Does anyone remember this Britney Spears? The one who all the little girls loved (and envied) and the one all the little boys had secret crushes on, but tried to hide that crush behind a facade of lust? What ever happened to that girl? Normally I stay far away, way far away from celebrity gossip. Especially the likes of these so-called “icons”. But for once I’ll throw caution (and good sense) to the wind and say something.

This woman needs some serious help. It’s gone beyond her acting like an idiot for all the world’s amusement. Actually it went beyond that a long time ago. And I suppose when it only effects her and “K-Fed” it’s one thing but the woman has kids. Don’t recall how many, don’t care how many I just know she has kids (as in plural). Point is that when her sickness effects only her that’s one thing, but when you start factoring other people into you clearly see she has a problem.

A friend of mine said she thinks Spear’s latest episode in which she got herself checked into Cedars Sinai Medical Center in LA for tests to see if she was under the influence of alcohol or drugs and for a psychological evaluation is the result of oneupsmanship. Could be. After all her 16 year pregnant sister has grabbed a lot of the presses attention who would normally focus in Britney. Not that it matters, if she does what she does for attention or not she still has some issues. Ok, she has lots of issues.

We don’t even need to make mention of the fact that it wasn’t all that long ago that she went on a wild binge of haircutting, drinking, drugging, and tattooing. I suppose I should be the last one to comment on those things, but oh well you get what you get. I recall reading somewhere that this is all a result of her breakup with “K-Fed” (Doesn’t that name just scream “professional wrestler”?) but I’m willing to bet it’s more a result of being a pop star at 15 and never learning how to grow up. I guess it depends on your perspective, but I don’t know that I would call 2007 a banner year for this woman.

• Failed rehab at least twice that I’m aware of. But hey at least she tried a lot of people wouldn’t even do that. Not that trying really counts for much in a situation like this
• Lost custody of her kids to “K-Fed”. As much as I hate to admit it there seems to be great wisdom in this decision
• Her drunken weekend of tattooing, head shaving, nervous breakdowns, and drinking
• A choice “crotch shot” or two
• Attacking a car with an umbrella
• Alleged affair with a papparazzi scum of the earth
• Horrible VMA performance. You remember right? The one where she was “too fat”? What the hell is with that? Too fat compared to what? She wasn’t too fat her peformance just sucked.
• The “OK!” magazine breakdown

Really, the how’s and the why’s don’t really matter. What matters is where she’s at now. I don’t care for her music, and she makes some pretty lame ass decisions, but then don’t we all? Couldn’t speak to what I think of her on a personal level since I don’t know her personally. Either way this isn’t about my personal likes or dislikes it’s about a young woman who needs someone to intervene on her behalf. But that’s been the rising call from a lot of people and yet no one steps up and steps in.

Has the American society really sunk this low that we can watch someone destroying themselves day after day and no one will do anything? I realize it has to be something she wants to do but people could help point her in the right direction. If her fans truly “loved” her as so many claim they’d be picketing her house with signs begging her to get help. Oh, that’s right her fans are too busy trying to emulate their hero. Incredible as it might seem this article is just as much about YOU who are Britney Spears’ fans as it is about her. Riddle me this; what aside from money and fame makes you so much different than her? For that matter what makes any of us so much different than her?

A while back Craig Ferguson did a monologue about Britney Spears. In the clip below he talks about his decision NOT to attack Spears. It’ll get you thinking. If not then maybe you should get yourself checked in and evaluated. Is it time to say enough is enough and stop allowing people like her to be victimized by the media and our own sick desires to tear others down, or will we just use her up toss her out and move onto the next victim?