Blender Uncovers Britney January 28
No, that’s not Britney Spears!
Blender admits it right up front — the shot is a composite to go with an article called “The Road to Ruin” (out February 12).
Writer Michael Joseph Gross spent a month interviewing sources and hanging with paparazzi to get an idea of the world according to the pop star. “Britney Spears has lost her kids, her fans, her underwear and her mind,” reads the cover line.
He adds that the Britney chase is “like a video game,” and the star “seems to be basking, and she seems to be trapped.”
Steve Lunt, the A&R executive who steered Britney for most of her career, is baffled by her now. “It’s very upsetting to see what’s going on in her life,” he says in the piece. “She was always driven and focused. The most quietly, deceptively ambitious person you could meet. But when you lose your focus, it’s very hard to refocus.”
“She got chewed up by this new celebrity culture and spat out, so it’s hard not to feel some sympathy for her,” says VH1 exec Michael Hirschorn.
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