Britney Spears (News) Flashes

[Cordy_Biddle]

You know, I used to respect Britney Spears (back in her "glory days"), but really couldn't care less these days. She's my age, and I identified with her motto of no sex before marriage (yeah..that flew out the window when she got "sexy back" with Justin Timberlake); and her music was cool...somewhere I've still got the classic "Baby One More Time" album.

She just doesn't seem to want to help herself anymore. She's totally self-destructive (almost in a Neely O'Hara "Valley of the Dolls" kind of way). She can still climb her way out of this mess...I only hope she does some day.

[Lazario]

On Thursday she's holding her kids hostage, she's overdosing on 100 drugs, she's on a strecher to a mental hospital, and then a few days later after escaping through an underground tunnel, and a visit with Dr. Phil she's on a romantic escape with her Afghanistani paparazzi boyfriend, as they smoke, hug, and suck on lollipops.

Is there any truth to any of that?

[Big Disney Fan]

On Thursday she's holding her kids hostage, she's overdosing on 100 drugs, she's on a strecher to a mental hospital, and then a few days later after escaping through an underground tunnel, and a visit with Dr. Phil she's on a romantic escape with her Afghanistani paparazzi boyfriend, as they smoke, hug, and suck on lollipops.

Oh, yes, Spears definitely needs help. And I mean LOTS of help. In fact, I think she may have already gone far beyond the point of no return (not that she was really there to begin with, what with the troubled life she led much of her life).

[PatrickvD]

On Thursday she's holding her kids hostage, she's overdosing on 100 drugs, she's on a strecher to a mental hospital, and then a few days later after escaping through an underground tunnel, and a visit with Dr. Phil she's on a romantic escape with her Afghanistani paparazzi boyfriend, as they smoke, hug, and suck on lollipops.

Is there any truth to any of that?

not really. some of it.

she did lock herself in the bathroom with her youngest son (who was submitted to the hospital with bruises, of wich Britney claims were on him when Kevin brought the boys). She was in the hospital for phychiatric evaluation and was visited by Dr Phil. Dr Phil scheduled an episode shooting for today with her parents who backed out at the last minute. Britney herself claimed it would be a cold day in hell when she'd go on the show. She was later spotted in a club having a drink with her last remaining friend (all lawyers have backed off officially)

[Lazario]

This reminds me of a great deal of people I knew growing up. They ended up almost dead before I literally stopped paying attention to the stories. I'm sure some of them got better. I just can't tell you who. But more often than not, what happened is no matter how many times it looked like they were getting better, they weren't. On the outside, they just looked the same. That's the saddest thing. Because you could tell they weren't doing good. So for them to stay in the same place and not get anywhere is like being trapped. Or, stuck in a room with a combination lock. And the only one who has the key doesn't know it.

In Britney's case, I think she's addicted to the party life. It's probably all she knows anymore. If these reports are anything close to being accurate.

[PatrickvD]

I'm no doctor but what I think happened is that she had a postpartum depression after the birth of her first child. She wasn't treated for it and my guess is she tried to fill her hole with another child. I think from here on out the depression transformed into a manic one that she tried to get out of by using pills, alcohol, partying and the bipolar behaviour in public.

There were also talks about her putting on accents to people. Wich means she's in a serious identity crisis. And while this is happening 90% of the people surrounding her are vultures trying to make money off of her. I don't think Britney has any control over what's happening to her. I also think her mother is to blame for most of it. She could have stopped this years ago. I honestly think it's too late now.

[dvdjunkie]

Britney is in deep trouble...............she has left the country with her paparazzi boyfriend and gone to Mexico. She's is afraid that her mother is going to have her committed and she doesn't want to be listed as a 'crazy' person.

This was on the news all night tonight, surprised that no one else has mentioned it.

[Chernabog_Rocks]

She doesn't want to be listed as 'crazy" so she runs off to Mexico......way to look sane Britney

Personally, I agree with Siren, I'm not going to pray for her I'd rather pray for things that matter more. She's causing all this to happen to her, if she doesn't get her act together it's her problem and she's the only one who can fix it.

[Lazario]

Britney's clearly flown the coup.
And I mean that in every possible way that expression can be interpreted to mean.

[2099net]

She doesn't want to be listed as 'crazy" so she runs off to Mexico......way to look sane Britney

Personally, I agree with Siren, I'm not going to pray for her I'd rather pray for things that matter more. She's causing all this to happen to her, if she doesn't get her act together it's her problem and she's the only one who can fix it.

And you don't think the fact that she had news helicopters following her every move has nothing to do with it?

I'm sure jast as valid reasons for going to Mexico include keeping out of the spotlight (if possibke). Give the girl a break, or she'll never get better. I wonder how the world's media can live with the fact that they'll have at best the continuing ill mental health of an individual on their hands... at worst blood (she has I believe already threatened suicide).

All so people can watch on the news and read in their papers and sit there with a smug smile on their faces and feel better about their own squalid little lives. "Hey, my life may be a screw-up, but at least I'm not her! At least I didn't have something and throw it all away."

There's parents who do drugs and abuse their children all over the world. Many do terrible things, but non of them have this media circus following them around.

I'm not excusing Britney's behaviour or lack of responsibility. The safety of her children is obviously a prime concern. But having the media expose her into the limelight at every opportunity obviously isn't helping.

Ever wondered why so many child stars end up washed out by the time they are in their twenties? For every star who makes the transition to adult entertainer, there's five or more who don't. Some of them end up with awful social and mental problems. The media attention may not totally be to blame, but it sure contributes.

[Chernabog_Rocks]

She doesn't want to be listed as 'crazy" so she runs off to Mexico......way to look sane Britney

Personally, I agree with Siren, I'm not going to pray for her I'd rather pray for things that matter more. She's causing all this to happen to her, if she doesn't get her act together it's her problem and she's the only one who can fix it.

And you don't think the fact that she had news helicopters following her every move has nothing to do with it?

Actually I never heard about that at all, I only knew about the whole Mexico thing from DvdJunkies post.

[/quote]All so people can watch on the news and read in their papers and sit there with a smug smile on their faces and feel better about their own squalid little lives. "Hey, my life may be a screw-up, but at least I'm not her! At least I didn't have something and throw it all away."
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Not sure who your referring to (whether it's people in general, or me, or people here) but I can say I'm not one of those people I don't watch the news or read the paper neither one holds intrest to me. Not sure why, probably because I don't care about what new idiot plan our towns cooked up, as for news I've never watched it, probably won't start anytime soon either.

[Siren]

She WANTED to become famous. This is the price of being famous and stupid. There are a lot of famous people you don't hear scandals about because either they aren't doing anything torrid or they don't look to be attention whores. Britney is an attention whore. She has always been. Look at her kiss with Madonna for instance. It was a way to make press to help boost her career. For a long time Britney fed of the attention. Maybe she isn't now, at this moment, but she still asked for it in the first place. This is the price she had to pay to be famous. If she doesn't like it, then she needs to sober up and be a REAL mom. Not the new Michael Jackson-like shenanigans she is pulling with all this custody case. If she'd clean up her act, the papers would have nothing to report, and she wouldn't get all this attention....but then when the attention died down, she'd do something to get it right back.

I have NO sympathy for this woman. NONE. To feel bad for her because she is famous and the paparazzi is stalking her every move? I feel bad for her kids. I feel bad they will likely get this same B.S. because their mother has to act like a drugged up moron, instead of a mom. I have a child myself and her behavior disgusts me. She's stupid and she doesn't deserve the kids. Do you realize how hard it is for a father to get custody of his children in the USA? They HAVE to prove the mother of their children is a danger to the children to get custody. They have to prove she is unfit. My ex tried to bring up the fact I was fighting eating disorders in high school. His lawyer tried tooth and nail to push how I was in depression and slowly killing myself and I would not make a good parent because I was a danger to myself.....in high school! Mind you, at the time of court, I was no longer suffering from that. The lawyer badgered me about it and in tears, frustrated and angry, I lashed out at the lawyer, "I am 165lbs do I look friggan bulimic to you???!!!!". Immediately after I said it, I regretted it, afraid the lawyer would then say I had anger issues. Instead, many in the courtroom began to chuckle and laugh, including the judge and I was granted custody. As a recovering bulimic, I got to keep my child. Britney is doing 100 times worse and she lost her kids, and good. She should. And she shouldn't get her kids back till she can realize what a precious gift they are. Getting pregnant SAVED my life. I had a life to live for. I couldn't wreck my body like I use to. I was told I couldn't have kids because of how messed up my body was. And I had a wonderful miracle baby and I am so glad to have her. That is why Britney and mothers like her, get NONE of my sympathy. I certainly won't feel bad because the paparazzi chase her where ever she goes either.

[2099net]

Siren, you know she was far to young when she became famous to make such a decision. If anything her mother wanted her to become famous.

At that age I wanted to be a train driver. But I wouldn't want to be one now.

Britney's not lived in the REAL WORLD. She's been maniplulated from an early age. Who's to say what Britney wants and what Britney did because she felt obligation, loyalty or she just accepted it as normal? She is a victim, because a victim is somebody who is taken advantage of. The chances that all the parasites around Britney haven't taken advantage of her, and shaped her "career", "image" and even thoughts is very, very, slight. It's probably because she's not had any true influence on her life of her own, that this breakdown has happened. I doubt it is just down to drugs, because like it or not, drugs ARE a fact of life in the entertainment industry, and most people don't have spectacular meltdowns. I'm sure the drugs have just led to other, deeper problems bleeding out after being bottled up so long.

And even if she did want to become famous, its only because of how the media portrayed fame. Of course now, the media turns on her on a dime. I can accept reporting of news, but hardly anyone seems to offer here any hope or pratical suggestions when reporting Britney's decline. They all just sit at their keyboards or news desks and sneer - with the clear subtext that THEY are better then her, even though THEY are the ones who have more than likely caused her breakdown, which is unpleasent to see or read.

Chernabog_Rocks I wasn't referring to you, only the bulk of the world's population in general - they must want to know about Britney, because the fact is Britney's news does sell papers etc. However, when a person's life and/or well-being in in the balance, I find it just sick how the media operates.

[Siren]

Like the fact the media turns on stars is a new thing. She is not a victim. She was a victim when she was a child of the media. But as she grew up, she had power over her own life and she chose to stay there, opening her legs for the cameras whenever they were there....Another picture of Brit's crotch, oops, she did it again.

If she is on drugs, legal or not, she decided to do them. The media didn't do that to her. If she decided to be a psycho addict instead of a mom, she did that, not the media. Don't get me wrong, the media are a bunch of vultures. But you can't blame the media for how she acts. I was pregnant at 19, I GREW UP. Cut out the "bad friends", stayed home at night, read bed time stories, etc. She is doing some sort of drugs, driving like a moron, and acting nuts.

She could have postpartum depression. But that is a fraction of her problems. Some of my friends had it and they didn't lose custody of her kids. Her behavior is erratic and dangerous, she lost her kids because of that. The media didn't do it to her. All they did do was expose some of the behavior that is dangerous to the kids. Did they report it because they feared for the kids' lives? Yeah right. Of course not. But I have a feeling that if her kids were alone with her they would end up seriously injured or dead. She is unstable. She needs to be in a real rehab, not a Hollywood hotel and she needs some serious parenting lessons. I got parenting lessons through the state. Fantastic help for me. I still use much of their advice to this day.

[2099net]

Spear's antics to help fight the recession*!
http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/showbiz/a87 ... onomy.html

* Not that there is a recession. No-sireee-bob.

[James]

Hey, I'm just wondering about some of Blackout's bonus tracks. I bought two of them off iTunes the other day, and I'm loving them. They're Get Back, and Everybody. They're great, so I'm wondering if "Gimme More (Junkie XL Dub)", and "Outta This World" are worth considering buying. Anyone heard them?
-James

[Atlantica]

You really should download 'Outta This World' as well ; it came on my Blackout CD anyway, as track 13, and it is a standout track. I love it anyway !

[James]

Oh okay, I might, it isn't on iTunes, so I might download it from somewhere else or something. Thanks AUTS.
-James

[James]

Bump.
Here's petition to sign if you want to get the highly rated Showtime TV special of Britney Spears 2004 elaborate Hotel Onyx Tour, in support of her In The Zone album. Sje does sing live (at points ).
http://www.petitiononline.com/cornejo/

In other news, she's been seen feeling and looking better of late. She's been in and out of gyms and recording studios, been working with vocal coaches, and is apparently gonna reuinite with Justin Timberlake at a family BBQ in the summer, to talk things over and get closure.
Hopefully she plans a nice and live tour for Blackout as well, or at least another MTV performance in Sept to shoot down that disaster from last year.
-James

[blackcauldron85]

I signed it- I have the majority of Britney's home videos, so I might buy it!

I didn't know that she didn't have closure with Justin Timberlake- I wonder if he's the reason she's been messed up- if she was so miserable without him that she was acting crazy...?