The worst day of Britney Spears’ life: In the same place, at the same time watching her ex Justin Timberlake having his best moment!
It can be said that 2007 was the worst and darkest time in Britney Spears’ career. Back in 2004, after ending the “era” of In The Zone, marking the pinnacle of Britney Spears’ career with the first prestigious Grammy Award for the song “Toxic” with a nomination for “Best Dance Recording”, it was difficult for any artist of her age to surpass Britney.
But indeed, human nature is not equal to nature. After experiencing a broken marriage with Kevin Federline, things started to go badly. First of all, the persistent divorce, which cost a lot of money, led to Britney having to fight for custody of her children, which led to a series of extremely serious psychological disorders.
Every day the press fills the news with the worst images of Britney. From the image of shaving her head with her own hands, cutting her hair with a dull smile. Britney cried like a psychopath, struggling on the sidewalks of Hollywood in front of the kite gaze of opportunists, her mental state completely out of control. Britney hugged her two crying children unconsciously, sitting sloppy in a fast food restaurant. Britney attacked others with an umbrella with an aggressive expression…
The image of Britney Spears shaving her own hair became a “classic” image during the singer’s downturn in 2007.
Even one thing that fans have always feared: Britney will commit suicide, with such a constant context and pressure. It was one of the most horrific and cult periods of mental depression in Hollywood, in those days, a line of paparazzi waited at Britney’s door. Britney’s photos are screaming for hundreds and thousands of dollars, especially the photo of Britney shaved her head wearing a record price with a paparazzi photo.
Britney Spears used a parachute to attack 1 paparazzi.
The only consolation Britney had in 2007 was the release of the album “Blackout” with producer Danja. With all the repression, frustration and resentment, Britney created the best music of her career, as one of the most influential Pop albums in history, critics spared no words for “Blackout” winged lyrics.
However, Britney’s disastrous performance at the MTV VMAs that year continued to push things to stagnation and crisis. Britney Spears was “forced” to perform with an uncomfortable mood and psychology. Even then, Britney Spears’ weight was out of control, making the overall performance worse in the eyes of the audience.
Writing in her memoir The Woman In Me, Britney Spears said: “Blackout, the music that makes me proudest of my career, was released on Halloween in 2007. According to the plan, I was going to perform the song at the VMAs that year to promote the album. I didn’t want to go on stage, but my team insisted that I go out there and show the world that I’m okay. The only problem is that I’m not okay…”
Britney Spears – Gimme More performing at the 2007 MTV Video Music Awards
Stepping on stage with the song Gimme More that was causing a fever at that time, the audience saw a lethargic, tired and struggling Britney Spears to “pay” the dance moves. The movements have no life, the eyes are lifeless. Lip-syncing openly, not hiding. The performance became a “stain” in Britney Spears’ career, especially when previously the “Princess of Pop” had 3 shocking stages at this award ceremony in 2000, 2001 and 2003 respectively. The media and Britney’s colleagues themselves have not stopped openly mocking the performance, calling it a “disaster”.
Not stopping there, Britney also revealed for the first time the story behind the scenes of that year’s VMAs. While she was on the worst day of her life after a disastrous performance, her ex-lover Justin Timberlake was having the most glorious moments. “Justin slid down the aisle to enter the performance stage. He jokes with the girls below the stage, one of whom turns around, stoops and shakes his chest as he sings. Then he sang along with Nelly Furtado and Timbaland, it was fun, it was free, it was relaxed,” Britney Spears recalled in her memoir The Woman In Me.
Britney Spears also fully shared her perspective on the unforgettable stage in this life, making fans even more sad. “Behind the scenes at the VMAs that night was nothing wrong. I had problems with the costume and the hair extensions. I stayed up all night before. I felt a sense of urgency. I gave birth to two children for two years in a row and it was less than a year since I gave birth to my second one, but it was horrible to be treated as if I didn’t have six-pack abs. I couldn’t believe I had to go out on stage to perform with such emotions. I happened to bump into Justin backstage. It’s been a long time since I’ve seen him. His world is running very smoothly. He’s leading his own game in every way, and he’s full of confidence. I was in a state of panic. I haven’t rehearsed the performance carefully before the show.
I hate the way I look. I knew this performance would be pathetic. That time I went on stage and gave my best, but of course this performance was still far from my best performance at other times. During the performance, I could see myself on the video screens hanging all over the stage, and I felt like it was a distorted reflection in the mirrors of the funny mirror houses in the amusement parks. I don’t intend to justify that performance, nor do I say it’s good; What I want to say is that all the performers will have bad nights. Usually those bad performances don’t have too serious consequences…”