Britney Spears on the cover of Harper’s Bazaar
You know, for a celebrity who claims she just wants the paparrazzi and the public to leave her alone, Britney Spears sure does put herself in the limelight a lot. Witness the August 2006 cover and feature story on Mrs. Federline posing nude and with her son Sean Preston (not at the same time). I have to say, the photos are tasteful and if it was anyone else, I would be excited to see them. However, Britney reminds me of those "come here, go away" boyfriends I had in college.
Visit Just Jared for the rest of photos. We had to remove the thumbnail we had on the site due to a letter from Hearst, publisher of Harper’s Bazaar.
What do you think of these photos? Classy or Trashy? Click the extended post to vote in our poll!
- Posted on Jun 27, 06 at 7:53PM
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June 27th, 2006 at 8:08 pm
OH…MY…GOD.
She is a complete idiot. Period.
June 27th, 2006 at 8:12 pm
I think she looks good as a brunette but this is really trashy! If she wants people to respect her this is not the way to do it.
June 27th, 2006 at 8:18 pm
I think the pictures are beautiful! the timing isnt great, but who cares? very classy and very well done photoshoot!
June 27th, 2006 at 8:24 pm
Yeah, we’ll just leave you alone like you want Britney. *snort*
June 27th, 2006 at 8:33 pm
I think she looks really good, she’s so tan!!! the one with sean she looks really dark. I’m not to sure about the one with that thing over her face though!!!
June 27th, 2006 at 8:36 pm
You know, Britney could save a drowning child and people would say she threw the kid in the water for publicity.
Personally, I think the photos look great.
June 27th, 2006 at 8:41 pm
It’s possible that she thought this would appease the insatiable public for awhile and lessen the demand for paparrazzi shots away from the studio. There’s an article accompanying the photos after all — I’d be interested to hear what she says.
June 27th, 2006 at 8:46 pm
Personally, I like the photos alot. I’ve got to agree with Chiara though, that maybe Britney wanted to appease the public and the paparrazzi.
June 27th, 2006 at 9:08 pm
I think they are very classy. It’s not like she posed nude like Lisa Rinna did when she was pregnant. Go Brit, she looks absolutely gorgeous.
June 27th, 2006 at 9:24 pm
Okay so here’s my issue with Britney. Or I should say one of my issues…
Everyone has seen her schlumping around with her ratty hair and ratty clothes and bad skin and generally looking like she just crawled out of a dumpster. Right?
So my question is – who does she think she’s fooling? She’s like a walking photoshop demo in all these photo spreads she does.
It’s like – if you want us to think you actually look like that and it isn’t all airbrushing and styling, and you know that the paps are going to be following you everywhere – you may at least want to give your hair a quick brush and use some concealer once in a while. Maintain the illusion a little – just even a little bit of effort? I have two little kids full-time with no help and squeeze in a part-time job during naptime, but I’d rather die than leave the house looking like that.
She even had some warning and time to prepare with the Matt Lauer interview and she managed to look like a pregnant hooker (no offense to hookers).
I know that it’s all smoke and mirrors in showbiz and most celebrities don’t look so hot with their masks scraped off, but come on, this is in another realm of silliness.
One day she and her thong are spilling out all over her too-tight jeans and her hair is detaching at the hinges, and the next day she’s a healthy, tanned pregnant Goddess. Hilarious…
June 27th, 2006 at 9:32 pm
I kind of like the one of her and Sean but I think the rest are a little tacky. I HATE the one of her in the fur. ICK.
I agree that if she says she wants out of the lime light then she should stop doing things like this. I think she just wants everyone to feel bad for her. I feel bad for her babies but not for her. If you want the money and life of a celebrity you have to accept the consequences. Period.
June 27th, 2006 at 9:32 pm
KAY – it’s called airbrushing! That’s not her! That’s alot of good lighting, makeup, and airbrushing! I saw the real britney she appeared on dateline! This is the “fake” Britney….we can all look like that!
And who is she fooling, I thought she didn’t want all this publicity! Does she think this will help her? please this girl is a mess. I don’t like the photos. They are tasteless IMHO. Whats the point?!
June 27th, 2006 at 9:51 pm
Attention Whore.
‘Nuf said.
June 27th, 2006 at 9:53 pm
I forgot to add:
I think she is trying to replicate Demi Moore’s famous shots for Vanity Fair back in the day…
Hey Ms. Spears? You are no Demi Moore. Nice try.
June 27th, 2006 at 9:53 pm
faghag says it best!
June 27th, 2006 at 10:06 pm
I think she looks beautiful. I’m sure they did some photoshopping on the face, but nothing major. She is a very pretty girl. I didn’t think the make up/ hair was very flattering in the Dateline interview, but she has a lovely face all the same. And that is definately her body. (no stretch marks. no fair.)
June 27th, 2006 at 10:09 pm
I agree – I am a mom of 3 kids 5 and under and I would never go to the grocery store without brushing my hair and noone is going to be taking my picture (!) — why doesn’t Brit when she knows someone will? I’m not saying she has to be totally made up all the time but most people manage to get a shower in – at least occasionally. She just makes herself SUCH an easy target…
June 27th, 2006 at 10:16 pm
I think she would look a lot better if her eyebrows weren’t blonde-they look really bad next to her black hair. I think she does look great(in some of the pictures anyway).
June 27th, 2006 at 10:17 pm
*Sigh*
Just stop, Britney. Just stop.
June 27th, 2006 at 10:18 pm
They’re not classy pictures at all. It’s all so fake and just…strange.
June 27th, 2006 at 10:24 pm
I think it’s funny how totally plastic she looks. I don’t see how anyone would believe that’s what her face and body looks like in real life. Ahahahahahaha. The wonders of airbrushing.
June 27th, 2006 at 10:26 pm
Nothing like clutched boobs, face netting and a g-string to scream classiness and the natural beauty of pregnancy. I can’t get over the incredible fakeness.
June 27th, 2006 at 10:30 pm
Faghag is a little mouthy in my opinion and I think she looks great. I’ve never been a fan of Britney’s music or anything, but what is it with everyone on her case about everything? She appears to adore her child and is seen holding him in almost every picture; that makes her a pretty good mom in my book. She makes mistakes just like we all do, her’s is just publicized. For God sakes everyone, leave the girl alone. It seems as if she can’t do anything right these days.
June 27th, 2006 at 10:44 pm
i agree with siecam. britney is by no means perfect (and sure she makes an easy target at times) but give the poor girl a break. picking on her is one thing but i think people have just taken it too far now. i liked the pics (not the one with the net on her face but i liked the rest).
June 27th, 2006 at 10:50 pm
I think britney looks pretty, but—pretty only takes you so far. She is a definite mess in real life–taking nice photos and dressing up for a photo shoot don’t define you as the person that we all see and read about. Britney, honey, you need to look in a different direction to gain the kind of responses that you want from people, because right now, no one… and i mean no one has a very good image of you thus far.
June 27th, 2006 at 10:52 pm
I find some of the pictures to be very tasteful and classy though others (the fur coat) are a little over the top. I do however find SP to be quite a cutie!
June 27th, 2006 at 11:07 pm
I don’t think the photos are that bad, not the greatest by any means, but not that bad. I think a lot of people have a blast trashing her, but I do agree she often makes herself an easy target.
I’d like to see Brit get a really good image consultant. Someone with her best interests at heart. She could do with some good advice in regards to her career and her image.
I would agree that Brit has not looked the best lately, but then again, she admits she has been an emotional wreck. So it’s bound to show in her appearance.
Sean is a total cutie and to give Britney some credit, she is appears to spend a lot of time with him.
June 27th, 2006 at 11:07 pm
Why the heck is she on a magazine cover? Does she have something to promote? I don’t know why she just doesn’t go away until her next CD comes out. I’m starting to forget why she was ever famous in the first place.
SPF/Britney pic is adorable. The other pictures of Britney look fake and ridiculous. The bottom line is: You do not appear on the front of a magazine unless you have something to promote.
Look at Heath Ledger & Michelle Williams. Not followed by paparazzi to the extent that Britney is at all. Why? They don’t do emotional interviews on Dateline or appear on mag covers complete with nude pics. They let their work speak for itself. Obviously Britney is not that kind of person.
June 27th, 2006 at 11:09 pm
You know, even if I did find the shoot classy, the woman has young girls as her primary audience. She’s not particularly appealing to your “Demi-audience,” children are the ones seeking out Britney Spears photo spreads … somehow it just makes the bare shots all the more yuck. I do like Britney and believe she’s one of the most hands-on celeb moms we see, but I just don’t find this respectful of herself. It seems like this was something she stooped to in light of the recent media debacles.
June 27th, 2006 at 11:26 pm
I think she looks great and you people need to stop judging her. Half of you cant do that good or dont even look that good so stop judging people and go read a book about self confidence because you all need it. She is gorgeous and her baby is cute. She is trying and none of us are perfect. She is trying to fix her imperfections and she is truly sorry for her past mistakes.
June 27th, 2006 at 11:58 pm
Ebby,
Do you know her personally? How would you know she is truly sorry? She doesn’t seem one bit sorry. More like full of excuses for everything she does. I don’t think that someone who is “truly sorry” after one incident continues to repeat her actions. And I have plenty of self-confidence. Does that mean that I should praise her for parading her naked pregnant body in a magazine after she whines that no one will leave her alone? Ummmm, no.
June 28th, 2006 at 12:03 am
I am so sick of people always bashing Britney. She looks great in these pictures and if you think she looks any diffrent in this photoshoot than the one in OK magainze then your crazy. Yes she looks a whole lot better than when she has no make up on and her hair not done but its still the same Britney. Good God leave her alone for once.
June 28th, 2006 at 12:16 am
I can’t decide if they’re trashy or classy… I’m leaning towards trashy. Either way it’s a *really* bad move on her part, with all the criticism she’s going to be getting this. I think she’s really confusing all of us with her statments and then her contradictions.
PS: I really like this new comment thing… my typekey account didn’t work.
June 28th, 2006 at 12:26 am
This is why she could benefit from a good PR person. In my opinion she didn’t do herself any favors by blaming the driving-with-baby-in-lap incident on being “country.” It probably would have been better to say, “Yes. I messed up. It was a mistake.” She could have even turned it into a positive & mention how it has gotten people talking more about child safety.
While we can’t say for certain that Britney is or isn’t sorry for her past mistakes, I do think it’s unfair to say she keeps repeating them. What incident has she repeated?
In my opinion, nothing she has done (besides the driving/baby/lap thing) has been that bad. What mother hasn’t made mistakes? In that respect I would agree that people are way too hard on Britney.
June 28th, 2006 at 12:29 am
And the photoshopper of the year goes to….
Seriously though Brit, you’re a media whore.
June 28th, 2006 at 12:30 am
If the tabloids left her alone, she would be out of a job, because everyone would stop reading/caring about her. I, for one, am getting tired of her. I think she is way overexposed. After pleading for privacy, it’s as if she’s saying, “I only want the attention if it’s on MY terms… and if it suits my wallet.”
I guess the girl just doesn’t know when to stop. Sad.
June 28th, 2006 at 12:35 am
I get the feeling she may have done this photo shoot to counteract the enormous backlash from her Dateline interview. She looks polished, her clothes (well the few items she wears) are fashionable, her hair is done nicely and I’m guessing the interview will be articulate. Perhaps she’s hoping this will push the Dateline stuff into the background and present a better public image.
June 28th, 2006 at 12:39 am
The girl can’t win.
She’s obviously aware that people have been bashing her appearance lately…her hair, her clothes, etc. So she probably thought she would try & do a glamorous photo shoot to combat those critics. Now she’s being accused of being a media whore…she can’t win.
June 28th, 2006 at 12:41 am
I agree 100% with meliciousgirl’s comments.
It may have backfired, but I believe that was her intent.
June 28th, 2006 at 12:53 am
man….she gives a bad name to dyed black hair, she almost makes me want to go back my natural brunette, just so i’m not associated with her in any way, almost. Those pics are kinda trashy in my opinion. That said though, i’m sick of the Brit bashing too. She’s young, she makes mistakes, and okay she may or may not have a lot upstairs, but i really do think she’s a good mom. She trys, thats all anyone can ask for.
btw love the new posting, my typekey didn’t work ethier.
June 28th, 2006 at 1:56 am
Some way to counteract anything. A touch of photoshoot and some grooming, and presto chango! New and improved Britney minus signs of a C-section! Wow. Amazing.
Why do this after the crying/meltdown fiasco over no-one leaving her be during Dateline? How can anyone leave her alone when she makes herself fodder for whoever is hungry for some controversy? It definitely negates her wanting everyone to leave her alone, give her some space. How’s that going to happen when she’s done two magazine deals coming out/already out?
I’ll say the one with Sean Preston is decent because she’s clothed, and I can’t hate on an innocent baby. I’m not too keen on the back of the dress because it seems a bit tacky, IMO. The whole shoot minus one the Sean photo just seemed tacky. Sean’s photo is the only saving grace of the entire shoot.
I don’t think anyone will ever understand her motives for doing half of the things she does now. I won’t even try. Not worth it.
I’ll leave well enough alone now.
June 28th, 2006 at 2:09 am
I love Britney…
And I respect everything she does!
And for this photo shoot… he’s looking very beautiful and the photos are just great!
Great Britney and we miss you
June 28th, 2006 at 2:47 am
If she was trying to look innocent or more “mommy-like” she went about it the wrong way. I’m not a prude but those pictures are NOT tasteful at all, I’m just glad shes not naked while holding her son!
June 28th, 2006 at 5:29 am
I think that she looks great, I never saw what the big deal was with her being a bad mother, I think it just shows that she is human too, everyone makes mistakes, we all just don’t have ours splashed all over the magazines. Although I do think she needs an image consultant!
June 28th, 2006 at 5:46 am
She has a beautiful child and another one on the way, she clearly loves her little boy to pieces but i’m sure the problem is her revolting scumbag of a “husband”. She looked hot before she got with him, he needs to go wash and get a real job. My advice to Britney- get rid of Kev, have a long bath and enjoy your children without splashing yourself naked all over a magazine. She’s beautiful no doubt, just very misguided
June 28th, 2006 at 6:03 am
Britney does look quite beautiful in those pics, however I’d never have photos like that taken of myself.
Probably the one I dislike the most is the one in which she’s in that fur coat/robe and a g-string. Who’s she trying to look like, Lil Kim or some girl in a rap video? (IMHO she almost looks like that statue of her giving birth on a bearskin rug. Maybe she’ll actually do that this time…who knows?!)
Plus the air brushing in all the pics is a little over the top. She’s not hispanic, or Angelina/Demi, or the girl from the cover of the old “Herb Alpert & the Tiajuana Brass ‘Whipped Cream…’ ” album.
Plus where’s her c-section scar from Sean?
June 28th, 2006 at 6:09 am
With her spray on tan and her faux black hair, maybe she thinks she has to turn into Shar to get K-Fed back?
(Although didn’t he leave Shar for Britney 2 yrs ago?)
June 28th, 2006 at 6:25 am
She does look like plastic in the photos. I like Brit, but I don’t think these pics are the way to go if you want to left alone, as she claimed.
June 28th, 2006 at 6:38 am
Just because she’s posing on the cover of a magazine, that doesn’t mean she doesn’t deserve privacy. There’s a difference between invasion of privacy and promotion. People can’t tell the difference these days and that’s sad.
June 28th, 2006 at 7:19 am
wah wah wah… cue the itty bitty violins. The “pity poor Britney” spiel is OLD and has zero foundation in reality.
She’s a media whore. Anyone who doesn’t believe it after this magazine spread has their head in the sand. One week she’s bawling about just wanting a normal life and for the paps to leave her alone; a few weeks later she’s freaking NAKED in Harper’s? Give me a break.
June 28th, 2006 at 7:36 am
well said, Gina. She should be able to pick the times she wants to be seen and doesn’t want to be seen. I don’t think the photos are trashy at all. She looks beautiful, whether she has been photoshopped or not. As for the csection scar, it is probably a bikini cut way below her “hairline”. Since it was a scheduled csection, they didn’t have to do a traditional up and down csection cut. I have the same scar, a bit lower than my underwear line. It wouldn’t show if I did pics like this, which I would do in a second if I hadn’t gotten strecth marks!
I really hate the term “media whore”. It is really disrespectful. And, I think she is trying to spin any publicity towords a positive. This one may have backfired on her, but who cares! It doesn’t matter what she does, she will always be bashed by most people here. Like a PP said, she could save a child from drowning and posters on CBB would all say she threw the kid into the water!
I’m not saying “poor Britney”, just geez…SHE IS HUMAN! Get over yourselves, live and let live!
June 28th, 2006 at 8:16 am
The pictures are lovely. And EVERY photo that appears in the glossy fashion mags is retouched as are many photos that appear in the tabs. So what? It is what it has always been.
Britney’s horrible at managing her public life. If she wants to be left alone; it’s doable. It requires that she and her husband and family decamp from LA and lie low somewhere. Plenty of major wattage stars manage it.
Clearly, the folks around her–professional and personal–aren’t giving her good advice, and she is for whatever reason unable to figure things out on her own. Maybe one day she will be.
But let’s lay off the nastiness and the cracks about her as mom. As everyone on this blog who has a child or has friends wth kids knows, parenting is the most amazing and also the hardest thing any of us will ever do. No one’s perfect. — No Great Fan of Britney
June 28th, 2006 at 8:24 am
i like the pics. i think it is funny how everyone gets so riled up about every move she makes…
June 28th, 2006 at 8:36 am
THESE PICTURES WERNT EVEN MEANT TO SEE THE LIGHT OF DAY!
she did the shoot, then had it scrapped, (presumebly she was having a f*** it day, and then on second thoughts she realised it wasnt clever to do this and it would only bring her more unwanted attention).
apparently the pictures were leaked by someone who works at the magazine.
it does seem that she needs some better advisers, because she seems so lost, and vulnerable, and an ‘emotional wreck’ at the moment.
June 28th, 2006 at 9:01 am
I like the pics, and Britney, but agree that she is making some horrible decisions. If the pics were leaked, I think that is really sad and who ever did it should be fired.
June 28th, 2006 at 9:01 am
Ellen, really?? I hadn’t heard that! It would make sense, but I do like the pics. Well, the one with that black thing over her face is just NMS. I do think Brit needs a whole new group of people managing her! If that was done I think things might calm down a bit for her. But, I think most people here will always bash Britney no matter what she does. I know I am in the minority, but I do feel for her most of the time.
June 28th, 2006 at 9:09 am
They aren’t bad, but she’s no Demi. But hey, any time I get to see a nude celebrity, it’s ok with me. =P
June 28th, 2006 at 9:10 am
I’m speechless..it’s like watching a bad car accident and I can’t stop looking..
June 28th, 2006 at 9:13 am
She is being a very stupid girl right now.
The pictures don’t look bad except for the one where she lies on the couch.
Not very classy.”(but that’s my opinion)
But she is being stupid in a way that everybody knows that the more you expose yourself as a famous person, the more the papparazi will think they own you. You’re more wanted to them this way.
After that interview she cried in, and said: I’m a total wrek (or something like that), she really should have deceided to stay out of the spotlights for a while. Or at least, maybe not pose in such a way as this.
It is asking for more attention and publicity.
I really, really don’t get what this girl wants! “Leave me alone.” Oh, look at me posing half naked” I want to raise my kids in peace” “Look at me posing with my son in a very populair magazine”.
June 28th, 2006 at 9:20 am
I gotta say, it is a real shame that every time I log on here and read about a Britney story, there are so many bashers, it’s utterly ridiculous. NO ONE can deny that this pregnancy agrees with her and she looks absolutely stunning and happy, but you people have to “nit pick” every little thing just to have something negative to say. I am also a bit disappointed in the editors of this site for allowing such comments to be made (i.e. calling her a whore), it’s no secret, Danielle, that Britney is not your fav celeb, but everyone deserves respect. None of us know for sure why this photo shoot was done or the contents of the article inside, so until that magazine hits newsstands you negative people need to keep your mouths shut and stop judging!!!!
June 28th, 2006 at 9:20 am
Ellen, I read that elsewhere, as well. I just don’t get what she’s thinking. Some of the pictures are great, I’ll give her that…but others are just trashy.
JMO!
June 28th, 2006 at 9:29 am
I like the pics she looks happy,I like the dark hair,makes her look less trashy,
I kinda get a feeling of she’s a little girl trying to live a grown up life.Now this isn’t an insult ,but she had to gorw up so fast”yes I know her choice”
But I don’t like the one in white fur,looks kinda like a soft pron pic.the rest I like.
June 28th, 2006 at 10:03 am
I think it’s ashame that our young nieces, daughters whatever have to look up to this girl!! There is NOTHING to look up to! what has she done that makes me go, “Britney your a damn good role model for my kids?”
I wouldn’t say that posing for a magazine while pregnant is tasteless but it can be done with class….this is not class IMO!
This is someone who has been crying for months about too much attention on her and then turns around and poses naked for all to see!! The girl contradicts herself ALL the damn time! That’s why I don’t like her. She changes her stories….doesn’t know which one to stick with. If you want to be left alone during this pregnancy stay LOW KEY *duh* but this is over the top. I don’t find any of them to be worth looking at!
And to the person who mentioned above somewhere that we probably bash her because we are insecure and don’t look good ourselves! HA….I ain’t no super model but I have plenty of class and if I was ever asked to pose naked in a pregnancy magazine I’d tell them fine but no airbrushing bc what you see is what you get!! If Brit had any class she would have done that…..then maybe she’d actually sell something!
June 28th, 2006 at 10:17 am
Sometimes I really hate you posters. Stop zeroing in on her like that and get a fricking life.
June 28th, 2006 at 10:42 am
I think she always cleans up very nice and the pics are good.
June 28th, 2006 at 10:51 am
I think the pictures are kind of odd, but they are for a fashion magazine, so ehn. I tend to not be a fan of “fashion photography” anyway.
I had also seen elsewhere that the pictures and story had been cut as per Britney’s request but that they were supposed to originally run in August.
I am also not a fan of Britney, but wouldn’t go so far as to say that she is being a horrible person. She is doing what any celebrity does and trying to control her image. The problem is that she doesn’t seem to do this consistently and that’s what gets her into trouble and causes her to send mixed messages.
I will say that it is odd to me how much press she is currently getting considering she actually has nothing to sell. She isn’t promoting anything right now, no album, no single, nothing. And she’s said she wants to take a break. So, I think she should do that because it would probably give her some peace and quiet for a while and then she can make a “triumphant return!” later.
June 28th, 2006 at 10:54 am
wow, i think she looks really sexy. I mean she always looks hot but damn she looks smokin in these pics Dont be haten on britney
June 28th, 2006 at 11:18 am
I love her jet black hair and a couple of these photos are nice. I don’t like the one with her wearing a thong and that thing over her face. These are def air-brushed ALL over, no doubt about it!! She def has cellulite and she has to have some stretch marks-somewhere on her body! She does NOT look this perfect, don’t be fooled. The real Brit was on Dateline..ya know…’Country’ and all.
She wants to be in the spotlight when it’s conveinent for her and when it’s NOT, she doesn’t like it but it needs to be put out there, the incidents with Sean and everything.
June 28th, 2006 at 11:39 am
she’s gorgeous….i love the pics
June 28th, 2006 at 12:11 pm
I think the pregnant body is very beautiful and I don’t think there is anything wrong with photographing it if it’s done tastefully. If I had the opportunity (and the airbrushing), I most definitely would have done it when I was pregnant. Would I have worn a G-string and fur? No way. Clutching my chest? Uh, uh. I guess it’s all in the image you want to portray. Brooke Shields had a nude picture taken of her and Rowan and I absolutely loved it. The rest of Britney’s pictures are nice ‘though. If privacy is her main issue right now, maybe she should have had the pictures taken and then kept them for her own private viewing or at least select the pictures that portray the image you want and discard the rest.
June 28th, 2006 at 12:23 pm
Doreen, how do you know she has cellulite and stretch marks?? I have 2 friends that have 2 children each and neither of them got a stretch mark anywhere or cellulite at all. So, it is possible!
I am glad there are at least a few here saying positive things about Britney. As for her being a role model, she did not ask to be a role model. And, I seriously doubt she is on the minds of young girls anymore with the likes of Avril Levigne and Hilary Duff all over the place. Brit is married and a mom. I really doubt young girls look up to her. The girls that did look up to her in the past for whatever reason are all older now, between 17-25. My daughter loved Britney and Christina when they first came out. I had no problem with either of them. Until Christina put out the album “Dirty”. That made me take a step back. But, we as parents need to let our children know the difference between appropriate dress and appropriate behavior in the real world and in “Hollywood”. Then, it won’t matter what a celeb does, our daughters will notg be influenced. Mine never was. She liked their music and the dancing and that was that.
I also LOVED the pic of Brooke and Rowan. There is nothing wrong with the pictures. Just like there is nothing wrong with the pics of Britney. Whether she said she wanted the paparazzi to leave her alone or not, these pics were done on her terms in a studio, not taken of her through her curtains or in her car or on the street, which is where the paparazzi stalk. BIG difference!
June 28th, 2006 at 12:41 pm
“how do you know she has cellulite and stretch marks??”
I don’t know about the stretch marks but in the past there have been photos of her (while she wasn’t pregnant) on the beach with cellulite. Now I’m just guessing that it doesn’t disappear with pregnancy.
June 28th, 2006 at 1:17 pm
she may not have set out to be a role model but that’s what you get when your in the public eye!!! Little girls looking up to you even if you don’t want them to. How are you going to tell 11 and 12 year olds that you can’t idolize someone?! Yes children need to be taught at home the proper way to act, behave, and dress but who can honestly say that their children aren’t brainwashed that this is how someone should look or behave?! All I know is my cousin was 9 years old when she saw Britney go onto the Kids Choice Awards wearing a white shirt and bra and asked me why she did that? (were talking about right after Brit came out with the first album)! I told my cousin I am not sure but it was inappropriate indeed! That was truly the moment I stopped enjoying her and now she just gets worse and worse and worse. She’s no role model for any child (neither is Christina or alot of other girls) but atleast some of these young girls know where they came from and know that they don’t NEED to be sexy to sell. Brit should of taken notes.
June 28th, 2006 at 1:18 pm
sorry I meant to say she went onto the kids choice awards wearing white shirt and NO bra
June 28th, 2006 at 1:24 pm
i think the picture with her and sean is the prettiest one. The one in which she´s lying on the floor and her panties are noticeable i think is just plain tacky.
June 28th, 2006 at 1:44 pm
Tink, I have been reading your comments for awhile now, and I must say that I feel you have a very naive opinion of Britney and the consequences of her actions. Like you, I believe that she is being unfairly judged as a mother because of who she is and her disaster with Sean last January. That being said, we live in a society where people do not like to be held responsible for their actions and are constantly blaming their problems on other people. You insist up one side and down the other that you are not a Britney fan, yet you make numerous posts defending her from anyone who questions her judgement any time the subject arises. You are willing to defend any and every mistake she makes, whether it be making a poor impression on Dateline or this photo shoot despite her lack of work to promote and her screaming for privacy or her “not asking to be a role model.” Sorry honey, but when you become a celebrity in the public eye, you ARE a role model whether you like it or not, and Britney’s ignorance concerning this fact is disgusting. I find it ironic that whenever someone expresses a negative opinion about Britney, people immediately yell “Why are you being so mean to her?? She’s just a young mother trying to do the best she can!” etc., etc.). She is also a public figure with a responsibility to present herself as a mature person willing to admit her mistakes, and she has failed to do that time and time again, even when she is given too many second chances to count. The sooner people stop making excuses for her and accepting the fact that she is in fact responsible for the choices she makes, the better off we’ll all be.
June 28th, 2006 at 1:52 pm
I don’t even know what to say about her anymore. Enough is enough. I thought that I just saw Britney on dateline and she was not looking good – at all. hmm…
And these pics are not at all classy– but since when was she ever classy to begin with? I’m sure it’s because she is “country”
June 28th, 2006 at 2:12 pm
well said Lauren!
June 28th, 2006 at 2:13 pm
Lauren, I find it funny that in the above post you completely contradict yourself. First you say she is a role model and has to present herself as such. Presumably because others look up to her and will emulate her (ie, role model). And then you claim that people are responsible for their own actions and we don’t take responsibility for our own mistakes as a society. Which is it? I happen to agree with the latter. People ARE responsible for their own actions, Britney included.
June 28th, 2006 at 2:41 pm
I can’t help but feel she just needs some guidance from people who really do love her and not people that “claim” they love her. I’m beginning to wonder if she understands what real love is and that you can find it from adults, not just your children. I desperately wish that I could have just one afternoon to connect with her and let her see that not everyone in the world judges her as harshly as the tabloids do and that love can be unconditional. These photos are just another cry of help. Granted she’s not totally showing everything off retaining what little dignity she can, but it is her way of putting herself out there and begging for someone to notice that she’s self destructing. I feel so horrible for her and for the damage that this is going to cause for poor Sean. He’s so adorable and he’s so tiny and so clueless, what is he going to think if his mommy can’t pull it together by the time he starts connecting all of the dots. It’s just an all around incredibly sad situation.
June 28th, 2006 at 2:49 pm
spindoctor, that’s not a contrdiction at all. Both are true. Britney is a role model, but we should also take responsible for our own actions. But it’s not that black and white since the people Britney’s a role model to are younger, less mature people.
June 28th, 2006 at 2:56 pm
Now Britney isn’t perfect, but for God’s sake, leave the girl alone! What about when Kate Moss posed nude while pregnant? Didn’t the painting get sold for like, £3 million or something? I don’t remember her getting slagged off or called a “media-grabbing whore”. And although I think Kate is beautiful, she isn’t exactly mum of the year… even before the cocaine scandel she was always out partying till the early hours. I agree that some people might not like these photos, but others are just taking it too far. Is there any need to slag Brit off so much? What has she done that’s so bad? Yes, the car seat thing was stupid, but everything else, eg. the almost dropping SP and the high-chair incident, they’re mistakes which many mothers make, and people are judging Britney like she is the only one in the world to have had an accident. And who cares if she doesn’t always go out looking her best? She has been groomed to perfection since she was still growing up, maybe she wants to let her hair down her bit now… Does anyone actually care when they see a young mother not looking her best? Does it actually concern anyone that much? Or is just because it’s Brit and she’s and easy target? I think the answer to that is the latter.
June 28th, 2006 at 3:11 pm
Lauren, I have NEVER said I was not a Britney fan. I liked her when she first came out, I listened to her music, I am just not a HUGE fan. I think she is misunderstood and targeted by people in a negative way no matter what she does. Nobody deserves that. Celeb or not.She is not a child abuser or a mass murderer. She is a first time mom learning from her mistakes and getting every mistake plastered all over the place. I am certainly not naive. I have also not defended her in everything she has done. I didn’t like her choice of husband, but hey, it wasn’t MY choice for MY life. It’s her life. I don’t judge her for it. I did not defend her driving with SP on her lap either, once I heard the whole story. I am quick to say she was an idiot for doing it. But, I don’t blame her for the high chair thing or the tripping incident. And I do believe she is genuinely upset by all the negative media attention. I do not think the tears were “crocodile tears”. I do think she is trying to be seen more positively in the media and it will just never work because of people like some people here. I was taught that judging people is not my place. I have never bashed ANY celeb here. So, why would I bash Britney? I don’t believe it conjures up anything good. I also believe in karma and I think you get back what you give when it comes to speaking about people. This includes celebs. Just because I don’t personally know them doesn’t mean I have the right to tear them apart either.
I guess it comes down to manners and class. Whether Britney has class or not, I can still be classy about it and everything I post. After all, as I have said before…this site was supposed to be about celebrating celebrities and their children. That is what I would like to spend my free time online doing. If others feel the need to bash people they don’t even know, feel free. Free speech and all. I can still root for the underdog and I always will. Go Britney! There are some of us rooting for you!
June 28th, 2006 at 3:51 pm
How is a multi-million CD selling celebrity an “underdog”?
June 28th, 2006 at 4:01 pm
People need to understand she wouldn’t be under media scrutiny if she stop doing things that she does.
1. being taking responsibility for her actions. She never owned up to the driving on the lap instead she made up excuse after excuse.
2. stop saying you don’t want attention then go and plaster yourself naked on a magazine for what purpose? what are you trying to sell? and to me it’s appauling to add your son into it! Why not just post gracefully with some clothes and your hands on your belly?! why be naked with thongs and fur and have baby SP in the spotlight?
3. She married some guy and had it annulled in less then 24 hours! Then you go and do a reality show about your life with some guy who left his pregnant wife?! hello? are you asking for media scrutiny or what?
sure she’s human but if she wants people to respect her she needs to take responsibility for what she does with her life and stop whining and crying about it all the time!
Britney has made BAD choices and for me a right doesn’t out do the wrongs that she’s done. I dont’ blame her for certain incidents but no where will I defend her just bc she walks around acting like everything is honkey dorey! When you make bad choices it will effect EVERYTHING and I mean everything you do now for the rest of your life! The media isn’t going to lay low and let her live her life. Why bc she made her bed and now she’s gotta lie in it! And if you didn’t want your life to be an open book you should of just quit while you were ahead (I’ll never know why and how she got signed anyways when imo she can’t dance or sing)!!!!!
June 28th, 2006 at 4:11 pm
dave, i use underdog as in the media, not her whole life’s work or accomplishments.
Like it or not, Brit has something alot of people like and want. Not me necessarily, just in general. And whether we like her or approve of what she does isn’t relevant. It is her life, her marriage and her children. All I can do is wish her well and hope she does really learn from the mistakes she has made. I think deep down inside she is a good person trying to live a very public life and it isn’t always smooth sailing. It never is for ANYONE. Walk a mile in someone else’s shoes and only then can you understand what they go through.
June 28th, 2006 at 4:16 pm
Well said tink1217!
I don’t think it’s fair to accuse someone of being naive just because you disagree with their point of view.
Anyway, it occurred to me today while reading over the 80 plus comments on this post, maybe Britney is sitting back having the last laugh. For a place where she supposedly has so few fans or supporters, we sure like to talk about her.
Ahh, her work here is done! lol
June 28th, 2006 at 4:19 pm
I think she actually looks gorgeous in those photos. It’s a shame she can’t get herself together enough on a regular basis, not even totally made-up and glamourous, but even just looking clean and pressed. I’m not a celeb, and I’m nothing to write home about, but I know I feel better about myself when my hair is colored evenly and my clothing fit properly…and my boobs are held up by a bra
June 28th, 2006 at 4:30 pm
I agree with the rest of the posters. When I saw her interview with Matt Lauer, I did kind of feel bad. It stinks to have paparazzi following you around everywhere. But there ARE celebrities that manage to keep out of the limelight. Posing nude and pregnant for a magazine all the while saying “leave me alone,” is not going to get you privacy. Sorry Brit.
P.S. Sean is soooo cute!
June 28th, 2006 at 5:35 pm
Victoria, I also feel better when my hair is colored and my clothing fits too and I wear low cut tops sometimes, with a bra, of course! I think we all do.
Gargoyle, thanks. I appreciate the support every once in awhile!
The celebs who seem to stay out of the limelight are usually the ones with not much going on in their careers or lives at that moment. There are exceptions. Look at Reese Witherspoon. She is doing nothing right now and still manages to get snapped every couple of days, with her kids, and is also in the tabloids all the time with supposedly false statements being said. She just deals with it differently. Let’s face it, celebs use the media all the time. They ALL do. They use it to their advantage and they do get slammed every now and then too for no reason other than the tabloids needed a story that day. Whether it is made up or true. Jennifer Aniston is constantly in the tabloids. She posed mostly nude a few months back in some fashion mag I don’t remember. Demi posed nude while PG. Brooke also. But, nobody bashed them like they bash Britney. So, whether I am naive or not, whether I like Britney or not, whether Britney discovers the cure for cancer, donates millions to charity, and spends the rest of her life being 100% perfect as a mother she will always be thought of as trash by most here. It’s a fact. I don’t think of her that way, and it is my right to say that just like it is your right to bash her. I have always said I was just surprised at the harshness of comments sometimes. The true mean spirited stuff. It is really uncalled for. But, thats just me again, being naive! LOL!
June 28th, 2006 at 5:45 pm
Britney does not have the “magic” that she did a few years ago. This reminds me of some former child stars that were once really cute and talented and everyone gave them attention. Then they grow up and aren’t so cute anymore, people lose interest and then someone new takes their place. Unfortunately, that’s the nature of the business, and some can’t handle not being the star child anymore and they start making unwise choices and sometimes go down destructive paths. It’s like they don’t know HOW to live life without the attention they were brought up with. It’s sad and it’s unfair to put those kind of pressures on a child. It’s also wrong for parents to not teach their children self-esteem and prepare them for what can happen down the road.
I think the best thing for Britney would be to live a more quiet life for awhile. That means no photo shoots, interviews, publicity stunts, etc. Grow up a little and come back more mature. If privacy and respect is what she TRULY wants, then she needs to try harder to obtain that. Other celebrities are able to do it. She said that she wants to create a normal life for her baby. Putting him in magazines is not a normal life for a boy. Normal is going out and not having zillions of pictures being taken of you. It means climbing trees, catching bugs and playing Little League.
I truly would LOVE to see Britney take some time off to grow up. I think it would make her happier too. She said she doesn’t know why she’s here, so she should take some time off to find out! Maybe she’ll decide that showbiz is what she wants or maybe she’ll decide it’s not. I just hate to see her going down this destructive path. It’s getting to where it’s hard for her to gain the fan support she had before.
Remember the movie “Whatever Happened to Baby Jane?” I’d hate to see Britney, 80 years old has-been, bleach blonde hair, chewing gum, wearing a thong and singing “Oops! I Did it Again” at some club in Vegas.
June 28th, 2006 at 6:15 pm
I think she looks good and she’s beautiful in brunette.
June 28th, 2006 at 6:22 pm
God save us from “classy” people, tink. I for one am thrilled to see a few juicy posts on here instead of the usual fawning tripe, although there’s plenty of that.
I love hearing the latest about the babies and pregnancies of the rich and famous, but as for treating them like sacred beings, it’s nauseating. If they deserve a ribbing, they’ll get one.
Where is the rule that if you’re interested in celebrities then you have to lick their feet and say only nice things? I agree that a lot of sites go too far but this one is positively dripping with good will and earnestness, however ill-deserved. It also has as lot of good info so I’ll stick with it for now, but the self-righteousness here often makes it feel like I’ve stumbled onto the Stepford Wives forum.
Britney is a mess. Anyone with eyes and an IQ in the triple digits can see that without too much trouble. I apologize to the fans if they take issue with that, but it’s the way most of the planet sees it so you’ll have plenty opportunity to hone your “Britney is a poor, misunderstood waif and a wonderful mother” speeches.
Mouthy? Absolutely. Bring on the mouthiness, less of the mealy-mouthiness…
June 28th, 2006 at 6:31 pm
WOW! I am fairly new to this site and thought it was a venue to appreciate celebrities and their babies. I didn’t realize it was a collection of mean spirited people saying things like “faghag” and media whore”.
I guess the owners of the site were only kidding with the ground rules. The rules must only count when they don’t agree with the topic. Regardless of the decisions this celebrity has made, I’m just here to see the cute pictures of the babies and families. I will not check out the Comments anymore, as I find them to be discouraging and they give this site a bad name.
Just my opinion.
June 28th, 2006 at 6:55 pm
I didn’t SAY “faghag”, I am one, although the reason my typekey name is that is more a joke between me and my (gay) friend who was in the room when I signed up.
WOW! indeed – can’t believe that with all the crap going on in the world around us, there is actually still someone around with such delicate sensibilities that they get all in a lather over the words “whore” and “faghag.” Yikes. You must have a hard time functioning on this cruel planet.
Don’t worry, I don’t have time to come on here much, so for the most part you can be left to your “appreciation.” If you work up the courage to come on here again, I suggest you scan the posters names for mine so you don’t have to be revived with smelling salts if I (gasp) say a mean word. Of course, I’m sure I’ll have been kicked off by then, but you never know. I wouldn’t risk it if I were you…
June 28th, 2006 at 7:27 pm
I can’t decide either, they are some nice pictures but it’s confusing what she really wants in life. Publicity or privacy? She really needs to make a choice and stick with it. At any rate, those pictures will be even more sentimental as the years go by.
June 28th, 2006 at 7:43 pm
I just wanted to comment that we all know the boobs are real now so we can dispell that rumor that started years ago..LOL..Gag me with a spoon
June 28th, 2006 at 9:01 pm
What I am really wondering, faghag, is how do you know how “most of the planet” thinks?
Is it maybe possible that you just know the opinions of people that happen to agree with you?
I do not defend Britney’s mistake for driving with her son in her lap – but to claim to know the opinion of millions of people, seriously, come on. And to then put down the mass of people (however many there are) who don’t see it the way you do. Its kinda sad.
June 28th, 2006 at 10:02 pm
For someone who claims to want privacy and to be left alone… you sure can’t escape her, can you? She’s all over the place. This photoshoot, OK! Mag’s photo shoot.
What about the recent photos of her riding in a car with her son on her lap, rather than in his carseat??
June 29th, 2006 at 12:22 am
Nooooooooooo! Say it isn’t so! Please! I don’t think I can take any more talk/debate about the driving-with-baby-in-lap incident! LOL
Christina, I’m kidding of course, but believe me, that incident has been discussed to DEATH! I think it’s safe to say that she is ‘raked over the coals’ at least weekly, if not daily, for that – and that’s just here on CBB! lol 8p
June 29th, 2006 at 9:55 am
tink, the difference between all those celebrities and Britney is that they didn’t whine, bawl, and bitch ad freaking nauseum about wanting to be left alone, and then do nude magazine spreads. I WON’T bash her honest mistakes but I WILL, without a speck of remorse, bash her hypocrisy on the publicity issue. And honestly, I think that is why A LOT of other people are pissed with her, too. Her lack of genuineness about this issue is as transparent as Saran Wrap.
June 29th, 2006 at 5:34 pm
I am confused….wasn’t Britney on Dateline (not knowing how far along she was in her pregnancy) crying because she want’s the media to leave her alone? Yes, I know she meant paparazzi….but hello? When you are flauting yourself in a magazine doesn’t that make the paps want to find her more????
June 29th, 2006 at 5:55 pm
Wow….ya’ll are terrible. Leave the girl alone. If she wants to pose with rats hanging off her butt…exactly what’s it to any of you.
June 30th, 2006 at 8:14 am
Does anybody know who designed that gorgeous necklace she’s wearing on the cover? Might it be OTAZU?
June 30th, 2006 at 5:53 pm
Wow. She looks beautiful! I think the hair suits her more now.
and SP is really cute. I love Brit
June 30th, 2006 at 5:58 pm
i think these photos are really beautiful and classy. I know some people are stubborn and their opinions will never change about britney, but honestly who cares? i’m a fan of hers and thats what matters. shes still young and learning and atleast shes not like other celebs..who i wil not name. she’s not a bitch to other celebs or demanding.
anyways sean looks incredibly cute too
June 30th, 2006 at 6:08 pm
I think I have to clear a few points right now because I’ve been reading so many dumb articles since the Dateline interview. It’s not even funny… It just shows you how media will pick up all they can to bash on Britney. She was correct… That’s what she calls media attention, you know. I never heard her say during the interview that she wanted to just go away and not be seen at all anymore. She wants to DECIDE when she wants her media attention, just like she did with Harper’s Bazaar and OK! magazines. She wants the paparazzi and tabloids to just leave her alone and stop making up lies. The bad press is ruining her image. You see, if it wasn’t from all that trash they say about her, I doubt people would have such a bad opinion of her right now. It’s sad because whatever she does, people will never respect her for who she is. No, she doesn’t need the negative press at all.
I’m always wondering what the problem is. Just because she said she wanted her privacy doesn’t mean she doesn’t want to work anymore… She just wants to do her own thing. I don’t know what’s so hard to understand. A few years back, Britney was just the lovely down-to-earth Louisiana girl and everyone (general public, tabloids…) was so in love with the pop princess and never they would be so mean to her. But, the day they decided they had enough of her and they wanted to ruin yet another career, they started picking on her like crazy. Britney is brilliant, she won’t let herself go because of them. Only, it’s about time people just get over it all and stop the hating. Because if you look back, what wrong on earth has the girl done? Walking barefoot in a public restroom, making a rebellion and marrying her friend, finding a man she loves but whom others hate, deciding to have a family… Ok, now someone must tell me right now how this could hurt people so much that they would never get over it. What Britney does is what we all do, one day or another, because she’s just that. She’s human. There’re much worse things to worry about in this world then try to destroy’s a woman’s reputation. It just proves how superficial society is getting.
Just let her live her life. Just be preoccupied with what she does for the fans, not what she does for herself, in her private times or whatever. I just wish the media would understand that… Because whatever Britney does seems to be the news of the day, week… She decided to go for dark brown/black hair, and now that’s the topic of the moment, as if all the rest didn’t matter. Now stupid people (like at AOL) make a poll asking which celebrity looks worse with dark hair and of course Britney is winning. Not because she looks bad but just because it’s cool to hate on Britney Spears at the moment. She looks beautiful, she’s enjoying life. Just let her be.
It’s not hard… Focus on your own life and she’ll do just the same. Complaining on her outfits, her hair color, her skin, her habits, her mansion, her choices, her children, her husband… just won’t make you a happier person. At the end of the day, she’s still Britney Spears and you still are whoever you are. Of course that’s hard to understand. It’s hard for some to not be jealous or criticize someone who has it all like her. But if you really want it, just go for it, too, and stop complaining. I think when you bash on others so much it’s because you’re missing something… You don’t enjoy your life so you try to find problems in everyone else’s life. Do whatever you want with this… I just hope I could at least touch someone.
-Article by Kevin, webmaster of UBritney.com
July 1st, 2006 at 1:18 am
^ really well said!
You are so correct in saying that Britney was once the media darling and now she’s the one that we all to hate.
Society loves to have a media darling and a media witch. Briney is the current “witch” and Angelina is the current “darling”. I remember a few years back when it was just the opposite.
It’s been said that America loves a come-back story, I think she’ll come back, and probably a lot stronger and wiser for it too.
July 1st, 2006 at 12:06 pm
Y’know, I think a lot of people are just sick of the sight of her, wherever they see her. She seems to be famous for no reason at this point. A few years ago she put out a few awful manufactured bubblegum pop albums which tween girls loved (and inexplicably, a few adults). Unless you count singing through your nose lyrics that someone else wrote, not much talent was in evidence. The one comfort was that just like boy bands and other “teen sensations” she wouldn’t have a long shelf life.
Well her singing career mercifully didn’t, but here we are years later still having to watch her every move. I just wish she would go away, whether it’s the tabloids or dateline or wherever. She’s had way more attention than is necessary.
July 1st, 2006 at 11:23 pm
i think we should see more of britney. in my opinion she’s a great singer, even of shes lipsynched or whatever. you should hear her live!
http://www.media.ubritney.com/videos/Don‘t%20let%20me%20be%20the%20last%20to%20know%20on%20MTV%20live%202000%20-%20UBRITNEY.COM.mpeg
just forward it to the part where she sings shes amazing
July 3rd, 2006 at 4:43 am
i think she looks beautiful and strong.good for britney
July 3rd, 2006 at 6:48 am
It seems to me that people here thinks that it’s more ok when Demi Moore, Pamela Anderson, Kate Moss and so on poses like this than when Britney does it. I think Brit looks great in these pictures. There is a big difference between these kinds of pictures and the ones snapped by nasty paparazzis.
To me, all the haters in here comes off like jealous brats who considers themselves better than the rest. It must be great to always have the best values and the best taste and so on, so forth. Always the best dressed, the best parent with the best parenting skills, the most morally correct…
July 10th, 2006 at 11:17 pm
Britney is a very smart business woman. This is a way to market herself, especially since she doesn’t have an album coming out. I think she looks beautiful and as much negativity that is put on her she is very brave to do the shoot. Good for her rocking it. And I don’t understand the negativity about Shaun’s naked hiney. Don’t we all have one naked hiney picture of ourselves?
May 4th, 2008 at 9:07 pm
the pics are great and tasteful. its just that the fact its her ruins them. i think someone should phototshop it and replace the face. then post it somewhere else and compare the comments or tasteful vs. trashy.