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Britney Spears Turns 30: Her Top 5 Most Outrageous Moments

Natalia Buia — Fri, 02 Dec 2011 15:36:22 +0000

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Our beloved Brit Brit has reached another milestone. She has reached her dirty thirties today.

Since escaping her mother’s womb 30 years ago in Mississippi, she’s never had a dull moment. From starring in the Mickey Mouse Club, to dating the hottest boy band member, the whole world is always in the loop when it comes to her career and personal life. The pop princess had accomplished a lot for a 30-year-old; some good, some bad and some ugly. Here’s a look at the top five most outrageous Britney moments.

5. Her 2001 VMA performance

While “singing” her hit song “I’m a Slave 4 U”, Britney’s wardrobe consisted of a green bikini, a lot of glitter and a white python. The sultry performance was talked about for weeks at the water cooler. People still dress up in this costume for Halloween sometimes.

4. Entering motherhood

Six years ago, while married to Kevin Federline, Britney had her first son, Sean Preston Federline. It came as a shock because no one thought Britney was ready for such a responsibility. In fact, after her second child, Jayden James Federline, people still poked fun at her. Comedian Sarah Silverman even called her sons “the most beautiful mistakes” at an award show.

3. Her day-long marriage

We all know the expression “what happens in Vegas, stayed in Vegas”. For Britney, she ended up bringing her Vegas escapades back home with her. The media blew up and I’m sure the internet broke when news broke that Britney married her childhood friend Jason Alexander but got an annulment a day later. This is when everyone began questioning Britney and gossiping about a potential drug addiction.

2. Kissing Madonna

As per usual, when Britney’s set to performance at an award show, it’s sure to be a jawdropper. For the opening song at the 2003 MTV Video Music Awards, Britney, Christina Aguilera and Madonna performed “Like a Virgin”. The two former Mickey Mouse members were wearing bridal gowns and Madonna wore a black tux. When they changed songs to “Hollywood”, Madonna did the unexpected and planted a sloppy kiss on Britney (and Christina but this isn’t her moment). The best part: the camera cutting to Justin Timberlake for his reaction.

1. Shaving Her Head

Back in 2007, Britney did what was considered the norm for a major popstar: she checked into rehab. It seems she was partying too much with “bad role models” like Paris Hilton and Lindsay Lohan. Unfortunately, Britney abruptly checked out a day later. The following day, she was spotted at a Tattoo Parlour in L.A. shaving her head. Known for her long, gorgeous blonde locks, the sight of Britney bald and completely worn out shocked just about everyone.

Chris Brown’s Rolex Returning Fan Found

andPOP Staff — Sun, 04 Sep 2011 17:39:54 +0000

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As andPOP reported last week, Chris Brown threw his $22,000 Rolex off the stage while performing at the VMAs last Sunday. A fan returned the watch, and Chris was looking for the fan to thank them.

Well, the fan named Alisha saw the story on TMZ, and she was able to get in contact with Chris’ people. Chris is so appreciative that he has given Alisha backstage passes to his upcoming concert, and will also meet Alisha.

See – doing good things pays off. Granted if she kept the watch that would have paid more, but nevertheless, returning the watch was the right thing to do.

Chris Brown Wants To Thank Honest Fan

andPOP Staff — Thu, 01 Sep 2011 13:42:12 +0000

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During Chris Brown’s VMA performance on Sunday, his $22,000 watch started to bother him. So what did he do? He casually threw it in the audience.

The watch is a diamond encrusted Rolex, and you would think that’s something that shouldn’t be thrown around. A bodyguard went looking for the watch, and surprisingly someone turned it in.

Chris is extremely grateful and wants to reward his fan with tickets and backstage passes to his upcoming tour. And hopefully Chris will be a little bit smarter about dancing with a $22,000 watch, and then just throwing it around.

Jay-Z Refuses To Clap for Chris Brown

andPOP Staff — Mon, 29 Aug 2011 15:21:26 +0000

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Jay-Z is a loyal man, and while everyone was clapping for Chris Brown during his VMA performance last night, Jay refused to.

In case you didn’t know, Jay-Z discovered Rihanna and he is very protective and loyal to her. Although Chris has apologized for striking Rihanna, Jay-Z doesn’t forgive that quickly.

Don’t mess with Jay.

Full List of VMA Winners

andPOP Staff — Mon, 29 Aug 2011 13:10:54 +0000

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In case you missed the MTV VMAs last night, below are the list of the winners via EW:

Video of the Year: Katy Perry, “Firework”

Best Female Video: Lady Gaga, “Born This Way”

Best New Artist: Tyler, The Creator, “Yonkers”

Best Male Video: Justin Bieber, “U Smile”

Best Collaboration: Katy Perry featuring Kanye West, “E.T.”

Best Hip-Hop Video: Nicki Minaj, “Super Bass”

Best Rock Video: Foo Fighters, “Walk”

Best Pop Video: Britney Spears, “Till the World Ends”

Best Video With A Message: Lady Gaga, “Born This Way”

Best Choreography: Beyoncé, “Run the World (Girls)”

Best Visual Effects: Katy Perry featuring Kanye West, “E.T.”

Best Art Direction: Adele, “Rolling in the Deep”

Best Editing: Adele, “Rolling in the Deep”

Best Cinematography: Adele, “Rolling in the Deep

Snooki and The Situation Tweet About Hurricane Irene

andPOP Staff — Sun, 28 Aug 2011 22:49:15 +0000

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With Hurricane Irene trailing up the East Coast of North America, cast members of Jersey Shore tweeted their well wishes. As we reported earlier, MTV chartered a jet for the cast on Friday to ensure they would be at the MTV VMAs in Los Angeles.

Snooki and The Situation tweeted:

@Sn00ki (Nicole “Snooki” Polizzi)
I hope our shore house doesn’t blow away

ItsTheSituation (Michael Sorrentino)
I hope everyone is staying safe in this weather! My thoughts and prayers go out to all of you and your families!

Adam Levine Insults MTV VMAs

andPOP Staff — Sun, 28 Aug 2011 20:52:03 +0000

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Adam Levine from Maroon 5 sent out a tweet yesterday that was less than flattering about MTV’s VMAs.

His tweet read, “the VMA’s. one day a year when MTV pretends to still care about music. I’m drawing a line in the sand. fuck you VMA’s.”

Of course he is referring to MTV’s change in focus. MTV use to be all about music, but now they are more into reality TV like Jersey Shore.

Thanks Snooki.

‘Jersey Shore’ Cast Get Special Airport Treatment

andPOP Staff — Sat, 27 Aug 2011 19:29:08 +0000

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MTV can’t have their golden tanned crew miss the VMAs in Los Angeles tomorrow, so the MTV execs have taken special steps to ensure their safe arrival.

With Hurricane Irene sweeping the East Coast, MTV chartered a private jet yesterday to get the cast to Los Angeles. TMZ reports the plane took Snooki, Vinny, Deena and Sammi to LAX.

The rest of the cast wasn’t on the East Coast, and would have no problems making it to the VMAs.

GTL lives on!

Will Chris Brown and Justin Bieber Have VMA Duet?

andPOP Staff — Sat, 27 Aug 2011 16:26:03 +0000

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Chris Brown is booked to perform at this year’s 2011 MTV’s VMAs. The question on everyone’s mind is whether his buddy Justin Bieber will join him on stage.

It’s no secret Justin has a track record of crashing concerts on his friends and girlfriends (or even random people’s weddings). But with all the controversy surround Chris Brown recently, will Justin want to perform on stage with Chris?

The guys have worked together before, recording the tracks “Next 2 You” and “Ladies Love Me.” But is it a good move for Justin to be seen on stage with Chris?

What do you think?

Lady Gaga, Katy Perry, Janet Jackson Join Britney Spears Tribute

andPOP Staff — Wed, 17 Aug 2011 17:38:13 +0000

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It’s an all star lineup joining to pay tribute to Britney Spears at the MTV VMAs.

Lady Gaga, Katy Perry, Nicki Minaj, Ke$ha, Demi Lovato and Janet Jackson are just some of the female artists who have signed up. The performance will showcase many of Britney’s hits.

Lady Gaga will reportedly sing ‘Circus’, Katy Perry is lined up for ‘Oops I Did It Again’, while Ke$ha and Nicki Minaj will collaborate on ‘Gimme More’.

Rumours Floating Lindsay Lohan May Host ‘SNL’

andPOP Staff — Tue, 14 Sep 2010 18:12:54 +0000

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Reports are surfacing that Lindsay Lohan is in talks to host “Saturday Night Live” this December, fresh off her VMA appearance on Sunday.

EW spoke with NBC regarding this rumor, but the broadcaster had no comment on the matter. We should not forget Lohan does have a history with “SNL,” having hosted in 2004 and 2006.

Perhaps this is a sign Lindsay is back in the game.

Under The Rock: Kanye West Threatened By The Kids These Days

Emma Renda — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 04:01:28 +0000

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We all know what KanyeWest did at the VMAs and it looks like we’ll be talking about it until the Grammys. But shouldn’t we be prepared for this by now?

Kanye has based his career on the unlikely pairing. College student becomes iced-out rapper. Rapper wears sweater vests and horn-rimmed glasses. Prep-school rapper spits rhymes about Jesus and the politics of blood diamonds. Catholic hip-hopper samples Ray Charles for a song about women horny for money. Blues piano samples replaced with electro-house synthesizers and Auto-Tune.

Et cetera.

When he stormed the MTV VMA stage on Sunday, interrupting the sugary acceptance speech of tween country princess Taylor Swift, the event was actually more scripted than offensive. It wasn’t like the time Kanye accepted an MTV Europe award he didn’t win, or refused to accept an award he did win because he felt Outkast deserved it more.

No, it was more of a half-assed display of choreographed ego, just Kanye scoping out the most unlikely character to stand next to and making sure it happened before commercial break. Sure, Kany emay have been upset Beyonce’s video for “Single Ladies (Put a Ring On It)” lost out to Swift’s beige video for “You Belong with Me”.

But both Beyonce and Swift are making millions and will undoubtedly be remembered as this decade’s roster of leading ladies, so there is much more to Kanye’s outburst than being a sore loser.

Kanye was nominated for four VMAs this year, three for “Love Lockdown” and one for “Paranoid”, both off his late-2008 release 808s and Heartbreak. It’s safe to say no one expected him to win like they have in the past and considering the comebacks and break-throughs crowding this year’s nomination (Eminem and Lady GaGa, to name a few), Kanye hardly stood a chance.

Certainly four nominations is no small feat, and the genre-bending album isn’t one to shirk. But once 2009 arrived and Kanye’s techno treatments were duplicated and redubbed by nearly every pop act out there, both indie and mainstream, Kanye as a soloist drifted into the wings. It’s a trend that actually summarizes most of this year, as any hit out there has been remixed to a blurry, electronic hilt.

Kanye doesn’t like to share the spotlight, though. While he is content to invite Young Jeezy and Kid Cudi to guest on his album, he doesn’t seem to be taking well to his decreased visibility.

In the video for Jay-Z’s “Run This Town”, Kanye spends the first two minutes of the song bobbing uncomfortably next to Jay and Rihanna who undoubtedly steal the show. His verse is nearly forgotten by the time Rihanna’s last triumphant chorus closes out the song.

So what better time to get some attention on his own terms than the star-studded and media-hounded VMAs? Lady GaGa appeared in indecipherable-themed garb and Madonna somehow manipulated a Michael Jackson tribute into a retelling of her personal history, but Kanye will be the one everyone talks about this week.

Because who wouldn’t gape at the sight of Kanye ambushing the slight Taylor Swift, purer than the Jonas Brothers and most recently famous for gushing at the standing ovation she received when she walked on stage to her first Madison Square Garden headlining gig.

It’s natural to wince when a kitten is eaten by a lion, or when an antagonistic rapper in scary sunglasses brashly steals candy from a baby. But even more natural is this trick pulled from Kanye’s bottomless bag of them.

Kanye’s entire career is based on being looked at. He just spent a year very irrevocably in the spotlight.

The third installment to his career trilogy, Graduation, literally smashed the charts two years ago, dishing 50 Cent a large helping of crow following the challenge as to who would sell more records on opening day. (As if it weren’t enough, the albums hit shelves on Sept. 11, 2007.) Following the break-up with his fiancee, Kanye’s mother Donda, who he rapped about and brought to more events than credibility should allow, died in a plastic surgery snafu. Then his Glow in the Dark World Tour sold out nearly every venue.

He was very busy and very famous, even broaching notorious. 2009 has been noticeably slow for West in comparison. Sure, you can blame him for his cruel grasp at spicing things up. Or, you could try to understand.

He feels old, irrelevant and if you can believe it, threatened by the youth of America. Kanye is no spring chicken – at 32, he would have been introduced to the Internet shortly before college and now he is forced to compete with a generation born into it.

He is still graciously steering the careers of most this year’s youngsters by way of trend-magnet Kid Cudi. But for the man who was hyped as one of the top MCs in the game just a few short years ago, Kanye has become the PR guy rather than the hype itself.

The shoe, so far, doesn’t seem to fit and even the most seasoned rock stars aren’t above a temper tantrum now and then.

Kanye West and Taylor Swift At VMAs

andPOP Staff — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 02:06:59 +0000

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Kanye you are a talented guy but sometimes you push it too far. At tonight’s VMA awards, Taylor Swift was awarded the Best Female video. However during her acceptance speech an aggressive West stole the mic from Taylor, saying “Taylor, I’m really happy for you. I’ll let you finish.” “But Beyonce had one of the best videos of all time … one of the best videos of all time!” The camera then panned to Beyonce who continued to sit in the crowd obviously shocked and stunned. All we can say is poor Taylor, poor Beyonce, and Kanye you are a huge douche. See below to watch: