Documents filed today state that Sam Lufti and Adnan Ghalib were conspiring to contact Britney, with the aim of removing her conservatorship and reinstating themselves back into her life. According to the restraining order, Sam Lufti had been contacting Britney via text message and online messaging, having conspired last year with lawyer Jon Eardley, also restricted from harrassing Britney and her family, to remove the restraints via an unsolicited letter, which claimed she would receive 'full custody of her children' within 30-60 days. The documents state that Lufti has been informing Britney's hairdresser of his plans to remove the conservatorship and needed documents signed by Britney in order to proceed, asking the hairdresser to inform Britney that he is not responsible for the restraints. During Lufti's involvement in her life, he used her to his own financial gain, allowed her to perform on the MTV VMAs, and organised paparazzi shoot sessions in order to profit from her lack of security and management, and allowed her to partake in unsafe driving chases with paparazzi around Los Angeles. The original restraining order filed in early 2008 also claims he was feeding Britney drugs without her consent or awareness; this has all changed since the conservatorship, adding structure to her life.

According to reports, Britney Spears has asked her conservators to 'protect her' from Sam Lufti, her former manager and Adnan Ghalib, the paparazzo she dated in 2007. It's been reported that, despite resistance from each other last year, Lutfi and Ghalib have attempted to conspire together to try and undermine Britney's conservatorship. Attorney Jon Eardley, who Lutfi used early last year to attack the conservatorship, was allegedly also involved. Other reports state that Britney is attempting to replace her court-appointed lawyer, Sam Ingham, with Laura Wasser.

Virgin Mobile USA & Canada, one of the leading providers of both prepaid and contract phone services, announced its title sponsorship of the USA and Canada legs of Britney Spears' forthcoming concert tour. The tour will be entitled "Virgin Mobile Presents The Circus Starring Britney Spears," and features special guests The Pussycat Dolls. The tour is due to kick off in New Orleans on 3rd March 2009 with a planned 31 dates in the United States. In a press statement, Britney Spears says, "I'm thrilled to partner with Virgin Mobile on my tour. They will have cool opportunities for my fans and me to connect, and they'll bring a lot of excitement to the tour." "Britney's draw is undeniable and her show is sure to be one to remember. We're very proud to help deliver what will be the tour of the year! We'll provide special access and exclusive opportunities for our customers and her millions of fans including behind-the-scenes events,' said Bob Stohrer, Chief Marketing Officer, Virgin Mobile USA. Nathan Rosenberg, Chief Marketing Officer, Virgin Mobile Canada, said, "Britney Spears is about to bring some much needed heat to Canada with what promises to be the tour of the year!"

Britney Spears' "Circus" has officially been certified as Platinum in the USA for shipments of over 1million copies, by the RIAA, with the album slightly falling in the Billboard Top 200 top ten list tis week, to #7 with sales of 31,000. On a worldwide scale, "Circus" fails to leave the top 3 most-bought albums, having sold 2.5million copies so far.

New reports and rumours about Britney's forthcoming 'The Circus Starring Britney Spears' tour are abounding around the Internet, including one from a UK gossip site that claims Will Baker, Kylie Minogue's best friend and long-time stylist, has been signed up to style Britney and her dancers for the tour. Other rumours claim Britney is currently having vocal training for the tour, to sing parts of it live, including three ballads, whilst other rumours state that there will be flying around the audience, pyrotechnics and intricate animal constumes for the dancers, as real animals cannot be used.

"Circus" holds at #17 this week in the official UK top 75 singles chart, just two spots away from her lowest charting single, "Break The Ice," which peaked at #15 in 2008; meanwhile, it has climbed to a new peak on UK radio stations, climbing 8 spots to #30 this week. "Circus," the album, has also climbed in the official Uk top 75 albums chart, to #31.

Lily Allen, currently at #1 on UK's iTunes with "The Fear," has spoken about Britney following the leaked cover version of "Womanizer" she recorded earlier in the year. She said, "I love Britney and I think she's brilliant. But I can totally see why she went down the route she did with the whole hair-shaving thing. If you were young, had that much money, and people treated you like that and you've got doctors and prescription drugs, yeah you're gonna go crazy."

Paris Hilton, who is promoting her new UK ITV show where she aims to find a British best friend, has spoken about Britney's 'comeback' to the music industry in an interview with "Heat" magazine, saying, "I'm so excited, I'm good friends with Britney and I'm really proud of her. I can't wait to see her show in LA."

The third single from "Circus," the Max Martin production, "If U Seek Amy," is already causing controversy in the USA because of what it sounds like the title is spelling out when sung in the song. The USA censorship group, The Parents Television Council, is 'warning' parents about the song, and urging radio stations not to play it as it will 'violate the broadcast indecency law'. "There is no misinterpreting the lyrics to this song, and it's certainly not about a girl named Amy," their president, Tim Winter said. According to reports, radio stations across New York and LA are already spinning the track in its complete album form, whilst some areas have started spinning their own version, where 'seek' is changed to 'see'. "If U Seek Amy" has already sold over 107,000 downloads in the USA, since December.

The second single from Britney's "Circus," the title track, has climbed into the official UK top 20 singles chart this week, rising to #17; the CD release date for the single is 16th February 2009, backed by a Mike Rizzo mix of "Womanizer." In the albums chart this week, with low sales all around, "Circus" falls from #27 to #33 this week.

Britney Spears has been crowned Best International Female Artist Of The Year 2009 and Best International Video Of The Year Of 2009 for "Womanizer" - unfortunately, Britney was not in attendance due to intense rehearsals for her tour, leaving the show to 'recreate' the "Womanizer" live performance with a male comedian dressed in drag.

Despite a huge drop in sales across the board, due to the typically quiet January period, "Circus" has managed to stay atop of the world chart, put together by MediaTraffic, for the fourth consecutive week, selling 106,000 copies.

Britney is moving house to a new home in Calabasas titled "Chateau Suenos"("House of Dreams"); she posted a message on her web site, saying, "I just took my babies to our new home and they loved it - I can't wait to move in!"

The third single from "Circus" will officially be fan favourite, and one of the most downloaded songs from the album on iTunes, "If You Seek Amy." The track was penned and produced by Max Martin, who wrote most of Britney's pre-2002 singles, including "...Baby One More Time," "Oops!... I Did It Again," "Stronger" and "Overprotected."

6 photographs from Britney and her mother, Lynne, with her two children, Sean Preston and Jayden James, at the wedding of her brother, Bryan Spears, in their home town, have been added to the photo gallery!

"Circus" has climbed back into the official UK top 20 albums chart at #18 from last week's #18, selling a further 15,000 this week, bringing it's grand total to 240,000+. In the singles chart, "Womanizer" sells another 29,000 copies to 275,000, climbing back into the top 10 to #9, whilst "Circus," which is released in February, is charting in the top 75 at #43.