A new report by In Touch Weekly magazine claims that Britney Spears and Benji Madden of Good Charlotte are “dating”. More specifically, the mag cites a “source” that claims that the couple have “been on a few dates” and that Britney “appears to like Benji a lot”. While this is news that I would wholeheartedly embrace and wish were true actually sounds like a whole lotta horsepucky to me. Nonetheless, here are portions of this new report by In Touch:

Britney Spears reportedly has a new man in her life, and the lucky boy is Good Charlotte’s Benji Madden. The pair have apparently been dating since Madden split with Paris Hilton a few weeks ago, and were reportedly introduced by Spears’ manager Larry Rudolph, who has been helping her find a man. A source told In Touch Weekly that Spears and Madden met for dinner at a Los Angeles hotel suite, after Rudolph and Spears’ father Jamie made a list of potential boyfriends for the singer. “They’ve been on a few dates. She appears to like Benji a lot, and he seems to really like her,” the unidentified source said. Rudolph also reportedly called Olympic swimmer Michael Phelps, and ‘Gossip Girl’ actor Chace Crawford, but Madden was the most interested in meeting Britney. Spears recently announced a string of dates to promote her current album ‘Circus’.

Blah … this report is so full of inaccuracies that it can’t possibly be true. Absent the fact that our dear Britney can’t even blow her nose without a photo snapping a pic, when would Britney or Benji have the time for dates? Britney has been out of the country or hangin’ with Ellen DeGeneres for most of the past month or so. Tho, I must admit … it would be kinda awesome of these two did hook-up. Britney needs a nice man in her life and I can’t think of a nicer man than Benji Madden. I think they’d made a hella cute couple … it’s a shame that this fantansy will prolly never come to be.

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Here are a couple pics of proud parents Nicole Richie and Joel Madden out and about this weekend with thier precious daughter Harlow Winter all dolled up in a very cute holiday-inspired Xmas outfit:

While this little girl DOES NOT need any embellishments to make her look adorable, I have to say that she looks beyond übercute in this little outfit. Additionally, the Madden brothers paid a little visit to The Bonnie Hunt Show and Joel brought along a couple of personal pics of Harlow (one with her uncle Benji) to share with the television viewing audience:

In their interview, Benji made the claim that Nic/Joel are the best parents ever to little Harlow and Joel responded by saying, “Its all because of her. She’s a very serious mom, you gotta work as a team. She runs the ship, she has everything laid out and she knows what she’s doing and she’s very serious about it. And it works out for me because I work and everything but I get to do some of the fun stuff, and break some of the rules and shes always keeping everything in order. She’s great.” I can absolutely believe that about Nicole’s mothering skills. I really believe that they are really great parents. And I just love all this Harlowness lately … she’s such a cute baby. I can’t get enough.

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Good Charlotte guitarist Benji Madden, who is newly single after his break-up with Paris Hilton, was spotted posing for a new photoshoot outside his DCMA shop on Melrose Ave. in West Hollywood, CA yesterday … behold:

Aww … he looks cute in his little cap. I think the single life really agrees with him … this is the way I like to see Benji, chillin’ with his boys without a care in the world. I hope he’s not sweatin’ his break-up with Paris — I’m sure he’ll find the right girl soon enough.

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Benji Madden, who just recently broke up with his most recent girlfriend Paris Hilton, spent part of this past weekend getting over his broken heart by doing some of the things that he loves best — DJing and partying with his friends. Here are a couple pics of Benji at Wasted Space inside the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, NV this weekend doing the damn thing … lookin’ fine all the while:

I understand that Benji and his peeps showed up at Wasted Space at around 11PM Sunday night and Benji got on the decks to DJ at around 12:30AM. After entertaining the crowd with his phat beats for about an hour, Benji and his crew (which included Carey Hart) made their way to Body English to watch KRS-One perform there. It’s great seeing Benj looking so good so soon after his break-up. Irregardless of whether or not WE think it’s for the best, I’m sure he may be having a tough time dealing with it. I hope that we get to see a lot more of happy and single Benji Madden :)

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Yesterday we first learned from a couple of sources that the fairytale romance betwixt Paris Hilton and Benji Madden was over and today People (as well as US Weekly) magazine is also reporting the same news. Altho neither rep for Paris or Benji offered official comment, People is citing a “source close to Hilton” with their report that the couple have truly called it quits. Here are a few pics of both Benji (at Bardot nightclub) and Paris (at Crown Bar) out and about in SoCal last night … alone:

Paris Hilton and Benji Madden’s romance is over. The pair split a few days ago after more than nine months of dating, a source close to Hilton tells PEOPLE. “She is saddened by the breakup but they’re just too different and they wanted different things in life,” says a source close to Hilton. “He was loyal and sweet but it was time to take a break.” Reps for both Hilton and Madden could not be reached for comment. On Nov. 15, Paris was photographed getting cozy with ex-boyfriend Stavros Niarchos at nightspot Mokai in Miami. The Hilton friend says the two were simply engaged in a close but friendly conversation. “In no way are they romantic, nor do they want to get back together,” the source says. And on Tuesday night, Hilton and Madden partied separately in L.A. – Hilton danced on top of a couch at Apple Lounge, while Madden was spotted at hotspot Coco de Ville with Nicole Richie, who dates his twin brother Joel Madden.

Honestly, I never really saw these two together … when I first heard the news that they were dating, I immediately discounted the report as rumor and conjecture. When it became obvs that the couple were actually dating, well, I didn’t really have much to say about it. The couple did stay together longer than I thought that they would but I had a feeling they wouldn’t be able to make it last (it is a bit curious that the couple started dating right before her MTV show started filming and are breaking up right as it is about to end). Benji is an amazing guy … seriously, one of the downest people I’ve ever had the fortune to know. I hope that he will be able to find true love for reals … and I have *no doubt* that Paris will be able to find a new love interest without any difficulty. Do y’all think this is a good thing?

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Say it ain’t so! Over the weekend, rumors began to swirl that Paris Hilton was spied canoodling with her ex-boyfriend Stavros Niarchos in Miami Beach, FL and now Star magazine is reporting that she and current boyfriend Benji Madden have called it quits. The mag is claiming that Paris gave Benji the heave-ho … according to Star, they’re dunzo, y’all:

It’s splitsville for Paris Hilton and Benji Madden. Days after Paris was “all over” her ex Stavros Niarchos, the heiress dropped the Good Charlotte rocker like a bad habit, telling him he was “too controlling” and that she needed her freedom back, a source tells Star exclusively. Shortly after their breakup, which took place on Nov. 17, Paris let her hair down at Villa nightclub, where she partied with her sister, Nicky, and Nicky’s boyfriend David Katzenberg. The following night she was also without Benji when she hit the hot spot Apple Paris. “Paris was fed up with Benji always telling her what to do and bossing her around,” says the insider. “She couldn’t take his overbearing ways anymore. It was stressing her out. He can be very aggressive and he was just too much trouble.” Benji didn’t take the breakup well, says the source. “He fought for a second chance and asked if they could talk it out but Paris said she was done talking,” reveals the insider. The demise of Paris and Benji’s relationship, after nine months of dating, didn’t happen overnight. “They’ve had “a lot of fights in the past,” says the source. The nail in the coffin was a showdown over Paris’ flirty night out with her ex-boyfriend Stavros on Saturday. “Benji didn’t like it that she spent the evening with Stavros,” says the source. “He blew up and Paris felt victimized. He gave her a lot of grief about that.” They bottom line is that they were just different people. “She felt she couldn’t cut loose and party,” says the source. “He doesn’t drink and doesn’t think she should either. She felt too fenced in.”

HMMM. It would make sense under normal circumstances that Paris would be ready to move on with a new boyfriend (considering that she doesn’t seem to stay attached to anyone person for long) but Benji is such a great guy, she would have to be utterly and completely INSANE to think she could do better. I’m not entirely convinced by this Star magazine report but, as I said, it’s entirely feasible that it could be true. What do y’all think … could Paris and Benji really be dunzo for good?

UPDATE: Life & Style is also reporting the dunzoness of Paris and Benji — tho their report denies that Paris hooked up with Stavros, quoting an “insider” who claims that the break-up reports are true:

It’s all over between Paris Hilton and boyfriend Benji Madden, Life & Style can officially report. “Sadly, it’s true,” Vanessa Fontana, a contestant on Paris’ BFF show, confirms exclusively to Life & Style. “Paris and Benji have split. I love Paris, and I just want her to be happy. I think that they’ll be better as friends.” Vanessa disputed rumors that the split had anything to do with Paris’ brief reunion with ex Stavros Niarchos this past weekend in Miami. “No, nobody else is involved,” she says. “Paris and Benji were loyal and faithful to each other. I was with Paris in Miami, and Stavros came over to our table, and the two of them talked for literally two minutes. It was a friendly conversation. They definitely did not hook up.” Sources say the breakup is due to the basic differences in the couple: Benji is a quiet homebody, while Paris is very social, both personally and professionally. And in recent weeks, the strain was beginning to show. “All of Paris’ friends have noticed that she hasn’t been happy lately,” says a friend. “Benji told Paris he didn’t like the BFFs from her show, and that he disapproves of her friends and doesn’t get along with her sister.” Their work schedules have not helped: Paris regularly travels the world, and is booked with back-to-back projects for the next 12 months, while Benji is currently in the recording studio working on a new Good Charlotte album with his twin, Joel. Paris is said to be devastated by the breakup. “She wishes it could be different,” says the friend. “Benji always treated her like his princess. He’s a really great guy with a big heart and she loves him very much. Maybe at some point in the future, the two of them could try again, but right now, they’re just too different as people.”

I’m still waiting for official confirmation but … it looks like they may really be dunzo for good.

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