After their marriage was recently rocked by rumors of infidelity, Sarah Jessica Parker and husband Matthew Broderick took a getaway with their son James Wilkie. According to Fame, the family is vacationing in Ireland where they have a cottage. Supposedly the two don’t really have a “conventional” marriage, and some rumors make it sound more like they’re now friends that are raising their son together.

She’s had a hit summer movie (Sex and the City) and a brush with scandal, and Sarah Jessica Parker is leaving it all behind with a trip to Ireland.

The Carrie Bradshaw actress was spotted along with her 5-year-old son James Wilkie and husband Matthew Broderick on holiday at Muckros, County Donegal, Ireland where they own a cottage.

Parker looked to be having a marvelous time, sporting a blue scoopneck top and brown trousers as she frolicked in the beautiful Irish countryside, far away from the tabloid rumors of her husband’s affair.

Recently, Broderick’s rep refused to address the unfounded claims that he’d had an affair with a woman 21 years his junior, telling press, “There will be no comment.”

[From the Gossip Girls]

They’ve definitely stuck to that “no comment” rule. Which is driving me absolutely bonkers. But to their credit it seems to be working – when I googled the pair almost nothing new comes up since the affair rumor at the beginning of the month. It probably helps that they’ve gone overseas and away from the New York paparazzi, who were already following Parker with stalker-like zeal before the affair rumors. Here’s Sarah Jessica, James Wilkie and Matthew Broderick today in Ireland. Images thanks to Fame.

Britney Spears celebrated the finalization of her custody battle by going on vacation with Palms Hotel & Casino owner George Maloof, Jr. The vacation seems to be professional and/or platonic – Britney’s been rumored to be in negotiations to star in a Vegas show, and she and Maloof have been friends for years. And she was photographed dancing and flirting with another (hotter) mystery guy. The two were goofing around poolside, with Britney in a bikini. All that working out has done her a lot of good – she looks much healthier than she did a few months ago.

With her custody drama with Kevin Federline finally over, Britney Spears is back in shape and ready for fun.

The pop star escaped to Cabo San Lucas in Mexico for a sunshine holiday with a group of friends, including longtime pal George Maloof, who owns the Palms Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas.

After slipping into a skimpy white bikini, the singer flirted up a storm with another male companion, giggling as the pair danced around the pool arm-in-arm.

And for posterity - or perhaps another disastrous reality show - a female friend caught all the action on a video camera.

The party later moved to the beach, where Britney frolicked on the foreshore before cooling her heels in the sea.

[From the Daily Mail]

The Daily Mail has the pictures There’ve also been a lot of rumors floating around this last week that Britney may indeed open for MTV’s Video Music Awards again this year- hopefully correcting her legendarily awful performance from last year. Brit was nominated for an award by fans, for her video Piece of Me.

Originally it was said that MTV producers were open to the idea of her performing, but now the phrasing is more like “worried she wants to perform.” Which is a tad different. But she has made a pretty awesome comeback in the last few months, and seems to realize what a disastrous effect her last performance had. I think that if anyone could make that comeback, it’s Britney.

Update: here are the photos, thanks to Splash News.