Don’t forget that MTV will be airing Britney Spears: For The Record on their network tonight at 10PM with a 1-hour countdown special leading into the documentary’s airing and a 1-hour wrap-up special following:

At long last, we will finally be able to see and hear from Britney Spears in her own words, from her own perspective after months and months of watching her life from the outside. Tonight’s documentary is an absolute MUST-SEE for all Britney Spears fans and, I suspect, a great many critics and detractors will be tuning in as well. Folks in the UK will be able to watch the documentary when it airs on SKY1 tomorrow night but the doc world premieres on MTV here in the US tonight. It shant be long now, y’all. Make sure you leave your comments about the program after it airs right here on the blog. I’m anxious to see the documentary myself but I’m equally anxious to hear what y’all think of it yourselves.

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The Beckham Bunch managed to almost finally break away from those meddlesome hangers-on Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes and were able to spend some time alone here in NYC Friday night and all day Saturday. First up, Becks and Vicki B. (who looked like a mutilated chicken in her fug fur coat) stepped out for dinner at Nobu sushi on Friday night …

… I understand Les Beckhams did dine with TomKat at Nobu but the family spent all of Saturday by themselves without any pesky Scientologists tagging along. Here are a few pics of the Beckhams as they made their way out of their hotel to head into the city to partake of various activities:

But, as will all good things, this Beckham family trip had to come to an end. Vicki B., who apparently has pressing matters to attend to in the UK, separated from her family and made her way to JFK airport and flew off to London while her husband and children stayed behind in NYC:

No word on how long the family will remain apart but I’m pretty sure the Beckham boys will be able to find stuff to keep them occupied while the robot is away. My guess is that the Beckham boys will be making their way back to SoCal sometime soon … who knows how long VB will stay in the UK. It looks like Becks really wanted to get in as much quality time with his family while he still can … after all, he is scheduled to temporarily relocate to Italy for the first couple of months of 2009 to play professional soccer there. Looks to me like mission: accomplished.

[Photo credit: INFdaily, Splash News]

The happily coupled Kristen Bell and Dax Shepard spent part of their weekend at Disneyland in Anaheim, CA enjoying the Xmas decorations there and getting in a little bit of sucky face in the process. It’s been quite a while since we last saw BellDax out and about in public together … glad to see that things appear to be going well for the couple. Unfortch, Dax got a wee bit pissy when he realized that the couple’s public displays of affection were being photographed:

I mean … I get that mebbe it’s not always fun being photographed while enjoying intimate moments with loved ones but when you are a celeb who chooses to get intimate at a place like Disneyland (with who knows how many cameras on site) should you really be surprised? I don’t necessarily think that Disneyland is really the place to be making out with your more famous girlfriend (nor is it a place to be flashing the middle finger, what with all those young children all around) but that is neither here nor there. If Dax Shepard really wants to keep from being photographed in public, he should prolly break it off with Kristen Bell because, let’s be honest here, photogs aren’t really interested in him as much as they are interested in taking pics of her.

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Yesterday was pretty much a travel day for David, his siblings and me … we left Connecticut in the early afternoon and drove to Stamford before boarding a train for NYC. Aram flew off to San Francisco, CA, Lara drove back to New Haven and Eden, David and I made our way to Manhattan. At first we had grand plans to do something fun in the city last night but we ended up crashing out instead. We grabbed a bite to eat at Aja and then decided to venture out to see The Transporter 3:

I gotta say, I was very much looking forward to seeing the third installment of the franchise from the first time I heard that the sequel was on the way. For me, the Transporter films aren’t about great movie-making … they’re really about the fun action scenes. I was really hoping that this movie would offer the same … and while, yes, the film does offer some fun action scenes the whole thing is kinda ruined by the pitiful attempt to interject a plot into the film. Sorry to say, I wasn’t blown away by this film … the Ukranian girl who kept trying to get into Frank Martin (Jason Statham)’s pants was totally irritating. She was the weakest part of the weak storyline that was shoved into the film. The movie was strongest when the action scenes took place … all the fighting, all the car scenes — that’s why people see these films. I didn’t hate it … cuz the action scenes were fun but it’s not a movie that I would ever want to see again. Hopefully, if they decide to make Transporter 4 they’ll stay away from interjecting drivel into the storyline. Just bring the action — and the half-nekkid scenes of Statham — and leave the plot to other folks who really know how to use one.

Boo. It’s cold and rainy here in NYC today. David and I planned on spending the day checking out the windows on 5th Ave. but it looks like that ain’t happening :( Not sure what we’re doing tonight but we’ll prolly come up with something :)

• A Christmas Story turns 25 years old.
• Reese Witherspoon doesn’t believe in spoiling her children for Xmas.
• “I Can’t Believe I Was Fat” — Ricki Lake
• Blake Fielder-Civil admits to getting Amy Winehouse hooked on drugs.
• WKRP in Cincinnati, OH really goes on the air.
• MTV’s AIDS awareness campaign turns 10 years old.
• Elisha Cuthbert (24) is 26, Clay Aiken is 30, Sandra Oh is 38, Ben Stiller is 43 and Billy Idol is 53 years old today. Click HERE to see who else is celebrating a birthday today.
• No more variety shows for Rosie O’Donnell.

Woo hoo! It’s time to partake of the Hot Dude of the Week once again … this week, we’ve got a serious lookin’ chap who doesn’t seem to like wearing clothing (lucky us) … say hello to Jon:

Honestly, I had a difficult time finding a suitable photo of Jon for posting on the blog. Most of his photos featured him wearing a lot less (if you can believe it) which, of course, featured him showing off a bit too much for posting ;) Clearly, Jon takes his modeling very seriously (as well as his workout regimen) so I think it’s appropriate for us all to salute the lad for his professionalism and insane hawtness. Enjoy!!

[Photo credit: All American Guys]

The famed “Pregnant Man” Thomas Beatie and his family, who recently announced to the world that he is pregs again with his second child, made their way to Spain this week to appear on Spanish TV to talk about the birth of their first child Susan Juliette (who was born back in June) and the impending birth of their second child. Here are a couple pics of the family, Thomas, Nancy and Susan, as they made their arrival in Madrid, Spain on Friday:

Nice to see that the Beatie family is up for taking family vacations like this … cuz, you know, it’s totally normal for families to be flown around the world to appear on live TV. Honestly, one might expect a family like this to capitalize more on their fame but they do tend to keep a relatively low profile (appearances on Spanish TV notwithstanding). They may not make a traditional family but they sure do look happy together. I wonder where they’ll pop up next.

[Photo credit: Bauer-Griffin]