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6 Dec, 2011

Spears, Trawick engaged

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Spears announces engagement to Jason Trawick. Spears hinted at the news of her engagement via Twitter before confirming the news. The couple has been dating for more than one year and Spears says she is excited to walk down the aisle again.

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1 Oct, 2011

Glamour UK cover

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BSpears_GL_9sep11_410Spears appears on the cover of the October 2011 issue of Glamour UK magazine. She talks about turning 30, her love life, and Prince William.

I’ve gone through stuff, but it’s made me a better person.

22 Jun, 2011

I Wanna Go

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Spears releases her video for her single, I Wanna Go, from her album, Femme Fatale. The video opens with a press conference where they ask the star questions such as:

Is it true you banned junk food, smiles, candy, sunshine and laughter from your Femme Fatale Tour?

And:

Can you confirm reports that you’re pregnant with Brad Pitt’s love child?

Britney Spears - I Wanna Go (Official Video)

16 May, 2011

Harper’s Bazaar interview

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Spears gives an interview to Harper’s Bazaar Magazine about her worst fashion moment.

Ten years ago at the Billboard awards, I wore this orange hat and orange bra and orange booty pants and purple fishnets. Oh, and I had an orange jacket on. It wasn’t Halloween. I actually thought I looked hot at the time. But, um, I definitely stood out. I thought it was just a marvelous idea to wear this purple and orange outfit; it was like high school colors. I was a cheerleader for a school I didn’t know. People were talking about it, but not in a good way.

3 Mar, 2011

Till the World Ends

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Spears releases her single, Till the World Ends, from her album, Femme Fatale. The song’s writer, Kesha reveals:

I consider myself a songwriter before and above everything else, so it’s an honor to write for one of pop music’s biggest icons. And I hope it gets everyone’s ass on the dance floor cuz y’all know that’s what K-Monay does best!

Britney Spears - Till The World Ends (Official Video)

6 Jul, 2010

Cosmopolitan cover

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1278445715_brit-cosmo-lgSpears appears on the cover of the November 2010 issue of Cosmopolitan magazine. She talks about how she isn’t looking forward to explaining to her kids about sex.

I’m dreading the moment when my sons ask me how babies are made.

2 Dec, 2008

If U Seek Amy

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Spears releases her single, If U Seek Amy, from her album, Circus. The Parents Television Commision is angered that the song is getting airplay due to its content. PTC president Tim Winters voices his opinion:

There is no misinterpreting the lyrics to this song, and it’s certainly not about a girl named Amy. It’s one thing for a song with these lyrics to be included on a CD so that fans who wish to hear it can do so, but it’s an entirely different matter when this song is played over the publicly owned airwaves, especially at a time when children are likely to be in the listening audience.

Britney Spears - If U Seek Amy (Official HD Video)

18 Jul, 2008

Federline gets sole custody

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Federline is awarded sole custody of his two sons with Spears. She is allowed two visits and one overnight per week with Preston, 2 1/2, and Jayden, 1 1/2. It took two years before a settlement on custody was reached. Spears attorney:

Britney’s doing great. She’s very pleased with the settlement. The kids are with her right now.

21 Jan, 2008

People cover

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britneySpears appears on the cover of People after she refused to hand her children over to their dad for visitation. Spears locked herself inside her home to prevent her children being taken. Any ambulance was called and Spears was transported to the hospital for a possibly bipolar disorder. Source:

The images of her from the ambulance startled everyone who knows her. She looked manic. Her family is terrified. Everyone has been worried for some time. Her world has been crumbling around her.

4 Jan, 2008

Loses visitation rights

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Spears loses her visitation rights after she locks herself in a room with one of her children at her L.A. home. She refuses to hand her son over to ex-husband Federline. Spears has to attend a 72 hour lockdown for a mental evaluation. After an emergency hearing Commissioner Scott Gordon writes:

[Federline] is awarded sole legal custody and sole physical custody of the minor children…visitation with the minor children is suspended pending further order of the court.

Police:

The LAPD is not planning to file any charges against Ms. Spears at this time.

2 Dec, 2007

Radar

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Spears releases her single, Radar, from her album, Blackout. Director Dave Meyers about Spears:

She was in a really good head-space and open to trying new things, and I wanted to try some new things with her too. It kind of was a great celebration of trusting one another. … Now we’re sort of both seasoned in our own rights, so it’s like two people coming back together, trying to do something fresh and new … seeking out an actual different technique and stylistic choices and trying to find a form to celebrate them in.

Britney Spears - Radar (Official HD Video)