Dirty Celebs

Britney Spears kicked off the MTV Video Music Awards Sunday night with her new single, "Gimme More," looking bleary and unprepared. An out-of-shape, out-of-touch Spears delivered what was destined to be the most talked about performance of the MTV Video Music Awards, but for all the wrong reasons. She lazily walked through her dance moves with little enthusiasm. It appeared she had forgotten the entire art of lip-synching; and, perhaps most unforgivable given her once taut frame, she looked embarrassingly out of shape. MTV hyped Spears appearance as the evening's most anticipated performance, but it became the most shockingly bad of the night. Jive Records might want to push back that Nov. 13 album release date.

Kid Rock has been ordered by Las Vegas police to appear in court next month following his attack on Tommy Lee at the MTV Video Music Awards. Rock was ejected from the VMA ceremony in front of thousands of fans after punching Lee. Although neither star was arrested at the time of the incident, both were later questioned by local authorities with Rock receiving a citation for the assault. A spokesman for the Las Vegas Police Department says, "A little after 8:00pm, we received a call that a disturbance had occurred at the MTV Video Music Awards. We had a lot of officers working in and around the awards so they got there fairly quickly. We determined that the altercation was between Kid Rock and Tommy Lee. After our investigation, Kid Rock did receive a citation for misdemeanor battery. Everyone involved was interviewed."Rock will appear in court in the next three to five weeks, where he faces a maximum sentence of six months behind bars. Both Lee and Kid Rock have been married to Pamela Anderson, but it is unclear whether she was the cause of the fight.

Britney Spears has shocked again, flashing her panty-less private parts at a paparazzi photographer after her performance at MTV Video Music Awards. Spears exposed herself while stepping into an awaiting limousine after leaving Las Vegas' Bellagio hotel, where she partied after her embarrassing awards show performance. While she was slammed for performing the opening act at the VMAs in a skimpy outfit, she made headlines for taking them off later, when she was caught without her panties by a WENN photographer. It's not the first time Spears has been caught without underwear. In November of last year, Spears revealed all to a photographer during a night out with party pal Paris Hilton, just two months after giving birth to her second child. Spears' most recent gaffe came just hours after she disappointed the VMA audience with a disjointed and critically panned comeback performance of her new single 'Gimme More,' her first major public appearance in four years. A bystander said, "What is she thinking? She's a mother of two and here she is flashing her goods to the world!"

Britney Spears ia about to fire the new lawyer in her custody battle, after just one day in the job. Spears is currently embroiled in a bitter battle with her ex-husband Kevin Federline over the care of their two sons.. Spears' former lawyer, Laura Wasser quit with reports suggesting the attorney found Britney a "problem client". Melvin Goldsman was named as Wasser's replacement, but Spears is considering firing him, according to high-profile divorce lawyer Sorrell Trope. Trope claims he has been chosen as Goldsman's replacement. He says, "Yes, it's true Ms. Spears quit Melvin Goldsman's firm, but we haven't been officially retained yet. The paperwork has not been signed, and it has to have our firm's, Goldsman's, and Ms. Spears's signatures. I anticipate it will be signed." Meanwhile, Federline is "happy" with the judge Scott Gordon's decision to order Spears to undergo twice-weekly random drugs testing after he raised concern about her apparent "habitual, frequent, and continuous use of controlled substances and alcohol." Federline's attorney, Mark Vincent Kaplan says "It would appear the court wanted to stabilize the status quo, but also implement orders that give as much protection to the kids until the court has the benefit of the evaluations. Kevin is happy the case is moving forward in a positive direction."

There is still no verdict in the murder case against record producer Phil Spector. Spector's wife, had Rachelle sparred with the judge over a gag order and Spector himself publicly denied he had criticized the judge and jury pool. Superior Court Judge Larry Paul Fidler had sent the jurors into deliberations after asking if any had heard or seen any news reports that could affect their discussions. Spector is charged with second-degree murder in the death of actress Lana Clarkson, who was shot through the mouth after going home with Spector from a nightclub on Feb. 3, 2003. He faces 15 years to life in prison if convicted. Deliberations for the jury of nine men and three women began after five months of testimony and continue with no verdict.Prosecutors sought to show during the trial that Spector had a history of threatening women. The defense contended Clarkson killed herself. Just before sending the case to the jury, Fidler slapped a gag order on Spector and his wife. Fidler said Rachelle Spector had sent e-mails to reporters pointing out a TV interview she had given, despite the fact that Fidler had warned her against such activity. Fidler also admonished Spector and Clarkson's family not to speak to the press during deliberations.

A judge has ruled Naomi Campbell's violent past can be used against her in a new lawsuit filed by a former employee. Gaby Gibson alleged she had been attacked by Campbell, just a month after Campbell was arrested for throwing a mobile phone at ex-maid Ana Scolavino . Manhattan Supreme Court Justice Michael Stallman has ruled past altercations involving Campbell's stormy temper can potentially be used against her. In the alleged January 2006 attack on Gibson over a missing pair of jeans, Campbell is quoted as saying, "I've had it with you, f&%king bitch," before allegedly kicking the back of the maid's head. Gibson is "very happy with the court's decision", according to her attorney Lambros Lambrou. The lawsuit claims Campbell repeatedly hit Gibson while yelling 'discriminatory comments' at her. Campbell denies the claims.

Britney Spears legal woes mounted as prosecutors charged her with misdemeanor counts of hit and run and driving without a valid license after she allegedly smashed her car into another in a parking lot in August."She could face up to six months in jail and a $1,000 fine for each count," said Nick Velasquez, spokesman for the city attorney's office."The accident occurred Aug. 6," Velasquez said. Spears was filmed by paparazzi that day crashing her car into another vehicle as she tried to turn into a spot in a Studio City parking lot. After assessing the damage to her own car only, she was shown on the paparazzi video walking away."Three days after the accident, the owner of the other vehicle, Kim Robard-Rifkin, filed a police report, and investigators later determined that Spears does not have a valid license," officials said. Robard-Rifkin learned it was Spears who had hit her car through a video that was posted on a celebrity web site. She said she was "sort of amused and sort of shocked" when she learned Spears was the source of the damage, adding that she had expected to hear from Spears or one of her representatives."I simply want my car fixed, the same as I would fix somebody's car if I had done that," Robard-Rifkin said. Spears was scheduled to be arraigned Oct. 10.

George Clooney and girlfriend, Sarah Larson were injured when their motorcycle collided with a car on a narrow road in New Jersey, across the Hudson River from New York City. Clooney suffered a broken rib and scrapes while Larson broke her foot in the collision."The two were treated at Palisades Medical Center in North Bergen and released," Clooney's spokesman, Stan Rosenfield, said."He's doing fine," Rosenfield said. "He has a broken rib, it's very painful and it'll take a long time to heal.""Clooney and Larson were traveling north and sped up to pass on the right of a vehicle that was reportedly preparing to make a right turn," said Weehawken police Sgt. Sean Kelly. "Both were wearing helmets." "It wasn't known whether the other driver, whose identity was not immediately released, used a turn signal," Kelly said. The accident was under investigation. Rosenfield said the accident occurred when the vehicle's driver signaled a left-hand turn, but turned right and struck Clooney's motorcycle."The car signaled left. George was riding to the right. The driver decided to make an abrupt right turn and clipped George," he said. Clooney was in the New York area filming a new movie.Rosenfield said, "Clooney's recovery shouldn't interrupt the production's schedule."

Former heavyweight champion Mike Tyson pleaded guilty to charges of drug possession and driving under the influence stemming from a traffic stop last year as he was leaving a nightclub. Tyson quietly acknowledged to a judge that he had cocaine and was impaired when he was stopped for driving erratically in Scottsdale, Arizona on Dec. 29. He pleaded guilty to a single felony count of cocaine possession and a misdemeanor DUI count and faces up to four years and three months in prison when he is sentenced Nov. 19. A felony charge of possession of drug paraphernalia and a second misdemeanor DUI charge were dropped, according to the terms of a plea agreement. Defense lawyer David Chesnoff said Tyson has been clean and sober for eight months."It's obvious this was a crime he was committing against himself," Chesnoff said. Police stopped Tyson after he had spent the evening at the Scottsdale club. An officer said he saw Tyson wiping a white substance off the dashboard of his black BMW, and that his speech was slurred. Authorities said they found bags of cocaine in Tyson's pocket and in his car. Tyson told officers later that he used cocaine "whenever I can get my hands on it," and that he preferred to smoke it in Marlboro cigarettes with the tobacco pulled out, according to court documents. He also told police that he used marijuana that day and was taking the antidepressant Zoloft, the documents state. Since his arrest, Tyson checked himself into an in-patient treatment program for what his lawyer called "various addictions." Defense lawyer David Chesnoff had said previously that he had try to keep the boxer out of prison.

As jurors returned to deliberations in Phil Spectors murder trial, his defense filed a motion asking the judge to give the panel more guidance to clarify controversial new instructions he issued last week to help break a deadlock and avoid a mistrial. In a hearing outside the jury's presence, Superior Court Judge Larry Paul Fidler listened to arguments on the motion and told attorneys he would think about it, but gave no indication how he would rule. Amid the hearing, the jury sent a note asking for a VCR. Trial evidence included a videotaped interview of Spector's chauffeur by sheriff's investigators. The driver testified that Spector came out of his house with a gun and said, "I think I killed somebody." There was also a videotape of a driveway fountain. The defense contends noises including the fountain made the quote suspect. Spector is charged with second-degree murder in the Feb. 3, 2003, death of actress Lana Clarkson from a gunshot fired in her mouth. The defense contends the shot was self-inflicted, either an accident or a suicide. After the jury reported the 7-5 impasse last week, the judge withdrew a so-called pinpoint instruction and decided that the instruction misstated the law by unduly limiting possibilities that the jury could consider. He gave a new instruction that included examples of inferences the jury could draw from the evidence, including the possibility that Spector forced Clarkson to place the gun in her own mouth and it went off. He also cautioned that he was not suggesting that any of the examples took place, and they could be rejected. In the defense motion, Spector's attorneys said that Spector would have needed a second firearm to have forced Clarkson to put the gun in her mouth. They asked that the judge tell jurors there is no evidence in the record that Spector had a second firearm present. The defense also asked that the jury be told that Spector cannot be found guilty merely for aiding, encouraging or advising Clarkson to commit suicide. The prosecution argued that any further instruction on the issue of suicide would weigh against its case."It highlights the defense case," prosecutor Alan Jackson told the judge. "It's saying if you believe she killed herself, don't bother with any of those other instructions." The case went to the jury on Sept. 10 and the jury foreman told the judge on Sept. 18 that the panel was deadlocked after four ballots. After two days of contentious debate among attorneys on new instructions, the panel was sent back into deliberations on Sept. 20.