Boo. Very sad Britney Spears news coming out of LA this AM. Ryan Seacrest has just announced live on his morning radio show On Air with Ryan Seacrest on KIIS FM in SoCal that Britney Spears WILL NOT be performing at this year’s 2008 MTV Video Music Awards:

Britney Spears Will Not Perform at MTV VMAs

After a week of a rumored return to the VMA stage, Ryan Seacrest exclusively revealed on his radio show Monday morning that she will not be performing at the awards show. Recently, promotional spots leaked online featuring Spears and show host Russell Brand further fueling the rumors of an on-stage performance. In the spots, Spears and Brand were alone in a large studio only accompanied by a 9,000 lb. elephant.

Ryan essentially reports that he spoke with Britney‘s “general in charge of all things Britney” Larry Rudolph (via email) about a report that came from E! News that claimed that Britney would be performing at this years’ VMAs. Ryan says that Larry told him that the report is “just wrong”, saying:

“Britney Spears will not be performing at the VMAs this year … I’m telling you officially and unequivocally that BS will not be there.”

Again, I say Boo! I am assuming that Larry Rudolph is referring to the E! report that quoted celebrity hairstylist Kim Vo who claimed he was designing hairstyles for Britney‘s VMAs night — one for red carpet, one for the show and one for her PERFORMANCE. Sadly, I’d believe Larry Rudolph over pretty much anyone else … so unless this is a major cover-up to try and pull off a surprise, I guess Britters really won’t be performing this year. I gotta say, I think it’s a mistake for her not to. She is in a much better position to perform this year and, as I’ve said before, she can really undo the damage she did at last year’s VMAs with one amazing performance. I think it’s a bad idea for her not to perform. The end.

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Lindsay Lohan celebrated her 22nd birthday last night with family and friends at Teddy’s lounge inside the Roosevelt Hotel here in Hollywood, CA. Keeping the guest list at a conservative 50 people, L. Lo partied the night away at a prom-themed shindig with only her closest peeps by her side. This morning, Linds called in to talk to Ryan Seacrest on his morning radio show here in LA on KIIS FM and talked a bit about her party and her birthday wishes. Here is a fairly detailed report from People magazine on Lindsay‘s party and some deets from her chat with Ryan Seacrest:

Lindsay Lohan turned 22 Wednesday night with an intimate prom-themed birthday bash – and a sweet smooch from Samantha Ronson. The actress – wearing a bright pink strapless micro-minidress and a massive diamond necklace – arrived at Teddy’s lounge inside the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel just after 10 p.m. And her companion Ronson took the prom-theme seriously, dressed to the nines in black pants, a tuxedo shirt, bow tie and top hat with red trim. Once the 50 guests – including former Sopranos star Jamie Lynn Sigler – began arriving at the balloon-filled venue, the Birthday Girl greeted them all energetically with smiles, hugs and kisses. Ronson was never far behind, often keeping her hand on the small of Lohan’s back. Just after midnight, Teddy’s wheeled out a large pink sheet cake featuring a picture of Marilyn Monroe in her iconic wind-blown white dress. The entire lounge sang “Happy Birthday” and Lohan obligingly blew out the candles. Her friends then chanted “speech, speech, speech,” but the guest of honor replied jokingly, “Shut the fuck up.” (Her mother, Dina, stepped in to say, “Thank you all for coming.”) Soon after that, Ronson took over the D.J. duties (replacing DJ AM), as she spun a mix of ’80s tunes and current hits. Lohan – who stuck to Red Bull all evening – made several visits to the booth and pumped her fists in the air to Journey’s “Don’t Stop Believin’.” As the party wound down, the couple appeared to relax, even sneaking in a small peck on the lips at the DJ booth. By 1:15 a.m., the music was muted and Lohan turned out the lights with Ronson by her side.

Talking to Ryan Seacrest this morning, Lindsay talked about her party and her birthday wishes saying:

“I guess for everyone to leave everyone alone … no more tabloids … I just want to live a happy, healthy year and continue on the path that I’ve been on and, um, you know, be with the person that I care about and my family and I think that’s it.”

Click HERE to listen to Lindsay‘s full interview with Ryan. I gotta say, I’m impressed that Lindsay continues to do well in her life — she’s a far cry from her old wild ways. I’m also impressed that Lindsay has managed to find happiness in her personal life and has no problem staying true to that happiness. Sounds like she had a great birthday … hopefully the best is yet to come :)

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