It has been reported that Britney Spears’ shelved comeback into “pop-super-stardom” has been given a helping hand by top music producer Sean Garret, only a week after her publicist revealed record executives had pushed Spears’ comeback album back to 2008 – prompting reports early studio work was no good Garrett, who has just completed sessions with Spears, insists the singer has created another pop masterpiece.

He told Billboard.com, “I’ve got this one record I’ve been holding for 10 months that everyone has tried to buy, but I stayed with Britney on it. I guarantee it will shake up the world.

“It’s uptempo, out of control… It’s wowzers, produced by me and Bloodshy. I can’t give the title yet, but the record is done and definitely what people want to hear from her.” And Garrett knows what he’s talking about – he shared the Songwriter of The Year honour at the BMI Awards in May

Actress Catherine-Zeta-Jones reportedly left pal George Clooney “stunned” when she took the actor up on his offer to spend time at his Italian retreat on the banks of Lake Como.

George Clooney had invited the Welsh actress to vacation at his palatial European pad and couldn’t believe it when she actually called him.

She says, “I called him a few months later and said, `It’ll be me, Michael, two nannies and two kids.’ “He went, `What?’ I always invite people to my house, but no one has ever called and said, I’ll be there next Thursday.’ But I do. Invite me to your house, I’m coming.”

Newly reformed the pop band “The Spice Girls” have said that they had wanted to reunite for Sunday’s Concert for Diana but it was made impossible by the girls’ conflicting schedules. (McDonald’s probably needed Baby Spice to do a couple of shifts at the weekend)

The Girls have reunited for a World Tour, which is due to take place at the end of 2007, but the original five members of the group: Victoria ‘Posh Spice’ Beckham; Melanie ‘Scary Spice’ Brown; Geri ‘Ginger Spice’ Halliwell; Emma ‘Baby Spice’ Bunton and Melanie ‘Sporty Spice’ Chisholm wanted to make their first comeback appearance on Sunday.

Chisholm says: “We would have loved to have been there this weekend but the timing has been impossible for us.”

She also revealed why she backtracked on repeated promises the group would never reform, adding: “A girl is allowed to change her mind and also this is something that we have only seriously started this year really.”

Elton John, Tom Jones, Duran Duran, James Morrison, Kanye West, Pharrell Williams, Rod Stewart and Take That are among the starstudded line up for Sunday’s memorial gig.

Find out more about the Concert for Diana, taking place this weekend at the official website.

Paris Hilton has leaped to the defence of Britney Spears’ parenting ability – insisting she is a great mother.

Speaking to CNN’s Larry King on Wednesday- in her first interview since being released from jail on Tuesday, Hilton insists her pop pal is “a good mom” but finds it hard to deal with all the media attention.

She says: “She’s a sweet girl. She’s a good mom. She loves her children.

“I’ve seen her with her kids. She loves her kids. And I think its hard for anyone when you’re in the spotlight so much. Its very overwhelming at such, like, a young age.”

Spears’ parenting has been under scrutiny since she was seen driving with her then 19-month-old child Sean Preston on her lap last year. She has another son Jayden James.

Scissor Sisters front man Jake Shears has revealed that he was the victim of vicious bullying after he came out as gay.

The flamboyant singer revealed he was homosexual when he was just 15, and admits that his brave decision resulted in him being constantly tormented and bullied at school.

Shears, who went to school in Arizona, claims the bullying got so bad that people even spat on him as he was walking to and from class.

He told British TV show Orange Playlist: “When I came out the reaction to me was horrible. It was bad, it was a big campus and I was always walking across and that was frightening. I would get spat on and get pushed around, and lots of kids would yell stuff.

“Now I look back it was probably a mistake to come out at school. I was dressing really crazy, wearing plaid skirts and leather. I was wearing anything I could find, anything I could get my hands on. I was the only gay kid at school. There was a heavy Mormon population, people were really conservative. People started asking me and I would say yes.”

The ‘Mary’ singer – who was the only openly gay student at his school – became friends with the other “freaky kids” in his classes to cope with the bullying.

Shears admits his pals were bullied so badly they got hooked on drugs trying to escape the abuse of their tormentors.

He explained: “The freaky kids I befriended got addicted to crystal meth. They were complete junkies. I don’t know how I got through that time – I never dabbled with anything. I had no desire to do it, but I didn’t judge them for doing it.”

Jake Shears gay? OH. MY. GOD. *Giggles to self*

Troubled Pop star Britney Spears has hand delivered a lawyer’s letter to her estranged mother – but according to various reports, it’s not a restraining order…

The “Oops I did it again” singer fell out with her mum Lynne earlier this year for being ‘pushed’ into rehab after months of hard partying following her split from her trailer trash husband Kevin Federline.

Spears was spotted visiting a Valencia, California movie set on Thursday where her younger sister Jamie Lynn is currently working, and was seen handing over a document to her mother while exchanging a few brief words, before the 25-year-old stormed back to her parked Mercedes.

Video footage of her impromptu visit has since surfaced on the internet.

Media reports allege Spears was serving her mother with a restraining order, but TMZ claims it is actually a letter from an out-of-state lawyer. The site claims the singer could not legally deliver such an order if she was the one seeking it.

According to the reports, the letter was a blunt request to Lynne to keep her distance from Britney’s two young sons, 19-month-old Sean Preston and nine-month-old Jayden James, if she is on medication that could “impair her ability to be around them”.

Meanwhile its been revealed the troubled singer has reportedly pulled out of a concert with Cyndi Lauper – because she refuses to sing live.

Britney was expected to perform at the True Colors tour in Los Angeles on Saturday with Erasure, Deborah Harry, The Dresden Dolls and The MisShapes with Jeffree Star – but allegedly canceled the appearance because she wasn’t allowed to mime.

A source told British tabloid newspaper “The Sun” , “Britney said she’d only lip-sync but to work with Cyndi, you have to perform.”

Although Spears was never officially confirmed for the tour line-up, earlier this week her choreographer Misha Gabriel told People.com the star would be performing one song at the Greek Theater gig.

The last time Britney Performed live, she lip-synced her way though a series of brief 15 minute concerts.