News Bites: Britney Spears Won't Be Performing on Madonna Tour; Lindsay Lohan Gets New Ring

Tuesday! And it's actually been quite a good news day today -- so we've all been extremely busy! Anyway, a round-up of some of our favorite stories of the day, below. Madonna Producers Deny Britney Spears' Live Stage Performance On Tour Madonna's tour producers have shot down reports Britney Spears will join her in a live stage performance. It had previously been reported the Material Girl singer asked Spears to join her on her Sticky + Sweet tour earlier this month in a bid to help the troubled star resurrect her own singing career. But while Spears will appear with Madonna in a short video that will be broadcast on big screens during the show, she will not be taking to the stage with the pop superstar.

Lindsay Lohan Gets $22k Ring From Samantha Ronson Lindsay Lohan's rumored girlfriend, DJ Samantha Ronson, reportedly bought the Mean Girls star a $22k Cartier diamond ring for her 22nd birthday. "Sam took Lindsay shopping to celebrate her 22nd birthday," a source says. "Although Lindsay is the major breadwinner, Sam has her own money and is very proud. It's not an engagement ring - simply a token of her commitment. Lindsay is thrilled and she and Sam are very content."

Mark Ronson Lashes Out At The NME

Super-producer Mark Ronson has blasted British music magazine NME in a row over his recent Glastonbury performance - labeling the people who work there "morons". Ronson was infuriated after he received an email from a reporter at the publication denying responsibility for a scathing review of his set at the legendary English festival on 29 June (08).

And the music-maker, who was only alerted to the negative article by the message, is shocked at the magazine's attitude. He has posted the reporter's email on his website and is now vowing to sell his recent NME award on the internet. He writes on his Myspace.com blog, "I got the following email from a journalist at the NME in reference to what I imagine was a scathing review of my Glasto performance (if only I read the mag, I might know what it said....oh well). My NME award for 2008's best international solo artist will be on eBay as soon as the morons send it to me. I doubt the bidding will go that high and it makes an excellent doorstop."

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