Is it a new romance? Britney Spears and Mel Gibson are going off to Costa Rica together!!!!

Aaah, but they’ll be with Britney’s dad and Mel Gibson’s wife, too. They’ll be staying in Gibson’s home in Costa Rica.

Actually, they’ve been meeting up a lot over the last few months. They used to be neigbors in Malibu. “Mel and his wife Robin clearly saw a woman in crisis and wanted to extend themselves in any way possible,” the source said. “It’s simply an act of human kindness – one neighbor reaching out to the other.”

Britney looked pretty happy after her dinner date with Mel Gibson. The two of them were in a closed-door meeting at the Romanov Restaurant. Insiders say “they hit it of” and that “Britney seemed excited.” Is this part of her plans for a “new look, new life, new love?”

Though the Romanov restaurant is mostly known for its fine dining — can’t beat that 24-karat gold leaf ceiling — Britney came in casually dressed in jeans, and chewing bubble gum. Clearly not something you’d wear when trying to make a good impression, but after being in the tabloids for over a year, it’s not like Britney has anything left to hide.

So what did they talk about… and what did Mel Gibson think? Wait for the next chapter on the Amazing Adventures of Britney.

Britney Spear’s new video “Break the Ice” will debut at 6:30 ET today — and fans get to join her.

The video will be released at BlackOutBall.com. Fans can get to join the online party, where an anime Britney will mingle. (Fortunately, this version of the pop star won’t get drunk, high, or flirt with any paparazzi.)
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The clip itself was directed by Robert Hales, who also did the Gnarls Barkley’s “Crazy” video.

Our congratulations to the production company for thinking of a way to produce the video while the real Britney was having a nervous breakdown. We assume the animations were made while she was going in and out of the hospital, and gallivanting around town with paparazzi.

Aaaah, she wouldn’t be Britney if one weird thing didn’t happen to her in a month. Now the pop star is being stalked. She’s received disturbing packages and letters, some of which contain gibberish, and strange references to Israel and the Middle East.

How terrifying Britney Spears could possibly make a big impact on international affairs or domestic security, we don’t know, but the FBI is getting involved.

First paparazzi, now terrorists. Who’s next — aliens?

Britney’s Dad gets to keep control over her $100 million fortune…at least until the end of July.
She seems to be taking it calmly, and according to one source, is starting to enjoy being around her family and working on rebuilding her career.

This is Britney Spears’ second visit this week, after her camp negotiated visitation rights last Friday. So far, nothing too surreal or psychotic happened.

Sources involved in the case say that Jamie Spears, her dad, was the real hero for who helped negotiate for visitation. Others are more skeptical of this sudden show of parental interest. While Britney’s life has settled down considerably, his desire to have “complete control” over her finances sounds less than altruistic.

Britney, honey, you forgot something. Again.

The pop star gets a little tooo intimate with photographers, and we’re not just talking about Adnan. After deciding she wasn’t going to wear underwear, she stepped out of her car at an awkward angle and — there you go, her version of Victoria’s Not-so-Secret.

Aaaw, Britney and Mom Lynne shopping together? For clothes?

It’s so…normal. So…happy. And a little surreal. Don’t they hate each other? Britney didn’t even want her to go in her nouse, now she’s asking her whether or not that blue dress looks cute on her?

This is such a 180 degree turn around from last week’s events that we’re wondering what the HECK happened in that hospital.

Britney Spears hits the dance studios. Glad to see that she’s finally working… and hopefully moving towards that Grand Comeback.

Meanwhile, Britney’s parents wrestle for control of her career, her finances, and her life.

Let’s see how that works out — and if Britney’s new zeal is due to her parents’ encouragement or the desire to make more money with the two of them draining her of her life savings.

Weird day for Britney. Yes, even weirder than usual.

1. She fights with friend Sam Lufti in the car. Bolts out of the car, sits on the sidewalk with her dog.

2. She gets into the car of another photographer friend (does she have any other friends now?), Filipe Teixeira. She invites him and another photographer pal to spend the rest of the night in her house.

3. Adnan Ghalib shows up at her gate. He’s turned away.
4. Adnan shows text messages to other paparazzi, where Sam Lufti called him a “manic trigger” and warned him that “any more contact will kill her.”
5. Britney’s mom shows up for a visit.
6. Britney abruptly leaves the mansion. Gets into the car with Adnan.
7. Car breaks down. They go back home. Mom still waiting.
8. Adnan leaves and Britney and Lynne hang out until 1:30 am, till she drives her to Longs Drugs in Studio City.

Good thing she’s finally seeking psychiatric treatment.

The court has spoken. Britney’s lost all visitation rights. Even Federline’s lawyers are saddened by the actress’ quickly deteriorating mental health, describing the deposition as gutwrenching.

You know what’s gutwrenching? That Britney even had to reach this point. Why couldn’t her so-called friends spot the symptoms of a nervous breakdown? And her so-called mom, all poised to write a book on parenting, can’t even get her daughter through the worst time in her life? We don’t see her in the paparazzi photos.

Right now she can’t be a good mother to her kids. But she needs some family — and maybe this time, they won’t bring Dr. Phil.

Oh my God, is Britney pregnant???

She and her sleazy paparrazo boyfriend were seen shopping for a pregnancy test in their neighborhood Rite Aid store.

On top of a mental breakdown and losing visitation rights, this is the last thing she needs.

Friends have said that she’s going through a lot now, and just needs “time and space” to sort things out. It would help if she used her common sense, too. How is she going to fix her life and career if she keeps doing STUPID THINGS???

Britney Spears loses custody to Kevin Federline, after she ditched the court hearing. She’d actually made it to the door of the courthouse but retreated to her car. ” Move back. I’m scared. Stop it. Stop it. I want to get back in the car. Just stop it. Let me get in the car, please,” Spears told photographers. When police tried to convince her to join the hearing, she screamed “No!” and drove off. She went to the church, where she spent a few minutes alone before leaving.

Kevin’s lawyers didn’t exactly break out the champagne. “The word victory is not something Mr. Federline or his counsel would ascribe to this situation His hope is that he will be able to parent the children at some point in the future with participation from the mother.”

Britney sought company with her boyfriend Adnan and two other friends. They had a lunch at a restaurant, where a waitress described her as “very quiet, sad and upset. She wore her sunglasses inside and seemed drained.”

This is all so tragic. She needs help, possibly treatment for bipolar disorder — and she’s not going to get it from the paparazzi (or dating one, either).

And the Britney saga goes on. This week, she’s locked herself up in the bathroom with her kid, checked into a mental institute, and lost custody. While her mom accuses Dr. Phil of betraying their family’s “circle of trust” she and her paparazzo boyfriend Adnan Ghalib escaped to the Bahamas.

Yes, that’s right. First the couple shook off the press by saying that they’d go to New York. Hours later, they turned up in Baja! Rosarito Beach, Mexico — about 3 hours away from her Beverly Hills home. Then, with a sudden burst of intelligence (yes, her brain is still there somewhere) she cancels their romantic rendezvous and goes back home.

As if being hauled away in an ambulance then being kept in a hospital for “mental evaluation” wasn’t enough to get her to slow down, Britney has now fled from her Beverly Hills home, despite the paparazzi being camped out outside her house.

She was then seen with photographer pal Adnan Ghalib, 35, drinking a champagne mimosa and laughing  at the Daily Grill in Palm Desert. Dr.Phil and her family all claim to still be seriously concerned about the pop star’s mental state.

After the fiasco in Brintneyland over the past few weeks, its no surprise that perhaps theres a reason to all the madness- Britney having a mental disorder. It would explain the extreme mood swings and when coupled with substance abuse, total mayhem.

According to a close family source, the 26-year-old singer has been suffering from a mood disorder for years, and although she hasn’t been formally diagnosed, all fingers point to  Bipolar Disorder.

Well, with the picture of Britney laughing wildly as she was being taken away in the ambulance, it seems like a pretty fair assumption.

More alarming Britney news! Britney Spears is on “medical hold” at Cedars - Sinai Medical Center. Things finally came to a head when Britney refused to give her children to Kevin Federline’s bodyguards when they came to her house to pick the kids up as part of a court order. She reportedly locked herself in one of the rooms with Jayden James. The fire brigade and the police had to be called to mediate and after a reported three - hour standoff. Paramedics were called in when it was determined that Britney was under the influence of an unknown substance.

Jayden James was safely retrieved from Britney and it was reported that she was brought out of the house and into an ambulance in a stretcher and looking absolutely out of it.

She is now undergoing psychological and physical tests and there are reports that she is also on suicide watch.

Never was a fan of Britney, but I really am worried for her right now. Here’s hoping that 2008 will be a better year for the erstwhile pop princess.

Celebrity gossip will never be complete without mention of Britney Spears.

Despite having strong sales for her latest album, Britney’s personal life continues to be one big wreck. The latest we’ve heard is that her legal team has quit! This is the second time her lawyers have quit on her. This time around, her lawyers said that there had been a “breakdown” in communication with her and that it prevents them from representing her.

Britney has already missed today’s deposition, making it five in a row for her. We’ll see how this will impact on her life in the next coming weeks.

Britney Spears will take the witness stand on Wednesday in the on-going custody battle for her sons. Everyone expects Federline’s lawyers to zoom in on for the kill—and sadly, they’ve got a lot of ammo. Her former bodyguard alerted child services that she takes drugs and alcohol. She’s been photographed driving her kids without a carseat and flashing her privies. Then there was that hair-shaving episode. Luckily, the court forbid the deposition from being videotaped. Britney’s awards performance was humiliating enough.

Poor kids. Either they end up with an emotionally disturbed mom or a gold-digging dad.

Brit may have bigger custody problems ahead. The Family Services Department has requested the court documents for its own investigations on alleged “multiple child abuse and neglect referrals.” The case was filed by Britney’s former bodyguard, who reported drug use and other “questionable parenting.”

Lawyers and the government breathing down her neck… aaah, Britney, what have you gotten yourself into?