The newly brunette Britney Spears has made her way to Paris, France to kick off the next round of tourdates for The Circus starring Britney Spears … and as we’ve learned by now, where Britney and her children Sean Preston and Jayden James go, so goes her moochy ex-husband and father of her children Kevin Federline. K-Fed, along with his new ladyfriend Victoria Prince, were spotted enjoying some gelato with his sons in Paris yesterday … behold:

I think it’s a safe bet that homie didn’t opt for the fat-free stuff. I believe that K-Fed decided to dress like a douche so that anyone who saw him wouldn’t confuse him for a stylish and fashionable Parisian. Good job! His kids, tho, sure look cute in these photos. I suppose if there is anything positive about K-Fed’s need to be with his kids when Britney takes them international is that the children always have both parents with them at almost all times. It’s just a shame that K-Fed didn’t insist on getting paid for taking care of his own kids.

But I digress … Britney performed at the Bercy in Paris, France last night and showed off her newly darkened hair’do on the concert stage. After the jump, check out a few photos from last night’s performance …

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David and Victoria Beckham celebrated their 10 year wedding anniversary in Seychelles Island this weekend, apparently lookin’ to get away from it all. Unfortch for them, the couple were spotted and photographed as they tried to relax by the beach. As you can see from these photos, Becks stripped down to teeny-weeny Speedo shorts for the happy occasion:

Hee hee … I love the red and green racing stripe down the front of Becks’s Speedo and the word Italia emblazoned on his bum. In one fell swoop he is showing his devotion to both Italy (the country he will be playing professional soccer for full time very soon) and Dolce & Gabbana (the makers of his swimsuit) … I’m sure he also showed some of his devotion to his robot wife of 10 years but I don’t think it’s anything that we need to really focus on. You know it’s been a good week when yo promo photos of Becks in his tiny undies AND candid shots of the man in his tiny Speedo. Woot! Oh yeah … and Happy Anniversary, Les Beckhams!

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I hope all my fellow Americans out there had themselves a nice, relaxing 4th of July yesterday. David and I had a grand time staying home alone. We went for a walk (his choice) and watched Jawbreaker (my choice) … did some reading, just generally hung out:

It had been AGES since I watched Jawbreaker and I had forgotten how fun that movie is. Even tho it really wants to be Heathers (and it’s not), it is still a fun movie to watch. I had also forgotten that Julie Benz is in it … great flick, you should see it if you get the chance.

Last night I finished reading The Strain and, oh man, did that book freak me out. I can’t wait to read the next book in the triology. Other than that, our day was pretty quiet. We stocked up on food so we didn’t have to go out … ’twas nice.

• Roger Federer wins Wimbledon and his 15th Men’s Singles Championship, the most of any tennis player ever. Serena Williams wins the Women’s Wimbledon title.
• Thus far, Lance Armstrong is doing well in this year’s Tour de France.
• “I didn’t want to start dating Ronaldo because I’ve got no intention of ending up becoming some kind of footballer’s wife.” — Paris Hilton
• Jay-Z ditches Def Jam for Atlantic Records.
• Slumdog Millionaire actor Azhauddin Ismail finally gets a new home.
• Gwyneth Paltrow really wants us to know that she really loves Spain.
• Yipes! Even celebs are losing their homes to foreclosure.
• Bizarre of D12 is 33, RZA of Wu Tang Clan is 40, Huey Lewis is 59 and Katherine Helmond (Who’s The Boss, Soap) is 80 years old today. Click HERE to see who else is celebrating a birthday today.
• Joey Chestnut defeats Takeru Kobayashi and sets a new world record at Nathan’s Annual Hot Dog Eating Contest this year.

Hurray and Huzzah! It is time, once again, to gawk and gander at the Hot Dude of the Week! With Summertime comes Speedotime … which, on the right person, can be a very good thing, I think. Say hello to Brock:

Even with the semi-dorky How you doin’ finger point, Brock seems to have that je ne said quoi that gives off that certain appeal. It may be the pecs, it may be the abs or it may be the yellow speedo … but it’s all very nice … very nice, indeed. We have many, many weeks ahead of beachy fun to look forward to this Summer. Kudos to Brock for getting things off to a great start! Enjoy!!

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Here is an adorable photo of little Miss Satyana enjoying a lovely 4th of July stroll with her parents Alyson Hannigan and Alexis Denisof here in SoCal yesterday afternoon. This year’s Independence Day was Satyana’s first so she thought it totally apropos to deck out her pram with a couple of very patriotic American flags … behold:

Sooo cute! As you can see from this photo, mum Alyson also got into the USA spirit by dressing in a cute little red, white and blue ensemble (my fave part of her outfit is her 70’s-lookin’ ribbon belt). Alexis, too, wore red, white and blue but in a more subtle fashion. Incidentally, David and I also went out for at 4th of July stroll yesterday tho we opted out of the color-coordination … but I’m getting off topic. I just love this family … Happy 4th Hannigan-Denisofs!

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The wait is on … after public registration for tickets to attend the public memorial service of Michael Jackson, which will take place at the Staples Center and Nokia Theater in downtown Los Angeles, CA on Tuesday July 7, went online Friday morning at around 10:30AM PT over one million people submitted requests to attend the event. Because only 11,000 seats inside the Staples Center and 6,500 seats inside the Nokia Theater are being made available to the public, 8,750 sets of tickets will be made available to those who successfully registered for tickets. At 11AM PT today, the lucky folks who “win” tickets will begin receiving emails giving them information on how to pick up their tickets for the event. Preparations have already gotten underway at the Staples Center for the service, which will take place in just 2 days time now. A large white sign has been put up in front of the venue were people have been writing messages to the late King of Pop:

1.6 million people signed up to be eligible to win tickets to attend Tuesday’s highly anticipated public memorial service for late music icon Michael Jackson, according to MyFoxLA. The Staples Center’s website caved under the pressure of the hits several times since the lottery was announced and until the cut off time last night at 6 p.m. local time. Initially the registry was open only to US residents, but soon expanded to allow anyone around the world to sign up for the chance to win a pair of tickets to the event, about which few details are known, save that there will be no funeral procession, and that it will cost the City of Los Angeles a pretty penny to host. 8,750 names will be selected at random, which will distribute “11,000 people to the Staples Center plus 6,500 in the Nokia Theater overflow section next door.” The drawing was rescheduled from today until tomorrow, according to KFWB. Fans who do not receive passes are being urged to stay home and watch the service on television or the internet; there will be no big screen broadcast on the plaza of LA Live, and the LAPD have already begun to close down streets around the venue. A Jackson family rep explained they are carefully checking the entries in the lottery to eliminate duplicates and automated “go-bot” entries, and will be vigilant about checking wristbands and regulating potential scalpers. Early predictions indicate hundreds of thousands of people will attempt to flood the area on Tuesday regardless of their ticket status, which means our LAPD will be working overtime to keep things in order. Yesterday, City Councilwoman and Mayor Pro Tem Jan Perry asked the public to consider making donations to help defray the cost of the memorial, much like how L.A. afforded to host last month’s Lakers NBA Championship parade. This morning will find Rev. Al Sharpton also making a plea; he’ll be at the First A.M.E. Church in South L.A. calling for a National Day of Mourning, and for the US Postal Service to issue a Michael Jackson stamp–something done traditionally at least 5 years following a person’s death.

Nothing about these numbers should be surprising to anyone. What bothers me, tho, is that by making the ticket distribution process a lottery the organizers essentially invalidated countless numbers of tickets that may go unused. It seems to me that a considerable portion of the 1.6 million people who registered (from all around the country and the world) will not actually fly to LA to attend the service … what will happen to those tickets? Will they go unused? I’m not sure what would’ve been a better system for ticket distribution but this idea seems flawed. Perhaps if they “sold” the tickets for $1 each with all proceeds going to a charity, a proper accounting of who might actually attend could be determined. But all of this is moot anyways … the deed is done and now 1.6 million people wait to learn if they will be allowed to attend the public memorial service of Michael Jackson.

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