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10/02/2007: "Hell, Even I'm Starting To Feel Sorry For Her ..."

Here at the MB, we've picked on Britney Spears as much as anyone (OK, maybe not anyone ...). But fun is fun, and life is life - and sometimes, life intrudes in the fun. Yesterday, the trainwreck that is Ms. Spears' life hit the wall, as an LA judge ordered her to give up custody of her two children.

Remember the good old days, when everyone saw Kevin Federline - the ex-Mr. Spears - as the golddigging screwup? How bad must you screw up to make him look like the sane choice as a parent? But that's exactly what she's done, and now Federline will receive full physical (although not legal) custody of the children until further notice.

In addition to ordering the twice-weekly drug tests, Gordon ordered Spears to spend eight hours per week working with a "parenting coach," who was to observe her interactions with her children.

Gordon also told both parents to avoid alcohol or "other non-prescription controlled substances" 12 hours before taking custody of the children.

He also barred the exes from making "derogatory remarks about the other party and the other party's family or significant other" during the case.

And he ordered the parents to go through "joint co-parenting counseling" and barred them from using corporal punishment on the boys.

For those of you tempted to feel too bad for the one-time pop princess, let's recap ...

After filing for divorce in November 2006, Spears was frequently seen enjoying Hollywood nightlife, often in the company of "celebutante" Paris Hilton. Her behavior became increasingly erratic; in February 2007, she shaved her head as paparazzi looked on, then spent a month in rehab.

The partying apparently never ceased, and neither did the reports of bad behavior. Perhaps most notable was a story from the usually celebrity-friendly OK! magazine describing a daylong photo shoot in which Spears wiped grease on a designer dress, watched her Yorkshire terrier puppy defecate on a $6,700 designer gown and walked off with more than $14,000 in apparel.

After her September 9 "comeback" performance on the MTV Video Music Awards, critics derided her singing and dancing as lackluster and said she appeared overweight in her sequined two-piece costume.

Her former divorce lawyer, Laura Wasser, resigned last month as her legal representative after telling reporters the singer "just wants to be a mom."

Spears' management company, the Firm, recently quit after representing the singer for little over a month.

And on September 21, she was charged with misdemeanor counts of hit and run and driving without a valid license after she allegedly smashed her car into another in a parking lot in August. Officials from the Department of Motor Vehicles said Spears applied for a California driver's license but did not complete the process.

So now the question becomes, "is this the bottom?" Does she take the cure, or does she end up living under an overpass sobbing and drooling? Only time will tell ...

Replies: 5 Comments

On Tuesday, October 2nd, 1 of 4 said:

If you're going to pick on her, at least get your facts straight. She shaved more than just her head.

On Wednesday, October 3rd, 0 of 0 said:

ah, how are the "mighty" fallen !

It seems like only 5 or 10 years ago that she was pert and vibrant while I was sobbing (or summat that ryhmes with sobbing) and drooling at the 'hit me' video.

I feel vaguely responsible, although I insist that I didn't actually BUY any of the rags that "papped" her - just looked over shoulders at other folks'

On Wednesday, October 3rd, 3of4 said:

I blame her downward spiral on todays drugs

Coke and meth don't seem to help with the creative process. Just ask Whitney.

Rock stars should stick to acid.

On Tuesday, October 9th, 0 of 0 again said:

Now if only Stan would marry her,see Oct 9th blog, she may be saved ?
and he'd live longer.

win-win

On Friday, October 12th, -1 of -1 said:

do you think she might ever make it back up to the top echelons of
"the Sexiest Woman Alive" ?

I rather doubt it.