(Associated Press Article)
Britney bombs in much-hyped comeback
AP - Somewhere, Kevin Federline is laughing.
An out-of-shape, out-of-touch Britney Spears delivered what was destined to be the most talked about performance of the MTV Video Music Awards - but for all the wrong reasons.
Kicking off the show with her new single, Gimme More, Spears looked bleary and unprepared, much like her recent tabloid exploits on the streets of Los Angeles.
She walked through her dance moves with little enthusiasm. She appeared to have forgotten the art of lip-synching. And, perhaps most unforgivable given her once-taut frame, she looked embarrassingly out of shape.
Even the celebrity-studded audience seemed bewildered. 50 Cent looked at Spears with a confused look on his face; Diddy, her new best friend, was expressionless.
Some comeback.
Breathlessly hyped by MTV as the evening's most anticipated performance, it became the most shockingly bad of the night.
19 Comments
swampgirlCan you find a cleaner copy? I had trouble appreciating what is obviously her worst performance of her life.
fireflyBoy, Viacom wasted no time, it's already *dead
was she THAT bad?!
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firefly^ I won't be IGNORED....!
Farhad2000*dead
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DeanoDrat, I wanted to feel a bit superior for a few minutes
mlxHere ya go:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Q_N66lI7FM
BoneyDWell she certainly wasn't as animated, but I'd hardly agree that she's 'embarrassingly out of shape'. Even if they are comparing Britney to her younger self, it's a little irresponsible to say that, I feel. She's a mother now, not a little girl.
fireflyHere's another (just in case!):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NA4G8pcdXUM
and when YouTube pulls THAT one, here's one from myspace:
http://myspacetv.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&videoid=17801320
DeanoShe certainly looked lethargic and the poor miming was unprofessional. I think the remarks about her physicial condition might be off the mark. If you are going to perform wearing very little you should put a bit of oomph into it, else it's just some tottering girl trying to attract attention.
Interesting that no one mentions the song was dire.
deathcowIt's like a freight train wreck, with all human crew killed and with cars of gasseous chemicals derailing into a small cozy hamlet village.
IssykittyUGH. Sad.
mjasonprickettthis appears to be dead, but i have no power to mark it so.
swampgirlWouldn't make a difference.... it had to be out of the queue to be eligible to *die. Our friend seems to have abandoned his charge from the looks of it.
mlxMuch like Britney has abandoned her career.
Oh! The Irony!
lucky760Well, I've attempted to get Mr. Roofles to fix the embed code and it's been more than a day, so I'll go ahead and *discard rather than allowing a dead video to sit in the queue for 2 more days.
Anyone else want to re-submit? Please do. VideoSift is now two days behind in this oh so important current event.
siftbotDiscarding this post - discard requested by member lucky760.
Zonbiecan we save this? do we want to?!
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