Anyone see the picture of Brittney Spears...

[Lisa loves Pooh]

Yup, I'm not buying the fight or flight excuse. They are taking her picture (and have been daily for the last 6 years), it's nothing new. Additionally, am I the only one that wonders why she doesn't have tinted windows? Can't get a picture if the windows are tinted.

The fact that hers are clear and wide open speaks volumes to me.

You have a point--I have a pauper's Saturn minivan--and you can't see diddly in my windows. And I like it that way.

 

[MICKEY88]

We were crossing a bridge--I was at the base of the bridge--I looked in my rear view mirror and he was barreling down the bridge in my lane--I had nowhere to go..he caught up...and then slammed into me.

You made the comment that people don't arbirtrarily slam there cars into people and I disagree.

He had nowhere to go and opted to push me out of his way to make room.

I pullled over to the left---and he swerved left then right and accelerated on past.

It would have been square in the back--though we believe he may have been intoxicated and just picked the wrong part of his double vision to pass. It was a pretty square on the back hit--but slightly off center.

I thought I had a picture of it--but cannot find it. But the door on the back of my van had to be replaced and the bumper had been punctured and had to be replaced.


I only shared b/c you claimed that noone would do something like that. When in fact they do everyday.

everyday...????

you just admitted in this post that he may have jusy been drunk and misjudged in a passing attempt..that hardly indicates intentional ramming..

what he did was totally wrong and criminal, but nothing indicates it was intentional..

 

[Lisa loves Pooh]

everyday...????

you just admitted in this post that he may have jusy been drunk and misjudged in a passing attempt..that hardly indicates intentional ramming..

what he did was totally wrong and criminal, but nothing indicates it was intentional..

Okay, fine you have a point. I'm sure his defense attorney would have had the same point.

However--my perception and witness perception of the incident varies from yours since you weren't there.

You also make the point--that while what Brittany did wrong--it wasn't intentional as noone here can prove that since they were not there.

 

[ely3857]

I am getting really fed up of Celebs using the 'paparrazi' story as an excuse to do things.

This thing is a particularly disgusting thing to do, her 'beloved' son could have been killed and she would have pointed the finger at the paparrazi rather than her own stupidity.



Jodie

 

[MICKEY88]

Okay, fine you have a point. I'm sure his defense attorney would have had the same point.

However--my perception and witness perception of the incident varies from yours since you weren't there.

You also make the point--that while what Brittany did wrong--it wasn't intentional as noone here can prove that since they were not there.

2 totally different scenerios...he commited a crime, but there is no proof that he intentionally hit you , rather than hit you accidentally while trying to pass,


she held her baby and drove the car, that was no accident, she made a concious decision to do so, therefore it was intentional.., if it was not intentional, then she is not in control of her own thought processes and should have her child taken and be committed for psycological evaluation

 

[Yzma and Kronk]

I find one thing very strange in this whole incident.

How long exactly does it take to get two coffee's at Starbucks? And why would she find it necessary to take the baby out of the seat while she was waiting - what about 5 minutes max - when she was the driver???

Here is the exerpt from the story:

"A source close to Spears explains that the singer drove to Starbucks with her bodyguard in the passenger seat and son Sean in his car seat in the back. When the bodyguard went into the store to get the drinks, Spears took Sean out of his car seat and held him in her lap while she waited. Photographers approached the car, says the source, and became aggressive. Once her bodyguard climbed back into the car, Spears drove away while still holding her son."

Now, I have to assume the photographers knew where she was and probably followed her from her house.

If I was driving and my child was in the car seat - and it was just a quick stop to get coffee - I'm sorry but I wouldn't bother to take the baby out to play with him. If he needed attention (crying, etc) I would have just turned around and leaned over the seat to fix the situation. We have all done that one time or another. Without tinted windows she should have known the photographers would try to get a shot of her and the baby. Or was she posing for a pic?? Or, was the baby even in a car seat in the first place????

This is the price she has to pay for fame........it doesn't excuse her for being a irresponsible parent. If she thought for one second this situation wouldn't have happened......it wasn't like she was alone. She had a paid bodyguard to help her.

 

[poohandwendy]

She is an idiot, period. In the same way every parent who knowingly drives down the road with their children unbuckled are idiots.

Btw, someone should let BS know that Princess Diana died as a direct result of not wearing seatbelt while fleeing from paparazzi. At least she was an adult making that decision for herself.

(sorry, but parents totally blowing off this life saving law really get under my skin. celebrity or soccer mom, no difference)

 

[MICKEY88]

I find one thing very strange in this whole incident.

How long exactly does it take to get two coffee's at Starbucks? And why would she find it necessary to take the baby out of the seat while she was waiting - what about 5 minutes max - when she was the driver???

Here is the exerpt from the story:

"A source close to Spears explains that the singer drove to Starbucks with her bodyguard in the passenger seat and son Sean in his car seat in the back. When the bodyguard went into the store to get the drinks, Spears took Sean out of his car seat and held him in her lap while she waited. Photographers approached the car, says the source, and became aggressive. Once her bodyguard climbed back into the car, Spears drove away while still holding her son."

Now, I have to assume the photographers knew where she was and probably followed her from her house.

If I was driving and my child was in the car seat - and it was just a quick stop to get coffee - I'm sorry but I wouldn't bother to take the baby out to play with him. If he needed attention (crying, etc) I would have just turned around and leaned over the seat to fix the situation. We have all done that one time or another. Without tinted windows she should have known the photographers would try to get a shot of her and the baby. Or was she posing for a pic?? Or, was the baby even in a car seat in the first place????

This is the price she has to pay for fame........it doesn't excuse her for being a irresponsible parent. If she thought for one second this situation wouldn't have happened......it wasn't like she was alone. She had a paid bodyguard to help her.

exactly if she didn't want her pic taken why go out for coffee, just send the bodyguard....

she probably hadn't seen herself on the news for a while and needed some attention

 

[va32h]

And why would she find it necessary to take the baby out of the seat while she was waiting - what about 5 minutes max - when she was the driver???

You're right - there is something fishy about her story. How did she get the baby out of the carseat and into her lap? Did she get out of the front seat and open the back door? (If so, wouldn't she have seen the photographers when she got out of the car?) Or did she lean over the backseat, unbuckle the baby, and haul him up to the front? That's an awkward position to be in, bent over the seat and trying to hold a young baby who can't "hang on" to you. Anyone who's ever tried to do this (I know I have!) knows it's an awkward reach.

Either way - shouldn't there be pictures of her getting the baby out of his seat? Or are we supposed to believe that the photographers didn't notice the baby until he was sitting in her lap? Or they are purposely not offering any other pics?

I am starting to think the baby was never in a carseat at all.

 

[Cass]

I didn't read the whole thread... but did anyone mention reports of her being pregnant again?

 

[kidshop]

Doesn't starbucks have a drive through? Anyway, I agree, unless she climbed over the front seat into the back to get the baby out in the few minutes the bodyguard was inside...........that baby was never in a car seat. That would explain why no one was concerned about getting him back in one before 'fleeing the papparazzi'. At the very least, a person with half a brain would have sat in the back with the baby where no one would SEE the baby was not in a carseat. Unless one always drives like that and it was no big deal. She does look mighty unconcerned and relaxed in the pic I saw.

If I had a bodyguard, I would make him drive AND get coffee for me!

 

[MICKEY88]

Yup, I'm not buying the fight or flight excuse. They are taking her picture (and have been daily for the last 6 years), it's nothing new. Additionally, am I the only one that wonders why she doesn't have tinted windows? Can't get a picture if the windows are tinted.

The fact that hers are clear and wide open speaks volumes to me.

if you look closely at the pictures the rear windows appear to have limo tint on them, in most states it is illegal to tint the front windows and the windshield..

 

[mickeyboat]

I thought it was interesting that the bodyguard was wearing his seat belt, but Brittney and the baby weren't.

Denae

 

[mommaU4]

All I can say is I am very glad that all my stupid Mommy moments weren't caught on film, I'd probably be in jail!

Yep, I agree. Especially with my first. Oh boy, he was like the test dummy for all the rest! Poor dear.

As for the Britney Spears thing, I say "believe none of what you hear and only half of what you see". I wasn't there. Can't say for sure what happened. Hope it will serve as a hard lesson learned if nothing else.


I remember there being a lady on Oprah once who took her child out of her car seat because she was fussy and then they were in a car accident. The child was thrown from the car if I remember correctly and was killed. Imagine the guilt that mother must have felt.

 

[roseprincess]

I guess this is the price you pay for fame . She should have thought about the paparazzi and things they do WAY before she got married, had a baby. Maybe if she didn't jiggle all over half-naked on stage for a few yrs, the paparazzi would have left her alone. As you can see, I don't care for Britney Spears, Jessica Simpson, Mariah Carey, and all the other half-naked Poptarts out there.

The paparazzi in general have been around for a LONG time. I remember about 15-20 yrs. ago, Cher complained about the paparazzi were hiding in her bushes outside her home because she was dating that bakery guy that was about 20 yrs. younger than her? So, these poptart celebs just will have to deal with it.

IMO, I don't feel sorry for Britney, but I feel sorry for the baby.


Rosemarie

 

[va32h]

http://justjared.blogspot.com/2006/02/britney-spears-driving-with-baby-on.html

This blog shows more pics, and has an interesting footnote:

The company that took these pictures retorted against Britney's statement claiming, "These pictures were taken in a very peaceful context, in which photographers exhibited no aggressive behavior. We believe the pictures speak for themselves." TMZ has learned the LA County Department of Chidren and Family Services (DCFS) has contacted the LA County Sheriff's Department, inquiring about Britney driving with her baby on her lap without proper child restraint.

 

[RitaZ.]

I thought it was interesting that the bodyguard was wearing his seat belt, but Brittney and the baby weren't.

Denae

Yeah, I noticed that too. They look quite relaxed in those pics, that baby should have been in his car seat.

 

[MrsPete]

Without having all the facts and giving Britney the benefit of the doubt, here's how I see it. Let's say you're in a parking lot getting in your car with your child when a strange man approaches you. Would you not just get in and take off?

Let's include this detail: You're in the parking lot WITH YOUR ARMED BODY GUARD when a strange man approaches . . . that changes the story a bit, doesn't it?

 

[Lisa loves Pooh]

http://justjared.blogspot.com/2006/02/britney-spears-driving-with-baby-on.html

This blog shows more pics, and has an interesting footnote:

Well it is cool that even though not spotted by authorities--that they may have some jurisdiction after all.

Let's include this detail: You're in the parking lot WITH YOUR ARMED BODY GUARD when a strange man approaches . . . that changes the story a bit, doesn't it?

MrsPete--I'm not sure when Beth posted that--but she has since recanted once she saw the photos.

 

[Planogirl]

Britney was wrong to not place her son back in the carseat but I can't believe some of these posts. It appears that many of you believe that Britney should not leave the house, should pose merrily for these vultures whenever they want her to and should definitely not stop for coffee when she's out and about. Many people here seem to be defending these paparazzi pigs and that's a shame.

I doubt that this is the case with Britney but many performers seem to have gotten into acting or performing of any type for love of the job and the fame is secondary. How does what someone does for a living give these press people the right to follow and harass them?

Again, Britney should have buckled both herself and the baby up, there's no question about that. But the vultures should also be required to leave these people alone. But I guess it's more fun for both the paparazzi and much of the public to smell the blood and circle on in.