AP - Britney Spears defended her parenting and chastised her critics, lamenting “how cruel our world can be,” in a brief interview on Ryan Seacrest’s radio show Wednesday.

AP - Britney Spears defended her parenting and chastised her critics, lamenting “how cruel our world can be,” in a brief interview on Ryan Seacrest’s radio show Wednesday.

AP - Britney Spears defended her parenting and chastised her critics, lamenting “how cruel our world can be,” in a brief interview on Ryan Seacrest’s radio show Wednesday.

AP - Zachary Levi is embracing his inner nerd.

AP - Zachary Levi is embracing his inner nerd.

AP - Following “Antz,” “A Bug’s Life,” “Flushed Away” and this summer’s “Ratatouille,” “Bee Movie” is yet another animated flick with a starry cast in which a creature that ordinarily would seem pesky is rendered as not just harmless but even lovable and idiosyncratically human.

AP - Lane Garrison was sentenced to three years and four months in prison Wednesday for a drunken driving crash that killed a 17-year-old Beverly Hills High student last December.

AP - Heather Mills McCartney accused Paul McCartney of failing to protect her and their 3-year-old daughter Beatrice from abuse, which she says ranges from lies and slander to death threats.

Reuters - The big four U.S. professional sports leagues will take in more than $2 billion in sponsorship revenue this year, up 15 percent from 2006, according to a study released on Wednesday.

AP - “Ronnie” (St. Martin’s Press, 358 pages, $25.95), by Ronnie Wood: Reading this autobiography is like hanging out at the pub with Ronnie Wood.