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Hi guys. Here are a few new articles on Britney from the latest issue of People Magazine, as well as a small paragraph from InStyle about her new photoshoot in the magazine. All 3 of these articles are great, entertaining reads. As always, enjoy.

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Britney Spears meets Cameron Diaz's ex, touching off a flurry of rumors

Even by the soapy standards of tabloid journalism, it was irresistible dish: Britney strikes back at Justin by hooking up with Cameron's ex! At Ben and J.Lo's party!

In reality, however, the true story was far less dramatic. On Aug. 16th, just a few hours before going to Ben Affleck's 31st-birthday party at the club Concourde in Hollywood, Britney Spears ran into actor Jared Leto at Dolce, the hot restaurant co-owned by Ashton Kutcher. For those not keeping track, a quick recap: Leto is the ex-boyfriend of Cameron Diaz, 31, who is currently dating Justin Timberlake, 22, Spears's former beau. Though Spears, 21, and Leto, 31, started out sitting at seperate tables - she with friends, he with his - Leto eventually came by to chat. The two left with their respective posses in tow, then met again at the Affleck bash, spending a half hour there before leaving together, with pals, in the same car.

So is Leto part of some grand scheme for revenged hatched by Britney? "Oh God no," insists Spears. "[Jared and I] are totally just friends."

Cynics point out that the timing of the Justin-Jared story just happened to coincide with a wave of publicity for Spears, whose fourth as-yet-untitled CD is do out this fall. Indeed, Britney has become something of a staple for haute couture publications in recent weeks. The singer has been flaunting a new, provocative maturity in ultraglam shoots for InStyle, British Elle, and The New York Times' fashion magazine. In keeping with her new grown-up persona, Spears moved into her own place, a $15,000-a month penthouyse apartment with ocean views in Santa Monica. In other words, you know that whole "not a girl, not yet a woman" debate inspired by the lyrics of one of Britney's songs? It looks like it's been settled.

FRIENDLY ENCOUNTER

Britney Spears and Jared Leto left Dolce restaurant in Los Angeles at the same time on Aug. 16th, which predictably set tongues wagging. But in this case, says Spears...

..."we're totally just friends. It's nothing." The two met again Aug. 18th at Joseph's, a Hollywood night spot, and chatted briefly. Says an onlooker: "They were just talking...

...not touching." Next week Leto leaves the U.S. for Monacco to begin shooting the movie Alexander. As for Britney on her own: "I'm doing really good," she says.

Britney's New Look

A slew of features in stylish periodicals such as The New York Times' fashion magazine, British Elle, and W have showcased Spears. "Britney can look like the girl next door and also womanly and sexy," says Ford modeling agent Craig Lawrence. "That's what makes a great model."

A Birthday Cake For Madonna

In case you wondered how Madonna celebrated her 45th birthday: On Aug. 16th (the actual date) the singer took a morning bike ride, then went to a Kabbalah session. That afternoon she held a girls-only lunch at her Beverly Hills mansion with Britney Spears and Jennifer Lopez. A source close to Madonna intimated the trio were planning a special performance for the MTV Video Music Awards on Aug. 28th. But Spears's rep insists that "Britney just dropped by to say happy birthday." The next day, Madonna and husband Guy Ritchie, 34, threw a low-key pool party at home for family and close friends - including fellow Kabbalah student Demi Moore and her boyfriend Ashton Kutcher. They were, says a friend, "lots of kids in the pool and the most decadent chocolate cake." But doesn't Madonna adhere to a mostly macrobiotic diet? "Times have changed, I guess," says her publicist Liz Rosenberg. "I heard it was delicious."


Introducing

Joey and T
REAL NAMES Joey Tierney and Tanya Tamburin
HOME Los Angeles
KNOWN FOR Flesh-flashing, sexy creations

Who Can Wear Their Stuff?

Not just anybody. "You have to be a person with certain confidence," says Michael Baruch of L.A. fashion mecca Fred Segal.

Who Does Wear It? Britney Spears, Carmen Electra, Aimee Osbourne

How It All Started:

Tierney, 28, and Tamburin, 29, were Spears's stylists on her Dream Within A Dream tour in 2001. That's when she told them, "You girls need to come together and lock down a line."

A Brief Foray:

While on the road, they managed to come out with their very first line - brilliantly colored $24 undies cut like boys' underwear that were an instant hit with the boldface bunch.

A Fashion Week Stir:

Using their own savings and a $50,000 loan from Tamburin's parents, Tamburin, from Boonton, N.J., and Southern California native Tierney launched their full line at L.A.'s Fashion Week last spring, with a roster of celebs parading the runways for them. "It's one of a kind," says actress Jamie Pressley, who worked the show and owns a $1,200 navy leather-and-suede pin-stripe jacket and skirt. "I can dress it up or funk it down."

Future Designs: September's New York Fashion Week. Time will tell if their micros are a cut above or just come short.


Courtesy Of People Magazine


Behind The Scenes

HIDDEN CHARMS

From Manhattan to Monaco, we captured our sultry What's Sexy Now subjects on location - in moments when they weren't even trying to exude sex appeal. Apparently, it's effortless.

For some, September signals back to school. For InStyle, it means back to sexy - portfolio, that is. This year we asked a collection of today's juiciest stars to tell us what really turns them on. Walks in the wild are the undoing of Britney Spears, while Liv Tyler has a weakness for bodies of salt water and pristine stretches of beach. We provided the locations of their desire; they giddily did the rest. - Honor Brodie

Britney Spears chose nature as a turn-on, but photographer Andrew Eccles feared rain. So a crew built a small forest in a studio at Chelsea Piers in N.Y.C., where the pop star grooved, condensation-free, to Prince. "The cute cutoffs were her idea," says Eccles.


Courtesy Of InStyle Magazine