2007 VMAs: Britney's Ill-Advised Comeback and Not a Whole Lot More
- Posted on Sep 9th 2007 10:59PM by Melissa Olund
- Comments (11)
Usually, the MTV VMAs are good for some Monday morning discussion around the proverbial water cooler. This year, everything worth discussing was over in the first ten minutes.Britney Spears' much-hyped "comeback" extravaganza turned out to be nothing more than a bewildered Spears, sporting blue contact lenses and a spangly black bikini, literally stumbling through a poorly lipsynched version of her new song, 'Gimme More.' The cameras caught 50 Cent and Diddy's confused expressions as they watched from the audience. Rihanna looked away. Even the Criss Angel "illusion" we'd heard so much about couldn't save the performance. In fact, the magic trick didn't happen at all. So much for those "rehearsals" the pair has been having until the wee hours.
And it was all downhill from there. Justin Timberlake gave MTV the best advice of the night: "Play more videos."
PopEater covers all of the painful ins-and-outs of the show in its VMA liveblog.
Reader Comments(1 of 1)
leahat 9-10-2007
Britney's performance was so bad that I had to create an online comic about it:
http://www.itgumbo.com/mumbogumbo/2007/09/main_stream_media_britney_fail.php
And that means it's pretty bad.
Daniat 9-10-2007
She wasnt that bad gd willl u all get off of her my god u all expected her to fail she knew thats howu all felt imagine knoing that while u perform my god at least she had the balls to et up there with all that is going on in he personal life u all should give her i a break i thik she did fine great job Britt with all u had o ur mindi think u did with all considered
Charlesvolcher6at 9-10-2007
She WAS BBBBBBAAAAAAAADDDDDDDDD!!!! Look like someone took a pump and blew her up!!!!! Someone should PUT THIS COW OUT TO PASTURE!!!!!!! HER 15 MINUTES OF FAME EXPIRE YEARS AGO WITH THE MICKEY MOUSE CLUB!!!! Some where K-Fed must have been laughing!!!! Did you get a load of the black dude in the front row. And see the expression on his face!!!!! that was funny he must have been thinking UH I PAID GOOD MONEY TO SEE THIS CRAP?!?!?!? PUHLEEZE GET ME OUT OF HERE!!!!!
AND ONE MOR THING MMMMMMMOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!
browneyes69at 9-10-2007
Did you get a load of the black dude in the front row. And see the expression on his face!!!!! that was funny he must have been thinking UH I PAID GOOD MONEY TO SEE THIS CRAP?!?!?!?
SERIOULSY, YOU MEAN YOU DON'T KNOW THAT BLACK DUDE WAS 50 CENT???? YOU CAN'T BE THAT STUPID!!!!!!
Scooter McGavinat 9-10-2007
I felt like I was watching a reject from America's Got Talent.
sherryat 9-10-2007
NO WONDER EVERY ONE IN HOLLYWOOD THINKS THEY HAVE TO BE 90LBS. IF PEOPLE CONSIDERS HER A MOOOOOOOOOO AND THIS IS COMING COMING FROM SOMEONE WHO IS NOT A BRITNEY FAN.I BET YOUR WIFE DOESNT LOOK THAT GOOD AFTER HAVING 2 KIDS.
tamara romanoat 9-11-2007
I think all things considered she did fine. I don't understand why everyone is saying she is fat? She looks great! Yes, she has gained weight but she is older now and has just had 2 babies. She is a beatiful woman. People should not throw stones. Very few people could handle the pressure she is under from so many angles. She has been in the public eye since she was a little girl. Her every move documented and ridiculed by all. Show some compassion and show her some love and acceptance. I am truly disappointed at how people get so much joy out of pointing the finger at others.
Jennaat 9-13-2007
Okay, I understand that her outfit and over-sexed choreography may have been viewed as "over the top". On the other hand i think, it is wrong for so many sources to call her "fat", "to lay off the ding dongs?!, nice beer belly, and other insults having to do with her weight. After all, it is refreshing to have a woman with a healthy body weight, whom should not be deemed fat, to be confident in how they look. It is insulting as an average sized american woman to hear these insults about a woman that is a similar size to me. Although, i know i wouldnt dance around in an undies set...its still unfair to hit so below the belt. She should be proud to look like the way she does after a divorce, two kids, and parties.
Rominaat 9-15-2007
I think if you don't look like a model or have a SIX pack like half of you people saying she was fat, you seriously need to shut the fuck up, and probably hit the gym and a plastic surgin. Other then that I personnaly think her performance was terrible, for WHATEVER reason.
chrisat 9-16-2007
her performance may have been(or was)really really bad...however, if you look at those still photos of her...how can anyone say she didn't look good...especially after having 2 kids!!!
Eric Upshawat 9-16-2007
I'd do her.