Today Around the Blogoshere...

Amid much speculation it's finally confirmed, Britney Spears WILL open MTV's Video Music Awards on Sunday.

"MTV has long played an important role in my career. How can I not be there to kick off their 25th VMAs?" Spears, 26, told People in a statement. "I'm excited to open the entire show, to say hi to my fans and to be nominated."

Whether Brit Brit will perform, however, remains to be seen. [People] But sources, who might be fucking with us, including Spears' manager Larry Rudolph, say she WON'T.

"Contrary to media reports, Britney was never slated to perform on this year's VMAs," Rudolph previously said in a statement. "She's in the middle of recording her next album, which is going amazingly well, and her focus remains on the studio."

Spears' "Piece of Me" is up for Best Female Pop Video and Video of the Year.

The VMAs air from Los Angeles at 9 p.m. on September 5.
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Star Jones has a new boyfriend (uh-oh). His name is Herb Wilson. And he is the executive chef at Manhattan's Soho and Tribeca Grand hotels.

No word on exactly how long the two have been dating. But an anonymous "friend" described the relationship as "new;" and said "he makes her very happy."

Jones, 46, and Big Gay Al (Reynolds, 38) were married for three and half years, before they filed for divorce in March. [People]

Image via Just Jared.
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Here's the trailer for Lindsay Lohan's new film Labor Pains, which co-stars Curb's Cheryl Hines.



Even though I like Lohan, 22, a lot more since she's become a lesbian, this movie looks pretty fucking terrible.

And since when is that Chicken Little guy (Kevin Covais, 19) from American Idol, season five, an actor? I saw him in the trailer for this, and in a preview for, that also terrible-looking movie, College.

On the plus side, though, none of LiLo's Labor Pains co-stars complained about her work ethic (or lack thereof).