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Britney Back with Justin? She Just Won't Duet

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Justin Timberlake and Britney Spears by Denise Truscello/WireImage.com
Britney Spears bailed at the last minute on mixing a duet with red-hot former flame Justin Timberlake, robbing herself of a showstopping opener for the upcoming VMAs. Timbaland, who was producing the unlikely duet, "set aside a week out of his crazy schedule to do this and then, just before she was supposed to fly out, Britney abruptly canceled," a source tells the New York Post's Page Six. "It's crazy. She's looking for a comeback, and this would have not only been a huge hit, but something [that would have] really blown everyone away."

Just how crazy is Brit? (Alleged hookups with Criss Angel aside?) "She needs help," another source tells the Post. "It's sad because what she's got — we've heard it's like bipolar disorder — can easily be treated with medication, but she won't do it."


Posted by Matt Webb Mitovich
Aug 22, 2007 9:25 AM
You gotta be on something to turn down Timbaland. What the heck is going on?
Posted by wycked
Aug 22, 2007 9:32 AM
I bet it's because she's really excited to do Celeb. Apprentice...haha, no chance!
Posted by Adam Schubak
Aug 22, 2007 9:32 AM
Well...just for the record...while the Post is right about there being a treatment for BiPolar Disorder what they miss is that the treatment comes with a pretty high price in that it often stifles emotions. I know many musicians who suffer from the disorder and refuse to be medicated because they say it prevents them from being able to write or perform.

Please Note: because of the seriousness of BiPolar Disorder I have choosen not to make a snide remark about what Britney does being called "music".
Posted by ThomasC22
Aug 22, 2007 11:03 AM
The last thing that woman needs is a high-profile gig on the VMA awards. She just needs to stop. No more magazine covers with blown interviews, no more shows, no more "comebacks." She needs to stop and get away from Hollywood and show business. She's a mess and if people were using her before like some sort of trained monkey (Hello Mama and Papa Spears), they are just being merciless now -- she's like a side-show freak. At the rate she's going, she'll be dead before she's 30.
Posted by Liz985
Aug 22, 2007 11:06 AM
No comment from me! Liz and Thomas are both right.
Posted by wycked
Aug 22, 2007 11:26 AM
She's obviously not emotionally healthy enough for any sort of return to her career yet.
Posted by Dianora
Aug 22, 2007 11:37 AM
Of course she's not ready! She wants people to think differenly of her again. She's damaging herself and she needs help.
Posted by wycked
Aug 22, 2007 12:02 PM
I actually feel sorry for this kid. The press it seems, is out to destroy her. I sometimes think they forget she is just a young girl who grew up real fast, got into a bad marriage, and got pregnant twice. I can not imagine being in her shoes & seeing on a daily basis the things that are written about her. We all know the press is right about 1/3 of the time. I know she made some mistakes but...dang..come on people. What I find funny is how the press turned Kevin into a "good guy" all of a sudden. I would bet he only wants the kids for more money. I hope Britney pulls through this and comes out stronger for her kids sake.
Posted by ketielynn
Aug 22, 2007 12:05 PM
That was one golden opportunity that Britney just missed out on, because of her own stupidity. I can't imagine what's going on in her head these days. She use to be a very pretty, talented girl. It's painful watching her self-destruct this way.
Posted by pattijen2222
Aug 22, 2007 12:14 PM
These people are playing with her emotions instead of helping her. Because if somebody really have stepped up and her face her problem head on, then she would've been ok by now. I've said it before, you can exploit a celebrity, but not their problems. That's where I draw a line
Posted by wycked
Aug 22, 2007 12:16 PM
Maybe Britneys fans (if she still has any) should just the accept the fact that Britneys career is over. she had her time in the spotlight, now she needs to concentrate of her kids. hopefully away from Hollywood. There wont be a comeback, not a successful comeback anyway.
Posted by sunny5
Aug 22, 2007 12:34 PM
Why doesn't someone just send Britney away - way away? The girl is definitely ill and doesn't deserve all the press she's getting. Give Fed the kids and let them have a fairly normal life with him and then Brit can go off and jump off a bridge and no one will miss her.
Posted by The Pearl
Aug 22, 2007 2:27 PM
Why doesn't someone just send Britney away - way away? The girl is definitely ill and doesn't deserve all the press she's getting. Give Fed the kids and let them have a fairly normal life with him and then Brit can go off and jump off a bridge and no one will miss her.
Posted by The Pearl
Aug 22, 2007 2:27 PM
Britney,

come on please get back to the girl you once was.

You are a BIG role model for alot of girls and very beautiful with two very beautiful sons.

Please Britney come back to us and JUSTIN.

You need this! You need US!
Posted by lauriewolfe
Aug 22, 2007 3:12 PM
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