News and gossip about Britney Spears

The Britney Spears merry-go-round has been perpetrated by the usual suspects in media–People, Us, Perez Hilton, TMZ–but a strange new phenomenon started when more traditional media jumped in on the fun, like CNN and AP. This is when nearly everyone begun scratching their heads and asking “What just happened here?” Vanity Fair examines this inexplicably obsessive relationship between media and the aging pop star. [Watch “Is Britney Returning to TV?” on Fancast]

Now that Britney Spears has receded from the headlines somewhat, it seems an opportune time to step back and assess the recent coverage of her, not only in the weekly tabloids but also in magazines where stories can run longer than 1,000 words, such as Portfolio, Rolling Stone, and The Atlantic, whose April cover she graced (or disgraced, depending on whom you ask). In fact, this recent spate of “serious” coverage, combined with the uncomfortable fact that no dinner conversation can proceed for more than 15 minutes without the name Britney being invoked, raises a sinister question: is Britney Spears—along with, perhaps, President Bush—the most important cultural figure in America?
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Jamie Lynn’ mother does not rejoice at her daughter pregnancy. She thinks Her daughter is too young to have a baby.
Giving birth is a big ordeal at any age, and according to Star, Jamie Lynn is understandably scared.
And her mother must be the first woman and the first person that must support her in this time. Mother has to tell everything and teach. Mother had to tell her daughter about motherhood and about childbirth. And what about Spear’s family. Jamie Lynn watched a film about childhood and she is shocked. That is a LOT for a 17-year-old to handle. On the one hand, she needs to see that video so she has an idea of what to expect. On the other… that’s some frightening stuff.
Doesn’t everyone know where babies come from by the time they’re pregnant? Really- the film shouldn’t have been that surprising. You should already know how it works, and it looks a lot like you’d expect.
Jamie Lyn is very young to get pregnant in today’s society. Lucky for her that she has a lot of money. She really does not have to face the same consequences that the average knocked up teenager would have. We doubt she’ll even have to take care of it. In tabloids she’s already saying she’s going to have her mom deal with it. What she did was an attention-seeking act. . So as scary as it is, it’s totally unavoidable at this point. And it’s good to have an idea of what really goes on, versus the sanitized version we see on television. Every woman has the right to decide for herself how she wants to deliver. Hopefully Jamie Lynn can come up with something that seems manageable… and less cringe-worthy.
Besides, we don’t know what century some people are living in, but it’s not horrible to be 17, unmarried and pregnant. She shouldn’t have to go around wearing a scarlet letter, nor should she have to think of her baby as a “mistake. It’s not a crime to get pregnant as a teenager. And no one can say she will be a bad parent, either. Some teenaged moms can be great parents - some adult moms can be horrible parents

According to Access Hollywood, one of Britney Spears’ brand companies owes more than $23,000 (GBP11,500) in taxes for earnings dating back four years.
A week after Spears learned she’d have to pay her various legal representatives $400,000 (GBP200,000), the pop star has been hit with another high-cost headache.
A document obtained by U.S. cable network E! shows that Britney Online Inc., one of Britney Spears’ numerous name-brand companies, owes $23,589.17 in California state taxes on the entity’s 2004 earnings.
The State of California Franchise Tax Board has put a lien on Britney On Line Inc., a company in the portfolio of the singer. The amount due will accumulate interest and fees until it is paid in full.
Spears’ father Jamie and a court-appointed lawyer took charge of the singer’s financial affairs after fighting for conservatorship of the Toxic star’s estate following her hospitalisation for mental illness issues in February.