Woah, that first picture is just begging to be photoshopped into a "Britney Spears has a posse" sticker.

She's got that Tonya Harding look in her eyes.

So very sad, in so many ways. I love that the one guy is saying "how are you doing, we're worried about you," while stalking her at gas stations and flashing 100 pictures a minute of her.

What a bizarre culture we've come up with for ourselves.

I love the please to "please leave me alone" followed by head shaving for the world to see stunts that cry for attention.

Would someone please introduce her to some poverty stricken mothers who don't know where their or their kid's next meal is coming from. I have a hard time feeling sorry for those whose problem is fame.

Britney could move to a part of the world where no one knows who she is, or doesn't care. But, she won't because, despite her whining, she craves the attention.

So, in short, fuck her.

She needs to get a goddamn manager who can tell her what to do. This is not a career, bashing cars with umbrellas and a shaven head. Though it might be the makings of a really killer punk rock record.

She is, however, achieving one thing most people would have thought impossible: making a case for child custody for Kevin Federline.

I told you she was going to go Valerie Salanis style batsh*t crazy on everyone.
She is going to write a book thats going to make that Valeries book SCUM look like it was made for kids.
Its cool with me. Hollywood needs some crazy celebrities that try to find their place in the real world.
She didn't act no different than any average cat from L.A.

She will fill the void that Anna Nicole has left.

On the one hand, she has shaved her head and more-or-less gone totally batshit crazy, so a little unwanted attention shouldn't be completely unexpected. C'mon, get real.

On the other hand, if I couldn't even stop for gas and a candy bar without some random asshole sticking a camera in my face and snapping off a thousand flashes and following me around like a stalker, I think I'd be more than capable of a bit of umbrella assault too. For fuck's sake, guys, take a couple of pictures if you have to, but you don't have to be a complete asshole about it.

In the first picture she looks like an extra in THX 1138.

Looks like an outtake from The Blair Witch Project...who can be the first to come up with a funny take? "Hair Witch Project"? What else ya got?

Oh, and I love the "THX 1138" reference.

post-post-partum depression.

who's minding the little ones, mommy spears? staff?

why are you even in hollywood? i thought you had a mcmansion in lousiana.

For the first time ever I think Britney is kind of cool. I especially liked the way she said "f*%# you!" After being the artificial object of desire for so many for so long, she unleashes the warrior within. I thought I would never forgive her for telling us to just go along with the president. This is the awakening of new Britney, free of bullsh***, alive with vigor, striking out at the corrupt establishment of mainstream entertainment. An establishment that drives peopel to the brink of insanity then makes a spectacle of their demise. But not this time. I see the new Britney rising from the ashes and kicking some a$$! RIGHT ON WOMAN! TELL THE PEOPLE WHERE IT'S AT!

i'm not one to pity celebrities, and am certainly no fan of britney's music but, man, i feel sorry for the girl.

the paparazzi is out of control. watching any footage from sites like x17 or tmz is disturbing. this never-ending quest for celeb gossip is disgusting.

yes, public figures should expect to be in the public eye. but, for chrissake, this constant hounding is appalling. i can't even imagine how awful it must be to have photographers documenting your every move.

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Meh. She's long been a supporter of George W. Bush. Her mental health has always been questionable.
And she's old enough to know that if she really doesn't want to be scrutinized, she should leave town.

someone give that girl a gun.

Call me crazy - I'm no fan, but it seems somewhat possible that Britney may be going through a process of returning to the realm of a normal human - tolerance for inches-away flashbulbs depleted, desire for privacy resumed, (no)carpet-matches-(no)drapes grooming. The shorn head could symbolize a cleansing, transitioning to a 'normal' life. Sure - there's probably a piper or two she still owes - but give her some fucking space. These people (paparazzi) are ruthless and have stunted souls.
Yea - she could also be going bat-shit crazy instead of going 'normal', but fuck those assholes w/ their cameras.

Is she, by now, the poster child for why not to be a virgin, ala Fundamentalist Christianity, until married? Married while being a childish 20' something who never really had a chance to cut loose while a teenager?

Let's take a tally:

While there weren't children involved (and thus no one was looking to her for
care, love, or guidance), Mariah Carey also had a very public emotional breakdown, and it hasn't seemed to have had much of an affect on her career. I think the main difference is that Mariah had enough people to usher her into some help, whereas Britney has fired all of her people (or they've left for greener pastures), and is floundering alone. Why her mother, who seemed to have such an influence over her marriage, hasn't swooped in I don't know. Perhaps it is time for an intervention?

Seriously, the only thing worse than whiney, attention-starved celebrities are the jerks with the cameras who stalk them.

I think both sides could use a good umbrella-whacking, knock some sense into 'em.

Britney, Whitney, and Lindsey, should hook up with Rosie for a spin-off of the view.

the only reason she shaved her hair, er... I mean, nubs and extenstions--to avoid drug testing. If you want to be left alone, don't go shaving your hair in public, try to wear underwear, and try not to live your life like an episode of COPS.

~ Yes...where IS Larry "I'm fired, now I'm re-hired" Rudolph (mgr.)thru this whole trainwreck? Perhaps I need to dig into some actual articles or press releases instead of being dually shocked and numbed by all the photos, video and sledge hammer media coverage.
And I guess if she DID want to move to a part of the world where no one knows who she is (if that's possible), all she has to do is put out a next record half as awful as the last Destiny's Child or TLC albums...and it should all take care of itself.
Good comments, people.

I still say, post partum depression and I think we could find just a smidge of sympathy in our black cynical hearts.

That guy deserved what he got. The media contribute to celebrities going over the edge.

Hope she dies. No...truely. I very much wish death upon her. However, that would make her celebrity last longer, and become another worshiped "dead star"....so I retract my statement. I hope she does not die....but suffers long and hard at the brink of insanity for decades.

Die pig....die!

Been there, done that, to a boyfriends car. It don't mean shit.

Been there, done that, to a boyfriends car. It don't mean shit.

The media needs to stay out of her face and stop giving her what she is looking for. All of this attention!! She shaved her head and got tattoos when Anna Nicole died because she was losing some fame! Come on people and ignore this nutcase!

Britney is a beautiful girl who has gone through alot so fuck off, i am britney ok leave me alone