Britney Spears Returns to Rehab
The Latest Move for the Troubled Starlet
Pop princess Britney Spears has checked back into rehab after her last attempt was interrupted by a much-publicized weekend of late-night parties and amateur hairdressing, famously marked by her self-applied head-shaving at a Tarzana salon and subsequent tattooing. Photos and video of the newly bald singer spread like wildfire, along with rumors that the star was headed for a serious mental breakdown. Employees and witnesses at the hair salon described her as "distraught and disturbed" and "scatterbrained".
Spears' manager, Larry Rudolph, confirmed the return to rehab and asked the public and media to respect her privacy.
Spears' last stint in rehab lasted only one day, contextualized by her longtime assistant's resignation and public statement fearing for the songstress' mental health. Spears' mother has also stated her concerns about Britney's ability to deal with the pressures of fame.
Other recent Britney Spears spotlight stories include her recent split from husband Kevin Federline, repeated photographs of her attending parties in skimpy outfits without underwear, the reported hurried sale of her just-purchased home and serious doubts raised about her ability to care for her two children, Sean Preston (one year old) and Jayden James (five months), given her clearly active social schedule.
Even the fate of Spears' hair is under public scrutiny; online auctions for the fallen locks are fetching generous bids, with a portion of proceeds set to go to charity. Britney herself appears to be regretting the rash decision, if the cheap blonde wig she wore to the Roxy and the Polo Lounge Saturday night is any indication. Not since Natalie Portman shaved her head for the film "V for Vendetta" has the bald look been so carefully analyzed.
While few starlets tearfully take razors to their own heads, celebrities entering rehab is nothing new; recently, actress Lindsay Lohan has reportedly spent a month at a clinic called the Wonderland Center, despite numerous public excursions at nightclubs and other hot spots. Spears' one-day stint at rehab earlier this month raises concerns about how seriously she is actually taking the process.
Her management declined to comment on the sort of treatment her current rehab option will offer. Whatever the case, if Spears' recent history is any indication, it is doubtful that this will be a simple cure-all process.
Sources:
MS-NBC, Britney Spears checks herself into rehab, Feb. 20, 2007.
The Sun, Pop princess on the edge, Feb. 19, 2007.
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A lot of her parenting blunders occurred BEFORE she became a single mom. She's only been a single mom for a few months now, so it doesn't explain the lack of judgement she's had in her parenting prior to her most recent making a spectacle of herself. Either way it's not an excuse for the crap that she has been doing lately. I don't care about her hair being bald, personally, and I'm glad she's checked into rehab. But I'd be as annoyed about a 'regular Jane' acting this way as I am with Britney Spears' behavior.
More Americans could tell you what Brittney spears ate for breakfast than could point to Iraq on a map. THAT is absolutely frightening to me, to know that I'm going to have to raise kids in this brain-dead generation. HEADLINE: "Brittney spears admits to tying shoes with bunny-ear method instead of the loop-and-swoop" All of you who care about this nonsense should be ashamed and embarrassed. I'm embarrassed for even commenting.
who cares. it's absolutely pathetic this makes news
Being famous so often derails personal development, growth. It's weird, cause these are real people, afterall, living life under very unique circumstances.
White punks on dope. The other word is Hollywood, also known as fantasyland. I NEVER look that way for leadership. The lives of those people are for entertainment. We pay them FAR too much for what they do. The biggest thing that comes to my mind would be for her and the rest of them to actually "be" something worthy of being looked at. We must consider that all they do is entertain, then the mainstream entertainment medium-television-builds them even further into the fantasyland personna that actually makes them look very, very silly. I simply cannot take any of this serious. Good luck, Kiddo. I hope you get it together. It works if you work it...but, some form of humility is necessary...I guess we will all see whether or not she has that.
i really really do care for her,my first comment is wrong,sorry my no. ! idol!!!i am here to support i am your friend from farfar away.just do your best on taking care of your 2 cutie kids...i want the both of them to be likryou a good person...beautiful...talented...and especially loving...just ignore those news about you it is tour life not yours...they don't have anything to right on their news paper that is why they are doing those things to you..Remember you have kids,they are more important to you than those stupid news...you need more time for your kids than their negative business...
Well still for me,i'm not sorry for her becausewhat if its just an accident...why do you reallt know everything?are you there?and being a single mom is really hard especially a baby ang another kid...