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Britney's Dad Speaks Out, Brit Lashes Out Right Back

Molly — Fri, 20 Apr 2007 07:11:11 -0700

The drama never ends with Britney Spears, but this time it's her own family who is stirring the pot. It seems that Britney's father, Jamie Spears (who claims to be speaking for the whole family), is rather disappointed and embarrassed by his daughter's recent actions, especially that of firing her manager Larry Rudolph. Jamie went so far as to release the following statement to Page Six:

"When Larry Rudolph talked Britney into going into rehab, he was doing what her mother, father and team of professionals with over 100 years of experience knew needed to be done. She was out of control. Larry was the one chosen by the team to roll up his sleeves and deliver the message, to help save her life.

"The Spears family would like to publicly apologize to Larry for our daughter's statements about him over the past few weeks. Unfortunately, she blames him and her family for where she is at today with her kids and career. Larry has always been there for Britney. For this, we will forever be grateful to him."

Britney's newly rehired publicist Leslie Sloane Zelnick responded with this from Brit, "I am praying for my father. We have never had a good relationship. It's sad that all the men that have been in my life do not know how to accept a real woman's love. I am concentrating on my work and my life right now." Oh, bringing K-Fed and Justin into this, too. Plus, the Page Six item claims a friend of Britney's says that she had no drugs in her system when she entered Promises and shaved her head out of solidarity for her aunt who recently died of cancer. So, basically the public meltdown was entirely blown out of proportion. Sure.

While Britney already made it clear in her bizarre video rant last weekend that she isn't happy with her management for sending her to rehab, I imagine this isn't the last we'll hear of this very public argument. She never has been one to mince words.

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Britney Changes Things Up Yet Again

PopSugar — Tue, 17 Apr 2007 11:18:29 -0700

It may appear that Britney is spending all her time dancing, dining and shopping, but she's been making some big career decisions as well. After recent rumors that she was unhappy with her manager Larry Rudolph, she's apparently giving him the boot. The pop star reunited with Larry after her split with Kevin and she blames him for encouraging her to hang out with Paris leading to the pantyless partying and massive fallout with her fans last year.

Unfortunately, firing the man who helped make her famous may not be easy, as she is probably going to see some legal issues for breaking her contract. The good new is that Britney was finally smart enough to re-hire PR powerhouse Leslie Sloane Zelnick to help get things back on track. This really is the best Britney news we've heard in ages.

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LL's Legacy Lives On at The Mondrian

PopSugar — Mon, 26 Feb 2007 14:41:35 -0800

Lindsay spent Oscar Eve taking yet another course in partying at Winston's in West Hollywood. The Oscars may be the biggest party night of the year but LL seems to have skipped most of the prominent post-show festivities. However, that doesn't mean people aren't taking advantage of her old reputation. A group of girls staying at The Mondrian Hotel decided to use her name as a way to trick the hotel staff into bringing them bottles of alcohol early Saturday morning.

Her rep Leslie Sloane Zelnik says: "It's far-fetched that Lindsay was there. She was working all night on the movie set of 'I Know Who Killed Me' until 5 a.m. What kind of friends are these that are not supporting her sobriety?" Let's hope they weren't friends of LL's at all!

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Lindsay Already Causing a Ruckus in Rehab

PopSugar — Sat, 27 Jan 2007 09:53:56 -0800

Lindsay may love rehab but apparently the other residents are not too happy with her. They think LL is getting special treatment and her coming and going so much is not normal. She's gone to get her Mercedes serviced and to the grocery store. Apparently she also has her masseuse, hairstylist, and make-up artist there to pamper her. We know we are still seeing just as much of her these days as we did before she ended up in rehab however, her rep denies the special treatment. TMZ reports:

Leslie Sloane Zelnik, Lindsay's high-powered publicist, told TMZ, "Lindsay is 100% not getting special treatment. She's getting the same as everyone else. This isn't the Betty Ford Clinic, it's not a lockdown facility. There is personal time. All these naysayers who keep blogging and speaking out, like the 'Today' show, they don't know what she's going through, they're not there. They shouldn't speak until they've gone through something like that."

Sloane also wanted to set the record straight about Lohan's recent hospital visit: "For the record, she did have her appendix taken out."

Leslie sounds a little defensive, but you can't blame her. Her job as Lindsay's rep has got to be absolutely exhausting!
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Another Accident for Lindsay

PopSugar — Wed, 08 Nov 2006 11:29:01 -0800

Lindsay was just saying she doesn't mind the cameras following her as long as they're safe, and now we find out she was hit by another paparazzi. Apparently LL was rear-ended after leaving Hyde. And this all happened after we saw LL looking like she was crying in her car. It may just be time for LL to get a driver. R&M reports:

Lohan's rep, Leslie Sloane Zelnik, confirmed the accident, but had no information on the "Bobby" star's condition or whether she had filed a police report.

Earlier in the evening, Lohan was videotaped outside the hot spot Hyde, sitting in her car while talking to a "mystery man," according to TMZ.com. "La Lohan appeared a little upset and teary-eyed under a hooded shirt" before "speeding off, alone," the gossip site said.

Friends fear she could end up like Princess Diana.

"I think Lindsay has been hounded by paparazzi more than most celebs," says Zelnik.

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Sarah Michelle the Criminal

PopSugar — Fri, 15 Sep 2006 14:00:07 -0700

Sarah Michelle Gellar is a little thief but for a very good reason. She's just as obsessed with Chanel's black nail polish as we are, and was unable to get any of her own. So what did she do? She just stole a bottle. SMG's publicist let the secret out of the bag. Here's more:

"Want to know what she's obsessed with? Chanel black nail polish! It's sold out in the United States. She stole some from someone," uberflack Leslie Sloane Zelnik revealed to Lowdown as Gellar listened at Wednesday's Marie Claire Haute Shopping party in the SoHo loft of financier Henry Buhl. Patting her black shoulder bag, Zelnik added, "I have it in my purse."

The diminutive actress and Marie Claire cover girl - teetering on 4-inch Prada platform pumps that she insisted are "the most comfortable shoes I own" - told Lowdown: "My publicist just ratted me out for being the thief that I actually am! But when you're talking about black Chanel nail polish, what are you going to do?"

Well, I have to say I agree with the girl. After all, desperate times call for desperate measures. To see more pics of SMG in her lovely 4-inch Pradas just read more

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Should Lindsay's Publicist Stay Out of Her Personal Life?

PopSugar — Sat, 27 Sep 2008 08:06:00 -0700

Lindsay Lohan was out and about in LA on Friday after a busy week including the interview on Loveline where she talked about being with Samantha for a long time. While most of us took this as confirmation of their relationship, Lindsay's publicist Leslie Sloane-Zelnik felt the need to say that, "There was no confession," and that there's nothing more than a very close friendship between the girls. At this point the girls don't seem to be overly concerned about keeping things under wraps including public kisses, so tell us - should Lindsay's publicist stay out of her personal life?

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Sugar Bits - Keith Richards to Play Depp's Dad

Community Manager — Wed, 05 Jul 2006 12:25:49 -0700

Keith Richards will play Johnny Depp's father in the third installment of Pirates of the Caribbean. That should make for some interesting scenes - AP
Ashley Judd talks about her stint in rehab last February. She says she underwent treatment for "emotional problems" after enduring a "chaotic" and "dysfunctional" childhood - People
Michael Jackson reached out to Eminem about a possible collaboration even though Eminem viciously attacked MJ in his "Just Lose It" video. Apparently Jacko is still waiting for a response from the rapper. - R&M
Kathy Hilton mistakes TV anchor Bryant Gumble for Star Jones' husband, Al. Further proof of where Paris gets her intelligence - Page Six
Tracey Nguyen is trying to steal Britney Spears away from Leslie Sloane Zelnik. In a PR smackdown, Tracey compares Britney to Lil' Kim. No wonder Leslie has nothing to worry about with losing Britney as a client - The Lowdown

Britney & Her Comeback Album Go To The Birds

Molly — Fri, 22 Jun 2007 09:09:49 -0700

What does Britney need? Another living thing to take care of, obviously! She was out, Allie in tow (as if that needs to be said anymore), buying herself a pet bird at Petco yesterday afternoon. At least she looks happy? Unfortunately, things aren't sounding so happy with her supposed comeback record. Despite hearing yesterday that it contained a few sure hits, Britney's on-again-off-again publicist Leslie Sloane Zelnick is now saying the album has been delayed until 2008 at the earliest. She even issued this convoluted statement to Life & Style:

“I put her on hiatus,” Zelnik says. “Brit’s album is pushed until ’08. If she has no album, there’s no reason to do anything. I’m representing her in theory right now. I said that since the album is pushed back until ’08, let’s go on hiatus until we have a campaign to do.”

A music-industry insider says the album is delayed because Britney’s struggling creatively. "I'm surprised the album wasn't pushed back to ’09 - everything's up in the air with the album right now," the insider says. "Jive [Records, Brit's label] hated the songs Britney was coming up with, except for a few. The executives are not happy. And she didn't want to listen to anyone. Everything was a problem for her. They wanted her to work with certain people, and she wanted the opposite."

While Zelnick's statement is a little confusing, it doesn't sound like things are going well at the recording studio for Britney. Hopefully she won't scrap the idea all together -- we've been waiting too long to give up on her comeback just yet!

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Lindsay Lohan Still Plans to Party All The Time

PopSugar — Fri, 16 Mar 2007 14:21:05 -0700

Last night was just another night out for LL in NYC. The recently rehabilitated actress (read: well rested from her vacation at Wonderland in Laurel Canyon) helped DJ at Plumm with her good friend Samantha Ronson. We asked you if you thought LL was getting better and clearly you all thought that was not water she was drinking. Turns out she is not keeping it a secret either. Page Six reports:

A STINT in rehab evidently didn't put an end to Lindsay Lohan's partying ways. She's been out every night since she hit town last week, hitting the hot spots - and the booze. The newly blond starlet was with Jude Law at The Box both Friday and Saturday nights, where spies said she was "drinking champagne and dancing with four Lindsay look-alikes." She also partied at Stereo last Friday, Butter and Bungalow 8 on Monday, and had plans to hit the Plumm last night with pal Charlotte Ronson. Lohan's rep, Leslie Sloane Zelnik, told Page Six, "Lindsay's doing fine. She's taking her life day by day."

Turns out the night was not all fun for LL. She was so concerned that her recently released from jail father would show up at her party. Extra security precautions were taken and TMZ reports part of the night got tense when LL was frustrated with all the cameras in her face. She said, "Listen, motherf**kers, if I see one more f**king flashbulb go off, I'm going to stop the music and I'm out of here." Her threat was met with utter silence: "You could hear a pin drop afterwards in the packed crowd." Yikes!

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