Britney Spears' Emmy redemption

Sep 14, 2007, 11:12 GMT

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Britney Spears is in talks to appear at the Emmys to apologise for her MTV Video Music Awards disaster.

The 'Gimme More' singer is reportedly hoping to redeem herself after her flop performance last Sunday (09.09.07) at the US TV awards ceremony this Sunday (16.09.07).

An Emmys insider said: "Britney is in negotiations to appear at the ceremony, but nothing is confirmed. The idea is to have her come on and apologize for the VMAs. She's weighing up the offer."

A source close to the 25-year-old singer told Us Weekly magazine: "I can't say this is 100 per cent not true. All I can say is that the Emmy people aren't dealing with her record company, her manager or her agents at William Morris. So if she is doing anything for the Emmys then it's not going through the official channels."

Meanwhile, it has been claimed Britney was pushed into her heavily criticised VMAs appearance by her entertainment lawyer Gary Stiffelman.

Reports claim the 'Toxic' singer was reluctant to perform, saying she wasn't ready, but Stiffelman insisted it would be great publicity for her new album due to be released on November 13.

Britney reportedly drowned her sorrows after her onstage catastrophe.

The pop star allegedly partied and downed shots with P. Diddy at his private suite located in the Fantasy Tower of Las Vegas' Palms Hotel until 7am.

A source said: "She couldn't stand.

"Diddy's people had to get her back to her room as discreetly as possible so nobody would see what state she was in."

A representative for Diddy denies the claims, saying: "She stopped by the party for a while. He offered her a drink, which she refused, she drank water instead. She was not there until 7am."

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