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Britney, hubby inspire media frenzy at Vision
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Yes, that platinum ringleted blonde in the slinky red dress on Kevin Federline’s arm inside the VIP section early Sunday morning at Vision nightclub in Midtown was none other than Britney Spears.
The couple appeared at the club to celebrate Federline’s birthday. Dressed in a strategically angled white Braves cap and trademark white tanktop undergarment and two-day scruff on his face, Federline, who apparently now makes a living as rentable nightclub guest, and Spears arrived at the packed club around 12:45.
On the red carpet outside the club, a unusual mix of legit press and tabloid shutterbugs, freshly imported for the evening, snapped away. The couple was quickly hustled inside to a velvet-roped-off table and black couches, where a very large stern man in a suit loomed.
At the table, decanters filed with premium Belvedere vodka and Patron tequila, an ice bucket, plastic cups and a black plastic ashtray awaited the celeb mag cover couple of the moment.
Disputing the current US Weekly “BRITNEY MOVES OUT!” screaming headline, the couple danced and gyrated together as Q100’s Jeff Dauler instructed the thousands of people on the dance floor to “Make some noise for K-Fed!” The DJ complied with an odd rendition of Michael Jackson’s “Billie Jean,” which he attempted to scratch over with rhythmically uneven results.
Grabbing the microphone, the cigarette-adorned Federline told the crowd: “We want to stay all [expletive] night long!” The large diamonds in both of his ears threatened to blind the crowd when the club’s lights hit them. Sighted or not, K-Fed’s dedication to his new work place elicited a huge cheer from club-goers.
A few feet away, pop star Usher danced with friends in the VIP section with a glass of champagne. Earlier, the Alpharetta resident shared his digits with Federline, who promptly inserted them into his cell phone.
In homage to the club’s celeb attendees, the DJ played Spears’ “Toxic” and Usher’s “Yeah!” Perhaps the most uncomfortable moment of the early morning arrived when the DJ mixed in a few bars from Spears-ex Justin Timberlake’s “Rock Your Body.”
Scantily clad female admirers who hovered a little too close to the couple’s velvet rope, hoping to catch Federline’s eye, were greeted with a sudden Halogen-penlight flash to the retinas by security who asked them to please step back.
Rapper Nelly, sans his always attractive facial Band-Aid accessory, was also spotted in the crowd.
A little over an hour after their arrival, Spears, Federline and all the paparazzi hoopla ducked out of Vision.
A bonding moment
Billy Ray Cyrus, still known as that mullet-wearing dude who sang “Achy Breaky Heart,” may soon become better known as 13-year-old Miley’s dad, thanks to Disney’s latest show “Hannah Montana,” which debuted Friday.
Miley is being groomed as the next generation’s Raven or Hilary Duff.
Billy Ray, in the meantime, plays his daughter’s fictional dad on the show, too, which features Miley as an “average” eighth-grader who happens to be a big pop star but hides her identity from her schoolmates.
“This show has brought us so much closer,” Cyrus told Buzz.
His daughter has been on the verge of stardom before. In fact, she lost out to former Conyers resident and super kid star Dakota Fanning for the film “Dreamer.”
“I wanted her to take a break from show business and chill out,” he said, but her ambition could not be denied.
He has given Miley some lessons on fame’s pitfalls: “There are consequences. Be careful what you ask for. You might get it.”
Cyrus said a future episode will feature his spoof song “I Want My Mullet Back.” And he still loves “Achy Breaky:” “I’m thinking of re-recording it, just hammering it,” he said.
‘Amazing’ run ends
Getting lost in Germany did in Wanda Lopez-Rochford, a corporate trainer from Smyrna, and her daughter, Desiree Cifre, a 24-year-old writer from New York, on the third leg of CBS’ “The Amazing Race” last week.
“It was tough wondering how they were going to edit it, whether we’d look like complete idiots,” Desiree told Buzz. “Fortunately, I don’t think we looked as horrible as we could have been.”
The editors made the ending look far closer than it really was, she said. They were actually a good hour behind the eighth-place team, but the show made it look like they were just minutes apart.
Desiree, calm and articulate, often had to keep her mom on track, especially when Wanda struggled to dive underwater to get a clue in a pool in Russia. “I freaked out,” Wanda admitted.
‘Idol’ musings
Last week, “American Idol” rocker Chris Daughtry did a sultry version of Johnny Cash’s “I Walk the Line” that drew praises from the judges for his originality. But how original was it?
Daughtry’s take is similar to a cover done by the band Live a few years ago. Buzz listened to both versions, and in reality, Daughtry’s builds to a much stronger, dramatic conclusion than Live lead singer Ed Kowalczyk’s. An “Idol” representative declined to comment, and Daughtry is not allowed to do media, so it may be awhile before we find out if his arrangement was really inspired by Live.
As for ousted “Idol” finalist Kevin Covais, he was cool with the nickname “Chicken Little” and credited Fayetteville’s Paris Bennett for bestowing the name upon him. “I’m sarcastic and witty, and I have a sense of humor, so I really appreciate it, and it’s nothing against me,” he told print media last Thursday.
Celeb birthdays
Director Quentin Tarantino is 43. Singer Mariah Carey is 36. Singer Fergie of Black Eyed Peas is 31.
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