And it’s not just music Britney is working on. She confirmed she is interested in doing more acting, following her successful appearance on “How I Met Your Mother,” which helped the show achieve its best ever ratings.

“I’d love to, if I can find the right movie,” Brit said when asked about continuing her thespian streak. “Actually, I have a part that just came up. We’re just trying to work it out with my schedule, with the children.”

Though it was unclear from the excerpts released at press time by OK! whether Britney addressed her hospitalizations of early 2008, her run ins with the paparazzi or the conservatorship protection she is under until the end of October, her father and co-conservator, Jamie Spears, provided some answers to OK!

Jamie said the conservatorship of his daughter will come to a close, though he hopes it will last just a bit longer, for Britney’s sake.

“I would hope it stands until the end of the year, and then we’ll sit back and evaluate where we are at that time, where Britney is at that time,” he said.

The conservatorship reunited father and daughter, who in the past had moments where they were estranged from one another.

“It’s wonderful,” he said of their relationship. “It is new for both of us. She sometimes calls me 50 times a day and asks me things that light my life up. But like all daughters, she is very manipulative and cunning. So she gets what she wants a lot.”

Jamie also said that despite the troubles that previously affected the pop star, there was a silver lining – their new relationship and his relationship with his grandsons.

“God has a way of taking something bad and turning it into something good,” Jamie told OK! “If this hadn’t happened, I would never have been able to get back with my daughter and have this relationship I have with these two little boys.”

In related news, Jamie also explained why Britney and her ex-husband, Kevin Federline, settled their custody dispute over their two children, without going to trial.

“Britney and Kevin wanted to settle… The trial that was coming up was for permanent custody. It made no sense for that trial to proceed so we worked out an agreement. The agreement says that on Oct. 1 we’ll probably get another overnight, and that will stay in place until the end of the year or the end of the conservatorship,” he said.

As for how Jamie feels about Kevin, he offered a mixed answer.

“Kevin has a wonderful heart. I don’t agree with giving him more money,” Jamie said.

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From her nasty divorce and custody battle to her now-infamous performance at the 2007 VMAs to the dark period under the control of “manager” Sam Lutfi, it’s safe to say that the last two years were not the best in the young life of Britney Spears.

And now, one year after an erratic and distracted Brit stormed out of an OK! photoshoot, a very different woman sits down to talk openly about her two adorable sons, her father and the future of her nearly sidetracked career.

Having spent her young life in the spotlight, the 26-year-old mother of two tells OK! that she hopes her boys choose not to choose a career in entertainment. “I’d love them unconditionally if they wanted to,” she explains. “I’d just as soon they have a more normal childhood.

Perhaps some of Britney’s reluctance comes from seeing her little sister, Jamie Lynn Spears, have to face so much public scrutiny over her recent pregnancy. “I was shocked a little bit,” says Brit. “She’s always been the baby, and now the baby was having a baby. It was mind-boggling.”

The pop superstar also tells OK! that she wants her boys to be close to her newborn niece. “I’m sure the boys will be like big brothers to Maddie,” she says.

In an unexpected twist, Britney’s downward spiral in recent years ultimately helped to heal the bonds between the singer and her parents, Lynne and Jamie Spears.

“God has a way of taking something bad and turning it into something good,” explains Jamie, who also spoke exclusively to OK!. “If this hadn’t happened, I would never have been able to get back with my daughter and have this relationship I have with these two little boys.” 

Another positive that’s risen out of her darkest days is Britney’s new album, which she expects to hit stores in six to nine months. “I think it is more urban,” she tells OK!. “I’m writing every day, right here at the piano in this living room… This is my best work ever.”

For the complete interview and exclusive at-home photos of Britney and her boys, pick up the new issue of OK! — on sale everywhere Thursday!

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Here! We! Go!

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Following her 1992 SEX book, the on-off, on-off release Guy Oseary’s “Madonna - Confessions” photography book, now appears to be on once more, with a release date set for October.  The book shows photography snapped by Guy - Madonna’s longtime business partner and godfather to her son, Rocco - shot during her 2006 Confessions Tour.

Here’s the blurb:

“MADONNA CONFESSIONS is the first official, inside book on the most famous woman in the world since the 1992 release of the landmark monograph Sex. With over 250 never-before-seen images taken by Guy Oseary and personally approved by Madonna, the book showcases the provocative themes of her live performances—from equestrian to urban Bedouin, and from glam punk to disco fever—and celebrates what The New York Times calls “the sheer spectacularity of her physical form.” Enhanced with Madonna’s short, sassy interspersed quotes,CONFESSIONS is a matchless, must-have record of one of the highlights of her career. 

Guy Oseary is the CEO of Maverick and Madonna’s manager. He has worked closely with Madonna for two decades. As Oseary was the only photographer allowed access to capture every single concert, this book contains the quintessential moments from the Confessions Tour. “ 

Here’s some highlights from the book:

More here.

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NEWS JUST IN! Madonna is a hard nosed bitch.  What a shocker.

As you probably already know, Madonna’s brother and long-time companion and collaborator, Christopher Ciccone has written a tell-all book about his sister after their falling out several years ago.  In a nutshell, Christopher built a career off Madonna - working as a backup dancer, creative director and interior designer for old Madge at different times throughout her career.  Whilst it gave him a comfortable life and access to a host of celebrities and opportunities, Christopher has some obvious resentment towards his sister, and their rivalry eventually lead to their estrangement.

In the new book, Christopher talks about his relationship with Madonna and tears apart some of her self-constructed mythology.  In an essence - Madonna is an egotistical cow. Surely we already know and love that? 

A large portion of the book has leaked online this weekend, ahead of it’s release tomorrow.  I will post the extract after the jump, in which Christopher tries to rally the support of Madonna’s large gay following by accusing Guy Ritchie (Mr Madonna) or being a homophobe.  Whether he is or not is moot, considering the rant reads like a spoiled teenager spouting lies because he didn’t get his way.  If anything, this extract endears me less towards this bitter, ranting queen, and confirms my love the strong and opinionated Queen of Pop.

Enjoy the extract.

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Poor Lauren Wesiberger.  The famous author of “The Devil Wears Prada” is getting terrible reviews for her 3rd book, “Chasing Harry Winston”.  As someone who read the original novel, and the followup “Everyone Worth Knowing”, I can’t say I’m very surpised.  The problem with the first two books was that they were an endless collection of girly moments and expensive handbags with plots that went about as far as a dehydrated snail. Without Meryl Streep being the bitch from hell, it’s just not half as exciting.

The new book focuses on three girls in their search for love.  Maybe her fourth book will be about a middle-aged author searching for a new career.

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