‌Britney Spears  is thanking fans for their support.

The singer, pictured wearing only a blonde pageboy wig and long white gloves, writes: “The reason for this letter is to let everyone know that their prayers have truly helped me. I am so blessed that you care enough about me to be concerned and [I] will continue to live in this brighter state with all of you by my side during this trying time.”

Paris Hilton will serve a minimum of 23 days in jail, the Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department said Wednesday.

“The Sheriff’s Department is announcing today that Ms. Hilton will do a minimum of 23 days in jail,” sheriff’s spokesman Steve Whitmore says. “The possibility that she will be processed in and out in a day is over. She will do her full time, minus 22 days because of a state jail policy encouraging good inmate behavior.”

AngelinaJolie

has decided to take a year off to spend time with her family.

“I’m working this summer. I’m in Prague for a few months, then I take two months off, then I work for two months,” Jolie said Tuesday while promoting A Mighty Heart at the Cannes Film Festival. “And then I take a year off.”

Asked if the time off will be for her family, she replied: “Yes.”

Sharon Stone put George Clooney on the auction block

 Wednesday for a good cause: AIDS research.

Clooney and his Ocean’s Thirteen co-stars Matt Damon, Don Cheadle, Andy Garcia and Ellen Barkin made a brief appearance at the annual Cinema Against AIDS dinner, which raised a record $7 million for the Foundation for AIDS Research (amfAR).

As Clooney and his castmates auctioned off a seven-day Mediterranean getaway on a private boat, Stone announced: “If you bid, one of these guys will come down and touch you. And you can choose which one.”