It's kinda creepy how Britneys tabloid presence just abruptly vanished after that hospitalization. From the headshaving to that breakdown, for about a year straight (2007? i think) she was the most-talked about celebrity trainwreck.
I dont know if there's any tangible impact but if I had to point out something, I'd prob. say TMZ.
That was one of the first things TMZ was known for.
Gwyneth Paltrow's character on 2010 drama film Country Strong was inspired on the singer's public meltdown. According to film director Shana Fest, "that's where this movie came from. I mean, I was seeing what was happening in the media to Britney Spears. I think it's tragic how we treat people who give us so much, and we love to see them knocked down to build them back up again, to knock them down again
