Three Feet Closer To Tragedy

I must admit I've done plenty of head shaking about Britney Spears and her antics.

"Spears could feel agony of 3 feet" -- the story about possible consequences of Brit's driving over the feet of three people recently -- in the November 16 Los Angeles Times has raised the head-shaking bar.

Enough. It's time to leave this girl alone. She didn't run over the feet of the two paparazzi or one sheriff's deputy on purpose. I've seen "breaking news" of her driving on many networks, and I don't think her aim is that good.

Following are excerpts from Times story:

"At least one incident is being investigated, in part because Spears left the scene of the accident. The Los Angeles Police Department has informed Spears that if she doesn't provide a statement about the case involving the sheriff's deputy, she could face misdemeanor charges for a vehicle code violation."

A vehicle code violation?

The Times continues: "The deputy's foot was run over this month as Spears left L.A. County Superior Court after a custody hearing involving her two children.

"There is no evidence to prove there was malicious intent on her part," said LAPD spokesman Roger Mora. "She probably didn't know, but you can still be looking at a misdemeanor for the fact that you left the scene."

Is that a separate misdemeanor?

"Spears' latest incident," the newspaper story continues, "occurred early Thursday as Spears was leaving the Four Seasons Hotel in Beverly Hills and rolled over the foot of one of several photographers who were covering her."

Covering her doing what? Trying to get away from all the feet chasing her?

"Beverly Hills police said Spears may not have been at fault in Thursday's roll over. 'There were independent witnesses there who felt the photographer didn't move out of the way in time,' a police spokesman said. 'She was driving very slowly.'"

The third incident was last month when she ran over the foot of a TMZ.com photographer. His "tire-tracked" sock, by the way, was later put up for auction.

We learn that there are paparazzi "who make a career out of following Spears about town" and some "defend her driving."

"Francois Navarre, owner of X-17online.com, said she's a careful driver around paparazzi. 'There are some celebrities who take off fast from the curb and there have been cases where people have been hit by the car,'" Navarre says.

Feet must not count. We've already learned they are just misdemeanors. Fortunately, the foot faults do not seem have resulted in any injuries to the three victims.

That can't be the case for Spears, though, or her children whose terrified faces we see each time the paparazzi invade her car to get new photos.

Personally, I don't think Britney is that fascinating, and she and her sons don't look that different in photos taken five seconds or five days apart.

Three feet is enough. We all know that something terrible is destined to happen to Spears, her kids, one of the photographers or innocent bystanders if she isn't given a few feet of space and privacy. How about a time out?

Comments

[bluemlein]

This young woman's problems are too often viewed as some sort of entertainment for a broad group of people who seem not to have an inner life - nor much of an outer, for that matter.
Motherhood is an extremely strong bond, yet Britney is letting her children go. Rather than seeing her behaviour as that of an evil, uncaring woman, people should ask themselves whether they do not suggest reactions to extreme stress caused by motherhood (Possibly untreated post-partum depression) the demands of her career, the intrusion of the media - all media - and the fact that this woman has been pushed toward exhibitionism - rewarded by 'stardom' - from an early age.
Twice I have written about her at http://bluemlein.blogspot.com

[ljsfolly]

Brit bit calls these nuts to photograph her in action. She has her own personal group that hangs with her and follows her around to change her tires, pump gas and to help her when she has meltdowns so she can show what drama she can make all on her own. If she wasn't such at needy person demanding her picture time then she might be less important to these guys. That she self promotes and has done crazier things than an average chronic psych patient makes her photo worth what they charge. I have noticed over time that there are plenty of singers/ac­tresses/nu­tty people who don't get their picture in tabloids every week with more outlandish things printed the way Brit is so give her a break? She needs a good psych doc who will take her loose behavior and all the meds she has gathered from other doctors away from her and give her what she needs. Six months of intensive psych treatment away from photographers and those who feed off her as she is not well.

[BBackSoon]

Yep, I don't watch when they talk about her, because I really don’t care. That entire life is a mystery to me. What must it be like to have so much so young as well to have people telling you constantly how great you are? That has got to mess you up!

And I cannot imagine what it is like to try to pull out of a parking spot with 50 people around the car.

[kaseybandit]

I admire her compassion, plus her warning should be taken very seriously.

[Lucille]

I'm been asking the same question for months which is:

The same City Attorney who went to court to over turn Paris Hilton's initial release from jail (whose own wife committed the same driving violation but it was overlooked), does he or any other L.A. official have the power to intervene on Britney's and the public's behalf and stop the paparazzi from continuing to create this dangerous situation?

[CaveatMagnusFrater]

Ms. Spears,

Hire a P.I. to follow and photograph the more intrusive of the papperazzi. Post the photos on-line with stories of their daily lives, hell create a .com for it. Make a publicity statement to ensure millions of people are aware of it and laugh at a little quiet revenge.

[Chip1222]

I remember reading about the "death watch" when the press covers events with "old" celebrities in order to capture the possible "last photos." Mrs. Spelling is valid in warning that we'll see those "last photos" of Britney or someone nearby if they don't leave her alone.

I love that one of the paparazzi says she's a good driver! Hate to think how many feet would be flattened if she wasn't so careful.

[QueenCeleste]

While I'm no fan, I feel Britney has shown great restraint in not mowing some of the down! I can't imagine how difficult it must be to navigate a sea of photographers, flashbulbs, onlookers, et al. How claustrophobic and unnerving. I agree Candy, let's give her a break.

[ThreeCentsWorth]

Definitely an accident waiting to happen. How much to magazines pay for those pictures that make them worth risking lives?

[LoRiseAntlers]

I'm certainly not approving of much of anything Ms.Spears or any other celebrity does,but I do have to say that if I were a celebrity,I would probably be in prison by now.The way the paparazzi stalk these people and their families is out of bounds,to say the least.If it were me,I would have snapped a long time ago.