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Oops, She Did It Again
11 October 2010
Oops, She Did It Again Over the past decade, Britney Spears has gone downhill little by little from becoming famous after being on Disney channel. While doing a case study on Britney Spears, I learned the music industry stole away her innocence and molded it into an attempt to transition from a pop princess to a sexy adult performer that would sweep millions. Her overexposure and paparazzi frenzy causes her to go insane because she has no privacy. Additionally, there is proof that Britney has had many psychotic breakdowns. Maybe the reason for her actions in the past has to do with the fact her children being taken away from her custody and her career going slowly down the drain. Also, she has been in a constant battle with drugs, alcohol, her ex-husband Kevin Federline, and the paparazzi. Secondly, some of the people she hangs with are bad influences from the get-go including famous Paris Hilton. Furthermore, in November 2006 after being friends with Paris, Britney was caught three times wearing no underwear on and exposing herself to the paparazzi (Cowboy). Afterwards, Britney made even poorer choices as her life began to fall to pieces even further which made her a bundle of fans. For example, after reading an article about Britney going downhill, a blogger wrote, “wow I used to actually like you until you became a whore and a crack head and then when you have your first chance you get your kids back you don’t even show up for your court hearings you’re a horrible mother” (Neyna). Many bloggers that used to be fans of Britney agree to this blog.

Life is like a coin. You can spend it anyway you wish, but you can only spend it once. At a young age, Britney Spears pursued to have the life of fame and fortune. In 1993, thirteen year-old Britney became a cast member in The Mickey Mouse Club on Disney Channel where she meets future celebrities such as Justin Timberlake, Christina Aguilera, Ryan Gosling, and Tony Lucca. First, in October of



Cited: Cowboy. The Devolution of Britney Spears: From Pop Star to Celebrity Trash in Less than 7 Years. N.p., 27 Sept. 2007. Web. 10 Oct. 2010. Lawson, Richard. "1." Britney Spears, a life. N.p., 4 Jan. 2008. Web. 10 Oct. 2010. Neyna. Weblog comment. The Devolution of Britney Spears. Cowboy, 9 Feb. 2008. Web. 10 Oct. 2010. Spears, Britney. Interview by Matt Lauer. A Defiant Britney Spears Takes on the tabloids . Matt Lauer, 6 June 2006. Web. 10 Oct. 2010.

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