LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The crazy pink wig hasn't been seen for weeks, late night dashes to the psychiatric ward have ceased and there are no more pictures without panties. Could no news finally be good news for Britney Spears? It has been a barren couple of months for scandal about Spears, 26, whose life became a front-page disaster in 2007 and early 2008 when she lost custody of her children, shaved her head, was seen distinctly underdressed at parties and was twice hospitalized for psychiatric evaluation.
Out of the limelight and under the guardianship of her father, Spears appears to be making so much progress that some people are even talking about a comeback. "She has almost come back from the dead," said Harvey Levin, managing editor of celebrity Web site TMZ.com which still reports on her every move. "She is happy again, she seems stable. She is seeing her kids again, she is trying to get her recording career back. The crazy conduct is not there anymore. She is a different human being from how she was three months ago," Levin told Reuters.
Apart from a minor traffic incident on April 12 -- the kind of "fender-bender" experienced by virtually every Angeleno with a car -- the only recent news about Spears has been good. She's been regularly working out at the gym and taking dance classes. She surprised critics with a sassy guest appearance in the TV sitcom "How I Met Your Mother" and has been photographed playing happily with her two sons after striking a visitation deal with ex-husband Kevin Federline.
Following the success of Britney Spears' first appearance on TV sitcom 'How I Met Your Mother', the popstar is returning to the show. The singer's appearance on the hit US show last month resulted in the series' highest ratings to date.
Talking about Spears' original guest appearance the show's executive producer Carter Bays said: "I thought she was great. I was very proud of that episode." A source told People Magazine: "The show is ecstatic and so is Britney. She had so much fun the first time around she really wanted to come back."
Speaking to Hollywood Grind about the one-episode deal, Spears' manager Larry Rudolph said: "It was a really positive experience for her. She talked about it quite a bit the last time I saw her... She wants to do it again."
Britney Spears' ex-husband Kevin Federline lied about his income and business expenses, according to legal documents filed by the pop star's lawyer. Attorney Stacy Phillips claims Federline "understated his income by at least GBP100,000" and that he exaggerated having GBP400,000 worth of business expenses, reports website TMZ.com.
The legal papers, which have been submitted as part of the former couple's ongoing custody battle, also suggest Federline earned GBP272,037.36 from his company Gooseneck Productions in 2007 - and his expenses totalled GBP420,564.33.
Phillips also accuses Federline of claiming business expenses including "extraordinarily high tips for food and beverage services" such as GBP550.38 on a GBP1,391 bill.
The Toxic singer was recently ordered to pay Federline's legal bills, which Phillips says are excessive and which Federline can afford to pay himself. Spears and Federline are currently battling over custody of their two sons, Sean Preston, two, and Jayden James, one. Federline has full custody of the kids.
Britney Spears shows she won't run out of puff - as she emerges from a Hollywood recording studio clasping an open packet of cigs.
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The crazy pink wig hasn't been seen for weeks, late night dashes to the psychiatric ward have ceased and there are no more pictures without panties. Could no news finally be good news for Britney Spears? It has been a barren couple of months for scandal about Spears, 26, whose life became a front-page disaster in 2007 and early 2008 when she lost custody of her children, shaved her head, was seen distinctly underdressed at parties and was twice hospitalized for psychiatric evaluation.
Following the success of Britney Spears' first appearance on TV sitcom 'How I Met Your Mother', the popstar is returning to the show. The singer's appearance on the hit US show last month resulted in the series' highest ratings to date.
Britney Spears' ex-husband Kevin Federline lied about his income and business expenses, according to legal documents filed by the pop star's lawyer. Attorney Stacy Phillips claims Federline "understated his income by at least GBP100,000" and that he exaggerated having GBP400,000 worth of business expenses, reports website TMZ.com.
