Woot! Woot! Even tho Britney Spears’s manager, Larry Rudolph, broke our hearts with the news that Britney Spears will not be performing at the 2008 MTV VMAs (despite reports to the contrary by the insidious hair stylist Kim Vo), MTV announced this afternoon that Britney WILL BE OPENING the VMAs this Sunday:

Britney’s back — for REALS — and honestly, we’re probably as amazed and eagerly anxious as you are. Except for those of you hardcore Britney fans who aren’t shocked at all; both Britney’s personal life and career have been on an upswing, and her just-announced appearance at this Sunday’s VMAs may be just the beginning of her total transformation after a chaotic, drama-filled year.

Brilliant. I’d've preferred that she perform but this is the perfect next best thing. I’m sure MTV has cooked up an ingenious way for Britney to get the party started … I can’t wait to see what they’ve got planned for us this Sunday night, Live! Amazing, amazing news … I just *know* it’s gonna be a moment NOT TO BE MISSED … just wait and see. What do y’all think about this great news?

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Here are a few pics of Grey’s Anatomy star Katherine Heigl gettin’ up close and personal with her Grey’s co-star TR Knight’s boyfriend’s dog on the streets of LA last night:

AWW so much love for such a cute puppy. It’s a shame that Katherine had to go and take off with Mark Cornelson’s dog tho … I wonder if The Mark-Knight will ever be able to get their little poochie back?

Yes, I’m kidding.

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Zac Efron is featured on the cover of the new issue of Teen Vogue magazine which is celebrating Young Hollywood … here is his cover:

Click HERE to see a bunch of behind-the-scenes photos from Zac’s Teen Vogue photoshoot and click HERE to watch behind-the-scenes video. After the jump, check out a few pics of Zac which were shot by famed photographer Bruce Weber which, unlike many of Weber’s photographs, feature Zac fully-clothed in the hottest Fall looks … (more…)

Here are a few pics of Brad Pitt and his eldest daughter Zahara Marley as they made their hasty way across the tarmac to catch a flight over the weekend … the look on Zahara’s face is TOO PRICELESS not to post:

I swear to the gods above, I love me some Zahara Marley Jolie-Pitt. That little girl looks like she is 4 seconds away from snapping and opening a can of whoop-ass on the poor soul who gets in her way or is fool enough to cross her. Z is a queen, you best bow down y’all.

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Jennifer Lopez is featured on the cover and in the pages of the new issue of Elle magazine … here is our first look at her cover photo:

Inside the mag, J. Lo plays dress up with some of her favorite fashion designers (styled by Elle magazine’s Joe Zee) and talks a bit about family, fashion and babies, babies babies. After the jump, check out a few more pics of J. Lo in the new issue of Elle and some quotes from her coverstory interview … (more…)

HMMMMM … it would appear that Balthazar Getty made his way over to the UK shores for a quick trip to see his presumed paramour Sienna Miller. Getty sneakily made his way into town but got caught on his way out of town (he was snapped en route back to the States at Heathrow Airport). Sienna, too, was seemingly caught … she was snapped coming out of Balthazar’s hotel wearing a men’s watch on her left wrist — perhaps a token of his affection?

Later on, Sienna was in no mood to pose for photos … mebbe she was feeling guilty about something? True, it’s impossible to know what, if anything, transpired between Balthazar and Sienna in that hotel together — but I think I’ve got a pretty good idea. I mean, he flies all the way to London with one carry-on travel bag (nice, LV, I must add) for a quick trip and then it’s back home to SoCal? Sounds like a booty call to me. The couple were very careful to avoid being seen together so … I guess it’s possible that they never once ran into one another the whole time he was there. HMMMMM. What do y’all think?

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