Bronzing Britney no boon to baby

Britney Spears loves her tanning almost as much as she loves her kids.

Spears headed for a Los Angeles tanning salon Monday after losing a custody case involving her two sons for failing to obey court orders.

That didn't come as a surprise to some Las Vegas salon employees, who have seen a lot of Spears during her visits.

And the following account won't come as a surprise to those who have been watching the former pop tart's recent tailspin: While pregnant with her second child, Spears showed up at a Las Vegas salon for a session in the summer of 2006.

Going under the lamps while pregnant is considered a no-no, but it didn't stop Brit.

When a nanny came to the door of her tanning area with a fussing-baby crisis, Britney, in her best down-home Louisiana accent, drawled, "Not now, y'all, I'm tannin'."

THE SCENE AND HEARD

Auditions for a new docu-soap series in the tradition of "Laguna Beach" and "The Hills" are being held today from 2-6 p.m. at Rain nightclub at the Palms. Callbacks are scheduled for 2-6 p.m. Thursday. ...

Caesars Palace headliner Elton John apologized to Montana fans over the weekend for taking 38 years to make it to the state. As if to make a point, he signed every autograph request before performing his encore at the Montana State University field house. ...

Jeffrey Sanker, known as the high priest of gay parties, has a three-night Las Vegas edition of his popular White Party this weekend at Krave, Empire Ballroom and Rain. He is playing host to the finale Sunday at Rain. His White Party Palm Springs is nearing its 20th anniversary. ...

Expected on the red carpet at Saturday's Andre Agassi Grand Slam for Children at the MGM Grand Garden will be Agassi, his wife, Steffi, Jerry Seinfeld, Tony Bennett, Seal, Heidi Klum, Steve Schirripa, Matchbox Twenty, George Wallace, David Foster and others. The red carpet starts at 6 p.m. ...

Richard Simmons, Pete Rose and Tonya Harding will be at the Boomers Show this weekend at the Sands Expo Center, from 10 a.m to 6 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. Simmons will be teaching an exercise class and doing a meet and greet, and the others will be doing meet and greets. The show is open to the public.

SIGHTINGS

Soap star Susan Lucci of "All My Children," at "Love" at The Mirage on Monday. ... TV personality Emme Tomimbang, considered the Barbara Walters of Hawaii, at 808 restaurant Monday in Caesars Palace for a Class of 1955 reunion for Saint Louis High in Honolulu. She was with her husband, retired Hawaiian Judge James Burns, son of the late Gov. John A. Burns. ... Justice of Peace Joe Bonaventure, with his father, District Judge Joseph Bonaventure at Willie Nelson's concert Saturday at the Hard Rock Hotel, with Al Lasso, legal analyst for KTNV-TV, Channel 13. Young Bonaventure is handling the November hearing for O.J. Simpson and his co-defendants in connection with allegations of an armed robbery Sept. 13 at Palace Station.

THE PUNCH LINE

One of Britney Spears' former bodyguards says that Britney spends as little as one hour a day with her kids. So, there's some hope for them after all." -- Conan O'Brien

Norm Clarke can be reached at 383-0244 or norm@reviewjournal.com. Find additional sightings and more online at www.normclarke.com.