Britney and Kevin Federline had another date in court, with the result being that Britney gets even more time with her sons:

Popwreck Britney Spears was in high spirits as she left a courtroom today after winning back overnight visits with her two young sons.

Asked if she was happy with the outcome, Spears flashed a big smile to the Daily News.

The judge, Commissioner Scott Gordon, agreed Spears was once again ready to read bedtime stories after the singer appeared in person and answered several questions, TMZ.com reported.

“She was very businesslike,” said court spokesman Allan Parachini. “Any judge is happy when litigants are making progress.”

Well, what else can we say? It’s been ages since I’ve done a Britney story, and that speaks volumes in itself. There for a while, we were doing at least one a day, perhaps two, and the fact that she hasn’t been acting erratic (to say the least) has definitely worked in her favor. While obviously still too impaired to have full custody, this is definitely a step in the right direction. Baby steps, baby steps.

Having her father come on board and take control of her life was one of the best things that could have happened to her, and I sincerely hope she sees that. As long as she continues her current course of therapy and keeps on taking her medication (and not stopping, thinking that she is “well”, which is pretty common with people who deal with bipolar disorder), I see nothing but good things for Brit.

Keep it up!

NYT bestselling author Ian Halperin will be appearing this Sunday on Fox between 10:00 - 11:00 to discuss his new Britney Spears biography we reported on last week. Halperin, while writing his Hollywood Undercover book, posed as a member of the paparazzi and joined the ongoing convoy of photographers who stalked and reported Britney’s every move during her most public spiral over the last 18 months.

When I spoke to Ian, I voiced my concern with the perception people seemed to have about the timing of the book and his own involvement in this “Stalking Britney Spears: Under Siege With Britney Spears” experience. We discussed the nature of the book and what his overall assertions would be about the struggling pop-star. Glosslip’s own fabulous writer “k” painstakingly chronicled the excessive media blitz surrounding Britney as she lost custody of her two sons, appeared to slip deeper and deeper into a mental quagmire and was surrounding herself with the most unsavory of characters.

Halperin, who specializes in undercover exposes assured me that while he was privy to many of the public and private foibles of Ms. Spears, in his view, he always saw her as a sympathetic figure who was being horribly taken advantage of by those charged with her care. Fortunately, Britney’s family, led by father Jamie Spears, stepped in and have taken control of Britney’s life, helping steer her back on track. Here’s the exclusive scoop from Halperin about his Geraldo appearance:

I’ll be appearing on Geraldo Sunday night (June 22) on Fox, between 10-11pm. Despite some negativity I wanna make clear how my book is a sympathetic portrayal of Britney. Her handlers and leeches around her are the folks I expose. In fact, most letters I’ve received are more positive than anything else, saying it’s time a book about the whole situation came out. His Highness Ian Halperin is back undercover, this time as a paparazzo. The NY Times bestselling author promises it will be his most compelling book yet. And Glosslip will be there with all the exclusive info.

I would like to reiterate something, in all my dealings with Halperin, he always been an honest and big-hearted guy. He understands the seedy nature of the entertainment industry and in his own way, is trying to exact change in how people operate. Does he have a flair for the sensational? Yes, but that’s both his charm and his curse. People see this sensationalism as a deception, when it’s merely a tool.

Britney’s emotional and mental breakdown was covered from the outside, with few really knowing what was going on from the inside. Though it’s been a while since we’ve heard the names Sam Lufti and Adnan Ghalib, I for one, am interested to know just how involved they were in her destruction. Perhaps Halperin’s book can shed some light on this mystery.

The much-maligned tabloid darling Jessica Alba, 27, finally gave birth to her first child this week, daughter Honor Marie Warren, with long-time boyfriend Cash Warren, 31, whom she met on the set of Fantastic Four in 2004. The couple married a couple of weeks ago, just in the nick of time I’d say. Congrats on both fronts!

Jessica claimed recently they wouldn’t be selling pictures of their baby to the major print tabs, but it seems that statement was less than true. MSNBC’s the Scoop, has the scoop:

Jessica Alba, who gave birth to a girl on June 7, doesn’t seem to have plans to sell photos of little Honor Marie Warren — at least not yet. “I haven’t really gotten any (offers) — not that I’m aware of. You have to understand, everything that is written is kind of bull,” Alba told the New York Daily News.

Several magazine insiders say Alba’s claim about the offers is not true. In fact, the insiders say offers were made to Alba, that she was kept in the loop and that some talks are still in progress.

The insiders cite Us Weekly, OK! magazine and People as the weeklies most likely to score a deal. “She is part of the talks, I don’t know why she’d go out and say that,” said one insider.

Alba’s rep, Brad Cafarelli, clears up some of the confusion, saying, “While several publications have expressed interest in photos, Jessica and Cash have not entertained any specific offers, nor was it something they wished to commit to before the baby was born.”

I love Hollywood. Seriously, if it weren’t full of so many phonies, liars, cheats and sneaks my job would be a drag! Luckily, there’s something about being a detached-from-reality famewhore that makes people’s brains sort of sluggish.

I loved that last paragraph quoting Alba’s flack and how he “clears up some of the confusion,” ‘cuz you know, we’re all really stupid. Personally, if you want to sell pics of your “brown” baby to the tabs, just go for it you miserable grouch (”brown” is the term Jessica used, when she stated she hoped she’d have a brown baby and not some “white” baby, most likely because she has a horrible reputation for being less than proud of her latin heritage). It’s her kid, if she wants to profit off of it, it’s her business, but don’t go around lying about it, or trying to spin it, or worse yet, perhaps imply those who do sell pics are somehow beneath you.

Ugh, some celebs are too stupid to see how absolutely ridiculous and pathetic they come across. If I did PR for famous people (something I think I’d be great at IMHO) I’d have said, “Look, nannies, silk diapers, mink jumpers and Jaguar strollers don’t pay for themselves. If some dumbass wants to spend $3.50 to see pics of my client’s spawn, then who are we to deny them their joy. Now piss off jackass.”

See, simple, honest and direct. Just the way I like it I’m available, will work for beer.

Worst Bond Girl Denise Richards has a new reality show to promote, and let me tell you something, E! is getting their money’s worth outta her.  Between she and fellow mom-pimp Dina Lohan, they’re getting the most publicity they’ve had since the ANS show was taken off.

Denise is making the talk show rounds and has appeared on several this week, but the one that interests me the most is the interview she did with the Today show’s Matt Lauer.  Supposedly on the morning chatfest to promote her new show, she once again took the opportunity to take several swipes at ex Charlie Sheen, which thus far seems to be her modus operandi:

Denise Richards insisted Wednesday she never asked for her ex-husband Charlie Sheen’s sperm, despite a document released exclusively to NBC News by Sheen containing a purported e-mail that Sheen claims proves she asked him in April 2007 to father a third child via artificial insemination.

“The e-mail’s not legitimate. It’s a doctored e-mail,” Richards told TODAY’s Matt Lauer Wednesday. She said that the message, which Sheen says Richards wrote to his current fiancée, Brooke Mueller, represents another attempt by the actor to discredit her.

Oh, Denise, about that show you’re doing?

Richards told Lauer that the document is simply not true. At the time, she said, she was caring for her mother, Joni, who had terminal cancer that would take her life in December 2007. The actress was also raising the two young girls she had by Sheen. The last thing she wanted was another baby.

“I was taking care of my dying mom. That’s what the public doesn’t understand,” Richards said. “I was raising my little girls. They’re young; they need me. My mother was the closest person to me. She was dying.”

Richards said that if she had wanted another child, she wouldn’t have asked for Sheen’s sperm, noting she was dating Bon Jovi guitarist Richie Sambora at the time. “If I wanted anybody’s sperm, I would have asked for Richie’s,” she told Lauer.

Uh, yeah, but don’t you have a new television show to promote?

She said that the perception that she made [many] accusations [against Sheen] publicly is wrong. She made the statements in court filings that she had hoped would remain private, she said.

“The one thing I will clear up a lot of people don’t understand — I filed a declaration with the court. I never went on different shows and blasted my husband and aired our dirty laundry,” she said. “This is a private, embarrassing, personal matter.”

Hmm, yeah…private and personal. Gotcha. E!, show, ringing any bells?

Richards told Lauer that even that battle has been misrepresented by Sheen. She said that initially, he agreed to allow her to have Sam and Lola on the reality show, but in return for his consent, he asked for increased custody of the children.

“Charlie wanted me to agree to custody changes in our situation,” she said, addressing the issue for the first time. “I didn’t want to change the custody arrangement.”

Okay, never mind.

But wait, there’s more…

In our continued coverage of the astounding interview we did with ex-Scientologist and Sea Org member Marc Headley, he revealed David Miscavige, RTC President and head of the Church, was directly involved in the cover-up of Lisa McPherson’s death. Lisa, a young and pretty Scientologist whose death in 1995 rocked the Church of Scientology, has since become the poster child for the alleged abuses leveled at the Church.

The story of Lisa’s death is incredibly tragic. Not simply because we see the face of vibrant, beautiful young woman cut down it the prime of her life, but because for all intents and purposes, her death was completely preventable. Here’s a very brief summary in the interest of time, but I encourage anyone interested to do more research about the events surrounding Lisa’s death:

But wait, there’s more…

You know what, I have grown to HATE Disney’s influence on children. First it was Vanessa Hudgens with her full-on nude photo showing ALL her naughty bits — and never mind how Britney, Christina and Justin have grown up to be sexually explicit artists — but now we have Miley Cyrus aka “Hannah Montana” in nude photo shoots.

Well, I should say “artistically” nude. See, we don’t *actually* see anything other than the implied threat of her nudity as she is covered up with a sheet. Famed photographer Annie Leibowitz did the shoot for Vogue Magazine of Miley Cyrus and really should have known better, as should have Miley, her parents, her agent, her manager and anyone who really cares about the “Hannah Montana” franchise, which is estimated to be close to $1 billion dollars.

As could be predicted, Disney has responded to the photos being leaked out on the internet for the impending June Vogue issue, which comes on the heels of leaked photos showing Miley tarting it up in other picture (you can see those here), from the NYTimes:

But wait, there’s more…

Time to take a break from the CoS. Glosslip reported Tweedle Dee and Tweedle Dum (Ashlee Simpson and Fall Out Boy bassist, Pete Wentz) are not only engaged, but also pregnant. We expressed both our disgust at the poor example they are setting for their fans (it’s not like birth control isn’t available in Hollywood) and the fact that they are disgusting attention whores.

Apparently, since her appearance in SNL, when she showed her lip-sync skills were lacking, Ashlee has spent her time getting knocked up, not working on her vocals.

Don’t shoot the messenger, I’m just keepin’ it real.

There’s not a lot of detail on this yet, as it’s in Norwegian, and since I am only Norwegian through marriage, I can’t translate. Andreas, publisher of Operation Clambake (huge CoS critic site) posted this story up on their message boards. Here’s the newsreport from an Norwegian outlet, in Norwegian. Someone on the OCBM tried to translate, so here’s what we have so far:

UPDATE: Better translation from Enturbulation.org: -

Verdens Gang:
A little over two weeks ago Kaja Bordevich Ballo (20) committed suicide - a few hours after she’d recieved a devastating result on a personality test administrated by the Church of Scientology.

The police in the southern French town of Nice - where Kaja studied at the university of Nice Sophia Antipolis - are investigating the controversial church’s connection to the event.

Kajas father is the noted politician Olav Gunnar Ballo (SV), a member of parliament for years, vice president of Odelstinget and fearless healthcare spokesperson for his party. Maried to Ballo and mother of Kaja is Heidi Sørensen (SV). Sørensen has previously been the leader of Naturvernforbundet and a member of parliament, she is now a undersecretary of state at Miljøverndepartementet.

The news VG publishes today, are printed after agreement with Ballo himself, and the rest of Kaja’s family.

- The information about the Scientology test has been made public through the priest’s speech at the memorial service. I can confirm that. Due to the recency of her death, I don’t wish to elaborate on or comment on other matters now, Olav Gunnar Ballo told VG.

Kaja died on March 28, and was buried at Grefsen church last friday. A large group of friends followed her to the grave. Many were also in support during a memorial held in the Stortinget the same afternoon.

Personality test
According to information VG has received, the connection to the Scientologists was made after the family found a completed personality test and the Church of Scientology’s analysis of what they contend is her personality, in Kaja’s 17 sqm student room after her death.

The test had been timestamped and dated: It had been taken the same day as her death. The Church of Scientology have their premises only a few meters from the student home where Kaja lived.

Henrik Møinichen (19), a fellow student of Kaja, tells VG that he walked with Kaja to the university and class at nine o’clock on friday the 28 of March.

- In my opinion she was as usual. She participated in class as usual, talked and was happy, Møinichen told VG.

After the class in French for foreigners was over at 11 o’clock, Henrik left for the Nice airport to meet his father. Henrik lives in the neigboring room to Kaja. The last he heard of her, was that she was walking around her room at three-four o’clock in the afternoon. He was out of his room the rest of the day with his father.

As far as VG has been able to discern no friends or acquaintances had been in contact with the 20-year-old between the timestamp of the test, and the time at which she was found dead.

Vulnerable spot
- The test was found at her place by the family. After she was finished at school I’ve heard she went to buy clothes for someone. This is how she supposedly came in contact with the Church of Scientology, Møinichen says.

From what VG has been told Kaja received an extremely bad result on the test.

- I have a feeling that something must have happened suddenly, that they hit a vulnerable spot. Personally I believe that Kaja had been alive today if she hadn’t been in contact with the scientologists. I had the impression that she enjoyed Nice. She often spoke of the the future and her plans at the university, said Møinichen.

“Read more in today’s VG”..

But wait, there’s more…

See, racism comes in all shapes and sizes, and most certainly in all forms of bitchiness!

Last week we reported supermodel and serial psycho Naomi Campbell was arrested for attacking airport officers when she attacked them, spit at them and generally throw a fit about her luggage being lost at Heathrow Airport in London.

British Airways has banned her for life!!! YAY BA. Does that stand for Bitch Airways, better trademark that stat.

As if all of that wasn’t bad enough, we now have a report out of The Sun stating Naomi also hurled racial epithets at the arresting officers:

Now cops claim she called a WPC a “white ****” and a “white s**g” as she was dragged off the LA-bound jet in handcuffs.

The police source said Naomi continued, screaming: “f***ing white honkeys” at the officer and her colleagues.

Campbell is also alleged to have accused the officers of arresting her simply for being black. Funny how that works you know? You walk around and flaunt your wealth, fame and power and expect to considered racially transparent as far as people’s perception of you, but then as soon as you misbehave and act in a violent manner, then it’s ok to bust out the race card. Not buying it this time biznatch!

I wish I knew what that four letter word was they bleeped out up there. You can always tell the class of a person by how willing they are to drop certain words. If it started with C ended in T and rhymed with punt, then Naomi isn’t just an angry racist, she’s also a vile skank. No decent woman would call another woman something like that in public (private is a different matter).

Of all the famous people who find themselves in trouble, I hate to admit it, but I take great pleasure in imagining Naomi getting the book thrown at her — and a blackberry, and a cellphone, perhaps an anvil as well.

Theories are floating that Scientology founder L. Ron Hubbard was murdered as part of a hostile takeover of the Church of Scientology by current leader David Miscavige perhaps with the help of a high-level Scientologist named Norman Starkey. As is told by the author of one version of this theory, Starkey took over as executor of LRH’s estate in a vicious struggle for control of the wealthy, but failing Church.

This was 1986, the Church was spending millions of dollars battling the IRS, they had yet to claw their way out of the abyss of public ill-will created by Operation Snow White, when several members of the Church, including L. Ron Hubbard’s own wife, Sue, were indicted in 1979 and sent to prison for breaking into federal government offices and attempting to pervert and extort officials within the IRS and FBI.

Operation Snow White was the Church of Scientology’s name for a project during the 1970s to purge unfavorable records about Scientology and its founder L. Ron Hubbard. This project included a series of infiltrations and thefts from 136 government agencies, foreign embassies and consulates, as well as private organizations critical of Scientology, carried out by Church members; the single largest infiltration of the United States government in history[1] with up to 5,000 covert agents.[2] This was also the operation that exposed ‘Operation Freakout’, due to the fact that this was the case that brought the government into investigation on the Church.[2]

Under this program, Scientology operatives committed infiltration, wiretapping, and theft of documents in government offices, most notably those of the U.S. Internal Revenue Service. Eleven highly-placed Church executives, including Mary Sue Hubbard (wife of founder L. Ron Hubbard and second-in-command of the organization), pleaded guilty or were convicted in federal court of obstructing justice, burglary of government offices, and theft of documents and government property. The case was United States vs. Mary Sue Hubbard et al., 493 F. Supp. 209.

To put it bluntly, the Church was in crisis, and L. Ron Hubbard was old and in the way, no longer the revered and exalted spiritual leader he is often portrayed by the Church of Scientology propoganda machine. Think Chairman Mao, a mythic revolutionary figure who had long outlasted his usefulness.

The backdrop to Hubbard’s final days living in the dusty town of Creston, California under an assumed identity:

Pat and Annie Broeker, loyal friends of LRH, had essentially assigned themselves the task of looking after an ailing and increasingly senile Hubbard in his day-to-day functions. At the time, most considered the Broekers the heir apparent to take control of the Church of Scientology upon Hubbard’s death.

In his final days, Hubbard was on the run with the IRS looking for him, and in many cases, he and the Church were run out of several countries having worn out their welcome, which may explain Hubbard’s mythic wanderlust. Rather than being some sort of sea-faring Captain sailing the trade-winds and charting his course, Hubbard was a man on the run, who managed to keep one step ahead of the authorities with the help of funds extracted by the unwitting members who gladly continued to donate in hopes of crossing the bridge to total freedom.

In many ways, Hubbard was just smart enough to get himself into real trouble, but not in possession of enough mental faculties to do anything but run when confronted. An eccentric scholar of science fiction and pseudo-psychology, Hubbard, unlike his successor, David Miscavige, was not capable of navigating his own empire with the kind of ruthless, and unyielding leadership a secret and sinister business/religion seemed to require.

To be continued…

Miscavige’s role in Hubbard’s suspicious death.