Britney: "I go through life like the Karate Kid"
Now I know I’ve said this before, but Britney is back, and boy oh boy is she letting loose on her critics.
In her closing comment she related, “I go through life like the Karate Kid.”
In honor of her new album, "Circus," which hits stores Tuesday, Spears premiered a new documentary, “Britney Spears: For the Record,” Sunday night on MTV.
Filming for Spears documentary started at the Mondrian Hotel in Los Angeles on the eve of the 2008 MTV Video Music Awards. She told the crew that she was doing the documentary because she wanted to clear up what had been said about her in the past. No topic was off limit, and no moment was uncaptured.
On the morning of the VMAs Britney’s dad was at home with her making her a southern specialty, cheese grits. Does her trainer know about this? Larry Rudolph, Britney’s manager, says that this appearance is “the official comeback,” but she admits she doesn’t like that term. “I’ve been here the whole time,” she says.
When asked if she is ready to go back in to the spotlight, Britney doesn’t really give a yes or no answer. Instead she simply says that she has grown up a lot over the past few years and has become very protective of herself. “You’re guarded, you have to be. Otherwise, you get in situations like I have the past year,” she says. At least she is honest that this past year hasn’t been the shining moments in her life.
It was nice to hear Britney admit that she had become rebellious and lost her way. She says that she was lonely and because of that let some people in to her life that maybe she shouldn’t have. “You do stuff and you learn though,” she says.
I can’t believe she talked about this, but she actually admitted that when Justin Timberlake and her split she felt lost and like she wasn’t sure what she was supposed to do. She says that was nothing compared to her split with Kevin Federline though, particularly since they had children together and had built a life together.
Another shocking truth – “I think I married for the wrong reasons.” No kidding! She says she did it for “the idea of everything.” And about the aftermath, she says she never faced what was happening and how she felt. She also tells the camera that when Kevin started working on his own album things just got weird.
Unlike many people believed, Britney did not shave her head because she was going crazy. She didn’t even think it was a big deal. “People shave their heads all the time,” she says.
Britney says that after about six years of fame she was exhausted and wanted nothing more to do with her celebrity lifestyle. And who can blame her?
Watching this woman get out of a car is frightening! When she gets out of the car to enter a store she is immediately mobbed by men with cameras. We hear her say, “I’m scared” a few times before they drag her back in to the car. On the street there is another man with a camera screaming and swearing, but I’m not sure about what. It’s very scary, and for the first time we see a very sad Britney. I wouldn’t want to be her, not for all the money in the world.
I loved watching Britney shop! It was hysterical to watch her and her stylist try to decide what she could and couldn’t wear, how certain items were too expensive and how she did not want to look too “businesswoman.” Did the pop princess just call something too expensive? I didn’t know she had a too expensive limit.
A normal spot in Britney’s life is definitely the constant presence of her father. He is around almost all of the time, and they seem to have a very funny relationship. Maybe he isn’t the crazed, creepy, over-bearing parent everyone claims he is. Or maybe he is; I don’t want to make that call.
“I’m sort of stuck in this place, and how do you deal?” Britney says. She says that it’s hard for her to feel OK when she is under the constant scrutiny of everyone, including doctors and the courts. “When I tell people the way I feel, it’s like they hear me, but they aren’t really listening. It’s bad,” she says, breaking in to tears. “I’m sad.” The filmmaker asked her if she felt out of control, and she told him that in fact she feels bored and too in control.
Madonna makes a special appearance on the documentary when the two do a surprise appearance together. Madonna tells us that she feels maternal toward Britney, and she sees in Britney what she saw in herself in the beginning of her career. Madonna is so wise! She may seem crazy sometimes, but she actually had some great advice for Britney.
Britney says that she is angry with herself for letting people take advantage of her, but she is also angry with people for taking advantage of her and for so long.
“At this point I have two precious boys and my job. Those are the two things that have kept me going and kept me strong for the past two years,” she says. I was really surprised to see Britney’s kids, Sean Preston and Jayden James, on the show, but they were there for a few moments during Halloween. They’re adorable, and from what we saw she seems to be terrific with them. I hate that the tabloids judge her parenting skills. That’s not fair. They aren’t with her all the time. It’s just not right.
Finally, even with all of the tears, Britney tells the viewers that, “I choose to be a happy person. I choose not to bitter.” She says that there was a point were things were out of control, but that she is strong and she will make it through. She also says that she is now trying to avoid situations that she has been involved with in the past.
Oh, and we got to see a sneak peak of Britney’s new video. So great!
Britney Spears went gay this past weekend for the annual White Party in Palm Springs, California, so she could cheer on pop pal AGNES.
The Toxic hitmaker made an unscheduled appearance at the closing event of the weekend's festivities, which featured a performance from her manager Larry Rudolph's new act, Agnes, according to Eonline.com.
Reports suggest promoters built a special platform for the pop superstar - so she wouldn't be mobbed by gay fans.
And Spears appears to have enjoyed the event - in a 'tweet' to fans, she writes, "Sooooo fun!!!"
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