That says it all, doesn't it? The mother of two hasn't had much success when it comes to dating. She's just 25, but her many men already include Justin Timberlake, Columbus Short, a record producer whose name I can't even remember, that recent manny-bodyguard guy, and she's even been linked to Colin Farrell and Fred Durst. And then there are not one, but two ex-husbands: childhood friend Jason Alexander and dancer-rapper-actor-whatever Kevin Federline.
Before Ms. Spears jumps into another relationship (I mean, you Criss Angel!) and finds herself crying, "Oops, I did it again," she should think about the day when her kids will be old enough to search the Internet. Their mommy will have a lot of explaining to do.
On the complete other side of the dating spectrum is Oscar-winner Reese Witherspoon.
On the complete other side of the dating spectrum is Oscar-winner Reese Witherspoon. Who has the blond beauty been linked to since she and Ryan Phillippe split after seven years of marriage? No one, really.
Sure, there have been reports about a budding romance with Jake Gyllenhaal, her co-star in the upcoming movie "Rendition," but if Witherspoon is dating the hunkster, she's been able to outsmart us all. There have been no photos of them canoodling, and there certainly haven't been any handholding red carpet appearances of the maybe-couple.
Witherspoon's top priority? Her and Phillippe's two kids, eight-year-old Ava and Deacon, who turns four next month.
She'd much rather be at home with the kids than out partying
She'd much rather be at home with the kids than out partyingShe'd much rather be at home with the kids than out partying and looking for love in the wee hours of the morning in places like Las Vegas.
If Witherspoon finds love again, the last thing you should look for is one of those at-home mushy-gushy celebrity tabloid magazine cover stories.
Same holds true for Jennifer Aniston, Cameron Diaz and the super-private Renee Zelwegger. Even if their not-so-stellar dating life improves, these A-listers will be the last to talk publicly if or when things take a turn for the better.
As for the bachelors of Hollywood,
Sean "Diddy" Combs is the Spears of the male set.
Sean "Diddy" Combs is the Spears of the male set. While he may not have had any public displays of wacky behavior like shaving his head, Combs is also going to have a lot of explaining to do when his kids (he has three with Kim Porter and one with Misa Hylton-Brim) catch on to their free-lovin' daddy.
With Jennifer Lopez as an ex and rumors of romance with starlets like Sienna Miller, Combs is like a modern-day Warren Beatty. I guess he could always explain it away by reminding the kids that their daddy was Date.com's Sexiest Single Father in 2005.
Like Combs, George Clooney has made a second career out of being single. He's the first to say he's not the marrying kind (his first and only marriage to Talia Balsam ended in divorce in 1993 after less than four years of marriage). Clooney may have dated more women than he would like to admit, but at least he does it with class.
Leave it to Mr. Clooney to announce he has a new girlfriend in the most subtle of ways. Sarah Larson was with him recently when he hit the Venice Film Festival. But you wouldn't have known it except for a simple kiss he gave her while having dinner at a chic-chic black-tie soiree.
Clooney likes it quiet and private.
Hmm, perhaps it's time for Clooney to give Witherspoon a call.
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