More advance details have leaked from Britney Spears’ upcoming hour long documentary, “On the Record,” which airs on November 30 on MTV. Yesterday we heard that Britney compared her life to a neverending jail sentence. It sounded like a complaint about the medication she’s on, but some interpreted it as her resentment at her father’s conservatorship and control of her affairs.
Britney also discussed why she married her backup dancer, Kevin Federline. She said that she was enamored with the romantic idea of marriage in general, and not necessarily with K-Fed in particular.
“I think I married for the wrong reasons. Instead of following my heart and doing what made me really happy, I just did it for the sake of the idea of everything.” [via Celebedge]
Britney may be getting back in the saddle after a few brief romances with industry types. She was seen out to dinner in LA on Monday night with a group of people that included an unknown handsome dark-haired guy. The mystery man even drove while Britney was in the passenger seat. E! Online identifies him as the manager at the hair salon she frequents, and quotes a source as saying that they’re just friends.
In another advance clip of the Britney documentary, shown below, the 26 year-old mother of two says that dancing is cathartic for her and “art is therapy.” Maybe that’s how she ended up with a backup dancer in the first place.
Britney: art is therapy
Here’s a new promo for the show, with content that you’ve probably already seen
I can see how mental illness could be considered a jail sentence. You have to manage it with meds for the rest of your life.
As far as dating goes…good luck finding a decent man who isn’t scared to death to get involved with you, honey. 😯
He had a big enough c*ck and he likes to get high ?
…and he can dance Dante, women love guys that can dance. I bet he had a car and his own place too!
I always thought it was for the big dick and willingness to marry her.
probably doesn’t matter to anyone, but yes, k-fed was a backup dancer, but he was not her backup dancer.
I just saw the womanizer clip. It’s fun and I like it, but it strikes me how she plays different women, as in her toxic clip… is it a reference to her mental troubles ?? For the rest, dancing is not enough as a therapy, Britney !
Well, she was — what? 22? I’d say marrying for the romantic IDEA of marriage is pretty common for people that young. Aw hell, it’s common for people a lot older, too!
I’m happy for her and that’s that. People make mistakes ALL OF THE TIME! People should GET OVER IT AND LET HER LIVE! There are a lot of you on this blog who have done worse things through out your life time so stop acting like you’re so much better. I know people are entitled to their own opinion but sometimes it’s a bit much.
I really like this site but lately I just can’t stand some of the peoples comments…..oh well:roll:
Does KFed really have a big c-ck or are you girls just guessing?
Is it weird that I always thought KFed and Brit really loved each other at some point? I’m so romantic.
“just me” – read the comment policy, please.
How many times do I have to say it? It’s not the size of the ocean…
Just me, this is a gossip site. We can say whatever we want about celebrities. We come here to be snarky. If our comments bother you, don’t read them.
@Kaiser: well, not having seen it myself, but them’s the rumors. Brit called him “Meatpole” if that’s a hint.
Cannot STAND how she talks. And, I don’t think she has “grown up bigtime” at all. I think she’s doing what she’s always done — performing for the cameras – and seeking attention.
Sadly it doesn’t look like she’s learned much of anything. She’s “behaving” right now because of being under her father’s watch.
Syko – Yeah, right! Don’t try to roll it back. I know you’re KFed’s undercover lady when he’s rocking it with the “Florida crackers”!!!
So tell me the truth – what’s he packing?
OK OK, you got me. Think of your forearm.
😯 Syko… interesting. It’s always the tall, lanky ones, isn’t it?
Just me- You forgot to add “LEAVE BRITNEY ALONE” and the crying.
Love me some Crissy Crocker. 😀
LMAO at syko’s first comment!!
I also agree that this is a place to freely snark on celebs/public figures.
I don’t like comments that make ugly or ignorant generalizations about entire groups of people, though. There seems to be one or two folks who pop in just to hate on everybody, and the hate is real and not snarky or funny. I have a hard time not returning fire when that happens, sorry! 🙁
With you there, Miss_Kitteh. I would not be amused by something like “I hate Woody Allen because he’s a Jew and personally responsible for killing Jesus” or that sort of thing. No need for ugliness of that sort. But all the celebs have such easy-to-pick-on lifestyles and personalities, it’s a great deal of fun.
I said it long ago, when you are where she was, returning to normal is not easy and oftentimes “real life” is boring compared to the wild, outrageous, spontaneous things you are used to. Hey, I’ve been there and back and it ain’t easy. But at some point you just wise up and realize that life isn’t all fun and wild times. It’s HARD WORK. And (don’t kill the messenger) but I really wonder about the “mental problems” she supposedly has. I mean, at my worst I cut A LOT and still have the scars and yes sometimes when things are really tough, I think about cutting. (It was hard just returning to “normal life” because I felt everyone was looking at my arms & thinking I was crazy.) But I just realized that it’s stupid and it doesn’t SOLVE anything. I suck it up and DEAL with my problems instead of seeking an outlet which is mostly what abusive behavior is – an outlet for the emotions to real problems that you feel you can’t handle so you act out. I don’t know.. I could just be talking out of my arse though… 🙄
I feel for her. My interpretation of what she said was that she’s trapped in the position of being a product. Since she was a little girl, she’s had people telling her what to do, how to dress, and probably what to eat, what to say, etc. I think if that were me, I would end up on the edge of my sanity and I would eventually consider it a prison. There is no escape – she will always be Britney Spears the product, the money machine. And although she has a lot of material rewards, she has said before that all she wants is a normal life. She has created habits that require the generation of a certain amount of money, and she probably is addicted to the attention in a way – so she must continue to be that product. It’s all she’s ever known.
As for the ugly comments, it’s an insecure person’s way of making themselves feel better. Isn’t that why we’re all here? To confirm that even those in positions of ridiculous fortune and fame have big problems so we don’t feel so bad about ours?
Too many people get married during that ‘honeymoon’ phase of the relationship…there should be a mandatory 2 year wait period for marriage, thats usually when you start seeing clearly and realize that your partner isn’t the shit…but sometimes you can love and live with them anyway, then you should get married.
Most people would have buckled by now, having to play out our mental illness and/or behavioral problems for all the world to view and critique. I have to give her huge credit for stepping back from the edge. And her parents finally came through for her as well. My only hope is that she can continue her progress, DESPITE all the world watching her every move. I’m sure we all wish we could delete low points, points of weakness of thought or action, I know I have several that span an embarrassing amount of time. I wish Brit well.
Just to add my 2 cents. I dont think Britney realized how sick she is/was and now there are stipulations she has to follow in order to get her life back on track. As far as marriage…we all have made mistakes but you have to learn from them. If nothing else, atleast she got 2 beautiful boys out it!
@Girlygirl – I totally agree with you. I don’t think she was ever allowed to be her own person, she was always a commodity. I can’t imagine what it would be like to grow up in that kind of environment.
And in defense of my fellow CB posters, I think this site has one of the gentlest comment sections of all of the gossip sites out there. Folks who say we’re mean haven’t spent much time on the introwebs.
I can’t fault her for marrying K-Fed because she was in love with the idea of love. I did that, too, with my (now) ex-husband. We lasted three years, but fortunately no kids, and we weren’t in the public eye.I’m glad our craziness wasn’t exposed to the world.
I think what she meant was when you serve a jail sentence there is a date you are released, but her life doesn’t have a release date. She will always be probed and discussed on websites. Anyone else would leave that jail, hail a cab and start a new chapter…unbeknownst to us.
@just me: I’ve never held my children hostage in a standoff with the cops, nor have I gotten behind the wheel, loaded to the gills, with them strapped helplessly in the back seat. It’s hard to make the “you’ve all done something worse” argument with Britney. With the possible exception of murder, that moron has committed every sin under the sun. And probably made up a few new ones along the way.
Codzilla, Britney didn’t willfully make mistakes because she is a moron, or what ever your line of reasoning is. She is obviously and genuinely mentally ill. Her more bizarre behavior occurred during manic episodes. People with her type of disorder tend to resent taking medications, but in her case it is absolutely necessary, and will be for the rest of her life. I wish that her recovery did not equate with her being marketed as a product, but she has done a good job of coming back from something big and ugly and biological in origin. And she is lucky to have a father who cares enough to structure her life and make sure she stays on her meds. She needs that kind of guidance/management.
Good point Codzilla – I’d forgotten about all of that. I honestly do not believe her actions were fueled by mental illness. I believe her actions were fueled by drugs. I mean, I sped down I-80 screaming at people because I thought they were following me while high on drugs. Shoot, I chopped off all my hair (not shaved, but near close) because I was sky high and pissed about something or the other. I think those ppl who so easily accept her “mental illness” claim have not been high out of their minds on drugs. Brit is just upset that now her life is structured and regulated and she wants to be able to let loose once in awhile. Unfortunately, for an addict, you usually don’t know or even have a limit so you have to be able to restrict yourself or be restricted at all times. All recovering addicts have been where she is. She’s at her hump where things are somewhat stable but depending on her actions can swing either way. She needs to keep in mind what’s really important and stay strong!!
prissa: Thank you for your honest perspective. I’ve never bought into the “mental illness” story either — just assumed it was a PR spin to keep the public from knowing the truth: That Britney’s a spoiled, drug-addled fool who probably can’t wipe her own ass without help from a minion.
tigerlillie: Looks like our “lines of reasoning” are once again in conflict. Oh well, such is life.
Well as far as the mental illness goes I do believe she has something. But that said something isn’t what made her do everything she did. I know that Bipolar and depression is something they say she has, as do many other thousands of people.
But I have to agree with Prissa and Codzilla. Even in a manic episode I don’t believe she would have done all of the things she did in her past. That leaves the only other mind altering substance as being drugs or alcohol. I do hope Britney recovers from the addictions because I’ve seen what happens in the end to addicts. My late father being the primary source.
Am I wrong to think that bipolar folk seek self medication through drugs because they are trying to manage their behavior, even though they may not realize that they are doing so? Or in other terms, is it the chicken or the egg?
I refuse to believe she has a mental illness until she produces some authentic original edge-pushing art. Then I might buy into that idea.
Wow so she basically said her marriage was a mistake which is like a slap in the face for her kids.
So she wanted to get her freak on with K-Fed. Is that really all wrong???
Go girl-be the freak you always knew you were and can be!!!!
Hi baby brits,
Come to me and I’ll satisfy you as what you really want, a lovemaking that you’ve never experienced before, i’ll make you happy as you never had in sex and bed actions,..love you baby,…
Red 8) 8) 😛
@Red
Seriously? Aren’t you afraid she’ll cut you in your sleep or you’ll wake up in a pile of her hair just in time to see her throw a baby out of the window? 😯
Yes, she was on drugs during those actions but I believe she resorted to drugs because of her mental illness and the extreme depression that comes along with it. Is she excused? No. But I don’t think she needs to be villified anymore either.
I’ve always wanted to be Britney’s friend for some reason. Ever since I first heard of her when I was 12 years old. I know it’s ridiculous and that nobody really knows a celebrity (we just know their personas) but I think I would be a good friend for her. I just want her to be ok. I’m such a softie for the tragic ones.
first of all she is referring to the paparazzi and media that will not let her forget the past year or so secondly we do not know if she has ever been addicted to any drug or booze and more importantly she did not harm them babies that night she just panicked that she would never get them back it finally hit her that she did not have custody she would not hurt them the media blew most of it out of whack also she was clean when she was committed both times. we do not know everything that happened so why be so mean i saw a website last night that compared her to susan smith that cruel so please for humanities sake leave brit alone . thanks 😆
also her and her daddy have a wonderful relationship now they have had their issues in the past i understand that but thank god for daddy spears. she has great parents k-fed is an butthole mooch he did things out of revenge cuz she divorced him cuz he was not ever there for her and the head shaving thing is soo old move on media 8)
saying her marriage was a mistake is not an insult to her kids if fed-ex has done his job and is as good a daddy as people his people claim then they know that she was sick and that she loves them with all her heart and she does mention her kids in that interview we haven’t seen the whole thing remember still got a week so wait watch then judge. sincerly 😉
dear trillion you refuse to believe she has mental illness till you see proof well what proof do you have that she was on drugs did you see her with a crack pipe or something i don’t think so 😯
me again nobody has ever seen brit use drugs you she is bipolar that is a serious maybe she did or didn’t but don’t say it if you do not know i don’t believe she did illegal drugs never will and the alleged suicide note and the obit that that mag rag wrote is just cruel to say she has two beautiful babies that will one day be old enough to read and watch tv and what will they see i hope none ofv this crap about their mommy cuz it is hurtful to her and them. 😥
when was loaded to the gills with her kids in the car also let he who is without sin cast the first stone thank you very much
anyone who thinks she is a slut is wrong she is just performing when she is onstage it should not matter how you dress clothes do not the person do not get ‘Britney Spears’ confused with britney jean that is who she really is a sweet down home girl with two beautiful babies not a sex kitten.
britney is human oops i know that burst people’s bubble but it is the truth. the same thing happened to aj mclean he got caught up in aj the character and lost alex the person he tried to keep up the bad boy image and it almost killed him thank god he recovered 🙂
also that sam lutfi was drugging her with her prescribed meds and he was mentally and emotionally abusive so that does explain alot if it were me my daddy would teach him and adnan a good old fashioned country boy lesson how to outrun a 22 don’t get me started on adnan 😛
to ter true some people do self medicate but i’m just saying we do not have proof brit was on illegal drugs she was taking meds though and then you have sam crushing it into her food on top of that. i too fell protective of her i too was harsh in the past b4 the whole thing went down but when she had her kids i began to be a fan again and k-fed is scum don’t even get me started on justin timber brain 😯
they both broke her heart justin sold her out first and she went wounded into a relationship too soon with the wrong guy and he fractured her farther by neglectin her during the marriage too busy being mr britney spears and exploiting his newfound fame so she left him and to get back at her he took her kids not saying everything she did was safe but she was in the midst of a storm he might love the kids but he loves the cash too. she loved him but she was not ready for such a wild ride. 🙂
if you ain’t sure what i mean by sold her out member the barbra walters interview he did. speaking of that i have seen the matt lauer interview on youtube and i watched it when it aired originally and ket me say that it was totally misconstrued by the press she was crying alot not cause she was crazy but cuz she wuz preggers and hormonal she said that he asked her and also people made a big deal about the gum chewing she chews gum so what i’m so sick of people trying to make her out to be trailer park trash she wasn’t born in no trailer park anyway she had a nice house in a nice neighborhood and has good parents they were not wealthy but alot of people aren’t also britney never said she was not happy how would you feel if you were in her spot she is grown and just wants to be independent and live life like others her age and also raise her kids it ain’t about gettin trashed that ain’t what she means if you took time to really listen you would know that all she wants to do is live life and be with her family and raise her babies i heard she might go to kentwood where she is bulding a house when she gets the kids back hope so she can still sing lots of people who famous do it you don’t to live in hollywood to work in hollywood. go brit 😉
don’t even joke about her throwing her kids anywhere and as far as her driving record she ain’t the one who has had two dui’s and been to jail (lindsay lohan and paris hilton,and nicole ritchie i don’t see you trashing them or saying take little baby harlow away can’t you guys give britney the same chance i don’t mean to judge but nicole may have been pregnant when she was arrested for dui this last time. not real sure think about that.
in your dreams magellan 🙄
Good post. I think it is possible to recover from depression, but it takes time and patience. I can’t find any good message boards on the net, can you recommend any?
First I don’t feel the least bit sorry for her or any other person celebrity or not that screws their life up. They made a choice plain and simple. Secondly, the whole mental illness card is overly played out. All mental illness is not wanting to face the fact that you are a weak human being and can’t face your problems. Man up for god sakes. Don’t people have a spine and constitution anymore. Or is it too easy to blame something you pulled out of the DSM-V. I call bullshit. Britney should grow up and her kids should be with someone else. Maybe Kevin at least he owns his mistakes, even if he is a douchebag. Darwin baby, survival of the fittest. The rest of you are just wasting oxygen.
I beleive Artifical Intelligence played a role in this entire episode.