Britney Breaks Down

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November 2008
- Brit's Back, Big Time
  
  New York Daily News | Nov 30, 08 12:12 PM CST
  
  (Newser) - While Britney Spears' life has resembled something of a sideshow over the past couple of years, her newest release is a welcome return to her musical roots, writes Jim Farber in the New York Daily News . And for Glenn Gamboa, writing in Newsday, Circu s can't just be called a comeback: "Not only is "Circus" (Jive) the best album of her career, but it could return her to the kind of massive, multiplatinum sales that she hadn't seen since the turn of the century." More »
- Lynne: Brit a 'Very Normal' Mom
  
  People | Nov 28, 08 11:23 AM CST
  
  (Newser) - As Britney Spears turns her chaotic life around, mom Lynne says she’s doing great and is “a wonderful mother,” People reports. The Spears matriarch recently spoke to GMTV to promote her memoir, and the pop star predictably came up in conversation. Lynne discussed Brit’s breakdown and recovery, and insisted that “in the home, where there's nobody around, she's very normal” as a mother. More »
- Britney: 'I Feel Like an Old Person Now'
  
  USA Today | Nov 25, 08 9:40 AM CST
  
  (Newser) - Britney Spears is picking up the pieces in her new—and incredibly micromanaged—life, USA Today reports. In an interview that hits stands Friday, the pop star tells Rolling Stone magazine, “I feel like an old person now. I go to bed at, like, 9:30 every night. I don't go out or anything.” But when she does, she's carefully guarded: The singer’s dates are chaperoned by an assistant and her manager’s colleague, and she is never left alone during interviews. More »
- Britney Regrets Her Embrace of Fame
  
  Entertainment Weekly | Nov 20, 08 4:50 PM CST
  
  (Newser) - Britney Spears bares all in a documentary set to air Nov. 30 on MTV, Entertainment Weekly reports. Fans will be interested to know that she ate cheese grits—cooked by her father—before the Video Music Awards, and that she envies Jessica Alba’s relative anonymity. “Do I know my life is weird?” the star asks her interlocutor. “It’s all I’ve ever known.” More »
- Brit: 'My Life Is Worse Than Jail'
  
  Daily Telegraph (UK) | Nov 18, 08 7:33 AM CST
  
  (Newser) - Britney Spears thinks her post-breakdown life might be more enjoyable behind bars, the Daily Telegraph reports. In a new documentary airing on MTV on November 30, Spears says her life is “too in control.” The singer, whose dad was granted post-meltdown control of her affairs, believes she’s still paying for antics such as shaving her head. “I think I've learned my lesson now and enough is enough,” she said. More »
- Brit Releases Songs Early
  
  MTV | Nov 14, 08 9:53 AM CST
  
  (Newser) - Eager fans needn’t wait until December 2—Britney Spears’ new club-friendly album can now be previewed online, MTV reports. The singer released a six-song mix from the upcoming Circus on New York radio station KTU’s Web site. Readers' comments are nearly universal in praise. The pop princess gets personal, with lyrics aimed at the constant attention she receives from paparazzi. More »
- Brit, JT to Reunite at Madonna Show
  
  Access Hollywood | Nov 6, 08 11:48 AM CST
  
  (Newser) - It can be awkward bumping into an old flame, but Justin Timberlake and Britney Spears are banking on the Material Girl to run interference. Access Hollywood reports that the onetime lovebirds will reunite—onstage—at Madonna’s performance tonight in Los Angeles. “They’re going to be on stage, performing at some point with Madonna,” Ryan Seacrest confirms. Both have a presence on the tour already: Timberlake in Madonna’s “4 Minutes” single and Spears in a video segment. More »
October 2008
- Jury Stuck on Britney's State
  
  Los Angeles Times | Oct 18, 08 4:57 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - The jury in Britney Spear's traffic trial couldn't reach a verdict yesterday and has retired for the weekend to ponder whether the LA resident counts as a California girl, the Los Angeles Times reports. Spears' lawyer argues the singer, charged with driving without a valid California license, doesn't need one as her true home is Louisiana and she plans to move back there when her custody battle is concluded. More »
- Brit Hits No. 1 One More Time
  
  Billboard | Oct 16, 08 11:08 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - The princess of pop is back at the top for the first time in a decade, Billboard reports. Britney Spears’ new song, “Womanizer,” shot from 96 to 1 in one week, a record-breaking climb up the Hot 100 chart—and a place the singer hasn’t been since her debut single, “...Baby One More Time,” ranked No. 1 in 1999. Spears’ sixth album, "Circus," drops Dec. 2. More »
- 'What the Hell Was I Thinking?'
  
  MTV | Oct 10, 08 11:02 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - In retrospect, Britney Spears finds her internationally documented downward spiral as mystifying as anyone else does. "I sit there and I look back and I'm like, 'I'm a smart person. What the hell was I thinking?'" Spears says in an interview set to air on MTV next month as part of the publicity blitz around her new album. More »
- Spears Camp Working to KO Sex Tape
  
  Sun (UK) | Oct 1, 08 11:23 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Rumors that Britney Spears’ paparazzo ex-boyfriend is shopping a sex tape of the star during her drug-addled, depression-ridden breakdown have prompted her camp to act to squash the video—at any cost. While a Spears insider denies the existence of the tape to E! Online, the Sun reports that Brit’s team wants to buy the tape themselves to protect her comeback. More »
September 2008
- For Sale: Brit's $7.9M Breakdown Palace
  
  Los Angeles Times | Sep 24, 08 11:12 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Pop tart Britney Spears has put her six-bedroom Beverly Hills home on the market for $7.9 million, and you can almost hear champagne corks pop as neighbors rejoice, reports the Los Angeles Times . The manse, with mosaic tile floors, pool and spa, has been the site of paparazzi mob scenes and Spears' meltdowns, including one that ended with a military-style operation to rush her to a psych ward. More »
- Mom: Britney Had Booze, Sex, Drugs ... All by Age 15
  
  Sun (UK) | Sep 4, 08 12:58 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Britney Spears started boozing at 13, lost her virginity at 14, and took drugs at 15, mother Lynne Spears writes in her upcoming memoir, T hrough the Storm . The Sun reports that in the book due Sept. 16, Lynne expresses regret for letting her daughter become a sex object and believes that exploitation is the root of her eldest daughter’s current problems. More »
August 2008
- Timberlake, Spears Plan Duet
  
  New York Post | Aug 21, 08 11:18 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - The long-awaited duet between Britney Spears and Justin Timberlake may finally see the light of day. The New York Pos t reports that the former teeny-bopper couple will collaborate on a track for Spears’ next album, due out at the end of '08. It's the second go-round for the duo: Timberlake offered his Midas touch to a mid-breakdown Spears last year, but she never showed up at the studio to record the track. More »
- Spears Custody Circus Price Tag: $700K
  
  Associated Press | Aug 19, 08 10:25 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Britney Spears' recently resolved custody battle with ex Kevin Federline will cost her $716,000 in legal fees—and she didn’t even get custody of the kids. The struggling pop star must pony up $466,000 for her two legal eagles and another $250,000 for Federline’s attorneys, the AP reports. More »
- Brit Dishes on Her Dark Days
  
  OK! | Aug 13, 08 12:02 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - In her first interview since her well-publicized breakdown, Britney Spears talks about her dark days over the last 2 years, and tells OK! magazine that she hopes her sons shun celebrity, and “have a more normal childhood.” She also says she's "writing every day," and calls her next album “my best work ever.” More »

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Brit's Back, Big Time

Lynne: Brit a 'Very Normal' Mom

Britney: 'I Feel Like an Old Person Now'

Britney Regrets Her Embrace of Fame

Brit: 'My Life Is Worse Than Jail'

Brit Releases Songs Early

Brit, JT to Reunite at Madonna Show

Jury Stuck on Britney's State

Brit Hits No. 1 One More Time

'What the Hell Was I Thinking?'

Spears Camp Working to KO Sex Tape

For Sale: Brit's $7.9M Breakdown Palace

Mom: Britney Had Booze, Sex, Drugs ... All by Age 15

Timberlake, Spears Plan Duet

Spears Custody Circus Price Tag: $700K

Brit Dishes on Her Dark Days