The 9 O'Clock News – Thurs 2 August

Posted by heatworld on Thursday 02 Aug 2007

Filed under: Britney Spears, David Beckham, Little Britain, Mel B, Spice Girls

Britney could lose her kids
Lorks, things are going from bad to worse to downright diabolical for Dame Britney of Spearmint – now she could lose custody of her two kids. The troubled singer has been spiralling out of control for months, fuelling Kevin Federline's dossier on his ex. But new claims state that Britney's erratic behaviour is harming her two children Sean Preston and Jayden James. The source, who has spoken to an American magazine, alleges that she is feeding them fizzy drinks from baby bottles and subsequently has asked a dentist to whiten their teeth – which was naturally refused. It's also been claimed that she makes her eldest son fetch cigarettes for her. K-Fed has been battling with Britney over custody for months, but these new allegations can only strengthen his chance of sole custody. Yikes.

The Beckham-backlash has started in America already
It was only a matter of time before America tired of them, but only the Beckhams could turn it around in just two weeks! Furious fans hit out at Becks after he failed to turn up at an LA Galaxy match yesterday despite hundreds of them paying double price for a ticket to see him play. Banners reading, "David, welcome to America, where people like you get paid to do nothing" and "Bench it like Beckham" were displayed across the stands. Beckham was paid £128 million to transfer from Real Madrid and it's anticipated he could double his money in sponsorship deals.

Mel B sues her ex Eddie Murphy
Mel B put the legal wheels in motion yesterday in a bid to receive financial help from her ex Eddie Murphy and father of their four-month-old baby, Angel Iris Murphy Brown. The Beverly Hills Cock disputed that he was the baby's father, but recent DNA tests have proved he is Angel's dad. In LA court papers, Mel B says that she expects "reasonable" support for their baby, while her lawyer Gloria Allred said Murphy showed "appalling conduct" by not offering a penny in child support. Murphy is now said to be engaged to new girlfriend Tracey Edmonds. OK, so we wouldn't exactly want to connected for the rest of eternity with Mel B, but that man is such a tosspot.

Spice Girls to play Baghdad
It looks like the Spice Girls will be heading to Iraq as part of their forthcoming world tour – well, if an internet campaign has its way. The girls have given their fans the chance to vote for where they would play next as part of their comeback gigs, and thousands of votes have been cast for them to play in Iraq’s war-torn capital Baghdad. A source said: “Baghdad’s already generated thousands of votes and it’ll definitely be a contender when the voting ends.” Hmm, we’re not sure that’s what the girls really, really want…

Little Britain create TEN new characters
Matt Lucas and David Walliams are creating up to ten new characters for an American version of Little Britain. The UK comedy series has become a hit over in the US, so much so that heat's favourite boys are now writing a special version for America. Although Matt and David haven’t revealed exactly what the characters will be yet, Matt did say that “They range from the nice to the really gruesome.” Fans over here need not worry about missing out – the American series will be eventually shown over here too. Beyond excited!