Pop icon Britney Spears is making headlines all over the world for her recent songs, music videos and Femme Fatale tour, but not all of them are positive.

Her trademark scandalous, skimpy costumes have earned harsh criticism from some, while her devoted fans continue to flock to the singer’s every show.

One thing’s for sure: This is not the Britney Spears of old.

The pop icon kicked off the UK leg of her tour in London Thursday night, showing off her ample, womanly curves in sexy bras, panties, leotards, etc.

The 29-year-old chanteuse, whose weight has fluctuated in recent years, is not shy about flaunting a slightly healthier midsection and … other attributes.

But is she phoning it in these days? The Daily Mail reported that Britney’s ticket sales have been sluggish and that her lip synced performance at the O2 arena “lacked soul” and that there was “no real interaction between the singer and her fans.”

Does Britney Spears still have it?

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Justin Bieber covers the latest issue of Billboard Magazine and is asked about his Christmas duet with Mariah Carey during the interview.

“That was high,” he says of the notes hit. “But I grinded it out and we got it down.”

It’s Justin’s manager, Scooter Braun, who gets the most attention from this article, however. Read how he compare his client’s fame to The Beatles:

“All the hype and the kids running down the street screaming, you lose the chance to say that this started because of the music. This album lets the music speak for itself. I don’t want to draw comparisons, but there was a band during the British Invasion that had girls screaming at them. I think you know who I’m talking about.”

That’s high praise. Is Bieber worthy of it? Do you think he’ll have a bigger career than The Beatles?

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Kendall Jenner will reportedly be the subject of an E! special next week, as the teenage half-sister of Kourtney, Khloe and Kim Kardashian will be chronicled in the days leading up to her 16th birthday.

According to Us Weekly, which first reported this story, the show will center on Kendall shopping for a car and considering a vital question in life: belly button ring or tattoo?!?

An insider even says the family is “trying to line up Nicki Minaj or Kanye [West] to perform” during the special. We’d rail against how positively absurd this sounds, how unhealthy it is to celebrate any 16-year old in such a lavish manner, but it’s Friday afternoon. We’re tired. Readers, please take over for us.

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Sinead O’Connor showed off her new look last night at the 2011 amfAR Insipiration Gala at West Hollywood’s Chateau Marmont, and save for the giant new tattoo in the middle of her chest, looked a lot like the Sinead O’Connor of old!

A stark contrast with her appearance this summer, anyway.

Sinead’s Twitter rants about her non-existent sex life and asking for advice on how to take her own life have made headlines of late … maklng the tattoo the most normal thing she’s done in awhile. Check it out and vote on her best look below:

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Congratulations are in order for Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart! They’re married! Sort of!

At a press conference in Stockholm, Sweden today, the actor - who is touring Europe alongside Ashley Greene in order to promote Breaking Dawn - joked with reporters about that film’s wildly-anticipated wedding ceremony.

“The wedding scene’s funny because we used a real priest,” Rob said. “So technically we are already married because he did all the things you would do in a normal ceremony.”

Wow. That was fast. Stewart only first confirmed the relationship this month.

After Edward and Bella exchange vows, of course, they get it on via a sex scene that was so raunchy, the film was initially given an R rating. Was the scene as hot to fil as it will undoubtedly look? Not exactly, Pattinson said.

“The set was crazy and you have about 20 people in the room and someone saying things like: ‘No, Bella would not have made that noise. Can we do it again?’”

Robert adds that Bella initiates the intercourse, and wonders about the theme of sex overall in the Saga:

“I’ve never been able to relate to that fear of sex or sexuality. It’s funny that all three movies portray sex as something scary and then, when they have sex in the fourth movie, they have a child with really rather devastating consequences. I’m not sure what they are trying to say… never have sex with anyone ever?”

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