Fake cousin and former assistant Alli Sims gave a short interview to the New York Post’s Page Six lamenting her inability to leech onto hang out with Britney Spears. She complains to the newspaper that papa Jamie Spears has barred her from getting close to our dear Britney and goes on to say that she “misses her everyday”. HMMM … mebbe if Sims had been a better cousin and not so much of a user she might not have been exiled from the Spears clan but that’s just my humble observation:

Britney Spears just swept through town with a familiar face missing from her side. Spears’ cousin and former assistant, Alli Sims, told Page Six she’s still not allowed to be in contact with the pop tart. “I have no idea when I’ll see her again. I miss her every day,” Sims said. Spears has been in the city at meetings for her fragrance line and plugging her new single, “Womanizer.” Although she looks cleaned up, the rules imposed by her father, Jamie Spears, still stand. “When [Britney's] dad gained control, he put some rules down . . . it’s just best for her to not communicate with a lot of people. My main concern is her being OK,” said Sims, who’s in Nashville writing and recording music.

I am utterly convinced that Alli Sims was at the very least aware of the dangerous behavior that almost destroyed Britney Spears (again, in my opinion, behavior that was orchestrated by Sam Lutfi and others) and she sat idly by, doing everything she could to enjoy Britney’s coattails while the girl was imploding. I fully support Jamie Spears’s command that Alli be kept out of Britney’s life. Sims should just try and make her music career happen and fade into obscurity. Britney’s life has been 100% more positive since Sims and Lutfi were expunged from her life … and really, what more can be said. Go away, Alli Sims … Britney is much, much better off without you.

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Heidi Montag and Spencer Pratt have teamed up with Taco Bell for the Reality Check Challenge 2008 in an effort to raise funds to alleviate world hunger … apparently by signing autographs and posing for semi-goofy photos. Hey, whatever works, right? Here are a few pics and some info on this year’s Reality Check Challenge:

Taco Bell joined Heidi Montag and Spencer Pratt for the second consecutive year in an effort to raise awareness of global hunger. “Reality Check Challenge” 2008, which was held at a Los Angeles-area Taco Bell restaurant, in conjunction with World Hunger Relief Movement, is part of a larger global hunger-relief campaign by Taco Bell’s parent company, Yum! Brands Inc., to raise funds for The World Food Programme. For the event, Heidi and Spencer served up Taco Bell fare to customers visiting the Taco Bell restaurant, took pictures with and signed autographs for fans in attendance, and invited customers to join in the effort to alleviate world hunger by donating at all participating domestic Taco Bell locations. Donations for the World Hunger Giving Cards begin at $1 and all proceeds raised in the U.S. go directly to The Friends of World Food Programme to help combat global hunger. At the conclusion of the event, a $10,000 donation was made by Taco Bell to the World Food Programme in Heidi and Spencer’s name. “The reality is that hunger is a staggering problem and is responsible for more deaths each year than war, malaria, tuberculosis and AIDS combined, “ said Greg Creed, president, Taco Bell Corp. “Even though this is an epidemic of global proportions, people can do something about it. I encourage everyone to get involved in the ‘Reality Check Challenge’ and donate to this year’s World Hunger Relief Movement. A dollar donation will help feed four people stricken by hunger. You can make that difference.” Prior to “Reality Check Challenge” 2008 and as part of World Hunger Relief Movement, Heidi and Spencer joined Taco Bell last week at Los Angeles’s Union Rescue Mission to serve food to the hungry and homeless in the “Skid Row” area of downtown. During this visit, the couple spent three hours helping feed hundreds of men, women and children stricken by the effects of hunger. At the conclusion of the visit, a $15,000 donation was made by Taco Bell to the mission in Heidi and Spencer’s name. “Heidi and I know the importance of bringing awareness to this global problem, and are extremely grateful to partner with Taco Bell and the World Food Programme for the second straight year,” said Spencer Pratt. “Last year, Taco Bell and Yum restaurants raised more than $16 million globally, and our goal is to help surpass that number for 2008.”

While some might argue that the mere sight of Speidi at their friendly neighborhood Taco Bell might actually inspire an immediate loss of appetite, you kinda gotta admit that it was really dope of them to come out and use their notoriety for a good cause. Whether you love to hate them or hate to love them, they deffo deserve some measure of credit for their philanthropy when it comes to issues of World Hunger. I salute them for their efforts and encourage all y’all to support the cause. That being said, they really are a bit RIDICULOUS with these photo ops … I’m not sure it’s entirely necessary to kick up one’s heels while munching on a taco but … so be it. I think it’s actually a good idea that Speidi remain in Taco Bell’s good graces … after all, if their reality TV thing ever falls thru they will prolly need a Plan B ;)

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Here are a couple of photos of John Mayer, who has been pretty MIA since he fell out of romantic favor with Jennifer Aniston (ie. the paparazzi have had pretty much zero interest in him anymore), doing a bit of military-like defense training with some of the men of the Krav Maga Association … or something like that. The Krav Maga Association, for those who don’t know (like me), is “the official self defense system of the Israeli Defense Forces, and has been taught to hundreds of law enforcement agencies and thousands of civilians in the United States … they teach a self defense system that emphasizes instinctive movements, practical techniques, and realistic training scenarios” … so, yeah:

When David Kahn, U.S. chief instructor for Israeli Krav Maga Association, decided to pay another visit to New River, he mentioned he might “bring a friend that wants to meet and possibly train with Marines.” It turns out that the visit may have meant as much to Krav Maga-student and musical artist, John Mayer, as to the Marines he met. “Believe me when I say that the day was life-changing,” Mayer said after spending several hours with the residents at Wouned Warrior Battalion East. Not after a bid for good press, prior to the visit, Kahn, Mayer, grammy-winning producer Chad Franscoviak and several others were adamant that the visit not be publicized as it was “not about us, but about the Marines.” The tour also included a trip to the ISMT where they put a few rounds downrange before culminating with some training time with Marine Coros Martial Arts instructor trainers.

Uhhh, with all of this special defense training, mebbe it’s not a good idea to poke fun at good ol’ John Mayer anymore? I guess it’s fortunate that the paps no longer are interested in following him around since he now has the ability to kick some major ass. Oh John, you never cease to entertain.

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Gwen Stefani stepped out in Beverly Hills, CA yesterday with her pretty daughter firstborn son Kingston James to do a bit of shopping together … and I feel it must be said that between Gwen and King, the little tyke was the prettier of the pair:

Is it just me or does the lad’s hair look especially … coiffed in these photos? I mean, I know the little cutie has got naturally curly hair but his ‘do in these pics looks a bit … polished. Dare I say it looks like someone took a curling iron and hairspray to his little head before stepping out in public? Who says that Gwen Stefani has always wanted a little girl of her own … it looks like she doesn’t need one ;) Lawd, she is SO gonna give this poor little kid a complex.

And btw, WHERE THE HECK IS ZUMA NESTA ROCK?!

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Britney Spears made her way to NYC late Sunday evening and has spent the week in the Big Apple giving an interview, going to a Broadway show, visiting with school kids and enjoying some of the nightlife … quite a bizzy week for our dear Britney. But, it looks like her mini-trip to NYC has come to an end, here are pics of Britney’s arrival at JFK Airport this morning reportedly bound for home here in LA:

I would say that Britney had a very successful visit to NYC this week and did much to improve her already good image. It’s encouraging to see that she can take on a bit of a hectic schedule and still manage to stay on task and get things accomplished. As much as I am very excited about the prospect of a new World Tour next year, I’m still a bit concerned that it might be too much, too fast. As long as she keeps on track, stays resolute in her commitment to successfully stage a comeback then I’m sure she can pull off the comeback of the century. I really hope that Larry Rudolph is keeping a good eye on her and isn’t merely pushing her too much. No one wants to see her succeed more than I do … she can do it, I know it. Welcome home, Britney … mebbe we’ll see you at Britney Night at Tiger Heat ce soir?

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So let me tell you about my day yesterday … for the most part, it was pretty chill … no big problems … until I found out that Yahoo! mail has been effing up for the past month and, long story short, has been filtering out some very important emails out of my Gmail inbox. Essentially, they stopped forwarding my email even tho I pay for their email forwarding service. I mean, it’s not that big a deal but I missed out on a lot of important emails over the past month so I was a bit perturbed. I decided to go down my sorrows in a deep dish of Aussie Cheese Fries (pronounced Auzzie Chayze Froys) at the Outback Steak House in Burbank, CA last night and I was brutally rebuffed upon arrival. It turns out that the cast and crew of NBC’s new series Kath & Kim had closed down the place for a private party. Not only was I really annoyed that I couldn’t get my cheese fries fix but the gentleman turning away paying customers at the door was very rude … needless to say, they are all on my shit list right about now:

I actually considered hanging around for a bit so that I could give Molly Shannon and Selma Blair a piece of my mind but … meh, I just went home instead. Grrr … I can forgive most things but if you eff with my cheese fries, you’re pretty much dead to me.

Tonight is Britney Night at Tiger Heat and Darion suggested that we venture out to check it out … I think I may take him up on the offer. I’ve not been out on the town in quite a while and I have a hard time saying no to anything Britney related … so we’ll see. I might have to sate my hunger at Outback before I go tho … we’ll see.

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