Here are a couple pics of Gwen Stefani with her first born son Kingston James playing together at a park in SoCal yesterday afternoon with nary a glimpse of newborn Zuma Nesta Rock in sight … HMMMM … I wonder what gives:

As we all know by now, this isn’t the first time we’ve seen Gwen out and about sans her new baby boy … in fact, we’ve seen quite a bit of daddy Gavin Rossdale, big brother Kingston and mama Gwen since she gave birth to her second child in August … but we’ve seen neither hide nor hair of the newest addition to the family since his emergence into the world. You don’t suppose they’re keeping him purposely hidden from us, do you? I mean, that would be just … wrong. C’mon Gwennie … we love you and we want to love your new baby, too … can’t we have just a peek sometime soon?

[Photo credit: X17]

Yesterday morning we got to hear a short, low quality clip of Britney Spears’s new single Womanizer (which is due to be released to radio on September 22 and will be the lead single off her new album Circus, set for release on December 2) but we have since learned that the leak was totally unauthorized. Jive Records released a statement saying that the leaked clip was a “rough mix” of the song that was recorded over the telephone and then illegally leaked online by DJ Adam Sevalia of 107.5 The River. Sevalia was ordered to and has taken down the clip and now finds himself and/or his employer responsible to pay out of pocket damages to Jive Records for leaking the snippet:

Gossip blogs and celebrity Web sites lit up Friday (September 19) when a 37-second, static-filled snippet of the first single from Britney Spears’ upcoming album, Circus, was briefly posted on a radio station’s Web site before being removed. The snippet of disco-inflected track, called “Womanizer,” was briefly posted on the Web site of Nashville radio station 107.5-FM The River before being taken down, although at press time the clip could still be found elsewhere online. Based on the brief snippet, the Outsyders-produced song is a bouncy dance track with a sing-song chorus that frequently repeats the title; Britney coos about a possible lover who has a reputation of being a womanizer. According to Britney’s label, the station obtained the snippet by recording a phone call in which a radio rep played a rough mix of the song for people at the station — which seems likely, judging by the horrendous sound quality of the clip. At the label’s request, the station removed the clip from its Web site … Along with the Outsyders, collaborators on the album include Keri Hilson, Sean Garrett, Rodney Jerkins, Lil Jon, Nate “Danjahandz” Hills (who helmed “Gimme More”) and Dr. Luke (who wrote and produced the album’s title track), Guy Sigsworth, Bloodshy & Avant (who produced past hits “Toxic” and the big VMA winner “Piece of Me”) and Max Martin (who wrote “… Baby One More Time” and “Oops! … I Did It Again”).

According to sources, the DJ who did the leaking is now in hot water with both Jive Records and his radio station employer:

107.5 The River radio station presenter Adam Sevalia will have to open up his wallet to Britney. Well, Not literally. The presenter, who earlier today leaked 40 seconds of Britney Spears upcoming new single Womanizer, is suspended from the radio station for illegally playing the track during his show.According to reports, only KIIS and Z100 radio stations have the right to play the track on September 22nd., As for the other U.S. radio stations they’ll only be able to play the track on October 7th 2008. 107.5 The River radio station will have to pay a US$250,000 charge to JIVE Records for leaking the song.

Yikes! Well, this guy really wanted all the glory for being the first person to leak the track and he got more than he prolly bargained for. I’m glad to hear that the clip we heard was a rough mix cuz the quality really wasn’t all that great. We will all be able to hear the track in all its pristine glory on Monday when it debuts for reals on Z100 and KIIS FM.

[Source, thanks Kevin]

Sad news to report today … last night, just before midnight, a small Lear jet carrying Travis Barker and DJ AM (Adam Goldstein) crashed in Columbia, South Carolina just after take-off killing four of the six passengers on board. Thankfully (and quite miraculously), both Travis and Adam survived the crash, tho each remains in critical condition at the Augusta Burn Center:

Officials with the Columbia Metropolitan Airport say a small jet has crashed killing four. Federal Aviation Administration spokeswoman Kathleen Bergen says the plane carrying six people was departing shortly before midnight Friday when air traffic controllers reported seeing sparks. She says the plane went off the runway and crashed on a nearby road. Federal officials say two crew members and two passengers have been killed. Lexington County Coroner Harry Harman has identified three of the victims. Harman says the pilot Sarah Lemmon, 31, of Anaheim Hills, CA co-pilot James Bland, 52, of Carlsbad, CA and Chris Baker, 29, of Studio City, CA all perished in the crash. Officials say two people have survived the crash and have been carried to the Augusta Burn Center. Officials at the Augusta Burn Center say they have Travis Barker, the former drummer from the band Blink-182, and Adam Michael Goldstein, aka DJ AM. Both are in critical condition. Barker and Goldstein were in Columbia Friday night for a concert at Five Points. William Owens was driving down Highway 302 when he said he saw a fireball go across the road. “I didn’t know what I had seen — it was maybe 800 feet in front of me, but as I approached it closer though I made out a fire. By then I was able to see the tail of the jet and I recognized it as a jet,” Owens said. Owens then described what he saw as he tried to make it to the wreckage. “It’s in flames and the fuel is running across the road and I had to cross the fuel to get to the two guys that seemed to have been dumped on the highway,” Owens said. Owens said the two men were running around and stripping down to extinguish themselves. He then asked the men if there was anyone else on board the plane and they said four more were with them. “We turned to the jet to try and see if there was anything we could do, but immediately, there was nothing anyone could do,” Owens said. The Five Points Association has released a statement saying that they are “deeply saddened by this event and our thoughts and prayers go out to the victim’s and their families.”

This is absolutely stunning … I am quite shocked and relieved that both Travis and Adam managed to make it out of the wreckage alive. My thoughts go out to the families of the other passengers on board this plane who weren’t so lucky. Wow. I really don’t know what else to say. It is my sincere hope that both men are able to recover fully from their injuries … let’s keep them both in our thoughts as they possibly begin a very long recovery process.

UPDATE: TMZ reports that Travis Barker suffered severe burns from the waist down and is expected to survive, DJ AM’s face was severely burned. Sadly, one of the passengers who died in this plane crash was Travis’s assistant Chris Baker … newly married and the father of a new baby :(

[Source, thanks Trish]