Embattled music superstar Britney Spears appears to have gotten her $h!t together of late, at least in comparison to the Lost Years of 2005-2007.

Embarking on a successful worldwide Circus tour, staying out of the psych ward and taking the kids on vacation in the Bahamas – life’s going well.

There are still glimmers of the crazy, however – and let’s just this incident was the opposite of her famous concert wardrobe malfunction from April.

The celebrity recently sat down for an Elle magazine shoot, a New York Post spy says, and it was a big mess. Literally. According to the report:

"They dressed her in all these beautiful couture clothes – and, well, let’s just say she forgot what time of the month it was. It wasn’t pretty."

That is so gross. Yet we are not entirely shocked.

If we knew, waking up this morning, that there would be a story going around about a star menstruating on clothes during a photo shoot, Britney Spears definitely would have been our first guess. We would also have called in sick.

On the flip side, at least she didn’t let her dog defecate on the clothes, as she did at an OK! Magazine shoot last year. At least we assume not.

Britney Spears’ toddler sons, Sean Preston, 3, and Jayden James, 2, are accused of causing all sorts of damage to a $2,000-a-night suite at the Mohegan Sun Resort & Casino – where the family stayed during Brit’s Circus Tour stop in Ucansville, Connecticut earlier this month.

“The boys pulled down the silk drapes and broke an expensive vase in the living room,” a hotel employee blabbed to celebrity gossip columnist Shelby Loosch this week. “They also left crayon marks all over the walls.”

And it gets worse, as Loosch writes, “.One of the boys messed in his pants while in the pool – leaving other swimmers horrified.”

She has just booked a European tour for the summer, and now Britney Spears has been granted to take her kids with her on the global romp.

Sean Preston and Jayden James will join their “Toxic” mommy on the European leg of her Circus tour, thanks to their helpful dad Kevin Federline.

K-Fed’s lawman Mark Vincent Kaplan told press, “[Kevin is] more than happy to facilitate Britney being able to see the boys on the European leg of the tour.”

He continued, “[Britney] should not have to sacrifice visits with her boys while pursuing her career.  Kevin has even been able to make sure that Britney can maintain the boys’ regular schedule, even though she’s on tour.”

Britney Spears has apparently found a new method of therapy: gardening. Because if there’s one person I want wielding hedge clippers, it’s Britney. The Sun reports:

A source said: "Britney has tried every kind of therapy going. She’s studied yoga, seen numerous counsellors and even experimented with mysticism, but they’ve never been more than passing fads.
"This time seems different though. She’s committed to learning as much as she can about horticulture and how it impacts your well-being.
"Whenever she returns to her California home she’s straight out in the garden working. She’s very proud and knowledgeable about what she’s planted and what is growing around her house."

I can just see Britney now, walking out to her garden with a plastic pail, shovel and dreams of growing a chicken wing tree. She planted one just yesterday down yonder. Though daddy says "a KFC bucket won’t grow nothin’," she knows the land. She knows the land.

With a pair of involuntary hospitalizations, run-ins with shady managers and lovers, being done wheelbarrow style by J.R. Rotem, and enduring a long stint in which she eschewed pants, Britney Spears had a rough go of it for a time.

Yet with a successful new album, Circus, and a nationwide tour packing in crowds all across the country, she’s definitely back on top. But was she ever gone?

Before and after Britney’s Pittsburgh concert on Friday night, most of her ardent fans agreed that, comeback or not, Spears was on top of her game.

“I don’t think she ever went away,” said 21-year-old Hugh Stumpp. “She’s on top of the world right now and she’s continued to grow and it’s great.”

“Her huge tour comeback just shows how great of an artist she really is and shows how she can bounce back from anything,” added Steve Delong, 20.

Whether they’re wearing custom “It’s Britney B!tch” t-shirts or defending her on “jealous” fan sites, it’s obvious that many supporters never left Spears’ side.

“Everyone just goes through a rough patch,” said fan Danielle DeRuschi, 20. “If you like her then you stand up for her and you just follow her through the end.”

She’s definitely returning the favor, too, right? Well, try telling that to the popular Britney fan site currently in the process of being shut down by her attorneys.

In any case, no matter the obstacles in her path, the blonde singer has once again taken the world by storm and established herself as the icon of a generation.

The crazy stories and odd behavior from her tour and life won’t stop the masses from packing her shows. Click to enlarge more photos of Britney in Pittsburgh …

Instead of "If U Seek Amy  ," Britney Spears might be singing "If U Seek New Roadies" on her next album. Girl has been employing some seriously shady peeps.

On Thursday, Rockey Lee Dickey Jr. and Alex Montes, two employees of a company contracted to provide equipment for the Circus Starring Britney Spears tour, were nabbed by Pittsburgh police for aggravated assault, E! News says.

Spears, whose wild behavior and possible craziness on tour has already been making headlines this week, is set to perform in the Pennsylvania city tonight.

According to a statement from the police, officers saw Rockey Lee Dickey, 34, in a physical altercation with a 30-year-old male, reportedly named Matthew Boyle.

When they approached, Dickey allegedly swung at the officer and Alex Montes, 23, attempted to intervene, placing another officer in a headlock. Always smart.

The cops had to use a taser to subdue Dickey. Montes made a run for it but was picked up shortly thereafter. Both mean "will be charged with aggravated assault, disorderly conduct, assault and public drunkenness," police said.

Obviously, she had nothing personally to do with hiring the two dudes, but Britney Spears’ official site has released a statement regarding the incident:

"Last night two employees of a company contracted to provide equipment for The Circus Starring Britney Spears tour were arrested in Pittsburgh, PA.  However, neither of the men involved are employees of the tour or Ms. Spears. The two individuals have since been dismissed by their employer. The Circus Starring Britney Spears tour does not support or tolerate this type of behavior."

Britney Spears’ sister Jamie Lynn has reportedly called off her wedding to the father of her daughter — months after she was forced to deny rumors of a split.
The pop star’s younger sibling hit the headlines at 16 when she announced she was expecting a child with her boyfriend Casey Aldridge, whom she vowed to marry.
Following the birth of their daughter Maddie Briann in June, the teen couple became the subject of fervent tabloid speculation, which suggested they were living apart after Aldridge cheated on Spears.
The Zoey 101 star came forward in October to deny the persistent infidelity rumors and reiterate her plans to tie the knot with her boyfriend.
But now the 17-year-old is said to have canceled her plans to walk down the aisle with Aldridge once and for all — after deciding she doesn’t need an official ceremony to make her happy.
A source tells OK! magazine, "The wedding’s off. They are still in love, living together and very happy, but they have no plans to get married. Jamie Lynn has everything she wants and feels no need for a ring and piece of paper."
And the publication alleges that Spears has also decided to give up her acting career — so she can focus on raising her toddler.
The insider adds: "She has told friends and family she’s never coming back to Hollywood. She feels that part of her life is over. Jamie Lynn enjoyed every minute of doing Zoey, but since she’s had Maddie, her life has changed completely.
"She’s happy being a real hands-on Southern mother and hopes to continue that for years to come with Casey right by her side. Jamie Lynn knows she needs to make a living when she grows older, so she’s already discussing her career options with advisers. She wants Maddie to grow up in comfort."

Kevin Federline will tell all about his marriage to and divorce from Britney Spears – and their bitter custody battle – in new songs for his forthcoming rap album.

The wannabe rapper split from Spears in 2006 after two years of marriage and Federline was handed custody of their two young sons, Sean Preston and Jayden James, in 2007 following a bitter court battle.
The former couple is now on friendly terms and share custody of the boys.
But Federline has been pouring out his emotions in tracks for his second record – the follow-up to 2006 flop Playing With Fire.
Collaborator Krayzie Bone, from hip-hop group Bone Thugs-N-Harmony, insists fans will be impressed with Federline’s efforts when the album eventually hits stores – just like he was when he listened to the lyrics.
He tells HipHopDX.com, "People gon’ say I’m crazy, but to my surprise the stuff that he let me hear, it was pretty decent. He told me that he didn’t get a chance to really put out the music he wanted to (with his first album), and he made mistakes in putting out the music that he did – by putting out the club stuff.
"I really didn’t hear none of his old music, but the stuff that he let me hear was, like, really deep. He was talking about his life. He was actually telling his side of the story (of the split with Spears) in a more mature, adult kind of way. Opposed to just being on the record saying, ‘F**k Britney.’
"He definitely got a story to tell (sic) – where he came from, and where he ended up."

Britney Spears has already taken her “Circus” tour across America, into Canada and is scheduled to perform in England this summer – but the pop princess isn’t limiting herself to cities just north of the equator – Brit is headed down under.

According to Australian News, the pop star will bring “The Circus Starring Britney Spears” to Australia later this year, in her first tour of the country.

“All the promoters are vying for it, but the bottom line is she really wants to come here and she really wants to come here this year,” Denis Handlin of Sony Australia told the paper. “I think the promoters are battling it out at the moment.”

As previously reported on AccessHollywood.com, the pop princess’ first tour in five years kicked off earlier this month in New Orleans – and according to fans, the show was worth the wait.

“She was amazing and she looked like she was having a blast the entire time,” one fan told Access. “I haven’t seen the spark that she had last night in a very long time! The ‘it factor’ that she lost is totally back.”

Brit will play Washington, D.C. on Tuesday night and Pittsburgh on Friday.

Not clubbing like the old days, which is fortunate. Or unfortunate, depending on your interpretation of … well, this, that and the other incident. Classic stuff.

After another show on her Circus tour, Britney Spears stepoed out to taste the Montreal nightlife, making an appearance at Tribe Hyperclub on Friday night …
Following a packed house concert in Montreal, Britney Spears made a quick apparence at the superclub in the old port of Montreal. Her dancers joined her for a couple of drinks and 30 minutes later, she head out on her private plane to New York.