Tara Reid and Lara Flynn Boyle joined the pop signer in the list.

Kate Hudson, Nicole Kidman, Salma Hayek, Renee Zellweger, Cameron Diaz and Halle Berry are among the stars described as "simply stunning" in People's "best and worst dressed celebrities" of 2003.

Jennifer Aniston was one of the "red carpet rulers," along with Hudson, Kidman and Berry, while Jennifer Lopez, Eve and Kelly Osbourne are described as chameleons who would never dream of letting their looks get stale.

Rosario Dawson, Mariah Carey and Courtney Love were given a XXX rating for their barely there outfits.

"Sag Awards" went to Da Brat, Winona Ryder and Cynthia Nixon for their revealing tops.

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Simon Amstell had gone to New York for the Popworld interview, but his sense of humour was apparently missed by the singer.

The Daily Mirror says instead of laughing off the questions, Spears ended the interview.

It's reported by the newspaper that she found his line of questioning "bitchy and confusing". The tape of the interview is said to have been confiscated.

A spokesman for Spears said of the interview: "It was a slight misunderstanding.

"Simon had asked Britney if she had changed and she responded saying, "Why, do you think I've changed?" To which he told her he thought she seemed a bit more nuts.

"The interview was cut shorter than we hoped but everything's fine - Britney was happy."

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In addition, Spears sat down for an interview in which she dishes the dirt on Limp Bizkit singer Fred Durst, and her ex-boyfriend Justin Timberlake.

Spears collaborated with P. Diddy, Moby, the Matrix, and R. Kelly on her upcoming album, due November 25. Moby produced "Early Mornin'," the Matrix produced "Shadow," and Kelly penned "Outrageous"--all of which appear on the new set along with the tracks "Me Against The Music" and "Touch of My Hand". "I'd describe it as trance-y," Spears told Rollingstone.com. "Kind of a vibe record. Something you could listen to that's not so song structured."

The 21-year-old singer added, "Of course I'm not doing '...Baby One More Time' and those big, massive hits anymore. I think this record is where I'm at right now in my life. It's sensual, it's sexual...I'm probably writing about that subconsciously because I don't have that right now."

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Spears was granted a restraining order on Monday against Masahiko Shizawa, a businessman who has allegedly been too much of a slave 4 the popster.

This is the second time Britney has been forced to sic her legal eagles on Shizawa.

Earlier this year, she retracted her initial request for a restraining order after she reached an out-of-court agreement with the man in which he promised to stop calling and faxing her with remarks like "I'm chasing you."

But, according to Camp Britney, Shizawa "violated the terms," forcing her to obtain a permanent restraining order.

According to a publicist for Spears, the 43-year-old Shizawa has not given up his fixation on the 21-year-old Madonna smoocher. In recent months, he has resumed faxing and writing notes to the platinum popster.

In one missive, Shizawa writes, "There remains serious personal issues to be resolved [between us]," according to the syndicated TV show Celebrity Justice. Another message reads, "I hope to find a job around her."

Such evidence was enough to sway Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Alan B. Haber, who barred Shizawa from contacting Spears and coming within 300 yards of the entertainer. The judge has set a court date to decide whether to make the order permanent on Sept. 29.

When Spears first lashed out at Shizawa last December, the man's attorney, Simon Robert Hiller, maintained that his client has been mislabeled a stalker, when in fact the intimate letters, photos and unsolicited visits were the actions of an "avid fan" and said the request for a restraining order was the result of a "cultural misunderstanding."

The so-called misunderstanding included, according to Britney's peeps, Shizawa "tracking" Spears beginning in September 2002, shadowing her from her homes in Los Angeles, where he allegedly tried to bust in, and New York to her divorced parents' domiciles in Louisiana, all the while sending her hundreds of love letters and photos.

Since Spears filed her original request, Shizawa's visa has expired and he has been forced to return to his hometown of Yokohama, Japan. Hiller, who called his client a "smart guy," said the computer programmer hopes to return to the U.S. once his legal woes are resolved.

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The pop star was concerned the impressionable 13-year-old would be appalled if she saw her big sister locking lips with Madonna, but Jamie Lynn understood the kiss was just make believe.

She says, "She was like, 'Jamie Lynn, don't be mad at me, but this is what I am going to do.'

"I was like, 'I'm not mad at you. I think it's cool.' My sister is so not a lesbian. It's called acting."

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Images of the 21-year locking lips with the MATERIAL GIRL at the MTV VIDEO MUSIC AWARDS in New York last month (August 28th) were beamed around the world and made the covers of countless newspapers and magazines - creating massive controversy over the formerly virginal singer's behaviour.

And Britney confesses she was terrified her parents JAMIE and LYNNE would disapprove of her bisexual behaviour - but was relieved to find they actually enjoyed the performance.

She says, "I was really, really nervous, but my mom liked it, and, weirdly enough, my dad thought it was fine too."

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The LP, which includes collaborations with R KELLY, SEAN 'P DIDDY' COMBS and MOBY, is her first release in a traumatic two years that have seen the break-up of her parents' marriage, her split from long-term boyfriend JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE and tabloid allegations of sexual indiscretions with a string of celebrity suitors.

And Britney embraces shedding former wholesome, virginal image - marked in startling clarity by her lingering onstage smooch with MADONNA at the MTV VMA awards last month (August 28th) - with her much-anticipated new album.

Her joint effort with controversial soul star Kelly, a track called OUTRAGEOUS, lives up to the promise of its title. Lyrics include the line, "Oh, it's so hot, and I need some air, boy, don't stop, 'cause I'm halfway there."

A collaboration with Moby shows further signs of a more mature Britney. The singer describes EARLY MORNIN' as being about "going out at night and feeling like s*** the next day".

But Britney insists her new sexier image isn't a reflection of a steamy personal life at the moment.

She says, "Of course I'm not doing Baby One More Time and those big, massive hits anymore.

"I think this record is where I'm at right now in my life. It's sensual, it's sexual. I'm probably writing about that subconsciously because I don't have that right now."

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Elderly JUNE A SPEARS, 73, was reportedly enjoying an innocent conversation about fishing with WASHINGTON POST journalist REILLY CAPPS when Eldridge spotted him and went over.

According to British tabloid THE DAILY SPORT, the burly minder proceeded snatched notes made by Capps and tore them up.

When Capps and his newspaper demanded an apology from the OOPS!...I DID IT AGAIN star's people, they reportedly received back the destroyed notes.

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"I'd describe it as trance-y," Spears says. "Kind of a vibe record. Something you could listen to that's not so song structured." After getting personal on her last album, 2001's Britney, Spears says the new album is a little more distant. "This record is definitely personal to me," she says. "But it's not shockingly personal. I think once you start being so self-serving with your music . . . I did a little bit of that with my last record, and I really didn't want to put myself out there that much."

Spears has spent much of past year in New York working on record. The Moby collaboration, "Early Mornin'," sounds like the aftermath of one of Spears' much publicized late nights at bars. "It's about going out at night and feeling like shit the next day," she says.

The Matrix production and songwriting team contribute "Shadow," which sounds like a mid-Nineties Aerosmith ballad, while Kelly wrote and produced "Outrageous." And the lyrical fare is considerably less innocent than that found on Oops! . . . I Did It Again, with lines like: "Oh, it's so hot, and I need some air/Boy, don't stop, 'cause I'm halfway there . . ."

"Of course I'm not doing '. . . Baby One More Time' and those big, massive hits anymore," Spears says. "I think this record is where I'm at right now in my life. It's sensual, it's sexual . . . I'm probably writing about that subconsciously because I don't have that right now."

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