I don't see what was 'horrible' about her VMA performance. I saw so many comments about her looking drunk or stoned, but to me she looked completely terrified. Deer caught in the headlights terrified. She was obviously self-conscious as well, and who can blame her? In the last four years she has had the media riding her ass constantly, been married to a loser who used her for her money and treated her like shit, had two babies in a very short period of time, been accused of child neglect, been threatened with the loss of her children, started hanging out with Hilton and Lohan (truly a gruesome twosome of bad judgement and stupidity) her marriage went south under intense media scrutiny and she had a very VERY public meltdown.

She should be admired simply for the fact that while dealing with all of this she managed to get her latest CD finished. Not only that, but the first song - is really, really good!! It's been stuck in my head ever since I first heard it a couple of days ago.

I saw her VMA performance and I think too much is being made of it. She probably had some hardcore anxiety about the whole thing. After what she's dealt with over the last few years and how hyped the whole 'comeback' thing was, no wonder. Anyone would be terrified.

As for how she looked...are people BLIND?!?! This woman has had two babies and there isn't an ounce of cellulite on her!! She has no stretchmarks and she has no physical marks or imperfections of any kind. Her skin is GODDESS-LIKE. The 'paunch' everyone was referring to is probably the least traumatized post-children belly I've ever seen. If anything she's more voluptuous now and more attractive than she was pre-baby. So what if her tummy looks a little different? Considering what childbearing does to the appearance of most women's bodies (mine included - seriously, I'll never wear a bathing suit again, not even a one-piece), Britney got off extremely lucky.

She is not even remotely fat. I think she looked beautiful.

I used to love her 'Baby One More Time' CD but after that...I don't know. 'OOPS' was good, didn't like 'Slave', but the new song...I am loving it. Gonna have to pick that CD up ASAFP.

All of the fuss over the VMA thing is much ado about nothing. Once she gets back into performing the energy will come back. She just needs to get her bearings. I was never a huge fan, but I've found some common ground with her in the last couple of years. A situation I can relate to. It's that whole 'being married to a jerk' thing, I guess. I'd love to see her do a Tina Turner, get back into her former (pre-federline) Britney-ness and freaking dominate. And I think she will.

I hope she doesn't let this all get to her overmuch before she has the chance to accomplish it.