MAG55:: Gallery of Celebrity Gossips

Jan 21, 2008

Is Britney ready to seek medical help now?

Britney, who seems to have broken free of Adnan Ghalib late Wednesday night is reportedly meeting Kevin Federline along with a shrink Thursday afternoon, amidst concerns that she may be suffering from a multiple personality disorder.

Federline is meeting Britney at the Beverly Hills Hotel along with a shrink to mediate, reports Star magazine.

According to TMZ, experts are pointing out that Britney's proclivity to periodically switch to a 'British accent' could be a manifestation of a multiple personality disorder.

While she is using the accent Britney actually becomes a British girl. When she snaps out of it she is unable to recall all that she did as a British girl.

The reason why Britney missed her deposition, sources tell TMZ, is because she had switched over to her British girl personality. Later she could not recollect what happened in the day.

Besides the British girl some of the other personalities that the troubled pop star assumes include "the weepy girl, the diva, the incoherent girl," says the source.

Meanwhile there are indications that picked-of-the-street Britney beau Adnan Ghalib's influence on Britney's life is (inevitably?) waning.

Before Britney took off for the San Fernando Valley with manager Sam Lutfi late Wednesday night for a very eventful shopping trip she was at the Gaucho Grill with Adnan. Sources tell x17online that the two arrived there following a huge fight in an attempt to reconcile their differences.

When Adnan left Gaucho Grill going by the way he knocked down a table and the firmness with which he gripped Britney it is likely the two of them had not resolved their differences.

Lutfi's phone in to the Ryan Seacrest show Thursday, January 17 to explain Britney's shopping trip the previous night and trash rumors of her pregnancy could also be an indication that he is now firmly back in Britney's life.

Jan 17, 2008

Katie Holmes, Tom Cruise at 'Mad Money' Los Angeles Premiere

Katie Holmes walked the green carpet with Tom Cruise by her side for the premier of her comeback film "Mad Money" at Mann Village Theater, Westwood, California on Wednesday, January 9, looking angelic.

Written by Thelma & Louise screenwriter Glenn Gers, the comic crime thriller tells the tale of three female employees of the Federal Reserve who plot to steal money that is about to be destroyed and is based on the British film Hot Money.

Katie co-stars with Queen Latifah and Diane Keaton in the $22 million film which was shot in Shreveport, Louisiana.

Katie has walked the red carpet by the side of her husband Tom Cruise many times since their marriage on November 18, 2006. Yesterday it was Tom's turn to walk by her side as she strode in looking exquisite in a Giorgio Armani strapless silver beaded bubble hem mini dress.

Tom Cruise, dressed in a blue velvet suit, looked very supportive of his wife and happy for her.

Queen Latifah and Diane Keaton attended the star studded premiere of their film.
The film opens in theaters on January 18, 2008.

Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie at the 13th Annual Critics' Choice Awards

Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie walked the red carpet at the 13th Annual Critics' Choice Awards Monday, January 7, at Santa Monica Civic Auditorium.

Jolie was a nominee in the Best Actress category for her portrayal of Mariane Pearl in A Mighty Heart.
Brad's new makeover, a goatee beard and long sideburns, was intriguing. He wore a three piece gray suite and a knit scarf.

Jolie looked her usual stunning and serene self wearing a black notch collar trench coat with metal buckles on tabbed sleeves and black Christian Louboutin peep toe stiletto pumps. Her hair, set into ringlets, complemented her subdued makeup and brought fullness to her face.
The awards, given out by the Broadcast Film Critics Association, were not covered by Writers Guild contracts.

Other stars that showed up included George Clooney and Katie Holmes.
Click here to read a detailed report on the awards.

Jessica Alba glowing and at her buxom best

Jessica Alba always had the looks, now she also has a hormonal glow, even a smile for the photogs, to go with her good looks. The mom to be was cheerily dressed at a Luncheon in Century City for V-Day, a program for battered women, Thursday, January 10.

The 27-year-old wore a pink abstract print surplice dress with a tied empire waist falling to a full skirt.

Her baby pink full sleeve cardigan with satin edging, drop pearl and diamond earrings and light makeup complimented her glowing skin.

Her hair tied in a chignon with the bangs covering her forehead added to the softness of her face.
We also liked her choice of matching light pink peep toe pumps with a bow at the back.

V-Day celebrated its 10th anniversary Thursday at a star-studded private luncheon sponsored by Glamour magazine.

Other celebrities at the event included Katie Holmes, Val Kilmer, Kerry Washington, Ali Larter, Gina Gershon, Rosario Dawson Judith, Light and Jennifer Beals.

V-Day brings the issue of violence against women and girls front and center in the culture and the community. Its mission is to end the violence against women and girls locally, nationally and internationally.

Nothing new, just another crazy night out for Britney Spears

Like the pied piper Britney led the paparazzi horde tailing her car Wednesday night, January 16, all the way to the San Fernando Valley for…some shopping! Accompanying Britney on the night out was her manager Sam Lutfi and not picked-off-the-street beau Adnan Ghalib.

According to the photo agency WENN, trouble began when Britney hit speeds of 100 mph in order to escape the photogs drawing the attention of the cops who swooped in on the cavalcade.

Several photogs were cited and some reportedly handcuffed and arrested. However, the cops decided to let Britney go. What is the point, they may have wondered. The lady is incorrigible!

Anyway, Britney drove on to Rite Aid in Studio City only to realize that it was closed. Oops!

So what if she did not get her medication. She could always buy groceries.

The custody challenged mama then walked over to Ralphs for some middle of the night grocery shopping.

Intrigued by the absence of Adnan Ghalib, a videographer quizzed Britney if she was mad at Adnan.

"No comment," said the fallen queen of pop.

The response must have encouraged the pesky videographer to probe her some more so he asked her if Adnan was treating her well.

Britney just shrugged her shoulders.

The next stop was at Kitson Women and Men for some clothes. The way Britney was dressed – a barely below the hip dress, torn fishnets and no under wear she did look in need of clothes.

Well, even after she bought them, she looked as trashy as before.

Britney beau Adnan's humble background and journey from Birmingham to LA

Adnan Ghalib, who is originally from Afghanistan, emigrated to the UK with his family as refugees in 1977, arriving first in London and then settling down in Birmingham where he grew up from a young boy to a bespectacled nerdy looking teenager with neatly trimmed facial foliage.

He lived in a predominantly Muslim neighborhood, about five miles out from the center of Birmingham, in a humble terraced house, reports Daily Mail.

He was schooled first at Marlborough Infant School in Small Heath and then attended the nearby Sheldon Heath Comprehensive.

As a teenager, Adnan was no different from other South Asian Muslim immigrants boys. He enjoyed Cricket, Football Bhangra music and hanging out with his friends.

He moved to South London in his late teens and spent few years there. Later he relocated to the US to live with his sister Farah who had settled in California with her husband.

Adnan managed a strip bar before becoming a full time paparazzo. He married Azlynn Berry.

Not much is known about his relationship with her except that they separated about a year ago.

There has been speculation that theirs was a marriage of convenience to facilitate Adnan's Green Card processing.

Adnan's childhood friends say he was not into chasing girls but was always good with words and liked a laugh.

"One thing about him, was that he always had this ability to put a smile on your face", a friend told Daily Mail.

It was perhaps Adnan's ability to put a smile on her face that enamored Britney who is now believed to have hired him as a personal assistant and pays him a salary of several thousand dollars a week.

Besides driving and squiring her around Adnan, who is now 35-year-old, also runs errands for her and cleans her house.

Spears recently bought him a Mercedes SUV to drive her around.

Britney Spears to sue photographer for selling personal pictures

American pop singer Britney Spears is planning to sue photographer Dani Brubaker for selling personal pictures of her with her two sons.

Dani had been hired to take a number of portraits of Spears with 2-year-old son Sean Preston and 1-year-old Jayden James in November 07. The photographer, in turn, sold the pictures for 1 million dollars (GBP 500,000).

The pictures came out in last week’s U.S. edition of OK! magazine, without Spears’ permission.

A confidentiality agreement was not signed between Brubaker and Britney and the former holds the copyright to the photos. According to what a source told PageSix.com, she breached an agreement with Spears not to make the pictures public.

The photographer, who had refused offers of up to 500,000 dollars (GBP 250,000) for the pictures in December 07, saying that her "integrity wasn't for sale", went on to hire a manager to strike a deal with OK! magazine.

Rumor has it that Spears will be hiring top lawyer Howard Weitzman to sue Brubaker.

"All legal options are being explored at this time. Brubaker must be dealt with, and Britney will absolutely proceed, in the very least, to sue her," a source said.

Brubaker reportedly plans to donate the money she made from the sale of the candid photos to a children's charity.

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