Britney And Michael Jackson Are Worst Hotel Guests

Celebrities use hotels as their second home. Britney practically lived at the Four Seasons during her crazy stage last year. But as much publicity they bring to certain establishments, hoteliers aren’t afraid to talk about some celebs’ lack of manners while on the road.

Concierge.com details their “World’s Worst Hotel Guests” list, and Michael Jackson and Britney Spears are right at the top of the list. Here’s what they had to say about Jacko, Brit, Mariah, and Wino. 
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Christina Aguilera ‘-playing board games’ helps her marriage

The 27-year-old singer – who gave birth to Max, her first child with Jordan, in January – revealed the couple have frequent ‘date nights’, and love competing against each other in a variety of games.

She said: ‘I have the most wonderful partner in Jordan. We make it a priority to work on our marriage. You have to take it seriously and respect each other and be a team.

‘We always have date nights as well - it helps to keep the marriage alive after you have kids. My husband and I love to play board games together!’

Christina also revealed she is keen to extend her brood because she has found being a mother such a rewarding experience.

When asked if she had any plans for a sibling for Max, Christina replied to America’s OK! magazine: ‘I hope so. We definitely want to have another child. Having Max has been an amazing experience. He surprises every day. In a year, he has grown so much, now he crawls and is starting to walk.’

Lil Wayne and rock band Coldplay lead nominations

Lil Wayne, whose album Tha Carter III was the biggest selling album in the US this year, won eight nominations, including Album of the Year and Best Rap Solo Performance.

Coldplay landed seven nominations including Album of the Year and Best Rock Performance by a Group.

Many other British acts have been recognised and dominate the Record of the Year category with Adele, Leona Lewis, M.I.A, Coldplay and Robert Plant all contenders.

Led Zeppelin frontman Plant has recieved critical acclaim for Raising Sand, his album with US star Alison Krauss. The pair are nominated together for their track Please Read The Letter, which is also up for Record of the Year.

Radiohead have five nominations including Album of the Year and Adele and Duffy will compete for Best New Artist.

Welsh star Duffy has two other nominations, including Pop Vocal Album for Rockferry, and Pop Vocal Performance for Mercy.

Adele is also up for Song of the Year and Female Pop Vocal performance for Chasing Pavements.

The winners will be announced at a ceremony on 8 February.

Beyonce Knowles tops rich list

The 27-year-old singer-and-actress’ £55 million 2008 earnings were almost double that of Justin Timberlake, also 27, who was ranked second in Forbes magazine’s list of high earners under 30 after taking home £30 million last year.

Sports stars made up the rest of the top five, with LA Lakers basketball star Kobe Bryant in third place with £26.8 million – who at 30 features in the list for the final time - 23-year-old Cleveland Cavaliers basketball player LeBron James in fourth, and tennis star Roger Federer, 27, fifth.

Keira Knightley, 23, was the highest-earning young British star, with earnings of £22 million. Both the ‘Harry Potter’ and ‘High School Musical’ franchises helped three of their young stars make the list. Wizard threesome Daniel Radcliffe, 19, Emma Watson, 18, and Rupert Grint, 20, came 8th, 16th and 19th respectively, while Disney trio Zac Efron, 21, Ashley Tisdale, 23, and Vanessa Hudgens, 19, also made the top 20.

This is the second rich list Beyonce has topped in the last month. The ‘Cadillac Records’ star and husband Jay-Z were named Hollywood’s richest couple by Forbes.com with a combined fortune of £109 million.

Forbes magazine 2008 highest earners under 30:

1. Beyonce Knowles (£55 million)
2. Justin Timberlake (£30 million)
3. Kobe Bryant (£26.8 million)
4. LeBron James (£26.1 million)
5. Roger Federer (£24.1 million)
6. Keira Knightley (£22 million)
7. Maria Sharapova (£17.9 million)
8. Daniel Radcliffe (£17.2 million)
9. Miley Cyrus (£17.2 million)
10. Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen (£10.3 million)
11. Serena Williams (£9.6 million)
12. Venus Williams (£8.9 million)
13. Katherine Heigl (£8.9 million)
14. Jonas Brothers (£8.25 million)
15. Zac Efron (£4 million)
16. Emma Watson (3.78 million)
17. Ashley Tisdale (£3.78 million
18. Hillary Duff (£3.4 million)
19. Rupert Grint (£3.4 million)
20. Vanessa Hudgens (£2.1 million)