I've been reading into Britney's 2007 breakdown and it is (sadly) fascinating.
I mean, this pic in January 2007( EDIT: I lied, People Magazine Included it in a 2007 story, but it was taken in '06) blows my mind because it's weird to think what happens a mere few weeks later and then the next year. It's interesting to see that the breakdown was a long time coming with erratic behavior happening right after the Britney era with the breakup with Justin, 55-hour marriage, etc. etc. but damn. She even wrote a ton of messages to fans where she seemed coherent. Then, Osama Lufti came into her life and everything really changed. I know some people defend him, but he has a history of preying on weak women and several restraining orders against him, so those Osama bin Lufti stans can diaf.
While I do consider myself a Britney historian, I never knew this Allure shoot was in 2007. I knew she gave an OK! Magazine Interview in 07 (or tried, but she stormed out after allegedly seeming druggy), but I didn't know about this shoot. She also didn't give an interview. It makes me sad about that time too because when she saw the picture in the I Am Britney Jean documentary, she made that silly bit about she didn't remember taking that picture. Reading back on the archives of People.com, it's also sad to see how much promo she had lined up for Blackout that just went to waste. Ugh, the potential
Basically, this time period still blows my mind. Again, while it was a long-time coming with the amount of fame and pressure placed on her, and the antics before 2007, she really just snapped in February '07.
At least she's better now though
Literally only Britney stans that song.
(And they weren't major flops at all).
