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More than any other single artist, Britney Spears was the driving force behind the return of teen pop in the late '90s. The blockbuster success of the Spice Girls and Backstreet Boys certainly paved the way for her own commercial breakthrough, but Spears didn't just become a star -- she was a bona fide pop phenomenon. Not only did she sell millions of records, she was a media fixture regardless of what she was (or wasn't) doing; among female singers of the era (many of whom followed in her footsteps), her celebrity star power was rivaled only by Jennifer Lopez. From the outset, Spears' sex appeal was an important part of her image; the video for her debut single, "...Baby One More Time," outfitted her in full Catholic-school regalia, and sent her well on the way to becoming an international sex symbol. Yet Spears' handlers seemed to be trying to have it both ways -- there was a definite tension between the wholesome innocence Spears tried to project for her female audience, and the titillating sexuality that enticed so many male fans. Those marketing tactics made Spears a somewhat controversial figure, the subject of endless debates concerning appropriate role models for teenage girls.
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Pop star Britney Spears is reportedly hopping mad after topless photos of her surfaced on the internet. In the pictures, which were taken in a botanical garden, the Toxic singer is kneeling on a rock, while holding two flower petals over her breasts. And Spears is furious over the timing of the pics, as they leaked right after her glorious California comeback on May 1.
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During the confusion and devastation of Hurricane Katrina, Britney Spears reportedly feared that two of her uncles that lived in the region may have perished in the brutal storm. The uncles, Willie and June, are brothers of the singer's father Jamie. The pop star became worried when, after four days, no family member had been able to contact them. (Related story) According to Contact Music UK the family has now revealed that the two men are okay. The delay - like many families had to deal with in the aftermath - was due to the lack of communications coming out of the region. The family had to wait for power to be restored in the region before hearing that her uncles were alive and well and in good health.
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Britney Spears appeared at court for a custody hearing on Wednesday, only to leave at the last minute. A court spokesperson said that the singer made it through security before she announced, "I want to leave," and got back in her car. Spears was not ordered to attend the hearing.
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According to a report from America’s Life & Style magazine, new mom Britney Spears is said to be overwhelmed by motherhood. The Toxic singer is reportedly having ‘dark thoughts’ that something awful may happen to her baby.
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Britney Jean Spears was born December 2, 1981, in the small town of Kentwood, LA, and began performing as a singer and dancer at a young age. With a nationally televised appearance on Star Search already under her belt, Spears auditioned for the Disney Channel's The New Mickey Mouse Club at age eight. The producers turned her down as too young, but one of them took an interest and introduced her to an agent in New York. Spears spent the next three years studying at the Professional Performing Arts School, and ... appeared in several television commercials and off-Broadway plays. At 11, she returned to The New Mickey Mouse Club for a second audition, and this time made the cut. Although her fellow Mouseketeers included an impressive array of future stars -- *NSYNC's Justin Timberlake and JC Chasez, Christina Aguilera, and Felicity actress Keri Russell -- the show was canceled after Spears' second season.
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