US Magazine continues pounding the shit out of Britney Spears. They were responsible for the story about her getting naked with a college student in a pool, and now they've rounded up a bunch of her former nannies and gotten them to spill more "shocking revelations" about her crappy parenting. Among the "new" stories is one that says Britney drinks in front of the kids. Quoting the source:
At first, the drinks would help her loosen up and not be so angry. But she’d inevitably drink too much and be out of it, at which point the nannies would take care of the kids.
Another nanny says that Britney once wanted her to sleep in the same bed with her and Sean Preston. I don't know what's so wrong with that though - in Louisiana they just call that hospitality. Somewhat more troubling is the report that Britney habitually undresses in front of the help and solicits their opinions about her looks. Said a source:
She’ll strip down in front of staff, nannies, whomever. She’ll ask, "Do I look sexy? Do I look pretty?" She’s extremely insecure.
No shit, Sherlock. Jesus, when are these people going to tell us something we don't know? Sorry, but I'm tired of all these revelations that aren't revelations. Britney's a drunk, Britney's a bad mom, Britney's insecure about her body, blah blah blah. Here's what I really want to know - what the hell does US have against Britney Spears? Why are they whacking this chick around harder than almost any other magazine?
I think I may know the answer. A pal of the Crabster's turned him on to a story from last year about Britney and Kevin Federline suing US for libel over a piece they ran about the couple having a sex tape. The suit was eventually thrown out, but US had to spend a ton of money defending itself. So, could US now be getting revenge against Britney by deliberately stoking the flames of controversy around her? It's gotten to the point now where it seems you can say anything you want to about Britney and people will buy it. Part of this is Britney's fault - she shaved her head in front of the cameras, and attacked paparazzi on a couple of occasions, setting herself up as a complete wacko. And US and other publications have run with this "Britney is crazy" angle, unleashing more and more outrageous accusations - they know they can get away with this crap, because people already think Britney is totally unhinged.
Clearly, people are talking junk about Britney because they have a personal axe to grind. The girl seems to have pissed a lot of people off along the way - the sort of thing you would expect when someone is basically a low-rent individual who has no idea how to manage their own life or career. At this rate, Britney is not going to have a single friend left - and don't mention "Cousin" Alli to me; that bitch is clearly only in it for her own career, and will sell Britney out the second those lawyers start grilling her. Yeah, US clearly has it out for Britney - but let's face it, Britney has invited much of this scorn and abuse. She needed to be surrounded by better managers, people who could make her keep her shit in order - but clearly the people around her slipped into mindless sycophancy, and Britney got used to all this, and now just gets rid of anyone who says or does anything she doesn't like. It's hard to really find a hero in this story - US is creepy for piling on Britney in this way, but Britney is certainly not blameless in the disintegration of her own image. The whole thing is just one big hilariously entertaining mess.
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