Despite the TV ads you may have seen featuring Britney Spears, MTV VMA host Russell Brand and an elephant, the troubled pop star will not be making an appearance at the awards show this year. Rumors spread that Brit would be making a certifiable comeback -- unlike the performance she made at the 2007 VMAs -- but, according to Ryan Seacrest, her manager Larry Rudolph has refuted the claims.

Jamie Lynn Spears is finally a mom! Us Weekly reports that the 17-year-old 'Zoey 101' star gave birth in McComb, Miss. today to a baby girl named Maddie, weighing in at 7 lbs., 11 oz. Big sis Britney Spears flew to Kentwood, La. on Wednesday to support Jamie Lynn as she prepped for the delivery.

No, this isn't a joke. Frappuccino-loving Britney Spears may become the new spokesperson for Bally Total Fitness. The infamous 26-year-old pop star is hitting the gym three times a day with the top trainers and nutritionists in Los Angeles, and her manager is in talks with the fitness chain about a possible campaign deal.

"We are training Britney Spears," John Wildman, the company's chief marketing officer, told the Associated Press. "Britney is a regular active member of Bally and is working with our top two people ... Britney is their only client."

Now if she could just drop the cigarettes ...