The Pauly D Project

Pauly D has fallen for a pop princess.

He of the Heavily Gelled Hair met Britney Spears last fall during her Femme Fatale tour (which he DJ'd for) and in a new sneak peek from an upcoming episode of The Pauly D Project (airing Thursday, May 7) we get to see what it was like when Pauly met Britney.

In the clip below, Pauly, shaking like a teenaged girl, thanks Britney for letting him open for...

Say what you will about Pauly D, but you can't deny the Jersey Shore star has impressed at least one real showbiz bigwig: 50 Cent.

In this clip from Thursday's episode of The Pauly D Project, Pauly signs a record deal with the hip-hop mogul, and, yes, 50 himself makes an appearance.

Watch Pauly barely contain his excitement below.