The Britney Spears/Matt Lauer interview

LOL! Ann Taylor! She's trying to appeal to her fan base... not soccer moms!

I don't own a Britney Spears cd, I have never seen a Britney Spears movie, I have never seen Britney Spears in concert. As a 30 year old mom of two, I am pretty sure that I am not who she is trying to appeal. In addition, seeing as how I have done nothing to contribute to her fame, I don't have her up on some pedestal or expect x, y, and z. Why should I?

She appears to have screwed up a few times and I hope she learns from her mistakes but it is so apparent how much she loves her son and she is obviously very hands-on. That's more than I can say for most of the people I encounter in real life.

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I think Britney spent so much of her young life being told exactly what to do, molded into some prescribed image, that she can't/won't listen to anyone else anymore. And that's very, very sad, because the girl needs some help.
Not making eye contact was huge. There are problems in that marriage. Again a comparison to Jolie--she and BBT couldn't stop talking about how good the sex was, etc ... and we know now that it surely couldn't have been paradise between them. I think the same goes for Brit and K-fed.
I think she also missed the opportunity to humanize herself. When Matt asked her to speak about her son, to share her joy at being a mother, she declined. If she could've shared "he's ticklish behind the knees" or "he loves his stuffed bear" or "he can't eat enough butternut squash," she would've given us all an opportunity to connect with her.

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I never comment on posts about celebrities, but this one is simply too outrageous not to discuss:

1) Britney didn't even apologize for driving with her infant on her lap. She didn't address that as dangerous, and made it clear that that type of behaviour is something that "country" people do. In other words, endangering children is nostalgic and quaint for her.

2) When asked about almost dropping her child because she was dressed inappropriately in jeans she was tripping on and high wedge shoes while holding a glass in her hands, her response was, "accidents happen."

3) When Lauer raised the issue of her 9 month old in a front facing car seat, again Spears denied any danger.

3) Spears seemed to think that ACS coming to her house after the front seat driving incident was because she is famous. That because she's famous ACS was taking notice of her.

We ALL know that if we were caught driving with our infants on our laps that ACS would take away our child.

Even if we want to put aside Spears' inability to speak with any degree of clarity, her disrespect for her interviewer by chewing gum while she was talking to him, her condemnation of being called "redneck" while calling herself "country" practically in the same breath, what struck me as the most offensive was Spears' refusal to take responsibilty for some of the rather MAJOR parenting mistakes that she made.

Had she accepted responsibility for endangering her child she may have circumvented the trainwreck.

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I watched that interview and was shocked i have to say, I like the idea of pregnant women wanting to be sexy and dressing as such. However, I think britney somehow missed that boat she came off like more of a teenager than a woman the same age as me. I have a four year old son and one on the way and I'm married own my own home etc.... but if someone put my husband down i would not simply stick my bottom lip out and say awwww... I would be terribly upset and voice my opinion.... I don't know her personally so i can't and won't say if she is or isn't a good mom or what's with her marriage but in my opinion she did not act like a woman with kids and a husband she acted like my youngest sister does when my parents tell her NO to something. Not what i was expecting.

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She's "country"? Yeah, just like every other kid who was on television from the time she was 11 or 12. Yeah, sure.

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To #5. There's a difference to being attractively pregnant and letting your tits hang out on National TV. My son is 8 and would die with embarrassment if I dressed with my tits hanging out. Sean and her baby will be embarrassed by that someday. Does being "sexy" equate to tits hanging out? I don't think so. I think it's tacky. I think if that shirt had been a little more material on top, and I'm not at all implying it be up to her neck, it would have been much sexier, tactfully so. Now if society would stop equating sex appeal as seeing tits an ass we'll be progressing in a good way.

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I meant to commenter #4. Sorry for the typo.

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Strip her of her millions, record-breaking albums, bodyguards, and signature clothes (no matter how ratty they look) that cost thousands - Britney Spears is just a young girl who went into marriage too soon and became a mother too soon. Like many of this site's readers, I also have an big unanswered question - where is her mother while all these is going on? Britney is at a time when she needs help and advice only her mother can give.

And one more thing - there has always been one edge celebrity mothers have among us mere humans, their ability to bounce back right after pregnancies (no matter how close they are).

With their cadre of trainers, stylists, publicists, and all kinds of help, they look like they were never pregnant at all or dealing with the baby blues or sleepless nights with infants and toddlers. to name a few, Kate Hudson, Sarah Jessica Parker, Jennifer Garner.

Like Thordora said, if I can afford help and all those perks, I would definitely look a lot better than how Britney looked in that interview.

All these media hoopla on Britney just makes me sad thinking of the thousands of young girls who idolize her and look up to her. I sure don't want my nieces (who are her fans) to look up to her now.

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I'm not going to address the interview, you all have done an excellent job putting to voice what I would say if I did.

However, several of the commenters have asked where Britney's Mom is, as if she would be of help. Who do you think sexed little Brit up? That would be Lyn, in order to make the money she and Britney like so much. What kind of mother puts her daughter out there dressed like sex for teens and perverted old men to drool and fantasize over? I don't think she should be giving Britney advice on raising her children, Lyn is "country" too. That's where she got the parenting skills she already knows.

Britney needs somebody who will really look out for her and her babies, not just their own bank account.

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She looked as bad as I've seen her look in years during that interview, but I'd still do her. All you women who are trashing her for her hair and the way she dressed are just all stay-at-home-couch-potato-overblown fatties who are jealous of a young, sexy female. She looked like crap and still looked better than any of you look on your best day.
BTW, the whole money-not-money-country-not-country has nothing to do with basic manners. I don't come from money, my kids don't come from money, but common sense and simple manners tell you not to sit there chewing gum with your mouth wide open like a cow working on a wade of cud. Geesh!

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Moonrunner, First of all, ouch! From all the "stay-at-home-couch-potato-overblown fatties", the only thing we're jealous of is the amount of money she throws away of that discusting husband of hers, instead of a stylist for herself.

There was nothing sexy about the way she looked or the manner she conducted herself in. The only people who need to be showing that much boob are strippers. And even if she did have anything profound and meaningful to say, nobody would have heard it bc we were all mesmerized by the awful appearance and smacking gum.

Perverted j/a much?

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I agree, i feel very sorry for her. I think she's in denial and afraid to admit that she's made a mistake.

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i have to agree, wether or not her marriage is happy/on the rocks, she is a good mommy/bad mommy....really who the heck cares? doesn't change the world i live in.
BUT my goodness what a trashy interview and appearance, so white trash with money.

and with regards to Jolie....i fully agree. I try to hate her, but I very reluctantly admire her.

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Sure, she should be allowed to dress and wear her hair however she wants. The problem is she came on national televison trying to improve her image and showed up looking like THAT? I felt the purpose of her interview was to show the public that the paparazzi had her all wrong. Instead she showed them that the truth was more horrifying than anything the paparazzi had shown us. Please! You don't go on national TV 6 months pregnant with your blue veiny breasts popping out of your blouse and your coochie hanging out of your skirt. If she's looking for sympathy why didn't she clean herself up, scrub off the mascara, spit out the gum and put on something a bit more conservative and appropriate for TV? Her lack of judgement only helps cement the idea that she really has no judgement at all.

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Like most of you, I was very disappointed in what I saw and heard when I saw the interview. I was hoping she'd redeem herself, but instead she made my view of her much worse. The one question she refused to answer that could of actually helped her if she had answered it was regarding her feelings toward her child. This was her opportunity to say how much she loved him and to share some of the good times she's had with him, but she blew it. Instead she made a face, refused to talk about him and I was left wondering if she could be suffering from post-partum depression. I have been a Britney fan for a while and I miss the old Britney, who was cute and well-dressed. I don't mind her having a wild side now as this a normal part of maturing. However, there are no excuses for the way she is dressing. If I didn't know who she was and saw her walking in the streets with that outfit, I'd definately feel sorry for her, thinking she might be a prostitute/drug addict on welfare. It seems like she's either purposely trying to put on this white trash image or that's who she really is and wants to be accepted as. What she said in the interview leads me to believe that this is who she really is, but then does that mean who she was four years ago was somebody she pretended to be or does it mean she's changed for the worst? Its sad to see her like this. I don't see how this white trash image of hers can help her career, except if her fans are mostly like her now?? Even when I am in bad neighborhoods, it is rare for me to see people looking this bad, so I doubt most of her fans like her new image. I can see the negative image she's portraying is only hurting her and making her more depressed. She can pretend she doesn't care what others think, but it shows in her that she does. Also, if she changed her look, maybe the paparazzi wouldn't be as interested in her anymore. With so much money and so many years left to live, she should at least sacrifice her ideals when it comes to her appearance (if looking this way is her true self). I don't think it is though. I think her falling in love with Federline who likes this look is what has driven her to it.

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she deserves everything she is getting

what a fat waste of space

hehe

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Stop freaking out. Like you guys never pick in your nose or had bad nails. You are not perfect, so stop looking at this girl through a magnyfying glass. If you are spending time in front of TV and abylyzing someone else's life then let me tell you - YOU are sick people. GET HELP! I feel lucky that I don't have to proove to 100 million audience that I am a good person with moral standards and so on. Why are we even asking questions like we are so perfect and never do mistakes. Comon, give young lady a break. So what if she has another baby on her way. Whatever floats her boat. So what if her husband is not rich and wealthy gas company owner. I guess if he was a wealthy guy, media would not make their marriage look so bad. Understand a simple thing, his girl was born and raised as an ordinary girl. She is young, and if Kevin is her type of man, we should not judge.

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im really sick and tired of everyone attacking britney all the time. As if you have never put your kid on your lap while driving before. she was less than a damn mile frmo her house! and she tripped. SO WHAT! as if your foot his never gotten caught before. and you know wut the divorce rate in the US is higher right now than in any other country which means most of you judging her are probably divorced or come from divorced parents! What people dont realize is she is a person too and at the time of the interview she was pregnant and emotional so I really think its bullshit for everyone to judge her. we're all people we all have problems and I highly doubt any one of you judging her havnt made a mistake or looked like an idiot at one point or another. all we see is what is on top of the magazines and on the news. your not in her life and your not in her shoes. so i think everyone should back the hell up!

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To 38, no, I never put my baby on my lap. Did you know most accidents occur within a mile of a person's home? One should never put a baby on your lap. Especially if you know that at anytime you will probably be chased by papparazzi. I think Britney minimized it, instead of admitting to her very bad mistake and being accountable. But she's young....

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