Britney was at her peak.

Exactly

Because she realises that britney is no longer a threat to the throne, you can argue all you want but they are facts

I am talking mostly about peaks.

Gaga was hitting too close to home with having a similar style and sending similar artistic messages. And if you still think Gaga copied Madonna, then you might as well also believe that Gaga is a hermaphrodite.

Not even close because when Madonna liked Britney she was outselling and making iconic moments in pop history.

Britney new how to be influenced by Madonna, Janet an Paula and still have her own thing.
Much like Justin and Usher did with MJ

the newer generation just does more copy and paste and tries to pass it off as original where Britney Justin Usher etc. paid homage and also did their own thing and made it their own.