Britney almost dropped baby Sean Preston this week, and you’ve probably already seen the pictures and video, below. She had a terrible week in the press, and ABC News discusses how she needs to revamp her image by laying low and staying out of the spoltlight for a while. (It also wouldn’t hurt if she would wear clothing that doesn’t reveal both her bra and underwear at the same time.)
Britney should take a lesson from Kobe Bryant, who was accused of much worse than stupid parenting, in order to revamp her public image:
Spears might turn to Kobe Bryant for inspiration, Cohen says. The basketball star’s squeaky-clean reputation was forever altered after he faced sexual assault charges. Even after he publicly apologized to his wife for his infidelity, and reached an out-of-court settlement with his accuser, it was unclear if the public would forgive him.
“Kobe was able to rescue his image. He’s even doing product endorsements again,” Cohen says. “If he can turn it around, so can Britney.”
Britney’s latest foibles aren’t as damning as driving with SP in her lap. It just seems like she’s tired and fed up and it’s reflected in her parenting skills. From the video below, you can see how she could get frustrated and stumble with all those people swarming around her. Of course she should have put down the glass, but she doesn’t even know which way to walk and looks pretty dazed.
I’m not defending Britney, but I have a husband who’s around and loves to spend time with his son and I have some Britney moments. My son, 20 months, sometimes refuses to get dressed or wear shoes. He throws a huge fit and it can be impossible to get him out of the house. The other day I said screw it and let him go out in his bare feet. The nosy neighbor came out on her porch and made fun of him and I thought “If that bitch only knew what I went through to get him outside.” Maybe Britney feels that way too. If you read her new “song” to K-Fed, you can tell how exasperated she is. Even mothers with loving husbands can relate to baby burnout.
Right after the incident, Britney says “This is why I need a gun.” She must want to clear away some of the paparrazi who she probably blames for the stumble. She doesn’t need to kill anyone, she just needs to get away from photographers. Judging from Angelina Jolie’s success in changing public policy of an entire African nation, it’s possible but not easily done.
The video actually doesn’t look as bad as the pictures.. She had Sean Preston pretty good in her arm and it didn’t look that dangerous after all..
hmm.. no matter what, those high heels and too long pants (plus the glass in hand) probably didn’t help. The video of her crying after the incident really broke my heart.. she needs someone to take care of HER and help her get her act together. She seems to be in a lot of distress lately.. where is her mom? Resting comfortably in the luxury home Brit’s hard work paid for? Britney is coping with too much right now: Kfed’s antics, new baby, pregnancy, public exposure etc. etc. Someone needs to help her now, before she actually DROPS this baby. Anyone can have an accident, but she’s had too many close calls lately and is obviously crying out for help.
That is very well put, Millie. She does need a little TLC. I read a while ago that her mom was mad at her for not taking her advice to ditch Kevin. That may or may not have been true, but Britney’s mother was said to be helping out a lot before they were in Hawaii and then seems to have dropped out of the picture. There was something about Britney begging the mom to come at a moment’s notice all the time. Maybe she will step up again and help her daughter now that she’s taken such a beating in the press.