Hmmm. Was this another case of Ms. Spears botching another awards show gig? Based upon scuttlebutt heard last week around L.A. dance studios where Britney's been rehearsing fancy steps, gossipmeisters claimed she would perform at the Kids

Choice kudocast last night, a rumor not denied (or confirmed) by the show's PR reps. Or was the rumor just bogus?

Do we believe host Jack Black when he said that 88 million votes were cast? There aren't that many kids in America, are there? Also suspicious: Let's recall that Jack boasted during the show that he and Orlando Bloom were drenched with "27 million gallons" of green slime.

Ah, well. Apparently, Rihanna and Chris Brown are no longer an item. Forget those photos you saw of them last month frolicking in Jamaica and London. Last night they strolled up the orange carpet separately. When asked about Rihanna, Brown told reporters, "We're not in a relationship or anything."

Hooray for Johnny Depp! After three previous slaps from the kids (Ouch! He lost to "Click's" Adam Sandler last year!) and a bruising snub from Oscar voters, the devilish film imp finally won a blimp! He was voted fave male movie star for "Pirates 3" (nay, not "Sweeney" — that's too bloody for the kiddies).

Jessica Alba finally prevailed, too. She lost the blimp for fave movie actress two years ago for "Fantastic Four," but rebounded last night for the sequel.

Meantime, Drake Bell looks unstoppable in the race for best TV actor. He just won for the third year in a row — even though he's no longer a tween! This "kid" is 21 years old! But is Drake so popular that the Kids Choice chiefs created a new TV category just so "Drake & Josh" could reclaim the award it won two years ago: fave TV show? Last year it lost to "American Idol," but rallied to win again (even beating "Hannah Montana") after "Idol" was shuttled off to its own category this year: best TV reality show.

While "Hannah" lost the TV show trophy again, Miley Ray Cyrus won fave TV actress for a second year in a row.

Read Sheigh Crabtree's report on the kudocast HERE

Check out our photo gallery of TV show highlights, HERE. Also, pix of red carpet arrivals HERE. See list of winnahs HERE