What we expected to see, based on Britney Spears' past VMA performances.
And what we saw....
The morning after brings new revelations. Did Britney know she was bad? And when did she know it? Various online reports reveal:
A. Britney may have fired her hairdresser just before going out onstage.
B. She might have mouthed "I'm sorry," not "thank you," as she left the stage, bursting into tears backstage.
C. She might have been upset by Sarah Silverman's jokes, which she might have heard during rehearsals. Frankly, I'm not sure that if she heard them, she'd understand them. "She is amazing," razzed a straight-faced Silverman. "She is 25 and has already accomplished everything she is going to accomplish in her life." It's pretty easy to imagine Britney being slightly baffled by that remark. Just watch this and decide. The girl is not the sharpest pencil in the box.
The whole comeback debacle is just so sad. Like many people, I was into the possibility of a Britney Rebirth. Wouldn't it be cool if she really did pull herself together and blow everyone's socks off? But it didn't happen. And now her comeback's practically DOA, no matter how good her new album is.
Maybe if Britney had spent as much time in the past year practicing her dance moves, rehearsing and getting in shape as she's spent partying and clubbing -- including the night before the show, when she was seen dancing at Diddy's party -- things could have turned out better.
We may never know. But Britney wasn't the only bad bad thing at the VMAs. Click here for more missteps and mistakes.
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