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I'm glad they put pictures of Britney and K-Fed at the bottom of the article, otherwise I might not have known who they were.
Well, she's back in shape and divorcing loser-boy. I predict a new album in six months or less. Whitney gets one year to produce hers. I'll also predict some kind of bitchy comment from Christina in, eh, one week.
I know, for giving birth 8 weeks ago, girlfriend looks good. Ugh, K-Fed is such a jerk. May he drop into the abyss of anonymity and never be heard from again.
It's the sensible thing to do, but deep in my heart - a still small voice, the lazy douchebag couchdenting freeloading bum in me - was kinda rootin' for the little feller.
I'm assuming he gets a huge chunk of cash anyway? Fuckit then, I hope he gets run over by the 3rd Bass tourbus or something.
From what I've read, their prenup is pretty tight, BUT she did gift him plenty of expensive things (including proceeds from the sale of their wedding pics, which brought in at least a mil), so he's definitely getting out richer than ever.
Chuck Klosterman's interview with Spears in Esquire is a piece of sublime brilliance. I wonder how long it will be before rock-and-roll arises from the American Idol/diva muck that britney & Co hath spawned.
Look, if she wanted to take a couple of years off to have a couple of sprogs and then get back to her career, she should've just called. You wouldn't have seen me wanting to start a music career or spending insane amounts of money on crap (er, well maybe the odd thing). I could've stayed at home when she went out on tour and everything. And I've always wanted to go to the states.
I didn't think it was all that well written. She didn't actually come off that badly, and he didn't seem to have a point. She reminds me a lot of my son in that they both seem sublimely unaware of themselves and how they affect anything that goes on around them.
And the fangirl in me (not a fan of her, just of romance in general) hopes that she gets back together with Justin Timberlake. Or maybe she could get together with that cute little black swan - he has no commitment problems, and he seems to dig plastic.
I'm with TPS on this. Big News. I'm tired of the recent Brittney Bashing. It's all OMG she's so fat! OMG her boyfriend is lazy! OMG! For me, she's a real person, you know? She screws up, she eats too much, she buys Pablo Honey instead of OK Computer. Whatever. She's not perfect, no one is, and maybe being in the spotlight has made her a little crazy, and there's no one to stop us from teasing her for it, but ultimately, didn't WE create her in the first place?
And the fangirl in me (not a fan of her, just of romance in general) hopes that she gets back together with Justin Timberlake.
Awwww, me too!
I suppose I could be described as a Britney fan, but it's more based in fascination then in love. I'm fascinated with her choices (particularly marrying K-Fed) and all the stupid things she says (and wears!). I'm also convinced she's exhibit A in the case for Why You Should Never Let Your Child Become A National Sex Symbol.
sublimely unaware of themselves and how they affect anything that goes on around them.
If she really is as unaware as she seems in that article, then she's a cerifiable bonehead, and if she isn't, then that just reveals the whol sham for what it is.
(Britney, that is. Not casting any aspersions on ico's progeny. :))
Why You Should Never Let Your Child Become A National Sex Symbol.
Well, certain people are better equipped to handle sex-symbol-dom than others. Pamela Anderson or Mick Jagger, say, despite their foibles, seem to have a grasp on their effect on people and to even revel in it.
On preview: I'm with muddgirl. She's a normal person, OMG. I remember the OUTRAGE that came out when it was revealed that she had CHICKEN FINGERS at her wedding reception (and the music was PLAYED on a BOOMBOX). The horror!!!!!!
Oh, I'm not against sex symbols, jonmc- but Britney was *15* when she hit it big (and she was working for years before that). And I think it contributes to the fact that she's... a little crazy now.
The outrage (or rather sad and disappointing) is that people actually give a shit about this complete waste of space. This is a person who is famous for being famous.
What is chicken fingers? Very popular fast-food sort of item in the USA; strips of chicken, breaded and fried (although they can be baked, etc). The term is somewhat interchangable with "chicken nuggets" (although nuggets tend to be shorter). Popular with children. Some (snobby) people might say chicken fingers is a little "white trash" to serve at a wedding.
She's gonna marry me next. And once polygamy is legalized, Christina Aguilera is gonna dump the dude she's with for me. Then we'll vote on bringing in Jessica Alba. I feel optimistic about it, but if Alba is voted down, Ashlee Simpson is the consolation prize (she's been picking up steam since the successful rhinoplasty).
Oooooh, I see. I thought chicken fingers was some kind of unflattering physical condition ("OMG, did you see her chicken fingers?!") like Turkey Neck rather than being, well, chicken fingers.
OMG OMG OMG---I go out to vote and the biggest news event in months takes place! I'm surprised she didn't wait until I went on vacation. She ALWAYS does something big (get married, have a baby, have another baby) while I'm on vaca.
But I must say, there is no way her new slimness wasn't aided by surgery. You're pretty much banned from physical activity for 6 weeks after a c-section, so it's not like she's been working out hardcore.
Fish fingers are cool, although I've not had them in ages. I bet they'd be great in a sandwich.
I heard somewhere that many celebs have their kids early by c-section to stop them getting even larger in the final few weeks of pregnancy. Apparently it's these last few weeks that really make a lot of difference when it comes to getting back in shape. Sucks for the kid, though.
She makes me think of this friend of mine who had a second kid with her husband despite the fact that she hated him because she wanted her kids to have the same dad.
I didn't think it was all that well written. She didn't actually come off that badly, and he didn't seem to have a point.
That could very easily describe everything he has ever written. *shrug*
I bought Pablo Honey the day it came out because I had already heard the song Creep and I thought it was a really cool song. But I didn't keep up with music that much and so I had no idea when the band hit it big. Fast forward a bit and I am in a record store and looking around at stuff and I see either OK Computer or The Bends. The clerk was all "aren't they awesome??" I said I hadn't heard the new stuff and asked if it was as good as Pablo Honey.
Well, this is about time. I'm sure her mom rolled her eyes and said "Finally!" Two cute kids, now she can get back to her career. I'm not a Britny fan, but I think she's been dumped on too much. (Lots of parents make dumb mistakes, but hers are flashed around the globe). So I hope she's happy.
Trash throwing out worse trash. Makes me happy though. And Reese and Ryan breaking up because he was snogging his co-star, she's waaaay too classy for him.
ach, I didn't mean people who like Pablo Honey are white trash. I mean there was this big thing about her coming out of a store with Pablo Honey like, a year ago, and a lot of people were making fun of her a) for buying Pablo Honey, and b) for buying it in 2004.
And real people have friends who say, "You haven't heard Creep? Buy this!" or maybe she was buying it for a friend or something, and I felt people were just picking on her. I don't really like bullying, even if it stems from envy or whatever.
Gossip from ONTD, supposedly someone from Britney's camp speaking out:
MK – Don’t believe the Britney divorce. I’m sort of in with her circle of friends and I know for a fact she’s not going to leave him. She’s just doing this to scare him and gain some sympathy votes from the media. She went on Letterman, cause Kevin thought she was at the hotel crying over him. She is using the divorce to scare him. They are already talking to each other and texting all the time on their mobiles. She always threatened divorce on him and he never believed her. She’s hoping he will change his ways. I think she also knows that this can change her image and is using it. They will get back together. Shit, I wouldn’t be surprised if they are already back together.
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