Former Destiny’s Child star Kelly Rowland has labelled her former bandmate Beyonce Knowles a “slob”.

The 26-year-old told music website urbanplanet.co.uk that touring with the hugely successful three-piece became nightmarish because of the slovenly habits of Beyonce and Michelle Williams.

Though Rowland refused to rule out the chance of a Destiny’s Child reunion, her comments suggest she is delighted to be touring solo, ahead of the release of her new album Ms Kelly.

“They’re both slobs,” she explained. “We would get on a tour bus and they’d flick off their shoes. And I’d be like, ‘No! That’s the corner for shoes!’

“I’m a neat freak. I make them crazy,” she added.

Rowland, who sold over 100 million records with Destiny’s Child, admitted to feeling frustration at continual comparisons with her glamorous bandmate, saying: “People should respect me in my own solo right.”

The singer also rubbished recent rumours that she’s been dating Radio 1 DJ Reggie Yates.

Rowland has been linked with Yates while promoting her new single Work but laughed off the claims, saying the former Top of the Pops presenter isn’t her type.

“He’s not tall, dark and handsome! He’s tall, bright, and… I guess cute? Reggie’s more like a friend. We were just hanging out at a party and exchanged information,” she said.

“I’ve been linked to three British men here,” she continued. “And it’s ok because you know it happens, I’m gonna be linked with someone else by the end of the year. Who cares?”

Rowland also admitted that while she loves the Destiny’s Child smash Say My Name, the songs Bootylicious and Bug A Boo became further reasons to look forward to a solo career.

Wesley Snipes‘ federal tax-evasion trial wasn’t quite as taxing as expected for the actor’s defense team.

Lawyers representing the star in his tax-dodging case, which could potentially see him sent to prison through 2024, unexpectedly rested their case Monday morning without calling a single witness—big name or otherwise—to testify in the trial.

Snipes’ legal team, led by Robert Barnes, rested its case after just one hour in the courtroom. The prosecution, by contrast, spent the past two weeks arguing their case for the jury and only rested on Friday.

Barnes & Co. explained their no-defense tactic by claiming the prosecution’s case was so weak, they bore the “complete failure of their burden.”

“We could have called a bunch of Hollywood stars,” Snipes attorney Robert Bernhoft said, adding that the decision not to call any of Tinseltown’s finest to testify was only made Sunday night after a closer examination of the prosecution’s case.

“We could have put on a big show, but we don’t do that. We’re not going to waste the jury’s time.”

Britney Spears - who hasn’t seen her two sons for more than three weeks after she refused to return them to ex-husband Kevin Federline - is forbidden from visiting her children indefinitely, meaning her only access to them is via phone calls.

Britney and Lufti had a major fight last night after he told her she must see a psychiatrist and talk to her parents, as well as to stop seeing Adnan Ghalib, her photographer boyfriend.  Britney’s parents - who were in Los Angeles visiting Britney’s sons Sean Preston and Jayden James last night - arrived at her house at around 9:00 PM and waited outside the gates in their car. Britney refused to speak to them and left after Adnan collected her.

 

On arriving back to Britney’s LA house together, the singer broke down in tears on the kerb with Sam only briefly consoling her.

The star – already distraught at having access to her two sons to ex-husband limited to telephone access only – continued crying outside until being comforted by her dad, pregnant 16-year-old sister JAMIE LYNN [I don’t think she was there, I think the mag is confusing Jamie Lynn with father Jamie] and boyfriend ADNAN GHALIB.

In a further twist Adnan was banned from entering Britney’s house by security, on orders from Sam who also sent the snapper a text saying: “You’re a manic trigger. If you continue to have any contact, you’ll kill her. It’s your decision.”

Later, desperate to see her partner, Britney jumped into the car of a waiting paparazzo who gave her a lift to a meeting point where they then sped off together.

LOS ANGELES — Britney Spears’ friend Sam Lutfi told Barbara Walters in a phone call over the weekend that the pop star has been to a psychiatrist for “mental issues which are treatable,” Walters said Monday on “The View.”

Lutfi, described by Walters as Spears’ “manager and very good friend,” also said that Spears has been suffering from mood swings and has had trouble sleeping.

Lutfi also told Walters that Spears is in touch with her mother — who arrived in Los Angeles Sunday night — and that she has been very supportive.