britney. How could it be? But I think things are moving in the right direction for her, and this is a definite step in the right direction.

Photos courtesy of Fame

Britney Spears’ ex bodyguard Fernando Flores seems to have made a career out of trashing her. The guy worked for Britney for four months in early 2010 and has steadily leaked/sold stories about her ever since. He claimed that she sexually harassed him, that she mistreated her sons including feeding them food they were allergic to and beating them with a belt, and that she did meth. (Really) When I first saw this guy’s photo, on The Sun, I thought “wow, he’s lost a lot of weight.” Only I was thinking of a different bodyguard, a huge guy named Tony Barretto, who said almost exactly the same things about Britney in 2007, including the allegations of meth use, child mistreatment and inappropriate sexual behavior. Compared to all we’ve heard before, this latest story about Britney bragging about getting it on with her female backup dancers is pretty tame. Oh and Flores is writing a tell all book about Britney, since his lawsuit against her hasn’t gone anywhere yet.

Former minder Fernando Flores, 31, says he is ready to lift the lid on threesomes, orgies and lesbian snogs during the Toxic singer’s wild tours.

He claims he has lined up a million-dollar deal with a major publisher for the book, whose release is set to coincide with Britney’s third marriage to Jason Trawick, 40.

Ex-cop Flores told a pal: “Britney has a huge sexual appetite and, from what she told me, her tours were an anything-goes environment.

“I heard stories of threesomes, orgies, girls making out — things that would make your hair stand on end.

“She had a lot of young, attractive dancers around her on tour, and things would get crazy. There was drinking, drugs, steamy sessions in hot tubs, all sorts of things.”

Flores, of Orange County, California, told his pal how mum-of-two Britney once boasted of a steamy session with a gaggle of girls.

He said: “I was in her bathroom and saw this picture of her in a tub with some girls. It was very sexual. She told me, ‘That was on tour and s*** got crazy’.

“I asked what she meant and she said they all got it on. Her and the girls.”

Flores worked for Britney, 30, in 2010.

He tried to sue her for sexual harassment, claiming she repeatedly stripped in front of him and tried to bed him.

Flores launched his sexual harassment lawsuit in 2010 and is due to be heard in court this year. Britney’s team have pledged to fight his claims and last night her spokesman hit back and denied the latest allegations.

[From The Sun]

This bodyguard is getting paid for these stories of course, but that doesn’t mean they’re not true. The fact that two bodyguards had very similar stories about Britney makes me think that they’re probably accurate. I just hope she’s cleaned up behind the scenes as much as she has on the outside, and that she’s a better mother now. I really don’t care if she got off with her backup dancers, if this is even true. If so, good for Britney. I think she was sleeping with Paris Hilton in the fall of 2007 when she was papped constantly with Paris and without underwear. I’m just throwing that out there, but I think those two were more than just friends at the time and that’s why they were unable to stay “friends” afterwards.

There’s another story about Britney, from Radar, that she’s planning for a late summer wedding with her fiancee, Jason Trawick. They’re hoping to have a destination beach wedding. Good for them and I really do want to see the photos. I’m happy for her and I like to see her looking so good and content. I hope she’s laying off all the drugs, especially meth. I just read the first bodyguard’s story again, from 2007, and I believe she was on a ton of drugs, illegal and otherwise, that contributed to her breakdown.

These photos are of Britney performing in October and December. She’s shown with Pauly D in one photo. Those are some trashy outfits. Credit: WENN, Fame and Pacific Coast News

The “Britney Spears and Jason Trawick are getting engaged” story has been around for months – it’s equivalent to “Kirstie Alley lies about her weight” stories and “Leonardo DiCaprio is boning some random” stories. Everybody knows what’s going on and it’s not really noteworthy to print some random rumor. That being said, I think this engagement story might actually be on. Britney tweeted some stuff last night that made it seem like Jason proposed, and Jason was spotted picking out an engagement ring a short while ago. So… maybe?

Britney Spears is ready to live happily ever after with Jason Trawick! The pop superstar, 30, is now engaged to her former agent, a source confirms to Us Weekly. Trawick popped the question on Thursday night, his 40th birthday, when he and the “I Wanna Go” singer shared a romantic private dinner.

“This is something they’ve both wanted for a long time,” the source explains to Us. “It’s a way to cement their family. They’re both extremely happy and can’t wait to become man and wife.” The spouses-to-be plan to celebrate their engagement Friday night at Planet Hollywood in Las Vegas.

Spears coyly hinted at the big news on Twitter Friday morning, writing: “OMG. Last night Jason surprised me with the one gift I’ve been waiting for. Can’t wait to show you! SO SO SO excited!!!! Xxo”

(After wrapping her Femme Fatale world tour in Puerto Rico last weekend, Spears and Trawick — along with Sean Preston, 6, and Jayden, 5, her sons with ex Kevin Federline — moved to a 10,000 square-foot estate outside of L.A.)

The duo first met in 2006 in a professional capacity. Then at William Morris Endeavor Entertainment, Trawick began representing the “Hold It Against Me” singer while she was still wed to Federline, 33.

(Spears, who dated Justin Timberlake for three years until 2002, also famously wed childhood pal Jason Alexander in 2004 in a Las Vegas marriage that was annulled within 55 hours.)

Following her late 2006 split from Federline and tough personal struggles in 2007 and 2008, Trawick proved himself to be a true friend to Spears during some of her darkest hours.

Indeed, a source told Us earlier this year, Trawick “was one of the only people who stuck by her through everything.”

By 2009, an on-the-mend Spears was ready to take their friendship to the next level. “Britney has liked Jason for a long time,” a source explained in April. “The fact that they were great friends gave them a foundation for a solid relationship.”

The former teen queen “made the first move,” she told Us — and he quickly took a shine to her adorable little boys. “Jason is just amazing with the boys,” the multi-platinum singer raved to Us. “They look up to him so much — they adore him. He’s their hero.”

“We have such a great time together!” Spears added back in April. (Trawick, who underwent an impressive body makeover and lost 50 pounds in the past two years, even made his acting debut alongside his world-famous girlfriend in her sexy “Criminal” video earlier this year.)

“He makes me laugh, and we are so comfortable being ourselves,” Spears said of her guy. “I’ve never been happier.”

[From Us Weekly]

Radar’s sources are confirming this, as if that makes a huge difference. Their sources claims that Jason proposed last night, as he and Britney were celebrating his 40th birthday. The sources also say that the ring Jason picked out is “classy and under 4 carats.”

So, is there a problem? Kind of. Britney is still under her conservatorship, which means that she’s not legally allowed to make any of the big decisions herself, at least not without her father’s and a judge’s approval. Britney’s conservatorship was used as the “reason” why Britney can’t give testimony in two pending lawsuits (one with Sam Lufti and one with Elizabeth Arden… and isn’t there something with that former bodyguard too?). Radar’s source says: “She could get married under the conservatorship, but the judge would have to sign off on it. If that were to happen, lawyers repping Lutfi would absolutely go into court and argue that if Britney were able to get married, she should be able to be deposed. There is no way Team Spears is going to let that happen. It will likely be a long engagement, which is fine with Britney and Jason. They are 100% solid and very much in love.” Meaning that Jason and Britney may be engaged, but they won’t get married for a while, y’all. Not until Britney’s legal issues are disposed of.

Until then, we have this video.

Photos courtesy of WENN.

Is a holiday proposal more romantic? I think it is. Christmas is kind of romantic anyway, so whenever that time of year rolls around there will be small reminders of that special moment. People Magazine is reporting that Britney Spears’ longterm boyfriend, talent agent Jason Trawick, is about to propose to her. We’ve heard this story many times before, and Britney has been wearing what looks like an engagement ring, off and on, for ages. Given that this story is in People, I think we can assume it’s the official sanctioned version from Britney’s camp. Does this mean that she will finally be let out out of her conservatorship now that she’s entering her third marriage? (Does that first one even count?) I do think Britney and Jason are the real deal, but this also sounds like somewhat of a business arrangement to me. Like now Britney is ready to have another team take over her business, and they’re rolling it out along with a marriage because legally that’s the easiest way to do it. I know that’s cynical, but that’s just my read on it. Here’s more, from People:

Britney Spears is getting ready for her 30th birthday on Friday and will finish up a successful world tour next week – but that’s not all she’s gearing up for.

A source close to the singer tells PEOPLE that an engagement is imminent for the pop star and longtime boyfriend Jason Trawick, 39, who sources say has picked out a ring.

“They’ve been talking about marriage for a long time,” says the source. “It would be surprising if they are not engaged by the end of the year.”

Adds the source: “Britney is really looking forward to turning 30. She is having one of the best times of her life.”

[From People]

Well congratulations to Britney and Jason. We’ve heard that they’ve had problems in the past, but they’ve stayed together for a few years, they’ve known each other longer than that, and they do seem solid to me. Plus Jason is close with her boys and that counts for a lot.

In related news about Britney, she recently called Jennifer Lopez her “idol.” She said “She’s so beautiful and even though she’s gotten older, she hasn’t aged at all. She looks more amazing than ever and I really admire and respect that.” Is this Britney’s way of forgiving J.Lo for maybe copying her act at the AMAs?

Also, Britney is going to do a free open air concert in Mexico City this Sunday as part of the city’s holiday festivities. A Mexican government official Tweeted the news, so it’s probably accurate. Maybe she’ll get engaged in Mexico!

Britney and Jason are shown out in London on 11/1 (red shirt) and out in London again on 9/16 (green and black dress). Credit: Fame and WENN

Radar Online has a kind of heartwarming article about Britney Spears and how she’s grateful to her father for stepping in and saving her career and life with that conservatorship following her breakdown. It’s a nice reminder of how far Britney has come since she was carted away by ambulance in early 2008 and placed on a 5150 hold. I was blogging back then and I remember following her bizarre behavior closely. She was overmedicated, in my office chair physician’s opinion, and she needed someone to make sure she was on the right dosage and drugs for her condition. Her most talked about incidents at the time were when she shaved her head and later went after a paparazzo with an umbrella, but she also just used to drive around aimlessly, speak in a British accent and sit on the curb outside her house crying and fight with that evil dude who was trying to control her, Sam Lutfi.

After Britney’s dad took over there were plenty of stories that she resented it and just wanted some freedom, but she supposedly now knows that it was the best thing for her. Radar also reports that Britney’s beau, Jason Trawick, wants to propose but is waiting for the right time. The conservatorship could be lifted next year. Here’s more:

Jamie became Britney’s conservator almost three years ago, after a series of very public meltdowns by his troubled daughter, who has since turned her life around and is back on track and back on top.

“Britney now recognizes that if her father hadn’t stepped in and taken the action that he had, well…. Britney is now crediting Jamie for saving her life,” an insider tells RadarOnline.com. “Britney is on top of the world right now. She is getting ready for the next leg of her world tour, which will be on September 22 in Moscow. Her father will be with her for some of the European performances, along with her mom.

“Britney’s relationship with her dad is in a very, very good place now. She was extremely emotional backstage before leaving for the VMAs and kept telling her daddy how much she loves him.”

Three years ago, Britney had a now infamous and much ridiculed performance at the VMAs in which she appeared out of shape and unable to perform her signature dance moves.

“Britney always knew she would have a comeback. She just didn’t know it was going to be on this level,” the source reveals.

Meanwhile, there will be a routine hearing for Britney’s conservatorship on Tuesday morning to deal with accounting issues. “After Britney’s tour concludes, which will be at the end of this year, her doctors and advisers are going to meet and confer about how much longer the conservatorship should go on for,” the source tells RadarOnline.com.

“There is a very good chance that a decision could be made to pull the plug in early 2012.

“It’s likely that Britney’s business affairs will still remain under control of the conservatorship though, even if they determine that she no longer needs it for herself personally. The idea is that this will be a gradual transition for Britney to return to her life, on her own.”

Britney might also have another reason to celebrate in the new year.

“Jason (Trawick) is very, very serious about Britney,” the source shares. “Jason has made it known that he wants to marry Britney. It’s just a matter of timing of the engagement — and if the conservatorship is lifted off Britney personally, well, it makes it a lot easier for Jason to propose. He doesn’t want her to feel pressured, it will happen when the time is right.”

[From Radar Online]

Does she really need to remarry? I mean I’m happy for her and everything but maybe she should be on her own, legally, for some time before she takes on another husband. Given Britney and Jason’s storied history, it just doesn’t seem like a great idea for them to marry, or for Britney to marry in general.

Getting back to the conservatorship issue, it’s so nice to see Britney doing well and having completed two successful big tours after her very serious, very publicized problems. I would actually love to see Lindsay Lohan get clean and have a minor comeback of sorts. (Nothing too major, just enough to show she’s sober and totally embarrassed about her past.) Yes she’s awful and entitled and addicted, but it’s sad that there’s no one in her life who would help her, like Britney’s dad did, to get sober without trying to exploit her.

photo credit: WENN.com

Poor Britney Spears. She’s still being trotted out onstage to perform remedially choreographed moves when she’d rather just have a hot derg. Meanwhile, Sam Lufti continues to hound her to testify in his lawsuit, and Kellan Lutz has denied her request to appear in her new music video. This is all very depressing, yes, but in Touch has also published a new story, which alleges that what Britney really wants to do most in life is exactly what her father and conservator, Jamie, absolutely refuses to allow at this point in time; that is, Britney has her heart set upon getting married to beau Jason Trawick and popping out at least three more kids.

She’s got a hit single topping the charts and her once-rocky relationship with boyfriend Jason Trawick is finally on track. Yet a source says Britney Spears still feels deeply dissatisfied — and fears she’ll never be able to do what she believes would make her happiest: become a mother again.

Though Britney desperately wants to marry Jason, 39, and give him a biological child of his own, her dad, Jamie, recalls her horrifying bout with Britney herself said was postpartum depression, which occurred after the birth of her second son, Jayden, and sent her into a downward spirtal that eventually landed her in a mental institution.

Her dad thinks she’s unstable

And though the resons for Britney’s hospitalizatin in 2008 have never been officially disclosed, a source close to Jamie — who has been acting as Britney’s conservator since then — explains that he doesn’t want her to risk a repeat episode by getting pregnant again. While Jamie understands that Britney is “in love with Jason and wants to start a family with him,” the source shares, he’s also trying to be realistic. “He feels she’s still too unstable to even think of having another baby.”

For Britney, who once called pregnancy “empowering” and gushed that seeing the sonogram of her first son Sean was the “best feeling in the world,” it’s no doubt devastating to think that she and Jason may never experience that joy together.

And while she has railed in the past against the legal conservatorship that puts Jamie in charge of bother her professional and personal life, it has never hit so close to home as now. As much as she adores Sean, 5, and Jayden, 4, a pal shares that Britney dearly wants “a big family,” and longs for a little girl she can “dress up and do girlie things with.” More than once, the pal confides, Britney has told Jason that she’d love to have “three more kids.” But now, it appears that for her own safet, Britney may have to put that plan on hold forever.

[From In Touch, print edition]

Do I think this is true? Maybe, but it’s easy to understand why Jamie would want Britney to hold off on jumping into marriage and pregnancy again. While skeptics might assume that Jamie is only interested in keeping Britney on tour and raking in more money, I think he’s truly concerned for her well being as well as that of her already existing two children. If Britney goes off her meds, she could end up institutionalized again, which wouldn’t help anyone, least of all her kids. That doesn’t even take into account the postpartum depression factor, but for the immediate moment, I’m consumed with mental images of Britney, heavily pregnant in bed and yelling, “Y’all get me some Cheetos!”

Photos courtesy of Fame Pictures

This week’s In Touch has a kind of sad story about the state of Britney Spears’ day to day life. While many of us assumed that Britney’s dad has loosened his tight hold on her now that she’s in a stable relationship and is doing so much better, In Touch says that’s not the case at all. We just heard that Britney’s upcoming tour is banning not only drugs and alcohol for her dancers, but junk food like cookie dough and hot dogs too! Well, according to em>In Touch it goes much further than that. Britney is on a tight budget, she doesn’t have her own credit card or cell phone, and when she’s not with her boyfriend Jason Trawick she’s accompanied by a “sober companion” to babysit her.

Three years after the meltdown that landed her in a mental health facility, Britney lives like a prisoner in her own home, with virtually every aspect of her life under the control of her father/conservator, Jamie Spears.

“She isn’t allowed to have a cell phone, and she’s not allowed to take incoming calls to her home unless security screens them first,” reveals an insider. “If she wants to make outgoing calls, security has to dial the numbers for her. She still has an allowance, and if she wants extra cash, she must submit a formal request…

Allowed contact with few people other than Jamie, her sons Jayden, 4, and Sean, 5, and her boyfriend, talent agent Jason Trawick – with whom she frequently fights – the onetime party girl is “incredibly lonely,” says the insider.

She has no privacy and yet at the same time, she has no time to herself. “Most people don’t know this, but Britney has a sober companion who is with her constantly, whenever Jason isn’t,” shares another close source. “The companion follows her everywhere she goes – even to the bathroom in restaurants or other public places – to ensure there’s no way anyone can slip her drugs.”

[From In Touch, print edition, May 9, 2011]

It sounds pretty extreme, but I still remember that creepers that Britney was involved in before the conservatorship, like Sam Lutfi and Adnan Ghalib. She’s easily influenced. If you’re not familiar with this story about how Lutfi was drugging Britney’s food and controlling her, I would recommend you read it. Back in 2008, this nefarious character was running Britney’s life and she was involved with a paparazzo who was selling her out to the tabloids. When her parents stepped in and got restraining orders against Adnan and Sam, she got secret cell phones and contacted them anyway. We also heard back then that Britney spent $22 million in a year and a half. So while it may seem unfair that she so closely watched and controlled, you can see where her dad is coming from. Remember when she used to drive around aimlessly and talk in a British accent? Now she’s back to being Britney and she can see her boys again, but she needs a lot of supervision.

Britney and Jason are shown watching one of Sean Preston’s little league games on 4/17/11. Credit: Fame. K-Fed’s pregnant girlfriend, Victoria Prince, is shown on 4/17 and 4/30/11. Credit: WENN

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.