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Sexy & Sweet: Is the Old Britney Back?

August 13, 2008 2:49 PM

Ht_ok_spears_080813_mn Britney Spears is working to turn her past wrongs into rights.

After her glazed-over, half-hearted performance at last year's MTV Video Music Awards, many doubted she would ever set foot on that stage again. But according to an MTV spokesperson, Spears is in talks to make an appearance at the Sept. 7 ceremony, and she's already starring in promos for the show.

In one of the two spots, Spears, clad in a curve-hugging black dress, flirts shamelessly with VMA host Russell Brand, who teases her about remembering his name as an elephant paces in the background. She seems sexy and confident, ready to laugh off last year's failures and shine in the spotlight again.

And in latest issue of OK! magazine, Spears seems as if she's ready to reclaim her role as a mom as well. She poses on the cover looking like a modern-day Southern belle, a dapper Sean Preston and Jayden James by her side. In her first interview in two years, she tells the magazine she'd "rather not" have her sons follow in her famous footsteps, saying, "I'd just as soon they have a more normal childhood."

It's a far cry from her last attempt to talk to and pose for the magazine. At a July 2007 photo shoot, Spears reportedly let her dog soil a $6,700 Zac Posen gown and walked off the set with thousands of dollars of clothes and accessories.

With a new album in the works and her child custody case closed, a killer VMA performance could turn Spears' uptick in behavior into a bonafide comeback. And for MTV, it would be a ratings coup: Last year's VMA's was up 23 percent over the 2006 show.

So hit it, Britney, one more time -- if you get it right, it's an all-around win.

Sheila Marikar

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I hope Brittany is able to turn her life around. My daughter is Bipolar so I know how important medication and treatment are for someone with a mental illness. I hope she succeeds!!

Posted by: Paula | Aug 13, 2008 3:19:15 PM

Good luck Britney, it time to move forward. You're looking great.

Posted by: Randy | Aug 13, 2008 3:42:06 PM

For the sake of her kids I hope she is back to "normal" and no longer in the manic state she was in last year. Her children need a stable mother in their lives. Good for her if she can shake loose her horrible year last year and start fresh. I am not a huge Britney fan, but I always like to see people change for the better.

Posted by: Life | Aug 13, 2008 4:03:32 PM

Good for her. I'm glad. She looks wonderful in the MTV commercials, and she's actually quite funny in them. If you saw her now it's almost as if nothing had gone wrong with her these past 12 months or so. Im happy for her. She always seemed like a sweety pie.

Posted by: jjj | Aug 13, 2008 4:06:38 PM

I hope Britney does turn her life around and leave the industry. It chewed her up and spit her out, ready for the next one, to do the same. You have enough money....Do something GOOD with your life, like be a mother to those boys...........

Posted by: Angel's Wings | Aug 13, 2008 4:22:20 PM

what's great about this is so many people want this woman to get it together. Says good things about people.

Posted by: jon | Aug 13, 2008 4:53:11 PM

It is good to see the world root for her. I am glad to see her looking forward instead of slinking off and feeling sorry for herself about what has happened.

Posted by: kayhlen | Aug 13, 2008 5:13:46 PM

shut up about her already..and users learn to spell her name....

Posted by: daniel | Aug 13, 2008 5:18:29 PM

Oh puh-leeeez! She's a ticking time bomb. Those poor kids will never know "normal". How many times has crazy Ms. Spears recreated herself - this is just another trip down Loco Lane. She's only semi-talented, and unfortunately doesn't have the brains to make up for what she lacks. She should go back to the bayou and learn to do acrylic nails.

Posted by: Randi | Aug 13, 2008 5:56:27 PM

For some reason my post was marked as spam... so we'll try this again.

Britney is never going to be the way she was, she'll never be a 20 year old pop star again. I find her progress encouraging and I think she'll do okay if she takes her career in a slightly different direction and keeps family a part of her life.

I think if she polished up her image, came across a bit more classier (you know... not flashing her privates, shaving her head, and generally behaving like a psycho)and mature, she could really find her niche in the entertainment industry again.

Posted by: Mina | Aug 13, 2008 6:42:50 PM

hola hola soy de argentina and i'm searching an interesting news to tell to my friends in inglish class and i'm boring and tired. i don't speak inglish very well, sorry.

Posted by: lui | Aug 13, 2008 7:11:37 PM

Hell yes, go Britney, Good luck to you and I hope everything goes well as planed... I would really like it if she made a kick ass come back! ROCK ON MISS Britney!

Posted by: Dawn | Aug 13, 2008 7:20:10 PM

She still has a lousy voice and her music stinks, so not sure what "comeback" she can expect. But I'm happy to see her straighten out her life a bit...best thing she could do is pack it up and move home to Louisiana to enjoy the rest of a normal life.

Posted by: D9 | Aug 13, 2008 8:47:43 PM

Seriously, bloated Britney sucked.

Posted by: Ryan | Aug 13, 2008 9:02:21 PM

I hope she does make a turn around in her life and finds peace and happiness, regardless of a showbusiness career, a positive outcome for her is the best and also a good example that you CAN get back on your feet after a major crisis, you go girl!

Posted by: gail | Aug 13, 2008 9:14:35 PM

Just because she slimmed down and looks better and poses for a picture how does this mean she's a better mother? Neither one of those babies ever smile, and she's been on beaches in Mexico all summer fooling around with an Israelie bodyguard. I sometimes wonder if there is a god who exists when two kids are born to parents that treat them like dogs they can forget about and leave to nannies.

Posted by: too much too much | Aug 13, 2008 10:12:11 PM

well, too much too much, perhaps she isnt with her kids 24/7 is because it is against the law. she has supervised visitations 3 times a week, so its no wonder she spends her free time working and going to the beach in mexico. what's wrong with that? i think she's doing so much better and i'm excited to see what she has in store for the future. her new album actually kicked ass, so i'm excited for her next one! good luck britney!

Posted by: tom | Aug 13, 2008 11:15:32 PM

I do wish her the best. And that she is taking charge over her life for the better. For her boys need her and thats the best thing she can do in her life is be a mother to her boys!

Posted by: cindy | Aug 13, 2008 11:36:51 PM

Sex, huh? Perhaps on planet Big and Chunky, but not on Earth.

Posted by: Dennis | Aug 14, 2008 12:55:27 AM

who really cares... o yea, middle dumb america... britney is full of no talent... come on people... open your eyes, she made the money, now you all think there is something there with this wash up disney character... im sorry, but as a former dancer to this waste of conversation... i say let go of her and just let her talent speak for itself in the time to come and you will see that she is no janet jackson, christina aguilar or even madonna (no talent as well) .. she's just a shame of waste.... PERIOD!! thanks for reading this..

Posted by: former dancer | Aug 14, 2008 1:02:20 AM

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