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Can Britney Bounce Back?
I woke up this morning and within minutes my mind started to race. After, “Thank you, Lord, for getting me up this morning”, it sped to “What is wrong with Britney?” “Will she get her kids back?” “Is someone going to do an intervention?”
I interviewed Britney Spears years ago not long after I started at Access Hollywood. Even back then, she was a star in the music world – there was no doubt about that. She seemed very centered, very focused.
I never really bought into the “sweet southern girl” off-stage image that was presented to the audience. I found it hard to balance that with the schoolgirl mini skirt bumping and grinding to “hit me baby one more time.”
Provocatively, she would pose for a picture pulling down her panties and then, in interviews, would say she doesn’t consider herself a sex symbol. Well, the white-hot virgin is a nice fantasy for some but it’s just that – a fantasy.
She had smart people around her – she had to.
No one would argue that she is great vocally or the best dancer in the world but that was okay. There are many of those in
And because she knew her brand well, she had a major impact on American culture. She had sold millions of albums – many purchased by moms for their little girls who looked at her as a role model of sorts. You had to give the girl her props.
Then, something happened on the way to becoming the next Madonna.
Britney was not the one anyone thought would crack under the intense pressure of the entertainment biz. There were other starlets who didn’t seem to have the grounding that Britney did. She was close to her mom, dated another squeaky-clean pop star, didn’t get into any trouble, went to church and, my goodness, preached abstinence.
But, she did. Enough so, that her latest trip to Cedars-Sinai Medical Center seemingly racked up more minutes of coverage than Barack taking the Iowa Caucus. Can you imagine paparazzi running after and banging on the Obama caravan like they were doing with the ambulance that was carrying the beloved pop star?
The pictures are disturbing. Seeing her laying on the gurney, seemingly disoriented, smiling, bewildered with a police officer carrying one of her sons, her estranged father racing to the hospital behind K-Fed who now, literally, seems like Father of the Year.
What is this reality show that we are watching?
There has been so much speculation about what is playing a role in Britney’s erratic and possible dangerous behavior. Is it drugs, a mental illness, horrendous parenting, or just the theatrics of a star who feels privileged to dramatically perform in front of the ever-ready lens of the camera while pundits argue, “Can she bounce back?” Is there really no such thing as bad publicity in
My wish for Britney is that she does bounce back – not onto the stage but, into a state of peace, out of the spotlight, and to a place where the people around her care about nothing more than getting her well.
She deserves that.
I am so saddened to see so many money-hungry, blood-thirsty people trying to make money off of one poor girl. Everyone makes mistakes and add to that the fact that she is hounded and assaulted by paparazzi, it's a no-win situation. I would love to see those same camera crews with the camera's turned on them, watching and recording their every move! Every time they swear, hit their kids, light a joint or pound a six-pack. So what if she slipped and jostled her son, she was trying to get through a huge crowd and was probably trying to keep her baby away from all those freaks! So what if she's been to a party, had a few drinks, or oh-my-God, dare have a life?! She's a young, single working mom of 2, she's entitled to a little break now and then. I'm a housewife with 3 kids of my own. I know the mistakes I have made, and they were embarrassing enough in private. Who hasn't put on a diaper backwards, or gotten to the store and realized that you didn't even bring a bottle, never mind the diaper bag for that blow-out, or your wallet! Not even being able to pop into Target for some Pampers and Tylenol?! I can't imagine 100 people watching my every move, videotaping me, and screaming and hollering at me all day. I think I'd try to hit them with an umbrella too! And yet NOT ONE of them has even considered the fact that they're to blame for this young woman's actions? All I have to say to that is Get Real! I'm sure my lone voice of support will go unnoticed, unpublished and unappreciated. It is much easier to be against someone and be popular than to show your support. Well, I support you Britney and I pray that these morons will give you the peace you deserve. You are not alone and you are still admired. You are a strong girl and have 2 beautiful children. They know who you are, the press does not. Don't ever give up!
Megan Sanborn
I am so tired of all the press about "poor" Britney and so are a plethora of others. Every time i turn on the TV it's all about Britney. Give us all a break, please! If I hear her name just once more I’ll throw up... or change the channel! There is nothing "poor" about Ms. Spears. She’s made a ton of money selling trashy sex in her music & videos. She can well afford the proper medical help she needs. It’s a wonder that no one noticed her unusual behavior before. Bi-polar disorder doesn't just "appear" out of the blue. She’s been out of control for a very long time and nobody did a thing. She even calls the paparazzi before she leaves the house so they know where she'll be! This is sick behavior. Her mother has been right there to collect her portion of the financial success from her daughters but not there to give them the parental guidance they needed. hummm, shame on you, Mom. And Shaun, come on!! The second thing you thought of when you got up was "poor Britney?" The time for an intervention is long past. She should be committed, and there is no way that girl will do it herself. She needs to be medicated, Rx type of medication, not the caffeine and nicotine she's addicted to, and God knows what else she's on. The time to feel sorry for "poor" Britney is never. She dug herself a hole and now she needs to drag herself, that's HERSELF, out of it. No more about Britney Spears, please. The public has had enough.
PLEASE -- NO MORE BRITNEY SPEARS!!!!
She is a washed up HAS BEEN -- move onto
someone that is worthy of news!
She is screwing up her life and doesn't care
WHY SHOULD ANYONE ELSE???
NO MORE BRIT!!!!
I think someone has to step up and protect this very lost girl.
The courts should consider moving her hearings out of state to protect her, the kids and anyone else that is involved.
I'd also like to know where her family is? Why have they not pulled her in, pulled all the parsites off of her and make ever effort to get her life back on track?
I have two kids and there is nothing that would stop me from helping my kids, so what is stopping her family?
With respect to the photogs...they should be ashamed of themselves! The are by no means making Britney's situation any better. How dare they pray on and exploite the weak! Have we learned nothing from the deaths of Princess Diana and Anna Nicole?
This is so sad to watch unfold. I refuse to be part of it any longer! I just wish I could pull Britney out of Hollywood and into my home. To protect her and get her back on track. She truly is a little girl lost and it appears no one is trying to get her back on track.
This is just to sad :0(
i love britney spears
White trash, no talent person. What a waste of time she is.
Amber, get a life.