Things have been pretty quiet on the Britney Spears front for the past few days. She hasn't been hitting any new cars without care or concern (well, that we know of) nor has she been stripping down and diving into pools with random guys in at least a couple of days -- so things appear to be going well for our dear Britney. Unfortch, tho, despite the fact that she has been controversy-free for the past few days doesn't negate the fact that she's been a bit of a wild child lately ... and it appears that her actions are coming back to bite her in the ass (and not in the good way) -- but we'll get to that in a minute. On Friday night, Britney and her once-again cousin/BFF/assistant/wannabe popstar Alli Sims hooked up (thinkin' that they looked cute in their almost-matching silk-like party dresses) to hit a few clubs together:


I mean, they almost looked cute. Britney needs to give the hat thing a rest for a minute ... she would've looked so much better if she left the fedora at home. I suspect the hats are meant to hide her ratty weave roots but we've already seen them, it's no big deal at this point. Let 'em loose, damnit! [Source]

The partyin' carried on to the next day/night as Britney and Cousin Alli picked up a few more folks (including music producer and former Britney Spears ass-tapper, JR Rotem - who is currently working with Alli on her new music [it's unclear if he's tappin' her ass, tho]) and made their way to a private houseparty somewhere here in town ... the night got off to a fun start and everyone was having a grand ol' time -- that is until Cousin Alli got served with papers by Kevin Federline's lawyer at about 2:30 AM. Holy shizz, y'all ... it's about to be on:


At 2:30 a.m. on Sunday, Britney Spears's longtime pal, Alli Sims, was served with legal papers concerning the ongoing custody battle between Spears and her ex-husband, Kevin Federline, a source tells PEOPLE. Sims was leaving a party at a private home in the Hollywood Hills when she was served by Aaron Cohen of IMS-Security. "Alli was really shocked and covered her face," an observer tells PEOPLE. "[She was] really distraught and said 'Oh my God.'" Spears, who was also at the party, did not witness the serving of the papers, according to the observer. The papers are a deposition subpoena sent by Federline's lawyer, Mark Vincent Kaplan, compelling Sims to testify about Spears's parenting skills. YIKES! K-Fed ain't playin' around no more. Just this past Wednesday he went to court to file for primary custody of Sean Preston and Jayden James and it seems like his legal team is already hard at work building their case against Britney. I wouldn't be surprised if former assistant/rat Shannon Funk and/or the dude who spent a few magical moments in the pool with a topless Brit Brit at the Standard Hotel a few weeks ago, Matt Whatshisface, will also be called by K-Fed's attorney to gather testimony against Britters. I'm tellin’ you, at this point, what else is there to say. Britney unwisely flaunts her insane lifestyle in front of every camera in sight, I don't think it'll be hard to show a judge a pretty accurate picture of Britney's partying ways. I can't even feel sorry for her at this point ... she really has no one else to blame but herself if she ends up losing her children. I guess we'll see what happens next. [Source, Source]

Paris Hilton must be really jealous that Nicole Richie is getting all the press about the impending birth of her first baby because it seems that Paris now wants in on the action. Here are a few pics of Paris carting around someone's baby at her Malibu, CA beach house yesterday afternoon:


Photo credit: Splash News
Despite the fact that Paris is letting her new doggie lick that baby's pacifier in the second picture, I'm pretty sure that no real harm was done to the child ... which is good ... because if Paris really decides she wants kids she'll end up getting one somewhere. My fear is that Paris will start collecting babies the same way she collects Chihuahuas. [Source]

But something tells me that despite what Paris Hilton says she prolly isn't quite ready to give up her carefree, party lifestyle ... actually, these pics of Paris puffin' on a mysteriously curious hand-rolled "cigarette" is what tells me that she ain't ready to stop partying:


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Hmm. I wonder what she's got packed in that very short, unfiltered cig? I find it hard to believe that Paris would actually take the time to hand roll a cigarette and only fill it with tobacco ... so what else could she possibly be smoking? [Source]

Here are a few really cute pics of the Brangelina brood as the made their way out of The Field Museum en masse in Chicago, IL this weekend:


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Those kids really love their dinosaurs ... both Zahara and Pax got little fake tattoos on their arms. Are they not the cutest family ever? I love that they always make time to spend together as a family no matter what else is going on in their lives. [Source]

Katie Holmes has already made her way back to Berlin, Germany to be with her hubby Tom Cruise is hard at work on his new movie Valkyrie. Here are pictures of Katie with a pooped out Suri Holmes Cruise as she made her way thru a Berlin department store:


Photo credit: Splash News
Someone forgot to bring along an extra set of batteries. It must be so embarassing when your pretend robot child runs out of gas right in front of the paps ruining your perfectly planned photo op. Or maybe ... it was planned to go down just like this! That TomKat is very crafty! [Source]

Brody Jenner, who turns 24 on August 21, got the party started a little early this weekend in Miami Beach, FL. Here are a few pics of Brody (one with his new #1 homedawg Frankie Delgado) at Cameo Nightclub last night engaged in some early birthday celebratin':


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Who says that 10 days is too early to start celebratin' your birthday? [Source]

Here are a few pics of various dudes (in various stages of attractiveness) enjoying the warm water at the various beaches in Southern California this weekend. The dudes are ranked pretty much in levels of attractiveness from the hotness of Matthew McConaughey to the notness of Jason Davis (and the AJ Lamas and Jason Wahler in between):


Woot! Matthew and AJ are lookin' migh-ty fine. The Jasons, on the other hand, are lookin' pret-ty plump -- tho Jason Davis really takes the cake ... actually, Jason Davis looks like he ate the cake cuz he managed to get some yummy frosting all over his ample manboobs. BLAURGH. [Source]

It is my sad duty to send a mournful Peace the Spork Out to TV talk and game show mogul Merv Griffin who has passed away, due to his bout with prostate cancer, at the age of 82:


Merv Griffin, whose talk show once rivaled that of Johnny Carson's and whose real-estate empire once rivaled that of Donald Trump's, has died. He was 82. He died of prostate cancer, according to the Associated Press citing a statement from his the family that was released by Marcia Newberger, spokeswoman for The Griffin Group/Merv Griffin Entertainment. Griffin, who was first diagnosed with prostate cancer in 1996, was being treated at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles for a recurrence of the disease, it was reported on July 18 ... His longtime TV career was launched in the '50s with variety-show appearances that eventually culminated in the 1965 launch of his syndicated Merv Griffin Show, versions of which ran until 1986. During the '70s, he invented and produced the popular game shows Jeopardy! and Wheel of Fortune – which by 1986 made him a very rich man when he sold his company to Columbia Pictures Television for $250 million. Wheel of Fortune host Pat Sajack issued a statement Sunday about his longtime friend: "The loss of a dear friend has made it difficult to focus on Merv's enormous contribution to the world of entertainment. That will come in time; for now, like his family and so many of his close friends, I'm dealing with deep sadness and the realization that I will never hear that wonderful laugh of his again. He meant so much to my life, and it's hard to imagine it without him" ... Griffin, who was divorced from ex-wife Julann Griffin, is survived by a son, Tony Griffin, a daughter-in-law Tricia, and two grandchildren, Farah and Donovan Mervyn. On his production company's Web site, which says he hosted 5,500 shows and interviewed more than 25,000 guests in more than 23 years, Merv Griffin is quoted as saying, "I'm a very lucky guy. My life is never boring. I treat my professional life the same way I do my personal life. And I measure success the same way – by how much fun I'm having, and by how much fun I'm creating around me." This is very sad news. His cancer came on so suddenly and then just yesterday we heard that he was hospitalized and now he is gone. Merv Griffin really is responsible for the huge popularity of the game show in the 80s. Wheel of Fortune and Jeopardy! are still among the most popular game shows on TV. He will be sorely missed :( [Source]

And finally, to try and lift our spirits a bit, it's time for the Hot Dude of the Week ... let's all say hello to Judson:


Photo credit: All American Guys
Or, rather, we should say hello to Judson's behind. I know I've featured Judson as the Hot Dude before but I have not paid homage to his backside so here you go. A lot of the really hot dudes look just as good from behind as they do from the front so I think it's high time that we pay more attention to the other side of the hotness :) Enjoy! [Source]

Les News:
Sorry y'all, no Newslinks todayYesterday afternoon, Mike and I met up with Paul and Darion in Manhattan Beach to spend a day enjoying the sun and surf. There was some sort of volleyball tourney going on and we intended to watch some of it ... but once we laid out for a bit on the beach we forgot all about the volleyballers. The weather was absolutely amazing ... and the water was warm enough for us to go in. Altho the surf got kinda high and almost drowned me (twice) I had an amazing time. Here are a few pictures from our day at the beach and a few from our night out on the town:


We tried our luck at MJs in Silverlake but that was a bust so we went to plan B and spent the rest of the night at Akbar. Akbar was a much better choice because we got to dance a bit with Zachary Quinto from Heroes, I got to hang a bit with my pal Duckie and I got to meet Pink readers Tiffany & Kurt (who are pictured above) and Johnny.


After the bar threw us out at closing we made a quick stop at Mel's Diner for some late-night food delights ... which helped ensure that this morning wasn't absolutely unbearable. Yesterday was the perfect California day ... the beach, the dancing, the good friends. It's so great to be back home in LA :)

This afternoon I'm meeting up with Jim and his new man Derek and my friend Michael for brunch and then I'm supposed to be meeting up with a bunch of folks so that we can see Stardust tonight. I hope you are having as fun a weekend as I am :)

I am out.

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