Just a bit of celebrity dirt for the end of the year 2007.
Britney’s Gonna Get It! Deposed, That Is
You can run, Britney, but you can’t hide. Show that you really care about your kids by showing up for your next deposition. Stop lying and get help and prove that you’re better than that smug asswipe of an ex-husband.
Sean McEnroe: Like Father Like Son?
John McEnroe was one of the enfant terribles of tennis, and it seems his son with actress Tatum O’Neal, 20-year old Sean, is a lot like dad. When he was refused entry to an NYC nightclub, he threw a fit like dad might do. Dropping dad’s name didn’t help, so Sean fell drunkenly into bags of garbage instead.
Jennifer Garner: The West Virginian Jennifer Garner was declared the West Virginian of the Year by her “hometown” newspaper in Charleston. Except she’s originally from Texas and moved to West Virginia when she was four. And now she’s in Hollywood. And New York. Okay, okay, so this bit isn’t exactly dirt.
Is it really any surprise that Lynne Spears sees daughters Britney and Jamie Lynn as a piggybank? I recall reading reports of her pushing Britney into fame years ago, telling her how to act (i.e., seductively) and so on, and how this started causing strife.
It’s nothing new, and Lynne Spears is not the first parent to do this sort of thing - nor will she be the last. However, this seems to happen more to girls in entertainment and boys in sports. Tennis, hockey and even golf are often full of kids who got pushed by parents. Tiger Woods appeared on Mike Douglas’ talkshow when he was a cute little pipsqueak of three (if I recall correctly). He was already playing golf. Wane Gretzky’s father pushed him in hockey - though I believe Gretzky enjoyed.
The question is, what can you do to prevent more popwrecks like Britney Spears? Really very little, unless you have much influence over the parent who is pushing - it almost always is just one parent, who denied their own fame feels they have to push the kid.
My feeling is that parents should not manage their kids fame, beyond being there for them and encouraging them. But it’s not like we can or even want to legislate this.
Of course, maybe Lynne Spears is realizing that she can’t bank on her daughters anymore and so she’s planning to go ahead on finishing her parenting book, of all things. Hmm. I’m thinking maybe she’d better start saving her money.
Mr. Mister | Britney Spears | Thursday, 27 December 2007
Since BritneySpears was a no-show at the last court hearing, and since she’s brushed off several other hearings to do with ex-husband Kevin Federline’s deposition of her, Spears is dangerously close to contempt of court and could be spending time in jail. I’m surprised that hasn’t happened already. I’m tired of reading all the crap she’s done and gotten away with: not using seatbelts for her kids, smoking in front of them, driving through red lights, hit and run, driving over the feet of at least one officer and one paparazzo, failing random drug tests, dating paparazzi, wearing pink wigs and being Britney, bitch. Maybe time in jail will save us from having to see her act as the Virgin Mary, but will it teach her anything? At least maybe while she’s in jail she can read mom Lynne Spears‘ book on parenting tips.
Mr. Mister | Britney Spears | Wednesday, 26 December 2007
Moronic Dr. Phil (whom some people claim has a doctorate in absolutely nothing) recently said that Lynne Spears is a great mom. Where’s the great mom now? NY Post’s Page Six is quotes addiction expert Marty Brenner as saying:
She’s losing it now, and she’s going to eventually lose it altogether if she doesn’t get the help she needs.
I like to rag on Britney as much as the next celeblogger, especially now that she might be dating a pap photog. But I don’t want anything like this. She needs some caring adult that can comfort her, and it’d have to be someone she can trust and who won’t be in her face. So that rules out “great mom” Lynne Spears. Maybe someone like Julia Roberts or Brooke Shields, both because they’re nice people and they’re nurturing. Someone please talk to her.
Word is that BritneySpears went on a date with a photographer. Now that doesn’t mean she’s become enamored of her paparazzi stalkers, but apparently this so called “Adnan” the photog is actually a paparazzi. (Wondering if great mom Lynne Spears approves.)
Hmm. Does anyone else think is just going to encourage paps more? (And will baby #3 be on the way soon?) Maybe now Paris and Lindsay can also find happiness lurking in that crowd of (camera) flashers shadowing them.
I guess this gives hope to regular guys (like the one in the video below) that they too can someday date washed-up hillbilly popstar skanks.
I’ve long maintained that Dr. Phil is a moron and that Oprah screwed America by recommending him - one of her few mistakes. The guy regularly gives ridiculously bad advice and belittles people on national TV to boot. And true to the moron I’ve believed him to be, he’s defending Lynne Spears as a great mom.
Riiiiight. Great mom. A mom that relentlessly pushed oldest daughter Britney. Look at her now; what a great daughter she turned out to be. And does a great mom - having seen the total wreck one daughter has turned into - counsel the younger daughter not to follow in big sister’s footsteps? Obviously this “great” mom doesn’t, with the result being 16-year old pregnant daughter Jamie Lynn Spears.
Yeah, Lynne Spears is a great mom, just like Dr. Phil is a fountain of wisdom. I can’t wait for Lynne Spears book on parenting to be published. Bwa ha ha ha aha ha.
The Leaders of the Catholic League are reportedly outraged that Britney Spears may be in talks to play the Virgin Mary in a satire film called, “Sweet Baby Jesus,” about a pregnant 19-year-old who gives birth to her child on Christmas Eve and the Catholic group are appalled that Britney would even be considered for the role.
“She is seriously miscast. She would be better suited to play the lead role in a flick called Monica (as in Lewinsky). If she did, the Catholic League would be delighted to send her a box of cigars.”
It’s one thing to make the list of the ”Super Beautiful” and yet quite another to make the list of ”Top 10 Hollywood Meltdowns of 2007.” That said, who now can say she’s had the honor of being tops in both? Why, it’s our Miss Brit - who else?!
Britney had some stiff competition this year, and even managed to beat out Owen Wilson for the coveted spot, but with her no panties philosophy, shaving her head, a couple of weeks in rehab, a forgettable performance at the MTV Video Music Awards, and a divorce from Kevin Federline, not to mention that ongoing custody battle over the kids, there’s nobody who came close this year - but Wilson did come in at the number two spot for his suicide attempt in August.
That said, I give you the Top 10 Hollywood Meltdowns of 2007, as compiled by Us Weekly:
1. Britney Spears
2. Owen Wilson
3. Paris Hilton
4. Lindsay Lohan
5. Amy Winehouse
6. Cameron Diaz
7. Rosie O’Donnell
8. Ellen DeGeneres
9. Alec Baldwin
10. David Hasselhoff
Britney Spears missed her court-ordered deposition in her ongoing custody trial on Wednesday, due to an undetermined but “general” illness. She was supposed to give her deposition under oath at the Los Angeles offices of K-Fed’s attorney at 10:00 am, but she was a no-show.
Sources say when she didn’t turn up, legal counsel started without her and took testimony from her former assistant Alli Sims and her ex-manager, Larry Rudolph.
Federline’s attorney, Mark Vincent Kaplan said:
“I was told of a general (medical) condition, and Spears felt she couldn’t attend.”
In an email sent to People.com, Britney friend Sam Lufti tells the site that the pop star is suffering from anxiety:
“She’s sick, both physically and high anxiety. Millions of press outside. It’s too much.”
A new date for the deposition has been scheduled but has not been disclosed.
In case you missed it, Britney Spears was caught on camera stealing a lighter from a gas station in Van Nuys over the weekend, looking right into the camera after she did so and proclaiming proudly:
“I stole something! Oh, I’m bad. Ohhhhh!”
Britney sets such a good example, I can’t imagine why Kevin has custody of the kids.
As usual, TMZ (or as I like to call them, Britney Watch 24/7)has the video. Click here to have a look.
